Explanation of Statistics
Pitching Statistics
ERA – Earned
Run Average - (ER/IP)*9 - [bolded if
under 3.00]
W – Wins [bolded if winning percentage is over 66% and
player has started in 50% of appearances]
L – Losses
G – Games –
Number of pitching appearances
GS – Games
Started
Sv –
Saves [bolded if player has earned a save in at least 40% of appearances]
IP – Innings
Pitched
H – Hits
allowed
R – Runs
allowed
ER – Earned
Runs allowed
BB – Walks
allowed (Bases on Balls)
K – Strikeouts
WPCT – Winning Percentage – (W + L)/W - [bolded if over 66% and player has started in 50% of
appearances]
WHIP – Walks
and Hits per Inning Pitched – (H + BB)/IP
- [bolded if under 1.2]
IP/G –
Innings Pitched per Game [bolded if 6 innings or more]
K/BB –
Strikeouts to Walks ratio – K/BB -
[bolded if greater than 3]
BB/9 – Walks
per 9 Innings – (BB/IP)*9
K/9 –
Strikeouts per 9 Innings – (K/IP)*9 –
[bolded if greater than 9]
H/9 – Hits
allowed per 9 Innings – (H/IP)*9
Batting Statistics
Ave –
Batting Average – H/AB – [bolded if
over .300]
G – Games
AB – At Bats
H – Hits
R – Runs Scored [bolded if player averages a run in every 5 or less at bats]
2B – Doubles
3B – Triples
HR – Home
Runs [bolded if player homers every 20 or fewer at bats]
RBI – Runs
Batted In [bolded if player averages an RBI in every 5 or less at bats]
SB – Stolen
Bases [bolded if player steals a base in once every 10 or fewer games]
OBP* – On Base
Percentage (approximate) – (H + BB)/(AB + BB) actual On Base Percentage is calculated using
the formula (H + BB + HBP)/(AB + BB + HBP + SF) – [bolded if over .380]
SLG –
Slugging Percentage – (H + 2B + 2*3B +
3*HR)/AB
OPS* - On
Base plus Slugging (approximate) – OBP* +
SLG – [bolded if over .850]
XB% – Extra Base Hit Percentage – Percentage of total
hits that are extra base hits – (2B + 3B
+ HR)/H – [bolded if over 40%]
K% – Strikeout
Percentage – Percentage of official at bats that end in a strikeout – K/AB – [bolded if less than 10%]
AB/HR – At Bats per Home Run – Frequency of home runs, in
terms of at bats – AB/HR – [bolded if
20 or less]
G/SB – Games per Stolen Bases – Frequency of stolen bases,
in terms of games – G/SB – [bolded if
10 or less]