Baseball Acronyms

How well do you know how to read a box score for America's pasttime?

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Knowledge of sabermetrics would be quite useful.

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Hint	Answer
RBI	Run Batted In
WP	Wild Pitch
WP	Winning Pitcher
LOB	Left on Base
RISP	Runners in Scoring Position
TB	Total Bases
HR	Home Run
H	Hit
CG	Complete Game
WAR	Wins Above Replacement
GIDP	Grounded Into Double Play
SB	Stolen Base
CS	Caught Stealing
SF	Sacrifice Fly
K	Strikeout
BB	Base on Balls
IBB	Intentional Base on Balls
E	Error
ER	Earned Run
1	Pitcher
2	Catcher
3	First Baseman

Hint	Answer
4	Second Baseman
5	Third Baseman
6	Shortstop
7	Left Fielder
8	Center Fielder
9	Right Fielder
FO	Fly Out
FB	Fly Ball
GB	Ground Ball
LD	Line Drive
OBP	On Base Percentage
OPS	On Base Plus Slugging
ERA	Earned Run Average
DP	Double Play
SB%	Stolen Base Percentage
SLG	Slugging Percentage
IP	Innings Pitched
PO	Putout
PO	Pop Out
PK	Pick-off
A	Assist
OFA	Out Field Assist

Hint	Answer
HLD	Hold
Rng.Fctr	Range Factor
WHIP	Walks & Hits per Innings Pitched
2B	Double
3B	Triple
AVG	Batting Average
BAA	Batting Average Against
BK	Balk
FPCT	Fielding Percentage
GS	Games Started
GRSL	Grand Slam
HBP	Hit By Pitch
PA	Plate Appearance
AB	At Bat
SP	Starting Pitcher
RP	Relief Pitcher
SHO	Shutout
SV	Save
SVO	Save Opportunity
XBH	Extra Base Hit
IRA	Inherited Runs Allowed
PB	Passed Ball

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6 Comments

Level 58

Apr 30, 2015

Maybe another minute would be helpful. I got 62/66 but only had 10 second left to go back and think about the questions I skipped. Nice Quiz!

Level 66

May 14, 2015

Good quiz, but you definitely need more time. And maybe a little leeway on WHIP?

Level 15

Jun 27, 2015

I think you should make "WHIP" a little more lenient. I tried putting "Walks plus hits per inning pitched" which is still technically correct and the answer was not accepted. Also, "FO" could also be foulout if foulouts are recorded individually.

Level 14

Apr 4, 2016

Agreed. I score a fly out to the right fielder as "9" whereas a foul out to the right fielder is "F9"

Level 65

Feb 18, 2019

Yes, lots of fun, agree w/ others about more time. Also, Save Opportunities should be plural/allow the plural.

Level 32

May 15, 2025

57/66, I'll take it but I missed A, BAA, OFA, and even WP.