slugging average

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550.

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Etymology

Origin of slugging average

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In addition to his .406 batting average–no major league player since him has hit .400–the left fielder led the league with 37 homers, 135 runs and had a slugging average of .735.”

From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2020

Yes, he has 19 homers and 43 RBI and a slugging average of .509.

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2018

In place of .170 hitters, the Mets have the pride of Campechuela, Cuba, Yoenis Cespedes, who hauls some nice 2015 numbers — 35 homers and a .542 slugging average — to the plate with him.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2015

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor, taken eighth overall in the 2011 draft, is batting .309 with a .788on-base plus slugging average in 69 games.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2015

In venture, it’s not batting average that matters; it’s slugging average.

From The New Yorker • May 11, 2015