singleseason

Singleseason refers to the statistics and records accumulated during a single season by a player or team in a given sport. It is used to evaluate performance within that specific timeframe and to compare performances across players and eras. The concept is widely applied in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and other leagues, though the exact metrics vary by sport and league structure.

In baseball, single-season data encompass a wide range of hitting and pitching categories, such as hits, home runs, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, runs batted in, wins, earned run average, and strikeouts. In basketball, common single-season metrics include points per game, rebounds, assists, and efficiency ratings. In football, season-long statistics track passing yards, rushing yards, receptions, and touchdowns, among others. In hockey, goals, assists, and points are typical single-season measures. Season length and schedule differences between leagues influence these statistics, particularly when comparing across eras.

Single-season records are central to awards, hall-of-fame discussions, and historical comparisons. Analysts may use single-season data to identify peak performances, set benchmarks, or assess the impact of rule changes and evolving competition. Data sources for single-season statistics include official league records and specialized databases such as Baseball-Reference, Basketball-Reference, Pro-Football-Reference, and Hockey-Reference. While valuable, single-season comparisons should consider context, such as era, ballpark/weather conditions, and changes in game length.

Note: the conventional term is single-season with a hyphen; singleseason is a nonstandard or concatenated variant encountered in some databases or informal usage.