Just for the record (baseball info to keep in your pocket)

I have played baseball since I was 5, played at LSU and had a cup of coffee for money and there are a few of these that I was not familiar with. No Sarcastic asses needed, it is just for info:

* BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times pitching four balls, allowing the batter-runner to advance to first base

* BB/9 - Base on balls times nine divided by innings pitched (Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched)

* BF - Total batters faced - opponent's total plate appearances

* BK - Balk - number of times pitcher commits an illegal pitching action or other illegal action while in contact with the pitching rubber, thus allowing baserunners to advance

* BS - Blown save - number of times entering the game in a save situation, and being charged the run (earned or not) which eliminates his team's lead

* CERA - Component ERA - an estimate of a pitcher's ERA based upon the individual components of his statistical line (K, H, 2B, 3B, HR, BB, HBP)

* CG - Complete game - number of games where player was the only pitcher for his team

* DICE - Defense-Independent Component ERA - an estimate of a pitcher's ERA based upon the defense-independent components of his statistical line (K, HR, BB, HBP)

* ER - Earned run - number of runs that did not occur as a result of errors or passed balls

* ERA - Earned run average - total number of earned runs (see "ER" above), multiplied by 9, divided by innings pitched

* ERA+ - Adjusted ERA+ - earned run average adjusted for the ballpark and the league average

* G - Games (aka 'appearances') - number of times a pitcher pitches in a season

* GF - Games finished - number of games pitched where player was the final pitcher for his team

* G/F - Ground ball fly ball ratio - ground balls allowed divided by fly balls allowed

* GS - Starts - number of games pitched where player was the first pitcher for his team

* H/9 - Hits per nine innings - hits allowed times nine divided by innings pitched (also known as H/9IP - Hits allowed per 9 innings pitched)

* H - Hits Allowed - total hits allowed

* HB - Hit batsman - times hit a batter with pitch, allowing runner to advance to first base

* HLD (or H) - Hold - number of games entered in a save situation, recorded at least one out, did not surrender the lead, and did not complete the game

* HR - Home runs allowed - total home runs allowed

* IBB - Intentional base on balls allowed

* IP - Innings pitched - number of outs recorded while pitching divided by three

* IP/GS - Average number of innings pitched per game

* IR - Inherited runners - number of runners on base when the pitcher enters the game

* IRA - Inherited runs allowed - number of inherited runners allowed to score

* K - Strikeout - number of batters who received strike three

* K/9 - Strikeouts per nine innings - strikeouts times nine divided by innings pitched (Strikeouts per 9 innings pitched)

* K/BB - Strikeout-to-walk ratio - number of strikeouts divided by number of base on balls

* L - Loss - number of games where pitcher was pitching while the opposing team took the lead, never lost the lead, and went on to win

* OBA - Opponents batting average - hits allowed divided by at-bats faced

* PIT - Pitches thrown (Pitch count)

* QS - Quality start - a game in which a starting pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three runs

* RA - Run average - number of runs allowed times nine divided by innings pitched

* R.R.A - Relief Run Average - A function of how many inherited base runners a relief pitcher allowed to score.

* SHO - Shutout - number of complete games pitched with no runs allowed

* SO - Strikeout Also may be notated as 'K'.

* SV - Save - number of games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either (a) the lead was three runs or less when the pitcher entered the game; (b) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck; or (c) the pitcher pitched three or more innings

* W - Win - number of games where pitcher was pitching while his team took the lead and went on to win (also related: winning percentage)

* WHIP - Walks and hits per inning pitched - average number of walks and hits allowed by the pitcher per inning

* WP - Wild pitches - charged when a pitch is too high, low, or wide of home plate for the catcher to field, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance or score