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Hitting statistics glossary | |
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G |
Games played in |
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GS |
Games started |
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PA |
Total plate appearances |
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AB |
At-bats (plate appearances excluding walks, sacrifice flies, and hits batsmen) |
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H |
Hits |
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TB |
Total bases (a single is one base, a double is two bases, etc.) |
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AVG |
Batting average (hits divided by at-bats) |
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OBP |
On-base percentage (total times reached base divided by plate appearances) |
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SLG |
Slugging percentage (total bases divided by at-bats) |
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OPS |
On-base plus slugging percentage |
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ISO |
Isolated power (metric of raw power; total bases per at-bat, excluding singles) |
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BABIP |
Batting average on balls in play. Frequency by which a batter reaches base when making contact (excluding home runs) |
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RC |
Runs created. Offensive metric that quantifies how many runs a player has contributed to his team. |
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RC/27 |
Runs created divided by 27. Runs created expressed as a ratio, using 27 as a denominator for 27 outs in a 9-inning game |
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R |
Runs scored |
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2B |
Doubles |
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3B |
Triples |
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HR |
Home runs |
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RBI |
Runs batted in |
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SB |
Stolen bases |
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CS |
Caught stealing |
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BB |
Walks |
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K |
Strikeouts |
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BB% |
Walk ratio (walks divided by total plate appearances) |
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K% |
Strikeout ratio (strikeouts divided by total plate appearances) |
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SAC |
Sacrifices (simplified to include both sacrifice bunts and sacrifice flies, as game notes often do not specify) |
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HBP |
Times hit by pitch |
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GDP |
Double plays hit into |
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Pitching statistics glossary | |
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G |
Games pitched in |
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GS |
Games started |
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W |
Wins |
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L |
Losses |
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SV |
Saves |
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IP |
Innings pitched |
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TBF |
Total batters faced |
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#PIT |
Number of pitches thrown |
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H |
Hits allowed |
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BB |
Walks allowed |
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K |
Strikeouts |
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HR |
Home runs allowed |
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HBP |
Hit batsmen |
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SAC |
Sacrifices surrendered (simplified to include both sacrifice bunts and sacrifice flies, as game notes often do not specify) |
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R |
Runs allowed (including unearned runs) |
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ER |
Earned runs allowed |
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ERA |
Earned run average |
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WHIP |
Walks and hits per inning pitched |
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K/BB |
Strikeout-to-walk ratio |
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K/9 |
Strikeouts per 9 innings pitched |
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BB/9 |
Walks per 9 innings pitched |
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H/9 |
Hits per 9 innings pitched |
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IR |
Inherited runners (IE number of players on base when reliever enters game) |
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IRS |
Inherited runners scored |
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HLD |
Holds - awarded to non-closers for preserving a lead in a save situation (e.g. reliever pitching a scoreless 8th in a 3-2 game is awarded a hold if/when the game is saved by the closer in the 9th) |
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BABIP |
Batting average on balls in play. Frequency by which a batter reaches base when making contact (excluding home runs) |
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AVG |
Opposing hitters' batting average (hits allowed divided by at-bats) |
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OBP |
Opposing hitters' on-base percentage (total times reached base divided by plate appearances) |
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SLG |
Opposing hitters' slugging percentage (total bases divided by at-bats) |
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OPS |
Opposing hitters' on-base slugging percentage |
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ISO |
Opposing hitters' isolated power (metric of raw power; total bases per at-bat, excluding singles) |
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RC |
Opposing hitters' runs created. Offensive metric that quantifies how many runs a player has contributed to his team. |
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RC/27 |
Opposing hitters' runs created, expressed as a ratio using 27 outs as a denominator for 27 outs in a 9-inning game. |
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2B |
Doubles allowed |
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3B |
Triples allowed |
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SB |
Opposing runners' stolen bases |
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CS |
Opposing runners' times caught stealing |
Fielding statistics glossary
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INN |
Innings played |
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TC |
Total defensive chances |
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PO |
Putouts |
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A |
Assists |
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E |
Errors |
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DP |
Double plays |
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FPCT |
Fielding percentage |
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SB |
Stolen bases allowed (catchers) |
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CS |
Basestealers thrown out (catchers) |