what is the record for highest slugging from a batter batting 9th for at least 100 games

Neal Cotts, Jose Valverde and Brandon Lyon were tied for the best slugging percentage with 100+ games played and when batting 9th, with a slugging percentage of 2.000.

NAME SLG G BAT ORDER AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP OPS
1 Neal Cotts
N. Cotts
2.000
103
9
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.000
2 Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
2.000
201
9
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.000
3 Brandon Lyon
B. Lyon
2.000
249
9
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.000
4 Evan Meek
E. Meek
1.000
112
9
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5 Dan Jennings
D. Jennings
.750
147
9
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.250
6 Ken Tatum
K. Tatum
.590
146
9
39
7
10
1
0
4
6
3
1
13
0
0
45
23
5
2
0
0
0
.256
.326
.915
7 Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
.571
167
9
464
80
140
27
1
32
95
60
4
117
1
0
534
265
60
2
4
0
9
.302
.383
.955
8 Candy Maldonado
C. Maldonado
.565
111
9
108
12
29
6
1
8
27
8
1
21
1
2
118
61
15
0
1
0
0
.269
.322
.887
9 Seth Smith
S. Smith
.560
170
9
175
34
57
12
4
7
39
33
0
46
3
0
213
98
23
1
4
2
2
.326
.425
.985
10 Cliff Johnson
C. Johnson
.550
125
9
111
18
28
3
0
10
27
21
0
28
0
0
132
61
13
0
0
2
2
.252
.371
.921
11 Bob Cerv
B. Cerv
.549
155
9
133
25
38
8
0
9
34
19
1
30
0
0
156
73
17
1
2
1
1
.286
.374
.923
12 Mark Johnson
M. Johnson
.545
117
9
99
16
30
6
0
6
16
14
1
28
0
1
114
54
12
0
0
1
1
.303
.395
.940
13 Mike Easler
M. Easler
.535
108
9
101
15
28
2
3
6
19
10
0
21
0
1
111
54
11
0
0
1
2
.277
.342
.877
14 Joel Hanrahan
J. Hanrahan
.533
210
9
15
3
4
2
1
0
3
0
0
5
0
0
18
8
3
3
0
0
0
.267
.267
.800
15 Cody Ross
C. Ross
.528
107
9
108
13
35
10
0
4
14
10
2
29
0
0
120
57
14
0
0
0
0
.324
.392
.919
16 Steve Finley
S. Finley
.526
116
9
114
19
34
6
1
6
14
17
0
23
4
3
135
60
13
2
2
1
1
.298
.383
.910
17 Jason Varitek
J. Varitek
.525
185
9
495
79
146
34
1
26
93
45
7
110
2
4
559
260
61
5
7
3
12
.295
.357
.883
18 Dixie Howell
D. Howell
.525
104
9
61
7
16
1
0
5
9
3
0
19
0
0
65
32
6
1
0
0
0
.262
.297
.821
19 Trot Nixon
T. Nixon
.516
127
9
349
61
100
22
5
16
53
52
4
62
3
1
415
180
43
2
8
1
7
.287
.378
.893
20 Clyde Vollmer
C. Vollmer
.515
109
9
101
14
30
8
1
4
22
10
1
24
0
0
112
52
13
0
0
5
.297
.366
.881
21 Carson Kelly
C. Kelly
.513
131
9
310
44
90
14
2
17
54
34
5
72
1
0
350
159
33
0
1
1
4
.290
.369
.881
22 Jesse Gonder
J. Gonder
.513
109
9
119
10
33
4
0
8
16
9
0
28
0
1
129
61
12
1
0
3
5
.277
.328
.841
23 George Crowe
G. Crowe
.512
178
9
166
14
44
7
2
10
36
13
1
32
0
0
181
85
19
0
1
1
5
.265
.320
.832
24 Michael Harris II
M. Harris II
.510
153
9
545
97
165
30
4
25
75
22
7
122
23
2
578
278
59
1
3
1
9
.303
.336
.846
25 Chase Utley
C. Utley
.508
134
9
124
15
39
12
0
4
30
18
5
35
3
0
148
63
16
0
1
2
1
.315
.419
.927
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