(しゅつるい)(りつ)

しゅつるいりつ
noun
on-base percentage (baseball)
sports
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)
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.
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.

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