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While it's perfectly fine to hit buttons and watch players run around the diamond in MLB The Show 22, if you really want to level up your game it's important to understand how the software interprets each ballplayer's abilities. You can see each player's Attributes on their Player Card, which will give you an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.

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Generally, a rating of 70 or higher in a given Attribute is very good, while 80 or higher is excellent. With this handy guide, you'll be able to tell what each Attribute governs and how it can affect your players on the field.

Pitching Attributes

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Abbreviation

Full Name

Effect

Most Important For

STA

Stamina

  • Determines how many pitches can be thrown before the player gets tired.

  • Starting Pitchers

H/9

Hits Allowed Per Game

  • Determines how well the pitcher avoids giving up base hits.
  • Batters facing a pitcher with a high H/9 will find it more difficult to make contact.

  • All Pitchers

K/9

Strikeouts Allowed Per Game

  • Determines how easily the pitcher strikes out batters.
  • Pitchers with a high K/9 will have an easier time delivering strikeouts on a two-strike count.

  • Fastball-focused Pitchers

BB/9

Walks Allowed Per Game

  • Determines how well the pitcher avoids giving up walks.
  • Factored along with Control to determine whether a pitch is within the strike zone.

  • Control-focused Pitchers

HR/9

Home Runs Allowed Per Game

  • Determines how well the pitcher avoids giving up home runs.
  • Batters facing a pitcher with a high HR/9 will find it more difficult to score home runs.

  • All Pitchers

PCLT

Pitching Clutch

  • Provides a bonus during critical gameplay moments such as opposing runners in scoring position or being behind on runs late in the game.

  • Closing Pitchers

CTRL

Control

  • Determines the overall accuracy of pitches.

  • Control-focused Pitchers

VEL

Velocity

  • Determines the overall speed of pitches.

  • Fastball-focused Pitchers

BRK

Break

  • Determines the pitcher's ability to make the ball "break," or shift direction just before crossing the plate.

  • Curveball-focused Pitchers

Each pitch in a pitcher's repertoire has its own set of stats that work in conjunction with the pitcher's Attributes to determine the success of the throw. Be sure to vary your pitches and put in off-the-field training to keep all your pitch types sharp!

Fielding Attributes

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Abbreviation

Full Name

Effect

Most Important For

FLD

Fielding

  • Determines how easily a player can catch or scoop a ball without making an error.

  • All Position Players

ARM

Arm Strength

  • Determines the speed and distance a player can throw the ball.

  • Outfielders

ACC

Throwing Accuracy

  • Determines whether the ball goes where the player intends when thrown.

  • All Position Players

REAC

Reaction Speed

  • Determines how quickly the player reacts to a ball in play.
  • Players with high REAC will have an easier time making a catch or setting up a throw to a base.

  • Infielders

Batting Attributes

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Abbreviation

Full Name

Effect

Most Important For

CON L / CON R

Left-Handed Contact / Right-Handed Contact

  • Determines the batter's ability to hit the ball.
  • Attribute is tracked for both right- and left-handed batting, so even switch hitters may have a preferred side.

  • All Batters

POW L / POW R

Left-Handed Power / Right-Handed Power

  • Determines how hard the batter hits the ball when he connects.
  • Attribute is tracked for both right- and left-handed batting, so even switch hitters may have a preferred side.

  • Sluggers

VIS

Plate Vision

  • Determines how easily the batter reads pitches coming his way.
  • For player-controlled batters using Zone Hitting, the PCI reticule will be smaller and more precise with a higher VIS attribute.

  • All Batters

DISC

Discipline

  • Only used for AI-controlled batters.
  • Determines how resistant a player is to swinging at balls outside the strike zone.

  • All Batters

CLT

Clutch

  • Grants bonuses to the batter when teammates are in scoring position.
  • Players with a high Clutch will have an easier time making RBIs.

  • Cleanup Hitters

BUNT

Bunting

  • Makes it easier for the batter to bunt without sending the ball foul.

  • Batters Late In The Lineup

DBUNT

Drag Bunting

  • The ability of the batter's bunts to send the ball toward third, potentially making it easier for the batter to get on base.

  • Left-handed batters with high SPD

DUR

Durability

  • Decreases the likelihood of the player suffering an injury, either while running or after being hit by a pitch.

  • All Players

Since batters have separate Attributes for left- and right-handed batting, it can be worthwhile to vary the sides your switch hitters use in order to keep both arms worked out.

Baserunning Attributes

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Abbreviation

Full Name

Effect

Most Important For

SPD

Speed

  • Determines how fast the player runs.
  • Used in both baserunning and fielding.

  • Outfielders

STEAL

Stealing

  • Determines how easily the baserunner can steal a base.

  • Leadoff Hitters
  • Players with high SPD

BR AGG

Baserunning Aggressiveness

  • Only used for AI-controlled runners.
  • Determines how likely the baserunner is to attempt a steal or to go for extra bases while the ball is in play.

  • Skilled Batters with high SPD

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