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Explain baseball stats to me?
Okay, so. I'm a girl, and I love baseball. I grew up a Yankee fan, because that's what my family raised me as, lol. I'm now a huge Mets fan too (omg, I went to a Mets game last week and during warm up I got Jose Reyes to smile & wave at me...lmao :D).
I understand the basics. I understand how the score is kept, outs, balls, walks, strikes, etc. But I don't understand the stats!
Like, batting averages...how are they calculated? And all the other numbers like that... can someone please explain? :)
6 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Batting Average = hits / at bats
Slugging Percentage = total bases / at bats
On base Percentage = hits plus walks / at bats plus walks
Earned Run Average = earned runs allowed*9 / innings pitched
WHIP = walks plus hits/ inning pitched
- 5 years ago
Billy Wagner, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K means... -1 inning pitched -2 hits given up (a hit is when someone safely reaches base; walks, fielder's choices, and when a player reaches because of an error are not considered hits) -2 earned runs -0 people walked -1 strikeout btw-i think it's awesome that you're trying to learn more about baseball because it's pretty much the best sport ever :D if you have any questions, feel free to message me any time
- Anonymous1 decade ago
BATTING AVERAGE CALCULATION.....
Add up your hits.
Step2
Add up your at bats. At bats include every time you hit safely or hit into an out, including a strike out. Getting on base by an error or fielder's choice is considered an out. A Sacrifice, walk or hit by pitch is not counted as a hit or an out.
Step3
Divide your hits by your at bats.
Step4
Round off the number to the third decimal place. For example, .33051 is .331.
Source(s): ehow.com - 1 decade ago
Well batting average is simple. You go up to bat 10 times, get 3 hits, average is .300.
Hits divided by At Bats. (Round the number to three places after the decimal point).
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- 1 decade ago
Average is the amount of hits divided by the At-bats.
Fielding % is the number of error less plays divided by the chances of plays.
IDK slugging percentage
On base is average and walks percentage
- 1 decade ago
average: the average is simple to calculate. all you need to do is this: hits divided by at-bats (round if you have to. so for jim thome last year
123 hits / 504 at-bats = .245 after rounding.
