Baseball stats explained

[barcelonafc]

just started betting baseball and was wondering if someone can tell me wat the following stand for when looking at baseball stats.

Hitting stats:

AB
H
RBI
TB
BB
SO
SB
CS
OBP
SLG
AVG


Pitching stats:

ERA
G
GS
CG
SHO
SV
SVO
IP
H
R
ER
HBP
BB
SO


I get these stats from the official mlb website, sorry to be thick but i only started watching baseball this season and for some reason am making a killing betting it.

i appreciate any help.

[mattmc419]

Hitting stats:

AB: At Bats
H: Hits
RBI: Runs Batted In
TB: Total Bases
BB: Base on Balls (Walks)
SO: Strikeouts
SB: Stolen Bases
CS: Caught Stealing
OBP: On Base Percentage
SLG: Slugging Percentage (Total Bases/At Bats)
AVG: Batting Average


Pitching stats:

ERA: Earned Run Average ([Runs Allowed * 9]/[Innings Pitched])
G: Games Pitched
GS: Games Started
CG: Complete Games
SHO: Shutouts
SV: Saves
SVO: Save Opportunities
IP: Innings Pitched
H: Hits Allowed
R: Runs Allowed
ER: Earned Runs Allowed
HBP
BB
SO

[donkson]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics

Will be useful if you want to know some ratios etc.

[barcelonafc]

cheers lads, great info

[asdfghasdfgh]

Hitting stats:

AB: At Bats
H: Hits
RBI: Runs Batted In
TB: Total Bases
BB: Base on Balls (Walks)
SO: Strikeouts
SB: Stolen Bases
CS: Caught Stealing
OBP: On Base Percentage
SLG: Slugging Percentage (Total Bases/At Bats)
AVG: Batting Average


Pitching stats:

ERA: Earned Run Average ([Runs Allowed * 9]/[Innings Pitched])
G: Games Pitched
GS: Games Started
CG: Complete Games
SHO: Shutouts
SV: Saves
SVO: Save Opportunities
IP: Innings Pitched
H: Hits Allowed
R: Runs Allowed
ER: Earned Runs Allowed
HBP
BB
SO

HBP: Hit By Pitch
BB: Base on Balls
SO: Strikeout