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 aforementioned Cam Smith has a .429 slugging percentage and a 109 OPS+, indicating his offense has been 9% better than the league average.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The 5-10, 200-pound sophomore from Omaha, Neb., led the SEC in virtually every offensive category last week, including hits, RBI, doubles (3), total bases (18), on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The 28-year-old has a .218 batting average, .296 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage in his four-year career, all with the Mariners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
His career slugging percentage of .416 at Angels Stadium is his highest in any ballpark.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The 5-10, 200-pound sophomore from Omaha, Neb., led the SEC in virtually every offensive category last week, including hits, RBI, doubles (3), total bases (18), on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The 28-year-old has a .218 batting average, .296 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage in his four-year career, all with the Mariners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
His career slugging percentage of .416 at Angels Stadium is his highest in any ballpark.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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