Slugging Average : 1981 National League Top 25

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1981 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt .644 (.64407) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Andre Dawson .553 (.55330) Montreal Expos 2
George Foster .519 (.51932) Cincinnati Reds 3
Bill Madlock .495 (.49462) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
George Hendrick .485 (.48477) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Bill Buckner .480 (.47981) Chicago Cubs 6
Ron Cey .474 (.47436) Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Pedro Guerrero .464 (.46398) Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Keith Hernandez .463 (.46277) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Leon Durham .460 (.46037) Chicago Cubs 10
Bob Horner .460 (.46000) Atlanta Braves 11
Jack Clark .460 (.45974) San Francisco Giants 12
Dave Kingman .456 (.45609) New York Mets 13
Gary Matthews .451 (.45125) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Dusty Baker .445 (.44500) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Gary Carter .444 (.44385) Montreal Expos 16
Tim Raines .438 (.43770) Montreal Expos 17
Mike Easler .431 (.43068) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Jose Cruz .425 (.42543) Houston Astros 19
Claudell Washington .425 (.42500) Atlanta Braves 20
Warren Cromartie .419 (.41899) Montreal Expos 21
Darrell Evans .417 (.41737) San Francisco Giants 22
Larry Herndon .415 (.41484) San Francisco Giants 23
Steve Henderson .411 (.41115) Chicago Cubs 24
Steve Garvey .411 (.41067) Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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