Slugging Average Single Season American League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Slugging Average

Take a combination of total bases and divide by the players at bats and you will be able to calculate a players slugging average. In 1920, Babe Ruth set the all time single season record when he hit fifty-four (54) home runs in four-hundred fifty-eight (458) at bats (plus his other extra base hits) giving him an unbelievable slugging average that year of .847. So unbelievable that when Barry Bonds crushed the record in 2001 he secured his place in baseball immortality.

Note: Three point one plate (3.1) appearances per scheduled game are needed to make this list, raw averages are presented to further clarify the one-hundred (100) greatest single season slugging averages, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the most recently completed Major League season.

"Baseball was mighty good to me, but I was born ten (10) years too soon (in regards to the salary differences being awarded to players during the 1950s)." - Hall of Fame First Baseman Jimmie Foxx (#12 Overall Single Season Leader for Slugging Average)

Slugging Average Single Season American League Leaders 'Top 500'
Name	Slugging Average	Year	Team	League	Rank
Babe Ruth	.847 (.84716)	1920	New York Yankees	AL	1
Babe Ruth	.846 (.84630)	1921	New York Yankees	AL	2
Babe Ruth	.772 (.77222)	1927	New York Yankees	AL	3
Lou Gehrig	.765 (.76541)	1927	New York Yankees	AL	4
Babe Ruth	.764 (.76437)	1923	New York Yankees	AL	5
Jimmie Foxx	.749 (.74872)	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	6
Babe Ruth	.739 (.73913)	1924	New York Yankees	AL	7
Babe Ruth	.737 (.73737)	1926	New York Yankees	AL	8
Ted Williams	.735 (.73465)	1941	Boston Red Sox	AL	9
Babe Ruth	.732 (.73166)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	10
Ted Williams	.731 (.73095)	1957	Boston Red Sox	AL	11
Mark McGwire	.730 (.73050)	1996	Oakland Athletics	AL	12
Frank Thomas	.729 (.72932)	1994	Chicago White Sox	AL	13
Lou Gehrig	.721 (.72117)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	14
Babe Ruth	.709 (.70896)	1928	New York Yankees	AL	15
Al Simmons	.708 (.70758)	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	16
Lou Gehrig	.706 (.70639)	1934	New York Yankees	AL	17
Mickey Mantle	.705 (.70544)	1956	New York Yankees	AL	18
Jimmie Foxx	.704 (.70442)	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL	19
Jimmie Foxx	.703 (.70332)	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	20
Babe Ruth	.700 (.70037)	1931	New York Yankees	AL	21
Babe Ruth	.697 (.69739)	1929	New York Yankees	AL	22
Manny Ramirez	.697 (.69704)	2000	Cleveland Indians	AL	23
Lou Gehrig	.696 (.69603)	1936	New York Yankees	AL	24
Jimmie Foxx	.694 (.69379)	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	25
Albert Belle	.690 (.69048)	1995	Cleveland Indians	AL	26
Mickey Mantle	.687 (.68677)	1961	New York Yankees	AL	27
Hank Greenberg	.683 (.68345)	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	28
Jim Thome	.677 (.67708)	2002	Cleveland Indians	AL	29
Joe DiMaggio	.673 (.67311)	1937	New York Yankees	AL	30
Babe Ruth	.672 (.67241)	1922	New York Yankees	AL	31
Joe DiMaggio	.671 (.67100)	1939	New York Yankees	AL	32
Hank Greenberg	.670 (.67016)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL	33
Hank Greenberg	.668 (.66835)	1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	34
Ted Williams	.667 (.66732)	1946	Boston Red Sox	AL	35
Mickey Mantle	.665 (.66456)	1957	New York Yankees	AL	36
Carlos Delgado	.664 (.66432)	2000	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	37
George Brett	.664 (.66370)	1980	Kansas City Royals	AL	38
Manny Ramirez	.663 (.66284)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL	39
Lou Gehrig	.662 (.66236)	1931	New York Yankees	AL	40
Norm Cash	.662 (.66168)	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL	41
Babe Ruth	.661 (.66083)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	42
Jason Giambi	.660 (.65962)	2001	Oakland Athletics	AL	43
Travis Hafner	.659 (.65859)	2006	Cleveland Indians	AL	44
Babe Ruth	.657 (.65741)	1919	Boston Red Sox	AL	45
Albert Belle	.655 (.65517)	1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	46
Jimmie Foxx	.653 (.65306)	1934	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	47
Ted Williams	.650 (.65018)	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL	48
Lou Gehrig	.648 (.64769)	1928	New York Yankees	AL	49
Ted Williams	.648 (.64751)	1942	Boston Red Sox	AL	50
Jason Giambi	.647 (.64706)	2000	Oakland Athletics	AL	51
Manny Ramirez	.647 (.64679)	2002	Boston Red Sox	AL	52
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.646 (.64638)	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	53
Jim Gentile	.646 (.64609)	1961	Baltimore Orioles	AL	54
Alex Rodriguez	.645 (.64494)	2007	New York Yankees	AL	55
Hal Trosky	.644 (.64388)	1936	Cleveland Indians	AL	56
Joe DiMaggio	.643 (.64325)	1941	New York Yankees	AL	57
Juan Gonzalez	.643 (.64325)	1996	Texas Rangers	AL
Lou Gehrig	.643 (.64323)	1937	New York Yankees	AL	59
Al Simmons	.642 (.64200)	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	60
Al Simmons	.641 (.64133)	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	61
Nap Lajoie	.638 (.63787)	1901	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	62
Brady Anderson	.637 (.63731)	1996	Baltimore Orioles	AL	63
Frank Robinson	.637 (.63715)	1966	Baltimore Orioles	AL	64
Jimmie Foxx	.637 (.63701)	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	65
Fred Lynn	.637 (.63653)	1979	Boston Red Sox	AL	66
David Ortiz	.636 (.63620)	2006	Boston Red Sox	AL	67
Jimmie Foxx	.636 (.63551)	1935	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	68
Ted Williams	.635 (.63472)	1954	Boston Red Sox	AL	69
Ted Williams	.634 (.63447)	1947	Boston Red Sox	AL	70
Josh Hamilton	.633 (.63320)	2010	Texas Rangers	AL	71
Juan Gonzalez	.632 (.63246)	1993	Texas Rangers	AL	72
George Sisler	.632 (.63233)	1920	St. Louis Browns	AL	73
Harry Heilmann	.632 (.63168)	1923	Detroit Tigers	AL	74
Jimmie Foxx	.631 (.63077)	1936	Boston Red Sox	AL	75
Alex Rodriguez	.631 (.63062)	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	76
Juan Gonzalez	.630 (.63036)	1998	Texas Rangers	AL	77
Rafael Palmeiro	.630 (.63009)	1999	Texas Rangers	AL	78
Hank Greenberg	.628 (.62843)	1935	Detroit Tigers	AL	79
Edgar Martinez	.628 (.62818)	1995	Seattle Mariners	AL	80
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.628 (.62752)	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	81
Ken Williams	.627 (.62735)	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL	82
Earl Averill	.627 (.62704)	1936	Cleveland Indians	AL	83
Carlos Pena	.627 (.62653)	2007	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	84
Frank Thomas	.626 (.62619)	1996	Chicago White Sox	AL	85
Joe DiMaggio	.626 (.62598)	1940	New York Yankees	AL	86
Frank Thomas	.625 (.62543)	2000	Chicago White Sox	AL	87
Jimmie Foxx	.625 (.62476)	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	88
Jim Thome	.624 (.62357)	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL	89
Ken Williams	.623 (.62342)	1923	St. Louis Browns	AL	90
Alex Rodriguez	.623 (.62340)	2002	Texas Rangers	AL	91
Albert Belle	.623 (.62292)	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL	92
Miguel Cabrera	.622 (.62226)	2010	Detroit Tigers	AL	93
Hank Greenberg	.622 (.62200)	1939	Detroit Tigers	AL	94
Alex Rodriguez	.622 (.62184)	2001	Texas Rangers	AL	95
Carl Yastrzemski	.622 (.62176)	1967	Boston Red Sox	AL	96
Jermaine Dye	.622 (.62152)	2006	Chicago White Sox	AL	97
David Ortiz	.621 (.62113)	2007	Boston Red Sox	AL	98
Ty Cobb	.621 (.62098)	1911	Detroit Tigers	AL	99
Lou Gehrig	.621 (.62081)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	100
Roger Maris	.620 (.62034)	1961	New York Yankees	AL	101
Rocky Colavito	.620 (.61963)	1958	Cleveland Indians	AL	102
Manny Ramirez	.619 (.61915)	2006	Boston Red Sox	AL	103
Mark McGwire	.618 (.61759)	1987	Oakland Athletics	AL	104
Bill Dickey	.617 (.61702)	1936	New York Yankees	AL	105
Jose Bautista	.617 (.61687)	2010	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	106
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.617 (.61684)	1993	Seattle Mariners	AL	107
Harry Heilmann	.616 (.61584)	1927	Detroit Tigers	AL	108
Ted Williams	.615 (.61493)	1948	Boston Red Sox	AL	109
Goose Goslin	.614 (.61404)	1928	Washington Senators	AL	110
Al Rosen	.613 (.61269)	1953	Cleveland Indians	AL	111
Manny Ramirez	.613 (.61268)	2004	Boston Red Sox	AL	112
Jim Thome	.612 (.61188)	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL	113
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.611 (.61137)	1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	114
Frank Thomas	.611 (.61132)	1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	115
Mickey Mantle	.611 (.61122)	1955	New York Yankees	AL	116
Alex Rodriguez	.610 (.60992)	2005	New York Yankees	AL	117
Tris Speaker	.610 (.60976)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	118
Ted Williams	.609 (.60885)	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	119
Manny Ramirez	.609 (.60870)	2001	Boston Red Sox	AL	120
Reggie Jackson	.608 (.60838)	1969	Oakland Athletics	AL	121
Jose Bautista	.608 (.60819)	2011	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	122
Frank Thomas	.607 (.60656)	1993	Chicago White Sox	AL	123
Alex Rodriguez	.606 (.60650)	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL	124
Frank Thomas	.606 (.60649)	1995	Chicago White Sox	AL	125
Harry Heilmann	.606 (.60631)	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL	126
Harmon Killebrew	.606 (.60628)	1961	Minnesota Twins	AL	127
Boog Powell	.606 (.60613)	1964	Baltimore Orioles	AL	128
Miguel Cabrera	.606 (.60611)	2012	Detroit Tigers	AL	129
Tris Speaker	.606 (.60563)	1922	Cleveland Indians	AL	130
Lou Gehrig	.605 (.60540)	1933	New York Yankees	AL	131
Ted Williams	.605 (.60500)	1956	Boston Red Sox	AL	132
George Bell	.605 (.60492)	1987	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	133
Mickey Mantle	.605 (.60477)	1962	New York Yankees	AL	134
Hank Greenberg	.604 (.60421)	1946	Detroit Tigers	AL	135
David Ortiz	.604 (.60399)	2005	Boston Red Sox	AL	136
Troy Glaus	.604 (.60391)	2000	Anaheim Angels	AL	137
Nomar Garciaparra	.603 (.60338)	1999	Boston Red Sox	AL	138
David Ortiz	.603 (.60309)	2004	Boston Red Sox	AL	139
Dick Allen	.603 (.60277)	1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	140
Jeff Heath	.602 (.60159)	1938	Cleveland Indians	AL	141
Juan Gonzalez	.601 (.60142)	1999	Texas Rangers	AL	142
Goose Goslin	.601 (.60103)	1930	St. Louis Browns	AL	143
Goose Goslin	.601 (.60103)	1930	Washington Senators	AL	143
Ed Morgan	.601 (.60103)	1930	Cleveland Indians	AL
Hank Greenberg	.600 (.60034)	1934	Detroit Tigers	AL	145
Jim Rice	.600 (.59970)	1978	Boston Red Sox	AL	146
Alex Rodriguez	.600 (.59967)	2003	Texas Rangers	AL	147
Al Simmons	.599 (.59939)	1925	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	148
Nomar Garciaparra	.599 (.59924)	2000	Boston Red Sox	AL	149
Manny Ramirez	.599 (.59895)	1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	150
John Olerud	.599 (.59891)	1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	151
Hal Trosky	.598 (.59840)	1934	Cleveland Indians	AL	152
Jason Giambi	.598 (.59821)	2002	New York Yankees	AL	153
Vladimir Guerrero	.598 (.59804)	2004	Anaheim Angels	AL	154
Jim Thome	.598 (.59796)	2006	Chicago White Sox	AL	155
Harry Heilmann	.598 (.59780)	1922	Detroit Tigers	AL	156
Joe DiMaggio	.598 (.59764)	1948	New York Yankees	AL	157
Ty Cobb	.598 (.59759)	1925	Detroit Tigers	AL	158
Reggie Jackson	.597 (.59728)	1980	New York Yankees	AL	159
Magglio Ordonez	.597 (.59661)	2002	Chicago White Sox	AL	160
Jim Rice	.596 (.59612)	1979	Boston Red Sox	AL	161
David Justice	.596 (.59596)	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	162
Ty Cobb	.596 (.59566)	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL	163
Edgar Martinez	.595 (.59519)	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	164
Magglio Ordonez	.595 (.59496)	2007	Detroit Tigers	AL	165
Travis Hafner	.595 (.59465)	2005	Cleveland Indians	AL	166
Tim Salmon	.594 (.59404)	1995	California Angels	AL	167
Manny Ramirez	.594 (.59386)	2005	Boston Red Sox	AL	168
George Sisler	.594 (.59386)	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL
Ted Williams	.594 (.59358)	1940	Boston Red Sox	AL	170
Jim Rice	.593 (.59317)	1977	Boston Red Sox	AL	171
Carlos Delgado	.593 (.59298)	2003	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	172
Danny Tartabull	.593 (.59298)	1991	Kansas City Royals	AL
Carlos Delgado	.592 (.59245)	1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	174
Bob Cerv	.592 (.59223)	1958	Kansas City Athletics	AL	175
Carl Yastrzemski	.592 (.59187)	1970	Boston Red Sox	AL	176
Cecil Fielder	.592 (.59162)	1990	Detroit Tigers	AL	177
Mickey Mantle	.592 (.59152)	1958	New York Yankees	AL	178
David Ortiz	.592 (.59152)	2003	Boston Red Sox	AL
Mickey Mantle	.591 (.59140)	1964	New York Yankees	AL	180
Mo Vaughn	.591 (.59113)	1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	181
Juan Gonzalez	.590 (.59023)	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL	182
Joe Jackson	.590 (.59019)	1911	Cleveland Naps	AL	183
Ed Delahanty	.590 (.58985)	1902	Washington Senators	AL	184
Joe Jackson	.589 (.58947)	1920	Chicago White Sox	AL	185
Hal Trosky	.589 (.58929)	1939	Cleveland Indians	AL	186
Juan Gonzalez	.589 (.58912)	1997	Texas Rangers	AL	187
Rico Petrocelli	.589 (.58879)	1969	Boston Red Sox	AL	188
Wade Boggs	.588 (.58802)	1987	Boston Red Sox	AL	189
Shawn Green	.588 (.58795)	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	190
Joe Mauer	.587 (.58700)	2009	Minnesota Twins	AL	191
Manny Ramirez	.587 (.58699)	2003	Boston Red Sox	AL	192
Carl Everett	.587 (.58669)	2000	Boston Red Sox	AL	193
Jeff Heath	.586 (.58632)	1941	Cleveland Indians	AL	194
Miguel Cabrera	.586 (.58566)	2011	Detroit Tigers	AL	195
Alex Rodriguez	.586 (.58566)	1999	Seattle Mariners	AL
George Brett	.585 (.58545)	1985	Kansas City Royals	AL	197
Joe DiMaggio	.585 (.58476)	1950	New York Yankees	AL	198
Chris Hoiles	.585 (.58473)	1993	Baltimore Orioles	AL	199
Mark McGwire	.585 (.58458)	1992	Oakland Athletics	AL	200
Nomar Garciaparra	.584 (.58444)	1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	201
Carl Reynolds	.584 (.58437)	1930	Chicago White Sox	AL	202
Jim Thome	.584 (.58409)	1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	203
Ty Cobb	.584 (.58409)	1912	Detroit Tigers	AL
Lou Gehrig	.584 (.58409)	1929	New York Yankees	AL
David Justice	.584 (.58397)	2000	Cleveland Indians	AL	206
David Justice	.584 (.58397)	2000	New York Yankees	AL	206
Ted Williams	.584 (.58394)	1958	Boston Red Sox	AL	207
Paul Konerko	.584 (.58394)	2010	Chicago White Sox	AL
Harmon Killebrew	.584 (.58378)	1969	Minnesota Twins	AL	209
Rudy York	.583 (.58333)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL	210
Walt Dropo	.583 (.58318)	1950	Boston Red Sox	AL	211
Lou Gehrig	.583 (.58318)	1935	New York Yankees	AL
Rafael Palmeiro	.583 (.58303)	1995	Baltimore Orioles	AL	213
Travis Hafner	.583 (.58299)	2004	Cleveland Indians	AL	214
Mo Vaughn	.583 (.58268)	1996	Boston Red Sox	AL	215
Eric Davis	.582 (.58186)	1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	216
Manny Ramirez	.582 (.58182)	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL	217
Babe Ruth	.582 (.58170)	1933	New York Yankees	AL	218
Roger Maris	.581 (.58116)	1960	New York Yankees	AL	219
Joe DiMaggio	.581 (.58097)	1938	New York Yankees	AL	220
Jimmie Foxx	.581 (.58058)	1940	Boston Red Sox	AL	221
Charlie Keller	.580 (.57988)	1941	New York Yankees	AL	222
Dale Alexander	.580 (.57987)	1929	Detroit Tigers	AL	223
Rocky Colavito	.580 (.57976)	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL	224
Edgar Martinez	.579 (.57914)	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL	225
Rudy York	.579 (.57883)	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	226
Roy Sievers	.579 (.57867)	1957	Washington Senators	AL	227
Joe Jackson	.579 (.57867)	1912	Cleveland Naps	AL
Jim Thome	.579 (.57863)	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	229
Trot Nixon	.578 (.57823)	2003	Boston Red Sox	AL	230
Tris Speaker	.578 (.57809)	1925	Cleveland Indians	AL	231
Robin Yount	.578 (.57795)	1982	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	232
Bret Boone	.578 (.57785)	2001	Seattle Mariners	AL	233
Tino Martinez	.577 (.57744)	1997	New York Yankees	AL	234
Bobby Higginson	.577 (.57727)	1996	Detroit Tigers	AL	235
Rickey Henderson	.577 (.57669)	1990	Oakland Athletics	AL	236
Josh Hamilton	.577 (.57651)	2012	Texas Rangers	AL	237
Frank Robinson	.576 (.57620)	1967	Baltimore Orioles	AL	238
Joe DiMaggio	.576 (.57614)	1936	New York Yankees	AL	239
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.576 (.57591)	1999	Seattle Mariners	AL	240
Earl Averill	.576 (.57576)	1931	Cleveland Indians	AL	241
Heinie Manush	.575 (.57524)	1928	St. Louis Browns	AL	242
Bernie Williams	.575 (.57515)	1998	New York Yankees	AL	243
Mo Vaughn	.575 (.57455)	1995	Boston Red Sox	AL	244
Mark Teixeira	.575 (.57453)	2005	Texas Rangers	AL	245
Frank Howard	.574 (.57432)	1969	Washington Senators	AL	246
Don Mattingly	.573 (.57312)	1986	New York Yankees	AL	247
Sixto Lezcano	.573 (.57294)	1979	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	248
Zeke Bonura	.573 (.57271)	1937	Chicago White Sox	AL	249
Alex Rodriguez	.573 (.57255)	2008	New York Yankees	AL	250
Rafael Palmeiro	.571 (.57143)	2002	Texas Rangers	AL	251
Carlos Quentin	.571 (.57083)	2008	Chicago White Sox	AL	252
Carlos Delgado	.571 (.57068)	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	253
Bill Dickey	.570 (.56981)	1937	New York Yankees	AL	254
Rod Carew	.570 (.56981)	1977	Minnesota Twins	AL
Ty Cobb	.570 (.56973)	1917	Detroit Tigers	AL	256
Dwight Evans	.569 (.56932)	1987	Boston Red Sox	AL	257
Earl Averill	.569 (.56894)	1932	Cleveland Indians	AL	258
Harry Heilmann	.569 (.56894)	1925	Detroit Tigers	AL
Kendrys Morales	.569 (.56890)	2009	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	260
Jose Canseco	.569 (.56885)	1988	Oakland Athletics	AL	261
Kevin Youkilis	.569 (.56877)	2008	Boston Red Sox	AL	262
Earl Averill	.569 (.56856)	1934	Cleveland Indians	AL	263
Bill Dickey	.568 (.56828)	1938	New York Yankees	AL	264
Don Mattingly	.567 (.56748)	1985	New York Yankees	AL	265
Tris Speaker	.567 (.56724)	1912	Boston Red Sox	AL	266
Jimmie Foxx	.567 (.56699)	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	267
Fred Lynn	.566 (.56629)	1975	Boston Red Sox	AL	268
Cal Ripken, Jr.	.566 (.56615)	1991	Baltimore Orioles	AL	269
Bernie Williams	.566 (.56611)	2000	New York Yankees	AL	270
Paul Molitor	.566 (.56559)	1987	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	271
Rafael Palmeiro	.565 (.56543)	1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	272
Vladimir Guerrero	.565 (.56538)	2005	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	273
Harry Heilmann	.565 (.56512)	1929	Detroit Tigers	AL	274
Mark Teixeira	.565 (.56486)	2009	New York Yankees	AL	275
Edgar Martinez	.565 (.56475)	1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	276
Ty Cobb	.565 (.56464)	1922	Detroit Tigers	AL	277
Al Simmons	.564 (.56432)	1926	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	278
Heinie Manush	.564 (.56426)	1926	Detroit Tigers	AL	279
Mike Trout	.564 (.56351)	2012	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	280
Rafael Palmeiro	.563 (.56333)	2001	Texas Rangers	AL	281
Bob Johnson	.563 (.56307)	1934	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	282
Larry Sheets	.563 (.56290)	1987	Baltimore Orioles	AL	283
Milton Bradley	.563 (.56280)	2008	Texas Rangers	AL	284
Jose Canseco	.563 (.56279)	1999	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	285
George Brett	.563 (.56279)	1979	Kansas City Royals	AL
Dick Allen	.563 (.56277)	1974	Chicago White Sox	AL	287
Mike Sweeney	.563 (.56263)	2002	Kansas City Royals	AL	288
Jim Thome	.562 (.56250)	2007	Chicago White Sox	AL	289
Ben Oglivie	.562 (.56250)	1980	Milwaukee Brewers	AL
George Brett	.562 (.56250)	1983	Kansas City Royals	AL
Frank Thomas	.562 (.56227)	2003	Chicago White Sox	AL	292
Adam Lind	.562 (.56218)	2009	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	293
Melvin Mora	.562 (.56182)	2004	Baltimore Orioles	AL	294
Tris Speaker	.562 (.56159)	1920	Cleveland Indians	AL	295
Tony Lazzeri	.561 (.56147)	1929	New York Yankees	AL	296
Adrian Beltre	.561 (.56126)	2012	Texas Rangers	AL	297
Ken Williams	.561 (.56124)	1921	St. Louis Browns	AL	298
Jermaine Dye	.561 (.56073)	2000	Kansas City Royals	AL	299
Adrian Beltre	.561 (.56057)	2011	Texas Rangers	AL	300
Dave Winfield	.560 (.56030)	1982	New York Yankees	AL	301
George Sisler	.560 (.56014)	1921	St. Louis Browns	AL	302
Mo Vaughn	.560 (.55977)	1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	303
Alex Rodriguez	.560 (.55977)	1998	Seattle Mariners	AL
Mark Teixeira	.560 (.55963)	2004	Texas Rangers	AL	305
Gus Zernial	.559 (.55935)	1953	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	306
Justin Morneau	.559 (.55912)	2006	Minnesota Twins	AL	307
Boog Powell	.559 (.55910)	1969	Baltimore Orioles	AL	308
Don Mattingly	.559 (.55888)	1987	New York Yankees	AL	309
Jesse Barfield	.559 (.55857)	1986	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	310
Bob Meusel	.559 (.55853)	1921	New York Yankees	AL	311
Ivan Rodriguez	.558 (.55833)	1999	Texas Rangers	AL	312
Al Simmons	.558 (.55819)	1928	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	313
Brad Fullmer	.558 (.55809)	2000	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	314
Manny Ramirez	.558 (.55785)	1995	Cleveland Indians	AL	315
Jim Thome	.558 (.55752)	1995	Cleveland Indians	AL	316
Rafael Palmeiro	.558 (.55752)	2000	Texas Rangers	AL
Edwin Encarnacion	.557 (.55720)	2012	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	318
Jay Buhner	.557 (.55674)	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	319
Tony Oliva	.557 (.55655)	1964	Minnesota Twins	AL	320
Jose Canseco	.556 (.55594)	1991	Oakland Athletics	AL	321
John Jaha	.556 (.55580)	1999	Oakland Athletics	AL	322
Bob Johnson	.556 (.55556)	1937	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	323
Ted Williams	.556 (.55556)	1951	Boston Red Sox	AL
Charlie Gehringer	.555 (.55538)	1936	Detroit Tigers	AL	325
Aubrey Huff	.555 (.55503)	2003	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	326
Goose Goslin	.555 (.55499)	1931	St. Louis Browns	AL	327
Rafael Palmeiro	.554 (.55444)	1993	Texas Rangers	AL	328
Tommy Henrich	.554 (.55442)	1948	New York Yankees	AL	329
Harlond Clift	.554 (.55431)	1938	St. Louis Browns	AL	330
David Ortiz	.554 (.55429)	2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	331
Edgar Martinez	.554 (.55378)	1999	Seattle Mariners	AL	332
Edgar Martinez	.554 (.55351)	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	333
Adrian Beltre	.553 (.55348)	2010	Boston Red Sox	AL	334
Mickey Cochrane	.553 (.55338)	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	335
Bob Johnson	.553 (.55331)	1939	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	336
Jason Giambi	.553 (.55304)	1999	Oakland Athletics	AL	337
Bob Allison	.553 (.55285)	1964	Minnesota Twins	AL	338
Frank Thomas	.553 (.55277)	1991	Chicago White Sox	AL	339
Jeromy Burnitz	.553 (.55263)	1997	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	340
Jose Canseco	.552 (.55245)	1994	Texas Rangers	AL	341
Bob Johnson	.552 (.55240)	1938	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	342
Curtis Granderson	.552 (.55229)	2007	Detroit Tigers	AL	343
Fred McGriff	.552 (.55224)	1988	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	344
Albert Belle	.552 (.55219)	1993	Cleveland Indians	AL	345
Fred McGriff	.552 (.55198)	1999	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	346
Vladimir Guerrero	.552 (.55189)	2006	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	347
Aubrey Huff	.552 (.55184)	2008	Baltimore Orioles	AL	348
Derek Jeter	.552 (.55183)	1999	New York Yankees	AL	349
Nap Lajoie	.552 (.55154)	1904	Cleveland Blues	AL	350
Jacoby Ellsbury	.552 (.55152)	2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	351
Bing Miller	.551 (.55140)	1922	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	352
Ty Cobb	.551 (.55138)	1910	Detroit Tigers	AL	353
Hoot Evers	.551 (.55133)	1950	Detroit Tigers	AL	354
Gary Gaetti	.551 (.55128)	1988	Minnesota Twins	AL	355
Paul Konerko	.551 (.55124)	2006	Chicago White Sox	AL	356
Joe Jackson	.551 (.55114)	1913	Cleveland Naps	AL	357
Alan Trammell	.551 (.55109)	1987	Detroit Tigers	AL	358
Tino Martinez	.551 (.55106)	1995	Seattle Mariners	AL	359
Reggie Jackson	.550 (.55048)	1977	New York Yankees	AL	360
Rafael Palmeiro	.550 (.55046)	1994	Baltimore Orioles	AL	361
Robinson Cano	.550 (.55024)	2012	New York Yankees	AL	362
Vernon Wells	.550 (.55015)	2003	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	363
Wally Moses	.550 (.55008)	1937	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	364
Jim Rice	.550 (.54952)	1983	Boston Red Sox	AL	365
Boog Powell	.549 (.54943)	1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL	366
Eddie Murray	.549 (.54909)	1982	Baltimore Orioles	AL	367
Lou Gehrig	.549 (.54895)	1926	New York Yankees	AL	368
Tilly Walker	.549 (.54867)	1922	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	369
Carlos Delgado	.549 (.54851)	2002	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	370
Kevin Youkilis	.548 (.54786)	2009	Boston Red Sox	AL	371
Doug DeCinces	.548 (.54783)	1982	California Angels	AL	372
Al Simmons	.548 (.54776)	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	373
Adrian Gonzalez	.548 (.54762)	2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	374
Jimmie Foxx	.547 (.54750)	1928	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	375
Hal Trosky	.547 (.54742)	1937	Cleveland Indians	AL	376
Goose Goslin	.547 (.54742)	1925	Washington Senators	AL
Alfonso Soriano	.547 (.54741)	2002	New York Yankees	AL	378
Vladimir Guerrero	.547 (.54704)	2007	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	379
John Mayberry	.547 (.54693)	1975	Kansas City Royals	AL	380
Miguel Cabrera	.547 (.54664)	2009	Detroit Tigers	AL	381
Harlond Clift	.546 (.54641)	1937	St. Louis Browns	AL	382
Rafael Palmeiro	.546 (.54633)	1996	Baltimore Orioles	AL	383
Magglio Ordonez	.546 (.54620)	2003	Chicago White Sox	AL	384
Tony Oliva	.546 (.54620)	1971	Minnesota Twins	AL
Al Kaline	.546 (.54592)	1955	Detroit Tigers	AL	386
Magglio Ordonez	.546 (.54592)	2000	Chicago White Sox	AL
Zeke Bonura	.545 (.54510)	1934	Chicago White Sox	AL	388
Kent Hrbek	.545 (.54507)	1987	Minnesota Twins	AL	389
Kirby Puckett	.545 (.54490)	1988	Minnesota Twins	AL	390
Larry Doby	.545 (.54473)	1950	Cleveland Indians	AL	391
John Stone	.545 (.54462)	1936	Washington Senators	AL	392
Charlie Gehringer	.544 (.54433)	1939	Detroit Tigers	AL	393
Bernie Williams	.544 (.54420)	1997	New York Yankees	AL	394
Aaron Rowand	.544 (.54415)	2004	Chicago White Sox	AL	395
Reggie Jackson	.544 (.54409)	1979	New York Yankees	AL	396
Edgar Martinez	.544 (.54356)	1992	Seattle Mariners	AL	397
Jorge Posada	.543 (.54348)	2007	New York Yankees	AL	398
Sam Chapman	.543 (.54348)	1941	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Al Rosen	.543 (.54332)	1950	Cleveland Indians	AL	400
John Jaha	.543 (.54328)	1996	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	401
Ben Zobrist	.543 (.54291)	2009	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	402
Steve Kemp	.543 (.54286)	1979	Detroit Tigers	AL	403
Ruben Sierra	.543 (.54259)	1989	Texas Rangers	AL	404
Edgar Martinez	.543 (.54255)	2001	Seattle Mariners	AL	405
Bobby Murcer	.543 (.54253)	1971	New York Yankees	AL	406
Goose Goslin	.542 (.54225)	1926	Washington Senators	AL	407
Carlos Guillen	.542 (.54215)	2004	Detroit Tigers	AL	408
Ellis Burks	.542 (.54214)	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL	409
Mike Sweeney	.542 (.54204)	2001	Kansas City Royals	AL	410
Vernon Wells	.542 (.54173)	2006	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	411
Bob Meusel	.542 (.54167)	1925	New York Yankees	AL	412
Hal McRae	.542 (.54160)	1982	Kansas City Royals	AL	413
Hal Trosky	.542 (.54152)	1938	Cleveland Indians	AL	414
Al Kaline	.541 (.54148)	1967	Detroit Tigers	AL	415
Larry Doby	.541 (.54143)	1952	Cleveland Indians	AL	416
Darin Erstad	.541 (.54142)	2000	Anaheim Angels	AL	417
Harold Baines	.541 (.54130)	1984	Chicago White Sox	AL	418
Danny Tartabull	.541 (.54124)	1987	Kansas City Royals	AL	419
Albert Belle	.541 (.54098)	1999	Baltimore Orioles	AL	420
Roberto Alomar	.541 (.54087)	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL	421
Garret Anderson	.541 (.54075)	2003	Anaheim Angels	AL	422
Brook Jacoby	.541 (.54074)	1987	Cleveland Indians	AL	423
Frank Baker	.541 (.54073)	1912	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	424
Ellis Burks	.541 (.54054)	2002	Cleveland Indians	AL	425
Tim Salmon	.540 (.54049)	2000	Anaheim Angels	AL	426
Jim Thome	.540 (.54049)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL
Albert Belle	.540 (.54013)	1991	Cleveland Indians	AL	428
Bill Mueller	.540 (.54008)	2003	Boston Red Sox	AL	429
Carlos Delgado	.540 (.54007)	2001	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	430
Jermaine Dye	.540 (.54003)	2008	Chicago White Sox	AL	431
Frank Robinson	.540 (.53989)	1969	Baltimore Orioles	AL	432
Eric Chavez	.540 (.53986)	2001	Oakland Athletics	AL	433
Happy Felsch	.540 (.53957)	1920	Chicago White Sox	AL	434
Vern Stephens	.539 (.53934)	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL	435
Charlie Hickman	.539 (.53933)	1902	Boston Americans	AL	436
Charlie Hickman	.539 (.53933)	1902	Cleveland Blues	AL	436
Garret Anderson	.539 (.53918)	2002	Anaheim Angels	AL	437
Jason Kubel	.539 (.53891)	2009	Minnesota Twins	AL	438
Jimmy Dykes	.539 (.53865)	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	439
Cecil Cooper	.539 (.53859)	1980	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	440
Manny Ramirez	.538 (.53832)	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	441
Carlton Fisk	.538 (.53829)	1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	442
Eddie Murray	.538 (.53780)	1983	Baltimore Orioles	AL	443
Jimmie Foxx	.538 (.53779)	1937	Boston Red Sox	AL	444
Earl Averill	.538 (.53769)	1929	Cleveland Indians	AL	445
Bobby Higginson	.538 (.53769)	2000	Detroit Tigers	AL
Tris Speaker	.538 (.53755)	1921	Cleveland Indians	AL	447
Bobby Grich	.537 (.53745)	1979	California Angels	AL	448
Earl Averill	.537 (.53745)	1930	Cleveland Indians	AL
Dmitri Young	.537 (.53737)	2003	Detroit Tigers	AL	450
Miguel Cabrera	.537 (.53734)	2008	Detroit Tigers	AL	451
Don Mattingly	.537 (.53731)	1984	New York Yankees	AL	452
Raul Ibanez	.537 (.53722)	2002	Kansas City Royals	AL	453
Joe Vosmik	.537 (.53710)	1935	Cleveland Indians	AL	454
Babe Ruth	.537 (.53699)	1934	New York Yankees	AL	455
Kirby Puckett	.537 (.53676)	1986	Minnesota Twins	AL	456
Bobby Murcer	.537 (.53675)	1972	New York Yankees	AL	457
Roy Sievers	.537 (.53659)	1961	Chicago White Sox	AL	458
Carl Yastrzemski	.536 (.53644)	1965	Boston Red Sox	AL	459
Bernie Williams	.536 (.53638)	1999	New York Yankees	AL	460
Gee Walker	.536 (.53636)	1936	Detroit Tigers	AL	461
Jesse Barfield	.536 (.53618)	1985	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	462
Kenny Lofton	.536 (.53595)	1994	Cleveland Indians	AL	463
Josh Hamilton	.536 (.53593)	2011	Texas Rangers	AL	464
Tim Salmon	.536 (.53592)	1993	California Angels	AL	465
Joe Cronin	.536 (.53585)	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL	466
Jim Edmonds	.536 (.53584)	1995	California Angels	AL	467
Frank Thomas	.536 (.53578)	1992	Chicago White Sox	AL	468
Bernie Williams	.535 (.53539)	1996	New York Yankees	AL	469
Bret Boone	.535 (.53537)	2003	Seattle Mariners	AL	470
Earl Averill	.535 (.53527)	1938	Cleveland Indians	AL	471
Minnie Minoso	.535 (.53521)	1954	Chicago White Sox	AL	472
Ty Cobb	.535 (.53505)	1913	Detroit Tigers	AL	473
Luke Scott	.535 (.53468)	2010	Baltimore Orioles	AL	474
Jackie Jensen	.535 (.53467)	1958	Boston Red Sox	AL	475
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.535 (.53451)	1992	Seattle Mariners	AL	476
Miguel Tejada	.534 (.53446)	2004	Baltimore Orioles	AL	477
Al Kaline	.534 (.53445)	1966	Detroit Tigers	AL	478
Charlie Gehringer	.534 (.53443)	1930	Detroit Tigers	AL	479
Gary Sheffield	.534 (.53403)	2004	New York Yankees	AL	480
Charlie Maxwell	.534 (.53400)	1956	Detroit Tigers	AL	481
Lou Boudreau	.534 (.53393)	1948	Cleveland Indians	AL	482
Harry Heilmann	.534 (.53386)	1926	Detroit Tigers	AL	483
Roy Sievers	.534 (.53378)	1960	Chicago White Sox	AL	484
Dwight Evans	.534 (.53366)	1982	Boston Red Sox	AL	485
Kirby Puckett	.534 (.53365)	1987	Minnesota Twins	AL	486
Nomar Garciaparra	.534 (.53363)	1997	Boston Red Sox	AL	487
Yogi Berra	.534 (.53359)	1956	New York Yankees	AL	488
Robinson Cano	.534 (.53355)	2010	New York Yankees	AL	489
Tim Salmon	.533 (.53348)	1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	490
Charlie Keller	.533 (.53346)	1946	New York Yankees	AL	491
Ken Singleton	.533 (.53333)	1979	Baltimore Orioles	AL	492
Harry Heilmann	.533 (.53333)	1924	Detroit Tigers	AL
Moose Solters	.533 (.53311)	1937	Cleveland Indians	AL	494
Vic Wertz	.533 (.53309)	1950	Detroit Tigers	AL	495
Larry Hisle	.533 (.53297)	1977	Minnesota Twins	AL	496
Robinson Cano	.533 (.53291)	2011	New York Yankees	AL	497
Magglio Ordonez	.533 (.53288)	2001	Chicago White Sox	AL	498
Roberto Alomar	.533 (.53286)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL	499
Grady Sizemore	.533 (.53282)	2006	Cleveland Indians	AL	500
Name	Slugging Average	Year	Team	League	Rank
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Did you know that the American League rookie with the highest slugging average in a single season is Mark McGwire who had a .618 mark with Oakland in one-hundred fifty-one (151) games played during the 1987 season?

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The National League single season record for slugging average was set in 2001 by Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants. The American League single season record for slugging average is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Slugging Averages?

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