slugging percentage

noun

Updated on: 20 May 2018

Definition of slugging percentage

: the ratio (such as a rate per thousand) of the total number of bases reached on base hits to official times at bat for a baseball player — called also slugging average

Recent Examples of slugging percentage from the Web

Coral Springs native Jonathan India leads the Florida offense and paces the SEC in on-base percentage (.524), slugging percentage (.772), walks (44).

— jordan mcpherson, miamiherald, "After dominating SEC, Florida Gators baseball and softball have bigger goals in mind | Miami Herald," 14 May 2018
After 40 games last season, Stanton was batting .263 for the Marlins with 11 home runs, 27 runs batted in and an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of .872.

— wallace matthews, New York Times, "Giancarlo Stanton Tees Off on the Athletics, and the Yankees Win Again," 13 May 2018
The limber 6-foot, 185-pound junior leads UT in batting average (.345), slugging percentage (.680), on-base percentage (.439), and runs batted in (55), and has clubbed a Big 12-leading 16 home runs in 51 games.

— nick moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Youngest son of Roger Clemens distinguishing himself for Longhorns," 10 May 2018
Marcelino Honored Freshman infielder Briana Marcelino, the UConn softball team leader in batting average (.279), doubles (13) and slugging percentage (.459), has been placed on the AAC All-Rookie Team.

— courant.com, "Regional Digest: Wesleyan Advances In NCAA D-III Tournament," 9 May 2018
The Red Sox, the owners of baseball’s best record at 25-9, lead the AL in slugging percentage (.460) and batting average (.269), while ranking second in the sport in runs scored (192), trailing the New York Yankees.

— jared diamond, WSJ, "The Red Sox’s New Plan of Attack: Swing More," 7 May 2018
As the Texas League’s Player of the Month, Allen finished April leading the circuit in doubles (12), home runs (eight), extra-base hits (20), total bases (68), slugging percentage (.773) and OPS (1.195).

— jeff sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Austin Allen 'opening eyes' in Texas League," 5 May 2018
On the season, Harper has 28 RBI with a .623 slugging percentage.

— michelle r. martinelli, For The Win, "Bryce Harper does not care about the distance of his monster 473-foot homer," 5 May 2018
The batting average is exactly the same, and only percentage points differentiate his numbers in slugging percentage, on-base percentage and OPS (on-base plus slugging).

— stephen ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Tim Tebow went deep in his first Class AA at-bat; he hasn't homered since," 1 May 2018

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