what is slugging percentage a measurement of in baseball and how is it calculated?

Answer 1

Total bases divided by at bats
A single is worth one, a double two, a triple three, a homerun four..I will use Carlos Guillen Tigers SS 2004 Stats as an example.

AB-522 H-166 2B-37 3B-10 HR-20
so what you have is.
99 singles=99
37 doubles=74
10 triples=30
20 homeruns=80
add them up you, you have 283 total bases

Divide 283 by his at bats 522 - 283/522=.542
his SLG is 542
SLG-is the measure of a hitters power

OB% is the tough one for most so I'll just add it on here, to get a players OB% - add "hits" plus "walks(BB)" plus "hit by pitch(HBP)"
then you divide that by "at bats" plus "walks" plus "HBP" plus "sacrifice flies(SF)" again I will use Guillen as an example

H-166 + BB-52 + HBP-2 divided by AB-522 +BB-52 + HBP-2 + SF-4 - so it's 166+52+2=220 divided by 522+52+2+4=580 or 220/580=.379
his OB% is 379

Answer 2

Slugging percentage is a classic baseball statistic and shows a hitter's power.

Steps:
1. Add up all official at bats. Do not include those at bats that resulted in a walk, sacrifices or hit by pitch.

2. Add up total bases. Total bases are how many bases you reached in all the times you hit safely.

3. Divide total bases by official at bats.

4. Round to the third decimal place. For example, .57051 is .571.