7

Loosely defined, sabermetrics is the study/usage/development of baseball statistics. I get the "metrics" part of the word, and I know what a saber is. But, what do sabers have to do with baseball?

My only idea is that the baseball bat is kind of like a saber, but that seems to be a stretch.

Improve this question
14

It seems to be an acronym, like SCUBA:

S(ociety for) A(merican) B(aseball) R(esearch) + -metrics.

Source: dictionary.com

Improve this answer
2
  • 1
    You'd think they'd be nice to me and type it SABeRmetrics. :-) – Chris Dwyer Oct 28 '10 at 16:03
  • 3
    I used to see it often as SABRmetrics. – J.T. Grimes Oct 29 '10 at 22:40

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.