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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Since joining the Cubs in a surprising trade with the Houston Astros this past winter, Tucker has led the team in runs, on-base percentage and on-base plus slugging percentage.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
These performance numbers are displayed like batting averages and slugging percentages on a baseball card.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
New York as a team currently leads all of baseball in slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, and walks.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The Brewers, however, entered Monday ranked 21st in slugging percentage by left-handed hitters and 23rd in home runs.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
These performance numbers are displayed like batting averages and slugging percentages on a baseball card.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
New York as a team currently leads all of baseball in slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, and walks.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The Brewers, however, entered Monday ranked 21st in slugging percentage by left-handed hitters and 23rd in home runs.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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