In baseball what does IP mean when posted next to players Name? I am trying to learn baseball stats?

Since others have already answered your specific question about a pitchers stats, i’ll go through a hitters stats.

Here is Ichiro’s stats (or “line” as it is sometimes called) from the All-Star game.

I. Suzuki cf 3 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 LOB, 1.000 AVG

He played centerfield (cf)

3 AB = 3 at bats

1 R = he scored (crossed home plate) once.

3 H = 3 hits

2 RBI = 2 Runs Batted In (called a “Ribbie”)

0 BB = no Base on Balls (also called a “walk” — 4 “balls” in one at bat is a BB)

0 K = no strikeouts (3 strikes in one at-bat is a strikeout)

0 LOB = 0 Left On Base (after his at bats, no teammate was on a base)

1.000 AVG (divide hits by at-bats) 3/3 = 1 (or 1.000)

Here are few great MLB websites.

www.mlb.com

The Official Site of Major League Baseball

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball

The Basebal page at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It has a good overview of the sport.

www.baseball-almanac.com/

The Official Baseball History Site

espn.go.com/mlb/

ESPN – MLB Baseball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors …

Billy Wagner, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

means…

-1 inning pitched

-2 hits given up (a hit is when someone safely reaches base; walks, fielder’s choices, and when a player reaches because of an error are not considered hits)

-2 earned runs

-0 people walked

-1 strikeout

btw-i think it’s awesome that you’re trying to learn more about baseball because it’s pretty much the best sport ever ? if you have any questions, feel free to message me any time

IP= Innings Pitched

H=Hits

ER=Earned Runs

BB= Walks

K=Strike Outs

It means this:

Wagner pitched one inning (IP), in which he gave up 2 hits (H) and 2 earned runs (ER). He had no walks (BB) and no strikeouts (K).

Most of those are straightforward, but earned runs might be tricky for a baseball newbie. Basically, an earned run is a run for which the pitcher is responsible. If a pitcher allows a runner to reach base safely by anything other than an error, and if that run comes around to score – again without the aid of an error – then the pitcher is charged with an earned run.

Ip Baseball

Billy wagner- name of pitcher

2 H- the other team got two hits off of him

2 ER- he gave up two earned runs, meaning he was responsible for two runs

0 BB- no walks (BB stands for base on balls, another name for a walk)

1 K- 1 strikeout (no idea why K stands for strikeout)

the whole line of stats is calles a pitching line

all in all, not that good for an all star

ur not dumb, the fact that u watch baseball makes you a lot smarter than most girls i know

1 inning pitched

2 hits given up

2 runs allowed

0 walks

1 strikeout

Innings Pitched- IP

ERA- Earned Run Avearge (i think i spelled it wrong)

ER- Earned Run

H- Hits

Walks- BB

Strike Out- K

in this situation Billy Wagner pitched one inning, in order to get the ERA its two divided by one= two. so two is his era for the game.

Since your trying to learn Stats here are some on batting

BA- Batting Avrage

OPS- On-base percentage

XBH- extra base hits

IBB- intetional walk

1 Inning(s) Pitched

2 Hits (when looking at pitchers’ stats, hits are the hits he gave up while on the mound, not hits that he had at-bat.)

2 Earned Runs

0 Walks (Base on Balls)

1 Strikeout

Innings Pitched

This only refers to pitchers (obviously)

Also, for pitchers, their stats usually refer to what they allow, not what they do at the plate. For example, in a position player’s stat line, H = Hits. For a pitcher, H = Hits allowed.