Lacrosse Stat Abbreviations
The columns on a lacrosse box score or leaderboard are mostly two or three letters, like GB, CT and SOG. This page lists each one with the stat it stands for and what counts toward it. It is written for the coach reading a box score, the statkeeper learning the columns before a first game, and the parent following a recap from the stands.
Each linked stat has a full glossary entry with the definition and the convention SquadProfile records it by, so a number means the same thing on every team's page. Abbreviations without an entry yet have a one-line meaning here instead.
| Abbr.Abbreviation | Stat | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 8M | 8-Meter Free Position | An 8-meter free position in girls lacrosse is a free shot awarded for a major foul inside the arc. |
| A | Assist | An assist in lacrosse is the pass that leads directly to a goal, one per goal. |
| BLK | Blocked Shot | A blocked shot in lacrosse is a shot a field player stops with stick or body before it reaches the goalie. |
| CLR | Clear | A clear in lacrosse is moving the ball from your defensive end to the offensive end after winning possession. |
| CT | Caused Turnover | A caused turnover in lacrosse goes to the defender whose play takes the ball from the other team. |
| DC | Draw Control | A draw control in girls lacrosse is a draw won, credited to the player who took the draw. |
| DR% | Draw Percentage | Draws won divided by draws taken, for a player or a team. |
| EMO | Extra Man | An extra man opportunity in boys lacrosse is the stretch your team plays a man up while an opponent serves a penalty. |
| FL | Foul | A foul in girls lacrosse is a rule violation charged to a player, from shooting space to a dangerous shot. |
| FO | Faceoff | A faceoff in boys lacrosse starts play and is won by the team that gains possession, credited to the player who took it. |
| FO% | Faceoff Percentage | Faceoffs won divided by faceoffs taken, for a player or a team. |
| FOW | Faceoff Wins | The faceoff column on boys leaderboards and box scores, which counts faceoffs won. |
| FT | Forced Turnovers | An older name for caused turnovers, the same stat as CT. |
| G | Goal | A goal in lacrosse is a shot that crosses the goal line into the cage, credited to the shooter. |
| GA | Goal Against | A goal against in lacrosse is a goal charged to the goalie who was in the game when it was scored. |
| GB | Ground Ball | A ground ball in lacrosse is a loose ball a player scoops and controls. |
| GP | Games Played | The number of games a player appeared in or a team played. |
| INT | Interception | An interception in girls lacrosse is a pass a defender catches to take possession. |
| MDD | Man-Down | A man-down situation in boys lacrosse is the stretch your team plays short while a teammate serves a penalty. |
| MS | Missed Shot | A missed shot in lacrosse is a shot that was not on goal: wide, high, off the pipe, or blocked. |
| P | Points | Points in lacrosse are goals plus assists, one point each, the standard measure of a player's total offense. |
| PEN | Penalty | A penalty in boys lacrosse is a personal or technical foul that sends a player off for a set time. |
| PTS | Points | Goals plus assists; PTS and P are two labels for the same stat. |
| RIDE | Ride | A ride in lacrosse is the offense's attempt to stop the other team from clearing the ball after losing possession. |
| S | Shots | Total shots: shots on goal plus missed shots. |
| SH% | Shooting Percentage | Shooting percentage in lacrosse is goals divided by total shots, on goal plus missed. |
| SOG | Shot on Goal | A shot on goal in lacrosse is a shot that would have scored if the goalie had not stopped it. |
| SV | Save | A save in lacrosse is a goalie stopping a shot that was on goal. |
| SV% | Save Percentage | Save percentage in lacrosse is saves divided by shots on goal faced: saves plus goals against. |
| TO | Turnover | A turnover in lacrosse is any play where a team loses possession without a shot. |