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6 quizzes and 60 trivia questions.
1.
  Baseball Sabermetrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You've seen the use of advanced baseball stats called "sabermetrics" in the movie "Moneyball" (2011) so let's look into some of those advanced stats, and who uses them.
Average, 10 Qns, George95, May 17 12
Average
George95 gold member
261 plays
2.
  Numbers In Baseball    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about number so think that way and you should do good.
Average, 10 Qns, beisbolfan, Jun 16 21
Average
beisbolfan
Jun 16 21
2229 plays
3.
  Baseball Words    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each answer is 5 letters in length. Change 1 of the letters from the previous answer and then scramble to form the next answer. You may have to start in the middle and work your way outward on this one.
Tough, 10 Qns, Storman, May 29 06
Tough
Storman
1092 plays
4.
  Baseball 6-4-3 Tribond    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Baseball's most famous 4-6-3 combination is perhaps Tinkers to Evers to Chance. But in this tribond, try to unscramble the last names of these famous shortstop, second base, and first base infield combos and then answer with the NICKNAME of the team.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Shokaku, Nov 27 01
Difficult
Shokaku
802 plays
5.
  Baseball By The Numbers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Baseball By The Numbers involves some math so grab your calculators. Knowing the first, middle, and last clues are the key. Each answer is carried over to the following question so proceed with caution.
Tough, 10 Qns, Storman, Nov 23 01
Tough
Storman
810 plays
6.
  Baseball Math    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz that adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides numbers associated with baseball.
Impossible, 10 Qns, oyvey, Dec 07 09
Impossible
oyvey
1149 plays

MLB Words and Maths Trivia Questions
1. The stat BABIP tracks how many of a batter's hit balls in play end up as hits. What does BABIP stand for?

From Quiz Baseball Sabermetrics

Answer: Batting Average on Balls in Play

There are three main variables that influence BABIP, the defense, luck, and talent level. If a player hits a ball towards third base, the difference between the fielding capabilities of the third baseman, where they are playing on the field, and the speed and bounces of the ball can all affect the hitters batting average by a great deal. An average BABIP is between .290 and .310. If a player has a higher or lower BABIP, it means that the player will regress back to their career BABIP rate eventually. A hitter can slightly control his BABIP based on speed. A more speedy player can beat out groundballs for hits, where another might not.

2. Hank Aaron's number + Babe Ruth's Number x Ty Cobb's number + Lou Gerhig's number =?

From Quiz Baseball Math

Answer: 4

Aaron-44, Ruth-3, Cobb-didn't have or 0, Gerhig-4.

3. This Red Sox outfielder and designated hitter hit 20+ home runs in 11 seperate seasons between 1978-89.

From Quiz Baseball Words

Answer: Evans

The only year Dwight Evans did not hit 20 homers during those years was in 1980 when he hit 18.

4. How many innings are required to be completed for a game to be 'official'?

From Quiz Baseball By The Numbers

Answer: 5

5 innings are required for a game to become official.

5. The number 755 home is associated with what?

From Quiz Numbers In Baseball

Answer: Homers hit by Hammering Hank Aaron

6. Pitching sabermetric WHIP stands for Wins, Hits, and Innings Pitched. The stat shows how many baserunners a pitcher allows. What is the relation between the three components of WHIP?

From Quiz Baseball Sabermetrics

Answer: Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched

A more common sabermetric, this stat shows exactly how many baserunners a pitcher allows. It is known by many baseball statisticians as a poor judge on how well a pitcher is, because the defense usually determines what a hit is. Pitchers do determine a walk, based on how and where they throw. An excellent pitcher will have a WHIP just above 1, where a bad WHIP is usually around 1.8.

7. Chipper Jones x Jackie Robinson jersey number.

From Quiz Baseball Math

Answer: 420

Jones-10, Robinson-42.

8. Montreal Expo Ugueth Urbina led the National League in _____ during the 1999 season.

From Quiz Baseball Words

Answer: Saves

Urbina had 41 saves that season.

9. Take your answer from question 1 and multiply it by the record number of runs batted in for one season.

From Quiz Baseball By The Numbers

Answer: 955

Hack Wilson drove in 191 for the Cubs in 1930 .. 5x191=955

10. The number 56 is associated with what?

From Quiz Numbers In Baseball

Answer: Most consecutive games with a hit

11. OPS is a stat that adds slugging percentage and which other stat to determine how often a player gets on base, and how well he hits?

From Quiz Baseball Sabermetrics

Answer: On Base Percentage & OBP & On-Base Percentage

A more easier stat for average baseball fans, OPS stands for On-Base Plus Slugging, and combines a player's On Base Percentage and his Slugging Percentage. Traditionally, the best hitters in Major League Baseball will have an OPS of around 1, where an average ball player's OPS will be around 0.7.

12. Manny Ramirez x Juan Gonzalez - Jim Thome (Phillies) =?

From Quiz Baseball Math

Answer: 431

Ramirez-24, Gonzalez-19, Thome-24.

13. This light-hitting second baseman has played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres(including a World Series appearance in 1997), and Atlanta Braves.

From Quiz Baseball Words

Answer: Veras

Quilvio Alberto Veras has averaged over 35 steals in his 4 full seasons and has also had a fielding percentage of at least .981 every year he's played. (as of opening day 2001)

14. ...subtract the number of home runs that Babe Ruth hit during his Major League career.

From Quiz Baseball By The Numbers

Answer: 241

'The Bambino' hit 714 home runs during his stellar career .. 955-714=241

15. 27 is associated with what?

From Quiz Numbers In Baseball

Answer: World Series titles that the Yankees won with their win in 2009

In 2009 the NY Yankees had done it 27 times. WOW!

16. Sabermetrics wRC and WRC+ try to determine how many ______ a player was worth to his team?

From Quiz Baseball Sabermetrics

Answer: runs

Weighted Runs Created, and the more in depth Weighted Runs Created+ try to determine how many runs a player was worth to his team, other than saying his complete statline to get an idea. The stat is based off of Weighted On Base Average. wRC+ sets the league average at 100 runs created, and adjusts player's stats based to that. If Player X's wRC+ is 120, that means he is 20% better than the league average. If Player Y's wRC+ is 75, he is 25% worse than a league average.

17. Kenny Lofton - J.D Drew + Mark McGwire - Bobby Higginson =?

From Quiz Baseball Math

Answer: 21

Lofton-7, Drew-7, McGwire-25, Higginson-4.

18. Part of arguably the most famous double-play trio in the history of baseball, this second baseman played for the Chicago Cubs from 1902-1913.

From Quiz Baseball Words

Answer: Evers

Johnny Joseph Evers, also known as 'Crab', was the middle link in the famous double-play tandem, 'Tinker to Evers to Chance'.

19. ...subtract the number of no-hitters Nolan Ryan threw during his Major League career.

From Quiz Baseball By The Numbers

Answer: 234

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan threw 7 no-hitters .. 241-7=234

20. __________________ was the quickest MLB player to reach 400 homeruns.

From Quiz Numbers In Baseball

Answer: Ken Griffey Jr.

21. Field Independent Pitching or FIP is a stat that determines a pitcher's what if every team's defense was the same quality, average?

From Quiz Baseball Sabermetrics

Answer: ERA

Most pitcher's FIP's are close, sometimes even the same as their ERA's. The formula for FIP is [(13HR)+(3BB)-(2K)] divided by Innings Pitched and then plus 3.1, to come close to an ERA. FIP is one of the mainstays among statisticans in sabermetrics. xFIP is similar to FIP, just Home Runs is substituted with expected home runs, using a home run per fly ball ratio of 10.6%. The stat is used as a predictor of how a pitcher is going to fare in the future.

22. Hank Aaron's number minus Willie McCovey's number?

From Quiz Baseball Math

Answer: 0

They both wore the #44.

23. Mickey Mantle's jersey number, which is retired by the Yankees (spell it).

From Quiz Baseball Words

Answer: Seven

Mickey wore number 7 and wrapped up his career in 1968 having accumulated 536 career home runs.

24. ...divide by the number of teams in the National League Central division (as of 2001).

From Quiz Baseball By The Numbers

Answer: 39

There are (were) 6 teams in the NL Central as of 2001 .. 234 divided by 6 = 39

25. Most home runs hit in a single season by one player.

From Quiz Numbers In Baseball

Answer: 73

Bonds hit 73 to break McGwire's record in 2001.

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