Baseball and Numbers & Average
How many games will be played in this MLB season?
What was the lowest ERA and highest BA last season?
How many home-runs did he hit last season?
Will more spectators visit the stadium this season?
How much did his salary raise this season?
All of these questions are about baseball, but all of their answers are in
numbers. More mathematical factors are reflected in baseball than any
other sports. Therefore, we can try to understand baseball through
mathematics and learn mathematics through baseball.
// 9 Position Numbers
There are nine numbers associated with positions on a baseball field. The
numbers are used to record the data in simplicity, rather than writing the
player’s name or the name of the position. Following is an official
number for baseball positions.
- P
- C
- 1B
- 2B
- 3B
- SS
- LF
- CF
- RF