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      • A "soft line drive" is usually one that is hit at the end of the bat, towards the opposite field (i.e towards first base for a right-handed batter or towards third base for a left-hander). A soft line drive that lands just behind the infield for a base hit is known as a bloop hit.
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  1. May 10, 2015 · Quality of Contact Stats (Soft%, Med%, and Hard%) represent the percentage of a hitter or pitcher’s batted balls that have been hit with a certain amount of authority. The percentages will...

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  2. Oct 29, 2009 · A "soft line drive" is usually one that is hit at the end of the bat, towards the opposite field (i.e towards first base for a right-handed batter or towards third base for a left-hander). A soft line drive that lands just behind the infield for a base hit is known as a bloop hit.

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    <13 = Innings of 13 pitches or fewer <3 = At bat with 3-or-fewer pitches <3% = 3-for-fewer pitch at bats per batter faced 0BBINN = Zero-walk innings 123INN = 1-2-3 Innings 1ST2OUT = Innings with 1st 2 Batters Out AO = ‘Air’ outs (Fly outs) APP = Appearance– A pitcher is credited with an appearance if he pitches in a given game and faces at least on...

    A = Assist– An assist is the number of outs recorded on a play where the player fielded the ball. DER = Defensive Efficiency Rating– The percentage of balls in play (i.e., fair batted balls not including home runs) that a team defense converts into outs. DP = Double Play– When two offensive players are ruled out within the same play. DRS = Defensiv...

    CS = Caught stealing– A runner is considered caught stealing each time they are tagged out when trying to steal a base. (They didn’t make it to the next base before a defender tagged them out). R = Runs– A base runner is credited with a run scored every time they reach home safely. SB = Stolen base– A runner is credited with a stolen base when they...

    CI = Batter advances on catcher’s interference CS = Runners caught stealing CS% = Runners caught stealing percentage INN = Innings caught PB = Passed balls allowed PIK = Runners picked off SB = Stolen bases allowed SB-ATT = Stolen bases allowed – Stealing attempts

    ARB– Arbitration eligible. Pre-Arb is before a player is arbitration eligible. Arb 1, Arb 2, Arb 3 and even sometimes Arb 4 is the year that a player is in arbitration. E# = Elimination Number– Also called the ‘tragic number’, this number represents the number of wins by the leading team or losses by the trailing team which will eliminate the trail...

    1 = Pitcher
    2 = Catcher
    3 = First Base
    4 = Second Base
  3. Feb 17, 2010 · Batted Ball Statistics are fairly straightforward: they express the share of a batter’s balls in play are line drives, ground balls, or fly balls. This includes balls that leave the park (home...

  4. Feb 17, 2010 · A line drive produces 1.26 runs per out, while fly balls produce 0.13 runs per out and ground balls produce 0.05 runs per out. In other words, batters want to hit lots of line drives and...

  5. 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.

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  7. Line-drive rate represents the percentage of balls hit into the field of play that are characterized as line drives. Each ball that is hit into the field of play is characterized as a line drive, a fly ball, a ground ball or a pop-up. Line-drive rate can be used as a metric to evaluate both hitters and pitchers.

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