Baseball Lingo
Baseball – Baseball lingo – jargon – MLB – Baseball wagers
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.
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BATTING
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| 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) |
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FIELDING
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| A | Assists |
| CCS | Caught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers) |
| Ch | Chances (Balls hit to a position) |
| CERA | Earned Run Average when Catching |
| DP | Double Plays |
| E | Errors |
| FPct | Fielding Percentage (PO+A) / (PO+A+E) |
| G | Games Played |
| GC | Games Caught |
| GS | Games Started |
| INN | Innings |
| PB | Passed Balls |
| PO | Put Outs |
| RF | Range Factor [ (PO+A) (9) ] / # of Defensive Innings |
| SBA | Stolen Bases Attempted (Against the Catcher) |
| TC | Total Chances [ PO+A+E ] |
| ZR | Zone Rating # of Outs made/# of Chances |
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BASE RUNNING
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| CS | Caught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers or Pickoffs by Pitchers) |
| CS% Caught Stealing Percentage | |
| SB | Stolen Bases |
| SB% | Stolen Base Percentage SB / (SB+CS) |
| SBA | Stolen Base Attempt |
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RATING – EVALUATION TERMS
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| HEQ | Hoban Effectiveness Quotient Michael Hoban |
| Offense | (TB + R + RBI + SB +(0.5 x BB)) |
| Defense | (PO + (3 x A) – (2 x E) + (2 x DP)) x 0.445 {Position Multiplication Factor} |
| HEQ | Offense + Defense |
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PITCHING
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| St | Started |
| Pl | Played |
| W | Win by pitcher |
| L | Loss by pitcher |
| S | Save by pitcher |
| IP, IP3rd | Innings Pitched, and 3rds of Innings Pitched |
| BF | Batters Faced |
| R | Runs scored off pitcher |
| ER | Errors committed during pitching stint |
| H | Hits off pitcher (totals, not just singles) |
| 2B | Doubles off pitcher |
| 3B | Triples off pitcher |
| HR | Home Runs off pitcher |
| BB | Walks by pitcher |
| HP | Batters Hit by pitcher |
| WP | Wild Pitches by pitcher |