MLB U.S. Major League Baseball rules and terminology
MLB Major League Baseball
MLB League Types League Baseball
MLB stands for Major League Baseball, which consists of the American League and the National League,
and is divided into Eastern, Central and Western leagues. 먹튀폴리스 MLB is a global stage that even those
who don’t know sports have heard of at least once, and a total of 30 teams play. In the regular season, a total of 162 games will be
played by each team, and after the regular season, the top teams in each league will advance to the postseason.
● the American League
– AL East
New York Yankees, Toronto Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox
– Central AL
Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Guardians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
– AL West
Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics
● the National League
– NL East New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals
– Central Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds
– NL West Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies
● MLB game progression
The MLB game will be played in a total of nine innings, and if the game is not determined by the end of the regular inning,
it will enter extra time, and in extra time, it will be a penalty shootout.
A penalty shootout is a system that started with 0 out and no outs and runners on first
and second base, and was created to quickly determine the game in baseball with no time limit.
MLB baseball terms
● Position
Pitcher – Pitcher (P)
Starting Pitcher (SP)
Middle Battle – Middle Relief Pitcher (RP)
Swing Man – Swing Man starter and pitcher to and fro
One-point Relief – One-point Relief Pitcher who goes down with only one or two batters, mostly left-handed pitchers
Closer (CL)
Catcher (C)
● Position 2
First baseman – First baseman (1B)
Second baseman – Second baseman (2B)
Shortstop – Shortstop (SS)
Third baseman – Third baseman (3B)
Outfielder – Outfield (OF), Leftfield (LF), Centerfield (CF), RF (Rightfield)
Designated hitter (DH)
● Typing
Number of G – Games matches
AB – At bts at bat
R – Runs scored
H – Hits hit
TB – Total Bases Ruta
2B – Doubles double
3B – Triples triple
HR – Home Runs Home Run Count
RBI – Runs Batted In RBI
BB – bases on balls walk
IBB – Intensive Walks, Intensive Based on Ball 4 phrases
SO – Strikeouts strikeout
SB – Stolen Bases Stolen bases
SB% – Stolen Base Percent Stolen Success Rate
CS – Caught Stealing Stolen Base Failure
● Typing 2
AVG – Batting Average batting average (calculation method = hit/bat)
OBP – On-base Percentage on-base percentage (calculation method = hit + hit ball / hit ball + sacrifice fly)
SLG – Slugging Percentage Long Hit Rate (Calculation method = Single Hit + (2*2 hits) + (3*3 hits) + (4* home runs) / Number of strokes)
OPS – On Bses Plus Slugging (calculation method = on-base percentage + slugging percentage)
GDP – GROUND INTO DOUBLE PLAY BOTTLE
GO/AO – Ground Outs/Air Outs Ground Ball/Flying Ball Ratio
MH – Multi-hit
RISP – Runners In Scoring Position scoring average
PH-BA – batting average
E – Error Mistake
PA – Plate Appearances at-bats
● Typing 3
XBH – Extra Base Hits Long Hit Count
HBP – Hit By Pitch Body Ball
SAC – Sacrifice bunt Sacrifice bunt
SF – Sacrifice Flys Sacrifice Fly
BABIP – Battling Average on Balls in Play The percentage of hits or hits in an in-play hit
GIDP – Grounded into Double Plays double play
GIDPO – Grounded into Double Plays Opportunities
NP – Number of Pitch seen Total State Pitching
P/PA – Number of pitches per batter’s box
ROE – Reached on Error Mistake
LOB – Left On Base Residual
WO – Walk-off End
● a pitcher
Wins wins
L – Losses Defeat Count
ERA – Earned Run Average ERA
G – Games Number of Games
GS – Game Started starting pitcher
CG – Complete Games Complete (a game that threw all nine innings)
SHO – Shutouts shutout (if the starting pitcher allowed a hit but threw nine scoreless innings to win)
HLD – Hold Hold
SV – Saves Save
SVO – Save Opportunities Save Opportunities
IP – Innings Pitched pitching innings
H-Hits hit
2B – Doubles blood double
3B – Triples blood triple
GIDP – Grounded Into Double Play Bottles
GIDPO – Grounded Into Double Play Opportunities Double Life Opportunities
● a pitcher 2
ER – Earned Runs earned runs
HR – Home Runs, home run (calculation method = (100 / total innings) X total home runs)
R-Runs lost points
NP – Number of Pitch’s Thrown pitches
TBF – Total Batters Faced Opponent Batters
HB – Hit Batsmen Body-Fitted Ball
BB – Walks Walks
IBB – Intensive Walks, Intensive Based on Ball 4 phrases
SO – Strikeouts strikeout
AVG – batting average hit rate (calculated by A = (total innings X3) + total hits. Hit rate = Total hits / A)
● a pitcher 3
WHIP – Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched On-base Acceptance Rate per inning (calculation method: WHIP = (H+BB) / IP)
GO/AO – Ground Outs/Air Outs, Groundball/Flying Ball Ratio
QS – Quality Stats Quality Start
GF – Games Finished Number of Games Completed
WP – Wild Pitches wild pitch, error
BK – “Balk Bock
SB – Stolen Bases Stallowed
CS – Caught Stealing Thiefs
● a pitcher 4
PK – Pick Off Check Out
S% – Percent of Pitches for Strikes Strike Ratio
P/IP – Pitch per Inning Pitching Average number of pitches per inning
P/PA – Pitch per Plate Appearance Number of pitches per at-bat
WPCT – Win Percentage Win Rate
RS/9 – Runscored 9 Innings Scoring per 9 innings
BABIP – Battling Average on Balls in Play The percentage of hits or hits in an in-play hit
OBP – On-base Percentage on-base percentage
SLG – Slugging Percentage slugging percentage
● a pitcher 5
OPS – On Base Plus Slugging on-base percentage + slugging percentage (calculation method: OPS = OBP + SLG)
K/9 – Strikeouts per 9 Innings strikeout ratio per 9 innings
BB/9 – Base on Ball Per 9 Innings walk per 9 innings
HR/9 – Home Run Per 9 Innings 9 Home Run Percentage per 9 innings
H/9 – Hitsper 9 Innings 9 Hits per 9 innings
K/BB – Strikeouts/Walk ratio strikeout ratio per walk
IR – Inherited Runners Successor
IR_S – Inherited Runners Who Scoreed Successors
BQR – Bequeathed Runners Left Runners
BQR_S – Bequeathed Runners Who Scored to allow left-handed