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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His slash line against southpaws has jumped to .317/.456/.794 -- a significant jump even from last season. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 His slash line in with the Rockies is .244/.324/.370, with 17 home runs. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Each part of his slash line represented a career-low, as did his league-average 100 wRC+. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025 In 2024, Abreu was borderline unplayable, with an abysmal slash line that accumulated -1.7 bWAR in 35 games. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 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 28 May. 2025.

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