| Abbrev. |
Term |
Description |
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Player of the Week |
Best player for a given week. |
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Player of the Month |
Best player for a given month. |
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Player of the Year |
Best player for a given year. |
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Pitcher of the Week |
Best pitcher for a given week. |
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Pitcher of the Month |
Best pitcher for a given month. |
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Pitcher of the Year |
Best pitcher for a given year. |
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Most Improved Player |
Player who showed the most improvement over a given time period. |
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Most Inspiration Player |
Player who most inspired his teammates. |
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Best Team Spirit |
Player who demonstrated the strongest team orientation. |
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Fireman of the Year |
Best relief pitcher for a given year. |
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Silver Slugger |
Best hitter for a given position. |
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Hall of Fame |
Player deserving of special recognition for outstanding performance over an entire career. |
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Standings |
While The Official Scorer does not support leagues, you can create a standings report for your team. |
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Magic Number |
A magic number is the number of wins by a first place team or losses by a second place team to clinch a title for the first place team. |
| 1B |
First base |
First base |
| 2B |
Second base or Double |
Second baseman or two-base hit |
| 3B |
Third base |
Third baseman or three-base hit |
| A |
Assists |
Number of times throwing a runner out |
| A |
Assists |
Number of times throwing a runner out |
| AB |
At Bats |
Number of official at bats--does not include walks, hit by pitch, or sacrifices |
| AO |
Air outs |
Number of times a pitcher achieves an out via fly ball or line drive. |
| AVG |
Batting Average |
Hits over official at bats |
| BA |
Batting Average |
Measure of hitting productivity computed by dividing number of hits by number of official at bats |
| BB |
Base on Balls |
Number of bases on balls or walks |
| BF |
Batters Faced |
Number of batter faced by a pitcher |
| BF |
Batters Faced |
Number of batter faced by a pitcher |
| BO |
Batting Order |
Position a batter or pitcher would show up in a box score |
| C |
Catcher |
Catcher |
| C |
Chances |
Number of fielding attempts |
| C |
Chances |
Number of fielding attempts |
| CF |
Center field |
Center field |
| CS |
Caught Stealing |
Number of times a base runner is caught attempting to steal a base or a catcher throws out a baserunner attempting to steal. |
| DH |
Designated Hitter |
Designated Hitter |
| DL |
Disabled List |
Player roster status—for an active player. Simplifies data entry by excluding the disabled player from game data entry lists and prompts. |
| DP |
Double Play |
Number of times hit into a double play or participated in one as a fielder; for a team, the sum of a individual fielder DPs does not equal team DPs |
| E |
Errors |
Number of fielding errors made |
| E |
Errors |
Number of fielding errors made |
| FPCT |
Fielding Percentage |
Percentage of successful fielding attempts over total chances. |
| GO |
Ground outs |
Number of times a pitcher achieves an out via ground ball. |
| GS |
Grand Slams |
Number of grand slams |
| GS |
Games Started |
Number of games started by a pitcher |
| GW |
Game Winning Hit |
Number of game winning hits |
| H |
Hits |
Number of safe hits |
| H/A |
Home/Away |
Indication of whether or not your team is the home team for a given game |
| HB |
Hit By Pitch |
Number of times a batter has been hit by a pitch |
| HR |
Home Run |
Number of home runs |
| IF |
Infield |
Generic term for any of the four infield positions |
| IL |
Inactive List |
Player roster status—for an active player. An inactive player may still log into the site, but the player is excluded from some lists. |
| IPS |
Innings Pitched Per Start |
Average number of innings pitched for each game started by a pitcher. |
| IPS |
Innings Pitched Per Start |
Average number of innings pitched for each game started by a pitcher. |
| K |
Strikeout |
Number of strikeouts (hitting or pitching) |
| LF |
Left field |
Left field |
| MVP |
Most Valuable Player |
Player who is most essential to the success of a team. |
| NA |
Not applicable |
Category doesn't apply to this item (e.g., position for non-playing coach) |
| OBP |
On Base Percentage |
Measure of rate at which the batter reaches base safely. Divide times reached base safely (hits, walks, hit by pitch) by plate appearances. |
| OF |
Outfield |
Generic term for any of the three outfield positions |
| OPS |
On base plus slugging percentage |
Current popular measure of batting productivity: calculated by adding on-base percentage to slugging percentage |
| P |
Pitcher |
Pitcher |
| PA |
Plate Appearances |
Total number of plate appearances (at bats, walks, sacrifices, hit by pitch). |
| PB |
Passed Balls |
Number of passed balls allowed by a catcher. |
| PH |
Pinch Hitter |
Pinch Hitter |
| Pos |
Position |
Fielding position played |
| PR |
Pinch Runner |
Pinch Runner |
| RBI |
Runs Batted In |
Number of runs batted in |
| RC |
Runs Created |
A popular Sabermetric measure of runs created. RC is a statistic invented by Bill James to calculate the number of runs scored by a team or player. |
| RCG |
Runs Created Per Game |
Sabermetric measure of runs created per game. Also referred to as runs created per 27 outs (RC27). Estimates how many runs per game a team made up of nine of the same players would score. Since 27 outs may not be your game length, we refer to it as RCG. |
| RF |
Right field |
Right field |
| ROE |
Reached On Error |
Number of times reached base safely due to fielding error |
| ROY |
Rookie of the Year |
Best first year player. |
| RS |
Runs Scored |
Number of runs scored |
| S |
Save |
For pitchers, the number of saves earned |
| S |
Sacrifice |
For batters, the number of sacrifices |
| SB |
Stolen base |
Number of stolen bases |
| SBA |
Stolen bases allowed |
Number of stolen bases allowed by a catcher. |
| SF |
Short field |
Fourth outfield position used typically in softball |
| SF |
Sacrifice Fly |
Number of sacrifice flies |
| SHO |
Shut outs |
Number of times a pitcher pitches a complete game without allowing any runs. |
| SLOB |
Slugging Percentage Times On Base Percentage |
A popular Sabermetric measure of runs generated. |
| SS |
Shortstop |
Shortstop |
| TB |
Total bases |
Computed by counting one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run. |
| WHIP |
Walks plus Hits Per Inning Pitched |
Average number of bases on balls and hits allowed per inning pitched. |
| WPCT |
Winning Percentage |
Wins over total decisions (wins plus losses) |
| WPCT |
Winning Percentage |
Wins over total decisions (wins plus losses) |
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