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  1. Outs Above Average (OAA) is the cumulative effect of all individual plays a fielder has been credited or debited with, making it a range-based metric of fielding skill that accounts for the number of plays made and the difficulty of them. For example, a fielder who catches a 25% Out Probability play gets +.75; one who fails to make the play gets -.25.

  2. Outs Above Average for outfielders starts with Catch Probability, which takes the distance an outfielder must go, the time he has to get there, and the direction he travels to put a percentage of catch likelihood on each individual batted ball. OAA for outfielders is the season-long cumulative expression of each individual Catch Probability play.

  3. Jan 4, 2020 · Outs Above Average (OAA) Outs Above Average is a Statcast metric used to evaluate an outfielder’s ability to convert fly balls into outs in relation to his peers. OAA is the cumulative expression of each fly ball hit to an outfielder and his effectiveness at catching those balls in terms of Catch Probability.

  4. Statcast Outs Above Average This page allows you to break down the Outs Above Average performance of infielders and outfielders both at their lineup position and at a location on the field. This can be done on a team or individual basis.

  5. May 19, 2020 · Outs Above Average (OAA) was a recent creation by Baseball Savant, which is able to measure a player’s defensive ability by taking into the account the probability of a play being converted, so it takes into account how effective a fielder is on every play, and credits those who make more difficult plays.

  6. Mar 12, 2020 · What is a good OAA value? Zero is an average number of outs expected for an average fielder. Anything greater than zero indicates that a fielder is above average skill level and makes plays that average fielders may not be able to. Anything less than zero indicates that a fielder may have a tendency to miss plays, even average ones from time to ...

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  8. Feb 22, 2023 · OAA stands for Outs Above Average. It is new but has quickly become the favorite defensive stat of many throughout the game of baseball. Rather than measure a fielder’s effectiveness in runs like DRS, OAA is measured in outs and has different calculations for infielders and outfielders.

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