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OPS Calculator

Calculate OPS (on-base plus slugging) — the sum of on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Informational only — not a substitute for official league statistics or professional judgment.

How it's calculated

OBP = (Hits + Walks + Hit By Pitch) ÷ (At Bats + Walks + Hit By Pitch + Sacrifice Flies) SLG = Total Bases ÷ At Bats OPS = OBP + SLG Example: 165 hits, 550 at bats, 280 total bases, 60 walks, 5 HBP, 4 sac flies OBP = (165 + 60 + 5) ÷ (550 + 60 + 5 + 4) ≈ .372 SLG = 280 ÷ 550 ≈ .509 OPS ≈ .372 + .509 = .881

Assumptions

  • Total bases must be entered directly (singles×1 + doubles×2 + triples×3 + home runs×4) rather than broken into individual hit types.
  • Uses the standard unweighted OPS formula (OBP + SLG) — not the park-and-league-adjusted OPS+.

Source: MLB Glossary — OPS

Last reviewed: July 2026

Frequently asked questions

What's considered a good OPS?

In modern MLB, an OPS above .900 is considered excellent (typically all-star-caliber offense), .800–.900 is above average, and league-average OPS usually sits in the low .700s, though it shifts year to year with league-wide offensive levels.

Why add on-base percentage and slugging percentage together?

OPS is a quick, back-of-the-envelope way to capture both halves of offensive value — how often a hitter reaches base (OBP) and how much damage they do when they hit the ball (SLG) — in a single number, without needing separate weighting like more advanced metrics (e.g. wOBA) use.

What counts as "total bases"?

Total bases = singles × 1 + doubles × 2 + triples × 3 + home runs × 4. It's a standard column in most box scores and stat lines, so you usually won't need to add up individual hit types by hand.

Is OPS a perfect stat?

No — a well-known limitation is that OPS weighs OBP and SLG equally by simply adding them, even though on-base ability is generally considered slightly more valuable per point than slugging. More advanced metrics like wOBA and OPS+ correct for this and adjust for park/league context, but OPS remains a widely used, easy-to-calculate approximation.

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