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What Is The Definition Of On-Base Percentage In Baseball?
1. This is a statistic in baseball that measures how often a player reaches base in any manner except by a fielding error, fielder’s choice, dropped third strike, fielder’s obstruction or catcher’s inference.
A player’s on-base percentage is calculated the following way: OBP = (Hits + Walks + Hits By Pitch) / (At-Bats + Walks + Hit By Pitch + Sacrifice Fly)
Examples Of How On-Base Percentage Is Used In Commentary
1. Miguel Cabrera led the league in OBP in 2013 with a .442 average, helping to propel him to the MVP award for that season.
Sport The Term Is Used
1. Baseball
Also Seen As:
1. On-Base Average
Abbreviated As:
1. OBP