slugging percentage
noun
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or less commonly slugging average
baseball
: a statistic that reflects a batter's ability to get extra-base hits and that is expressed as a ratio (such as a rate per thousand) of the total number of bases reached on base hits (with one base for a single, two for a double, three for a triple, and four for a home run) to official times at bat
He drove in 118 runs, batted .289 and had the highest slugging percentage (.618) in the majors.—
Ron Fimrite
Ron FimriteQuentin finished last week second in the American League in home runs (14), RBIs (48) and slugging percentage (.571) and sixth in on-base percentage (.396).—Jon Heyman
Jon HeymanThe 28-year-old reached career-best figures in runs, RBIs, doubles (35), home runs (23) and slugging average (.505).—Jim Allen
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The Dodgers led the National League in home runs and slugging percentage.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
The Brewers ranked a more respectable 12th in slugging percentage, and some of their most dynamic hitters were either not performing or not yet on the team early in the season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Against him, lineups hit career-worsts, a .237 batting average and meager .355 slugging percentage.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Soto had a lower batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in his first year with the Mets compared with his lone season in the Bronx.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
The Brewers ranked a more respectable 12th in slugging percentage, and some of their most dynamic hitters were either not performing or not yet on the team early in the season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Against him, lineups hit career-worsts, a .237 batting average and meager .355 slugging percentage.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Soto had a lower batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in his first year with the Mets compared with his lone season in the Bronx.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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