September 30, 2003

The 2003 Red Sox set a new team slugging percentage record, breaking the long-standing mark of .489 set by the 1927 Yankees. Here is a look at the stats for both clubs:
           G    AB    H      1B   2B   3B   HR    BA   OBP   SLG  LG SLG

1927 NYY 155 5347 1644 1092 291 103 158 .307 .381 .489 .390
2003 BRS 162 5769 1667 1018 371 40 238 .289 .360 .491 .420
The last column is the league slugging percentage, minus the teams in question. While Boston has a higher slugging percentage, New York's was higher than the rest of the league by .099; the Red Sox were .071 higher than the average of its peers. The Yankees slugging was 125% of the AL average, Boston was 117% higher. If my math is correct (and tell me if it isn't), the Murderers Row mark is still the best, when put into context.

No comments: