Slugging Average : 1986 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:

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1986 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt .547 (.54710) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Darryl Strawberry .507 (.50737) New York Mets 2
Kevin McReynolds .504 (.50357) San Diego Padres 3
Glenn Davis .493 (.49303) Houston Astros 4
Kevin Bass .486 (.48562) Houston Astros 5
Jim Morrison .482 (.48231) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Von Hayes .480 (.48033) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Andre Dawson .478 (.47782) Montreal Expos 8
Dave Parker .477 (.47724) Cincinnati Reds 9
Dale Murphy .477 (.47720) Atlanta Braves 10
Tim Raines .476 (.47586) Montreal Expos 11
Bob Horner .472 (.47195) Atlanta Braves 12
Tony Gwynn .467 (.46729) San Diego Padres 13
Leon Durham .452 (.45248) Chicago Cubs 14
Sid Bream .450 (.45019) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Juan Samuel .448 (.44839) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Keith Hernandez .446 (.44646) New York Mets 17
Lenny Dykstra .445 (.44548) New York Mets 18
Buddy Bell .445 (.44542) Cincinnati Reds 19
Steve Sax .441 (.44076) Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Gary Carter .439 (.43878) New York Mets 21
Mitch Webster .431 (.43056) Montreal Expos 22
Jody Davis .428 (.42803) Chicago Cubs 23
Ray Knight .424 (.42387) New York Mets 24
Chili Davis .416 (.41635) San Francisco Giants 25



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