OPS+ is OPS measured against the league average, and adjusted for ballpark factors. An OPS+ of 100 means that a player performed at the league average. To be mind-numbingly obvious, an OPS+ above 100 is better than average, while an OPS+ below 100 is below average. If you're still reading, here, via baseball-reference.com, is a ranking of players with the highest career OPS+:
| Rank | Player | OPS+ |
| 1 | Babe Ruth | 207 |
| 2 | Ted Williams | 190 |
| 3 | Barry Bonds | 184 |
| 4 | Lou Gehrig | 179 |
| 5 | Rogers Hornsby | 175 |
| 6 | Mickey Mantle | 172 |
| 7 | Dan Brouthers | 170 |
| -- | Joe Jackson | 170 |
| 9 | Ty Cobb | 167 |
| 10 | Jimmie Foxx | 163 |
| -- | Mark McGwire | 163 |
That's fairly good company.
In case you're wondering, Dan Brouthers played between 1879 and 1904.
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