abstract:In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists divided by the number of total chances (putouts + assists + errors).
Throughout his remarkable career, Larkin had occasionally led the National League in traditional defensive categories such as fieldingpercentage, assists and putouts as a shortstop.