Once upon a time, the only fielding statistic listed on the back of baseball cards was fielding percentage, a simple calculation of the number of assists and putouts a player records divided by total chances.
all these allegations about jeter's sub-par fielding are absurd, he isn't the best fielding shortstop out there but he is decent. you cant use numbers to evaluate fielding, you have to watch the games and see the plays for yourself.
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