Glossary


1B  single

2B  double

3B  triple

AB  awarded base

AB  official at bat

ABP  abandoned base path

AP  at plate - used to indicate player had a turn at the plate

AS  assists a fielder has made

BA  batting average: (hits divided by at bats) x 1000

Bat  indicates the number of batters the pitcher and catcher have faced

BB  base on balls

BK  balk (when the pitcher winds up but doesn’t throw the ball)

BNT  bunt

BP  number of balls the pitcher has pitched

CI  catcher interference

CO  called out

CS  caught stealing - as a base note for the runner and as a stat for the catcher

DNT  did not tag up

DP  double play

DTS  dropped third strike

DTS-PB  dropped third strike passed ball

DTS-WP  dropped third strike wild pitch

E  error

E*  error already assigned (used when 2 or more runners advance or 2 or more bases are gained because of a single error)

ER  earned run

ERA  earned run average: (Number of earned runs given up divided by number of innings pitched) x number of innings per game

Error  player has made a mistake in fielding, etc.

F%  fielding percentage: [(AS+PO) divided by (AS+PO+E)] x 100

FB  fly ball 

FC  fielder’s choice (not credited as a hit if the batter gets on base with an FC)

FO  force out

H  hit

H%  hit percentage for the pitcher: H divided by #Bat

HB  hit batter - pitcher stat

Hit  when batter has advanced to base on a legitimate hit (no errors awarded on any players)

HP  hit pitch - batter was hit by a pitch

HR  home run

IF  interference

IFB  infield fly ball 

Inn  catcher stat designating innings caught

IP  innings pitched, each out made counts as 1/3 of an inning

IW  intentional walk

strike out

K%  strike out percentage: (K divided by AP)x 100 for batter and K divided by #Bat for pitcher

KP  number of strikes pitched

KP%  strike pitch percentage: (KP divided by TP)x 100

LBE  left base early

LC  lineup change

LD  line drive

LOB  runners left on base

Loss  number of games a pitcher has lost

MB  missed base

OB  on base - number of times player made it on base

OB%  on base percentage: [OB divided by (AP-SAC)]x 100

total number of pitches the pitcher threw or the catcher caught

PB  passed ball

PO  picked off - this would show up as a base note.

PO  put outs

POS  position

PU  pop up

R  runs allowed by the pitcher

RBI  runs batted in ... the scorer usually determines if an RBI is awarded by how the ball was hit and fielded

SA  slugging average or %
[H+2B+2(3B)+3(HR) divided by AB] x 1000

SAC  sacrifice

Save  number of games a pitcher has saved

SB  When shown in the top of the batter box, this denotes a Sacrifice Bunt

SB  stolen base if on a base note or a catcher stat

SB%  stolen base percentage: [SB divided by (SB+CS)]x 100

SF  sacrifice fly

SFC  sacrifice fielder’s choice

advance on throw

TO  tagged out

W  walks

W%  walk percentage: (W divided by AP)x 100 for batter and (BB+HP) divided by #Bat for pitcher

Wins  number of games a pitcher has won

WP  wild pitch

WP*  wild pitch already assigned (used when the same Wild Pitch results in multiple bases being advanced)

 
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