How Candy Nelson's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Candy Nelson posted a career Fielding Percentage of 86.37, near the league average of 87.52 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1881, posting 89.76. The lowest point came in 1872 at 80.21. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 86.3 in 1886 to 89.58 in 1887 and 86.89 in 1890. 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 13 seasons.

Candy Nelson Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Candy Nelson
Candy Nelson
Fielding Percentage
Career86.37
Season Avg.86.37
162 Game Avg.86.37
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Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage Per Season

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

Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Candy Nelson'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.
Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Candy Nelson'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.
Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Candy Nelson'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.
Candy Nelson Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table