Hi, I'm from the Netherlands and I only know about 10% of the basics of baseball... I'm trying to read up on the Netherlands - Chinese Taipei quarter final game in a few hours in the World Cup and I'm having a very hard time with all the abbreviations... Could someone please explain what they mean or point me to a good site with explanations?
These are the abbreviations
PA AB R H Bave 2B 3B HR Slave GD SH SF BB IB HP IO SB CS K RBI GP IP PO A E Fave DP
and the site I'm trying to figure out is http://s29178.gridserver.com/images/country_stats/netherlands.htm
Please help me out! Thanks! And Play Ball!!!!!!! :)
2007-11-15T16:33:51Z
I guess I also need help on the pitcher stat abbreviations :(
T GP ST C Sh R FR SA WO LO W/L IP BF AB R ER ERave H 2B 3B HR SH SF BB IB HP IO K WP BK
2007-11-15T16:49:33Z
Thanks a lot guys! That really helps! I also found a site with all the abbreviations now so I'm making a lot more sense of it now... I guess these are the Taiwanese abbreviations since that's where the World Cup is being held... If I have any more detailed questions I'll be back, thanks again! (can't vote for a best answer yet but answer #1 has got it)
2007-11-15T17:35:55Z
Hmmm, on second though, I'm finding llk51's answer very helpful too!
Christian Guitarist2007-11-15T16:40:37Z
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PA: i don't know what this means AB: this is short for at bats if you keep stats for when you play it tells you how many at bats you have R: stands for runs, to get more of these on your stats you have to score a run H: stands for hit to get these on your stats you have to get a hit and not get out Bave: batting average, this is hard to explain but if you get 1 hit out of 2 at bats your average is 500% alot like school grades 2B: stands for second base it is usually shown for when you hit a double but it is also a posistion you can play 3B: stands for third base usually shown when you hit a triple or it is also a position you play HR: stands for home run (when you hit it over the fence) Slave: stands for slugging average (not sure how you get this but i think it means how many times you hit the ball into fair play) GD SH SF BB:stands for base on balls meaning for pitchers you walked someone IB HP IO SB: stands for stolen base when you steal a base CS: stands for caught stealing when you get out stealing K: stands for strikeout if fowards the batter swung if backwards the batter didn't swing RBI: stands for run batted in you get this when someone scores while you're batting or when you hit the ball GP IP: stands for innings pitched tells how many innings the pitcher has pitched PO A E: stands for error, errors are when a feilder don't field the ball well (such as bobbling it or missing a fly ball) Fave DP
okay, when the telecast comes back from commercials, most like they're going to show a scoreboard with three numbers... each team has a column for R, H and E which is Runs (the one you really want to pay attention to because that's the score), Hits (the number of base hits each team has) and Errors, which is basically plays the other team should have made but did not ... They might show nine columns, and then Runs, Hits and Errors ... that's just the innings, what team scored in what inning and how many runs ... if you look at those 9 (or more if there's extra innings) columns at any point during the game, the numbers each team has through those innings will equal the number of runs they have.. This part varies with each team, but usually when you're watching the telecast of the game, they'll have a scoreboard on top of the screen, too ... usually, there will be a diamond consisting of four smaller diamonds ... think of that like the actual field ... it tells you if there are runners on base.. for example, if the small diamond on the right is lit up, it'll mean there's a runner on first base ... After that, you'll probably have each team name and the score ... of course, that's how many runs they have and that's as simple as it can get for you ... there will be an arrow pointing up or down and then a number next to it ... it will tell you what inning it is and if it's the top or bottom of that inning (the home team always hits in the bottom of the inning) ... other than that, you'll only have to worry about the count ... that is, how many balls and strikes there are to the current batter ... if it says 2-1, that's two balls and one strike ... if it's 0-2, that's no balls and two strikes ... when you say the count, balls always come first ... now, with your newly discovered knowledge, you can impress people =) hope I helped
RBI Runs Batted In, meaning runs that cross the plate as a direct result of his plate appearance, even if he did not score too...a home run with al three bases full is 4 RBI's the most you can get on one PA.
H Hits
"Bave" is really B Ave: Batting Average
2B Doubles (a hit that gets you to second base)
3B Triples
HR Home Run
Slg Ave Slugging Percentage,
GD grounders,
SH (Bunts) Sacrifice Hits,
SF Sacrifice Flyballs,
W Walks, Intentional Walks,
HP (or HBP) Hit By Pitch,
SB Stolen Bases,
CS Caught Stealing,
SO Strikeout,
GP Games Played,
IP Innings Played,
PO could be Put Outs or Pick Offs,
A Assists,
E Errors,
FP or F % is Fielding Percentage,
DP Double Plays
TB Total Bases achieved (HR=4)
GP Games Played
SA Slugging Average (bases per AB)
W/L Wins vs Losss
IP Innings Pitched
BF Batters Faced
ER Earned Runs
ERave Earned Runs Average
H hits
2B doubles (hits that get you to 2nd base)
3B triples (hits that get you to 3rd base)
HR home runs
SH sacrifice hit (bunt)
SF Sacrifice Fly
BB Base on Balls (walks)
HP hit by a pitch
K Strikes
WP Wild Pitches
BK Balk (a wrong move by pitcher that causes baserunners to move up a base)
*I'll use Christian Guitarist's post because he has some correct, I'll fill in the blanks. PA: Plate appearances (at bats + walks+ hit by pitch+ sacrifice flys, etc.) AB: this is short for at bats if you keep stats for when you play it tells you how many at bats you have R: stands for runs, to get more of these on your stats you have to score a run H: represents a pitch that is struck by the batter on which he reaches base safely without an error being committed by a fielder Bave: batting average, this is the ratio of hits to at bats 2B: double or two-base hit 3B: triple or three-base hit HR: stands for home run (when you hit it over the fence) Slave: stands for slugging average total base divided by at bats ( a single is worth one, a double is worth two bases, etc. GD - may be groundout, not sure SH - sacrifice hits (a bunt that advances a runner) SF - a fly ball that scores a runner BB:stands for base on balls or walk HP - hit by pitch IO - don't know SB: stands for stolen base when you steal a base CS: stands for caught stealing when you get out stealing K: stands for strikeout RBI: stands for run batted in GP- games played IP: innnings played in field PO put-out ( a struck ball that is caught by a fielder, or a catch of a thrpown ball that results in an out A - assist (a thrown ball that results in an out) E: stands for error, errors are when a fielder doesn't field the ball well (such as bobbling it or missing a fly ball) Fave - fielding average DP - double plays
T - throws - which hand the pitcher throws with GP - games played ST - games started (doesn't add to number of games played; not sure why) maybe these pitchers were used as starters and not in relief, don't really know C complete games Sh - shutouts R relief appaearances FR - SA - saves WO wins LO - losses W/L Winning percentage IP - innings pitched BF- batters faced AB - at bats faced R - runs ER - earned runs ERave earned run average (earned runs given up per nine innings pitched H - hits 2B - doubles 3B - triples HR - homeruns SH sacrifice hits SF sacrifice flys BB bases on balls IB intentional bases on balls HP batters hit by pitch IO K - strikeouts WP- wild pitches BK - balks (an illegal pitching move judged to be deceptive to baerunner)
The items without an answer may be particular to that area's style of stat recording. Not sure I know them
Plate Appearances, At Bats, Runs, Hits, bave is Batting Average, Home Run, slave might be Slugging Percentage, idk GD, Sacrifice Hits, Sacrifice Flyballs, Walks, Intentional Walks, HP might be HBP which is Hit By Pitch, idk IO, Stolen Bases, Caught Stealing, Strikeout, Runs Batted In, Games Played, Innings Played, Pick Offs, Assists, Errors, fave might be Fielding Percentage, Double Plays
IDFK ur country uses weird names for stats and different abbreveations too i might be wrong on some cuz they're different