How to Use fielding percentage in a Sentence

fielding percentage

noun
Definition of fielding percentagenext
  • The Beavers ranks fourth in the nation in fielding percentage (.988). ...
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The defense boasts the third-best fielding percentage in the nation.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The Beavers lead the nation in fielding percentage at .989. ...
    — oregonlive, 10 May 2022
  • Out in the field, Maitland has put up a .972 fielding percentage.
    — Mark Iandolo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • The Ducks’ defense ranks fourth in the country with a .993 fielding percentage.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Oh, and the Beavers also own the nation’s best fielding percentage at .989.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The Marlins ranked fifth in the National League in runs scored and led the majors in fielding percentage.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Oregon State is tied for sixth in the nation in fielding percentage (.982). ...
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 7 May 2021
  • The upstart Orioles finished with a fielding percentage of .986, then the best ever in the majors.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Its defense is tied for third with a .983 fielding percentage.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 31 May 2021
  • Farmer started at shortstop for four years at Georgia and holds the record for fielding percentage there (.978).
    — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 29 Feb. 2020
  • Oregon State has not committed an error in the last five games and boasts a .990 fielding percentage. ...
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Not to mention his .985 field percentage that helped make Xavier one of the nation's top defensive teams last season.
    — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 22 May 2019
  • The league-wide fielding percentage of .986 through Tuesday’s games is the highest in the sport’s history, but that may not be the best indicator.
    — Steve Megargee, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • Donovan made four errors at third base, two at first base and one at shortstop and had an overall fielding percentage of .982.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • His stout defense was contagious and a big reason why the Phillies finished with the fourth-best fielding percentage in the National League.
    — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The fielding percentage among all major-league baseball teams is just over 98 percent.
    — Joseph T. Hallinan, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2014
  • Partain, a second baseman, also had six putouts in the field for a perfect fielding percentage.
    — Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Santiago is in the top 50 for all-time MLB fielding percentage at shortstop.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Vizquel is baseball's all-time leader in games played and fielding percentage at his position.
    — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • For forever, the defensive stat that people could use was fielding percentage, which led to all sorts of issues.
    — Mac Engel, star-telegram, 7 Mar. 2018
  • This season, Betts had the third-highest fielding percentage among qualified NL right fielders and was tied for fourth in assists with eight (his most from right field since 2019).
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The defense with the majors’ highest fielding percentage?
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Beaubien has dominated in most of her starts and has a defense behind her that ranks second in the nation in fielding percentage (.985).
    — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2018
  • But closing games was a constant problem – highlighted by a 4-16 record in games decided by two runs or less – and ASU's fielding percentage plunged to No.
    — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 29 May 2018
  • Oregon State ranks second in college baseball with a .991 fielding percentage and has not committed and error in its last six games.
    — oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Freddy Galvis, who led major league shortstops with a .989 fielding percentage and has made a number of fantastic plays this spring, booted a routine grounder in the first inning.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Winner of four Gold Glove awards, Rollins was one of the better defensive shortstops of his time and has the fourth-highest fielding percentage of any shortstop in baseball history.
    — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The Beavers, who lead the nation in fielding percentage, committed an error for the second consecutive night.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 20 May 2022
  • Chapman leads major-league third basemen in fielding percentage and total chances.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021

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