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 with doubles, triples, and home runs, relative to singles. Plate appearances ending in walks are specifically excluded from this calculation, as an appearance that ends in a walk is not counted as an at-bat.

Among players with at least 3,000 plate appearances, Babe Ruth is the all-time leader with a career slugging percentage of .6897. Ted Williams (.6338), Lou Gehrig (.6324), Mule Suttles (.6179), Turkey Stearnes (.6165), Oscar Charleston (.6145), Jimmie Foxx (.6093), Aaron Judge (.6113), Barry Bonds (.6069), and Hank Greenberg (.6050) are the only other players with a career slugging percentage over .600.

Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career slugging percentage. A blank field indicates a tie.PlayerName of the player.SLGTotal career slugging percentage.*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.BoldDenotes active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

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Stats updated as of September 27, 2026. RankPlayer SLG1Babe Ruth*.68972Ted Williams*.63383Lou Gehrig*.63244Mule Suttles*.61795Turkey Stearnes*.61576Oscar Charleston*.61067Aaron Judge.60968Jimmie Foxx*.60939Barry Bonds.606910Hank Greenberg*.605011Mark McGwire.588212Manny Ramirez.585413Joe DiMaggio*.578814Yordan Alvarez.578115Rogers Hornsby*.576516Shohei Ohtani.573717Larry Walker*.565218Albert Belle.563819Johnny Mize*.562020Juan González.560721Stan Musial*.559122Mike Trout.558223Mickey Mantle*.556824Willie Mays*.556625Frank Thomas*.554926Hank Aaron*.554527Jim Thome*.554128Vladimir Guerrero*.552529David Ortiz*.551530Alex Rodriguez.550231Ralph Kiner*.547932Carlos Delgado.545933Mike Piazza*.545234Hack Wilson*.544735Albert Pujols.543836Chuck Klein*.543037Jeff Bagwell*.540338Duke Snider*.539739Todd Helton*.539140Ken Griffey Jr.*.537841Frank Robinson*.537042Lance Berkman.536943Willie Wells*.535544Al Simmons*.534945Sammy Sosa.533846Dick Allen*.5336Earl Averill*.533648Mel Ott*.533149Ryan Braun.532350Babe Herman.5319 RankPlayerSLGLefty O'Doul.531952Ken Williams.530453Juan Soto.529754Chipper Jones*.529355Willie Stargell*.528656Mike Schmidt*.527357Jim Edmonds.527158Giancarlo Stanton.526659Chick Hafey*.526160Jud Wilson*.523761Mo Vaughn.523162Wally Berger.5216Hal Trosky.521664Nomar Garciaparra.520665Harry Heilmann*.520566Dan Brouthers*.520167Kevin Mitchell.519868Miguel Cabrera.518369Charlie Keller.517770Shoeless Joe Jackson.517471Pete Alonso.516872Jason Giambi.516473Bryce Harper.516174Ronald Acuña Jr..5157Moisés Alou.5157Josh Hamilton.515777J. D. Martinez.515678Edgar Martínez*.515579Ryan Howard.515280Willie McCovey*.514781José Canseco.5145Rafael Palmeiro.514583Gary Sheffield.513984Nelson Cruz.512985Ty Cobb*.511786Joey Votto.511087Ellis Burks.510488Matt Holliday.510289Eddie Mathews*.5094Mark Teixeira.509491Fred McGriff*.509192Jeff Heath.508893Harmon Killebrew*.508594Rafael Devers.508495Mookie Betts.508096Matt Olson.507197Richie Sexson.506998Bob Johnson.5059Bill Terry*.5059100Prince Fielder.5056

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