Softball: All You Need to Know About Game Stats

March 9, 2021

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Much like baseball, softball is a sport that is driven by statistics. Review and analysis of a player’s statistics will provide an overview of how they generally perform in games. The statistical categories of a softball pitcher are almost identical to those seen in baseball. Softball statistics range from basic to advanced. This post will provide an overview of softball game stats to help you understand them better.

Understanding sports stats can help you enjoy the game more, whether you are spectating, playing, or placing bets on sites like Comeon.com. Whether you want to learn how to fill out your scorecard or understand softball discussion better, this guide to softball game stats will help.

 

Basic softball pitcher statistics

The categories of a softball pitcher’s statistics tend to be abbreviated. Each term is, therefore, represented by a letter or series of letters. For example, ‘W’ represents wins, and ‘L’ represents losses.

 

Here are some other basic stats explained:

•    GS: This means ‘games started.’
•    CG: This means ‘complete games.’
•    SHO: This means ‘shutouts.’
•    SV: This means ‘saves.’
•    IP: This means ‘innings pitched.’
•    H: This means ‘hits allowed.’
•    R: This means ‘runs allowed.’
•    ER: This means ‘earned runs allowed.’
•    BB: This means ‘bases on balls.’
•    SO: This means ‘strikeouts.’

Advanced softball pitcher statistics

Advanced softball statistics are those that require some basic math calculations. An example is the abbreviation ‘ERA,’ which means ‘earned run average.’ To determine the ERA then, one would have to calculate the average number of runs a pitcher allows in a game.

 

Here are some more examples of advanced statistics explained:

•    WHIP: This relates to walks and hits per innings pitched.
•    HBP: This represents ‘hit by pitch,’ or the number of batters hit by a pitcher.
•    WP: This means ‘wild pitch.’
•    SFA: This means ‘sacrifice flies against.’
•    SHA: This means ‘sacrifice hits against.’
•    BK: This means ‘balk.’

 

Other softball statistics

Some other examples of typical softball stats are:

•    A: This means ‘assists.’
•    AB: This means ‘At Bat.’
•    AVG: This means ‘batting average.’
•    B: This means ‘bats.’
•    BCH: This means ‘bench.’
•    BF: This means ‘batters faced.’
•    CI: This means ‘catcher interference.’
•    CS: This means ‘caught stealing.’
•    2B: This means ‘doubles.’
•    DP: This means ‘double plays’ or ‘designated player.’
•    E: This means ‘error.’
•    EP: This means ‘extra player.’
•    FLEX: This means ‘flexible player.’
•    FLD%: This means ‘fielding percentage.’
•    HR: This means ‘home runs.’
•    OBA: This means opponent batting average.
•    PB: This means ‘passed balls.’
•    ROE: This means ‘reached on error.’
•    POSN: This means ‘position.’
•    RBI: This means ‘runs batted in.’
•    SVO: This means ‘save opportunities.’
•    T: This means ‘throws.’
•    TB: This means ‘total bases.’
•    TR: This means ‘triples.’

 

Softball stats are recorded on a scorekeeper card. Knowing the abbreviations and terms they represent will help you fill in a scorecard or understand the terminology used when discussing the game. Because there are so many different stats, softball can seem a bit daunting at first. However, over time, you will be surprised how easily you remember what each of the terms stands for. 

 

 

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