Baseball Acronyms and MLB Team Abbreviations
By Loot, MLB Handicapper, Lootmeister.com
In baseball, statistics are almost of holy proportions. Other sports are certainly wrapped up in stats, but probably not to the extent that baseball is. When a former great baseball player is discussed, it usually only takes seconds before the stats become a focal part of the conversation. The fans of the game also live by these numbers in judgment of players. Whether it be for a season or over the course of an entire career, the fans know the scoop with the numbers. It’s what makes the baseball world go around.
In order to know the stats, you need to know the mind-numbing amount of acronyms involved. Here is a list of them that will help you better understand the wild and wacky world of baseball. We also included abbreviations of all MLB teams as well.
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2B: A second baseman or a double.
3B: A third baseman or a triple
A: Assists
AB: At Bats
AL: The American League
ALCS: The American league championship series
ALDS: The American league divisional playoffs.
AO: Fly out.
APP: Appearances
AS: All-star
ATL: The Atlanta Braves
AVG: Batting average
AZ: The Arizona Diamondbacks
BALT: The Baltimore Orioles
BB: Walks
BB/9: Walks per 9 innings.
BF: Batters faced
BK: Balks
BOS: The Boston Red Sox
BS: Blown Saves
C: Catcher
CF: Center-fielder
CHI: The Chicago Cubs or Chicago White Sox
CIN: The Cincinnati Reds
CG: Complete games
CLE: The Cleveland Indians
COL: The Colorado Rockies
CS: Caught stealing
DET: The Detroit Tigers
DP: Double Play
E: Errors
ER: Earned Runs
ERA: Earned Run Average
FPCT: Fielding percentage
G: Games
GF: Games finished
GIDP: Grounded into double plays
GO: Ground Out
GS: Games started
GSH: Grand Slam home runs
H: Hits
HB: Hit batsmen
HBP: Hit by pitch
HOU: The Houston Astros
HR: Home runs
IBB: Intentional walks
INN: Innings
IP: Innings pitched
L: Losses
LF: Left fielder
LIPS: Late-inning pressure situations
LOB: Left on base
K: Strikeout
KC: The Kansas City Royals
LA: The Los Angeles Angels or the Los Angeles Dodgers
LOB: Runners left on base
MIA: The Miami Marlins
MIL: The Milwaukee Brewers
MIN: The Minnesota Twins
NL: The National League.
NLCS: The National League championship series
NLDS: The National League divisional series
NP: Number of pitches
NYM: The New York Mets
NYY: The New York Yankees
OAK: The Oakland A’s
OBP: On base percentage
OPS: On base plus slugging percentage
P: Pitcher
PA: Plate appearances
PB: Passed balls
PH: Pinch Hitter
PHIL: The Philadelphia Phillies
PITT: The Pittsburgh Pirates
PK: Pick offs
PO: Putouts
PR: Pinch runner
QS: Quality starts.
R: Runs
RBI: Runs batted in
RF: Right fielder
RP: Relief pitcher
RS: Run Support
SAC: Sacrifices
SB: Stolen bases
SD: The San Diego Padres
SEA: The Seattle Mariners
SF: Sacrifice flies or the San Francisco Giants
SLG: Slugging percentage
SO: Strikeouts
SP: Starting pitcher
SS: Shortstop
STL: The St. Louis Cardinals
SV: Saves
SVO: Save opportunities
TB: Total bases or the Tampa Bay Rays
TC: Total chances
TEX: The Texas Rangers
TP: Total pitches thrown
TOR: The Toronto Blue Jays
TPA: Total plate appearances
UER: Unearned runs
W: Wins
WAS: The Washington Nationals
WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per innings pitched
WP: Wild pitches
WS: The world series
XBA: Extra base hits allowed
XBH: Extra base hits
