League Averages

  Major League Fielding Percentages National League
Season P C 1B 2B 3B SS OF AVG HR/AB 3B/AB 2B/AB SO/AB BB/PA
1885.890.901.968.901.863.876.880.241.006.013.037.107.056
1886.900.914.968.908.856.865.883.251.007.015.040.126.065
1887.891.900.972.908.860.874.891.269.011.020.040.079.071
1888.893.913.977.918.872.872.907.238.009.013.032.107.052
1889.905.914.973.921.870.880.907.264.010.012.041.094.086
1890.906.918.974.921.867.885.911.254.007.016.037.095.090
1891.911.928.977.921.877.884.909.252.008.016.036.093.088
1892.901.935.976.929.879.897.912.245.007.016.031.093.087
1893.913.936.978.933.893.897.915.280.008.018.039.059.096
1894.912.925.976.928.879.898.915.309.011.023.048.058.090
1895.917.937.978.933.872.899.917.296.009.018.043.064.081
1896.916.943.980.939.892.903.933.290.007.018.039.063.078
1897.920.948.980.936.892.908.935.292.006.017.041.092.075
1898.918.953.977.943.902.913.937.271.005.014.033.091.073
1899.909.952.977.941.903.910.944.282.006.016.035.092.071
1900.921.949.979.938.895.922.940.279.006.016.037.092.070
1901.932.961.976.938.894.912.937.267.006.014.036.091.063
1902.930.961.981.947.912.921.944.259.003.011.031.090.062
1903.936.969.979.940.917.912.947.269.004.014.039.091.073
1904.947.967.982.948.914.927.951.249.004.013.033.089.065
1905.943.967.982.947.922.931.954.255.004.016.032.090.070
1906.948.965.983.950.926.934.961.244.003.012.032.089.075
1907.948.969.983.953.921.933.960.243.004.013.029.089.074
1908.949.970.985.952.932.928.957.239.004.013.031.088.068
1909.941.967.985.945.930.925.956.244.004.012.034.089.077
1910.944.970.984.949.932.926.957.256.005.015.037.109.086
1911.940.965.981.950.932.926.955.260.008.017.040.117.091
1912.944.965.985.950.927.925.953.272.007.017.043.112.083
1913.946.969.986.954.935.936.957.262.008.016.039.111.076
1914.942.970.986.951.933.930.955.251.007.013.037.114.079
1915.948.971.988.954.938.932.960.248.006.014.038.116.071
1916.952.974.987.957.938.932.965.247.006.014.035.117.066
1917.954.973.988.958.941.931.965.249.005.015.035.108.066
1918.959.972.986.958.949.936.962.254.004.014.033.086.067
1919.954.973.988.961.948.942.961.258.006.014.035.088.063
1920.953.970.990.963.947.942.963.270.006.015.038.086.064
1921.955.971.991.959.947.947.962.290.011.016.043.080.062
1922.960.976.991.964.949.945.963.292.012.015.044.079.072
1923.958.975.990.962.946.942.965.286.012.014.044.079.073
1924.962.976.989.963.953.949.967.283.012.015.044.080.068
1925.959.974.988.964.944.943.966.292.015.014.049.079.073
1926.958.975.989.966.952.946.965.280.010.014.046.080.074
1927.958.974.989.963.949.945.967.282.011.013.045.082.072
1928.962.977.990.966.948.944.973.281.014.012.048.080.080
1929.961.975.991.968.953.944.970.294.018.013.052.080.082
1930.955.980.990.966.947.946.967.303.020.014.055.088.075
1931.957.981.990.965.944.945.971.277.011.012.051.090.074
1932.957.981.990.969.947.944.971.276.015.011.052.088.066
1933.962.985.990.969.952.946.974.266.011.010.044.083.064
1934.958.983.991.967.944.951.971.279.015.010.049.096.069
1935.954.980.990.966.944.952.970.277.015.011.047.094.069
1936.953.979.991.968.947.948.971.278.014.010.047.096.074
1937.956.980.990.966.950.953.972.272.015.011.045.107.078
1938.958.981.991.968.943.948.974.267.014.011.045.096.079
1939.955.982.990.966.942.951.972.272.015.010.048.099.081
1940.959.980.990.967.942.949.973.264.016.010.045.101.079
1941.962.983.990.965.948.949.974.258.014.008.044.103.087
1942.963.979.989.968.939.952.978.249.013.008.040.100.087
1943.962.981.991.969.949.954.977.258.010.009.041.095.085
1944.960.977.990.965.951.951.977.261.013.009.044.092.083
1945.959.982.990.969.944.949.978.265.013.008.043.090.086
1946.955.981.990.970.950.956.977.256.013.009.042.106.092
1947.961.983.991.976.953.963.978.266.021.009.044.107.094
1948.963.983.991.974.949.962.976.261.020.009.044.112.093
1949.958.983.990.975.956.962.979.262.022.009.044.107.092
1950.956.984.989.975.954.961.979.261.026.009.044.118.095
1951.957.981.989.977.951.958.979.260.024.009.041.111.091
1952.960.984.989.976.953.961.981.253.022.008.040.125.088
1953.956.984.990.976.954.962.980.266.028.010.042.124.088
1954.959.986.991.976.956.960.977.265.027.010.043.121.092
1955.953.987.991.975.951.962.980.259.030.009.040.130.090
1956.959.986.990.976.952.961.978.256.029.009.040.136.085
1957.962.989.991.978.951.961.980.260.027.009.040.143.081
1958.959.989.990.977.951.964.981.262.028.009.042.147.086
1959.955.989.989.976.951.963.978.260.027.008.042.154.084
1960.964.986.990.976.952.960.980.255.025.009.041.162.083
1961.956.987.990.977.949.957.977.262.028.008.042.157.085
1962.953.988.990.977.951.962.977.261.026.008.037.163.085
1963.953.987.990.977.944.963.979.245.022.008.036.174.075
1964.955.989.991.976.948.965.976.254.022.008.039.167.072
1965.953.988.991.976.955.963.977.249.024.008.038.174.077
1966.950.988.990.977.954.962.978.257.025.007.038.168.072
1967.959.989.991.977.953.963.978.249.020.008.039.172.076
1968.958.990.991.977.952.962.978.243.016.007.036.173.070
1969.954.988.992.975.950.965.976.250.022.007.037.177.087
1970.951.988.992.979.947.966.978.258.025.008.041.172.092
1971.956.988.992.979.953.967.980.252.021.007.038.160.082
1972.950.986.992.978.950.967.981.249.022.007.038.167.085
1973.951.986.992.980.948.962.978.254.023.006.039.159.087
1974.945.984.991.974.951.963.979.255.019.007.040.151.091
1975.943.984.990.975.950.961.979.257.019.007.042.148.090
1976.950.984.992.975.952.965.980.255.017.008.040.146.085
1977.949.985.991.978.956.963.978.262.024.008.045.157.087
1978.953.984.992.978.953.965.979.254.020.007.044.152.086
1979.950.984.992.978.952.965.980.261.022.008.044.150.084
1980.954.985.992.981.950.965.979.259.019.008.043.149.081
1981.961.985.993.982.949.964.982.255.016.008.043.145.084
1982.955.986.992.980.953.966.981.258.020.007.043.155.080
1983.955.985.992.980.952.965.981.255.021.007.042.164.087
1984.956.987.991.979.947.964.981.256.019.007.042.166.083
1985.953.987.992.982.951.964.981.252.022.007.043.162.086
1986.956.987.991.980.947.965.980.253.023.006.046.177.089
1987.955.987.992.981.952.968.980.261.028.007.047.176.088
1988.958.988.992.981.951.969.980.248.020.006.043.168.079
1989.954.988.992.981.943.969.981.246.021.006.044.173.085
1990.955.989.992.984.945.970.981.256.023.006.045.169.084
1991.955.989.992.981.953.969.983.250.022.007.043.175.085
1992.954.990.993.982.951.969.983.252.019.007.045.172.081
1993.953.990.992.981.948.969.981.264.025.007.046.172.082
1994.957.991.992.981.950.968.981.267.028.007.051.184.084
1995.958.990.993.983.949.971.981.263.028.006.049.193.086
1996.957.990.992.980.951.969.981.263.029.006.049.196.086
1997.954.991.993.980.950.974.981.263.028.006.051.198.088
1998.960.990.993.980.953.970.982.262.029.006.051.197.087
1999.952.990.993.981.951.969.982.268.033.006.052.193.095
2000.960.991.992.981.948.970.983.266.034.006.052.195.096
2001.957.991.993.982.948.971.983.261.033.006.052.203.086
2002.960.992.992.980.954.973.984.259.030.006.051.195.090
2003.957.992.993.983.955.972.984.262.031.006.053.192.087
2004.958.993.993.982.954.972.984.263.032.006.053.195.087
2005.957.992.993.982.957.974.985.262.029.005.054.192.085
2006.958.992.994.984.957.971.985.265.032.006.054.196.086
2007.961.991.994.984.956.972.985.266.030.006.055.195.085
2008.956.992.993.985.957.974.986.260.029.005.053.204.088
2009.955.993.994.985.957.973.987.259.028.006.052.208.090
2010.954.992.993.984.951.971.987.255.027.006.051.217.085
2011.954.992.993.984.951.971.987.253.026.006.050.214.081
MLB Average .949 .979 .989 .968 .939 .950 .970 .262 .019 .009 .043 .149 .084

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