Abbreviations Used in Statistics

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Batting and Base Running

G              Games

PA            Plate appearances

AB            At bats

R              Runs scored

H              Hits

1B            Singles

2B            Doubles

3B            Triples

HR            Home runs

BB            Base on balls

OE            On base on error

FC            On base on fielders choice

HP            Hit by pitch

CO           On base on catchers obstruction

SO            Strike out

SH            Sacrifice hit (sac bunt)

SF            Sacrifice fly

SB            Stolen base

RBI           Runs batted in

OBP         On base percentage

Slg            Slugging percentage

BA            Batting average

Pitching

G              Games

IP              Innings pitched

PC            Pitch count

R              Runs given up

ER            Earned runs given up

H              Hits

2B            Doubles

3B            Triples

HR            Home runs

BB            Base on balls

HB            Hit batsmen

SO            Strike outs

WP           Wild pitches

Bk             Balks

W              Wins

L               Losses

Sv             Saves

Sho          Shutouts

ERA         Earned run average

Baseball is a game of statistics.  In order to get them all on the page (or on the screen), a lot of abbreviations are necessary.  In the Scrubs stats, here are the abbreviations you’ll see, and what they mean.

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