[Roovin]

Hey guys,

First time posting on this site.

Anyway, I've done some searching and I cannot seem to find what I am looking for. I've been reading the manual and looked at the beginner's guide and am still confused about something.

I have tons and tons of questions but the one thing that I would like to know is what are generally considered the most influential stats to look for when comparing people.

If that doesn't make sense, here is an extremely basic explanation. Lets just say that batting averaging was the most influential statistic to look for. I simply would order by batting average and compare year by year to see who consistently has high batting averages.

Now that is extremely simplistic since BA, to my knowledge at least, really isn't the best way to evaluate a hitter.

Could anyone be willing to give me a general view of what to look for when evaluating a players offense, defense, pitching? Or point me in the right direction?