re: Why isn't a sacrifice fly an official at bat but an RBI ground out is?

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ROE should count favorably towards OBP.

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I agree. A hit by pitch counts positively toward OBP. Both HBP and reaching on an error are arguably something mostly or entirely attributable to someone else fricking up, but the batter is penalized statistically for ROE but rewarded statistically for HBP. I would argue that the batter might actually influence/cause the ROE in more situations than they do the HBP as well. The speed of the batter can influence fielder to hurry throws, harder hit balls may eat up the fielder more often, etc.