what is the record for highest slugging from a batter batting 9th for at least 500 games

Bob Lemon had the best slugging percentage with 500+ games played and when batting 9th, with a slugging percentage of .403.

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 Bob Lemon
B. Lemon
.403
518
9
1,075
133
257
50
9
36
139
87
2
219
2
0
1,212
433
95
46
2
0
6
.239
.297
.700
2 Adam Kennedy
A. Kennedy
.396
516
9
1,537
199
439
78
13
22
157
100
23
259
57
13
1,694
609
113
20
14
5
25
.286
.336
.732
3 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
.392
792
9
1,853
207
499
94
13
36
257
93
6
253
1
1,993
727
143
41
13
.269
.306
.699
4 Mark Sweeney
M. Sweeney
.392
647
9
551
68
138
33
0
15
76
87
6
146
4
1
655
216
48
4
7
7
8
.250
.355
.747
5 Greg Gagne
G. Gagne
.389
660
9
1,961
243
503
109
17
39
213
103
11
381
56
34
2,134
763
165
40
19
1
35
.257
.295
.684
6 George Uhle
G. Uhle
.382
641
9
1,310
166
379
57
19
9
98
4
108
6
1,446
501
85
34
.289
.341
.723
7 Dave Hansen
D. Hansen
.370
580
9
468
39
112
24
2
11
63
79
1
118
1
0
550
173
37
0
2
8
7
.239
.349
.719
8 Frank White
F. White
.367
523
9
1,567
185
411
76
17
18
171
76
9
199
56
26
1,695
575
111
35
8
2
17
.262
.299
.666
9 Pat Kelly
P. Kelly
.366
537
9
1,702
202
428
96
9
27
185
119
30
346
49
23
1,914
623
132
42
21
2
38
.251
.308
.674
10 Charlie Moore
C. Moore
.365
595
9
1,658
184
451
68
16
18
180
119
6
173
30
21
1,829
605
102
36
10
1
43
.272
.321
.686
11 Mike Bordick
M. Bordick
.363
763
9
2,387
265
617
102
11
42
278
215
28
315
35
30
2,705
867
155
52
23
1
60
.258
.324
.687
12 Rick Dempsey
R. Dempsey
.356
766
9
2,084
261
496
107
6
42
216
247
12
337
7
9
2,391
741
155
31
17
0
52
.238
.320
.675
13 Gary Disarcina
G. Disarcina
.353
858
9
2,957
369
791
153
16
23
296
127
32
239
41
36
3,190
1,045
192
58
16
0
80
.268
.303
.657
14 Ozzie Guillen
O. Guillen
.349
1,185
9
3,940
459
1,053
170
45
21
405
124
2
290
83
72
4,200
1,376
236
97
37
14
59
.267
.287
.637
15 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
.347
538
9
1,190
124
304
57
17
6
47
0
189
4
1,261
413
80
24
.255
.284
.631
16 Lenny Harris
L. Harris
.345
686
9
620
61
159
34
3
5
62
52
2
63
16
5
683
214
42
7
2
5
25
.256
.315
.660
17 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
.344
866
9
2,171
227
512
88
39
23
101
10
12
2,354
747
150
72
.236
.273
.617
18 Red Lucas
R. Lucas
.342
702
9
1,215
140
338
53
11
1
155
103
4
120
2
1,360
416
65
38
.278
.337
.679
19 Martín Maldonado
M. Maldonado
.337
573
9
1,663
176
320
56
2
60
171
140
24
553
1
0
1,859
560
118
29
3
0
42
.192
.264
.601
20 Bob Boone
B. Boone
.328
513
9
1,488
150
369
51
4
20
160
121
1
113
5
8
1,677
488
75
51
16
3
45
.248
.302
.630
21 Alfredo Griffin
A. Griffin
.328
762
9
2,443
288
614
84
29
15
235
96
6
219
62
37
2,619
801
128
53
21
1
27
.251
.279
.607
22 Omar Vizquel
O. Vizquel
.324
685
9
2,032
248
521
72
13
13
155
175
10
190
66
27
2,286
658
98
58
11
3
48
.256
.317
.641
23 Curtis Wilkerson
C. Wilkerson
.323
522
9
1,359
140
353
44
15
4
88
77
7
212
46
22
1,472
439
63
22
7
1
25
.260
.301
.624
24 John McDonald
J. McDonald
.322
514
9
1,420
153
335
64
8
14
121
65
18
210
20
8
1,555
457
86
41
11
0
25
.236
.276
.598
25 Manuel Lee
M. Lee
.321
521
9
1,625
182
423
51
9
10
149
135
4
311
20
10
1,812
522
70
35
13
1
35
.260
.316
.637
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