How Elmer Smith's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Smith posted a career Fielding Percentage of 91.46, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1898, posting 94.86, near the league average of 94.18 that year. The lowest point came in 1886 at 66.67, well below the league average of 92.89 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 92.34 in 1899 to 94.35 in 1900 and 84.62 in 1901. 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 14 seasons.

Elmer Smith Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Elmer Smith
Fielding Percentage
Career91.46
Season Avg.91.46
162 Game Avg.91.46
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Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage Per Season

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

Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage by Team

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

Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Elmer Smith'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.
Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Smith'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.
Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Smith'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.
Elmer Smith Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table