If one team is in bat, its rival has nine players on the field. Each of these players holds a different position. For score purposes, each major baseball area is written as a standard number instead of a summary.
Baseball Position Abbreviations
- P (1): Pitcher; Starts every play by throwing the ball and stands on the pitcher’s mound
- C (2): Catcher; Crouches behind home plate to catch pitches
- 1B (3): First Baseman; Positioned closest to first base
- 2B( 4): Second Baseman; Positioned closest to second base
- 3B (5): Third Baseman; Positioned closest to third base
- SS (6): Shortstop; Plays infield between second and third base
- LF (7): Left Fielder; Play on left side of outfield
- CF (8): Center Fielder; Play the middle of the outfield
- RF (9): Right Fielder; Play on right side of outfield
- IF: Infield; Square area inside the four bases
- OF: Outfield; Playing area beyond the bases
- SP: Starting Pitcher; Begins the game as pitcher
- MRP: Middle Relief Pitcher; Takes over as pitcher in the middle of the game
- LRP: Long Reliever Pitcher; Relieves SP if he has to leave game early
- CL/CP: Closer/Closing Pitcher; Comes in for final innings
- PH: Pinch Hitter; Substitute batter
- PR: Pinch Runner; Replaces a player on the base and runs for them
Baseball Pitching Abbreviations
Pitching statistics can make or break a team’s defense.
- BB – Walks (Bases on Balls)
- BB/9 – Bases on Balls per 9 Innings
- BF – Batters Faced
- BFP – Batters Facing Pitcher
- BS – Blown Save
- CERA – Component ERA
- CBO – Combined Shutout
- CG – Complete Games
- CGL- Complete Game Losses
- DICE – Defense-Independent Component ERA
- ER – Earned Runs
- ERA – Earned Run Average
- GF – Games Finished
- GIDP – Double Plays or Double Play Groundouts Induced
- GIDPO – Double Play Opportunities
- GIR – Games in Relief
- GO – Ground Outs
- GO/AO – Ground Outs to Fly Outs
- GS – Games Started
- FIP – Fielding Independent Pitching
- H or HA – Hits Allowed
- H/9 or HA/9 – Hits Allowed over 9 Innings
- HB or HBP – Hit Batters
- HLD or H – Hold
- IP – Innings Pitched
- IPS – Innings Per Start
- IR – Inherited Runners
- IRA – Inherited Runs Allowed
- K – Strikeouts
- LOB – Left on Base
- PIT or NP – Pitch Count
- PFR – Power Finesse Ratio (strikeouts + walks divided by innings pitched)
- QOP – Quality of Pitch
- QS – Quality Start
- RA – Run Average (runs allowed over 9 innings)
- RPF – Relief Failures
- RW – Relief Wins
- S/SHO – Shutouts
- SIERA – Skill-Interactive Earned Run Average
- SVO – Save Opportunities
- W – Wins
- WHIP – Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched
- WP – Wild Pitches
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