stat

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noun

ˈstat 

plural stats

: statistic

If he keeps this pace, the incredible Nikola Jokic, at least according to one stat, will have the greatest offensive season in NBA history.

—Jerry Schemmel

—usually used in plural

… journals that keep track of your progress by converting your stats into charts.

—Vicki Woods

… stats demonstrating stark economic disparities …

—Tim McDonnell

… knew the stats of every Brooklyn Dodgers game.

—S. L. Price

stat

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adverb

: without delay : immediately

get a doctor stat

stat

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abbreviation

statute

-stat

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noun combining form

1

: stabilizing agent or device

thermostat

2

: instrument for reflecting (something specified) constantly in one direction

heliostat

3

: agent causing inhibition of growth without destruction

bacteriostat

Examples of stat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The quarterback finished with 43 yards on 80% completion, a stat line that doesn’t immediately jump off the page but was very serviceable. — Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Commentators spent hours before each broadcast hunting through fragmented files for athlete stats and career histories. — Ruba Borno, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Cardoso still put up impressive stats, scoring 20 and grabbing six rebounds. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

But her two favorite stats are her 11 victories and seven fight bonuses – three performance of the night awards and three fight of the night awards – which both place her second all-time in the division. — Brian Martin, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

from stat, abbreviation for L. statim

Noun combining form

New Latin -stata, from Greek -statēs one that stops or steadies, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1875, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stat

• stat sheet

Rhymes for stat

• at
• bat
• batt
• brat
• cat
• chat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat

Medical Definition

stat

adverb

ˈstat 

: statim

Legal Definition

Stat.

abbreviation

statutes