Slugging Average : 1963 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1963 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron .586 (.58637) Milwaukee Braves 1
Willie Mays .582 (.58221) San Francisco Giants 2
Willie McCovey .566 (.56560) San Francisco Giants 3
Orlando Cepeda .563 (.56304) San Francisco Giants 4
Vada Pinson .514 (.51380) Cincinnati Reds 5
Johnny Callison .502 (.50160) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Billy Williams .497 (.49673) Chicago Cubs 7
Bill White .491 (.49088) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Ron Santo .481 (.48095) Chicago Cubs 9
Felipe Alou .474 (.47434) San Francisco Giants 10
Roberto Clemente .470 (.47000) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Tommy Davis .457 (.45683) Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Ken Boyer .454 (.45381) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Eddie Mathews .453 (.45338) Milwaukee Braves 14
Dick Groat .450 (.45008) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Frank Robinson .442 (.44191) Cincinnati Reds 16
Tony Gonzalez .436 (.43604) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Don Demeter .433 (.43301) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Joe Torre .431 (.43114) Milwaukee Braves 19
Donn Clendenon .430 (.42984) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Roy Sievers .418 (.41778) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Curt Flood .403 (.40332) St. Louis Cardinals 22
George Altman .401 (.40086) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Jim Hickman .399 (.39879) New York Mets 24
Ron Hunt .396 (.39587) New York Mets 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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.