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Batting Statistics      These common batting statistics and explanations are provided by Wikipedia. Click for further explanations.

• 1B - Single - hits on which the batter reached first base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
• 2B - Double - hits on which the batter reached second base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
• 3B - Triple - hits on which the batter reached third base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
• AB - At bat - Batting appearances, not including bases on balls, hit by pitch, sacrifices, interference, or obstruction
• AB/HR At bats per home run - at bats divided by home runs
• BA - Batting average (also abbreviated AVG) - hits divided by at bats
• BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times receiving four balls and advancing to first base
• BB/K - Walk-to-strikeout ratio - number of base on balls divided by number of strikeouts
• XBH - Extra base hits - doubles plus triples plus home runs
• FC - Fielder's choice - times reaching base when a fielder chose to try for an out on another runner
• AO/GO - Ground ball fly ball ratio - number of ground ball outs divided by number of fly ball outs
• GDP or GIDP - Ground into double play - number of ground balls hit that became double plays
• GPA - Gross Production Average - 1.8 times on-base percentage plus slugging percentage, divided by four
• GS - Grand Slam - a home run with the bases loaded, resulting in four runs scoring, and four RBI credited to the batter.
• H - Hits - times reached base because of a batted, fair ball without error by the defense
• HBP - Hit by pitch - times touched by a pitch and awarded first base as a result
• HR - Home runs - hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error.
• IBB - Intentional base on balls A base on balls (see BB above) deliberately thrown by the pitcher. Also known as IW (intentional walk).
• K - Strike out - number of times that strike three is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul
• LOB - Left on base - number of runners not out nor scored at the end of an inning.
• OBP - On base percentage - times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF).
• OPS - On-base plus slugging - on-base percentage plus slugging average
• PA - Plate appearance - number of completed batting appearances
• RC - Runs created - statistic that attempts to measure how many runs a player has contributed to his team
• RBI - Run batted in - number of runners who scored due to a batters's action, except when batter grounded into double play or reached on an error
• SF - Sacrifice fly - number of fly ball outs to the outfield which allow a runner already on base to score
• SH - Sacrifice hit - number of sacrifice bunts which allows another runner to advance on the basepaths or score
• SLG - Slugging average - total bases divided by at-bats
• TA - Total average - total bases, plus walks, plus steals, divided by plate appearances plus caught stealing
• TB - Total bases - one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run
• TOB - Times on base - times reaching base as a result of hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches