How Denny McLain's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Denny McLain posted a career Fielding Percentage of 96.57, 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 1963 at 75.0, well below the league average of 97.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1970 to 100.0 in 1971 and 92.31 in 1972. 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.

Denny McLain Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Denny McLain
Fielding Percentage
Career96.57
Season Avg.96.57
162 Game Avg.96.57
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Denny McLain Fielding Percentage Per Season

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

Denny McLain Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Denny McLain Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Denny McLain Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Denny McLain Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table