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Do You Know Your Baseball Terminology?
If you are a big fan of baseball, then you probably know most baseball terminology. AB, BB, AVG, OBP, etc... There are all kinds of abbreviations and terms to know in the game of baseball. The nice things nowadays is that we can purchase statistics software that do most all the caluculating for us! But... True baseball fans know how to do them on their own! Below are common baseball abbreviations. Let me know if you would like to add any abbreviations by clicking on the "Contact Me" button.
| Baseball Terminology - Offensive Statistics | AB
BB
AVG
CS
2B
GIDP
HBP
H
HRR
HR
IBB
ISO
LOB
OBP
OPS
R
RBI
SF
SH
S
SLG
SB%
SBR
SB
SO
TB
3B | At Bats
Bases on Balls (Walks)
Batting Average
Caught Stealing
Doubles
Ground into Double Plays
Hit by Pitch
Hits
Home Run Ratio
Home Runs
Intentional Bases on Balls (Walks)
Isolated Power
Left on Base
On-Base Percentage
On-Base Plus Slugging
Runs
Runs Batted In
Sacrifice Flies
Sacrifice Hits (Bunts)
Singles
Slugging Percentage
Stolen Base Percentage
Stolen Base Runs
Stolen Bases
Strikeouts
Total Bases
Triples | | Baseball Pitching Terminology - Pitching Statistics | AO
BB
BK
CBO
CG
CGL
ER
ERA
GF
GO
GOAO
GP
GS
H
HBP
HR
IBB
IP
IRA
IPS
L
MB9
OBA
PA
R
RPF
RW
S/SHO
SO
SV
SVO
TB
W
WP | Fly Outs (Air)
Walks (Bases on Balls)
Balks
Combined Shutout
Complete Games
Complete Game Losses
Earned Runs
Earned Run Average
Games Finished
Ground Outs
Ground Outs / Fly Outs Ratio
Games Played
Games Started
Hits
Hit Batters
Home Runs
Intentional Walks
Innings Pitched
Inherited Runs Allowed
Innings Per Start
Losses
Baserunners Per 9 Innings
Opponents' Batting Average
Plate Appearances
Runs
Relief Failures
Relief Wins
Shutouts
Strikeouts
Saves
Save Opportunities
Total Bases
Wins
Wild Pitches | | Baseball Defensive Terminology - Defensive Statistics | A
CS
DP
E
GP
OFA
PB
PK
PO
SB
TC
TP | Assists
Caught Stealing
Double Plays
Errors
Games Played
Outfield Assists
Passed Balls
Pickoffs
Putouts
Stolen Bases (Allowed)
Total Chances
Triple Plays |
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