slash line

noun

plural slash lines
: a set of statistics indicating a baseball player's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage expressed in that order as three-digit decimals separated by slash marks
In 97 games this season, he's posted a .284/.366/.444 slash line with 25 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 46 RBI, 42 walks and 86 strikeouts.Ryan Divish

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His 2024 advanced fielding metrics slash line (DRS/UZR/OAA/DEF) was -3/0.4/-8/-16.7. Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 His career slash line of .300-.387-.512 is exemplary, and 343 homers are nothing to sneeze at. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 That’s eight home runs in 41 plate appearances, producing an ungodly slash line of a .389 batting average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.111 slugging percentage. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 Against the New York Mets in the six-game NLCS, the two-time AL MVP found his groove at the plate with a slash line of .364/.548/.646 and an OPS of 1.185. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024 His impressive playoff slash line (.295/.393/.556) is actually just a bit tick below his regular-season averages. Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Sep. 2024 The above slash lines don’t even do justice to his maturation at the plate. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Oh, and one more slash line to consider: Player A: .249/.337/.465. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024 Nevin started slow, but from April 13 to April 30, Nevin posted a slash line of .362/.406/.552 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slash line was in 2009

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“Slash line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20line. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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