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144 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Goal Keeper | |
| GNP | Ground and Pound | |
| GP | Games played | |
| GWG | Game Winning Goal | |
| H | hits, hits allowed | |
| HBP | batter hit by a pitch | |
| HR | home run(s), home runs allowed | |
| HW | Heavyweight | |
| IIHF | International Ice Hockey Federation | |
| IP | inning(s) pitched | |
| IPL | Indian Premier League | |
| K | strikeouts | |
| KO | Knockout | |
| KOTN | Knockout of the Night | |
| L | Lose | |
| LAM | Left Attacking Midfielder | |
| LB | Left Back | |
| LBW | Leg before wicket | |
| LCM | Left Central Midfielder | |
| LF | Left Forward | |
| LHW | Light Heavyweight | |
| LM | Left Midfielder | |
| LOB | left on base | |
| LW | Left Wing | |
| LW | Lightweight | |
| M-A | Made and attempted. In North America, appended to an abbreviation for a type of scoring. Euroleague box scores use this as a subheading for the score type. | |
| MF | Midfielder | |
| MIN | Minutes played | |
| MMA | Mixed Martial Arts | |
| MOM | Man of the Match | |
| MTB | Mountain biking | |
| MW | Middleweight | |
| NC | No Contest | |
| N.O | Not out | |
| OBP | on-base percentage | |
| OFF | Offensive. Used by the NBA as a subheading for rebounding statistics in its official box scores. | |
| OFF | Offense | |
| OG | Own Goal | |
| OPS | on-base plus slugging | |
| OREB | Offensive rebounds. Used by ESPN; see "DREB" above for use in other leagues. | |
| P4P | Pound for Pound | |
| PC | Penalty Corner | |
| PF | Personal foul, power forward | |
| PG | Point guard | |
| PGA | Professional Golfers' Association | |
| POS | Position. Used in NBA box scores. | |
| PPV | Pay Per View | |
| PS | Penalty Stroke | |
| PTS | Points scored | |
| R | runs scored, runs allowed |