TRADITIONAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS TRADITIONAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

¡ Average (BA, or AVG.): the number of hits (H) divided by the total number of at-bats (AB), or BA=H/AB ¡ (SLG.): Divide the total number of bases (TB) by the total number of at-bats (AB), or SLG=TB/AB ¡ How do we figure ? If a hitter has the following line:

AB H 2B 3B HR 592 235 44 18 21 § Total Bases = H + 2B + (2x3B) + (3xHR) § For the above: 235 + 44 + (2x18) + (3x21) = 235 + 44 + 36 + 63 = 378 § So, what is his average and slugging percentage? § BA = 235/592 = .397 § SLG = 378/592 = .639 TRADITIONAL OFFENSIVE STATS, CONT.

¡ On-Base Percentage (OBP): Here, we’re looking at how much a batter actually got on-base, including walks and -by-pitch: § OBP = (Hits + Walks + Hit-By-Pitch)/(At-Bats + Walks + Hit-By-Pitch + Sacrifice Flies) = (H+BB+HBP)/(AB+BB+HBP+SF) ¡ Another recently-popular stat is to combine the SLG and the OBP into OPS (On-base Plus Slugging) ¡ percentage (SB%) = Stolen Bases (SB) divided by attempts (SB plus Stealing) = SB/(SB+CS) WHAT OTHER OFFENSIVE OUTCOMES ARE TRACKED

¡ Runs (R): The number of runs the individual (or team) scored ¡ (K, or SO) ¡ Plays (GDP or GIDP) ¡ Sacrifice Hits/Bunts (SH) ¡ Intentional Walks (IBB) ¡ These statistics are, or can be, used in a variety of ways we will discuss later. LET’S PRACTICE

¡ We’re going to look at ’s 2012 season:

AB H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB HBP SF 560 141 35 5 34 9 3 62 4 7

¡ Let’s figure out his total bases first: § 141+35+(2x5)+(3x34)= 141+35+10+102= 288 ¡ Average = 141/560 = .252 ¡ Slugging = .514 ¡ On-Base Percentage = (141+62+4)/(560+62+4+7) = 207/633 = .327 ¡ OPS = .841 ¡ = 9/(9+3) = 9/12 = .750 LET’S PRACTICE

¡ Now we’ll look at the 2012 Cincinnati Reds

AB H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB HBP SF 5477 1377 296 30 172 87 27 481 47 37

¡ Total Bases = 1377+296+(2x30)+(3x172)= 1377+296+60+516 = 2,249 ¡ BA = 1377/5477 = .251 ¡ SLG = .411 ¡ OBP = (1377+481+47)/(5477+481+47+37)= 1905/6042= .315 ¡ OPS = .726 ¡ SB% = 87/(87+27)= 87/114 = .763 PRACTICE

¡ 1: In 1995, had 70 singles and 103 extra-base hits: 52 doubles, 1 and 50 home runs. Given that he had 546 at-bats, what were his and slugging percentage?

¡ 2: In that same season, Albert Belle had 73 walks (6 times intentionally), was hit by the pitch 6 times and had 4 sacrifice flies. What was his OBP?

¡ 3: In 1945, Snuffy Stirnweiss led the in slugging with the lowest slugging percentage since 1908 (. 476) and the third lowest percentage ever in the American League. Given that he has 195 hits, of which 32 were doubles, 22 were triples and 10 were home runs, how many at-bats did Snuffy have? ANSWERS

¡ 1: Belle had a total of 173 base hits. To find his batting average, we divide his hits by at-bats and see that his BA = 173/546 = .317. His slugging percentage: ((70x1)+(52x2)+(1x3)+(50x4))/546 = .690

¡ 2: On-Base Percentage (OBP): (173+73+6)/(546+73+6+4) = . 401

¡ 3: His at-bat total can be found by dividing his total bases by his slugging percentage. Subtracting his extra-base hits from 195 shows that Snuffy had 131 singles. We calculate TB = (131x1) + (32x2) + (22x3) + (10x4) = 301.