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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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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...
Jan 24, 2019 · The Line Drive is a well-struck ball that doesn’t hang in the air or skitter along the ground. It by far has the highest average BABIP among batted balls at a whopping .672. Ground Balls fall in between, with a .236 average BABIP.
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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 = Pitcher2 = Catcher3 = First Base4 = Second BaseMay 17, 2015 · Knowing something about a hitter’s batted ball direction distribution helps you determine the type of hitter they are, and they are best when used in conjunction with batted ball type...
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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Feb 8, 2022 · Given a right-handed pitcher, If we were to draw an imaginary vertical line that splits the strike zone in half, aLOC% tracks the portion of pitches that land to the right of the line (and vise versa for a lefty). The height and strike zone status are irrelevant. aLOC% = Pitches located on pitcher’s armside / pitches thrown.
