On-base plus slugging OPS
OPS stands for on-base plus slugging. One number for a hitter’s whole offensive game: how often he reaches base plus how much damage he does when he connects.
How OPS is calculated
Yordan Alvarez, 2026: .432 + .601 = 1.033
Adding two fractions with different denominators is mathematically sloppy, and on-base is worth roughly 1.8 times as much as slugging in creating runs. OPS survives because it tracks team run scoring almost as well as far more complicated metrics and can be computed in your head.
OPS calculator
That would lead the 250 qualified players of 2026. The median was .735.
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What counts as a good OPS?
Half of the 250 qualified MLB players in 2026 were at or below .735. Clearing .837 put a season in the top tenth of the league.
- Median
- .735
- Top 10%
- .837
- Leader
- 1.033
By position, the median was .765 for 1B, .754 for LF, .740 for C, .739 for DH, .728 for RF and .728 for 3B.
Qualified: 300+ AB, non-zero, 2026 regular season.