In baseball what does IP mean when posted next to players Name? I am trying to learn baseball stats?

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• Since others have already answered your specific question about a pitchers stats, i’ll go through a hitters stats.

  Here is Ichiro’s stats (or “line” as it is sometimes called) from the All-Star game.

  I. Suzuki cf 3 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 LOB, 1.000 AVG

  He played centerfield (cf)

  3 AB = 3 at bats

  1 R = he scored (crossed home plate) once.

  3 H = 3 hits

  2 RBI = 2 Runs Batted In (called a “Ribbie”)

  0 BB = no Base on Balls (also called a “walk” — 4 “balls” in one at bat is a BB)

  0 K = no strikeouts (3 strikes in one at-bat is a strikeout)

  0 LOB = 0 Left On Base (after his at bats, no teammate was on a base)

  1.000 AVG (divide hits by at-bats) 3/3 = 1 (or 1.000)

  Here are few great MLB websites.

  www.mlb.com

  The Official Site of Major League Baseball

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball

  The Basebal page at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  It has a good overview of the sport.

  www.baseball-almanac.com/

  The Official Baseball History Site

  espn.go.com/mlb/

  ESPN – MLB Baseball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors …

• Billy Wagner, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

  means…

  -1 inning pitched

  -2 hits given up (a hit is when someone safely reaches base; walks, fielder’s choices, and when a player reaches because of an error are not considered hits)

  -2 earned runs

  -0 people walked

  -1 strikeout

  btw-i think it’s awesome that you’re trying to learn more about baseball because it’s pretty much the best sport ever 😀 if you have any questions, feel free to message me any time

• IP= Innings Pitched

  H=Hits

  ER=Earned Runs

  BB= Walks

  K=Strike Outs

• It means this:

  Wagner pitched one inning (IP), in which he gave up 2 hits (H) and 2 earned runs (ER). He had no walks (BB) and no strikeouts (K).

  Most of those are straightforward, but earned runs might be tricky for a baseball newbie. Basically, an earned run is a run for which the pitcher is responsible. If a pitcher allows a runner to reach base safely by anything other than an error, and if that run comes around to score – again without the aid of an error – then the pitcher is charged with an earned run.

• Ip Baseball

• Billy wagner- name of pitcher

  2 H- the other team got two hits off of him

  2 ER- he gave up two earned runs, meaning he was responsible for two runs

  0 BB- no walks (BB stands for base on balls, another name for a walk)

  1 K- 1 strikeout (no idea why K stands for strikeout)

  the whole line of stats is calles a pitching line

  all in all, not that good for an all star

  ur not dumb, the fact that u watch baseball makes you a lot smarter than most girls i know

• 1 inning pitched

  2 hits given up

  2 runs allowed

  0 walks

  1 strikeout

• Innings Pitched- IP

  ERA- Earned Run Avearge (i think i spelled it wrong)

  ER- Earned Run

  H- Hits

  Walks- BB

  Strike Out- K

  in this situation Billy Wagner pitched one inning, in order to get the ERA its two divided by one= two. so two is his era for the game.

  Since your trying to learn Stats here are some on batting

  BA- Batting Avrage

  OPS- On-base percentage

  XBH- extra base hits

  IBB- intetional walk

• 1 Inning(s) Pitched

  2 Hits (when looking at pitchers’ stats, hits are the hits he gave up while on the mound, not hits that he had at-bat.)

  2 Earned Runs

  0 Walks (Base on Balls)

  1 Strikeout

• Innings Pitched

  This only refers to pitchers (obviously)

  Also, for pitchers, their stats usually refer to what they allow, not what they do at the plate. For example, in a position player’s stat line, H = Hits. For a pitcher, H = Hits allowed.