Okay, so I wanted to figure out what “total bases” means. You know, it’s one of those baseball terms that I always hear but never really understood.
First, I started looking around on the internet. I read some stuff, and it was kind of confusing at first. Basically, I found that total bases, or TB, are all about how many bases a player gets from their hits. Simple enough, right?
Then, I dug a little deeper. I learned that the number of bases you get depends on the type of hit. It seems to be some kind of calculation. So, a single gets you one base, and other hits get you more. But how many? This is where I had to do some more digging.
I checked a few more websites. I found that total bases are calculated by adding up all the bases a player has reached through hits. I went through some examples to get my head around it.
- Single: 1 base
- Double: 2 bases
- Triple: 3 bases
- Home Run: 4 bases
So, if a player hits a single and then a double, they have a total of 3 bases (1+2=3). I practiced with a few more examples until I felt I really got it.
Finally, I found out the point of all this. It’s a way to measure how well a player is doing beyond just how many hits they get. It shows their ability to hit for power. Now I get why people care about this total bases thing. It’s not just about hitting the ball, it’s about how far you can hit it.
So, that was my little adventure in learning about total bases. It took a bit of reading and thinking, but now I feel like I understand it pretty well. It’s actually a pretty cool stat once you get the hang of it.
