Sentences with phrase «slugging percentage»
Slugging percentage is a baseball statistic that measures a player's power at hitting the ball. It calculates the average number of bases a player gains each time they hit, giving a better understanding of their ability to get extra-base hits such as doubles, triples, and home runs. A higher slugging percentage means the player is more likely to hit the ball farther and contribute more to their team's scoring. Full definition
The Padres have the most strikeouts and lowest slugging percentage in the NL, suggesting that sacrificing contact for power isn't working.
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Belt - tightening clubs were fearful this off - season of being stuck paying an aging slugger with potentially nosediving skills; last season Dye hit 27 home runs, but his post-All-Star break slugging percentage of.297 ranked 204th among the 206 players with 200 second - half plate appearances.
Brown had a 1.89 ERA last season — 2.32 better than the National League average (one of the biggest such differentials in the game's history)-- and held batters to the lowest slugging percentage -LRB-.289) in the majors.
He allowed a miniscule.210 slugging percentage on the pitch while getting a 20 percent whiff rate.
New York is 7th in the American league in OPS (on - base percentage + slugging percentage) and 10th in ERA, but the favorite lines are not budging.
(New backstop Damian Miller had a.339 OBP and a.403 slugging percentage for Oakland, numbers that dwarfed Moeller's production.)
The problem is that the Brewers often start eight righthanded batters, leaving them vulnerable to righties, against whom they are hitting just.239 with a.387 slugging percentage.
AL MVP JIM RICE hits.315 and leads the majors with 46 homers, 139 RBIs, 406 total bases, 213 hits and a.600 slugging percentage.
Last year with the Dodgers he hit.224 with 124 strikeouts, a measly.288 on - base percentage and a feeble.298 slugging percentage.
«People look at Johnny's speed, but he had a better slugging percentage than Ben.»
• Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez's huge second half -LRB-.706 slugging percentage since the All - Star break) is well timed.
Before going on the disabled list July 12 with a wristinjury, Hamilton, 26, had a.543 slugging percentage and 14 home runs in only208 at - bats.
At week's end Pe √ ± a hadbelted 25 homers, and his.602 slugging percentage was second in the AL..
NL Rank (out of 15) Runs per game: 8th Runs scored: 9th Batting average: 9th On - base percentage: 11th Slugging percentage: 9th Adjusted OPS: 10th
After bolting the World Series losers for the champs as a free agent last winter, the shortstop hit just.228 in April, but he rebounded with a monster May (a.363 average and a.495 slugging percentage).
In» 89, he had the AL's highest slugging percentage in the cleanup spot -LRB-.627), but he got only 169 at bats because of a back injury.
He collected 34 hits in 33 games, produced a.360 average and a.460 slugging percentage.
Are there statistical measures that can do for quality investing what the on - base and slugging percentages did for the Oakland Athletics» performance?
In 1983, Rose hit.245 with a.286 slugging percentage in 555 at - bats.
By 2016, after Tommy John surgery and headed for thoracic outlet surgery, he allowed a.532 slugging percentage on the change and was getting only a 13 % whiff rate.
Here's Jose Altuve, who has a lower slugging percentage -LRB-.368) in the World Series than he had a postseason batting average -LRB-.400) coming into the Fall Classic.
«To have a slugging percentage and an on - base percentage so far beyond the league norm — well, that's what Curry is doing now,» says MLB historian John Thorn, comparing Curry to baseball legends Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth in a recent interview with The New York Times.
Beane, however, didn't have those big bucks to spend with the A's, so he instead focused on what he felt were more important statistics, such as on - base average and slugging percentage.
It's really a slugging percentage business, meaning when you get a hit, you have to get a home run.
The key for Buffett was not his batting average, but his slugging percentage.
In baseball lingo, our performance yardstick is slugging percentage, not batting average.»
No player topped 20 home runs, 80 RBIs or a. 500 slugging percentage.
Rod Barajas had a.466 slugging percentage in 2005, and Geovany Soto had a.466 slugging percentage eight years later.
He's at four home runs, which is fine and dandy, but he's hit just one double, and his slugging percentage is a modest.363.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler -LRB-.319 average, 41 doubles,.517 slugging percentage) had some injury problems, but he emerged as anoffensive force in the mold of the Phillies» Chase Utley.
They're fourth from the bottom in the AL for OBP, and second from the bottom in slugging percentage.
Right field, though, is Kole Calhoun, who was less responsible for the trash fire that was the Angels» lineup than many, but still had a below - average line with a sub -.400 slugging percentage.
Jaha, who will turn 30 in May, had a slugging percentage of.579 last season, more than 134 points above his career average.
Offensively, the Brewers didn't lead the league in anything positive: They were 10th in slugging percentage and 11th in homers.
Lindor, or «Mr. Smile» if you prefer self - given nicknames, showed up with a power swing in 2017 that helped him reach a career - high 33 home runs and.505 slugging percentage.
With the Tigers, he batted.305 /.388 /.630 for a 163 OPS +, and his overall season line is at.304 /.379 /.694 with 44 homers and a 168 OPS + — that slugging percentage is the highest in the majors, and his overall OPS + bests that of Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve and Stanton, too.
Even with his struggles, Judge is enjoying a fine rookie season, hitting.277 /.411 /.583, leading the American League in slugging percentage, on - base percentage, OPS, home runs (41) and runs scored (107).
He also led the league in on - base percentage -LRB-.479) and was second in hits (182), extra-base hits (81) and slugging percentage -LRB-.628).
Mac went 3 for 3 today but since all three hits were singles his slugging percentage dropped to 1.129.
His.519 slugging percentage would be among the league's best if he had enough plate appearances.
3B Chipper Jones, 28, Braves [SKINNY] At the break the ever - consistent Jones (above) led all third basemen in on - base percentage -LRB-.423) and slugging percentage -LRB-.621), was second in batting average -LRB-.325), RBIs (64) and walks (50), and was third in home runs (21).
At week's end he was leading the National League with a.441 on - base percentage, was third in slugging percentage -LRB-.579) and fourth in batting -LRB-.331).
With a.351 on - base percentage,.515 slugging percentage, four home runs and a team - leading 18 RBIs through Sunday, he had helped boost the Dodgers (12 - 6) to a 2 1/2 - game lead in the NL West.
As a team, the Astros lead baseball in both slugging percentage -LRB-.479) and runs per game (5.47).