The Greatest Slugger
In 1920, Babe Ruth hit 54 homers, scored
158 runs, with 137 RBIs. He batted .376, hit 36 doubles, 9
triples, walked 148 times, and slugged a seamlingly unsurpassable
.847 percentage, a single season record which Barry Bonds
broke in 2001.
The following year, 1921, Ruth's slugging
percentage was only one point lower at .846. Ruth hit 44 Ds,
16 triples, 59 homers, scored 177 runs, 171 RBIs and walked
144 times.
How awesome are these slugging numbers?
Listen Up! Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and
Ken Griffey, Jr., three of the greatest home run sluggers
to ever play in the major leagues do not even approach Ruth's
all-time slugging marks for a single season.
Baseball's Leaders in Slugging
Percentage - Single Season:
- Barry Bonds, 2001 SF Giants .863
- Babe Ruth, 1920 Yankees .847
- Babe Ruth, 1921 Yankees .846
- Babe Ruth, 1927 Yankees .772
- Lou Gehrig, 1923 Yankees.765
- Babe Ruth, 1923 Yankees .764
- Rogers Hornsby, 1925 Cardinals .756
- Mark McGwire, 1998 Cardinals .752
- Jimmy Foxx, 1932 Phil. A's . .749
- Babe Ruth, 1924 Yankees .739
- Babe Ruth, 1926 Yankees .737
- Sammy Sosa, 2001 Cubs .737
- Ted Williams, 1941 Red Sox .735
- Babe Ruth, 1930 Yankees .732
- Ted Williams, 1957 Red Sox .731
Top Active Players In Slugging Percentage:
Single Season
- Barry Bonds, 2001 SF Giants .863
- Mark McGwire, 1998 Cardinals .752
- Sammy Sosa, 2001 Cubs .737
- Louis Gonzalez, 2001 Diamondbacks .688
- Jason Giambi, 2001 A's .660
- Sammy Sosa, 1998 Cubs .647
- Ken Griffey, Jr, 1998 Mariners .611
- Barry Bonds, 1998 Giants .609
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