highest slugging percentage after 1920 single season

Since 1921, Babe Ruth has the highest slugging percentage, with a slugging percentage of .699.

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	NAME	SLG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.699	1,970	6,831	1,814	2,359	388	97	611	1,855	1,722	32	1,066	96		8,674	4,774	1,096	89				.345	.479	1.178	2274	1,186.8	.514	197	1,137.7
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.634	2,292	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.344	.482	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
3	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.632	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	1,508	45	790	102		9,660	5,060	1,190	106			2	.340	.447	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
4	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.627	1,555	5,581	1,210	2,092	420	97	265	1,224	803	27	442	64		6,572	3,501	782	161				.375	.456	1.083	1552	729.7	.484	180	693.9
5	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.610	1,211	4,342	918	1,262	213	7	386	871	860	42	1,454	70	24	5,278	2,647	606	0	34	109	125	.291	.410	1.020	1096	466	.423	176	471.4
6	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.609	2,317	8,134	1,751	2,646	458	125	534	1,922	1,452	13	1,311	87		9,670	4,956	1,117	71			69	.325	.428	1.038	2135	934.1	.460	158	780.8
7	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.607	2,986	9,847	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	2,558	106	1,539	514	141	12,606	5,976	1,440	4	91	688	165	.298	.444	1.051	2663	1,143.3	.435	172	1,142
8	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.605	1,394	5,193	1,046	1,628	379	71	331	1,274	852	16	844	58		6,096	3,142	781	35			66	.313	.412	1.017	1287	556.1	.453	154	446.7
9	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	.588	1,874	6,187	1,167	1,626	252	6	583	1,414	1,317	75	1,596	12	8	7,660	3,639	841	3	78	150	147	.263	.394	.982	1480	564.9	.415	157	558.2
10	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.585	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	9,774	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.312	.411	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
11	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.579	1,736	6,821	1,390	2,214	389	131	361	1,537	790	46	369	30	0	7,671	3,948	881	14			130	.325	.398	.977	1517	604.1	.439	152	528.8
12	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.578	830	3,002	528	900	188	7	211	595	452	50	681	10	2	3,535	1,735	406	0	31	75	67	.300	.397	.975	688	266.3	.406	166	274.8
13	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.575	1,148	4,232	797	1,189	217	49	310	749	621	32	1,248	176	46	4,910	2,434	576	0	25	104	58	.281	.375	.950	909	323.4	.395	154	317.3
14	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.572	1,429	5,232	978	1,917	414	102	152	1,139	640	24	344	69		6,083	2,991	668	187				.366	.438	1.009	1297	529	.456	156	465.3
15	Reb Russell R. Russell	.568	154	511	100	165	32	15	21	133	34	10	39	7		568	290	68	13				.323	.377	.944	106	35.1	.423	140	30.5
16	Larry Walker L. Walker	.565	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	8,030	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.313	.400	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
17	Albert Belle A. Belle	.564	1,539	5,853	974	1,726	389	21	381	1,239	683	55	961	88	41	6,673	3,300	791	4	78	91	193	.295	.369	.933	1184	366.5	.396	139	338.6
18	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.562	1,884	6,443	1,118	2,011	367	83	359	1,337	856	52	524	28	0	7,371	3,621	809	20			76	.312	.397	.959	1421	546.3	.433	157	508.1
19	Juan Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	.561	1,689	6,556	1,061	1,936	388	25	434	1,404	457	62	1,273	26	19	7,155	3,676	847	2	78	74	184	.295	.343	.904	1190	314.6	.383	129	264.9
20	Stan Musial S. Musial	.559	3,026	10,972	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	1,599	53	696	78	31	12,712	6,134	1,377	35	53	127	243	.331	.417	.976	2474	1,032.5	.435	158	896.7
21	Mike Trout M. Trout	.559	1,786	6,464	1,280	1,876	351	55	425	1,071	1,170	117	1,822	225	38	7,814	3,612	831	0	63	142	87	.290	.405	.964	1485	575	.406	163	579.3
22	Willie Mays W. Mays	.557	2,992	10,881	2,062	3,283	523	140	660	1,903	1,464	44	1,526	338	103	12,493	6,066	1,323	13	91	192	251	.302	.384	.941	2266	894.8	.409	154	802.7
23	Nick Kurtz N. Kurtz	.557	216	772	152	212	41	3	57	155	142	5	292	9	2	922	430	101	0	3	12	9	.275	.389	.946	174	64.5	.401	153	57
24	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.557	2,401	8,102	1,676	2,415	344	72	536	1,509	1,733	13	1,710	153	38	9,909	4,511	952	14	47	126	113	.298	.421	.977	1941	840	.428	170	821.8
25	Ken Williams K. Williams	.556	1,108	3,867	715	1,268	231	55	180	791	481	20	211	124		4,484	2,149	466	116				.328	.405	.961	869	311	.434	140	243.8

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39

Rice

RBI

95

Rice

AVG

.268

Bellinger

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Schlittler

234

Schlittler

ERA

1.63

Blackburn

Team Rankings

217

1st

716

10th

1,404

7th

ERA

3.21

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	96	61	.611
Yankees	90	67	.573	6.0
Red Sox	84	73	.535	12.0
Orioles	77	81	.487	19.5
Blue Jays	77	81	.487	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/23	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/24	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 9/25	BAL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Sat 9/26	BAL	@	NYY	7:15 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	3:20 PM

Last Game

Rays

96 - 61

Final

Yankees

90 - 67

Tue 22 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

110

Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.314

Alvarez

.314

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

186

Lopez

185

Arraez

175

Díaz

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.396

Bauers

.389

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.579

Crow-Armstrong

.525

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

16

Rasmussen

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,327.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,014.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,764

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,511

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

90-67

88-69

89-70

85-72

84-74

83-74

Worst Record ATS

58-99

67-90

68-89

73-84

74-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	65	.586
Phillies	87	70	.554	5.0
Marlins	77	80	.490	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	72	85	.459	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	59	.624
Cubs	87	70	.554	11.0
Pirates	80	77	.510	18.0
Cardinals	76	81	.484	22.0
Reds	73	84	.465	25.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	60	.618
Padres	87	70	.554	10.0
Diamondbacks	83	74	.529	14.0
Giants	65	93	.411	32.5
Rockies	57	100	.363	40.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	61	.611
Yankees - w	90	67	.573	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	73	.535	12.0
Blue Jays	77	81	.487	19.5
Orioles	77	81	.487	19.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	82	75	.522
White Sox	81	76	.516	1.0
Twins	74	84	.468	8.5
Tigers	74	85	.465	9.0
Royals	67	90	.427	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	78	79	.497
Rangers	78	79	.497
Mariners	73	84	.465	5.0
Athletics	62	95	.395	16.0
Angels	60	97	.382	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 9/7	NYM	@	MIA	9-4
Mon 9/7	LAA	@	BOS	2-5
Mon 9/7	CLE	@	BAL	4-6
Mon 9/7	MIN	@	DET	4-5
Mon 9/7	WSH	@	SDP	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/23	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 9/23	MIL	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 9/23	STL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 9/23	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 9/23	CLE	@	BOS	7:10 PM

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1,764

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1,511

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