sabermetrics
or SABR·met·rics
[ sey-ber-me-triks ]
/ ˌseɪ bərˈmɛ trɪks /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
Origin of sabermetrics
1980–85;
S(ociety for) A(merican) B(aseball) R(esearch) +
-metrics
OTHER WORDS FROM sabermetrics
sa·ber·me·tri·cian [‐mi-trish-uh n] /‐mɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, nounWords nearby sabermetrics
saber shin,
saber tibia,
saber-rattling,
saber-toothed,
saber-toothed tiger,
sabermetrics,
sabia virus,
sabin,
sabin vaccine,
sabina,
sabine
British Dictionary definitions for sabermetrics
sabermetrics
/ (ˌseɪbəˈmɛtrɪks) /
noun (functioning as singular)
the statistical and mathematical analysis of baseball records
Word Origin for sabermetrics
C20:
saber (from initials of
Society of American Baseball Research) +
-metrics as in
econometrics