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Baseball Fielding Percentage Calculator

FP = (PO + A) / (PO + A + E).

Compute a baseball player's fielding percentage — the share of fielding chances cleanly converted: FP = (putouts + assists) / (putouts + assists + errors). MLB average sits around .984; Gold Glove caliber > .990 (lower at SS / 3B due to harder chances).

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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Formula

FP = (PO + A) / (PO + A + E).

In depth

Compute a baseball player's fielding percentage — the share of fielding chances cleanly converted: FP = (putouts + assists) / (putouts + assists + errors). MLB average sits around .984; Gold Glove caliber > .990 (lower at SS / 3B due to harder chances).