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* Home runs: hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error The basic baserunning statistics include: The basic pitching statistics include:
* Batting average: hits divided by at bats—the traditional measure of batting ability
* Caught stealing: times tagged out while attempting to steal a base
* Losses: games where pitcher was pitching while the opposing team took a lead that it never relinquished, going on to win
* Saves: games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either (a) the lead was three runs or less when the pitcher entered the game; (b) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck; or (c) the pitcher pitched three or more innings The basic fielding statistics include: Among the many other statistics that are kept are those collectively known as situational statistics. For example, statistics can indicate which specific pitchers a certain batter performs best against. If a given situation statistically favors a certain batter, the manager of the fielding team may be more likely to change pitchers or have the pitcher
* Innings pitched: outs recorded while pitching divided by three
* Strikeouts: times pitching three strikes to a batter
* Winning percentage: wins divided by decisions (wins plus losses)
* Earned run average (ERA): runs allowed, excluding those resulting from fielding errors, per nine innings pitched
* Assists: times a putout by another fielder was recorded following the fielder touching the ball
* Errors: times the fielder fails to make a play that should have been made with common effort, and the batting team benefits as a result
* Total chances: putouts plus assists plus errors
* Fielding average: successful chances (putouts plus assists) divided by total chances