slugging percentage
noun
variants
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 batting average and slugging percentage are the lowest of any 29-game stretch in his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The Rangers’ seven home runs and their OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) at home rank second-to-last in baseball.
—Mac Engel
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The Padres entered Sunday ranked 24th in on-base plus slugging percentage and 25th in home runs.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Cubs rank in the top four among big-league teams in multiple key offensive categories, including on-base percentage (first), fWAR (second), weighted on-base average (third), batting average (third), OPS (third), walk rate (fourth) and slugging percentage (fourth).
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The Rangers’ seven home runs and their OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) at home rank second-to-last in baseball.
—Mac Engel
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The Padres entered Sunday ranked 24th in on-base plus slugging percentage and 25th in home runs.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Cubs rank in the top four among big-league teams in multiple key offensive categories, including on-base percentage (first), fWAR (second), weighted on-base average (third), batting average (third), OPS (third), walk rate (fourth) and slugging percentage (fourth).
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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