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
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The Marlins find themselves near the bottom of pack – 29th to be exact – in two key areas, fielding percentage and errors.
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Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
However, second base and shortstop have been very much below average, with the league’s second most errors at short, and a bottom ten in fielding percentage at the Keystone.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Player of the Week Isabella Gutierrez, Somerset: junior, catcher – Gutierrez hit .500 with a grand slam, one double, six RBIs and a 1.000 fielding percentage with 14 putouts in victories against Uvalde (8-6) and Carrizo Springs (19-5).
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
Freshman Brooklyn Barber is batting .500 with four home runs and has a perfect fielding percentage in her past three games at shortstop.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
However, second base and shortstop have been very much below average, with the league’s second most errors at short, and a bottom ten in fielding percentage at the Keystone.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Player of the Week Isabella Gutierrez, Somerset: junior, catcher – Gutierrez hit .500 with a grand slam, one double, six RBIs and a 1.000 fielding percentage with 14 putouts in victories against Uvalde (8-6) and Carrizo Springs (19-5).
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
Freshman Brooklyn Barber is batting .500 with four home runs and has a perfect fielding percentage in her past three games at shortstop.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fielding percentage
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“Fielding percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fielding%20percentage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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