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===Batting statistics=== * 1B β [[Single (baseball)|Single]]: hits on which the batter reaches first base safely without the contribution of a [[Error (baseball)|fielding error]] * 2B β [[Double (baseball)|Double]]: hits on which the batter reaches second base safely without the contribution of a fielding error * 3B β [[Triple (baseball)|Triple]]: hits on which the batter reaches third base safely without the contribution of a fielding error * AB β [[At bat]]: plate appearances, not including bases on balls, being hit by pitch, sacrifices, interference, or obstruction * AB/HR β [[At bats per home run]]: at bats divided by home runs * BA β [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] (also abbreviated ''AVG''): hits divided by at bats (H/AB) * BB β [[Base on balls]] (also called a "walk"): hitter not swinging at four pitches called out of the strike zone and awarded first base. * BABIP β [[Batting average on balls in play]]: frequency at which a batter reaches a base after putting the ball in the field of play. Also a pitching category. * BB/K β [[Walk-to-strikeout ratio]]: number of bases on balls divided by number of strikeouts * BsR β [[Base runs]]: Another run estimator, like ''runs created'' * EQA β [[Equivalent average]]: a player's batting average absent park and league factors * FC β [[Fielder's choice]]: times reaching base safely because a fielder chose to try for an out on another runner * GO/AO β [[Ground ball fly ball ratio]]: number of ground ball outs divided by number of fly ball outs * GDP or GIDP β [[Double play|Ground into double play]]: number of ground balls hit that became double plays * GPA β [[Gross Production Average|Gross production average]]: 1.8 times on-base percentage plus slugging percentage, divided by four * GS β [[grand slam (baseball)|Grand slam]]: a [[home run]] with the bases loaded, resulting in four runs scoring, and four [[Run batted in|RBI]]s credited to the batter * H β [[Hit (baseball)|Hit]]: reaching base because of a batted, fair ball without error by the defense * HBP β [[Hit by pitch]]: times touched by a pitch and awarded first base as a result * HR β [[Home run]]s: hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error * HR/H β [[Home runs per hit]]: home runs divided by total hits * ITPHR β [[Inside-the-park home run]]: hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error or the ball going outside the ball park. * IBB β [[Intentional base on balls]]: times awarded first base on balls (see ''BB'' above) deliberately thrown by the pitcher. Also known as ''IW'' (intentional walk). * {{Anchor|ISO}}ISO β [[Isolated power]]: a hitter's ability to hit for extra bases, calculated by subtracting batting average from slugging percentage * K β [[Strike out]] (also abbreviated ''SO''): number of times that a third strike is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul. Catcher must catch the third strike or batter may attempt to run to first base. * LOB β [[Left on base]]: number of runners neither out nor scored at the end of an inning * OBP β [[On-base percentage]]: times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF) * OPS β [[On-base plus slugging]]: on-base percentage plus slugging average * PA β [[Plate appearance]]: number of completed batting appearances * PA/SO β [[Plate appearances per strikeout]]: number of times a batter strikes out to their plate appearance * R β [[Run (baseball)|Runs scored]]: number of times a player crosses home plate * RC β [[Runs created]]: an attempt to measure how many runs a player has contributed to their team * RP β [[Runs produced]]: an attempt to measure how many runs a player has contributed * RBI β [[Run batted in]]: number of runners who score due to a batter's action, except when the batter grounded into a double play or reached on an error * RISP β [[Runner in scoring position]]: a breakdown of a batter's batting average with runners in [[scoring position]], which includes runners at second or third base * SF β [[Sacrifice fly]]: fly balls hit to the outfield which, although caught for an out, allow a baserunner to advance * SH β [[Sacrifice hit]]: number of sacrifice bunts which allow runners to advance on the basepaths * SLG β [[Slugging percentage]]: total bases achieved on hits divided by at-bats (TB/AB) * TA β [[Total average]]: total bases, plus walks, plus hit by pitch, plus steals, minus caught stealing divided by at bats, minus hits, plus caught stealing, plus grounded into double plays [(TB + BB + HBP + SB β CS)/(AB β H + CS + GIDP)] * TB β [[Total bases]]: one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run [H + 2B + (2 Γ 3B) + (3 Γ HR)] or [1B + (2 Γ 2B) + (3 Γ 3B) + (4 Γ HR)] * TOB β [[Times on base]]: times reaching base as a result of hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches (H + BB + HBP) * XBH β [[Extra base hit]]s: total hits greater than singles (2B + 3B + HR)
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