How Satchel Paige's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Satchel Paige posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.0, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1931, posting 100.0. The lowest point came in 1945 at 88.89. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1952 to 100.0 in 1953. 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 24 seasons.
Satchel Paige Lifetime Fielding Percentage
Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Satchel Paige
| Satchel Paige
Fielding Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 97 |
| Season Avg. | 97 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 97 |
| More Info | See More |
Satchel Paige Fielding Percentage Per Season
Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Fielding Percentage by Team
Satchel Paige's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Satchel Paige Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Satchel Paige'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.
