A really dumb question

This has been sort of bugging me at the back of my mind since 8/30 (when I was at the Big A to see Lackey's 100th win)... One of the Oakland players had an OBP that was lower than his BA. How the heck can this happen?

5 months ago red floyd 8 comments 0 recs |

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The Answer

OBP = (H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB + HBP + SF).

If a player has no walks or HBP, but does have a sac fly, his OBP will fall below his batting average.

by jjackflash on Sep 10, 2009 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Got it. Thanks.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 10, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd always wondered that, too

Not from that game, but anyway. Thanks!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 10, 2009 6:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I never knew that could happen...

thanks for posting that “dumb” question.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 10, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Im not sure of this but

if you get a single and try to stretch it into a double but get tagged out, doesn’t that make the OBP lower then the AVG because your getting a hit but not getting on base, or staying on base?

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34

by Vladd#27 on Sep 11, 2009 12:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

no.

You get credit for the single but make an out on the bases. They should probably penalize the player with a caught stealing or something, but it doesn’t end up affecting their stat line at all.

by dmhead on Sep 11, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs