Baseball statistics
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Baseball statistics collect a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the sport of baseball.
1911 baseball card showing Jake Daubert, his statistics, and statistics for Nap Rucker.
Run batted in
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A run batted in is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored. For example, if the batter bats a base hit which allows a teammate alrea
Baseball statistics
…in official record books and were removed. Throughout modern baseball, a few core statistics have been traditionally referenced – batting average, RBI, and home runs. To this day, a player who leads the league in all of these three statistics earns the "Triple Crown". For pitchers, wins, ERA, and…
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, shown here in 2008, passed Babe Ruth's 2,214 official RBI in October 2022. Pujols finished his Major League Baseball career with 2,218 RBI and second place on the all-time list.
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP