Comments on: What adjusted OPS means https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-adjusted-ops-means/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-adjusted-ops-means David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-adjusted-ops-means/#comment-56224 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:25:27 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=30167#comment-56224 In reply to Shirley Marquez.

For exactly the reason you stated, I feel a lot worse about not mentioning Josh Gibson and Oscar Charleston than I do about Barry Bonds.

Bonds makes me sad because even before the steroids, he was a clear Hall of Famer. He wouldn’t have set any home run records but was there anyone better in his generation? Griffey maybe?

]]> By: Shirley Marquez https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-adjusted-ops-means/#comment-56219 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:49:05 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=30167#comment-56219 I’m guessing that you haven’t mentioned Barry Bonds because of the steroid taint on his career. But he did achieve impressive OPS+ numbers in his prime, with a peak of 268 in his 2002 season and a career average of 182 over 22 seasons. He had the best OPS+ in the major leagues seven times.

Josh Gibson has the #1 and #2 spots on the list of single season OPS+ leaders, with a peak of 281 in 1943, when the league was severely thinned by WWII. But he also got to 273 in 1937, showing that it was not a fluke. Bonds has positions 3 through 5.

Babe Ruth is the leader in total career OPS+, with 206. Ted Williams is second at 191. Bonds is third among MLB players. Oscar Charleston, a Negro League player, is third (ahead of Bonds) if he is included.

Although Bonds never cracked the .400 batting barrier, he does hold the record for the best on base percentage (OBP) ever, with an insane .609. (He walked a lot, intentionally and not.) Another season of his is second highest at .581. Ted Williams’ best season ranks fourth at .553. Third place belongs to Josh Gibson in 1943.

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