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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Consider these stats from the past three seasons: 2022- 23 home runs, 93 RBIs, .454 slugging percentage in 155 games
2023= 25 home runs, 98 RBIs.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The Nationals got a .372 slugging percentage — 24th in MLB — from their DHs in 2024.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The Yankees first basemen in 2024 combined for an OPS (On-base plus slugging percentage) of just .619, the lowest in Major League Baseball.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
The Cubs ranked 21st in baseball with 170 home runs and 17th in slugging percentage (.393) in 2024.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The Nationals got a .372 slugging percentage — 24th in MLB — from their DHs in 2024.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The Yankees first basemen in 2024 combined for an OPS (On-base plus slugging percentage) of just .619, the lowest in Major League Baseball.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
The Cubs ranked 21st in baseball with 170 home runs and 17th in slugging percentage (.393) in 2024.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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