I know that Ruth had some f'g monster years batting way over 350 with OBP >500 and slugging over 800. Barry has also had two or so steroid-powered similar years to Ruth's. Anyone else? I know that the Big Hurt came close . . .
2007-06-10 07:33:01 · 3 answers · asked by Querious 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There's only been 11 player-seasons with a SLG of .750 or better, so this doesn't take long to check. There's only five occurrences, by two men.
Ruth 1920 -- .376/.533/.849
Ruth 1921 -- .378/.512/.846
Ruth 1923 -- .393/.545/.764
Bonds 2002 -- .370/.582/.799
Bonds 2004 -- .362/.609*/.812
*Major league record, and utterly jaw-dropping. No amount of screaming "steroiiiiiddzzz!!!", no matter how hysterically, explains his strike zone mastery.
2007-06-10 07:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 1997 baseball encyclopedia has statistics through 1996. Checking this book, a slugging average of at least .750 is very rare. Jeff Bagwell did it while playing for Houston in 1994 - a .750 SA with a .368 batting average. I can't verify his OBP from this book.
Before that, it looks like you have to go back to 1927 to find a batter with at least a .750 slugging average, when Ruth's SA was .772. In fact, Gehrig's SA that year was .765, so the Yankees had two players in 1927 with SA's over .750.
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Interesting post from Chipmaker, who says a .750 slugging average has been achieved 11 times. Aside from the five he lists, I have Bagwell in 1994, Ruth and Gehrig in 1927 (apparently none had an OBP over .500), and I also see Roger Hornsby did it in 1925. That's nine so far. Who are the other two?
2007-06-10 14:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gary Sheffield was probably close in San Diego he almost won a triple crown maybe Jaun Gonzalez in his mvp years at texas
2007-06-10 14:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by Leah F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋