A base percentage is the percentage that a number is being compared to. It is a base in the sense that it does not change.
the percentage that you reach base
On base percentage plus slugging percentage
OPS stands for 'on base percentage plus slugging percentage' and is equal to (on base percentage + slugging percentage). If a player's on base percentage is .350 and slugging percentage is .500, the OPS is .850.
Tony Gwynn's career MLB on base percentage was .388. His best season, on base percentage wise, was 1994 when he batted .394 and had an on base percentage of .454.
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Johnny Damon's career on base percentage is .355.
Babe Ruth had a .474 career on base percentage.
base = 260 base = percentage/ rate = 65/0.25 = 260
In MLB in the 2009 season, in the National League the average on base percentage was .331 and the average slugging percentage was .409. In the American League, the average on base percentage was .336 and the average slugging percentage was .428.
Babe Ruth had a .474 career on base percentage.
In 2011, Derek Jeter had a .355 on-base percentage.