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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Entering Sunday, Santana's slash line sat at .239/.333/.368 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 In 14 games as Chapman’s replacement, Schmitt had a slash line of .375/.444/.646 with four home runs and 12 RBIs. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025 His slash line is up to .283-.386-.552 with a 156 OPS+ through Monday’s games. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Bregman played in 51 of the Red Sox' first 52 games of the season, putting together a monster slash line of .299/.385/.553 with an OPS of .938, 11 homers, and 35 RBI. Joey Copponi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slash line

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 21 Jul. 2025.

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