Sentence examples for base percentage of from inspiring English sources

Once they take an additional base and move into scoring position, however, Lester truly shines; Chicago's ace touts a Left on Base Percentage of 72.4 this season.

Casilla now has a major league on base percentage of 1000%.

In 1920 Ruth had a combined slugging percentage and on-base percentage of 1.379.

But he has 10 years' experience in the majors and has an on-base percentage of better than.400 in six of the last seven years.

As of this writing: 61 stolen bases, 81 runs, 169 hits in 138 games, but an on-base percentage of "only".352, or 35percentt.

Catcher JORGE POSADA is batting.314, with an on-base percentage of.444 -- MICKEY COCHRANE is the only catcher in history to have an on-base percentage of more than.450 -- and JOE TORRE, the American League manager, typically looks for opportunities to reward his players.

But he also is a veteran.280 hitter whose batting average dipped to.245 last season with the worst on-base percentage of his career,.289.

The Cardinals recognized that if.368 is the worst on-base percentage of a player's career, it might be wise to buy low.

He has had an on-base percentage of at least.360 in four of the last five seasons and has 315 career homers.

He has driven in 100 or more runs nine times, hit 40 or more homers six times, scored 100 or more runs eight times and has a career on-base percentage of more than.400.

Over the past two seasons, the Washington Nationals, for example, have the lowest on-base percentage of any team from the leadoff spot, and one of the highest rates of steals per time on base.