sabermetrics

or SABR·met·rics

[ sey-ber-me-triks ]

nounDigital Technology, Sports.
  1. (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.

Origin of sabermetrics

1
First recorded in 1980–85; S(ociety for) A(merican) B(aseball) R(esearch) + -metrics

Other words from sabermetrics

  • sa·ber·me·tri·cian [‐mi-trish-uhn], /‐mɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, noun

Words Nearby sabermetrics

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British Dictionary definitions for sabermetrics

sabermetrics

/ (ˌseɪbəˈmɛtrɪks) /


noun(functioning as singular)
  1. the statistical and mathematical analysis of baseball records

Origin of sabermetrics

1
C20: saber (from initials of Society of American Baseball Research) + -metrics as in econometrics

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