As with many sports, and perhaps even moreso, statistics are very important to baseball. A seemingly intrinsic part of the game is the keeping of statistics on the achievements of the players. The practice was started by Henry Chadwick in the 19th century who devised the concepts of batting average and earned run average based on his experience of cricket. Statistics have been kept for the Major Leagues since their creation.

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Assist (baseball) At bat B Base on balls Baseball statistics Batting average Box score (baseball) C Caught stealing Complete game D Defense independent pitching statistics Double (baseball) Double play E Earned run Earned run average Equivalent average Error (baseball) Extra base hit F Fielding percentage G Games finished Games in relief Games pitched Games played Games started

G cont. Ground ball fly ball ratio H Hit (baseball) Hit by pitch Hits per nine innings Hold Home run I Inherited runs allowed Innings pitched Intentional base on balls L Left on base O On base percentage On-base plus slugging Opponents batting average P Passed ball Plate appearance Putout R Relief wins plus saves Run (baseball) Run batted in Runs created Runs per nine innings S Sabermetrics Sacrifice fly

S cont. Sacrifice hit Save (sport) Secondary average Shutout Single (baseball) Slugging percentage Stolen base Strikeout Strikeout-to-walk ratio Strikeouts per nine innings T Times on base Total bases Total batters faced Total chances Total player rating Triple (baseball) W Walk-to-strikeout ratio Walks per nine innings Walks plus hits per inning pitched Wild pitch Win Win shares