OPS IS GREAT…BUT MOPS IS TOPS!

By |2020-03-22T16:27:51-04:00January 6th, 2014|Categories: Statistics|Tags: , |

A New Statistic for a New Offensive Era By: Herb Crehan with Jackson Dunnell OPS, on-base percentage plus slugging average, has achieved acceptance as the single-best offensive measure of a player’s value to his team.  On-base percentage quantifies a player’s ability to get on base, whether it is through a hit, a walk or a hit-by-pitch.  Slugging average use [...]