How Mickey Mantle's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Mickey Mantle posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.5, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1966, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.72 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 95.86, near the league average of 97.55 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1966 to 99.33 in 1967 and 98.83 in 1968. 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 18 seasons.

Mickey Mantle Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Mickey Mantle
Fielding Percentage
Career98.5
Season Avg.98.5
162 Game Avg.98.5
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Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage Per Season

Mickey Mantle'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, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mickey Mantle'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.
Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mickey Mantle'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.
Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mickey Mantle'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.
Mickey Mantle Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table