Going into this weekend, MSU and Auburn were tied for LAST in the SEC in Fielding % at .959
After Saturdays games, MSU is now dead last at .957 while Auburn sits at .958
For comparisons sake MSU has not had a fielding %z this low since 1996
Interesting enough... I find it funny how I always heard Polk was an excellent defensive teacher but now I see from the media guide comparable or worse fielding %
in many of his years including our glory years of 85 and 89
After Saturdays games, MSU is now dead last at .957 while Auburn sits at .958
For comparisons sake MSU has not had a fielding %z this low since 1996
Interesting enough... I find it funny how I always heard Polk was an excellent defensive teacher but now I see from the media guide comparable or worse fielding %
in many of his years including our glory years of 85 and 89
<span style="font-weight: bold;">YEAR PO A E FLD%</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1976 </span>1068 424 86<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .946</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1977 </span>1155 444 69<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .959</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1978 </span>1371 572 86<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .958</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1979 </span>1501 649 102<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .955</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1980 </span>1240 523 85<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .954</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1981 </span>1552 667 90<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>.961<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1982 </span>1211 564 82<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .956</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1983 </span>1415 710 95<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .957</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1984 </span>1502 702 94<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .959</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1985 </span>1593 682 110<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .954</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1986 </span>1356 602 89<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .957</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1987 </span>1554 671 78<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>.966<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1988 </span>1617 682 95<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .960</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1989 </span>1804 779 104<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>.961<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1990 </span>1848 754 103<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>.962<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1991 </span>1631 682 89<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>.963<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1992 </span>1653 656 91 .962<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1993 </span>1602 686 84 .965<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1994 </span>1570 675 124<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .948</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1995 </span>1532 663 111<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .952</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1996 </span>1654 690 107 <span style="font-weight: bold;">.956</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1997 </span>1801 708 107<span style="font-weight: bold;"> .959</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1998 </span>1712 671 90 .964<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1999 </span>1676 645 62 .974<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2000 </span>1625 632 84 .964<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2001 </span>1702 680 85 .966<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2002 </span>1551 657 79 .965<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2003 </span>1718 713 64 .974<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2004 </span>1589 620 87 .962<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2005 </span>1675 689 76 .969<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2006</span> 1600 651 92 .961<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007</span> 1618 569 81 .964<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2008 </span>1481 602 76 .965<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 </span>1397 524 64 .969