“Defense wins championships!” With help from fielding guru Perry Hill, the Marlins are consistently ranked as one of the best defensive teams in all of baseball. That’s true again for them in 2018, even though that does not always translate to wins.
Let’s explore how the Marlins rank up against the best of MLB when it comes to fielding percentage. In everyday terms, fielding percentage (FPCT) is a measure of how often players handle their defensive chances cleanly (without committing errors). Higher is obviously better.
The below rankings focus on qualified players, meaning ones who play that position nearly every day.