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 Padres entered Thursday ranked 25th in slugging percentage and 28th in Isolated Power, which measures raw power.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The 23-year-old outfielder started off the season hot, with nine home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentage well above .800 in March and April, but had cooled down to a .779 OPS on the year heading into Thursday.
—Sean Campbell
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
So far, Adell is already on pace for a career-high in wins above replacement rating with 1.0 entering the game, according to Baseball Reference, and is on track for career-best marks in on-base percentage and slugging percentage as well.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
At the plate, Ohtani leads the National League in home runs (28), runs (80), slugging percentage (.633) and OPS (1.025).
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The 23-year-old outfielder started off the season hot, with nine home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentage well above .800 in March and April, but had cooled down to a .779 OPS on the year heading into Thursday.
—Sean Campbell
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
So far, Adell is already on pace for a career-high in wins above replacement rating with 1.0 entering the game, according to Baseball Reference, and is on track for career-best marks in on-base percentage and slugging percentage as well.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
At the plate, Ohtani leads the National League in home runs (28), runs (80), slugging percentage (.633) and OPS (1.025).
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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“Slugging percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugging%20percentage. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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