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Slugging Minus Expected 2023

Recorded slugging minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means more bases were recorded than estimated. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded speed and angle. MLBDB estimates from recorded ball speed and angle. Every contact contribution needed by the statistic must be available. Missing or unsupported inputs remain N/A. These describe recorded contact, not future performance. Data through December 31, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Slugging Minus Expected / 2023

TJ Friedl

CIN

0.144

Season leader

Slugging Minus Expected2023 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	SLG − MLBDB xSLG
1	T. FriedlTJ Friedl	CIN	409	100.0%	0.144
2	R. AdamsRiley Adams	WSH	100	100.0%	0.115
3	E. MonteroElehuris Montero	COL	176	100.0%	0.105
4	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	290	100.0%	0.099
5	W. BensonWill Benson	CIN	185	100.0%	0.096
6	F. MejíaFrancisco Mejía	TB	115	100.0%	0.081
7	Z. RemillardZach Remillard	CWS	103	100.0%	0.077
8	J. DuranJarren Duran	BOS	244	100.0%	0.075
9	R. McGuireReese McGuire	BOS	137	100.0%	0.074
10	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	310	100.0%	0.064
11	J. HeywardJason Heyward	LAD	273	100.0%	0.063
12	Z. GelofZack Gelof	OAK	189	100.0%	0.058
13	R. LewisRoyce Lewis	MIN	162	100.0%	0.057
14	M. FordMike Ford	SEA	139	100.0%	0.057
15	K. MarteKetel Marte	AZ	465	100.0%	0.056
16	J. VottoJoey Votto	CIN	146	100.0%	0.056
17	B. BeltBrandon Belt	TOR	200	100.0%	0.052
18	L. RaleyLuke Raley	TB	232	100.0%	0.051
19	S. FrelickSal Frelick	MIL	157	100.0%	0.048
20	W. CastroWilli Castro	MIN	264	100.0%	0.047
21	R. JeffersRyan Jeffers	MIN	199	100.0%	0.046
22	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	TOR	452	100.0%	0.045
23	J. OutmanJames Outman	LAD	306	100.0%	0.044
24	D. StewartDJ Stewart	NYM	106	100.0%	0.040
25	A. SantanderAnthony Santander	BAL	443	100.0%	0.039
26	E. SosaEdmundo Sosa	PHI	207	99.5%	0.038
27	R. GrossmanRobbie Grossman	TEX	263	100.0%	0.038
28	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	308	100.0%	0.036
29	R. UríasRamón Urías	BAL	260	100.0%	0.034
30	E. JulienEdouard Julien	MIN	214	100.0%	0.034
31	T. MurphyTom Murphy	SEA	103	100.0%	0.033
32	J. GalloJoey Gallo	MIN	140	100.0%	0.033
33	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	WSH	484	100.0%	0.032
34	C. McCormickChas McCormick	HOU	289	100.0%	0.032
35	R. GrichukRandal Grichuk	LAA	340	100.0%	0.032
36	L. ThomasLane Thomas	WSH	459	100.0%	0.031
37	C. WalkerChristian Walker	AZ	463	100.0%	0.031
38	T. WallsTaylor Walls	TB	212	100.0%	0.029
39	J. Chisholm Jr.Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	237	100.0%	0.028
40	A. KniznerAndrew Knizner	STL	164	100.0%	0.028
41	E. RuizEsteury Ruiz	OAK	355	100.0%	0.026
42	J. MeyersJake Meyers	HOU	222	100.0%	0.026
43	T. JankowskiTravis Jankowski	TEX	208	100.0%	0.024
44	N. VelázquezNelson Velázquez	KC	112	100.0%	0.021
45	C. WongConnor Wong	BOS	241	100.0%	0.021
46	J. CaballeroJosé Caballero	SEA	169	100.0%	0.020
47	J. TrioloJared Triolo	PIT	119	100.0%	0.019
48	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	STL	467	100.0%	0.019
49	C. TaylorChris Taylor	LAD	214	100.0%	0.019
50	E. HernándezEnrique Hernández	LAD	374	100.0%	0.019

SLG − MLBDB xSLG: Recorded slugging minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means more bases were recorded than estimated. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Understanding Slugging Minus Expected

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.