Definition, synonyms and related words
Clipping of statistics. (the subject)
"The team's stats were clipped by the editor before they appeared in the final report."
In plain English: Stats are numbers that show how well someone is doing at something.
"The sports fans gathered to look at the team's stats on the big screen."
Derived from the plural form of the Latin statum, meaning "standing" or "position," this term originally referred to statistical data in general usage before becoming an abbreviation for statistics. It entered common parlance in the mid-20th century as a shortened reference to numerical facts and figures derived from analysis.