Glossary of Abbreviations
Note: When /A appears at the column head, it indicates a park-adjusted stat.
Numbers
0H, 1H, 2H, 3H - Games with only 0 - 3 hits allowed
1I, 2I, etc. - Last Inn Starter Retired a Batter
2B - Doubles
3B - Triples
A
A - Assists (or Away or Attendance at Game)
A/G - Assists per Game
A/S - Assists per Season (162 games)
AB - At Bats
AB - At Bats
AB/HR - At - Bats per Home Run
ABH - Attempted Bunt Hits
AR - Arm Rating
ARPS - Average Strength of Reliever at Entry
ASPS - Average Strength of Starter at Entry
ATT - Attempts to Steal
ATT/G - Attempts to Steal per Game
ATTEND - Total Attendance
AVG - Batting Average (there's two AVG's on the pitcher's research screen - ambiguous)
avg - Current Season Batting Average
B
B - Bats (L=Left, R=Right, B=Both)
BB - Base on Balls
BE% - Percent of Runners Erased
BH - Bunt Hits
BINJ - Batter Injuries
BIP - Bunts in Play
BK - Balks
BON - Players Eligible for Bonuses
BS - Blown Saves
BSAL - Base Salary (excluding bonuses)
BU - Bunt Rating (from 1=lowest to 7=highest)
C
CA - Catcher Arm Rating (from 1=lowest to 20=highest)
CG - Complete Games
CHS - Current Game Hitting Streak
CLO - Designated Closer
CP% - Batting Contact Percent
CPG - Cost per Game
CPW - Cost per Win
CS - Caught Stealing
CS% - Caught Stealing Percentage
CS3 - Caught Stealing 3rd base
CSP - Caught Stealing Percentage
CW - Cheap Wins. Generally poor games pitchers should have lost
CWS - Consecutive Winning Seasons
CY - City (or Total Hits for the Cycle)
CYC - Total "Hits for the Cycle"
D
DB - Doubles
DER - Defensive Rating
DIV - Division Titles
DPT - Double Plays Turned
DSUB - Defensive Substitutions
E
E - Errors
er - Earned Runs
ERA - Earned Run Average
era - Earned Run Average
ERAR - Earned Run Average while Relieving
ERAS - Earned Run Average while Starting
ERR - Errors made
EXPREC - Expected Record based on ratio of runs scored and runs allowed
F
FA - Fielding Average
FAT - Fatigue Level at the Start of the Next Game to be Played
G
G - Game Appearances
G/F - Ratio of Ground Balls to Fly Balls (if historical data is blank, assume 1.25)
G@(Position #) - Games at particular position
GB - Games Behind Division Leader
GDP - Grounded into Double Plays
GDP% - Grounded into Double Play Percentage
GF - Games finished (by relievers, as opposed to starters)
GR - Game Appearances as Reliever
GS - Game Appearances as Starter
GW - Total Game winning RBI's
H
h - Hits
H - Hits (or Hits Allowed or Home)
H&R - Total Hit and Run events
HB - Hit Batters
HD - Holds
HM - Home
HP - Hit by Pitch (or Batters Hit by Pitchers)
HR - Home Runs (or Home Runs Allowed)
hr - Home Runs Allowed
HSV - Hits Saved
HS - Same as HSV
HS/S - Hits Saved per Season (162 games)
I
IA - Infield Arm Rating (from 1=lowest to 20=highest)
IBB - Intentional Walks
IBBS - IBB Successes (0 Runs Scored)
IH - Infield Hits
INJ - Injury
INN - Innings Played (or Inning for Defensive Sub to Enter)
ip - Innings Pitched
IP - Innings Pitched
IPR - Innings Pitched as Reliever
IPS - Innings Pitched as Starter
ISO - Isolated Power (Slugging Average minus Batting Average)
IW - Intentional Walks
K
K - Strike Outs
K/100 - Strikeouts per 100 Plate Appearances
K/G - Strike Outs per Game
K/W - Strike Out to Walk Ratio
L
LAV - League Batting Average
L - Losses (or League; A=American, N=National)
LH - Average vs. left-handed pitching or left-handed batting
LHP - Left Handed Pitchers
LHS - Longest Game Hitting Streak
LLS - Longest Team Losing Streak
LOB - Number of Runners Left on Base
LOB% - Percent of Runners Left on Base
LWS - Longest Team Winning Streak
M
MH - Multiple Home Run Games
MOP - Designated "Mop - Up" Pitcher
MSA - Maximum Seasons Available
MV - Move/Hold Rating (from 1=lowest to 7=highest (if blank, assume 4)
O
OA - Outfield Arm Rating (from 1=lowest to 20=highest)
OAB - Opponent At Bats
OAV - Opponent Batting Average
OBA - On Base Average.
OPP - Opportunities to ground into a double play
OPS - On Base Average plus Slugging Average
OR - Opponent Runs Allowed
OTF - Old Timers Fraternity (a.k.a. Minor League)
OUER - Opponent Unearned Runs Allowed
OUER% - Percent of Runs Allowed that are Unearned
P
PB - Passed Balls
PB/S - Passes Balls per Season (162 Games)
PCT - Winning Percentage
PEN - Penants Won
PG - Perfect Game
PH - Pinch Hits (or Average for Pinch Hitters)
PHA - Pinch Hit Attempts
PHR - Pinch Hit Home Runs (or Pinch Hits against Right Handers)
PINCH - Pinch Hitting performance
PINJ - Pitcher Injuries
(PIT) - Combined batting average for all pitchers
PK - Runners Picked Off
PO - Put Outs
PO/G - Put Outs per Game
POS - Positions Played (D=dh, 2=catcher, 3=first, 4=second, 5=third, 6=short, O=Outfield)
PRO - Promotability
PSA - Post Season Appearances
PTD - Paid to Date
PU - Primary Use
PV - Player Value
PWSP - Combined Power and Speed Rating
Q
QKH - Quick Hooks (<7IP and <=3R)
QS - Quality Starts. 6 innings pitched with 3 or less earned runs.
QS% - Percent of Quality Starts
R
R - Runs Scored
r - Runs Scored
R@(Position #) - Range at Particular Position. Pos. 2: from 1=lowest to 10=highest; Pos. 3 & 5: from 1=lowest to 40=highest; Pos. 4, 6, & O: Second (from 1=lowest to 50=highest)
RBI - Runs Batted In
rbi - Runs Batted In
RC - Runs Created, "Bill James's formulation for run contribution from a variety of batting and base running events" (Total Baseball, 2nd ed.).
RD - Road
REL - Relief Appearances
ERA - Relievers' Earned Run Average
RH - Average vs. either right-handed pitchers or right-handed batters
RHK - Hook for Reliever (1 - quick to 9 - slow)
RHP - Right Handed Pitchers
RN - Run Rating (from 1=lowest to 10=highest)
RNG - Range (for fielding purposes)
RPL - Real Play
RS - Run Support per Game
RS% - Percent of Runners Scoring
RSC - Remaining Contract Seasons
S
S - Saves
SAC - Sacrifice Bunts
SAL - Salary
SB - Stolen Bases (or Stolen Bases Allowed)
SB% - Percent of Successful stolen base attempts
SB3 - Stolen 3rd bases
SB3% - Percent of Successful Stolen Base attempts of 3rd Base
SBA - Attempted Steals
SERA - Starters' Earned Run Average
SF - Sacrifice Flies
SH - Sacrifice Hits (or Shutouts)
SHK - Hook for Starter (1 - quick to 9 - slow)
SIL - Number of Seasons in League
SIO - Average Starter Innings Per Outing
SL - Total Grand Slams
SLA Slugging Average (or Total Grand Slams)
SLG - Slugging Average
SLH - Slow Hooks (>9IP or >=7Runs or IP+R>=13)
so - Strikeouts
SP - Starting Pitcher (or BA with Runners in Scoring Position or OAV with Runners at Scoring Positions)
STA - Stop Stealing at Catcher Arm+Pitcher Movement Rating
STATUS - Status. A/Active, I/Inactive, J/Injured, W/Eligible for Waivers, B/Eligible for Bonus, T/Traded, X/Off roster, n/Non - Starter
STD - Stop Stealing at Run Deficit
STL - Stop Stealing at Run Lead
STR - Current Strength (- 3 to 13)
STREAK - Current Winning or Losing Streak
SUB - Defensive Substitutes
SV - Saves
SV% - Percent of Successful Save Attempts
T
T - Throws (handedness R or L)
TC - Total Chances
TC/G - Total Chances per Game
TCS - Total Caught Stealing
TG - Total Games
TIP - Total Innings Pitched
TL - Tough Losses. Generally good games pitchers should've won.
TP - Triples
TPF - Total Park Factor
TPT - Triple Plays
TSB - Total Stolen Bases
TSC - Total Seasons Under Contract
TSP - Total Seasons Played
TW - Total Walks
TWS - Total Winning Seasons (Winning Pct. > .500)
TYP - Contract Type
TYPE - Type of Pitcher (SP=starting pitcher; SSP=spot starter; RP=relief pitcher)
W
W - Total Walks
W - Walks (or Wins)
W/100 - Walks per 100 Plate Appearances
W/G - Walks per Game
WAI - Players Eligible for Waivers
WHIP - Walks plus Hits per 9 innings pitched
WINS - Wins
WP - Wild Pitches
WSS - Current Streak of Winning Seasons
WST - World Series Titles