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sabermetrics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of sabermetrics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽伯計量學 /赛伯计量学 (sàibójìliàngxué) — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • French: sabermétrie — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • Italian: sabermetrica — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • Japanese: セイバーメトリクス (seibāmetorikusu) — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • Korean: 세이버메트릭스 (seibeometeurikseu) — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • Russian: саберме́трика (sabermétrika) — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics
  • Spanish: sabermetríca — analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics