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What is “Shooting Percentage”?
Shooting percentage is a statistic in hockey, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer (association football) and water polo that is used to put a player’s number of goals made in comparison with their total shots made.It is intended to give a measurement of a player’s scoring ability.
Equation
Shooting Percentage is calculated as follows:Shooting Percentage = goals scored / shots on goal taken.
Example
If a player has made 622 shots on goal and in that time has scored 48 goals:48 goals divided by 622 shots is 0.0772.
Therefore, the player’s shooting percentage is 0.0772, or 7.72%.
What counts as a “save”?
A “save” is generally considered to be a shot on goal that is stopped by the goaltender.
What counts as a “shot on goal”?
A “shot” is a shot that directs the puck towards the net and is either stopped by the goaltender or goes in the net.In hockey, a shot that is blocked by another player is recorded as a blocked shot, and is not included in the shot total. A shot that misses the goal or hits the netpost is recorded as a missed shot, and is not included in the shot total.
Resources
- Wikipedia – Shot on Goal (Ice Hockey)
- NHL – Official NHL Rules
- IIHF – IIHF Rule Book
- FIFA – Laws of the Game
- International Hockey Federation (Field Hockey) – Rule of Hockey
- FINA – Water Polo Rules & Regulations
- TSN – Goalie Statistics
- QuantHockey – NHL Goalie All Time Leader Statistics