slugging average

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slugging average¹

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

In 2017, the Astros hit .279 at home with 115 home runs and a .472 slugging average.

From New York Times

On the road, where a pitch-stealing scam was more difficult to pull off, the Astros hit .284 with 123 home runs and a .483 slugging average.

From New York Times

He came back this season and hit more homers with a higher slugging average than in the past, and made the All-Star Game.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Times