(しゅつるい)(りつ)

しゅつるいりつ
noun
on-base percentage (baseball)
1. on-base percentage
A baseball statistic measuring how often a batter reaches base — via a hit, a walk, or being hit by a pitch — expressed as a rate.
(かれ)出塁(しゅつるい)(りつ)(たか)い。
He has a high on-base percentage.
四球(しきゅう)(えら)んで出塁(しゅつるい)(りつ)()げる。
He draws walks to raise his on-base percentage.
出塁(しゅつるい)(りつ)打率(だりつ)より選手(せんしゅ)価値(かち)をよく(あらわ)すと()われる。
On-base percentage is said to reflect a player's value better than batting average.

Compound of 出塁(しゅつるい) (reaching base) + (りつ) (rate). A baseball statistic for how often a batter gets on base, counting hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 打率(だりつ): batting average
  • 長打(ちょうだ)(りつ): slugging percentage
  • 四球(しきゅう): base on balls (a walk)