During one of our baseball games, I was keeping track of the game in our scorebook. After a while, one of my teammates started talking about how many different stats there are in baseball and that got me wondering – how many stats are there in baseball? I knew there were a lot of stats, but it surprised me to find out just how many stats there are in baseball.
In total, there are 121 statistics in baseball. Of those 121 statistics, 72 baseball statistics are considered “standard” while 49 baseball statistics are considered “advanced”.
In addition to the standard and advanced stats, there are another 32 statistics that the MLB labels as “Statcast”. These cover things like Arm Strength (ARM), Catcher Framing, and Launch Angle (LA). This article does not cover those Statcast statistics, but if you’re interested in learning more you can head over to the Statcast section at MLB.
Article Contents
- A Complete List of Baseball Statistics
- A Complete Glossary of Baseball Statistics
- Standard Batting Stats
- At-bat (AB)
- Batting Average (AVG)
- Caught Stealing (CS)
- Double (2B)
- Extra-base Hit (XBH)
- Games Played (G)
- Grand Slam (GSH)
- Ground Into Double Play (GIDP)
- Groundout-to-Airout Ratio (GO/AO)
- Hit-by-pitch (HBP)
- Hit (H)
- Home Run (HR)
- Intentional Walk (IBB)
- Left On Base (LOB)
- On-base Percentage (OBP)
- On-base Plus Slugging (OPS)
- Plate Appearance (PA)
- Reached On Error (ROE)
- Run (R)
- Runs Batted In (RBI)
- Sacrifice Bunt / Sacrifice Hit (SH)
- Sacrifice Fly (SF)
- Single (1B)
- Slugging Percentage (SLG)
- Stolen Base (SB)
- Stolen-base Percentage (SB%)
- Total Bases (TB)
- Triple (3B)
- Walk (BB)
- Walk-off (WO)
- Standard Fielding Stats
- Standard Pitching Stats
- Appearance (App)
- Balk (BK)
- Batters Faced (BF)
- Blown Save (BS)
- Complete Game (CG)
- Earned Run (ER)
- Earned Run Average (ERA)
- Flyout
- Games Finished (GF)
- Games Started (GS)
- Groundout
- Hold (HLD)
- Inherited Runner (IR)
- Innings Pitched (IP)
- Loss (L)
- Number of Pitches (NP)
- Pickoff (PK)
- Quality Start (QS)
- Relief Win (RW)
- Save (SV)
- Save Opportunity (SVO)
- Save Percentage (SV%)
- Shutout (SHO)
- Strikeout (SO, K)
- Unearned Run (UER)
- Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP)
- Wild Pitch (WP)
- Win (W)
- Winning Percentage (WPCT)
- Standard Team Stats
- Standard Batting Stats
- Advanced Baseball Stats
- Advanced Batting Stats
- Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
- Isolated Power (ISO)
- Late-inning Pressure Situation (LIPS)
- On-base Plus Slugging Plus (OPS+)
- Pitches Per Plate Appearance (P/PA)
- Plate Appearances Per Strikeout (PA/SO)
- Runs Created (RC)
- Weighted Runs Above Average (wRAA)
- Weighted On-base Average (wOBA)
- Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)
- Win Probability Added (WPA)
- Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
- Advanced Fielding Stats
- Advanced Pitching Stats
- Adjusted Earned Run Average (ERA+)
- Baserunners Per Nine Innings Pitched (MB/9)
- Bequeathed Runners (BQR)
- Bequeathed Runners Scored (BQR-S)
- Expected Fielding Independent Pitching (xFIP)
- Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)
- Fly-ball Rate (FB%)
- Game Score
- Ground-ball Rate (GB%)
- Hits Per Nine Innings (H/9)
- Home Runs Per Nine Innings (HR/9)
- Home Run To Fly Ball Rate (HR/FB)
- Inherited Runs Allowed (IR-A)
- Inherited Runs Allowed Percentage (IR-A%)
- Innings Per Start (I/GS)
- Leverage Index (LI)
- Line-drive Rate (LD%)
- Pitches Per Inning Pitched (P/IP)
- Pitches Per Start (P/GS)
- Pop-up Rate (PO%)
- Run Support Per Nine Innings (RS/9)
- Runs Allowed Per Nine Innings Pitched (RA9)
- Skill-interactive Earned Run Average (SIERA)
- Strikeout Rate (K%)
- Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (K/9)
- Strikeout-to-walk Ratio (K/BB)
- True Earned Run Average (tERA)
- Walks Per Nine Innings (BB/9)
- Walk Rate (BB%)
- Advanced Team Stats
- Advanced Batting Stats
A Complete List of Baseball Statistics
Courtesy of the MLB, I was able to find what is considered to be a standard baseball statistic and an advanced baseball statistic. The lists below are a complete glossary of all of the statistics in baseball and these lists are split up into two sections – the “Standard Baseball Statistics” section and the “Advanced Baseball Statistics” section.
A Complete Glossary of Baseball Statistics
Standard Batting Stats
At-bat (AB)
- Any plate appearance that ends with the batter getting out (except for sacrifice plays)
- Any plate appearance that ends with the batter safely reaching base via a hit, error, or fielder’s choice
- An at-bat is not counted if the plate appearance results in a sacrifice play, walk, hit by pitch, or catcher’s interference
- Learn more about what is an At-Bat in baseball
Batting Average (AVG)
- The total number of hits divided by the total number of at-bats
Caught Stealing (CS)
- A base runner is thrown out in-between pitches
- A base runner is thrown out while attempting to steal second, third, or home
- A base runner is picked-off by the pitcher
- A base runner is picked-off by the catcher
Double (2B)
- A batter puts the ball in play and safely reaches second base without the help of a defensive error or a fielder’s choice
Extra-base Hit (XBH)
- A base hit that results in a double, triple, or home run
Games Played (G)
- A game played is counted whenever a player enters the game at any point
Grand Slam (GSH)
- A home run with base runners on first, second, and third base
Ground Into Double Play (GIDP)
- A batter hits a ground ball that results in any type of double play
Groundout-to-Airout Ratio (GO/AO)
- A single number that compares how often a batter gets out by hitting a ground ball or by hitting a fly ball
- Calculated by: (number of ground outs / number of flyouts)
Hit-by-pitch (HBP)
- A batter is hit by a pitch and is awarded first base
Hit (H)
- A batter puts the ball in play and safely makes it to at least first base without the assistance of an error or a fielder’s choice play
Home Run (HR)
- A batter puts the ball in play and safely makes it around all four bases without the assistance of an error or a fielder’s choice play
Intentional Walk (IBB)
- The defensive team purposely walks a batter
Left On Base (LOB)
- The number of base runners who were left on base at the end of an inning
On-base Percentage (OBP)
- The total number of hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches divided by the total number of plate appearances
- On-base percentage, formatted as 0.000, is a number that indicates how often a player safely reaches base
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS)
- This number, formatted as .0000, is a number that indicates how well a hitter can safely reach base and hit for power
- Calculated by adding the on-base percentage and the slugging average
Plate Appearance (PA)
- The total number of times a player completes a batting turn
Reached On Error (ROE)
- A batter safely makes it to base because of a defensive error
Run (R)
- A base runner safely touches home plate
Runs Batted In (RBI)
- A batter is awarded an RBI for each runner that safely crosses home plate when they put the ball in play
- A Run Batted In is not counted if a runner scores when the batter hits into a double play or if there was a defensive error that caused the runner to score
Sacrifice Bunt / Sacrifice Hit (SH)
- A batter advances the baserunner by bunting the ball, but getting thrown out at first base
- A batter can also be credited with a sacrifice bunt if they safely reach first base on a fielder’s choice or an error and the base runner still advances.
Sacrifice Fly (SF)
- A batter hits a fly ball out, which leads to a base runner scoring a run
Single (1B)
- A batter puts the ball in play and safely reaches first base without the help of a defensive error or a fielder’s choice
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
- A number, formatted as 0.000, that indicates how well a player hits for extra base hits
- Formula for slugging percentage: (1B + 2(2B) + 3(3B) + 4(4B)) / At-Bats
Stolen Base (SB)
- A base runner safely reaches the next base without the batter putting the ball in play and without the assistance of a defensive error
Stolen-base Percentage (SB%)
- The number of successful stolen bases divided by the number of stolen base attempts
Total Bases (TB)
- The number of bases a batter earns because of their base hits:
- Single (1), Double (2), Triple (3), Home Run (4)
Triple (3B)
- A batter puts the ball in play and safely reaches third base without the help of a defensive error or a fielder’s choice
Walk (BB)
- A Walk, also called Base on Balls, is when a batter receives four balls in one plate appearance and is awarded first base
Walk-off (WO)
- The home team scores the winning run in the bottom of the last inning
Standard Fielding Stats
Assist (A)
- Awarded to a defensive player who touches the ball (intentionally or unintentionally) prior to a base runner being thrown out
- Example: A shortstop is credited with an assist when they field a ground ball and throw the runner out at first base
Caught Stealing Percentage (CS%)
- The number of times a catcher throws out a base runner divided by the number of times base runners attempt to steal a base on that catcher
Double Play (DP)
- Any play where two offensive players are called out during the same play
Error (E)
- A defensive player fails to successfully make a play that an average fielder should be able to make
Fielding Percentage (FPCT)
- The number of putouts and assists of a defensive player divided by the total number of chances they had to make an out
Innings Played (INN)
- The total number of defensive outs played divided by 3
Out (O)
- One out is recorded when an offensive player is retired by the defense
- Each team gets 3 outs per half-inning
Outfield Assist (OFA)
- An outfielder throws the ball into the infield and an out is recorded because of that throw
Passed Ball (PB)
- When a catcher misses a pitch they should have caught and at least one runner advances a base
- A Passed Ball is not considered an error
Putout (PO)
- The fielder who is holding the ball when an out is made is credited with a putout
Total Chances (TC)
- The number of times a fielder has a chance of recording an out
- Calculated as assists + putouts + errors
Triple Play (TP)
- Any play where three offensive players are called out during the same play
Standard Pitching Stats
Appearance (App)
- The number of times a pitcher enters a game
Balk (BK)
- An illegal move by the pitcher that is considered deceitful towards a base runner
- Learn more about the 13 ways a pitcher can balk in baseball
Batters Faced (BF)
- The number of plate appearances a pitcher faced
Blown Save (BS)
- A pitcher comes into the game during a Save Opportunity, but the opposing team scores the tying run
Complete Game (CG)
- A pitcher throws to every batter in a single game, regardless of how long the game lasts
Earned Run (ER)
- A base runner scores without the assist of an error or passed ball
Earned Run Average (ERA)
- The average number of earned runs per nine innings (seven innings for high school)
- Calculated as: 9 x (Earned Runs / Innings Pitched)
Flyout
- Sometimes abbreviated as “F”, a fly ball is when a batter hits a ball into the air and it gets caught before touching the ground
- Line drives do not count as a Fly Out
Games Finished (GF)
- A relief pitcher who was the final pitcher of the game for their team
Games Started (GS)
- The player who threw the first pitch of the game for their team
Groundout
- Sometimes abbreviated as “G”, a groundout is when a player hits the ball on the ground and is either thrown out at first base or gets on because of a fielder’s choice
Hold (HLD)
- A pitcher comes into the game during a Save Opportunity and records at least one out before being relieved by the next pitcher
Inherited Runner (IR)
- The number of baserunners who are already on base when a pitcher enters the game
Innings Pitched (IP)
- The numbers of innings a pitcher throws, measured in thirds (one out equals one third)
Loss (L)
- The pitcher who is credited with the earned run when the opposing team takes the final lead of the game
Number of Pitches (NP)
- The total number of pitches a pitcher throws
Pickoff (PK)
- In between pitches, a pitcher throws the ball to a defensive player, who tags out a base runner
Quality Start (QS)
- A starting pitcher who throws a minimum of six innings and gives up three earned runs or fewer
Relief Win (RW)
- A relief pitcher who is credited with the win
Save (SV)
- Credited to the final relief pitcher for the winning team who entered the game during a Save Opportunity
Save Opportunity (SVO)
- The final relief pitcher for the winning team, who is not the winning pitcher, throws at least ⅓ of an inning and one of the following conditions are true:
- Pitch at least one inning when their team is winning by no more than three runs
- Enters the game with the tying run on base, up to bat, or on deck
- Pitches for at least three innings
Save Percentage (SV%)
- A pitcher’s total saves divided by that pitcher’s total Save Opportunities
Shutout (SHO)
- A pitcher throws an entire game, regardless of the number of innings, and does not give up a run to the opposing team
- Learn more about the difference between a shutout and a no-hitter
Strikeout (SO, K)
- Three strikes are charged to a batter during one at-bat
Unearned Run (UER)
- A run that scores because of a defensive error or a passed ball
Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP)
- Formula: (Walks + Hits) / Innings Pitched
- The lower the number, the better a pitcher is at preventing runners from reaching base
Wild Pitch (WP)
- A pitch so far out of the strike zone that a catcher is unable to catch it and at least one baserunner advances
Win (W)
- Awarded to the pitcher who was in the game when their team took the lead for good
- For a starting pitcher to be awarded a win, they must also pitch for a minimum of five innings (for a standard nine inning game)
Winning Percentage (WPCT)
- The number of wins divided by the number of decisions (wins + losses)
Standard Team Stats
Run Differential
- The total number of runs a team has scored minus the total number of runs the team has allowed
Advanced Baseball Stats
Advanced Batting Stats
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
- A batter’s average for balls that are put in play (excludes strikeouts, home runs, and sacrifice flies)
- Formula: (Hits – Home Runs) / (At-Bats – Strikeouts – Home Runs – Sacrifice Flies)
Isolated Power (ISO)
- Only takes into account extra base-hits and is an indicator of how often a player hits for extra bases
- Formula: ((1 x Double) + (2 x Triple) + (3 X Home Run)) / At-Bats
Late-inning Pressure Situation (LIPS)
- When a batter has an at-bat in the seventh inning or later and one of the following scenarios is true:
- The batter’s team is losing by three or fewer runs
- The batter’s team is tied
- The batter’s team is leading by one run
- The bases are loaded and the batter’s team is losing by four runs
On-base Plus Slugging Plus (OPS+)
- A number used to normalize a player’s On Base Percentage across all batters in the league, while accounting for small external variables (like ballparks)
- Formula: (On Base Percentage / League On Base Percentage) * 100
- Learn more about On-base Plus Slugging Plus statistic
Pitches Per Plate Appearance (P/PA)
- The number of pitches thrown per Plate Appearance
Plate Appearances Per Strikeout (PA/SO)
- Total Plate Appearances divided by the total number of Strikeouts
Runs Created (RC)
- Shows how offensive a player contributed to a team
- Formula: (Total Bases * (Hits + Walks)) / (At-Bats + Walks)
Weighted Runs Above Average (wRAA)
- A measure of how many runs a player contributes, compared with the league average
- Formula: ((wOBA – wOBA of league) / annual wOBA scale) * Plate Appearances
- Learn more about Weighted Runs Above Average
Weighted On-base Average (wOBA)
- Another version of the On-base Percentage, but it also gives a weighted factor to extra base hits (for example: a triple is worth more than a double)
- Learn more about Weighted On-base Average
Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)
- Uses the Run Created stat and normalizes it across the entire league, adjusting for external factors (like ballpark)
- Learn more about Weighted Runs Created Plus
Win Probability Added (WPA)
- The total change in percentage a team has to win the game after any event
- For example, if a team’s percentage of winning moves from 40 percent to 60 percent after one event, the WPA is .20
- Learn more about Win Probability Added
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
- A measurement, in terms of wins, of how valuable one player is over another player who could replace them at the same position
- Learn more about Wins Above Replacement
Advanced Fielding Stats
Defensive Efficiency Ratio (DER)
- A measurement of how often a team’s defense converts a live ball into an out
- A higher DER means the defense gets more outs when the ball is put into play
Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)
- A slightly different measurement than UZR, the DRS is a measurement of how many runs a defensive player saves
- Learn more about Defensive Runs Saved
Range Factor (RF)
- An estimate on how much field a player can cover by looking at how many plays a player can make
- Formula: (Putouts + Assists) / Defensive Games Played
Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR)
- A slightly different measurement than DRS, the UZR is a measurement of how many runs a defensive player saves
- Learn more about Ultimate Zone Rating
Advanced Pitching Stats
Adjusted Earned Run Average (ERA+)
- Uses the Earned Run Average stat and normalizes it across the entire league, adjusting for external factors (like ballpark)
- Learn more about Adjusted Earned Run Average
Baserunners Per Nine Innings Pitched (MB/9)
- In a nine inning game, the average number of opponents who reached base via a hit, walk, and hit-by-pitch (errors and fielder’s choice do not count)
Bequeathed Runners (BQR)
- The number of base runners a pitcher leaves on base when they are replaced by another pitcher
Bequeathed Runners Scored (BQR-S)
- The total number of Bequeathed Runners (BQR) that score
Expected Fielding Independent Pitching (xFIP)
- Same measurement as Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP), but it uses an expected home run rate instead of home runs allowed
Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)
- Measures the plays the pitcher has the most control over, which are strikeouts, unintentional walks, hit-by-pitches, and home runs
Fly-ball Rate (FB%)
- The percentage of live balls that are scored as fly balls
Game Score
- A score between 0 to 100 that tells a story of how well a pitcher is doing.
- The higher the game score number, the better the pitcher is performing
Ground-ball Rate (GB%)
- The percentage of live balls that are scored as ground balls
Hits Per Nine Innings (H/9)
- The average number of hits a pitcher gives up for every nine innings pitched
Home Runs Per Nine Innings (HR/9)
- The average number of home runs a pitcher gives for every nine innings pitched
Home Run To Fly Ball Rate (HR/FB)
- The percentage of home runs hit for every fly ball allowed
Inherited Runs Allowed (IR-A)
- The total number of Inherited Runners (IR) that score on a relief pitcher
Inherited Runs Allowed Percentage (IR-A%)
- The percentage of Inherited Runners (IR) that score on a relief pitcher
Innings Per Start (I/GS)
- The average number of innings a pitcher throws when they are the starting pitcher
Leverage Index (LI)
- A measurement of how significantly a play can impact the win probability of a team
- Below 1.0 is not very significant, 1.0 is neutral, and above 1.0 is more significant
Line-drive Rate (LD%)
- The percentage of live balls that are scored as line drives
Pitches Per Inning Pitched (P/IP)
- The average number of pitches thrown per inning
Pitches Per Start (P/GS)
- The average number of pitches thrown for a starting pitcher
Pop-up Rate (PO%)
- The percentage of live balls that are scored as pop-ups
Run Support Per Nine Innings (RS/9)
- The average amount of runs, per nine innings, that a pitcher’s offense will score while that pitcher is in the game
Runs Allowed Per Nine Innings Pitched (RA9)
- Total number of runs allowed on average for every nine innings pitched (runs scored because of errors also count)
Skill-interactive Earned Run Average (SIERA)
- SIERA is a version of Earned Run Average (ERA)
- SIERA shares some characteristics with Field Independent Pitching (FIP) and Expected Field Independent Pitching (xFIP), but SIERA also takes into account balls in play, which helps answer the question of what makes a pitcher successful
- Learn more about SIERA
Strikeout Rate (K%)
- The percentage of Plate Appearances (PA) that are scored as strikeouts (K)
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (K/9)
- The average amount of strikeouts a pitcher throws for every nine innings pitched
Strikeout-to-walk Ratio (K/BB)
- A pitcher’s total strikeouts divided by that pitcher’s total walks
True Earned Run Average (tERA)
- A version of Earned Run Average (ERA) that also takes into account the type of ball a batter hits (ground ball, fly ball, line drive, pop-up)
Walks Per Nine Innings (BB/9)
- The average amount of walks a pitcher throws for every nine innings pitched
Walk Rate (BB%)
- The percentage of Plate Appearances (PA) that are recorded as walks (BB)
Advanced Team Stats
Ballpark Factor
- A method for how to normalize any statistic across an entire league
- Used to show how one ballpark favors a pitcher or a hitter
Magic Number (MN)
- A number needed to reach a certain goal (mainly, making the playoffs) that takes into account how many wins a team needs and how many losses that team needs from their closest competitor
- Learn more about MLB’s magic number
Pythagorean Winning Percentage
- Looks at what a team’s record should have been, based on their total number of runs allowed and total number of runs scored
Win Expectancy (WE)
- The percentage chance a team has to win the game, at any point in the game
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