Player Stats

The back of a baseball card can vary upon greatly from brand to brand and year to year, but, in general, you'll find the following information:

1. YR = YEAR: the year each row is referring to
2. CLUB = CLUB: the team the player was on
3. G = GAMES: the number of games played
4. IP = INNINGS PITCHED: the number of innings that were pitched (.1 = 1/3 an inning, .2 = 2/3 of an inning)
5. W = WINS: the number wins credited to the pitcher
6. L = LOSSES: the number of losses credited to the pitcher
7. R = RUNS: the number of runs scored while pitching
8. ER = EARNED RUNS: the number of runs scored not due to others' mistakes
9. SO = STRIKEOUTS: the number of strikeouts pitched
10. BB = BASES ON BALLS: the number of walks pitched
11. GS = GAMES STARTED: the number of times the pitcher was the starting pitcher for a game
12. CG = COMPLETE GAMES: the number of times the pitcher was the starter and finished the game
13. ERA = EARNED RUN AVERAGE: the average number of earned runs per game