List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats. Unlike batting average, slugging percentage gives more weight to extra-base hits such as doubles and home runs, relative to singles. Walks are specifically excluded from this calculation, as a plate appearance that ends in a walk is not counted as an at bat.
Babe Ruth is the all-time leader with a career slugging percentage of .6897. Ted Williams (.6338), Lou Gehrig (.6324), Jimmie Foxx (.6093), Barry Bonds (.6069), and Hank Greenberg (.6050) are the only other players with a carrer slugging percentage over .600.
Key
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career slugging percentage. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of the player. |
| SLG | Total career slugging percentage. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
- Stats updated as of September 7, 2017.
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.