sabermetricsEnglishOxford New American Dictionarysabermetrics /ˌsābərˈmetriks, ˌseɪbərˈmɛtrɪks / ▸ plural noun [treated as singular] Baseball the application of statistical analysis to baseball records, especially in order to evaluate and compare the performance of individual players. – DERIVATIVES sabermetric ,sabermetrician /ˌsābərmiˈtriSHən/ noun– ORIGIN 1980s : from SABR, acronym from S ociety for A merican B aseball R esearch, + metrics.