fielding average

fielding average

 
noun Baseball.
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.
Origin:
1945–50
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fielding average

noun
(baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance; the number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances 
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