A measure of a baseball player's ability to hit for power, and along with on-base percentage, one of the two most important statistics for measuring the ability of a hitter. Usually abbreviated .SLG, it is a more useful stat than the RBI, because it's an isolated statistic (it doesn't rely on other players).

To calculate slugging percentage... use the following formula:

 TB/AB 

 TB = total bases (3*HR + 2*3B + 1*2B + H)
 AB = at-bats
The word "percentage" is a little misleading, as the maximum value is not 1.000, but rather 4.000.

                     ALL-TIME .SLG LEADERS

SINGLE SEASON                             CAREER
Barry Bonds     2001  .863                Babe Ruth           .690
Babe Ruth       1920  .847                Ted Williams        .634
Babe Ruth       1921  .846                Lou Gehrig          .632
Barry Bonds     2002  .799                Todd Helton*        .616
Babe Ruth       1927  .772                Jimmie Foxx         .609
Lou Gehrig      1927  .765                Hank Greenberg      .605
Babe Ruth       1923  .764                Barry Bonds*        .602
Rogers Hornsby  1925  .756                Manny Ramirez*      .598
Mark McGwire    1998  .752                Mark McGwire        .588
Jeff Bagwell    1994  .750                Vladimir Guerrero*  .588

* Still Active
Last Updated: End of 2003 season

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