What does RF mean in baseball?

Range Factor
Range Factor
Range Factor (commonly abbreviated RF) is a baseball statistic developed by Bill James. It is calculated by dividing putouts and assists by the number of innings or games played at a given defense position.
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is determined by dividing the sum of a fielder's putouts and assists by his total number of defensive games played.
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What position is Rf in baseball?

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound.
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What does R mean in baseball for a pitcher?

A player is awarded a run if he crosses the plate to score his team a run. When tallying runs scored, the way in which a player reached base is not considered.
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What does R mean in batting?

R – Runs: The total number of runs the player has scored as a baserunner (safely reaching home plate). H – Hits: The total number of times a player hits the ball and reaches a base without fielder error or sacrifice.
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What is SP and RP in baseball?

In baseball, SP, RP, and CP are acronyms for different types of pitchers. SP stands for Starting Pitcher, RP stands for Relief Pitcher, and CP stands for Closing Pitcher.
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What does R stand for in softball?

H: Hits allowed. R: Runs allowed. ER: Earned runs allowed.
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What does ER mean in pitching?

An earned run is any run that scores against a pitcher without the benefit of an error or a passed ball. Often, it is the judgment of the official scorer as to whether a specific run would've scored without the defensive mishap.
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What does Rd stand for in baseball stats?

Definition. A team's run differential is determined by subtracting the total number of runs (both earned and unearned) it has allowed from the number of runs it has scored.
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What is the most important pitching stat?

Strikeout to walk ratio (K/BB): You can't simply look at strikeout-to-walk ratio and make firm judgments about a pitcher. But as supporting evidence goes, it's one of the most useful "eyeball" stats out there.
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What does E mean in baseball standings?

The elimination number, depicted as "E" or "E#," represents the combined number of wins by the division leader and losses by another team in the division needed for the top team to clinch a spot in the postseason.
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What number is right field?

Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (shortstop), 7 (left fielder) 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder).
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What does Zr mean in baseball?

ZR: Zone rating. OOZ: Plays made out of zone.
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What does RF and RA mean in baseball standings?

L. Losses. RD. Run differential (RF - RA)
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What does RF 9 mean?

RF is a fielding metric. It is the number of outs and assists per 9 innings. A higher RF means the fielder produces more outs and assists per game.
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Is right or left field better?

Still, the general consensus among baseball experts is that playing the right field is generally harder. The ball coming off the bat to the left field is commonly more predictable and has less of a spin to it. Most batters are righties and they rarely send balls of sliced pitches to the left field.
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What does RS mean in baseball?

Run support per nine innings measures how many runs an offense scores for a certain pitcher while that pitcher is in the game.
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What does WP mean in baseball?

Definition. A pitcher is charged with a wild pitch when his pitch is so errant that the catcher is unable to control it and, as a result, baserunner(s) advance.
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What does POS mean in baseball?

POS stands for Position Played (baseball)
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What is AK in baseball?

In the scorebook, a strikeout is denoted by the letter K. A third-strike call on which the batter doesn't swing is denoted with a backward K.
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What does H mean for pitchers?

A hold occurs when a relief pitcher enters the game in a save situation and maintains his team's lead for the next relief pitcher, while recording at least one out.
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What does BB in baseball mean?

A walk (or base on balls) occurs when a pitcher throws four pitches out of the strike zone, none of which are swung at by the hitter. After refraining from swinging at four pitches out of the zone, the batter is awarded first base. In the scorebook, a walk is denoted by the letters BB.
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What does R mean in MLB The Show 19?

white R on green: Rookie. white snowflake on blue: Cold player. red plus on white: Injured.
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What are baseball stat abbreviations?

BA - Batting average (also abbreviated AVG) - hits divided by at bats. BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times receiving four balls and advancing to first base. BB/K - Walk-to-strikeout ratio - number of base on balls divided by number of strikeouts. XBH - Extra base hits - doubles plus triples plus home runs.
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What does INF mean in baseball?

INF stands for infinite. two run per 0 innings calculates out to 2/0.
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