on-base percentage

noun

on-base per·cent·age ˈȯn-ˈbās-pər-ˈsen-tij How to pronounce on-base percentage (audio)

baseball

: a statistic that is expressed as a 3-digit decimal and that indicates the frequency with which a batter reaches base by a hit, a walk, or being hit by a pitch

Note: A batter with an on-base percentage of .350 has reached base 3.5 times for every 10 at bats.

Through Sunday he led the league in on-base percentage (.479) and hits (40) and was second in runs scored (21) and ninth in slugging percentage (.515).

Ivan Maisel

… he understood that on-base percentage was a far better tool to evaluate a hitter than batting average …

Tom Verducci

单词	on-base percentage
释义	on-base percentage noun on-base per·cent·age ˈȯn-ˈbās-pər-ˈsen-tij baseball : a statistic that is expressed as a 3-digit decimal and that indicates the frequency with which a batter reaches base by a hit, a walk, or being hit by a pitch Note: A batter with an on-base percentage of .350 has reached base 3.5 times for every 10 at bats. Through Sunday he led the league in on-base percentage (.479) and hits (40) and was second in runs scored (21) and ninth in slugging percentage (.515). Ivan Maisel … he understood that on-base percentage was a far better tool to evaluate a hitter than batting average … Tom Verducci Word History First Known Use 1949, in the meaning defined above
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on-base percentage

noun

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