Ben Popescu

Understanding a batter's ability to reach base involves calculating hits, walks, hit-by-pitches, at bats, and sacrifice flies for accurate performance evaluation.

OPS combines on-base percentage and slugging percentage to evaluate a hitter's ability to reach base and hit for power, helping compare players across eras and teams.

OPS+ scales a player's OPS relative to league and park context, setting 100 as average, with deviations indicating performance percentage compared to peers.

The power-speed score is a baseball metric combining home runs and stolen bases, highlighting well-rounded players and rewarding balance in power and speed performance.

Runs Created is a sabermetric that estimates a hitter's offensive contribution by combining hits, walks, and total bases into a single metric for analysis.

Understanding decision impacts at the plate and in the field helps refine strategies, quantifying contributions to win probability through positive and negative play analysis.

Baseball analysts use situational metrics to measure how specific plays impact win probability, with positive outcomes indicating improved chances of victory for the team.

Slugging percentage measures total bases per at-bat, rewarding extra-base hits like doubles, triples, and home runs, with averages around .425 considered standard in MLB.

Strikeout percentage measures a pitcher's effectiveness by calculating the ratio of strikeouts to total batters faced, providing a clearer comparison of strikeout ability across pitchers.

Total bases measure a batter's productivity by accounting for singles, doubles, triples, and home runs, emphasizing extra-base hits and excluding walks and errors.