Batter Statistics for 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) Season

Description

Batter statistics for 2018 Major League Baseball season.

mlb_players_18

A data frame with 1270 observations on the following 19 variables.

name: Player name
team: Team abbreviation
position: Position abbreviation: 1B = first base, 2B = second base, 3B = third base, C = catcher, CF = center field (outfield), DH = designated hitter, LF = left field (outfield), P = pitcher, RF = right field (outfield), SS = shortstop.
games: Number of games played.
AB: At bats.
R: Runs.
H: Hits.
doubles: Doubles.
triples: Triples.
HR: Home runs.
RBI: Runs batted in.
walks: Walks.
strike_outs: Strike outs.
stolen_bases: Stolen bases.
caught_stealing_base: Number of times caught stealing a base.
AVG: Batting average.
OBP: On-base percentage.
SLG: Slugging percentage.
OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.