on-base percentage
nounDefinition of on-base percentage
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 VerducciKeep scrolling for more