Reference

Stat Glossary

Every metric in the Atala report, defined. On the sample report you can hover any column heading to see these inline — here's the complete list to browse or share with your staff.

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01

Hitting Stats

Bats
Handedness

L / R / S (switch).

Yr
Year / grade level
AB
At Bats

Official at-bats — walks and HBP excluded.

Avg
Batting Average

Hits ÷ at-bats.

OBP
On-Base Percentage

How often the hitter reaches base.

Slug
Slugging Percentage

Total bases ÷ at-bats — a power measure.

OPS
On-base Plus Slugging

OBP + Slug. The single best all-around hitting number.

Rank
Atala Hitter Power Rank (1–100)

One number for the whole hitter: half production (OPS, lightly regressed for small samples), half the skill profile behind it — power, contact, discipline, speed, batted-ball quality. 50 = average varsity hitter; 70+ ≈ top 10%; 90+ ≈ top 2%. An asterisk means under 60 AB (preliminary). How it's calculated →

Adj
Competition-Adjusted Hitter Power Rank (1–100)

The Power Rank recomputed on a stat line first corrected for the pitching he faced: every opponent is rated from the play-by-play, each input is moved toward what it would have been against an average schedule, and the result is re-centered so 50 is average. Same scale as Rank — the gap between the two is the schedule. The correction is scaled by how well his state is linked to the rest of the data. Shown in Varsity Explorer. How it's calculated →

BB%
Walk Rate

% of plate appearances ending in a walk.

K%
Strikeout Rate

% of plate appearances ending in a strikeout.

KL%
Strikeout-Looking Rate

% of PAs ending in a called third strike (took it). High = passive with two strikes.

Whiff%
Swing-and-Miss Rate

Misses ÷ swings — a pure bat-to-ball and chase indicator.

SB/G
Stolen Bases per Game

Running volume (Speed group).

SB%
Stolen Base Success Rate

Steals ÷ steal attempts.

2B / 3B / HR
Doubles / Triples / Home Runs

Power group.

OF%
Outfield Rate

% of balls in play hit to the outfield (vs. infield).

Hrd%
Hard-Hit Rate

% of contact classified as hard-hit.

GB%
Ground Ball Rate

% of contact hit on the ground.

Shift
Shift shade direction (Infield / Outfield)

Which way to position the infield or outfield (Left / Right / None), read from the spray chart.

Lvl
Shift level

Strength of that infield or outfield lean, as a %.

02

Where They Hit the Ball

Spray distribution, batted-ball type, and first-pitch approach.

Positions — where batted balls went
3B
Third Base
SS
Shortstop
P
Pitcher
C
Catcher
2B
Second Base
1B
First Base
LF / CF / RF
Left / Center / Right Field
Batted-ball types
Line Drive
Hard, flat contact
Hard GB
Hard-hit ground ball
Fly Ball
Elevated, carrying contact
GB
Ground Ball (general)
Pop Fly
Short, high infield or shallow pop-up
Bunt
Bunt attempt put in play
First-pitch outcomes & metrics
In play
First pitch put in play

% of first pitches the hitter put in play.

Foul
First pitch fouled off

% of first pitches fouled off.

K1 Swing
First-pitch strike via a swing

Swinging strike one.

K1 Look
First-pitch strike taken

Called strike one — watched it go by.

Ball 1
First pitch taken for a ball
Z Swing
First-pitch aggressiveness

Of the first-pitch strikes, how often the hitter offered. (In play + Foul + K1 Swing) ÷ (In play + Foul + K1 Swing + K1 Look)

CQR
Contact Quality Ratio (first pitch)

When they swing at pitch one, how often they put it in play. In play ÷ (In play + Foul + K1 Swing)

03

Pitching Stats

Pos
Position
Gm
Games pitched
IP
Innings Pitched
Pitch
Total pitches thrown
Inn/Gm
Innings per Game

Usage / stamina.

Pitch/Gm
Pitches per Game

Workload.

Pitch/Inn
Pitches per Inning

Efficiency — lower is better.

Strike%
Strike Percentage

Strikes ÷ total pitches.

FP Strike%
First-Pitch Strike %

How often the pitcher gets ahead 0-1.

SO/BB
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio

Command indicator — higher is better.

WIP
Walks per Inning Pitched

Free passes allowed per inning.

HIP
Hits per Inning Pitched

Hits allowed per inning.

WHIP
Walks + Hits per Inning Pitched

WIP + HIP — baserunners allowed per inning.

SO/IP
Strikeouts per Inning Pitched

Swing-and-miss / dominance.

ERA
Earned Run Average

Earned runs per (scaled) game.

P/BF
Pitches per Batter Faced

Efficiency per hitter — lower means quicker outs.

CSW%
Called Strikes + Whiffs %

(Called strikes + swinging strikes) ÷ total pitches — an overall "nasty" rate.

Whiff%
Swing-and-Miss Rate

Misses ÷ swings against.

XBH%
Extra-Base Hit %

Share of hits going for extra bases — damage allowed.

Rank
Atala Pitcher Power Rank (1–100)

One number for the whole pitcher: half production (ERA, regressed for small samples), half the skill profile behind it — stuff (K rate, Whiff%, CSW%) and control (BB rate, Strike%, first-pitch strike%). 50 = average varsity pitcher; 70+ ≈ top 10%; 80+ ≈ top 3%. An asterisk means under 20 IP (preliminary). How it's calculated →

Adj
Competition-Adjusted Pitcher Power Rank (1–100)

The Pitcher Power Rank recomputed on a stat line first corrected for the lineups he faced: strikeout, walk, swing-and-miss, CSW, strike and first-pitch-strike rates each moved toward an average schedule, ERA scaled by lineup quality, then re-centered so 50 is average. Same scale as Rank — the gap between the two is the schedule. The correction is scaled by how well his state is linked to the rest of the data. Shown in Varsity Explorer. How it's calculated →

04

Where Opponents Hit the Ball

The same column set as Where They Hit the Ball — positions, batted-ball types, and first-pitch outcomes — but from the pitcher's point of view: where opposing hitters put the ball against your staff.

05

# Hits at Each Pitch Count

Count headers (balls–strikes): 0-0 through 3-2 show the raw count when the hit occurred. The "Hits Allowed at Each Pitch Count" table is the same thing for your pitchers.

Distribution by strikes
0 K
% of hits with 0 strikes
1 K
% of hits with 1 strike
2 K
% of hits with 2 strikes
Distribution by balls
0 B
% of hits with 0 balls
1 B
% of hits with 1 ball
2 B
% of hits with 2 balls
3 B
% of hits with 3 balls
06

Situational Batting Average

Base
Overall (baseline) batting average
0 / 1 / 2 out
Average split by number of outs
0 on / BE
Bases Empty

No runners on. "0 on" on the hitter table, "BE" on the opponent table.

RISP
Runners In Scoring Position

Runner on 2nd and/or 3rd.

Losing / Tied / Winning
Average by score state

How the bat plays when behind, even, or ahead.

vs SP / vs RP
Average vs starters / relievers
K% → Base
Overall strikeout rate
K% → RISP
Strikeout rate with RISP
Full Count (3-2) outcomes
BB%
Full-count walk rate

% of full counts ending in a walk.

K%
Full-count strikeout rate

% of full counts ending in a strikeout.

BIP%
Ball-In-Play %

% of full counts where the ball was put in play.

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