§ Glossary

Pickleball statsabbreviations.

Every abbreviation on a pickleball line, in one place. 16 terms — click through for the full explanation, formula, and worked example.

Abbr	Full name	What it means
DIFF	Point Differential	DIFF is total points scored minus total points allowed across every game the player has logged — the cleanest tiebreaker on the leaderboard.
DUR	Match Duration	Total minutes on court across logged matches.
FMT	Scoring Format	Pickleball uses two scoring systems — traditional side-out and rally — and matches are played to 11, 15, or 21 in best-of-1/3/5 series.
GL	Games Lost	Games lost within matches played.
GW	Games Won	GW is the count of individual games won inside matches — a more granular record than match wins alone.
L	Losses	Matches lost.
MP	Matches Played	Total matches a player has logged.
PA	Points Against	Total points conceded across every game played.
PF	Points For	Total points scored across every game played.
PTR	Partnership Record	PTR is a player’s W-L record split by doubles partner — the only way to see which pairing actually clicks.
RC	Rating Confidence	A 0–100% band that says how reliable a player’s rating is — confidence grows with every match, capping out around 50 matches.
RTG	DUPR-Style Rating	A 2.0–8.0 skill rating that updates after every match — higher when you beat stronger opponents, lower when you lose to weaker ones.
S/D	Singles vs Doubles Split	A player’s rating, WIN%, and DIFF tracked separately for singles and doubles play — they are not the same skill set.
STRK	Match Streak	STRK is the player’s current consecutive run of wins (positive) or losses (negative) — resets on the next result that flips direction.
W	Wins	Matches won.
WIN%	Match Win Percentage	WIN% is the share of matches a player has won — the headline record stat on every pickleball leaderboard.

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Abbr

Full name

What it means

DIFF

Point Differential

DIFF is total points scored minus total points allowed across every game the player has logged — the cleanest tiebreaker on the leaderboard.

DUR

Match Duration

Total minutes on court across logged matches.

FMT

Scoring Format

Pickleball uses two scoring systems — traditional side-out and rally — and matches are played to 11, 15, or 21 in best-of-1/3/5 series.

Games Lost

Games lost within matches played.

Games Won

GW is the count of individual games won inside matches — a more granular record than match wins alone.

Losses

Matches lost.

Matches Played

Total matches a player has logged.

Points Against

Total points conceded across every game played.

Points For

Total points scored across every game played.

PTR

Partnership Record

PTR is a player’s W-L record split by doubles partner — the only way to see which pairing actually clicks.

Rating Confidence

A 0–100% band that says how reliable a player’s rating is — confidence grows with every match, capping out around 50 matches.

RTG

DUPR-Style Rating

A 2.0–8.0 skill rating that updates after every match — higher when you beat stronger opponents, lower when you lose to weaker ones.

S/D

Singles vs Doubles Split

A player’s rating, WIN%, and DIFF tracked separately for singles and doubles play — they are not the same skill set.

STRK

Match Streak

STRK is the player’s current consecutive run of wins (positive) or losses (negative) — resets on the next result that flips direction.

Wins

Matches won.

WIN%

Match Win Percentage

WIN% is the share of matches a player has won — the headline record stat on every pickleball leaderboard.