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	On Base Plus Slugging (OPS) All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac
		The on base percentage statistic was originally created by Branch Rickey and Allan Roth in the 1950's as a means to measure the percentage of times a player reaches any base.
		Slugging Average was developed later and the two were combined to create On Base Plus Slugging.
		Note: 1,000 career games played are needed to make this list of the one-hundred (100) greatest on base plus slugging leaders, raw averages are presented in parenthesis to further distinguish the top one-hundred, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /hitting/hiops1.shtml (321 words)

	Diamond Mind Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Instead, we'll review of all of Ichiro's times on base from the 2001 season, and that should give you a good feel for his ability (or inability, as the case may be) to advance on ground balls and fly balls.
		Based on league averages, you'd expect a runner who was on third for 146 events to score twice (total) on passed balls or wild pitches.
		Compared with third base, speed is more of a factor with a runner on second, but the number of opportunities to use it is still lower than you might think.
	www.diamond-mind.com /articles/ichiro.htm (3237 words)

	On Base Plus Slugging Single Season American League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
		Note: One-hundred single season games played are needed to make this list of the one-hundred (100) greatest on base plus slugging American League leaders, raw averages are presented in parenthesis to further distinguish the top one-hundred, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
		The code to write the single season on base plus slugging league splits was developed in 2005, launched during 2006 and made possible by your support — please continue helping us create these kinds of pages by supporting our site.
		The National League single season record for on base plus slugging was set in 2004 by Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /hitting/hiops2al.shtml (361 words)

	Kansas City Royals - Baseball Basics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Base paths/Distance - The infield shall be a 90 foot square.
		When location of home base is determined, with a steel tape measure 127 feet, 3 3/8 inches in desired direction to establish second base.
		Base runner - If a batter gets on base, his primary responsibility is to advance to scoring position and score a run for his team.
	kansascity.royals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/kc/baseball_basics/kc_basics_abbreviations.jsp (531 words)

	Glossary of terms
		The effect is to penalize a batter in his on base percentage by giving him a plate appearance while at the same time crediting him in his batting average by deleting the plate appearance.
		ON BASE PLUS SLUGGING A simple but elegant measure of batting prowess, in that the weaknesses of one-half of the formulation, On Base Percentage, are countered by the strengths of the other, Slugging Average, and vice
		A man who steals two bases in three attempts is merely spinning his wheels in terms of value to his team, and even a man who succeeds at an 80 percent clip will have to steal a lot of bases - about 65 - to create just one win beyond average.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /Leaders/glossary.htm (4166 words)

	Baseball 101 Your Female Sports Fan Connection
		In other words, the runner must advance to leave a base unoccupied for the batter and the runner is "forced" out.
		Total bases are how many bases were reached in all times the batter hit safely.
		STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE - This is another common statistic used in baseball to gauge the percentage of a base runners attempted steals that directly result in the player successfully stealing the base.
	www.theladyfan.com /Baseball101.html (1586 words)

	Cyberslugger Trivia The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Game!! - Baseball Statistics
		Divide the total number of hits plus Bases on Balls plus hits by Pitch BY at Bats plus Bases on Balls plus hit by Pitch plus Sacrifice Flies In Mo Vaughn's 400 at-bats, he has 150 hits, 60 walks, and has been hit by 25 pitches.
		The total bases here was calculated by awarding 0 for a single, 1 for a double, 2 for a triple and 3 for a home run.
		The primary purpose for this offensive measurement is to gauge the percentage of a base runners attempted steals that directly result in the player successfully stealing the base.
	www.cyberslugger.com /baseballstats.html (2194 words)

	Doubleswitch.com - Statistics (3)
		On-Base Average measures both hits and walks (and, when the data is available, hit batsmen and sacrifices).
		Slugging Percentage is a quick and easy method for picking out the best power hitters in the league.
		In most years, a.500 slugging percentage is very good,.600 is exceptional;.700 is extremely rare, and.800 has only been done by two players (Ruth and Bonds).
	venus.lunarpages.com /~double2/History/mvpint4.html (1496 words)

	OPS - BR Bullpen
		OPS is the abbreviation for On-Base Plus Slugging (occasionally referred to as Offensive Production Statistic), a common statistic used by sabermetricians to judge a player's overall offensive performance.
		OPS is the sum of on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
		There are many variations on OPS that try to account for the different values of getting on base and slugging, with the most prominent being Gross Production Average.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/On-base_plus_slugging (211 words)

	On Deck Baseball Prospects: Prospect News for November 15th (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Over the past few years, on-base percentage and OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) have become the rage in baseball.
		One thing that has bothered me about OPS is that I don't think on-base should be the equal of slugging.
		I contend that the walk is a factor in slugging but the extra-base hit is not a factor in on-base.
	www.ondeckbaseball.com /archives/000074.html (977 words)

	The Sport Journal: Volume8, Number1,Winter 2005:An Examination of the Moneyball Theory: A Baseball Statistical Analysis
		The purpose of this study was to compare the top collegiate and high school drafted baseball player's professional Moneyball offensive statistics- slugging percentage, on base percentage, and on base plus slugging (OPS) over a four year span.
		The second theory is based on the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane and is illustrated in a novel by Micheal Lewis entitled Moneyball.
		Each player's professional (Major and Minor League) Moneyball statistics (slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and on-base plus slugging) from their rookie year to their 4th year of playing professionally were utilized.
	www.thesportjournal.org /2005Journal/Vol8-No1/daniel_czech.asp (3537 words)

	On Base Plus Slugging Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
		Note: One-hundred single season games played are needed to make this list of the one-hundred (100) greatest on base plus slugging National League leaders, raw averages are presented in parenthesis to further distinguish the top one-hundred, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
		Did you know that in the single season leaders for on base plus slugging in the American League there are three players who have appeared three times in the top twenty (20) and they are Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Manny Ramirez?
		The American League single season record for on base plus slugging was set in 1957 by Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /hitting/hiops2nl.shtml (345 words)

	All About Baseball - Stats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a somewhat complicated formula that gauges a hitter's performance better than batting average.
		It combines the hitter's on base percentage—hits plus walks plus times hit by pitches divided by plate appearances—with their slugging percentage—total bases divided by at bats.
		Walks plus hits per inning pitched (or WHIP) gives a good representation of a pitcher's abilities; it is calculated exactly as its name suggests.
	www.allabout-baseball.com /stats.html (260 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Thanks to a team on-base percentage that tied with two teams for 10th in the AL, Garciaparra, who won the batting title and usually batted fourth, drove in only 96 runs.
		His.333 batting average and.639 slugging percentage weren't enough to prevent a 9-18 month for the team.
		Last year's No. 1 hitters got on base at a.349 clip — equal to the average OBP of all AL hitters and poor for the leadoff position.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2001-02-28/2001-02-28-cover2.htm (821 words)

	HABLA
		His 1.333 on-base plus slugging percentage was among the best in both leagues with an additional 1 walks, 3 doubles, and 0 triples.
		His 1.858 on-base plus slugging percentage was among the best in both leagues with an additional 2 walks, 3 doubles, and 1 triples.
		His 1.667 on-base plus slugging percentage was among the best in both leagues with an additional 4 walks, 2 doubles, and 0 triples.
	www.myhabla.net (1570 words)

	Baseball Offensive Stats Formulae
		Official plate appearances are as follows: the batter reaches first base on a hit, the batter reaches first base on an error, the batter is called out for any reason other than as part of a sacrifice, or there is a fielder's choice.
		To calculate a player's total bases you award a 1 for a single, a 2 for a double, a 3 for a triple, and a 4 for a home run then add them all together.
		Therefore, the statistic is meant to estimate the impact of base stealers, which, other than the elite base stealers, rarely amounts to more than a few runs per year for each team.
	www.csgnetwork.com /baseballoffensestatsformulae.html (1528 words)

	Slugging percentage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (often abbreviated SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter.
		The term slugging percentage is a misnomer, for it is actually a weighted average, not a percentage.
		In 1984, Pete Palmer and John Thorn developed perhaps the most widespread means of combining slugging and on-base average: OPS.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slugging_average (476 words)

	In Baseball, what is OPS?
		On base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS) is a relatively new measurement of a hitter’s performance in baseball.
		The on base percentage is a measured by the sum of hits (H), walks (also called bases on balls or BB), times hit by a pitch (HBP) divided by the sum of times at bat (AB), (BB), sacrifice flies (SF), and HBP.
		They feel that the on base percentage is nearer to the mark than the combination of on base percentage and slugging percentage.
	www.wisegeek.com /in-baseball-what-is-ops.htm (445 words)

	RMF: A lengthy review of Covering the Bases [RotoGuru Baseball Forum]
		On-base plus slugging is currently baseball’s hippest stat and is constantly referred to by analysis and announcers alike.
		on-base percentage + slugging percentage * at-bags / plate appearances), they would have criticisms about the complexity of the formula and the validity of the term on the right-hand side of the sum.
		Of course there is. Players who reach base often in any fashion will have the largest share of their OPS from the on-base percentage, but the OPS will increase the more often they reach base.
	rotoguru1.com /cgi-bin/mb/base/18971.shtml (3351 words)

	- CBS SportsLine.com
		An illegal motion by the pitcher, with a runner or runners on base, entitling all runners to advance one base.
		An earned run is a run for which the pitcher is held accountable, and shall be charged every time a runner reaches home base unless an error (including catcher's interference) or passed ball occurs that leads to that run.
		When a batter is awarded first base after being hit by a thrown ball by the pitcher.
	cbs.sportsline.com /help/glossary/stats (1159 words)

	Baseball America: Trade Central
		Though Soriano's career-high 39 homers came while playing for the Yankees in 2002, he benefited greatly from playing in hitter-friendly Ameriquest Field, posting a 1.011 on-base plus slugging percentage at home in 2005 and a.639 OPS on the road.
		The Nationals have Jose Vidro at second base and would like to move Soriano to the outfield, but they reportedly did not discuss the issue with him before making the deal.
		Wilkerson draws a lot of walks and has a career.365 on-base percentage, but he has also struck out at least 147 times in each of his four seasons.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/news/051208soriano.html (541 words)

	Diamond Legends - Baseball's Past Comes Alive (k)
		The On-Base Percentage allowed by a relief pitcher to the first batter he faces in a game.
		Any runner(s) on base when a pitcher leaves a game are considered bequeathed to the departing hurler; the opposite of inherited runners (see below).
		Any runner(s) on base when a relief pitcher enters a game are considered "inherited" by that pitcher.
	legends.stats.com /rules/glossary.asp?part=2&division=1 (1883 words)

	Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT: Underappreciated? That's a Mora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Mora had the highest batting average and on-base percentage, Ramirez had the best slugging average and on-base plus slugging average, and Guerrero had the number one on-base plus slugging normalized for both the park and the league.
		Not only did Mora get on base and drive runners around the bases with the best in the league, but he was arguably the most consistent player in all of baseball.
		He reached base a few more times but fell short of his teammate in total bases due to the fact that he had 89 fewer plate appearances.
	www.all-baseball.com /richbeat/archives/016454.html (2176 words)

	Sports: Dan Lewis on Bonds, Sosa, and Stats on NRO Weekend
		Not only did he set a new record with his astronomical slugging percentage, but he is also one of only five players (since the inception of the World Series) to get on base more than half the time.
		Bonds's "on base plus slugging," or "OPS," tied the record set by the Babe in 1920.
		Sosa had an OBP of.437, and based on the 650 number, is responsible for 366 outs.
	www.nationalreview.com /weekend/sports/sports-lewis101301.shtml (747 words)

	Science of Baseball: Baseball Time Machine: Definition of Terms & About the Time Machine
		Plus, of course, until Jackie Robinson came along, we had no African-American players in major leagues.
		On Base Percentage -- Hits plus walks plus hit by pitch, divided by at-bats plus walks plus hit by pitch.
		Production -- On Base Percentage plus Slugging Average; a simple but elegant measure of batting prowess, in that the weakness of one-half of the formulation, On Base Percentage iscountered by the strength of the other, Slugging Average, and vice versa.
	www.exploratorium.edu /baseball/stat-definitions.html (896 words)

	Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Hall Watch 2006-Leadoff Hitters- Standards and Tools for Evaluation
		These two elements are represented numerically, of course, by on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
		The differences between a #4 hitter and #5 hitter, or a #6 and #8 hitter, are not large, and it is true that batters often bat in different spots in the order over the course of a season.
		Slugging percentage is much more important relative to on-base percentage for the #3 hitter than it is for the #1 hitter in the lineup (whether the number is 1.3 or 1.5 rather than 2, I do not know).
	www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20061009123008788 (2294 words)

	The Science Channel :: phrase
		OPS is calculated by adding On Base Percentage to Slugging Average: (Hits + Walks + Hit-by-Pitch) divided by (At Bats + Walks+ Hit-by-Pitch + Sac Flys) + Number of (Singles + [2 x Doubles] + [3 x Triples] + [4 x Home Runs]) divided by At Bats.
		The statistic is based on the notion that the total number of outs that a player participates in is more relevant in evaluating his defensive play than the percentage of cleanly handled chances as calculated by the conventional statistic Fielding Percentage.
		A system for projecting a player's performance over the remainder of his career based on past performance and the aging process.
	science.discovery.com /convergence/baseball/article/article.html (570 words)

	MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS / Raising the bar / Bonds adding on-base record, batting title to his 73 home runs
		I still have an.800 slugging percentage,.500 on-base percentage, scoring 100 runs, driving in 100 and shocking the heck out of myself because I have never hit.
		With a.581 on-base percentage, Bonds is about to obliterate Ted Williams' record of.553, set in 1941.
		His OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 1.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/24/SP168221.DTL&type=printable (852 words)

	OPS
		OPS means on base percentage plus slugging percentage.
		If a player gets as many walks as hits (which almost never happens) and his total of extra bases from hits equals his total of hits (not much more likely than Rich Garces winning the Boston marathon), then OPS would be weighted 50% BA, 25% BB, and 25% power.
		Giles had a fine on base percentage because he’s a very good hitter, but it would have been much lower if he played on a good-hitting team.
	home.comcast.net /~jhbaseballpages/OPS.htm (1194 words)

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