Slugging Average : 1969 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1969 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie McCovey .656 (.65580) San Francisco Giants 1
Hank Aaron .607 (.60695) Atlanta Braves 2
Dick Allen .573 (.57306) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Willie Stargell .556 (.55556) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Roberto Clemente .544 (.54438) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Lee May .529 (.52883) Cincinnati Reds 6
Rusty Staub .526 (.52641) Montreal Expos 7
Tony Perez .526 (.52623) Cincinnati Reds 8
Pete Rose .512 (.51196) Cincinnati Reds 9
Jimmy Wynn .507 (.50707) Houston Astros 10
Mack Jones .488 (.48791) Montreal Expos 11
Johnny Bench .487 (.48684) Cincinnati Reds 12
Ron Santo .485 (.48522) Chicago Cubs 13
Nate Colbert .482 (.48240) San Diego Padres 14
Cleon Jones .482 (.48240) New York Mets  
Bobby Tolan .474 (.47410) Cincinnati Reds 16
Billy Williams .474 (.47352) Chicago Cubs 17
Bobby Bonds .473 (.47267) San Francisco Giants 18
Tommie Agee .464 (.46372) New York Mets 19
Alex Johnson .463 (.46272) Cincinnati Reds 20
Larry Hisle .459 (.45851) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Willie Davis .456 (.45582) Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Joe Torre .447 (.44684) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Al Oliver .445 (.44492) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Johnny Callison .440 (.44040) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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?

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.

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.