Whats a slugging average or slugging percentage?

Question:And how do you determine what the slugging average or percentage is?

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Slugging Percentage (SLG): Divide the total number of bases of all base hits by the total number of times at bat

Sammy Sosa has 282 total bases and 440 at-bats.
Divide 282 by 440 to get his slugging percentage:

282/440=.641 (Sosa's Slugging PCT)

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Total base divided by at bats. You get one base for a single, two for double, three - triple, four - homerun.

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average of homeruns, and doubles when u hit the ball in play
just jokin
it total bases divided by AB i think

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Formula = ((1Bx1)+(2Bx2)+(3Bx3)+(HRx4)) / AB
It tells you how many total bases a player averages per at bat, vs. Batting Average which simply tells you how frequently a runner will reach base safely by a base hit per each at bat.

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