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Friday ( 6:17 PM ) Al Welcome to the glossary that will eventually explain many of the terms I use all the time, that many folks who watch baseball as a casual fan may not understand. Needless to say, this should be considered a work in progress. defensive spectrum---Ranks how difficult a fielding position is compared to others on the field. The accepted model is C-SS-2B-CF-3B-RF-LF-1B. Hence, it is harder to be a catcher than a shortstop, and etc. Also, you have to hit a lot better to be a 1B than you do if you are a middle infielder. Often times, if a player can hit, but is weak on defense, he is moved to an easier defensive position. It is very rare for a player to move to a more difficult defensive position, but on rare occasions (Dodgers' 70's era SS Bill Russell played OF in the minors, but if I have to go back 30 years, you know it is far from common) it happens. LOOGY--Lefthanded one out guy. Used to describe a LH reliever who is brought on to face only LH hitters, and often just 1 or 2 batters total. Generally not a positive term, as relievers who are respected (Ray King, for example) are not referred to as LOOGY. TINSTAAPP--there is no such thing as a pitching prospect, old saying (circa 2001 or so) coined by Baseball Prospectus geeks, I believe. Replacement level--Usually referred to as about 88-92% of league average production, commonly used to describe a cheap minor league FA. free talent--Often used the same as replacement level, refers to the type of player available on waivers, or from another team cheaply. Most often describes a veteran AAA player. While these players rarely develop into anything but reserves or platoon partners, there are exceptions (Marcos Scutaro). Pitching Terms #Pit/PA Number of Pitches Faced per Plate Appearance 1B Single 2B Double 3B Triple Avg A Batting Average Against (Hitter's batting average against that pitcher) H/AB BB Bases on Balls (Walks) BF Batters Faced BF/9 Batters Faced Per Nine Innings BK Balks CG Complete Games ER Earned Runs ERA Earned Run Average (ER/IP * 9) FB Fly Balls G Games GB Ground Balls GF Games Finished GS Games Started H Hits HBP Hit By Pitch HR Home Runs Allowed IBB Intentional Bases on Balls IP Innings Pitched K Strikeouts L Losses R Runs SH Sacrifice Hits Given Up Sho Shut Outs S Saves SUP Run Support W Wins WHIP (W + H) / IP WP Wild Pitches Batting Terms 1B Single 2B Double 3B Triple AB At Bats (Does not include walks or Sacrifice Hits) AB/HR Home Runs per at Bat Ratio AB/K At Bats Diveded By Strikeouts AVG Batting Average H/AB BA Batting Average H/AB BB Bases on Balls CS Caught Stealing G Games Played GB Ground Balls GDP Grounded Into Double Play GIDP Grounded Into Double Play GRD Ground Balls H Hits HBP Hit By Pitch HP/PA Hit Pitches per At Bat HR Home Run IBB Intentional Bases on Balls OBP On-Base Percentage (H+BB+HBP) / (AB+BB+HBP+Sacrifice Flies) OPS OBP + SLG OXS OBP x SLG R Runs RBI Runs Batted In SB Stolen Bases SB% Stolen Base Percentage SB / (SB+CS) SF Sacrifice Fly SH Sacrifice Hits SLG Slugging Percentage (TB/AB) K Strike Outs TB Total Bases H + (2 x 2B) + (3 x 3B) + (4 x HR) Fielding Terms A Assists Ch Chances (Balls hit to a position) CS Caught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers or Pickoffs by Pitchers) CS% Caught Stealing Percentage CERA Earned Run Average when Catching DP Double Plays E Errors FPct Fielding Percentage (PO+A) / (PO+A+E) G Games Played GS Games Started INN Innings PB Passed Balls PO Put Outs RF Range Factor [ (PO+A) (9) ] / # of Defensive Innings SBA Stolen Base Attempt ZR Zone Rating (# of Outs made/# of Chances) # |
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