How Steve Hovley's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Steve Hovley posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.23, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1971, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.95 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 97.52, near the league average of 97.66 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1971 to 98.2 in 1972 and 97.52 in 1973. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.

Steve Hovley Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Steve Hovley
Steve Hovley
Fielding Percentage
Career98.23
Season Avg.98.23
162 Game Avg.98.23
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Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage Per Season

Steve Hovley's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage by Team

Steve Hovley's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Hovley career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Hovley's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Hovley's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Hovley's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Steve Hovley Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table