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On base percentage

In baseball statistics, on base percentage (denoted by OBP) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error. It may be calculated as:

(H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB + HBP + SF)

See also: Baseball statistics

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