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Article: Ted Williams' on-base performances in consecutive games: does Teddy Ballgame hold that important major league record too?
- Article from:
- The Baseball Research Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
- Author:
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On-Base Performance is very important--it is the absolute prerequisite for the most critical aspect of playing winning baseball--scoring runs. In order for a team to score a run, at least one of its players must get on base.
The conventional metric for On Base Performance is On Base Average (OBA), oftentimes called On Base Percentage (OBP)--which is the total number of times a player gets on base safely divided by his total plate appearances. "Officially," there are three ways in which a batter can get on base safely: (1) by getting a base hit; (2) by drawing a walk; (3) by being hit by a pitch. Not included in the "official" means of getting on base safely are ...