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 Guardians ranked 29th in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage during the regular season.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Entering Saturday, the A’s first baseman had a 1.001 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 481 plate appearances.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The offense, which will finish near the bottom of MLB in slugging percentage, on-base percentage and batting average, is a mess.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Bailey is currently posting career-lows in batting average (.218), on-base percentage (.276) and slugging percentage (.318) in what will likely be the worst offensive season of his career.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Entering Saturday, the A’s first baseman had a 1.001 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 481 plate appearances.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The offense, which will finish near the bottom of MLB in slugging percentage, on-base percentage and batting average, is a mess.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Bailey is currently posting career-lows in batting average (.218), on-base percentage (.276) and slugging percentage (.318) in what will likely be the worst offensive season of his career.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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