HBT: Chris Davis on blistering home run rate

Chris Davis went deep again last night, giving him 31 homers through the Orioles? first 83 games. Not only does that put Davis on pace for 61 homers this season, he has the most homers through 83 team games since 2001, when Barry Bonds had 39 and Luis Gonzalez had 35.

Here?s the all-time leaderboard from Baseball-Reference.com:

Barry Bonds       2001     39
 Mark McGwire      1998     37
 Babe Ruth         1921     35
 Luis Gonzalez     2001     35
 Jimmie Foxx       1932     34
 Babe Ruth         1928     34
 Reggie Jackson    1969     34
 Roger Maris       1961     33
 Ken Griffey Jr.   1998     33
 Sammy Sosa        1998     33
 Sammy Sosa        1999     32
 Ken Griffey Jr.   1994     32
 Babe Ruth         1930     32
 CHRIS DAVIS       2013     31

Davis also finished last season on a power binge and in his last 89 games he?s hit .335 with 38 homers, 93 RBIs, and a .765 slugging percentage.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/01/chris-davis-has-the-most-homers-through-83-games-since-barry-bonds/related/

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