Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Stat of the Week

Hello there friends. Welcome back to the Oceanliner. I apologize for the lengthy absence of a post. I was very busy last week and had my 5th year high school reunion over the weekend. Hotel Oelschlager was chock full as I had six high school buddies crashing at the Ribrary. Excuses are for losers though, I just didn't write anything last week.

Anyhoo, I am proud to announce a new weekly feature at the Oceanliner, starting right now. If you follow this blog at all, you know how obsessed I am with the statistics that accompany the sports I love. Well, there are some pretty heady stats out there from years/decades/centuries ago that knock your socks off when you see them again. It is my imperative to bring these incredulous accomplishments back to light so all can admire their ridiculousness. That is why I am calling this new weekly segment the Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Stat of the Week. Numbers so nuts that you will shake your head in disbelief while your jaw hangs on the floor.

The first inductee into the Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Hall of Fame is the Great Bambino himself. Babe Ruth dominated his era of baseball like no one in history. There will be multiple seasons of Ruth in this weekly stat obsession, but the first that I am going to pull is his 1921 season, his second with the Yankees after being sold from the Red Sox for, get this, $125,000. Imagine how much Malox the Boston owner needed after looking at the Sultan of Swing's 1921 season:

.378 batting average, 59 home runs, 171 RBI, 177 runs, 44 doubles, 16 triples, 17 steals, 145 walks, .512 on base percentage

Insanity. Maybe the stat that jumps out the most is that Ruth's fat ass managed to hit 16 triples and steal 17 bases. Or the fact that the second most home runs in the league that year was 24. Or the fact that the Babe got on base over 50% of the time. Or that he won the RBI title by 32. Or the runs scored title by 45. Or maybe even that Ruth didn't win the Triple Crown because three people had a better average than his .378! Any way you look at it is incredible. And that is why it is fitting that Babe Ruth's 1921 season leads off the inagural Bu-Bu-buuwwwwhhhaatttt? Stat of the Week.

The plan for now is to try and do two posts a week, one stat of the week and one regular. So check back in later this week for hopefully all new pointless and selfish insights into the world of sports, entertainment and whatever else gets my blood boiling at the moment. Peace out honkeys.