Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabermetrics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
saber-met-rics
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of sabermetrics.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by Bill James in 1980, from SABR (“Society for American Baseball Research”) + metrics.

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Questions

What does sabermetrics mean?
The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.
Where does sabermetrics come from?
Coined by Bill James in 1980, from SABR (“Society for American Baseball Research”) + metrics.

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