tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66462752011-04-21T15:06:21.821-07:00Glossary of RamblingsAlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646275.post-1079749049885247792004-03-19T18:17:00.000-08:002006-01-07T12:29:37.560-08:00Welcome 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><b>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.</b> <br /><br />TINSTAAPP--there is no such thing as a pitching prospect, old saying (circa 2001 or so) coined by Baseball Prospectus geeks, I believe. <br /><br />Replacement level--Usually referred to as about 88-92% of league average production, commonly used to describe a cheap minor league FA.<br /><br />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). <br /><br /><br /><br />Pitching Terms <br />#Pit/PA Number of Pitches Faced per Plate Appearance <br />1B Single <br />2B Double <br />3B Triple <br />Avg A Batting Average Against (Hitter's batting average against that pitcher) H/AB <br />BB Bases on Balls (Walks) <br />BF Batters Faced <br />BF/9 Batters Faced Per Nine Innings <br />BK Balks <br />CG Complete Games <br />ER Earned Runs <br />ERA Earned Run Average (ER/IP * 9) <br />FB Fly Balls <br />G Games <br />GB Ground Balls <br />GF Games Finished <br />GS Games Started <br />H Hits <br />HBP Hit By Pitch <br />HR Home Runs Allowed <br />IBB Intentional Bases on Balls <br />IP Innings Pitched <br />K Strikeouts <br />L Losses <br />R Runs <br />SH Sacrifice Hits Given Up <br />Sho Shut Outs <br />S Saves <br />SUP Run Support <br />W Wins <br />WHIP (W + H) / IP <br />WP Wild Pitches <br /> <br /> <br />Batting Terms <br />1B Single <br />2B Double <br />3B Triple <br />AB At Bats (Does not include walks or Sacrifice Hits) <br />AB/HR Home Runs per at Bat Ratio <br />AB/K At Bats Diveded By Strikeouts <br />AVG Batting Average H/AB <br />BA Batting Average H/AB <br />BB Bases on Balls <br />CS Caught Stealing <br />G Games Played <br />GB Ground Balls <br />GDP Grounded Into Double Play <br />GIDP Grounded Into Double Play <br />GRD Ground Balls <br />H Hits <br />HBP Hit By Pitch <br />HP/PA Hit Pitches per At Bat <br />HR Home Run <br />IBB Intentional Bases on Balls <br />OBP On-Base Percentage (H+BB+HBP) / (AB+BB+HBP+Sacrifice Flies) <br />OPS OBP + SLG <br />OXS OBP x SLG <br />R Runs <br />RBI Runs Batted In <br />SB Stolen Bases <br />SB% Stolen Base Percentage SB / (SB+CS) <br />SF Sacrifice Fly <br />SH Sacrifice Hits <br />SLG Slugging Percentage (TB/AB) <br />K Strike Outs <br />TB Total Bases H + (2 x 2B) + (3 x 3B) + (4 x HR) <br /> <br /> <br />Fielding Terms <br />A Assists <br />Ch Chances (Balls hit to a position) <br />CS Caught Stealing (On Throws by Catchers or Pickoffs by Pitchers) <br />CS% Caught Stealing Percentage <br />CERA Earned Run Average when Catching <br />DP Double Plays <br />E Errors <br />FPct Fielding Percentage (PO+A) / (PO+A+E) <br />G Games Played <br />GS Games Started <br />INN Innings <br />PB Passed Balls <br />PO Put Outs <br />RF Range Factor [ (PO+A) (9) ] / # of Defensive Innings <br />SBA Stolen Base Attempt <br />ZR Zone Rating (# of Outs made/# of Chances)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6646275-107974904988524779?l=ramblingsglossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alnoreply@blogger.com