Microsoft announces record Q4, $18.06 billion in revenue. Microsoft has just dropped its Q4 2012 earnings report and things are looking pretty darn good... depending on your angle. The company reported a record fourth quarter revenue of $18.06 billion, but did suffer a net loss over the last three months of $492 million.
OK, .300 traditionally has been the mark of a good batting average, and .200 and below has been a poor one. The average batting average (a mouthful) has gone up from .260 to .275 or so in the last several years, so that affects perceptions.
The higher a player's OPS is, the more potent he is offensively. In baseball, OPS is a number that combines a player's on-base percentage and his slugging percentage. In major league baseball, the average OPS in the early 21st century was about .750. Home runs are the most valuable type of hit. Though players with high OPS statistics are usually power hitters, those who are able to hit into defensive gaps usually have high OPS statistics, also.