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
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
For players with 500 plate appearances that season, his OPS was worst in the majors.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Annable is a series regular opposite lead Zoe Saldaña on Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ spy thriller series Special Ops: Lioness.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Oct. 30, 2024
Gleyber Torres, 28, 2B, Octagon: Torres found new life after moving to leadoff in late August, posting an OPS of .856 down the stretch and into the postseason for the Yankees.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
For players with 500 plate appearances that season, his OPS was worst in the majors.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Complex issues like noisy neighbors, shared infrastructure problems or database faults often slip through the cracks, leading to inefficient troubleshooting processes where Dev and Ops teams work in isolation.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Annable is a series regular opposite lead Zoe Saldaña on Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ spy thriller series Special Ops: Lioness.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“OPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OPS. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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