r/baseballstats

477 archived posts · Oct 2012 – Sep 2026

baseballstats: any weird or interesting baseball facts

r/baseballstats

baseballstats

Created Oct 17, 2012

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This is the place for baseball stat geeks! Ever find any stats that you find mindblowing? Do you wonder how certain stats work? Baseballstats is the perfect place to share crazy stats, whether little league or MLB.

Basic Hitting stats

Abbreviation	Meaning	Formula
AB	At-bats	-
PA	Plate-Appearances	AB+BB+HBP +SH+SF+DEFIN
[H](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hits_(baseball_statistics)	Hits	-
[D or 2B](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_(baseball)	Doubles	-
[T or 3B](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_(baseball)	Triples	-
HR	Home Run	-
RBI	Runs Batted in	-
[R](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_(baseball)	Runs	-
BB	Walks	-
SO	Strike Outs	-
SB	Stolen Bases	-
CS	Caught Stealing	-
AVG	Batting Average	H/AB
OBP	On-Base Percentage	(H+BB+HBP)/(PA-SH)
SLG	Slugging	TB/AB
OPS	On-Base plus Slugging	OBP+SLG
TB	Total Bases	1B+2(2B)+3(3B)+4HR
SF	Sacrifice Fly	-
SH	Sacrifice	-

Basic Pitching Stats

Abbreviation	Meaning	Formula
[W](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wins_(baseball_statistics)	Wins	-
[L](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wins_(baseball_statistics)	Losses	-
ERA	Earned-Run Average	9xER/IP
ER	Earned Runs	-
IP	Innings Pitched	-
WHIP	Walks plus Hits Divided by Innings Pitched	(BB+H)/IP
SO or K	Strikeouts	-
[SV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_(baseball)	Saves	-
CG	Complete Games	-
SHO	Shut-outs	-

LINKS
ESPN Stat Reference
r/Sabermetrics
r/baseball

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