Slugging Average : 1906 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1906 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Lumley .477 (.47727) Brooklyn Superbas 1
Honus Wagner .459 (.45930) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Harry Steinfeldt .430 (.43043) Chicago Cubs 3
Frank Chance .430 (.43038) Chicago Cubs 4
Tim Jordan .422 (.42222) Brooklyn Superbas 5
Fred Clarke .412 (.41247) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Sherry Magee .407 (.40675) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Wildfire Schulte .396 (.39609) Chicago Cubs 8
Art Devlin .390 (.38956) New York Giants 9
Cy Seymour .378 (.37847) Cincinnati Reds 10
New York Giants  
Roger Bresnahan .356 (.35556) New York Giants 11
Jimmy Sheckard .353 (.35337) Chicago Cubs 12
Kitty Bransfield .353 (.35305) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Jim Nealon .353 (.35252) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Johnny Bates .349 (.34921) Boston Beaneaters 15
Tommy Leach .342 (.34244) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Fred Tenney .340 (.34007) Boston Beaneaters 17
Claude Ritchey .339 (.33884) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
John Titus .339 (.33884) Philadelphia Phillies  
Whitey Alperman .338 (.33787) Brooklyn Superbas 20
Miller Huggins .338 (.33761) Cincinnati Reds 21
Shad Barry .335 (.33527) Cincinnati Reds 22
St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Brain .333 (.33333) Boston Beaneaters 23
Del Howard .330 (.33028) Boston Beaneaters 24
Sam Mertes .329 (.32883) New York Giants 25
St. Louis Cardinals  



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.