Slugging Average : 1985 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1985 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pedro Guerrero .577 (.57700) Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Dave Parker .551 (.55118) Cincinnati Reds 2
Dale Murphy .539 (.53896) Atlanta Braves 3
Mike Schmidt .532 (.53188) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Mike Marshall .515 (.51544) Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Ryne Sandberg .504 (.50411) Chicago Cubs 6
Willie McGee .503 (.50327) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Jack Clark .502 (.50226) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Bob Horner .499 (.49896) Atlanta Braves 9
Gary Carter .488 (.48829) New York Mets 10
Tim Raines .475 (.47478) Montreal Expos 11
Leon Durham .465 (.46494) Chicago Cubs 12
George Foster .460 (.46018) New York Mets 13
Tim Wallach .450 (.44991) Montreal Expos 14
Andre Dawson .444 (.44423) Montreal Expos 15
Keith Moreland .440 (.43952) Chicago Cubs 16
Greg Brock .438 (.43836) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Juan Samuel .436 (.43590) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Bill Doran .434 (.43426) Houston Astros 19
Carmelo Martinez .434 (.43385) San Diego Padres 20
Keith Hernandez .430 (.43002) New York Mets 21
Steve Garvey .430 (.42966) San Diego Padres 22
Kevin Bass .427 (.42672) Houston Astros 23
Jose Cruz .426 (.42647) Houston Astros 24
Glenn Wilson .424 (.42434) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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

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?

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).