Slugging Average : 1974 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:

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

1974 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt .546 (.54577) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Stargell .537 (.53740) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Reggie Smith .528 (.52805) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Johnny Bench .507 (.50725) Cincinnati Reds 4
Ralph Garr .503 (.50330) Atlanta Braves 5
Jimmy Wynn .497 (.49720) Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Joe Morgan .494 (.49414) Cincinnati Reds 7
Richie Zisk .476 (.47575) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Al Oliver .475 (.47488) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Steve Garvey .469 (.46885) Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Rick Monday .467 (.46654) Chicago Cubs 11
Cesar Cedeno .461 (.46066) Houston Astros 12
Tony Perez .460 (.45973) Cincinnati Reds 13
Richie Hebner .449 (.44909) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Ted Simmons .447 (.44741) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Bob Bailey .446 (.44576) Montreal Expos 16
Lee May .444 (.44424) Houston Astros 17
Gary Matthews .442 (.44207) San Francisco Giants 18
Bill Madlock .442 (.44150) Chicago Cubs 19
Jose Cardenal .441 (.44096) Chicago Cubs 20
Dave Winfield .438 (.43775) San Diego Padres 21
Bobby Bonds .434 (.43386) San Francisco Giants 22
Willie Crawford .432 (.43162) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Willie Davis .427 (.42717) Montreal Expos 24
Jerry Morales .423 (.42322) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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?

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