fielding percentage

noun

: the average (as of a baseball fielder) determined by dividing the number of putouts and assists by the number of chances

called also fielding average

compare batting average

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Dorsey was also one of the best fielders on the Owls with a 92.1 fielding percentage. —

Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024 Ended the season as one of Heritage’s top defensive players, recording a fielding percentage of .939. —

Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024 Grote was an All-Star in 1968 and 1974 and finished among the National League’s top five catchers in fielding percentage seven times, including a No. 1 ranking in 1975. —

Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Even before their soggy series finale against the Cubs (6-3), the team’s seven errors left them ranked 17th in the majors in fielding percentage. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fielding percentage

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fielding percentage was in 1822

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“Fielding percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fielding%20percentage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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