“Moneyball” popularized advanced statistics in baseball, including one oft-used stat known as OPS. What exactly does OPS measure? Of all American sports, baseball might have the most complicated ...

This is a story about a well-known metric, maligned by some in the industry, that has been hiding a secret for at least 20 years. It is rare that anything in baseball can hide in plain sight for so ...

Modern statistics are changing the way MLB players are evaluated. In MVP discussions, fans will more often hear WAR (wins above replacement) than they hear batting average. On the defensive side, ...

The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge is having one of the greatest hitting seasons of all time. Toss out any hitting stat you want and he’s at or near the top of the list with the titans of the sport.

As Opening Day approaches, diamond devotees are dusting off copies of The Baseball Encyclopedia and refreshing their memories on the sport’s hallowed statistical records: batting average, home runs, ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Batting average was a priority for Andrew Benintendi when he first broke into the major leagues in 2016. He batted .312 in the minors on the way to his debut. Going into his ...