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noun Sports.

a record of the play of a game, especially a baseball or basketball game, in which, on separate sides of the record, the players on each team are listed in a column by name and position, with additional rows of columns, each headed by the abbreviation of the type of information to be given for each player.

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Origin of box score

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby box score

box number, box office, box pleat, box plot, box room, box score, box seat, box set, box sill, box social, box spanner

How to use box score in a sentence

He has the body of a center and the talents of a guard, a duality that’s reflected in his box score output.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Gone Where Few Players Have Before|Louis Zatzman|July 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Since blocks and steals were added to the box score in 1973-74, only Giannis and LeBron James13 have tallied per-game averages of at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal over a full postseason.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Gone Where Few Players Have Before|Louis Zatzman|July 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
His box score output is practically the same as last year’s, and though he runs a slightly higher rate of pick and rolls, the manner in which he is used is the same as last year as well, per Second Spectrum.
The Bucks Remade Themselves Defensively. But Are They Ready For The Nets?|Louis Zatzman|June 3, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
However, he shot just 7 for 19 from the field and was a minus-17 in the box score.
Knicks’ Julius Randle has gone from most improved player to mostly misfiring against Hawks|Des Bieler|May 31, 2021|Washington Post

By the box score, Thursday afternoon’s game was what the people who built the 2021 Washington Nationals would prefer them to look like.
The Nats have shaken off slow starts before, but this one seems to raise bigger questions|Barry Svrluga|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sting took over the lead role to try to draw an audience, but his thumpingly inspirational score was already the hero of the show.
Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014|Janice Kaplan|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
Beside her was a box of bonbons, which she held out at intervals to Madame Ratignolle.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

Other Idioms and Phrases with box score

box score

A detailed summary of actions or an event, as in The President wanted to base his reelection campaign on his box score. The term comes from baseball, where since about 1910 it has signified a statistical summary in table form of the essential details of a game. About 1930 it began to be used figuratively, especially by politicians referring to their own record while in office.

In military slang, the number of dead, wounded, or missing in action. For example, Never mind the details of the battle; just give the lieutenant the box score. [c. 1950]