baseball stats that are 'bad'

gistfile1.txt

api endpoint http://developer.cbssports.com/documentation/api/files/stats/categories

Out of all of the statistics available through the baseball api, these are the statistics that are considered 'bad':

>>> [(x['name'],x['formula'],x['abbr']) for x in data['body']['stats_categories'] if x['is_bad']!=0]
[(u'Walks per Nine', u'BBI * 9 / INN', u'BBd9'), (u'Singles Allowed', '', u'1BA'), (u'Doubles Allowed', '', u'2BA'), (u'Hit Batsmen', '', u'HB'), (u'Strikeouts (Batter)', '', u'KO'), (u'Men on Base/ 9 Innings', u'(HA + BBI + HB) * 9 / INN', u'Rd9'), (u'Wild Pitches', '', u'WP'), (u'Runs Allowed', '', u'RA'), (u'Batting Average Against', u'HA / ABA', u'BAA'), (u'Home Runs Allowed', '', u'HRA'), (u'Balks', '', u'B'), (u'Relief Losses', '', u'RL'), (u'Inherited Runners Scored', '', u'IRS'), (u'Intentional Walks', '', u'IBBI'), (u'Total Bases Allowed', '', u'TBA'), (u'Earned Run Average', u'ER * 9 / INN', u'ERA'), (u'Caught Stealing', '', u'CS'), (u'Hits per Nine', u'HA * 9 / INN', u'Hd9'), (u'Ground Into Double Plays', '', u'GDP'), (u'Walks + Hits / Inning', u'(BBI + HA) / INN', u'WHIP'), (u'Errors', '', u'E'), (u'Left On Base', '', u'LOB'), (u'On Base Pct Against', u'(HA + BBI + HB) / PA', u'OBA'), (u'Losses', '', u'L'), (u'Walks Issued (Pitchers)', '', u'BBI'), (u'Triples Allowed', '', u'3BA'), (u'Hits per Inning', u'HA / INN', u'HIP'), (u'Blown Saves', '', u'BS'), (u'Hits Allowed', '', u'HA'), (u'Blown Save Losses', '', u'BSL'), (u'Earned Runs', '', u'ER'), (u'Stolen Bases Allowed', '', u'SBA')]
>>> 


all categories:
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