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BPA

BPA=TB+BB+HBP+SB-CS-GDPAB+BB+HBP+SF
(TB)Total Bases
(BB)Bases on Balls (Walks)
(HBP)Hit by Pitch
(SB)Stolen Bases
(CS)Caught Stealing
(GDP)Grounded into Double Plays
(AB)At Bats
(SF)Sacrifice Flies
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The Bases per Plate Appearance (BPA) calculator computes multiple baseball metric based on the set of stats for the player.

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

  • (BPA) Bases per Plate Appearance
  • (TB) Total Bases
  • (BB) Bases on Balls
  • (HBP) Hit Batter
  • (SB) Stolen Bases
  • (CS) Caught Stealing
  • (GDP) Grounded into Double Play
  • (AB) At Bats
  • (SF) Sacrifice Flies

Bases per Plate Appearance (BPA): The calculator returns the following metrics rounded to the nearest 1000th.

  • Bill Gilbert's BPA
  • Stephen Grimble's BPA

The Math / Science

Bill Gilbert's Bases per Plate Appearance (BPA) metric of measuring offensive productivity.   The formula for Bill Gilbert's Bases per Plate Appearance is:

   BPA = (TB + BB + HBP + SB - CS - GDP) / (AB + BB + HBP + SF)

The formula for Stephen Grimble's Bases per Plate Appearance is:

   BPA = (TB+BB+SB-CS)/(AB+BB)

where:

  • BPA = Bases per Plate Appearance
  • TB = Total Bases
  • BB = Bases on Balls
  • HBP = Hit Batter
  • SB = Stolen Bases
  • CS = Caught Stealing
  • GDP  = Grounded into Double Play
  • AB = At Bats
  • SF = Sacrifice Flies


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