Walk percentage (also known as Base-on-balls percentage, BB%, or BBP) is a baseball statistic criterion.

${\displaystyle BBP={\frac {W}{PA}}}$

The purpose of this offensive measurement is to gauge the percentage of a batter 's plate appearances that result in the player being walked. ^[1] A more recently developed statistic than batting average , it is used to determine hitters that have a better plate discipline .

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• On-base percentage
• Walk-to-strikeout ratio