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
During that span he averaged 29 home runs and hit .301 with a .922 OPS, numbers rarely witnessed at his position …—Ben Reiter
One 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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“OPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OPS. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
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