Slugging Average : 1971 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1971 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron .669 (.66869) Atlanta Braves 1
Willie Stargell .628 (.62818) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Joe Torre .555 (.55521) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Lee May .532 (.53165) Cincinnati Reds 4
Bobby Bonds .512 (.51212) San Francisco Giants 5
Billy Williams .505 (.50505) Chicago Cubs 6
Roberto Clemente .502 (.50192) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Earl Williams .491 (.49095) Atlanta Braves 8
Deron Johnson .490 (.48969) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Robertson .484 (.48401) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Rusty Staub .482 (.48247) Montreal Expos 11
Willie Mays .482 (.48201) San Francisco Giants 12
Cleon Jones .473 (.47327) New York Mets 13
Willie Montanez .471 (.47078) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Dick Allen .468 (.46812) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Nate Colbert .462 (.46195) San Diego Padres 16
Al Oliver .446 (.44612) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Ralph Garr .441 (.44131) Atlanta Braves 18
Tony Perez .438 (.43842) Cincinnati Reds 19
Willie Davis .438 (.43838) Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Ken Henderson .429 (.42857) San Francisco Giants 21
Manny Sanguillen .426 (.42589) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Lou Brock .425 (.42500) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Ted Simmons .424 (.42353) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Johnny Bench .423 (.42349) Cincinnati Reds 25



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