Glossary of Terms

Baseball

Batting Average - Ratio of Hits to At Bats
On Base Percentage - Ratio of batter reaching base for reason other than fielder's choice, dropped/uncaught third strike, fielding error, fielder's obstruction, or catcher's interference
Average with Runners in Scoring Position - Ratio of Hits to At Bats with runners on second and/or third
Total Bases - Weighted average of reached bases
Stolen Base Percentage - Ratio of safely stolen bases to total attempts
Strikeout Ratio - Ratio of strike outs to total at bats
On Base Plus Slugging (OPS) - On base percentage plus slugging percentage
Isolated Power - Measure of extra bases per at bat
Runs Created - On base percentage times total bases
Slugging Percentage - Ratio of total bases to total at bats. Measure of power

Golf

Handicap - Numerical measure of a golfer's scoring ability
Total Fairways Hit - Total tee shots on Par 4's and Par 5's that come to rest on the fairway
Total Greens in Regulation - When a golf ball rests on the putting surface, and the number of strokes taken is 2 or less than par
Average Putts Per Green in Regulation - Total Putts per 18 holes for Greens in Regulation
Par 3 Performance - Average number of strokes on a Par 3
Par 4 Performance - Average number of strokes on a Par 4
Par 5 Performance - Average number of strokes on a Par 5
Birdie Average - Total birdies per 18 holes
Average Score - Average score of all rounds played
Par 3 Birdie % - Total Birdies on Par 3's
Par 4 Birdie % - Total Birdies on Par 4's
Par 5 Birdie % - Total Birdies on Par 5's
Par 3 Par % - Total Pars on Par 3's
Par 4 Par % - Total Pars on Par 4's
Par 5 Par % - Total Pars on Par 5's

Basketball

Field Goal Percentage - Ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted
Assist / Turnover Ratio - Total assists to total turnovers
Win Percentage - Total wins to total losses per game
True Shooting Percentage - Shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3 pointers, and free throws
Assist Ratio - Percentage of a player's possessions that result in an assist
Turnover Ratio - Percentage of a player's possessions that result in a turnover
Effective Field Goal Percentage - Adjusts field goal percentage to take into account 3 -pointers being worth one more point than 2 -pointers