2007-05-26 05:10:11 · 5 answers · asked by mortals1@sbcglobal.net 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
OPS stands for On-Base Plus Slugging Percentage. Hence O for On-base P for Plus and S for Slugging usually followed by %. Early in the season it is usual to see a high OPS% and very few keep an OPS over 1.0
The Major League Baseball players with a lifetime OPS higher than 1.000 are
1.Babe Ruth, 1.1638
2.Ted Williams, 1.1155
3.Lou Gehrig, 1.0798
4.*Barry Bonds, 1.0513
5.*Albert Pujols, 1.0472
6.Jimmie Foxx, 1.0376
7.*Todd Helton, 1.0232
8.Hank Greenberg, 1.0169
9.*Manny Ramírez, 1.0112
10.Rogers Hornsby, 1.0103
2007-05-26 05:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by TheDeadJester 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OPS == On-base Plus Slugging
As an example, player "B" currently has 113 AB, 16 singles, 4 doubles, zero triples, 11 homers, 50 walks, 1 sac fly, and 1 hit-by-pitch.
Slugging average
SLG == (1B + 2*2B + 3*3B + 4*HR) / (AB)
SLG == (16 + 2*4 + 0 + 4*11) / 113
SLG == (16 + 8 + 44) / 113
SLG == 68/113
SLG == .602
On-base percentage
OBP == (hits + walks + HBP) / (at-bats + walks + HBP + SF)
OBP == (31 + 50 + 1) / (113 + 50 + 1 + 1)
OBP == 82 / 165
OBP == .497
OPS == .602 + .497
OPS == 1.099
The OPS number doesn't measure anything quantitative -- the number itself is meaningless (some sources discard the decimal point), as it is an addition of two rates with dissimilar denominators -- all it does is hang a value on a qualitative concept, to help identify which batters are the most effective at displaying the two most valuable abilities for a hitter to have: getting on base (not making outs), and advancing standing baserunners (power, or hitting for extra bases). One OPS number by itself doesn't really tell us anything, but with more than one -- and the more, the better -- we can resolve a spectrum of which batters are out sinks, whifflebats, average Joes, studly sluggers, and future Hall Of Famers.
OPS is a quickie way of looking at some summarized hitting data and determining which players are doing great and which are not. As with all calculated stats, it sacrifices detail for the sake of convenience. Use it for what it is good for and it quickly becomes pretty handy.
2007-05-26 15:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On-base plus slugging, or OPS, is a baseball statistic which is calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.[1] Both the ability of a player to get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented, making it an effective way of measuring the offensive worth of a player. An OPS of .900 or higher in Major League Baseball puts the player in the upper echelon of offensive ability. Typically, the league leader in OPS will score near, and not necessarily below, the 1.000 mark.
2007-05-26 13:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Andre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is on plate, plus slugging %. they add up the On Base Percentage, And the slugging percentage, and u get the OPS.
2007-05-26 12:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by ANGEL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Base + Slugging
OBP = (hits + walks + HBP)/(AB+walks+HBP+sac flies)
SLG = total bases / AB
PPS = OBP + SLG
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2007-05-26 13:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋