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Old 14th April 2009, 06:40 PM
Billy Walsh Billy Walsh is offline
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Originally Posted by jake
ps..new to mlb..have been looking at their site..don't fully understand scoring stats..
Box scores generally contain:

Ininngs 1-9 and what scores were recorded in each

R - Stands for total runs scored

H - Stands for hits (how many times during the game a runner got on base)

E - Stands for fielding errors

Other popular ones via Wikipedia (quicker to cut and paste):

Batting statistics
  • 1B—Single: hits on which the batter reached first base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
  • 2B—Double: hits on which the batter reached second base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
  • 3B—Triple: hits on which the batter reached third base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
  • AB—At bat: Batting appearances, not including bases on balls, hit by pitch, sacrifices, interference, or obstruction.
  • AB/HR At bats per home run: at bats divided by home runs.
  • BA—Batting average (also abbreviated AVG): hits divided by at bats.
  • BB—Base on balls (also called a "walk"): times receiving four balls and advancing to first base
  • BABIP Batting average on balls in play: frequency of which a batter reaches a base after putting the ball in the field of play. Also a pitching category.
  • BB/K—Walk-to-strikeout ratio: number of base on balls divided by number of strikeouts
  • XBH—Extra base hits: doubles plus triples plus home runs
  • FC—Fielder's choice: times reaching base when a fielder chose to try for an out on another runner
  • GO/AO—Ground ball fly ball ratio: number of ground ball outs divided by number of fly ball outs
  • GDP or GIDP—Ground into double play: number of ground balls hit that became double plays
  • GPA—Gross Production Average: 1.8 times on-base percentage plus slugging percentage, divided by four
  • GS—Grand Slam: a home run with the bases loaded, resulting in four runs scoring, and four RBI credited to the batter.
  • H—Hits: times reached base because of a batted, fair ball without error by the defense
  • HBP—Hit by pitch: times touched by a pitch and awarded first base as a result
  • HR—Home runs: hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error.
  • IBB—Intentional base on balls: times awarded first base on balls (see BB above) deliberately thrown by the pitcher. Also known as IW (intentional walk).
  • K—Strike out (also abbreviated SO): number of times that strike three is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul
  • LOB—Left on base: number of runners not out nor scored at the end of an inning.
  • OBP—On base percentage: times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF).
  • OPS—On-base plus slugging: on-base percentage plus slugging average
  • PA—Plate appearance: number of completed batting appearances
  • RC—Runs created: statistic that attempts to measure how many runs a player has contributed to his team
  • RP—Runs produced: statistic that attempts to measure how many runs a player has contributed
  • RBI—Run batted in: number of runners who scored due to a batters' action, except when batter grounded into double play or reached on an error
  • RISP—Runner In Scoring Position: the batter's batting average with runners in scoring position
  • SB%—Stolen base percentage: the percent of bases stolen successfully. (SB) divided by (SBA).
  • SF—Sacrifice fly: number of fly ball outs to the outfield which allow a runner already on base to score
  • SH—Sacrifice hit: number of sacrifice bunts which allows another runner to advance on the basepaths or score
  • SLG—Slugging average: total bases divided by at-bats
  • TA—Total average: total bases, plus walks, plus hit by pitch, plus steals, minus caught stealing divided by at bats, minus hits, plus caught stealing, plus grounded into double play
  • TB—Total bases: one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run
  • TOB—Times on base: times reaching base as a result of hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches
  • BsR—Base Runs: Another run estimator, like Runs Created; a favorite of writer Tom Tango
  • XR—Extrapolated Runs: A linear run estimator developed by Jim Furtado
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