Statistics Defined
Here you
will find a detailed description of the stats used in our softball database.
General statistics
- G - Games played - number of games where the player played, in whole or in
part
Batting statistics
- 1B - Single - hits on which batters only reached first base safely
- 2B - Double - hits on which batters only reached second base safely
- 3B - Triple - hits on which batters only reached third base safely
- AB - At bat - Batting appearances, not including bases on balls, hits by
pitch, or reached on error
- BA - Batting average (also abbreviated AVG) - hits divided by at
bats
- BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times receiving four
balls and advancing to first base
- BB/SO - Walk-to-strikeout ratio - number of base on balls divided by
number of strikeouts
- EBH - Extra base hit (Sometimes EB or XBH) - doubles plus triples plus
home runs
- FC - Fielder's choice - times reaching base when a fielder chose to try
for an out on another runner
- G/F - Ground ball fly ball ratio - number of ground balls divided by
number of fly balls
- GIDP - Ground into Double play - number of ground balls hit that became
double plays
- H - Hit - 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 run - hits on which batters scored
- OBP - On base percentage - times reached base divided by plate appearances.
Divide (Hits + Bases on
Balls + Hit By Pitch) by (At Bats + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch + Sacrifices).
- OPS - On-base plus slugging - on-base percentage plus slugging percentage,
a very good measure of a hitter's ability
- PA - Plate appearance - number of completed batting appearances, which
include: AB, BB, HBP, SF, and SH.
- RBI - Run batted in - number of runners who scored on a player's hit, base
on balls, or sacrifice.
- SF - Sacrifice fly - number of fly ball outs which allow another runner to
score
- SH - Sacrifice hit - number of bunt outs which allow another runner to
advance
- SLG - Slugging percentage - total bases divided by at-bats. Divide (SIngles
+ Doubles * 2 + Triples * 3 + Home Runs * 4) by AB.
- SO - Strike out (also abbreviated K) - number of times that strike
three is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul
- TB - Total bases - one for each single, two for each double, three for
each triple, and four for each home run
- TOB - Times on base - times reaching base as a result of hits, walks and
hit by pitches
Base Running statistics
- CS - Caught stealing - times tagged out when attempting to steal a base or
when picked off
- SB - Stolen base - number of bases advanced other than on batted balls,
walks, or hits by pitch.
- R - Run - times reached home base legally and safely
Pitching statistics
- AVG - Opponents
batting average - hits allowed divided by at-bats faced
- BB - Base
on balls (also called a "walk") - times pitching four balls,
allowing runner to advance to first base
- BS - Blown
save - number of times entering the game in a save
situation, and being charged the run which ties the game.
- CG - Complete
game - number of games where player was the only pitcher for his team
- DIPS - Defense
independent pitching statistics - a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness
that doesn't include balls in play
- ER - Earned
run - number of runs that did not occur as a result of errors or passed
balls
- ERA - Earned
run average - earned runs times innings in a game (usually nine) divided
by innings pitched
- GIR - Games
in relief - number of games pitched where player was not the starting
pitcher for his team
- GF - Games
finished - number of games pitched where player was the final pitcher
for his team
- GP - Games
pitched - number of games in which the player pitched
- G/F - Ground
ball fly ball ratio - ground balls allowed divided by fly balls allowed
- GS - Games
started - number of games pitched where player was the first pitcher for
his team
- H/9 - Hits
per nine innings - hits allowed times nine divided by innings pitched
- HLD - Hold
- number of games entered in a save situation, left in save situation,
recorded at least one out, and not having surrendered the lead
- IBB - Intentional
base on balls
- IRA - Inherited
runs allowed - number of runners allowed to score who were on base when
pitcher enters the game
- IP - Innings
pitched - number of outs recorded while pitching divided by three
- R/9 - Runs
per nine innings - number of runs allowed times nine divided by innings
pitched
- SHO - Shutout
- number of complete games having allowed zero runs
- SO - Strikeout
(also abbreviated K) - number of batters who received strike three
- SO/9 - Strikeouts
per nine innings - strikeouts times nine divided by innings pitched
- SO/BB - Strikeout-to-walk
ratio - number of strikeouts divided by number of base on balls
- SV - Save
- number of close games finished where the pitcher's team won
- TBF - Total
batters faced - opponent's total plate appearances
- W - Win
- number of games where pitcher was pitching while his team took the lead
and went on to win (also related: winning percentage)
- L - Loss
- number of games where pitcher was pitching while the opposing team took
the lead and went on to win
- W+S - Relief
wins plus saves - wins plus saves
- WHIP - Walks
plus hits per inning pitched - bases on balls plus hits divided by
innings pitched
- W/9 - Walks
per nine innings - bases on balls times nine divided by innings pitched
Fielding statistics
- A - Assists
- number of outs recorded on a play where a fielder touched the ball, except
if such touching is the putout
- 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 - assists plus putouts divided by total chances
- PB - Passed
ball - number of times the catcher allows a runner to advance but should
have been able to prevent it with ordinary effort
- PO - Putout
- number of times the fielder tags, forces, or appeals a runner and he is
called out as a result
- 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.
- WP - Wild
pitch - number of times a runner advances due to a pitcher's poorly
thrown pitch.
For more information see Baseball
Statistics