How Juan Samuel's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Juan Samuel posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.33, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1997, posting 100.0, near the league average of 98.11 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 91.59, near the league average of 97.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.36 in 1996 to 100.0 in 1997 and 92.0 in 1998. 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 15 seasons.

Juan Samuel Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Juan Samuel
Fielding Percentage
Career97.33
Season Avg.97.33
162 Game Avg.97.33
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Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage Per Season

Juan Samuel'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, 2B, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table