OPS
1 of 2abbreviation or noun
baseball
: a statistic that combines a hitter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage
Trout is on track for a third season with an OPS greater than .950. Only two players had three such years through their age-22 season: Ted Williams (1939-41) and Jimmie Fox (1928-30), neither of whom played defense or ran like Trout.—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDuring that span he averaged 29 home runs and hit .301 with a .922 OPS, numbers rarely witnessed at his position …—Ben Reiter
Ben ReiterOne formula used more and more for comparing the greatest hitters ever is adding the on-base and slugging percentages, which produces a statistic called OPS. Agreed upon by baseball analysts and statisticians alike, OPS … paints the most complete picture of how a hitter dominates his era.—Kenneth Shouler
Kenneth ShoulerExamples of OPS in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2009, Mauer led the American League in batting average and on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Finished with a comfortable khaki and black ballistic rubber strap, the Freak [ONE OPS] ($66,500) is a welcome addition to a groundbreaking line, and one of the clear standout releases of Dubai Watch Week.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
His slash line after 144 games is .248/.315/.388 with a .703 OPS.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
Ryan O’Hearn, a castoff from Kansas City, and Cedric Mullins, an outfielder who survived the rebuild, both came through in the 11th to win the game.
O’Hearn is among the Orioles’ leaders in OPS in his first season with the club after spending the past few as a bench bat for the lowly Royals.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
For the season, Devers is up to .276 with an .876 OPS.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
In the playoffs against the Mets and Dodgers, Soto’s OPS dipped to .718 and .485.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
Roller, 26, hit .222 with 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in while compiling an OPS of .786 in 92 games at Class AAA Columbus this season.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Special Ops: Lioness Minutes viewed: 2.72 Billion Episodes: 8 | Rotten Tomatoes: 56%
This modern-day CIA action thriller has an impressive cast that includes Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
Spec Ops: The Line’s development was notoriously difficult.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
How Hip Hop Changed The World, Inside Our Autistic Minds, Planet Earth III, The Coronation of King Charles III, Silent Witness, and Black Ops.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Over the weekend, Brickley compiled a list championing 10 musicians he’s trained with and watched play pick-up on New York City’s West Side as part of his Black Ops Basketball sessions.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
In addition to his work on the Black Ops games, Picardo also joined the ranks of Star Trek actors hired by Bethesda for a game appearance.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
To receive the one-time dose, 30 Special Ops veterans traveled to a treatment site in Mexico where ibogaine use is unregulated.
—Dr. Angela Zhang, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Shuttle drivers ferry scientists along icy roads maintained by the roaring tractors of the Fleet Ops crew.
—Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Abbreviation or noun
With the weight of the whirl on his shoulders, in 15 games Shohei Ohtani is batting .333 with three home runs, 12 runs scored and an OPS 1.012.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2009, Mauer led the American League in batting average and on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Finished with a comfortable khaki and black ballistic rubber strap, the Freak [ONE OPS] ($66,500) is a welcome addition to a groundbreaking line, and one of the clear standout releases of Dubai Watch Week.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
His slash line after 144 games is .248/.315/.388 with a .703 OPS.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
Ryan O’Hearn, a castoff from Kansas City, and Cedric Mullins, an outfielder who survived the rebuild, both came through in the 11th to win the game.
O’Hearn is among the Orioles’ leaders in OPS in his first season with the club after spending the past few as a bench bat for the lowly Royals.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
For the season, Devers is up to .276 with an .876 OPS.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
In the playoffs against the Mets and Dodgers, Soto’s OPS dipped to .718 and .485.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
Roller, 26, hit .222 with 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in while compiling an OPS of .786 in 92 games at Class AAA Columbus this season.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
Noun
Gerald then appeared in the 2015 film San Andreas; joined the Netflix corner of the MCU as Melvin Potter on Daredevil; and appeared on Avatar costar Zoe Saldaña’s Paramount+ series Special Ops: Lioness.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Special Ops: Lioness Minutes viewed: 2.72 Billion Episodes: 8 | Rotten Tomatoes: 56%
This modern-day CIA action thriller has an impressive cast that includes Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
Spec Ops: The Line’s development was notoriously difficult.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
How Hip Hop Changed The World, Inside Our Autistic Minds, Planet Earth III, The Coronation of King Charles III, Silent Witness, and Black Ops.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Over the weekend, Brickley compiled a list championing 10 musicians he’s trained with and watched play pick-up on New York City’s West Side as part of his Black Ops Basketball sessions.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
In addition to his work on the Black Ops games, Picardo also joined the ranks of Star Trek actors hired by Bethesda for a game appearance.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
To receive the one-time dose, 30 Special Ops veterans traveled to a treatment site in Mexico where ibogaine use is unregulated.
—Dr. Angela Zhang, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Shuttle drivers ferry scientists along icy roads maintained by the roaring tractors of the Fleet Ops crew.
—Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
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