slash line

noun

plural slash lines
: a set of statistics indicating a baseball player's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage expressed in that order as three-digit decimals separated by slash marks
In 97 games this season, he's posted a .284/.366/.444 slash line with 25 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 46 RBI, 42 walks and 86 strikeouts.Ryan Divish

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Over nine seasons, the 28-year-old owns a career slash line of .279/.349/.510 with 215 home runs and 696 RBIs. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025 Schoenfield ultimately votes for Marte, as the Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman has a slash line of .294/.418/.603 with 12 home runs in 39 games. Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 Trevor Story’s slash line of .231/.275/.341 heading into Tuesday’s game against the Mets? Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025 His slash line against southpaws has jumped to .317/.456/.794 -- a significant jump even from last season. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for slash line

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First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slash line was in 2009

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“Slash line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20line. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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