a baseball players on base %
2007-05-20 06:06:36 · 4 answers · asked by Nash Z 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The official accepted formula is
OBP == (hits + walks + hit-by-pitch) / (at-bats + walks + HBP + sac flies)
conventionally to three decimals.
2007-05-20 06:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OBP %= Divide the TOTAL # of hits, TOTAL walks, and TOTAL Hit By Pitches by the TOTAL # of At Bats, walks, Hit By Pitches, and Sacrafice Flys.
For Exampe: A player has 10 Hits, 18 At bats, 3 walks, 2 hit by pitches, and 4 sacrafice flys
his OBP% will be: 10+3+2/ 18+3+2+4=15/27=.556 Obp%
2007-05-20 09:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, the OBP is calculated much like a BA, except it is less discriminating. It takes into account all a players plate appearances, and instead of only taking into account hits, the OBP counts how many times the batter reached base safely by any means.
In short:
OBP = (Number of times a batter reached base safely)/(Number of plate appearances)
2007-05-20 06:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Number of times reached base / number of at bats.
2007-05-20 06:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋