Alex Rodriguez is currently the slugging percentage leader in the AL with .598. There hasn't been a league leader in that category under .600 since 1992 (Mark McGwire, AL, .585). A-Rod notched exactly .600 to lead the AL in 2003.
By the way, that over-or-under .600 mark for league slugging leaders provides quite a contrast for before and after the current juiced ball/juiced ballplayer era began in 1993. Whereas the past 30 league leaders since 1993 have all been .600 or higher, only 2 of 20 league leaders from 1982-1991 reached .600 or higher.
We had a mini offensive swell from 1977-1981 (7 of 10 leaders over .600), but 1974-76 were some of the deadest years of the post-deadball era, with no one notching a slugging mark higher than .576 in those three years.
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