Baseball statistics - wikipedia Baseball statistics Baseball statistics play an important role in evaluating a player 's and / or team 's progress. Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itself to easy record - keeping and statistics. Statistics have been kept for professional baseball since the creation of the National League and American League, now part of Major League Baseball. Many statistics are also available from outside Major League Baseball, from leagues such as the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the Negro Leagues, although the consistency of whether these records were kept, of the standards with respect to which they were calculated, and of their accuracy varied. Contents 1 Development of statistics 2 Use of statistics 3 Commonly used statistics 3.1 Batting statistics 3.2 Baserunning statistics 3.3 Pitching statistics 3.4 Fielding statistics 3.5 Overall player value 3.6 General statistics 4 MLB statistical standards 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References Development of statistics The practice of keeping records of player achievements was started in the 19th century by Henry Chadwick. Based on his experience with the sport of cricket, Chadwick devised the predecessors to modern - day statistics including batting average, runs scored, and runs allowed. Traditionally, statistics such as batting average ( the number of hits divided by the number of at bats ) and earned run average ( the average number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings ) have dominated attention in the statistical world of baseball. However, the recent advent of sabermetrics has created statistics drawing from a greater breadth of player performance measures and playing field variables. Sabermetrics and comparative statistics attempt to provide an improved measure of a player 's performance and contributions to his team from year to year, frequently against a statistical performance average. Comprehensive, historical baseball statistics were difficult for the average fan to access until 1951, when researcher Hy Turkin published The Complete Encyclopedia of Baseball. In 1969, Macmillan Publishing printed its first Baseball Encyclopedia, using a computer to compile statistics for the first time. Known as `` Big Mac '', the encyclopedia became the standard baseball reference until 1988, when Total Baseball was released by Warner Books using more sophisticated technology. The publication of Total Baseball led to the discovery of several `` phantom ballplayers '', such as Lou Proctor, who did not belong in official record books and were removed. Use of statistics Throughout modern baseball, a few core statistics have been traditionally referenced -- batting average, RBI, and home runs. To this day, a player who leads the league in all of these three statistics earns the `` Triple Crown. '' For pitchers, wins, ERA, and strikeouts are the most often - cited statistics, and a pitcher leading his league in these statistics may also be referred to as a `` Triple Crown '' winner. General managers and baseball scouts have long used the major statistics, among other factors and opinions, to understand player value. Managers, catchers and pitchers use the statistics of batters of opposing teams to develop pitching strategies and set defensive positioning on the field. Managers and batters study opposing pitcher performance and motions in attempting to improve hitting. Scouts will use stats when they are looking at a player who they may end up drafting or signing them to a contract. Some sabermetric statistics have entered the mainstream baseball world that measure a batter 's overall performance including on - base plus slugging, commonly referred to as OPS. OPS adds the hitter 's on - base percentage ( number of times reached base by any means divided by total plate appearances ) to his slugging percentage ( total bases divided by at - bats ). Some argue that the OPS formula is flawed and that more weight should be shifted towards OBP ( on - base percentage ). The statistic wOBA ( weighted on - base average ) attempts to correct for this. OPS is also useful when determining a pitcher 's level of success. `` Opponent On - base Plus Slugging '' ( OOPS ) is becoming a popular tool to evaluate a pitcher 's actual performance. When analyzing a pitcher 's statistics, some useful categories to consider include K / 9IP ( strikeouts per nine innings ), K / BB ( strikeouts per walk ), HR / 9 ( Home runs per nine innings ), WHIP ( walks plus hits per inning pitched ) and OOPS ( opponent on - base plus slugging ). However, since 2001, more emphasis has been placed on Defense - Independent Pitching Statistics, including Defense - Independent ERA ( dERA ), in an attempt to evaluate a pitcher 's performance regardless of the strength of the defensive players behind him. All of the above statistics may be used in certain game situations. For example, a certain hitter 's ability to hit left - handed pitchers might incline a manager to increase his opportunities to face left - handed pitchers. Other hitters may have a history of success against a given pitcher ( or vice versa ), and the manager may use this information to create a favorable match - up. Broadcast commentators often refer to this as `` playing the percentages ''. Commonly used statistics Most of these terms also apply to softball. Commonly used statistics with their abbreviations are explained here. The explanations below are for quick reference and do not fully or completely define the statistic ; for the strict definition, see the linked article for each statistic. Batting statistics 1B -- Single : hits on which the batter reaches first base safely without the contribution of a fielding error. 2B -- Double : hits on which the batter reaches second base safely without the contribution of a fielding error. 3B -- Triple : hits on which the batter reaches third base safely without the contribution of a fielding error. AB -- At bat : Plate appearances, not including bases on balls, being 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 ( H / AB ) BB -- Base on balls ( also called a `` walk '' ) : hitter not swinging at four pitches called out of the strike zone and awarded first base. BABIP -- Batting average on balls in play : frequency at 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 bases on balls divided by number of strikeouts BsR -- Base runs : Another run estimator, like Runs Created ; a favorite of writer Tom Tango EQA -- Equivalent average : a player 's batting average absent park and league factors FC -- Fielder 's choice : times reaching base safely because 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. ITPHR -- Inside - the - park home run : hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error or the ball going outside the ball park. 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 ). ISO -- Isolated power : a hitter 's ability to hit for extra bases, calculated by subtracting batting average from slugging percentage K -- Strike out ( also abbreviated SO ) : number of times that a third strike is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul. Catcher must catch the third strike or batter may attempt to run to first base. LOB -- Left on base : number of runners neither 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 PA / SO -- Plate appearances per strikeout : number of times a batter strikes out to their plate appearance R -- Runs scored : number of times a player crosses home plate 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 score due to a batters ' action, except when batter grounded into double play or reached on an error RISP -- Runner in scoring position : a breakdown of the batter 's batting average with runners in scoring position, which include runners at second and third bases. ROE - Reach on Error : Advance to a base due to a fielding error. SF -- Sacrifice fly : Fly balls hit to the outfield which although caught for an out, allow a baserunner to advance SH -- Sacrifice hit : number of sacrifice bunts which allow runners to advance on the basepaths SLG -- Slugging average : total bases achieved on hits divided by at - bats ( TB / AB ) 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 plays ( ( TB + BB + HBP + SB -- CS ) / ( AB -- H + CS + GIDP ) ) TB -- Total bases : one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run ( H + 2B + ( 2 × 3B ) + ( 3 × HR ) ) or ( 1B + ( 2 × 2B ) + ( 3 × 3B ) + ( 4 × HR ) ) TOB -- Times on base : times reaching base as a result of hits, walks, and hit - by - pitches ( H + BB + HBP ) XBH -- Extra base hits : total hits greater than singles ( 2B + 3B + HR ) XR -- Extrapolated runs : A linear run estimator developed by Jim Furtado Baserunning statistics SB -- Stolen base : number of bases advanced by the runner while the ball is in the possession of the defense. CS -- Caught stealing : times tagged out while attempting to steal a base SBA / ATT -- Stolen base attempts : total number of times the player has attempted to steal a base ( SB + CS ) SB % -- Stolen base percentage : the percentage of bases stolen successfully. ( SB ) divided by ( SBA ) ( stolen bases attempted ). DI -- Defensive Indifference : if the catcher does not attempt to throw out a runner ( usually because the base would be insignificant ), the runner is not awarded a steal. Scored as a fielder 's choice. R -- Runs scored : times reached home plate legally and safely UBR -- Ultimate base running : a metric that assigns linear weights to every individual baserunning event in order to measure the impact of a player 's baserunning skill Pitching statistics BB -- Base on balls ( also called a `` walk '' ) : times pitching four balls, allowing the batter to take first base BB / 9 -- Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched : base on balls multiplied by nine, divided by innings pitched BF -- Total batters faced : opponent team 's total plate appearances BK -- Balk : number of times pitcher commits an illegal pitching action while in contact with the pitching rubber as judged by umpire, resulting in baserunners advancing one base BS -- Blown save : number of times entering the game in a save situation, and being charged the run ( earned or not ) which eliminates his team 's lead CERA -- Component ERA : an estimate of a pitcher 's ERA based upon the individual components of his statistical line ( K, H, 2B, 3B, HR, BB, HBP ) CG -- Complete game : number of games where player was the only pitcher for his team DICE -- Defense - Independent Component ERA : an estimate of a pitcher 's ERA based upon the defense - independent components of his statistical line ( K, HR, BB, HBP ) but which also uses number of outs ( IP ), which is not defense independent. ER -- Earned run : number of runs that did not occur as a result of errors or passed balls ERA -- Earned run average : total number of earned runs ( see `` ER '' above ), multiplied by 9, divided by innings pitched ERA+ -- Adjusted ERA+ : earned run average adjusted for the ballpark and the league average FIP -- Fielding independent pitching : a metric, scaled to resemble an ERA, that focuses on events within the pitcher 's control -- home runs, walks, and strikeouts -- but also uses in its denominator the number of outs the team gets ( see IP ), which is not entirely within the pitcher 's control. xFIP : This variant substitutes a pitcher 's own home run percentage with the league average FPOM -- First pitch outs made : Number of outs earned where the batter ground or flies out on the first pitch. G -- Games ( AKA `` appearances '' ) : number of times a pitcher pitches in a season GF -- Games finished : number of games pitched where player was the final pitcher for his team as a relief pitcher GIDP -- Double plays induced : number of double play groundouts induced GIDPO - Double play opportunities : number of groundout induced double play opportunities GIR - Games in relief : games as a non starting pitcher GO / AO or G / F -- Ground Out to Air Out ratio, aka Ground ball fly ball ratio : ground balls allowed divided by fly balls allowed GS -- Starts : number of games pitched where player was the first pitcher for his team H -- Hits allowed : total hits allowed H / 9 -- Hits allowed per 9 innings pitched : hits allowed times nine divided by innings pitched ( also known as H / 9IP ) HB -- Hit batsman : times hit a batter with pitch, allowing runner to advance to first base HLD ( or H ) -- Hold : number of games entered in a save situation, recorded at least one out, did not surrender the lead, and did not complete the game HRA -- Home runs allowed : total home runs allowed IBB -- Intentional base on balls allowed IP -- Innings pitched : the number of outs a team gets while a pitcher is pitching divided by 3 IP / GS -- Average number of innings pitched per game started IR -- Inherited runners : number of runners on base when the pitcher enters the game IRA -- Inherited runs allowed : number of inherited runners allowed to score K -- Strikeout : number of batters who received strike three K / 9 -- Strikeouts per 9 innings pitched : strikeouts times nine divided by innings pitched K / BB -- Strikeout - to - walk ratio : number of strikeouts divided by number of base on balls L -- Loss : number of games where pitcher was pitching while the opposing team took the lead, never lost the lead, and went on to win LOB % -- Left - on - base percentage : LOB % represents the percentage of baserunners a pitcher does not allow to score. LOB % tends to regress toward 70 -- 72 % over time, so unusually high or low percentages could indicate that pitcher 's ERA could be expected to rise or lower in the future. An occasional exception to this logic is a pitcher with a very high strikeout rate. OBA ( or just AVG ) -- Opponents batting average : hits allowed divided by at - bats faced PC - ST -- An individual pitcher 's total game pitches ( Pitch Count ) and ( ST ) his no. of strikes thrown within that PC. PIT -- Pitches thrown ( Pitch count ) PFR -- Power finesse ratio : The sum of strikeouts and walks divided by innings pitched. pNERD -- Pitcher 's NERD : expected aesthetic pleasure of watching an individual pitcher QOP -- Quality of pitch : comprehensive pitch evaluation statistic which combines speed, location and movement ( rise, total break, vertical break and horizontal break ) into a single numeric value QS -- Quality start : a game in which a starting pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three earned runs RA -- Run average : number of runs allowed times nine divided by innings pitched RRA -- Relief run average : A function of how many inherited base runners a relief pitcher allowed to score. SHO -- Shutout : number of complete games pitched with no runs allowed SO -- Strikeout Also may be notated as `` K ''. SV -- Save : number of games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher 's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either ( a ) the lead was three runs or fewer when the pitcher entered the game ; ( b ) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck ; or ( c ) the pitcher pitched three or more innings SVO -- Save opportunity : When a pitcher 1 ) enters the game with a lead of three or fewer runs and pitches at least one inning, 2 ) enters the game with the potential tying run on base, at bat, or on deck, or 3 ) pitches three or more innings with a lead and is credited with a save by the official scorer W -- Win : number of games where pitcher was pitching while his team took the lead and went on to win, also the starter needs to pitch at least 5 innings of work ( also related : winning percentage ) W + S -- Wins in relief + saves. whiff rate : a term, usually used in reference to pitchers, that divides the number of pitches swung at and missed by the total number of swings in a given sample. If a pitcher throws 100 pitches at which batters swing, and the batters fail to make contact on 26 of them, the pitcher 's whiff rate is 26 %. WHIP -- Walks and hits per inning pitched : average number of walks and hits allowed by the pitcher per inning WP -- Wild pitches : charged when a pitch is too high, low, or wide of home plate for the catcher to field, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance or score Fielding statistics A -- Assists : number of outs recorded on a play where a fielder touched the ball, except if such touching is the putout CI -- Catcher 's Interference ( e.g., catcher makes contact with bat ) DP -- Double plays : one for each double play during which the fielder recorded a putout or an assist. E -- Errors : number of times a fielder fails to make a play he should have made with common effort, and the offense benefits as a result FP -- Fielding percentage : total plays ( chances minus errors ) divided by the number of total chances INN -- Innings : number of innings that a player is at one certain position PB -- Passed ball : charged to the catcher when the ball is dropped and one or more runners advance PO -- Putout : number of times the fielder tags, forces, or appeals a runner and he is called out as a result RF -- Range factor : 9 * ( putouts + assists ) / innings played. Used to determine the amount of field that the player can cover TC -- Total chances : assists plus putouts plus errors TP -- Triple play : one for each triple play during which the fielder recorded a putout or an assist UZR -- Ultimate zone rating : the ability of a player to defend an assigned `` zone '' of the field compared to an average defensive player at his position Overall player value VORP -- Value over replacement player : a statistic that calculates a player 's overall value in comparison to a `` replacement - level '' player. There are separate formulas for players and pitchers Win shares : a complex metric that gauges a player 's overall contribution to his team 's wins WAR -- Wins above replacement : a non-standard formula to calculate the number of wins a player contributes to his team over a `` replacement - level player '' PWA - Player Win Average : performance of players is shown by how much they increase or decrease their team 's chances of winning a specific game PGP - Player Game Percentage : defined as, `` the sum of changes in the probability of winning the game for each play in which the player has participated '' General statistics G -- Games played : number of games where the player played, in whole or in part GS -- Games started : number of games a player starts GB -- Games behind : number of games a team is behind the division leader Pythagorean expectation : estimates a team 's expected winning percentage based on runs scored and runs allowed. Mlb statistical standards See also : Interleague play § Interleague statistics It is difficult to determine quantitatively what is considered to be a `` good '' value in a certain statistical category, and qualitative assessments may lead to arguments. Using full - season statistics available at the Official Site of Major League Baseball for the 2004 through 2015 seasons, the following tables show top ranges in various statistics, in alphabetical order. For each statistic, two values are given : Top5 : the top five players bettered this value in all of the reported seasons Best : this is the best of all of the players for all of the reported seasons Batting Statistics Statistic Top5 Best BA. 322. 372 HR 41 73 RBI 116 156 SLG. 568. 812 SB 42 78 OPS. 974 1.422 Pitching Statistics Statistic Top5 Best CG 11 ERA 2.38 1.66 89 94 GS 34 35 IP 227.2 255 245 301 SHO 6 SV 44 62 19 24 WHIP 0.98 0.84 See also Baseball portal Baseball awards Cy Young Award winners Glossary of baseball Hank Aaron Award winners ( best offensive performer ) List of MLB awards MLB Most Valuable Player Award winners MLB Rookie of the Year Award winners Official Baseball Rules ( OBR ) List of pitches Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners Retrosheet Sabermetrics Silver Slugger Award winners Society for American Baseball Research ( SABR ) Strike zone Triple Crown in Major League Baseball Notes Jump up ^ Palmer, Pete ; Paul Adomites ; David Nemec ; Matthew D. Greenberger ; Dan Schlossberg ; Dick Johnson ; Mike Tully ( 2001 ). `` Birth of the Game ''. Cooperstown : Hall of Fame Players. Lincolnwood, Illinois : Publications International. p. 21. ISBN 0 - 7853 - 4530 - 2. ^ Jump up to : Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette, ed. ( 2005 ). `` Introduction ''. The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia ( 1st ed. ). New York : Sterling. ISBN 1 - 4027 - 2568 - X. Jump up ^ Slowinski, Steve ( February 17, 2010 ). `` LOB % : FanGraphs Sabermetrics Library ''. Fangraphs. Retrieved 28 June 2012. ^ Jump up to : Bennett, Jay ( November 1993 ). `` Did Shoeless Joe Jackson Throw the 1919 World Series ? ''. The American Statistician. 47 : 241 -- 242. doi : 10.2307 / 2685280 -- via JSTOR. Jump up ^ Major League Baseball Historical Statistics References Albert, Jim, and Jay M. Bennett. Curve Ball : Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game. New York : Copernicus Books, 2001. ISBN 0 - 387 - 98816 - 5. A book on new statistics for baseball. MLB Record Book by : MLB.com Alan Schwarz, The Numbers Game : Baseball 's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics ( New York : St. Martin 's, 2005 ). ISBN 0 - 312 - 32223 - 2. The Official Site of Major League baseball -- Baseball Basics : Abbreviations Baseball statistics Batting Batting average On - base percentage Slugging percentage Hit Single Double Triple Home run Extra-base hit Grand slam RBI Game - winning RBI Walk Bunt Sacrifice bunt Sacrifice fly On - base plus slugging Base running Run Stolen base Stolen base percentage Caught stealing Pitching Win -- loss record Innings pitched Pitchers of record Save Hold Run Earned ERA Strikeout Walk Perfect game No - hitter WHIP BB / 9 K / 9 Quality start Complete game Shutout Wild pitch Fielding Fielding percentage Assist Putout Error Fielder 's choice Defensive indifference Passed ball Sabermetrics Adjusted ERA+ Base runs Batting park factor Catcher 's ERA Defensive Runs Saved Extrapolated Runs Game score Isolated Power Range factor Runs created Secondary average Speed Score NERD Out of zone plays made Ultimate zone rating Weighted on - base average Wins Above Replacement Win probability added Win Shares Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Stolen bases Runs Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Individual streaks Baseball concepts Outline, Glossary Rules Rules of baseball Ground rules Infield fly rule Interference Pitch clock Field Backstop Baseball diamond Batter 's box Batter 's eye Bullpen Dugout Foul pole Foul territory Infield On - deck circle Outfield Warning track Equipment Ball Bat Batting cage Batting glove Batting helmet Cap Doughnut Glove ( defense ) Pitching machine Protective cup Shin guard Stirrups Uniform Uniform number Game process Batting order Extra innings Innings On - deck Out Positions Run Seventh - inning stretch Pace of play Batting At bat Baltimore chop Bat flip Chinese home run Batting count Bunt Checked swing Cleanup hitter Designated hitter Double Double switch Foul ball Foul tip Golden sombrero Grand slam Ground rule double Hat trick Hit Hit and run Hit by pitch Hitting for the cycle Home run Infield hit Inside - the - park home run Leadoff hitter Lefty - righty switch Line drive Moonshot Plate appearance Platoon system Pull hitter Sacrifice bunt Sacrifice fly Single Slap bunt Strikeout Strike zone Sweet spot Switch hitter Triple Walk Walk - off home run Pitching Balk Beanball Breaking ball Brushback pitch Changeup Curveball Eephus Fastball Full count Immaculate inning Inside pitching Intentional walk Knuckleball No - hitter Passed ball Perfect game Pitch count Pitchout Quick pitch Screwball Shutout Slider Spitball Strikeout Striking out the side Time of pitch Wild pitch Base running Balk Bases loaded Caught stealing Contact play Hit and run Left on base Obstruction Safe Scoring position Slide Small ball Squeeze play Stolen base Tag up Fielding ( positioning ) Appeal play Assist Blocking the plate Catch Defensive indifference Double play Error Fielder 's choice Fifth infielder Force play Fourth out Hidden ball trick In - between hop Infield fly rule Infield shift Interference Pickoff Putout Rundown Tag out Triple play unassisted Uncaught third strike Wall climb Wheel play Miscellaneous Baseball statistics Bench jockey Bench - 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Question: what does g stand for in baseball stats
Answer: Games; Games (AKA "appearances"); Games played