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Baseball Calorie Calculator

Enter your body weight, play time, and activity type (baseball/softball or pitching) to calculate baseball calories burned with the METs method. Also shows estimates in bowls of rice and body fat.

Input

Estimate the calories burned playing baseball or softball using the common simplified METs (metabolic equivalent) formula. Actual energy expenditure varies from person to person.

kg
min
Activity type

Result

Calories burned (estimate)

315kcal

METs used

5.0 METs

Duration

60 min

Body weight

60 kg

Reference conversions

Bowls of rice (234 kcal each)

approx. 1.3 bowls

Body fat equivalent (7.2 kcal/g)

approx. 44 g

How it works

  • Calories burned are estimated with the common simplified formula "METs x weight (kg) x time (hours) x 1.05". Because this formula does not subtract your resting metabolism, it gives figures slightly higher than the net energy used by the activity alone.
  • METs (metabolic equivalents) express exercise intensity relative to rest (rest = 1). This tool treats both baseball/softball in general and pitching as roughly 5.0 METs, based on representative values from the Compendium of Physical Activities published by Japan's National Institute of Health and Nutrition.
  • Enter the time you were actually moving. Games and practices include a lot of waiting and resting, so excluding that time gives a result closer to reality.
  • For reference, the tool shows how many bowls of rice (about 234 kcal each) and how many grams of body fat (about 7.2 kcal/g) the calories burned correspond to. These are rough conversions meant only to aid understanding.
  • Actual calories burned vary widely with body size, age, sex, muscle mass, temperature, play intensity, and position. Treat the displayed numbers as estimates only.
  • If you need accurate energy management for medical or nutritional purposes, do not rely on this tool alone; please consult a professional.