Slugging percentage is a baseball statistic that measures the batting productivity of a hitter. It represents the total number of bases a player records per at-bat. Unlike batting average, which counts a home run the same as a single, slugging percentage takes into account the actual number of bases scored. It is calculated by dividing the total number of bases a player records by their number of at-bats. The formula for slugging percentage is (1B + 2Bx2 + 3Bx3 + HRx4)/AB, where AB is the number of at-bats.
Slugging percentage is a good tool for evaluating a players power, as it accounts for more than just home runs. It can also be applied as an evaluative tool for pitchers, although this is done less frequently and is referred to as slugging-percentage against. A high slugging percentage indicates that a batter is hitting for extra bases, which is a sign of offensive power.
It is important to note that slugging percentage does not include walks and hit-by-pitches in its equation. A player with a high slugging percentage has a high number of bases scored per opportunity at bat. A slugging percentage is always expressed as a decimal to three decimal places, and is generally spoken as if multiplied by 1000. For example, a slugging percentage of .589 would be spoken as "five eighty nine," and one of 1.127 would be spoken as "eleven twenty seven".
To calculate slugging percentage, use the formula: SP = total bases รท at bats, where total bases is the number of bases the player ran from hits, and at bats is the number of times they were up to bat. To find the total bases, use the formula: total bases = hits + doubles + (2x triples) + (3x home runs) . Then, plug the number you get into the original formula and solve to find the players slugging percentage.
