How Do You Calculate Save Percentage In Baseball?
The save statistic in baseball is used to give credit to the relief pitchers who come into games with their team ahead and keep them ahead through the end of the game. Save percentage is the percentage of time the relief pitcher sucessfully does this. Save percentage is easy to figure, but first you must know what constitutes a save and a failed save. Step 1 Learn what a save situation is. When a player enters a game in a save situation, he will either receive a save or a blown save (an unsuccessful save attempt), unless he leaves the game without giving up the lead. Step 2 Determine if the relief pitcher meets one of three basic qualifications for a save opportunity. The first is if he enters the game when his team leads by no more than three runs. He can also qualify if he enters the game with the tying run on base, at bat or on deck regardless of how many his team leads by. Finally, a pitcher is considered to have had a save opportunity if he pitches effectively for three innings. T
