slash line

noun

plural slash lines
: a set of statistics indicating a baseball player's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage expressed in that order as three-digit decimals separated by slash marks
In 97 games this season, he's posted a .284/.366/.444 slash line with 25 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 46 RBI, 42 walks and 86 strikeouts.Ryan Divish

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There’s no sign of once-around-the-league syndrome — 434 PAs, including a slash line .317/.370/.447 over his final two months. Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 That’s a slash line of .290/.369/.476 over 11 seasons, with a 37.7 WAR. Phil Rogers, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025 That resulted in career-worsts across his slash line (.245/.302/.414), as well his wRC+ (100), last year. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025 During August, specifically, Bailey struggled with a had a slash line of .063/.090/.078. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slash line

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First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slash line was in 2009

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“Slash line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20line. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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