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Baseball Statistical Trivia Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Sharpen Your Baseball Stats and Trivia Skills

Difficulty: Moderate
Questions: 20
Learning OutcomesStudy Material
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Welcome to the Baseball Statistical Trivia Quiz, where every question challenges your understanding of sabermetrics and player performance. This baseball stats quiz is ideal for fans, students, and educators aiming to sharpen statistical skills through 15 multiple-choice questions. Each question is freely editable in our intuitive quiz editor, giving you full control over content. For a different angle on the diamond, try the Baseball Positions Trivia Quiz. You can also explore the Statistical Association Knowledge Quiz or browse more quizzes on our site.

Who holds the Major League Baseball career hits record?
Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Barry Bonds
Pete Rose holds the all-time MLB career hits record with 4,256 hits, surpassing Ty Cobb's mark. No other player has reached that total.
In baseball statistics, what does RBI stand for?
Runs Batted In
Runs Brought In
Run Benefit Index
Runs Base In
RBI stands for Runs Batted In, which counts the number of runs a batter drives in with their at-bats. It excludes runs scored on errors.
Which player set the single-season home run record with 73 home runs in 2001?
Barry Bonds
Mark McGwire
Sammy Sosa
Alex Rodriguez
Barry Bonds broke the single-season home run record in 2001 by hitting 73 homers, surpassing the previous record of 70. This mark still stands.
What statistic is calculated by adding on-base percentage and slugging percentage?
OPS
ERA
WHIP
BABIP
OPS stands for On-base Plus Slugging and is computed by adding a player's OBP and SLG. It's a simple measure of overall offensive productivity.
Which player holds the MLB career stolen base record with 1,406 steals?
Rickey Henderson
Lou Brock
Ty Cobb
Joe Morgan
Rickey Henderson swiped 1,406 bases during his career, making him the all-time leader in stolen bases. No other player has surpassed 1,200.
Who holds the MLB career home run record with 762 home runs?
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Alex Rodriguez
Barry Bonds hit 762 career home runs, overtaking Hank Aaron's previous mark of 755. Bonds remains the single-season and career home run leader.
A player has an on-base percentage of .340 and a slugging percentage of .510. What is his OPS?
.850
.540
.500
.860
OPS is calculated as OBP + SLG, so .340 + .510 equals .850. This combined figure measures a hitter's overall offensive impact.
Which sabermetric statistic weights each offensive event to estimate overall run value?
wOBA
OPS
FIP
WAR
wOBA (weighted On-Base Average) assigns different weights to singles, doubles, walks, etc., to reflect each event's run value. It's more precise than OPS.
Which metric estimates a pitcher's performance independent of fielding performance?
FIP
WHIP
ERA
WAR
FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) uses strikeouts, walks, hit batters, and home runs allowed to isolate a pitcher's skill from his defense.
What does WAR represent in sabermetrics?
Wins Above Replacement
Weighted Average Runs
Win-Adjusted Rating
Weighted At-bats Ratio
WAR stands for Wins Above Replacement and estimates how many wins a player adds compared to a replacement-level player at the same position.
If a pitcher's FIP is higher than his ERA, what does this likely indicate?
His defense is helping lower his earned runs
His defense is poor and allowing extra runs
He has an unusually low BABIP
He is leaving more runners on base
When FIP exceeds ERA, the pitcher's underlying peripherals suggest he should allow more runs, implying his defense has helped keep his ERA lower.
Using the Pythagorean expectation formula (RS^2/(RS^2+RA^2)), what winning percentage does a team with 700 runs scored and 600 runs allowed project?
.576
.540
.600
.520
Pythagorean winning percentage = 700^2/(700^2+600^2) ≈ .576. This estimates a team's expected win rate based on runs scored and allowed.
Who has the lowest career ERA (minimum 1,000 innings pitched) in MLB history?
Ed Walsh
Pedro Martínez
Clayton Kershaw
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh posted a career ERA of 1.82 over 1,680 innings, the lowest ever for pitchers meeting the innings minimum.
Who was the first player to hit 500 career home runs?
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Alex Rodriguez
Babe Ruth became the first member of the 500-home run club in 1929, setting a milestone no one had reached before.
Which pitcher holds the Major League career strikeout record with 5,714 strikeouts?
Nolan Ryan
Randy Johnson
Roger Clemens
Greg Maddux
Nolan Ryan's 5,714 career strikeouts are the most in MLB history, a record that still stands.
What does an OPS+ of 120 signify?
The player's OPS is 20% above league average
The player's OPS is 120% of the park factor
The player's OPS is 80% of league average
The player's OPS equals the league average
OPS+ normalizes OPS for league and park effects with 100 as average, so 120 means the player performed 20% above league average.
Who recorded the lowest single-season ERA (minimum 100 innings pitched) since 1920?
Bob Gibson
Dutch Leonard
Pedro Martínez
Clayton Kershaw
Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA over 304.2 innings in 1968 is the lowest in the live-ball era (post-1920).
Which metric adjusts runs created for park and league factors to a baseline of 100?
wRC+
OPS
wOBA
WAR
wRC+ (Weighted Runs Created Plus) scales runs created for context so that 100 is league average and each point represents a percent above or below.
If a team's actual wins exceed its Pythagorean expected wins by 5 games, what might this indicate?
They outperformed expectations, possibly due to clutch performance or luck
They have a poor bullpen that loses close games
Their run differential is negative
They have an unusually high BABIP
When actual wins exceed Pythagorean wins, it often reflects good performance in one-run games or favorable luck in close situations.
What does xFIP (Expected Fielding Independent Pitching) do differently than FIP?
It normalizes home run rates to league average
It excludes hit by pitches from its calculation
It incorporates defense metrics directly
It weights strikeouts more heavily
xFIP replaces a pitcher's actual home run rate with the league-average HR/FB rate to provide a predictive measure of future performance.
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze famous baseball statistical records and milestones
  2. Identify leaders in key performance metrics like ERA and OPS
  3. Interpret statistical trends in player career data
  4. Evaluate sabermetric metrics for team comparisons
  5. Apply knowledge to predict game scenarios using stats
  6. Demonstrate understanding of advanced analytics in baseball

Cheat Sheet

  1. Iconic Statistical Milestones - Dive into baseball history with Josh Gibson's jaw-dropping .372 career batting average and a single-season record of .466 in 1943, stats so legendary they rewrite the playbook. These milestones remind us why players become legends and stats become epic tales. Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader
  2. OPS Unleashed - On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) takes a player's ability to get on base and crush the ball into one powerful number, blending on-base percentage with slugging average. With Babe Ruth leading the pack at 1.1636 and Ted Williams trailing at 1.1155, OPS is like your personal power meter. List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders
  3. Pythagorean Expectation Magic - Invented by Bill James, the Pythagorean expectation estimates a team's winning percentage using squared runs scored and allowed, turning simple math into a crystal ball for season outcomes. It's the formula that helps predict whether the scoreboard reflects the team's true firepower. Pythagorean expectation
  4. Mastering FIP Fundamentals - Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) zeroes in on what pitchers can control: strikeouts, walks, and homers, then throws fielders into the bullpen. By removing defensive variances, FIP tells you who's really owning the mound. Fielding independent pitching
  5. Base Runs Breakdown - Base Runs (BsR) calculates how many runs a team should score, mixing key offensive ingredients into a single recipe: (A * B) / (B + C) + D. It's like a cooking show for runs, showing you what the lineup actually cooks up. Base runs
  6. WAR Wonders - Wins Above Replacement (WAR) rolls hitting, baserunning, fielding, and pitching into one epic stat that tells you how many wins a player adds compared to a benchwarmer. Think of WAR as your all-star scoreboard for total player value. Baseball Advanced Metrics Explained
  7. Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA) - wOBA gives each offensive event its own weight - whether it's a single, homer, or walk - and turns them into a single on-base number. It's the gold standard for measuring a hitter's run-producing magic per plate appearance. Baseball Advanced Metrics Explained
  8. Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) - wRC+ tweaks a player's Runs Created by adjusting for ballpark quirks and league difficulty, centering each hitter on a neutral score of 100. It's the perfect stat for comparing sluggers across eras and stadiums. Baseball Advanced Metrics Explained
  9. Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) - BABIP measures how often balls that aren't strikes sneak past defenders and become hits, stripping out strikeouts and homers. Use it to see whether a hitter is getting lucky bounces or showcasing pure contact skills. Baseball Advanced Metrics Explained
  10. Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) - UZR quantifies a fielder's range, arm, and error tendencies to calculate how many runs they save or cost their team. Think of it as a defensive highlight reel turned into numbers. Baseball Advanced Metrics Explained
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