Glossary of Ratings and Statistics Abbreviations

Ratings Page Abbreviations - Hitters

Player Info

POS 	- Player's Primary Fielding Position
Name 	- Player's Name

Batting Ratings and Modifiers

CH	- Contact Hitting. Used to determine the player's ability to make contact with the ball.
PH	- Power Hitting. Used to determine how hard a player hits the ball.
SP	- Speed. A player's running speed. Factored into both base running and defense.
GF	- Groundball to Flyball Ratio. 50 is even. The higher above 50, the more likely a hitter is to hit the ball 
		on the ground. Below 50, to hit it in the air.
PL	- Pull vs. hit the other way. 50 is even. Above 50 is more likely to pull the ball, below, more likely to
		hit the ball the other way.
vL	- Vs. Left-handed pitcher. Above 50 is more likely to hit lefties better than righties.
Hm	- Home vs. Away. Above 50 plays better at home, below better on the road.
Sc	- Modifier with runners in scoring position. The higher the number, the better they hit with runners on
		2nd and/or 3rd base.
CL	- Modifier for Close and Late game situations. How well a hitter does in close games in late innings.

Personal Data

Age	- The player's age. May change midseason if the player's birthday is in April thru September.
Exp	- Years of experience in the league.
B	- Batting hand. L-Left, R-Right, S-Switch hitter.
Slot	- Which roster the player is on.

Fielding

FA	- Fielding Ability. The higher the number, the better the player is at their primary defensive position.
AS	- Arm Strength. How hard they throw the ball on defense.
Qualified Positions
	- Other positions the player can play, with the FA for each position.

Ratings Page Abbreviations - Pitchers

Player Info

T 	- Player's Throwing Hand.
Name 	- Player's Name

Pitching Ratings and Modifiers

AS 	- Arm Strength. How hard the pitcher throws the ball.
EN 	- Endurance. The higher the number, the more pitches a pitcher can throw. 55+ indicates a starter, where 54
		and below indicates a reliever.
CO	- Control. How accurately the pitcher can hit his spots.
HR	- Hold Runners. A pitcher's ability to hold runners close at the bases (to minimize steals).
GF	- Groundball vs. Flyball - 50 is even. Above 50 indicates a pitcher is more likely to give up groundballs,
		below 50, flyballs.
vsL	- Vs. Left. Above 50 means the pitcher is better against left-handed batters.
Hm	- Home vs. Away. See Hitters.
Sc	- Modifier with runners in Scoring Position. How well a pitcher performs with runners on 2nd and/or 3rd base.
CL	- Modifier for Close and Late situations. How well a pitcher performs in close games in late innings.

Pitch Ratings

FB 	- Fastball
CU 	- Changeup
SI	- Sinker. Also known as a Forkball.
SL	- Slider.
CB	- Curveball.
SC	- Screwball.
KN	- Knuckleball.

Personal Data

Age	- The player's age. May change midseason if the player's birthday is in April thru September.
Exp	- Years of experience in the league.
Del	- Pitch Delivery. O-Overhand, S-Sidearm.
Slot	- Which roster the player is on.

Batting/Fielding Ratings

B	- Batting hand. L-Left, R-Right, S-Switch hitter.
CH	- Contact Hitting. Used to determine the player's ability to make contact with the ball.
PH	- Power Hitting. Used to determine how hard a player hits the ball.
SP	- Speed. A player's running speed. Factored into both base running and defense.
FA	- Fielding Ability. The higher the number, the better the player is at their primary defensive position.

Statistics Page Abbreviations - Hitters

Player Info

T 	- Player's Throwing Hand.
Name 	- Player's Name

Avg	- Batting Average. Computed as Hits / At-Bats.
G	- Games Played.
AB	- At-Bats.
R	- Runs Scored.
H	- Hits.
2B	- Doubles.
3B	- Triples.
HR	- Home Runs.
RBI	- Runs Batted In.
BB	- Walks.
SO	- Strikeouts.
RC	- Runs Created. I'm still researching how this is calculated.
OBP	- On-Base Percentage. Calculated as (Hits + BB's + HBP) / Plate Appearances.
SLG	- Slugging Percentage. Calculated as Total Bases / At-Bats.
SB	- Stolen Bases.
CS	- Caught Stealing.
GDP	- Grounded in Double Play.
vs.L	- Batting Average vs. Left-handed pitchers.
vs.R	- Batting Average vs. Right-handed pitchers.
E	- Errors.
Pct	- Fielding Percentage. Calculated as (Total Chances - Errors) / Total Chances.

Statistics Page Abbreviations - Pitchers

Player Info

POS 	- Player's Primary Fielding Position
Name 	- Player's Name

W	- Wins.
L	- Losses.
Pct	- Winning Percentage.
ERA	- Earned Run Average. A number that shows how many earned runs the pitcher gives up per 9 innings.
IP	- Innings Pitched.
H	- Hits given up.
HR	- Home Runs given up.
BB	- Walks given up.
SO	- Batters struck out.
OAvg	- Opponents batting average against the pitcher.
OSlg	- Opponents slugging percentage against the pitcher.
G	- Games pitched.
GS	- Games pitched as a starter.
QS	- Quality Starts. Defined as at least 6 innings with 3 or less earned runs.
CG	- Complete Games.
IR	- Inherited Runners (relievers only).
IRS	- Inherited Runners Scored. How many Inherited runners eventually scored.
Sv	- Save. Defined as finishing a game with the lead when the lead was 3 or fewer runs at the time the
		reliever was brought into the game.
Hld	- Hold. Defined as a performance when a reliever maintains a lead while in the game.
LHB	- Batting Average that left-handed batters have against the pitcher.
RHB	- Batting Average that right-handed batters have against the pitcher.