Top 25 Slugging Average in 2003 in the National League

Slugging Average : 2003 National League Top 25

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2003 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Barry Bonds .749 (.74872) San Francisco Giants 1

Albert Pujols .667 (.66667) St. Louis Cardinals 2

Todd Helton .630 (.62950) Colorado Rockies 3

Jim Edmonds .617 (.61745) St. Louis Cardinals 4

Gary Sheffield .604 (.60417) Atlanta Braves 5

Jim Thome .573 (.57266) Philadelphia Phillies 6

Richard Hidalgo .572 (.57198) Houston Astros 7

Reggie Sanders .567 (.56733) Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Sammy Sosa .553 (.55319) Chicago Cubs 9

Richie Sexson .548 (.54785) Milwaukee Brewers 10

Geoff Jenkins .538 (.53799) Milwaukee Brewers 11

Preston Wilson .537 (.53667) Colorado Rockies 12

Luis Gonzalez .532 (.53195) Arizona Diamondbacks 13

Mike Lowell .530 (.53049) Florida Marlins 14

Scott Rolen .528 (.52773) St. Louis Cardinals 15

Marcus Giles .526 (.52632) Atlanta Braves 16

Jeff Bagwell .524 (.52397) Houston Astros 17

Chipper Jones .517 (.51712) Atlanta Braves 18

Lance Berkman .515 (.51487) Houston Astros 19

Brian Giles .514 (.51423) Pittsburgh Pirates 20

San Diego Padres

Andruw Jones .513 (.51261) Atlanta Braves 21

Jay Payton .512 (.51167) Colorado Rockies 22

Jeff Kent .509 (.50891) Houston Astros 23

Derrek Lee .508 (.50835) Florida Marlins 24

Steve Finley .500 (.50000) Arizona Diamondbacks 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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