box score

noun

: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form

broadly : total count : summary

Examples of box score in a Sentence

reading the box scores in the newspaper

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the team only had 14 fastbreak points according to the official box score, Golden State’s willingness to run and play in semi-transition allowed the visitors to create open looks. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025

Saraf had identical shooting numbers but at least spiked his box score with some promising defense and playmaking. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 July 2025

Collier had just 10 points and five rebounds, but possibly her biggest contributions were in ways that do not show up in a box score. —Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025

Every member of the starting five — a group that featured returning young players from last year’s roster — finished with a box score plus-minus of minus-14 or worse, with free agent forward MarJon Beauchamp posting a game-worst minus-24 in 26 minutes of play. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its arrangement in a newspaper box

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for box score

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

box score

noun

: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players