Sports Gambling Glossary

Fielding Terms
Base Running Terms
Pitching Terms

1B Single

2BDouble

3BTriple

AB At Bats (Does not include walks, hit by pitch or Sacrifice Flies & Hits)

AB/HR Home Runs per At Bat Ratio

AB/KStrikeouts per At Bat Ratio

AVG Batting Average H/AB

BBBases on Balls

BR Batting Runs Total Baseball

BR=(.47)1B + (.78)2B + (1.09)3B + (1.4)HR + (.33)(BB + HB) + (.30)SB - (.60)CS - (.25)AB-h) - (.50)OOB

G Games Played

GB Ground Balls

GIDP Grounded Into Double Play

GRD Ground Balls

H Hits

HBP Hit By Pitch

HP/PA Hit Pitches per Plate Appearance

HRHome Run

IBB Intentional Bases on Balls

ISOIsolated Power [ (TB-H)/AB ] or SLG-AVG

OBPOn Base Percentage (H+BB+HBP) / (AB+BB+HBP+SF)

OM Outs Made PA-H-BB-HBP+CS+GIDP

OOB Outs On Base Total Baseball

OOB=H + BB + HBP - LOB - R - CS

PA Plate Appearance (AB+BB+HBP+SF+SH)

PRO Production OBP + SLG

RRuns

RBIRuns Batted In

RCRuns Created Bill James [(H+BB)*TB] / [AB+BB]

RC/GRuns Created per Game (RC*27)/OM

RG Runs Generated Jim McMartin (.35)(TB + BB) - (.25)(AB - H)

RPRuns Produced RBI+R-HR

SFSacrifice Fly

SH Sacrifice Hits

SLG Slugging Percentage TB/AB

SO Strike Outs

TA Total Average [TB+SB+BB+HBP-CS] / [AB-H+CS+GIDP]

Bases Gained / Outs Made

TB Total Bases H + 2B + (2 x 3B) + (3 x HR)

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Fielding Terms

AAssists

CCS Caught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers)

ChChances (Balls hit to a position)

CERAEarned Run Average when Catching

DPDouble Plays

E Errors

FPctFielding Percentage (PO+A) / (PO+A+E)

G Games Played

GCGames Caught

GSGames Started

INNInnings

PB Passed Balls

POPut Outs

RFRange Factor [ (PO+A) (9) ] / # of Defensive Innings

SBA Stolen Bases Attempted (Against the Catcher)

TC Total Chances [ PO+A+E ]

ZRZone Rating # of Outs made/# of Chances

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Base Running Terms

CSCaught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers or Pickoffs by Pitchers)

CS% Caught Stealing Percentage

SB Stolen Bases

SB%Stolen Base Percentage SB / (SB+CS)

SBAStolen Base Attempt

RATING - EVALUATION TERMS

HEQ Hoban Effectiveness Quotient Michael Hoban

Offense= (TB + R + RBI + SB +(0.5 x BB))

Defense = (PO + (3 x A) - (2 x E) + (2 x DP)) x 0.445 {Position Multiplication Factor}

HEQ = Offense + Defense

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Pitching Terms

St. Started.

Pl. Played.

W. Win by pitcher.

L. Loss by pitcher.

S. Save by pitcher.

IP, IP3rd. Innings Pitched, and 3rds of Innings Pitched.

BF. Batters Faced.

R. Runs scored off pitcher.

ER. Errors committed during pitching stint.

H. Hits off pitcher (totals, not just singles).

2B. Doubles off pitcher.

3B. Triples off pitcher.

HR. Home Runs off pitcher.

BB. Walks by pitcher.

HP. Batters Hit by pitcher.

WP. Wild Pitches by pitcher.