How Dale Long's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Dale Long posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.84, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1957, posting 99.52, near the league average of 97.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 91.67, near the league average of 97.62 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.34 in 1961 to 99.47 in 1962 and 91.67 in 1963. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. 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 10 seasons.
Dale Long Lifetime Fielding Percentage
Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Dale Long
| Dale Long
Fielding Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 98.84 |
| Season Avg. | 98.84 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 98.84 |
| More Info | See More |
Dale Long Fielding Percentage Per Season
Dale Long's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dale Long Fielding Percentage by Team
Dale Long's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dale Long Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dale Long'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.
Dale Long Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dale Long'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.
Dale Long Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dale Long'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.
