On-base Plus Slugging - Formula

Formula

The basic formula is

where OBP is on-base percentage and SLG is slugging average. These averages are defined

and

where:

  • H = Hits
  • BB = Base on balls
  • HBP = Times hit by pitch
  • AB = At bats
  • SF = Sacrifice flies
  • TB = Total bases

Although OBP and SLG have different denominators, it is possible to rewrite the expression for OPS using a common denominator. This expression is mathematically identical to the simple sum of OBP and SLG:

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