We are well aware that most of our visitors are entirely familiar with this terminology. With the advent of satelite TV though, people all over the world are watching baseball. The terms can be a touch confusing if you didn't grow up with them on your lips.
BATTING |
| 1B |
Single |
| 2B |
Double |
| 3B |
Triple |
| AB |
At Bats (Does not include walks, hit by pitch or Sacrifice Flies & Hits) |
| AB/HR |
Home Runs per At Bat Ratio |
| AB/K |
Strikeouts per At Bat Ratio |
| AVG |
Batting Average H/AB |
| BB |
Bases on Balls |
| BR |
Batting Runs Total Baseball |
| BR=(.47)1B + (.78)2B + (1.09)3B + (1.4)HR + (.33)(BB + HB) + (.30)SB - (.60)CS - (.25)AB-h) - (.50)OOB |
| G |
Games Played |
| GB |
Ground Balls |
| GIDP |
Grounded Into Double Play |
| GRD |
Ground Balls |
| H |
Hits |
| HBP |
Hit By Pitch |
| HP/PA |
Hit Pitches per Plate Appearance |
| HR |
Home Run |
| IBB |
Intentional Bases on Balls |
| ISO |
Isolated Power [ (TB-H)/AB ] or SLG-AVG |
| OBP |
On Base Percentage (H+BB+HBP) / (AB+BB+HBP+SF) |
| OM |
Outs Made PA-H-BB-HBP+CS+GIDP |
| OOB |
Outs On Base Total Baseball |
| OOB=H + BB + HBP - LOB - R - CS |
| PA |
Plate Appearance (AB+BB+HBP+SF+SH) |
| PRO |
Production OBP + SLG |
| R |
Runs |
| RBI |
Runs Batted In |
| RC |
Runs Created Bill James [(H+BB)*TB] / [AB+BB] |
| RC/G |
Runs Created per Game (RC*27)/OM |
| RG |
Runs Generated Jim McMartin (.35)(TB + BB) - (.25)(AB - H) |
| RP |
Runs Produced RBI+R-HR |
| SF |
Sacrifice Fly |
| SH |
Sacrifice Hits |
| SLG |
Slugging Percentage TB/AB |
| SO |
Strike Outs |
| TA |
Total Average [TB+SB+BB+HBP-CS] / [AB-H+CS+GIDP] |
| Bases Gained / Outs Made |
TB Total Bases H + 2B + (2 x 3B) + (3 x HR) |
