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fielding average

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a measure of the fielding ability of a player, obtained by dividing the number of put-outs and assists by the number of put-outs, assists, and errors and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A player with ten errors in 600 chances has a fielding average of .984.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fielding average1

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

With his fielding average quite intact he came in to face the crisis.

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