REFERENCES:
▪ http://www.baseball-reference.com/
▪ http://www.retrosheet.org/
▪ http://www.brooksbaseball.net/
GLOSSERY:
▪ OPS - On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average.[1] The ability of a player to both get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented. An OPS of .900 or higher in Major League Baseball puts the player in the upper echelon of hitters. Typically, the league leader in OPS will score near, and sometimes above, the 1.000 mark.
▪ OBP - on-base percentage (OBP; sometimes referred to as on-base average/OBA, as the statistic is rarely presented as a true percentage) is a measure of how often a batter reaches base for any reason other than a fielding error, fielder's choice, dropped/uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction, or catcher's interference (the latter two are ignored as either times-on-base (TOB) or plate appearances in calculating OBP). OBP is added to slugging average to determine on-base plus slugging (OPS). It first became an official MLB statistic in 1984.
▪ SLG—Slugging average: total bases achieved on hits divided by at-bats (TB/AB)
Situational: Also view explanations by holding mouse over column headers Rk -- Rank This is a count of the rows from top to bottom. It is recalculated following the sorting of a column. Age -- Player’s age at midnight of June 30th of that year PA -- Plate Appearances When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH, which excludes catcher interferences. When this color click for a summary of each PA. PA -- Plate Appearances The number of plate appearances for which we have play-by-play data. Note that batted ball type and location data is incomplete prior to 1988. Ptn% -- Percentage of PA with the platoon advantage Switch hitters should be 100% for most cases. For pitchers, facing a batter of the same hand. For batters, facing a pitcher of the opposite hand. H -- All Hits Inf -- Infield Hits Batted ball type and location is not complete prior to 1988. Bnt -- Bunt Hits Batted ball type and location is not complete prior to 1988. AB -- At Bats
H -- Pinch Hits HR -- Pinch Hit Home Runs RBI -- Pinch Hit Runs Batted In PHlev -- Pinch Hit Leverage Index The importance of the context in which the Pinch Hitter was used Above one means higher than average pressure. Below one means lower than average pressure. All -- Home Run Total GS -- Grand Slam Home Runs GSo -- Grand Slam Opportunities Plate Appearances with the Bases Loaded vRH -- Home Runs off Right-Handers vLH -- Home Runs off Left-Handers Hm -- Home Runs at Home Rd -- Home Runs on the Road IP -- Inside-The-Park Home Runs Note that batted ball type and location data is incomplete prior to 1988.
Att -- Sacrifice Bunts Attempted Only includes unsuccessful bunts made and bunt strikeouts. Failing to bunt early in the count and then swinging away later are not included. Suc -- Successful Sacrifice Bunts % -- Sacrifice Bunts Success Rate Only includes unsuccessful bunts made and bunt strikeouts. Failing to bunt early in the count and then swinging away later are not included. Opp -- Opportunity for a Grounded Into Double Play Runner on first with less than two outs. DP -- Grounded Into Double Play Two or more outs via force outs on a ground ball. % -- Grounded Into Double Play Rate Two or more outs via force outs on a ground ball. Opp -- Productive Outs Made or Failed Created by Elias and ESPN for three possible situations. Successful Sac for a pitcher with one out. Advancing any runner with none out. Driving in a baserunner with the second out of the inning. Failed means the batter made an out without advancing the runner(s). Suc -- Productive Outs Made Created by Elias and ESPN for three possible situations. Successful Sac for a pitcher with one out. Advancing any runner with none out. Driving in a baserunner with the second out of the inning. Failed means the batter made an out without advancing the runner(s). % -- Productive Outs Percentage Created by Elias and ESPN for three possible situations. Successful Sac for a pitcher with one out. Advancing any runner with none out. Driving in a baserunner with the second out of the inning. Failed means the batter made an out without advancing the runner(s). BR -- Total Number of Baserunners when batter at plate BRS -- Baserunners who Scored T otal runners scored by batter (may not be by RBIs) BRS% -- Percentage of all baserunners who scored on the batter’s play (not necessarily with an RBI). <2,3B -- PAs with less than two out, runner on third Scr -- PAs with less than two out, runner on third and runner scored % -- PAs with less than two out, runner on third and runner scored 0,2B -- PAs with no out, runner on second Adv -- PAs with none out, runner on second and runner advanced % -- PAs with none out, runner on second and runner advanced Rate PAu -- Plate Appearances for which data is not known Note that for many stats (like pitcher SLG, 2B, 3B allowed, WPA, HR direction, etc.) this will mean that the totals given are incomplete.