Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.

Related Topics:
Baseball statistics - Power - Total bases - At bat

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SLG = (s + 2d + 3t + 4h)/(n_{AB}),

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where n_{AB}, is the number of at-bats for a given player, and s, d, t, h, are the number of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs, respectivelyhttp://www.ehow.com/how_9737_calculate-slugging-percentage.htmlhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/stats.shtml.

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For example, in 1920, Babe Ruth was playing his first season for the Yankees. In 458 at-bats, he hit 73 singles, 36 doubles, 9 triples, and 54 home runs, which brings the total base count to (73 × 1) + (36 × 2) + (9 × 3) + (54 × 4) = 388. So his total number of bases divided by his total at-bats is .847, his SLG. The next year he slugged .846, and for 80 years those records went unbroken until 2001, when Barry Bonds hit 411 bases in 476 at-bats, bringing his SLG to .863, unmatched since.

Related Topics:
Babe Ruth - Yankees - At-bats - Singles - Doubles - Triples - Home runs

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Slugging percentage forms on-base plus slugging when added to on base percentage.

Related Topics:
On-base plus slugging - On base percentage

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