Statistics

Statistics are used in GTA III Era games to indicate the current level of progression in that statistic.

Many of these statistics are also present in older GTA games, but they are not detailed here.

HUD Stats

These statistics are displayed onscreen during gameplay in the Heads Up Display (HUD).

• Health - Health indicates your character's condition. When your health becomes depleted, you are Wasted and fail any mission you are on, sending you to the hospital. Health can be regained by eating food, saving, or picking up a health "power-up." Health is lost from many things, ranging from being shot to falling from heights.

• Armor - Armor counts as an extra layer of health, obtainable only from a pickup. Unless your armor is depleted, your health is immune from most attacks, and your armor is reduced instead.

• Wanted Level - Your Wanted Level indicates the level of police interest in you. If you have committed serious crimes (and the police find out), it indicates the extent of your crimes, and how hard the Police are going to be looking for you. If the police catch you, you will be Busted.

GTA SA Statistics

GTA San Andreas has a number of additional statistics displayed either when holding the 'status' button or viewing them in the Main Menu.

• Fat - This statistic indicates CJ's current weight. Fat is increased by eating food, which (along with cost) reduces the benefits of increasing health that way. Fat is decreased by exercising. CJ is required to have at least a small amount of fat, otherwise exercising will reduce health instead of fat. If CJ is too fat for a period of time, he will begin to lose health.

Food is available at Well Stacked Pizza Co., Cluckin' Bell, and Burger Shot, and their meals will add either 0, 1, 2, or 3% to your fat stat.

For every 150 seconds of running, or every 100 seconds of biking or swimming, you will shed 1.5% fat. At a gym, this is much faster - on the treadmill or stationary bike, you will shed 2.5% fat every 14 seconds. When lifting weights, you will shed 2.5% fat for each repetition. Also, if you wait 48 ingame hours without eating, you will shed fat at a rate of 2.5% per hour.

• Muscle - This indicates CJ's current muscular condition. Muscle also influences the Respect and Sex Appeal stats. Muscle is increased by working out at a Gym or exercising.

Using the treadmill or stationary bike at a gym for 14 seconds will gain 1% muscle. Lifting weights will gain 1% muscle for each repetition. 150 seconds of running in-game, or 100 seconds of swimming or biking, will cause you to gain 1% muscle.

• Respect - Respect indicates your level of influence over your gang. High Respect allows you to recruit gang members. Respect is increased in many Missions and through Gang Wars. Respect is lost by not wearing gang colours in gang territory.

• Sex Appeal - This statistic indicates how girls will react to you. It is influenced by your Vehicle, Hairstyle, Clothing, and Muscle.

• Stamina - The Stamina statistic indicates endurance with regards to running, swimming, and cycling. Low stamina means you will grow fatigued easily and stop sprinting after short distances. Stamina has to be built up over the course of the entire game by exercising.

For every 150 seconds of swimming, or every 300 seconds for running or biking, you will gain 5% Stamina. At the Gyms, the treadmill and stationary bike bike will grant you 4% Stamina for every 14 seconds.

• Oxygen - Oxygen represents how long you can hold your breath underwater. Your level of Oxygen is displayed whenever you dive underwater. Oxygen is extended with lots of diving.