What would be super good to have is some type of record of total shots fired, total shots hit enemy ship and other various stats like that. It's one thing to blast away at other ppl in game and another to say ok my skills is improving vs I am killing other ppl because i have less lag/network congestion/issues/etc ...

Oh god no! I'd have something like 0.00372% hit ratio. I don't think my ego would survive.

Throwing shots you know will miss can be a very important part of combat (to attempt to force the enemy into a better position). Also, you would need separate stats for flares, missiles, and energy weps.
Might be a cool idea for duels though.

EDIT: they would not be a permanent stat for duels, but rather you'd be informed of them after a duel just for kicks.