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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But still, his .257 average, .339 on-base percentage and .394 slugging percentage would all be career-lows for the perennial All-Star.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Left field has been a figurative black hole for the Braves, with four players combining to produce a .213 average with just two home runs, a .281 slugging percentage that ranks 29th in the majors at the position and a .547 OPS that’s 28th.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 June 2025
The Giants entered Tuesday in possession of a wild-card spot, within shouting distance of the Dodgers for first place, despite an offense ranked 21st in home runs and 23rd in slugging percentage.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Bogaerts has seen his slugging percentage dip in each of his last five seasons and is trending toward a sixth.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Left field has been a figurative black hole for the Braves, with four players combining to produce a .213 average with just two home runs, a .281 slugging percentage that ranks 29th in the majors at the position and a .547 OPS that’s 28th.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 June 2025
The Giants entered Tuesday in possession of a wild-card spot, within shouting distance of the Dodgers for first place, despite an offense ranked 21st in home runs and 23rd in slugging percentage.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Bogaerts has seen his slugging percentage dip in each of his last five seasons and is trending toward a sixth.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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