By 2016, after Tommy John surgery and headed for thoracic outlet surgery, he allowed a.532
slugging percentage on the change and was getting only a 13 % whiff rate.
Not exact matches
He batted.319 with an
On - Base
Percentage of.413 and a 1.008 OPS (
On - Base plus
Slugging) and hit 29 home runs with 87 RBIs.
Beane, however, didn't have those big bucks to spend with the A's, so he instead focused
on what he felt were more important statistics, such as
on - base average and
slugging percentage.
His WAR is a cool 0.2, according to Baseball-Reference.com, and his current batting average,
on - base
percentage, and
slugging percentage would all be the worst of his career.
The 22 - year - old Harper is batting.325 /.469 /.724, leading the NL in runs, homers, walks,
on - base
percentage,
slugging, OPS, and OPS +, and lest we forget to mention it, he's also a fine defensive player
on top of all that.
Last year with the Dodgers he hit.224 with 124 strikeouts, a measly.288
on - base
percentage and a feeble.298
slugging percentage.
He also led the league in
on - base
percentage -LRB-.479) and was second in hits (182), extra-base hits (81) and
slugging percentage -LRB-.628).
DePodesta says Bradley's numbers (a.421
on - base
percentage,.501
slugging and 10 homers in» 03, all career highs) made him worth the risk.
3B Chipper Jones, 28, Braves [SKINNY] At the break the ever - consistent Jones (above) led all third basemen in
on - base
percentage -LRB-.423) and
slugging percentage -LRB-.621), was second in batting average -LRB-.325), RBIs (64) and walks (50), and was third in home runs (21).
At week's end he was leading the National League with a.441
on - base
percentage, was third in
slugging percentage -LRB-.579) and fourth in batting -LRB-.331).
With a.351
on - base
percentage,.515
slugging percentage, four home runs and a team - leading 18 RBIs through Sunday, he had helped boost the Dodgers (12 - 6) to a 2 1/2 - game lead in the NL West.
CF Jim Edmonds, 30, Cardinals [SKINNY] His phenomenal
on - base -LRB-.452) and
slugging -LRB-.655)
percentages, plus his usual terrific glovework, give him the edge in a deep field that includes Bernie Williams, Andruw Jones, Steve Finley, Carl Everett and Brian Giles.
There are 19 players who finished their careers with a batting average over.300, an
on - base
percentage over.400, and a
slugging percentage over.500.
NL Rank (out of 15) Runs per game: 8th Runs scored: 9th Batting average: 9th
On - base
percentage: 11th
Slugging percentage: 9th Adjusted OPS: 10th
McGwire has big advantages in home runs (583 to 462),
on - base
percentage -LRB-.394 to.353) and
slugging percentage -LRB-.588 to.515).
In fact, Rodriguez has batted.281 and has an.865 OPS (
on - base plus
slugging percentage) against Boston since becoming a Yankee, including the playoffs and last weekend when he reached base eight times in 11 plate appearances as New York lost two out of three games.
New York is 7th in the American league in OPS (
on - base
percentage +
slugging percentage) and 10th in ERA, but the favorite lines are not budging.
That highly - quantitative theory ignores conventional baseball wisdom, scouting reports and popular stats like batting averages and RBIs in favor of lesser - appreciated indicators like
slugging and
on - base
percentages which apparently have a higher correlation to wins and losses.
Are there statistical measures that can do for quality investing what the
on - base and
slugging percentages did for the Oakland Athletics» performance?