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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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 Most guys with his box score slash line would be automatically penciled into the starting lineup, but for the sake of the team, Beasley has embraced the duty of being the first guy to come off the bench. Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Wisley appeared in 142 games with the Giants over the past two seasons with a slash line of .218/.263/.320. Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025 The slash line seems to be pretty on target for Trout. Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 26 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 9 Apr. 2025.

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