In baseball statistics, total chances (denoted by TC) represents the number of plays that a defensive player participated in. It is calculated as follows: Total Chances = assists + putouts + errors.
Divide the total number of putouts and assists recorded by the fielder, by the total number of putouts, assists and errors credited to the fielder.
Add the total number of putouts and assists recorded by the fielder, multiply that total by nine, and divide by the number of innings played.
A runner is credited with a stolen base when he advances to the next base, without the ball being hit into play, and unaided by a hit, a putout, an error, a force out, a fielder's choice, a passed ball, a wild pitch or a balk..