Baseball Stats: Counting Stats

This video is the first in a five-part comprehensive guide to baseball statistics. This first video gives a short history of baseball statistics and then dives into counting stats.

Counting stats are the most basic baseball statistics and are the building blocks of most rate stats and advanced stats. In this video we cover counting stats such as:

- At Bats (AB)
- Plate Appearances (PA)
- Games Started (GS)
- Hits (H)
- Types of hits (1B, 2B, 3B, HR)
- Errors (E)
- Fielder's Choice (FC)
- Strikeouts (K)
- Walks (BB)
- Stolen Bases (SB)

This is by no means the full list of stats covered in this video.

The full series will be as follows:

#1: Counting Stats & History (you are here)
#2: Rate Stats and "+" Stats
#3: Defensive Stats (non-Statcast)
#4: Statcast
#5: WAR & Related Stats (and corrections / omissions)

[enochliu]

The funny thing is, Henry Chadwick was born in Devon, England, and was a cricket reporter and cricketer, before he was famous in Baseball.

[ebernerd]

I really enjoyed the history portion of this video - it gave a lot of context as to why these stats exist (and why there are so many!). Excellent video as always!

[flamingfrancis]

Well done and well explained. I got thrown in at the deep end long go when asked to "volunteer" to score at a mid range level and have been engrosse since (that's over 50 years).
There's one statistic that baseball officials do not seem to realise makes the sport different to all others (that I'm aware of). IT is the Sacrifice and no other sport credits a player with an official statistic for being a team player.

[ODIN_xx]

A relief pitcher can also get a save if “he enters the game with the tying run in the on-deck circle, at the plate or on the bases” or
“pitch at least the last three innings” Great video bro.

[FelipeCosta-rlic]

Once again, another great video! I must say that every time I watch your videos, my passion for baseball grows! Nice job, Sir.

[jasonmercier]

These videos bring joy to my life. Keep up the good work!

[deathlessgamer]

As always, your explanations are top-notch.

[bigfish]

please finish this 😢 incredible way to put all of this together

[hughjass]

This is really well done, about as clear and succinct as you could possibly make such a dense topic.

[tanner]

Football is over so now I’m learning this

[ProgShell]

I don’t think I’ve said this before but man your videos are such a vibe. Kind of the ramped up 80s dance song to Jon Bois’ 80s soft jazz, in terms of sports videos.

[L.CROSS]

Great video, I really learned a lot with the explanations!

[mattroman]

Great video, really concise and well put! Can't wait for the next parts. Also, I really see this channel going a long way!

[winstonkostrzewa]

Trying to dive deeper into the sport I love. Thanks for helping me with that

[btrams]

if i recall correctly, sac flys are included as outs in OBP. great video!

[Jivvi]

Funny thing about the definition of error at 7:28.
Consider this situation: runner on second, line drive to left field. Left fielder throws the ball to third, but the third baseman misplays the ball, and the runner on second goes to third (maybe the batter goes to second, maybe not; I don't think it matters).
Does this count as an error? The play shouldn't have resulted in an out; it should have resulted in the runner being held at second, but instead you have runners on first and third or second and third. Feels like it should be an error, but by that definition, it seems like it's not.

[BennyJetts]

Really enjoyed the video ! Drop the 3rd one. I just came across here.

[asherdonohue]

If a batter hits a sacrifice and a player on 2nd base can tag up to 3rd base there is no statistical differentiation between that and an out, correct? Or likewise on the rare occasion they advance from 1st base to 2nd base as well. I guess advancing the runner but not scoring him would only be factored in advanced statistics?

[seffor]

This is way harder than getting into basketball 😂 usually if someone brings up stats this much in basketball you just call them a nerd. still, learning new things is fun

[TwenOalley]

0:30 everyone is so happy to hear about wOBA