In baseball an important stat is "On Base Percentage" - OBP. I understand the principal, but does your OBP go up if an error is commited? Surely the official scoring takes forced errors into consideration, particularly by speedy and good base runners. Also what about a passed ball on a third strike and HBP ?
2007-01-09 18:04:14 · 9 answers · asked by bobby_prlt 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Errors do not help your obp.
2007-01-09 21:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by Eho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, baseball does not have the concept of a forced error.
Reaching base on an error is a plate appearance. It's usually charged as an at bat, but for some catcher's error's it's a PA and not an AB. As the batter reaching base ought to be out, it's not a part of the numerator in the equation.
A wild pitch or passed ball on a third strike is still a strikeout, charged against the batter and in favor of the pitcher.
Being hit by a pitch is used in both the the numerator and the denominator of the OBP equation.
These are explained in chapter 10 of the official rulebook, which is available on-line.
2007-01-10 05:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OBP is simply that... How often you get on base PERIOD. Walk error whatever...
Look at it from this perspective... If you are a little league coach getting ready to draft your player. A high OBP even with a much lower batting average... would indicate that the kid is PUTTING THE BALL IN PLAY... Or walks and does not strike out...
This should help point out how valuable of a statistic is...
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2007-01-12 12:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Desert Monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has given you the direct answer to your question. Errors lower your OBP just as they lower your BA. This is because errors that allow a batter to reach base are counted as a time at bat but not as a time reaching base for the batter. As for your other point, the official scorer is to count an error as an error, no matter the reason.
2007-01-10 04:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by Frank C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else wants to give you the long answer. The short answer, and the point my coach always brought up, was the fact that the more times your on base the more chances your team has to score and that means your team scores more and that means you have a better chance to WIN.
SO YES OBP IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATS... THAT IS NEXT TO THE BIGGEST STAT AND THAT IS WINNING PERCENTAGE.
2007-01-10 00:57:12 · answer #5 · answered by Macuser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Errors are not counted, as well as getting on base ona passed third strike. HBP are indeed a part of the OBP.
2007-01-09 22:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by ljjahn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OBP - On base percentage (also abbreviated OBA for on base average) - times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF).
2007-01-09 18:10:45 · answer #7 · answered by lustatfirstbite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is why on base percentage and batting average are two different numbers, regardless of how it happens if you get on base your OBP will definitely go up. However depending on how you get on base will determine your batting average.
2007-01-10 02:16:03 · answer #8 · answered by Jeremy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL @ macuser's "short answer"
2007-01-10 01:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋