What is OPS in baseball?

Answer 1

OPS stands for "On-Base Plus Slugging" this is a great tool to compare players on their overall offensive contribution. In order to be among the league leaders in OPS, a player must hit for average, display a great batting eye (to collect walks), and hit for power. An OPS over 900 is considered quite good, and an OPS over 1000 is sure be among the league leaders.

To calculate this you need to first know a players On-Base Percentage and their Slugging Percentage --- then you simply add those 2 together

Calculating On Base Percentage:

OBP = (Hits+Walks+HBP)/(ABs+Walks+HBP) or -- (Hits+Walks+HBP)/Plate Appearances

Calculating Slugging Percentage:

Slugging % = Total Bases/At-Bats --- to calculate Total Bases you assign the following (Single=1, Double=2, Triple=3, HR=4)

Answer 2

On base percentage Plus Slugging percentage.