Slugging Average : 1960 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

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1960 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Robinson .595 (.59483) Cincinnati Reds 1
Hank Aaron .566 (.56610) Milwaukee Braves 2
Ken Boyer .562 (.56159) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Willie Mays .555 (.55462) San Francisco Giants 4
Ernie Banks .554 (.55444) Chicago Cubs 5
Eddie Mathews .551 (.55109) Milwaukee Braves 6
Joe Adcock .500 (.50000) Milwaukee Braves 7
Orlando Cepeda .497 (.49736) San Francisco Giants 8
Vada Pinson .472 (.47239) Cincinnati Reds 9
Roberto Clemente .458 (.45789) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Pancho Herrera .455 (.45508) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Bill White .455 (.45487) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Willie Kirkland .454 (.45437) San Francisco Giants 13
Wally Moon .452 (.45203) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Don Hoak .445 (.44485) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Bob Skinner .431 (.43082) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Del Crandall .430 (.43017) Milwaukee Braves 17
Bill Bruton .428 (.42766) Milwaukee Braves 18
Ed Bailey .406 (.40590) Cincinnati Reds 19
Daryl Spencer .404 (.40434) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Frank Thomas .399 (.39875) Chicago Cubs 21
Dick Groat .394 (.39442) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Bill Mazeroski .392 (.39219) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Gus Bell .388 (.38835) Cincinnati Reds 24
Joe Cunningham .386 (.38618) St. Louis Cardinals 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.