Slugging Average : 1980 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
 

1980 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt .624 (.62409) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Jack Clark .517 (.51716) San Francisco Giants 2
Dale Murphy .510 (.50967) Atlanta Braves 3
Ted Simmons .505 (.50505) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Dusty Baker .503 (.50259) Los Angeles Dodgers 5
George Hendrick .498 (.49825) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Keith Hernandez .494 (.49412) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Andre Dawson .492 (.49220) Montreal Expos 8
Gary Carter .486 (.48634) Montreal Expos 9
George Foster .473 (.47348) Cincinnati Reds 10
Steve Garvey .467 (.46657) Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Cesar Cedeno .465 (.46493) Houston Astros 12
Dave Parker .458 (.45753) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Bill Buckner .457 (.45675) Chicago Cubs 14
Ken Griffey .454 (.45404) Cincinnati Reds 15
Bake McBride .453 (.45307) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Ron Cey .452 (.45191) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Dave Winfield .450 (.44982) San Diego Padres 18
Chris Chambliss .440 (.44020) Atlanta Braves 19
Lee Mazzilli .431 (.43080) New York Mets 20
Warren Cromartie .430 (.43049) Montreal Expos 21
Larry Parrish .427 (.42699) Montreal Expos 22
Jose Cruz .426 (.42647) Houston Astros 23
Jerry Martin .419 (.41903) Chicago Cubs 24
Terry Puhl .419 (.41869) Houston Astros 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.