Slugging percentage
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In baseball statistics, slugging percentage is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at-bats, through the following formula, where AB is the num
Josh Gibson holds the highest career slugging percentage in Major League Baseball at .718.
Josh Gibson
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Joshua Gibson was an American professional baseball catcher who played primarily in the Negro leagues. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of
Slugging percentage
…a record in Major League Baseball (MLB), which stood until 2001 when Barry Bonds achieved 411 bases in 476 at-bats for a slugging percentage of .863. Josh Gibson, who played in Negro league baseball, had a slugging percentage of .974 in 1937. Until the 2024 incorporation of Negro league statistics into major…
A water tower in Buena Vista, Georgia, proclaims the town to be the "Home of Josh Gibson".
Gibson (standing, center) with the 1932 Crawfords
Gibson's plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame