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The first part of this basic covered the batters, so here is the second post which gives definitions of the pitching statistics abbreviations.

Baseball Basics Question:

“WHAT STATISTICS DO ALL THE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR?” PART 2

For Pitchers:

• G = Games Pitched
• GS = Games Started
• CG = Complete Games
• GF - Games Finished
• IP = Innings Pitched
• BFP = Batters Facing Pitcher
• H = Hits Allowed
• R = Runs Allowed
• ER = Earned Runs Allowed
• HR = Home Runs Allowed
• SH = Sacrifice Hits Allowed
• SF = Sacrifice Flies Allowed
• HB = Hit Batsmen
• TBB = Total Bases on Balls
• IBB = Intentional Bases on Ball
• SO = Strikeouts
• WP = Wild Pitches
• Sup = Run Support per Nine Innings
• RS = Run Support per Nine Innings
• IR = Inherited Runners
• IRS = Inherited Runners who Scored
• QS = Quality Starts
• SvOp = Save Opportunities
• GB = Groundballs Hit Against the Pitcher (hits, outs and errors)
• FB = Fly Balls Hit Against the Pitcher (excludes line drives)
• GF(G/F) = Ratio of Grounders to Flies
• Bk = Balks
• W = Wins
• L = Losses Pct. = Winning Percentage
• ShO = Shutouts
• Sv = Saves
• ERA = Earned Run Average
• Sv = Saves
• BB = Walks Issued
• Avg = Batting Average Allowed by Pitcher
• RAT = Ratio of SO/AB
• Ht = Height
• Wt = Weight
• POS = Position
• Yr = Year
• Lg = Minor League Level
• * = Throws Left-handed
• G = Number of Games at Positions
• GS = Number of Starts
• Innings = Number of Innings at Position
• PO = Putouts
• A = Assists
• E = Errors
• DP = Double Plays Turned
• Fld. Pct = Fielding Percentage
• Rng. Fctr = Range Factor
• In Zone = Balls Hit in the Player’s Area
• Outs = Number of Outs Resulting from a Ball Hit to a Player
• Zone Rtg = Zone Rate (see Definitions)
• MLB Zone = Major League Average Zone Rating for that Position