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on 5/23/2008 Babe Ruth does hold the lifetime record for Slugging but no longer holds the record for Single-Season Slugging Percentage. *cringe* Barry Bonds broke the records (yes, two of .847 and .846) in 2001 with a slugging percentage of .863 with 411 total bases out of 476 at-bats. And, strangely enough, this does not really provide you with a slugging percentage, but it does give you the slugging average. MLB and other statistical entities simply use the original term because of past practice.
on 6/30/2006 To calculate total bases give one base for a single, two bases for a double, three bases for a triple and four bases for a home run ((1B)+(2Bx2)+(3Bx3)+(HRx4)) all this is divided by four.example. Eric gets a single in his first at bat, gets out his second at bat, and hits a home run in his last at bat. That's ((1x1)+(1x4))/AB = (5)/3 = 1.66 slugging percentage
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