Slugging Average : 1983 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
 

1983 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Murphy .540 (.53990) Atlanta Braves 1
Andre Dawson .539 (.53870) Montreal Expos 2
Pedro Guerrero .531 (.53082) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Mike Schmidt .524 (.52434) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Darrell Evans .516 (.51625) San Francisco Giants 5
George Hendrick .493 (.49338) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Chris Chambliss .481 (.48098) Atlanta Braves 7
Jody Davis .480 (.48039) Chicago Cubs 8
Jose Cruz .463 (.46296) Houston Astros 9
Jeffrey Leonard .461 (.46124) San Francisco Giants 10
Keith Moreland .460 (.45966) Chicago Cubs 11
Ron Cey .460 (.45955) Chicago Cubs 12
Dickie Thon .457 (.45719) Houston Astros 13
Lonnie Smith .453 (.45325) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Ken Landreaux .451 (.45114) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Bill Madlock .444 (.44397) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Ray Knight .444 (.44379) Houston Astros 17
Gary Redus .444 (.44371) Cincinnati Reds 18
Gary Carter .444 (.44362) Montreal Expos 19
Jack Clark .441 (.44106) San Francisco Giants 20
Bill Buckner .436 (.43610) Chicago Cubs 21
Tony Pena .435 (.43542) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Mike Marshall .434 (.43441) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Tim Wallach .434 (.43373) Montreal Expos 24
Terry Kennedy .434 (.43352) San Diego Padres 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.

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).

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?