Slugging Average : 1970 National League Top 25

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1970 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie McCovey .612 (.61212) San Francisco Giants 1
Tony Perez .589 (.58944) Cincinnati Reds 2
Johnny Bench .587 (.58678) Cincinnati Reds 3
Billy Williams .586 (.58648) Chicago Cubs 4
Rico Carty .584 (.58368) Atlanta Braves 5
Jim Hickman .582 (.58171) Chicago Cubs 6
Hank Aaron .574 (.57364) Atlanta Braves 7
Dick Allen .560 (.55991) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Orlando Cepeda .543 (.54321) Atlanta Braves 9
Cito Gaston .543 (.54281) San Diego Padres 10
Dick Dietz .515 (.51521) San Francisco Giants 11
Willie Stargell .511 (.51055) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Nate Colbert .509 (.50874) San Diego Padres 13
Willie Mays .506 (.50628) San Francisco Giants 14
Bobby Bonds .504 (.50377) San Francisco Giants 15
Joe Torre .498 (.49840) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Rusty Staub .497 (.49736) Montreal Expos 17
Jimmy Wynn .493 (.49278) Houston Astros 18
Ollie Brown .489 (.48876) San Diego Padres 19
Lee May .484 (.48430) Cincinnati Reds 20
Joe Pepitone .482 (.48171) Houston Astros 21
Chicago Cubs  
Ron Santo .476 (.47568) Chicago Cubs 22
Bobby Tolan .475 (.47538) Cincinnati Reds 23
Pete Rose .470 (.46995) Cincinnati Reds 24
Tommie Agee .469 (.46855) New York Mets 25



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