If you're new to MLB The Show 25 baseball sim, or even a long-term player, wrapping your head around the sheer number of acronyms and contractions used in the series can be an almost impossible exercise. Fortunately, as part of our MLB The Show 25 guide, we're going to include a glossary of all player attributes and terminology.

What Do All Player Attributes Mean in MLB The Show 25?

MLB The Show 25: All Player Attributes and Terminology Explained 1
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It can be quite complicated trying to understand what certain ratings or statistics actually mean in MLB The Show 25, given the sheer number of acronyms and contractions employed by San Diego Studio. As such, we hope this will give you a better appreciation for some of the series' more ambiguous terms.

Name Description
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ACC Player's arm accuracy, influencing the accuracy with which they can throw the ball.
ARM Player's arm strength, influencing the distance they can throw the ball.
BB/9 Pitcher's walks allowed per 9 innings, or ability to locate the strikezone.
BLK
 Catcher's blocking, or ability to prevent wild pitches.
BNT
 Batter's ability to successfully bunt the ball into play.
BR AGG
 Base runner's aggressiveness when stealing bases or taking extra bases when the ball is in play.
BRK
 Pitcher's break, or ability to successfully add movement to off-speed and breaking pitches.
CLU
 Batter's clutch, which is measured against PCLU when there are runners on base.
CON L
 Batter's contact against left-handed pitchers.
CON R
 Batter's contact against right-handed pitchers.
CTRL
 Pitcher's control, or ability to successfully execute off-speed and breaking pitches.
DISC
 Batter's discipline, which influences their ability to check swings.
DBNT
 Batter's ability to successfully perform a drag bunt, and successfully begin running while bunting the ball into play.
DUR
 Pitcher's durability influences their ability to recover stamina.
FLD
 Player's fielding ability, influencing their ability to deal with the ball when batted towards them.
H/9
 Pitcher's hits per 9 innings, or ability to limit hits allowed and reduce contact.
HR/9
 Pitchers home runs allowed per 9 innings, or ability to limit home runs.
K/9
 Pitcher's strikeouts per 9 innings, or ability to achieve strikeouts while ahead in the count.
PCI
 The Plate Coverage Indicator, which is the target you control in Zone batting.
PCLT
 Pitcher's clutch, which is measured against CLU when there are runners on base.
POW L
 Batter's power against left-handed pitchers.
POW R
 Batter's power against right-handed pitchers.
REAC
 Player's ability to react to the trajectory of a ball coming off the bat.
SPD
 Player's running speed in batting and fielding scenarios.
STA
 Pitcher's stamina or ability to pitch deep into games.
STL
 Batter's ability to successfully steal bases.
VEL
 Pitcher's velocity, or speed at which they can throw the ball.
VIS
 Batter's vision, which affects the size of the PCI.

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