In 1987, Gary Carter played in 139 games, all for the New York Mets, and batting in all of them. He had 523 at bats, getting 123 hits, for a .235 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 6 sacrifice flies, and 83 runs batted in. He was walked 42 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 73 times. He hit 18 doubles, 2 triples, and 20 home runs.
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In 1987, Greg Legg played in 3 games, all for the Philadelphia Phillies, and batting in all of them. He had 2 at bats, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times.
In 1987, Greg Maddux played for the Chicago Cubs.
On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1987, Greg Maddux had 42 at bats, 5 hits, 0 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .119.
Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1987, Greg Maddux had 42 at bats, and hit 5 singles, 0 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs, for a .119 slugging percentage.
Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in Baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1987, Greg Maddux had a .119 On Base Percentage and a .119 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .238.
Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1987, Greg Maddux had a .119 On Base Percentage and 5 Total Bases for .60 Runs Created.
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