Win (W) | Glossary | MLB.com (2024)

FAQs

What is the W in the MLB? ›

Win (W) | Glossary | MLB.com.

The formula

(Team's win expectancy after a plate appearance or SB/CS/PK) - (team's win expectancy before that plate appearance or SB/CS/PK).

Wins Above Replacement or Wins Above Replacement Player, commonly abbreviated to WAR or WARP, is a non-standardized sabermetric baseball statistic developed to sum up "a player's total contributions to his team".

Bill Wambsganss executed an unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series. The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play.

The Nationals' original home uniforms contained the team name and numbers in red with gold bevels and navy trim, and were paired with the all-red "curly W" cap.

What is a Good WPA? Over the course of a full season, a player with a WPA total of 2.0 or more has contributed nicely to his team's efforts. Those who get up into the 4.0 – 6.0 range had tremendous seasons and were likely responsible for some highlight moments in key spots.

5. If the hitter grounds out to shortstop, for example, write in "6-3," which shows the shortstop threw him out at first base. If the hitter flies out to left field, write a "7." If the batter gets a hit, write in the hit according to which base he reached.

Definition. K/9 rate measures how many strikeouts a pitcher averages for every nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing his strikeout total by his innings pitched total and multiplying the result by nine.

Four-Seam Fastball (FF)

It is also generally the most frequently utilized. The four-seam fastball is typically one of the easiest pitches for a pitcher to place, because of the lack of movement on the pitch.

What does b mean in baseball? ›

Definition. A walk (or base on balls) occurs when a pitcher throws four pitches out of the strike zone, none of which are swung at by the hitter. After refraining from swinging at four pitches out of the zone, the batter is awarded first base. In the scorebook, a walk is denoted by the letters BB.

In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. WHIP reflects a pitcher's propensity for allowing batters to reach base, therefore a lower WHIP indicates better performance.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)

wRC+ takes the statistic Runs Created and adjusts that number to account for important external factors -- like ballpark or era. It's adjusted, so a wRC+ of 100 is league average and 150 would be 50 percent above league average.

A magic number represents the required number of wins a team needs (or the same combination of losses by its present competitor) to achieve the title or the next playoff spot.

On a scoreboard or scorecard R means Runs, H means for hits, and E stands for errors of a team.

The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of matches played (i.e. wins plus draws plus losses).

Games behind in the wild card race is now calculated with respect to the final wild card position. MLB's website distinguishes this statistic as wild card games behind, abbreviated WCGB.