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In baseball statistics, batting average against (denoted by BAA or AVG), also known as opponents' batting average (denoted by OBA), [a] is a statistic that measures a pitcher's ability to prevent hits during official at bats. It can alternatively be described as the league's hitters' combined batting average against the pitcher.
No-hitter; Ryan's seventh and final no-hitter, a Major League Baseball record. Kerry Wood: Chicago Cubs: Houston Astros: May 6, 1998: W 2–0: 105 1 0 20 Highest Game Score in a 9-inning game. Tied for the Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts in a 9-inning game. Curt Schilling: Arizona Diamondbacks: Milwaukee Brewers: April 7, 2002 ...
In baseball statistics, strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) is a measure of a pitcher's ability to control pitches, calculated as strikeouts divided by bases on balls.. A hit by pitch is not counted statistically as a walk, and therefore not counted in the strikeout-to-walk ratio.
For pitchers, wins, ERA, and strikeouts are the most often-cited statistics, and a pitcher leading his league in these statistics may also be referred to as a "triple crown" winner. General managers and baseball scouts have long used the major statistics, among other factors and opinions, to understand player value.
Hitters I like less than consensus Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks (No. 4 overall in ECR vs. DDD’s No. 6) My ranking is only a minor difference, but a top-10 pick is an extremely important ...
One side effect of the pitch timer will be the game within the game that is pickoff strategy.
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at-bats , through the following formula, where AB is the number of at-bats for a given player, and 1B , 2B , 3B , and HR are the number of singles , doubles , triples , and home runs , respectively:
WHIP near 1.000 or lower over the course of a season will often rank among the league leaders in Major League Baseball (MLB).. The lowest single-season WHIP in MLB history through 2024 is held by George Walker of the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs, with a WHIP of 0.7347 which broke the previous record of 0.7692 of Guy Hecker of the 1882 Louisville Eclipse. [3]