OBP and RPA calculations

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OBP and RPA calculations

Post by team mom » Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:50 am

What is the calcuation of these two stats? I thought they were pretty self-explanatory, but I have some quirky results I don't understand.

Player 1 has two at-bats; first is a ground out, second is a sac bunt with error. She scores a run with the sac bunt and then later scores herself. RPA = 1 when I thought it would be 0.5, and OBP = 0 when I thought it would be 0.5.

Player 2 has two at bats; first is a ground out, second is a single with an RBI. She later scores. Her RPA is 1, not 0.5, and her OBP is .5, which I agree with.

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Re: OBP and RPA calculations

Post by FTMSupport » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:01 am

RPA = (runs scored + rbis - home runs) / (plate appearances)

for Player 1, (1 + 1 - 0) / 2 = 1.
for Player 2, (0 + 1 - 0) / 2 = 0.5

OBP = (hits + walks + hit by pitch) / (at bats + walks + hit by pitch + sac flies)

for Player 1, (0 + 0 + 0) / (1 + 0 + 0 + 0) = 0 (sacrifice bunts do not count as an at bat, and ROE dos not count as reaching base for OBP)

for Player2, (1 + 0 + 0) / (2 + 0 + 0 + 0) = 0.5
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Re: OBP and RPA calculations

Post by team mom » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:06 am

Thanks!
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Re: OBP and RPA calculations

Post by team mom » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:29 am

One follow-up question. Player one, who reached base on error with a sac but has a zero ROE stat. Is there a special calculation for that one that does not include sac bunts?
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Re: OBP and RPA calculations

Post by OhioTex » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:53 pm

Shouldn't RPA Player be = 1?
( 1RBI + 1 Run-0HR)/2Plate appearances = 1
FTMSupport wrote: for Player 2, (0 + 1 - 0) / 2 = 0.5
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Re: OBP and RPA calculations

Post by FTMSupport » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:04 pm

@team mom - the Sac Bunt supersedes the ROE. If we counted an ROE, it would count as an At Bat. Because it was a Sacrifice, the player gets credit for that and the fact that they reached on error is not counted in statistics.

@OhioTex - did not notice the "she later scores"... so yes, if she was credited with an RBI and a R, then RPA should be 1.
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