This calculation returns the average number of games a player appears in at a fielding position in a season, from 1871 to 2024. Each row is one player, one season, one team stint and one position. Across 153,877 such rows, the average is 34.7 games. Add a position filter to get the figure for one position, for example ?position=SS.
Outfielders average 49.3 games per season at the position, catchers 43.2, shortstops 39.8, second basemen 35.6, first basemen 33.7, third basemen 33.0 and pitchers 23.3. Players who split time count once at each position they played.