How do you read the back of a baseball card?

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Biography and Statistics

The back of a baseball card typically features a short biography of the player, and the players Statistics. It also includes the card number of the set it belongs to, and company information. The last year of stats listed is from the year before the card was issued with the exception of traded or up-date cards.
The player statistics are either listed year by year with the total career stats, or in some cases just the career stats. The basic career statistical abbreviations include:

YR -Year
Team

Hitting Statistics
G - Games (played)
AB - At Bats (walks, sacrifice, and hit by pitch do not count as an at bat)
R - Runs (scored)
H - Hits (total)
2B - Doubles
3B - Triples
HR - Home Runs
RBI- Runs Batted In
SB - Stolen Bases
Ave- batting Average

Pitching Statistics

W - Wins
L - Loses
G - Games (appearances)
GS - Games Started
SHO - Shutout
SV - Saves
IP - Innings Pitched
H - Hits (given up)
BB - Base on Balls (Walks)
K - Strikeouts
First answer by Steven Keyman. Last edit by Steven Keyman. Contributor trust: 1602 [recommend contributorrecommended]. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

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