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Pos Pct. of Center Field Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Center Fielder   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1901    6 John Farrell WAS 24     7.66 14.1%   143 360.6 19.7 19.7 4.1 .951   542.4 138.2 25.9 7.7 1.9 84.5 65.3 44.2 0.9 12.5 21.1 .255 .312 .342 .654 73.0      7.6   4.5    12.1 .055 .033 .088
1902    8 Harry Bay CLE 24     8.04 9.8%   99 368.6 18.8 12.6 3.1 .969   535.7 151.0 14.4 6.6 1.3 82.7 32.8 43.3 2.6 18.4 22.3 .282 .339 .341 .680 70.9      9.1   4.9    13.9 .070 .037 .107
1903    4 Harry Bay CLE 24    18.55 13.3%   137 356.9 19.2 23.9 4.8 .940   553.7 154.7 13.8 9.9 2.0 82.8 35.5 24.6 2.0 19.7 41.4 .279 .312 .351 .663 72.9     13.6   4.2    17.8 .101 .031 .132
1904    9 Bill O'Neill BOS/WAS 24     3.79 8.3%   100 345.4 18.2 36.4 4.0 .909   556.1 134.6 14.6 4.4 1.5 52.7 24.9 29.3 5.8 8.8 29.3 .242 .287 .292 .579 48.3      9.4   0.6    10.0 .064 .004 .068
1905   10 Ty Cobb DET 18     3.56 6.6%   77 358.6 26.8 14.6 7.3 .963   541.9 129.4 28.1 0.0 1.9 76.9 41.3 35.6 1.9 20.6 7.5 .239 .288 .301 .589 48.8      7.3   5.6    12.9 .051 .039 .090
1906    6 Ty Cobb DET 19    10.38 16.8%   198 363.1 19.8 17.1 6.3 .957   523.1 133.8 17.1 7.8 2.1 66.2 50.5 41.3 4.3 31.3 22.1 .256 .315 .331 .646 60.5     12.0   3.1    15.0 .085 .022 .107
1907    4 Rube Oldring PHI 23    17.08 36.2%   430 360.4 25.1 14.5 4.4 .964   548.5 138.2 19.5 5.9 1.4 64.1 36.2 27.1 8.0 16.4 23.7 .252 .297 .317 .614 57.5      9.8   5.2    15.0 .066 .034 .100
1908    4 Clyde Milan WAS 21    14.47 32.9%   366 358.2 24.8 17.0 8.3 .958   545.6 123.2 13.3 6.8 1.6 51.9 44.3 30.6 7.7 16.1 23.4 .226 .277 .284 .561 49.1      7.0   6.2    13.2 .048 .042 .090
1909    1 Tris Speaker BOS 21    43.59 34.3%   364 355.3 31.5 13.2 7.8 .967   540.8 149.9 19.9 9.5 3.7 57.6 55.9 36.0 6.2 17.0 23.6 .277 .330 .370 .700 70.8     16.9   5.4    22.4 .112 .036 .148
                       
1910    1 Ty Cobb DET 23    54.53 46.0%   512 355.5 26.0 18.5 8.1 .954   523.1 158.1 21.6 9.8 3.6 84.5 53.9 58.3 7.1 11.5 39.9 .302 .380 .402 .782 91.7     22.8   5.1    27.9 .163 .037 .199
1911    1 Ty Cobb DET 24    65.80 55.0%   635 354.9 29.2 15.9 7.2 .960   524.6 180.0 30.9 13.3 5.4 100.5 74.1 54.8 7.1 13.5 42.5 .343 .412 .483 .895 112.5     24.0   4.8    28.8 .176 .035 .211
1912    1 Tris Speaker BOS 24    70.46 31.5%   349 363.1 23.4 13.5 5.8 .966   518.6 167.6 31.2 11.3 6.1 91.5 77.3 59.1 5.3 17.0 33.2 .323 .398 .462 .860 107.7     23.8   6.3    30.1 .168 .044 .213
1913    5 Amos Strunk PHI 24    15.11 12.4%   146 358.3 23.8 17.9 4.8 .955   536.1 151.9 20.3 17.4 0.0 61.9 55.2 46.5 60.0 0.0 17.4 28.1 0.0 .283 .341 .386 .727 77.4     15.4   4.1    19.5 .109 .029 .138
1914    7 Nemo Leibold CLE 22     5.83 19.2%   229 354.5 23.9 21.6 4.5 .946   525.0 131.3 18.8 7.5 1.9 57.5 50.6 56.3 67.5 3.1 15.6 15.6 17.5 .250 .326 .325 .651 58.1      8.9   2.9    11.8 .062 .021 .083
1915    6 Happy Felsch CHI 23     7.81 23.4%   272 362.0 19.9 18.1 2.9 .955   509.8 120.7 13.7 11.6 3.2 70.1 44.3 69.6 69.6 4.8 15.8 14.8 14.2 .237 .334 .328 .662 64.3     10.4   4.3    14.7 .073 .030 .103
1916    3 Happy Felsch CHI 24    24.80 12.7%   141 371.6 20.8 7.6 5.5 .981   552.4 165.9 24.3 12.1 7.1 73.9 70.8 31.4 67.8 3.0 13.2 13.2 0.0 .300 .341 .427 .768 80.9     18.4   6.4    24.8 .129 .045 .174
1917   12 Harry Heilmann DET 22     3.22 2.2%   28 367.2 19.7 13.1 6.6 .967   533.4 148.7 20.5 10.3 5.1 56.4 82.1 41.0 51.3 5.1 20.5 10.3 .279 .336 .385 .721 71.8     14.9   3.6    18.5 .104 .025 .129
1918   12 Merito Acosta PHI 22     2.16 5.5%   54 355.6 20.7 23.7 5.9 .941   541.9 127.2 22.1 8.3 2.8 47.0 58.1 35.9 69.1 2.8 19.4 11.1 .235 .286 .321 .607 52.5      6.6   1.9     8.6 .044 .013 .057
1919   11 Buzz Murphy WAS 24     2.52 8.0%   84 358.0 21.9 20.1 5.5 .950   537.4 146.1 17.4 7.0 0.0 48.7 55.7 33.0 55.7 7.0 22.6 12.2 .272 .322 .330 .652 55.7      7.5   3.0    10.4 .051 .020 .071
                       
1920   12 Frank Welch PHI 22     1.55 6.7%   84 354.2 22.9 22.9 6.3 .943   544.2 140.5 25.2 7.2 5.4 64.9 61.3 39.6 61.3 3.6 12.6 3.6 14.4 .258 .313 .361 .674 61.3      5.0   0.7     5.8 .033 .005 .038
1921    9 Frank Welch PHI 23     4.70 10.2%   117 360.1 19.3 20.6 2.6 .949   534.3 156.2 24.7 8.2 8.2 65.8 56.4 43.4 59.9 4.7 17.6 5.9 2.3 .292 .351 .415 .766 72.8      6.9   2.8     9.7 .050 .021 .071
1922   11 Beauty McGowan PHI 20     1.91 5.1%   56 368.7 19.3 12.0 2.4 .970   502.1 115.5 17.6 7.5 2.5 60.3 32.6 67.8 77.8 2.5 27.6 10.0 7.5 .230 .325 .310 .635 52.7      3.8   4.0     7.8 .027 .029 .055
1923         0.0%                          
1924    7 Al Simmons PHI 22    11.27 8.3%   101 377.3 14.7 8.0 4.0 .980   553.8 171.0 29.4 8.4 7.0 64.5 95.3 28.0 56.1 1.4 16.8 15.4 14.0 .309 .344 .430 .774 78.5     10.5   6.2    16.7 .074 .044 .118
1925    1 Al Simmons PHI 23    39.52 19.2%   229 379.0 9.6 11.4 1.2 .972   554.5 202.0 34.3 10.0 17.7 101.6 105.7 35.4 37.2 2.4 7.7 9.4 10.0 .364 .405 .558 .963 112.2     19.4   6.4    25.8 .143 .048 .191
1926    3 Al Simmons PHI 24    29.32 24.6%   298 376.2 12.7 11.1 4.7 .972   537.7 187.9 41.3 9.0 15.2 89.2 91.0 42.6 38.6 3.1 16.6 10.8 4.5 .349 .400 .545 .945 110.3     21.4   3.9    25.3 .160 .030 .190
1927    4 Alex Metzler CHI 24    21.35 17.1%   197 370.6 17.5 11.9 7.7 .970   528.8 154.0 30.9 9.4 2.2 74.1 56.8 51.1 41.7 6.5 13.6 12.2 9.4 .291 .361 .397 .758 74.1     10.5   5.5    16.0 .074 .039 .113
1928    3 Red Barnes WAS 24    17.71 21.1%   264 370.2 21.1 8.7 1.9 .978   536.7 152.7 31.6 12.0 6.5 82.4 60.5 45.3 44.2 6.0 12.0 6.5 4.9 .285 .347 .425 .772 78.0     11.3   4.7    16.1 .079 .033 .112
1929    6 Jack Rothrock BOS 24    11.58 26.0%   315 369.9 17.9 12.2 5.2 .969   533.7 152.9 19.9 8.8 4.6 69.5 69.5 46.8 46.3 1.4 18.1 16.7 10.7 .286 .346 .383 .729 70.4      8.5   5.0    13.4 .058 .034 .092
                       
1930   10 Cliff Watwood CHI 24     3.66 6.7%   85 378.0 11.0 11.0 1.8 .972   528.3 150.4 28.0 5.2 7.0 89.2 64.7 57.7 71.7 1.8 12.2 7.0 8.7 .285 .357 .397 .754 77.0      8.9   3.7    12.6 .060 .025 .085
1931    8 Hub Walker DET 24     4.09 14.3%   179 371.0 11.1 17.9 2.6 .955   542.3 153.8 37.6 5.0 4.2 65.2 58.5 46.8 55.2 4.2 6.7 19.2 8.4 .284 .345 .394 .739 73.5      7.6   4.7    12.3 .051 .031 .082
1932    6 Gee Walker DET 24    13.30 13.4%   181 372.6 11.0 16.4 2.7 .959   548.7 169.1 33.3 5.4 10.8 93.6 74.7 43.2 42.3 1.8 6.3 22.5 8.1 .308 .361 .448 .809 93.6     14.6   4.2    18.8 .090 .026 .115
1933    7 Pete Fox DET 24    12.38 18.1%   202 381.5 8.5 10.0 1.4 .975   554.0 154.2 25.6 12.8 12.2 95.9 70.4 35.8 45.4 3.2 7.0 8.3 6.4 .278 .326 .436 .762 81.2     11.1   4.4    15.5 .086 .034 .120
1934         0.0%                          
1935    7 Mel Almada BOS 21    10.70 10.3%   126 365.1 22.4 12.5 2.5 .969   538.3 156.0 23.8 7.6 2.2 75.8 52.0 48.7 30.3 1.1 11.9 17.3 7.6 .290 .350 .374 .724 70.4      7.0   6.0    13.0 .052 .044 .095
1936    6 Joe DiMaggio NY 21    12.34 4.6%   55 374.0 18.9 7.1 2.4 .982   572.7 186.4 38.6 13.6 25.0 118.2 111.4 20.5 34.1 4.5 2.3 4.5 0.0 .325 .354 .571 .925 115.9     18.0   5.7    23.6 .144 .045 .189
1937    1 Joe DiMaggio NY 22    54.09 21.4%   249 366.8 18.4 14.8 3.6 .963   540.7 178.9 28.4 9.8 25.8 115.5 103.1 52.6 29.4 2.6 4.1 7.7 2.1 .331 .393 .562 .955 117.0     21.2   5.2    26.4 .165 .041 .206
1938    1 Joe DiMaggio NY 23    38.67 15.5%   186 366.1 20.2 13.7 4.8 .966   546.5 169.9 30.4 10.8 23.9 110.6 110.6 49.9 22.4 1.4 2.2 8.7 3.6 .311 .370 .537 .907 112.0     18.8   5.0    23.8 .140 .037 .177
1939    1 Joe DiMaggio NY 24    49.34 41.3%   485 379.4 9.8 10.8 2.2 .973   534.6 169.2 28.8 8.5 13.1 102.1 74.5 57.2 40.8 1.9 6.3 18.1 5.2 8.8 .317 .385 .476 .861 101.6     16.6   5.3    21.9 .125 .040 .165
                       
1940    2 Barney McCosky DET 23    25.95 49.4%   580 380.3 10.7 9.0 2.7 .978   540.6 164.1 30.5 8.4 13.7 100.6 66.4 52.8 60.5 1.6 5.0 12.3 7.3 8.2 .303 .367 .467 .834 92.6     14.3   3.9    18.2 .109 .029 .138
1941    3 Dom DiMaggio BOS 24    21.00 37.6%   436 378.0 11.0 11.0 2.3 .973   520.2 156.1 32.2 7.1 8.6 93.1 62.1 70.7 43.5 3.8 5.3 8.9 4.1 7.4 .300 .388 .439 .827 90.2     14.5   4.2    18.7 .112 .033 .145
1942   13 Bill Mueller CHI 21     1.33 2.0%   23 361.0 29.3 9.7 4.9 .976   517.2 82.8 6.9 0.0 0.0 27.6 27.6 75.9 55.2 6.9 0.0 13.8 6.9 27.6 .160 .276 .173 .449 20.7      -    12.4    12.4 .000 .078 .078
1943    4 Hank Edwards CLE 24    12.72 14.6%   179 378.5 11.6 9.9 2.5 .975   542.8 144.9 28.2 9.9 6.1 64.0 51.8 47.3 62.5 1.5 8.4 9.9 7.6 9.1 .267 .327 .389 .716 67.9     14.2   3.6    17.8 .104 .026 .130
Pos Pct. of Center Field Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Center Fielder   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1944    7 Catfish Metkovich BOS 23     9.76 12.8%   153 374.8 12.6 12.6 3.6 .969   559.9 145.0 25.5 9.1 6.4 89.4 52.0 35.6 49.2 1.8 2.7 12.8 5.5 8.2 .259 .305 .371 .676 66.6     10.4   3.6    14.0 .075 .025 .100
1945   14 Catfish Metkovich BOS 24     3.01 6.2%   82 385.7 6.1 8.2 2.0 .980   535.3 139.2 25.5 5.9 7.8 62.7 62.7 56.9 80.4 1.9 5.9 11.8 3.9 11.8 .260 .333 .374 .707 66.7     12.7   3.7    16.5 .079 .023 .102
1946    8 Pat Seerey CLE 23     4.83 5.8%   71 395.3 2.4 2.3 0.0 .994   513.4 107.7 14.8 8.5 19.0 54.9 59.2 71.8 93.0 2.1 12.7 4.2 6.3 10.6 .210 .309 .383 .692 57.0      9.9   2.3    12.3 .066 .015 .082
1947   12 Sam Mele BOS 24     4.00 2.2%   29 388.9 11.1 0.0 0.0 1.000   549.6 166.4 15.1 10.1 15.1 85.7 90.8 45.4 40.3 0.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 15.1 .303 .356 .450 .806 85.7     15.1   4.5    19.7 .103 .031 .134
1948    5 Larry Doby CLE 24    13.05 9.7%   123 372.7 14.8 12.5 3.4 .969   528.8 149.7 23.3 8.6 11.0 88.3 66.3 58.9 73.6 4.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.8 .283 .360 .422 .782 82.2     12.9   6.1    19.0 .085 .041 .126
1949    5 Johnny Groth DET 22    15.89 19.6%   243 377.4 12.2 10.4 3.0 .974   518.5 151.0 26.8 5.4 12.5 84.4 88.0 75.5 58.9 2.4 3.6 4.8 8.3 15.5 .291 .384 .436 .820 86.2     13.7   3.7    17.5 .095 .026 .121
                       
1950    4 Johnny Groth DET 23    23.01 25.1%   311 383.1 11.3 5.6 2.8 .986   524.5 142.7 23.3 7.3 8.7 75.0 64.5 68.6 39.3 2.3 4.6 2.7 5.0 16.0 .272 .359 .394 .753 75.5     10.0   4.1    14.1 .070 .029 .099
1951    5 Johnny Groth DET 24    11.19 22.1%   278 377.1 16.9 6.0 4.4 .985   547.4 159.6 26.3 2.2 6.6 64.2 71.8 44.4 48.3 3.8 4.4 17.0 7.1 17.6 .292 .349 .384 .733 71.3     10.6   5.1    15.7 .070 .033 .103
1952    2 Mickey Mantle NY 20    37.67 12.5%   147 373.0 15.0 12.0 4.0 .970   528.6 160.0 33.3 6.7 19.0 85.7 76.2 68.6 98.1 0.0 2.8 5.7 1.0 6.7 .303 .383 .499 .882 98.1     23.8   3.9    27.7 .170 .028 .198
1953    1 Mickey Mantle NY 21    32.08 20.8%   252 380.9 12.0 7.1 1.6 .982   532.4 153.4 28.4 4.5 13.1 87.5 83.5 62.5 65.9 1.1 4.0 6.8 3.4 7.4 .288 .364 .432 .796 85.8     16.2   6.1    22.3 .113 .042 .156
1954    1 Mickey Mantle NY 22    45.75 27.5%   354 372.0 19.1 8.9 4.0 .978   521.6 150.1 23.1 9.5 13.6 84.5 72.2 69.3 5.4 72.6 1.7 4.1 3.3 4.5 5.4 11.1 .288 .371 .447 .818 88.2     17.9   3.9    21.8 .122 .027 .149
1955    1 Mickey Mantle NY 23    62.19 11.9%   145 386.5 11.4 2.1 2.1 .995   486.4 148.6 22.7 10.4 35.0 115.5 92.7 106.0 5.7 92.7 2.8 1.9 2.9 7.6 1.9 3.8 .305 .430 .611 1.041 128.7     32.3   6.4    38.7 .235 .047 .282
1956    1 Mickey Mantle NY 24    83.26 25.2%   331 380.9 11.6 7.5 3.0 .981   517.2 145.2 17.5 5.7 28.4 92.2 82.3 75.2 3.3 92.7 1.4 2.4 3.8 11.3 4.3 5.2 .281 .371 .501 .872 106.4     22.8   3.7    26.5 .146 .024 .169
1957    5 Roger Maris CLE 22     8.32 12.8%   182 374.1 14.4 11.5 3.8 .971   518.3 119.0 16.1 6.1 13.1 70.6 57.5 72.6 7.1 94.8 3.0 5.1 1.0 15.1 6.1 5.0 .230 .327 .360 .687 65.5     12.0   4.5    16.5 .065 .025 .090
1958    2 Jim Landis CHI 24    25.30 31.6%   392 384.9 8.2 6.9 1.6 .983   527.2 138.6 22.3 5.2 10.8 69.8 49.4 57.2 1.1 69.5 4.5 7.8 3.3 10.8 7.8 8.2 .263 .338 .386 .724 69.8     12.7   3.9    16.6 .087 .027 .114
1959    2 Al Kaline DET 24    29.49 34.3%   414 385.2 8.0 6.8 0.8 .983   527.9 139.2 18.7 6.0 23.3 82.7 76.7 61.1 3.9 70.7 2.8 4.6 3.6 11.3 4.2 11.7 .264 .341 .454 .795 83.4     14.5   3.8    18.3 .099 .026 .125
                       
1960         0.0%                          
1961    5 Gary Geiger BOS 24    17.45 9.6%   161 383.2 12.6 4.2 1.0 .990   504.0 113.0 21.5 4.5 17.9 81.6 55.6 84.3 2.7 95.1 3.6 5.4 2.7 14.3 3.6 6.3 .224 .338 .391 .729 73.5     12.2   4.6    16.8 .084 .032 .116
1962   10 Ty Cline CLE 23     6.07 13.2%   239 384.2 8.6 7.2 0.7 .982   545.7 141.1 16.6 6.6 4.6 77.5 42.4 41.7 0.0 70.2 4.0 6.6 2.0 19.9 9.9 7.9 .258 .315 .339 .654 60.3      7.3   4.1    11.4 .046 .026 .072
1963   12 Mike Hershberger CHI 23     7.25 9.7%   200 376.0 14.4 9.6 4.8 .976   548.2 138.5 21.9 6.0 3.0 67.8 48.8 41.8 0.0 46.8 1.0 7.0 2.0 21.9 3.0 9.0 .253 .306 .331 .637 58.8      9.3   4.7    14.0 .047 .024 .070
1964    2 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 24    22.73 24.1%   405 377.4 11.9 10.7 2.5 .973   543.6 144.2 24.7 5.9 14.1 65.4 56.0 51.3 4.7 99.2 2.3 1.6 1.2 5.1 4.7 20.8 .265 .331 .410 .741 67.4     10.4   3.7    14.1 .065 .023 .089
1965    5 Jose Cardenal CAL 21    13.61 39.5%   717 383.2 8.0 8.8 1.4 .978   549.1 128.4 23.8 5.5 13.8 65.5 53.4 36.4 3.8 95.3 3.2 6.8 4.5 13.0 6.5 8.5 .234 .283 .373 .656 57.7      8.7   4.9    13.5 .048 .027 .075
1966    1 Tommie Agee CHI 23    31.71 34.3%   606 385.6 9.9 4.5 3.9 .989   549.2 153.3 23.2 5.2 16.7 74.0 61.2 38.3 3.3 83.1 4.9 4.6 3.0 20.5 9.8 8.7 .279 .330 .431 .761 77.9     16.6   4.8    21.4 .100 .029 .130
1967    1 Paul Blair BAL 23    31.44 48.6%   860 379.8 11.6 8.6 3.4 .979   543.3 134.6 21.6 6.8 11.8 67.4 51.8 46.2 4.7 97.1 3.2 4.3 3.0 13.0 5.8 8.5 .248 .309 .378 .687 65.4     12.1   5.3    17.4 .075 .033 .108
1968    1 Rick Monday OAK 22    31.08 49.6%   812 380.2 13.6 6.2 4.9 .985   540.0 133.8 23.4 5.6 7.3 66.0 44.3 51.0 5.4 84.3 2.8 2.8 3.4 17.2 9.5 5.0 .248 .314 .352 .666 62.1     14.0   4.6    18.6 .092 .030 .122
1969    2 Reggie Smith BOS 24    29.62 41.9%   813 379.9 9.9 10.2 2.7 .975   533.5 146.5 20.4 5.5 12.5 68.9 57.5 54.5 5.2 79.2 3.5 4.8 3.7 13.1 8.8 7.2 .275 .344 .404 .748 75.7     14.9   4.1    19.0 .100 .027 .127
                       
1970    1 Bobby Murcer NY 24    31.45 30.8%   631 382.9 10.3 6.8 3.7 .983   525.6 137.9 23.7 5.7 16.0 77.8 56.7 64.9 3.8 94.5 2.1 4.1 3.3 17.9 7.2 9.1 .262 .344 .421 .765 78.7     16.0   5.0    21.0 .106 .033 .139
1971    2 Amos Otis KC 24    32.47 24.6%   506 385.9 9.7 4.4 3.1 .989   542.4 147.4 25.7 2.3 11.2 68.5 53.6 47.4 4.3 72.1 1.0 3.9 5.3 24.4 6.3 12.8 .272 .329 .390 .719 71.7     14.5   5.2    19.7 .087 .031 .118
1972   11 Buddy Bell CLE 20     7.78 16.9%   346 382.9 11.1 6.0 4.0 .985   533.5 126.8 18.2 3.1 3.6 54.0 28.6 54.0 5.7 79.0 3.1 8.3 1.1 17.1 10.9 11.4 .238 .311 .304 .615 51.9      8.6   4.2    12.8 .048 .023 .071
1973    7 George Hendrick CLE 23    12.72 23.3%   457 381.1 11.0 7.9 2.1 .980   535.4 142.5 17.4 7.4 13.2 74.6 61.1 52.3 3.6 76.6 2.3 6.5 3.5 13.6 9.7 11.0 .266 .332 .401 .733 71.1     12.6   3.0    15.7 .086 .021 .106
1974    5 George Hendrick CLE 24    18.88 24.5%   523 385.2 8.6 6.2 2.1 .984   544.5 138.0 18.5 3.5 9.7 68.4 50.8 43.6 3.8 82.5 1.9 7.2 2.8 20.4 13.2 13.2 .253 .310 .354 .664 57.7      8.2   4.5    12.7 .050 .027 .077
1975    1 Fred Lynn BOS 23    50.12 32.0%   663 382.6 8.7 8.7 1.7 .978   537.8 149.3 27.3 4.1 13.1 83.2 65.3 47.6 3.4 90.5 3.9 6.8 3.9 14.3 9.9 9.4 .278 .338 .417 .755 76.5     13.4   4.2    17.6 .083 .026 .110
1976    4 Fred Lynn BOS 24    27.99 23.7%   455 381.5 11.9 6.6 2.2 .984   545.1 155.0 26.6 6.5 7.1 69.2 53.0 40.6 1.3 78.0 2.6 5.2 6.5 14.3 9.4 10.7 .284 .333 .396 .729 70.8     12.8   4.2    17.0 .087 .029 .115
1977    3 Chet Lemon CHI 22    26.66 30.9%   696 383.0 9.4 7.6 2.2 .981   544.6 143.6 24.6 5.2 14.2 71.7 62.5 40.8 2.4 100.5 3.7 5.2 5.7 12.0 8.7 8.1 .264 .316 .406 .722 70.4     10.8   5.0    15.8 .071 .033 .104
1978    5 Chet Lemon CHI 23    21.15 31.9%   714 386.6 8.5 4.9 1.2 .988   540.4 138.8 24.2 4.1 7.3 62.2 50.7 44.7 2.8 74.7 3.7 6.9 4.3 16.8 11.0 10.8 .257 .316 .358 .674 60.5      8.1   4.5    12.7 .053 .029 .082
1979    2 Chet Lemon CHI 24    30.46 32.7%   742 383.3 10.0 6.7 1.7 .983   521.7 148.4 22.2 4.8 12.6 77.9 61.7 61.3 4.8 63.0 4.6 7.3 5.1 22.7 9.9 12.4 .284 .361 .418 .779 80.4     13.6   3.7    17.3 .096 .026 .122
                       
1980    7 Willie Wilson KC 24    14.94 15.1%   340 390.2 3.8 6.0 1.3 .985   545.3 153.7 23.1 5.6 8.5 84.1 51.2 37.2 3.4 85.8 5.6 8.1 3.8 18.4 10.7 9.8 .282 .332 .392 .724 70.5     10.1   4.3    14.4 .069 .030 .099
1981   10 Kirk Gibson DET 24     6.25 14.0%   207 385.0 11.2 3.8 2.2 .991   543.5 126.0 19.8 1.5 12.2 70.2 54.2 41.2 3.8 104.6 2.3 7.6 5.4 16.8 6.1 7.6 .232 .286 .341 .627 55.0      8.0   4.1    12.1 .051 .026 .077
1982    8 Dave Henderson SEA 23    10.76 24.7%   608 383.8 10.3 5.9 2.8 .985   551.9 148.0 25.4 4.6 15.6 66.9 59.5 37.7 2.5 94.8 3.8 4.9 1.7 4.9 6.3 10.7 .268 .318 .416 .734 70.5     10.3   5.4    15.7 .062 .032 .094
1983    1 Lloyd Moseby TOR 23    32.31 21.8%   520 386.1 7.9 6.0 0.8 .985   546.1 155.1 27.6 5.0 16.4 73.9 70.1 42.5 4.7 83.8 3.8 2.3 5.3 13.8 6.7 9.1 .284 .337 .443 .780 81.5     13.8   5.3    19.1 .090 .035 .125
1984    1 Lloyd Moseby TOR 24    33.05 16.3%   365 384.1 9.5 6.4 2.1 .984   544.5 156.0 20.2 8.7 7.1 76.0 53.9 41.6 4.4 91.1 5.5 4.4 4.0 24.2 7.1 8.3 .287 .341 .395 .736 74.5     12.2   6.7    19.0 .085 .047 .131
1985    5 Kirby Puckett MIN 24    19.84 15.6%   374 380.3 14.5 5.2 3.2 .987   552.5 146.7 23.8 7.9 10.0 67.5 53.8 37.9 1.3 90.4 2.9 4.2 2.5 22.5 10.0 7.5 .265 .315 .391 .706 67.1      8.3   5.4    13.8 .053 .035 .088
1986    5 Oddibe McDowell TEX 23    20.92 15.5%   369 383.8 9.0 7.2 2.7 .982   521.7 135.7 23.8 6.2 11.5 83.7 48.4 68.5 2.9 89.4 3.7 3.7 2.4 36.9 13.9 9.8 .260 .349 .395 .744 75.9     12.0   4.8    16.7 .079 .031 .111
Pos Pct. of Center Field Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Center Fielder   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1987    6 Ellis Burks BOS 22    15.47 25.5%   619 385.0 8.8 6.2 2.9 .985   546.8 141.2 25.6 4.6 15.2 80.0 60.9 42.3 1.3 111.0 3.4 5.7 1.8 28.4 8.5 5.7 .258 .315 .406 .721 73.1     10.0   4.8    14.9 .063 .030 .093
1988    5 Ellis Burks BOS 23    29.48 15.3%   372 383.7 6.0 10.3 0.0 .974   535.1 141.1 29.9 4.8 9.5 72.3 62.3 46.8 0.9 92.6 4.3 9.5 4.3 21.2 7.8 5.6 .264 .326 .391 .717 72.7     11.6   4.1    15.6 .072 .025 .097
1989    4 Ellis Burks BOS 24    19.89 20.1%   492 379.1 11.1 9.8 3.6 .975   533.0 145.0 23.6 3.2 13.6 81.6 63.8 51.5 4.9 100.6 5.5 6.1 3.9 28.2 9.1 8.7 .272 .340 .405 .745 74.8     13.4   3.7    17.1 .084 .023 .107
                       
1990    1 Ken Griffey Jr. SEA 20    28.36 12.6%   283 383.6 8.8 7.6 2.3 .981   537.7 160.3 24.4 8.0 14.4 83.2 66.2 54.3 6.0 78.2 2.0 1.5 4.5 30.4 12.4 10.0 .298 .362 .454 .816 86.1     17.0   3.9    21.0 .121 .028 .149
1991    1 Ken Griffey Jr. SEA 21    40.91 29.3%   694 387.4 7.4 5.2 1.8 .987   538.2 147.6 28.4 5.0 12.1 75.4 67.4 49.2 5.6 96.2 3.0 4.6 5.0 20.6 8.5 9.1 .274 .336 .413 .749 73.7     12.3   3.7    16.1 .082 .025 .107
1992    2 Ken Griffey Jr. SEA 22    30.97 33.6%   760 386.7 8.2 5.1 2.5 .987   546.4 141.9 27.5 3.8 16.2 71.6 73.5 39.7 4.5 101.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 12.9 7.3 10.9 .260 .313 .413 .726 69.6     11.3   3.9    15.2 .076 .026 .101
1993    1 Ken Griffey Jr. SEA 23    41.34 25.3%   533 384.9 8.4 6.7 3.1 .983   525.2 144.2 27.2 4.5 16.0 82.5 66.5 62.2 7.2 88.9 4.5 3.5 4.6 22.4 12.3 13.1 .275 .354 .435 .789 78.5     12.3   4.3    16.6 .086 .030 .117
1994    2 Ken Griffey Jr. SEA 24    28.08 7.9%   126 376.5 17.3 6.2 3.7 .985   523.6 166.9 27.3 4.4 41.5 106.9 98.2 70.9 18.5 98.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 17.5 3.3 10.9 .319 .401 .625 1.026 118.9     19.4   3.9    23.3 .141 .029 .170
1995   12 Johnny Damon KC 21     6.22 12.3%   249 385.9 9.0 5.1 3.8 .987   545.9 137.4 21.9 5.5 3.6 69.9 47.4 38.3 0.0 103.3 2.4 9.1 4.3 21.3 7.9 9.7 .252 .301 .332 .633 56.5      3.8   4.6     8.3 .025 .030 .055
1996    6 Rich Becker MIN 24    20.76 14.3%   341 386.8 9.1 4.1 5.0 .990   529.8 153.0 25.2 4.4 9.2 83.8 60.5 53.3 1.5 109.0 2.4 10.2 4.3 21.8 8.2 7.7 .289 .354 .405 .759 78.9      8.3   4.8    13.1 .050 .029 .079
1997    5 Mike Cameron CHI 24    18.64 8.8%   207 390.0 3.6 6.4 0.7 .984   518.2 136.8 24.6 10.1 12.3 82.5 66.6 67.3 2.2 109.3 7.2 2.2 5.1 26.8 3.6 7.2 .264 .354 .422 .776 85.4     14.7   4.6    19.3 .098 .030 .129
1998    5 Johnny Damon KC 24    14.89 20.4%   482 384.7 10.2 5.1 2.0 .987   529.3 140.2 23.9 6.5 11.5 83.1 53.1 57.1 1.9 107.3 3.1 7.4 3.1 20.8 10.2 3.1 .265 .338 .400 .738 72.6      9.9   4.2    14.1 .066 .028 .095
1999    6 Carlos Beltran KC 22    18.59 23.9%   585 380.7 11.5 7.8 2.5 .980   549.6 148.8 27.1 3.8 18.4 81.4 74.8 38.1 0.8 101.1 3.6 3.0 5.7 16.4 6.6 13.4 .271 .319 .434 .753 74.8      8.1   3.7    11.8 .051 .023 .074
                       
2000    6 Terrence Long OAK 24    18.90 29.9%   692 383.9 7.3 8.8 2.4 .978   554.3 154.7 27.9 5.2 13.1 81.0 68.6 36.8 2.0 89.9 4.1 1.5 3.3 12.4 3.7 17.0 .279 .327 .419 .746 73.6      8.4   3.8    12.2 .056 .025 .081
2001    2 Carlos Beltran KC 24    33.78 13.6%   302 381.4 13.4 5.2 5.2 .987   545.4 155.4 24.6 7.0 15.5 85.2 72.2 43.6 1.0 106.8 4.5 3.0 3.5 29.6 2.5 6.5 .285 .341 .441 .782 85.7     14.9   5.0    19.9 .099 .033 .131
2002    8 Vernon Wells TOR 23    16.27 16.4%   368 385.4 10.3 4.3 3.0 .989   550.6 146.1 31.3 4.5 15.2 77.0 70.0 35.0 1.2 89.3 3.7 5.8 4.9 8.6 4.1 15.2 .265 .311 .422 .733 68.7      9.1   4.2    13.3 .060 .028 .088
2003    2 Vernon Wells TOR 24    32.40 24.4%   544 388.1 7.5 4.4 1.9 .989   553.7 161.7 29.4 5.6 15.9 82.1 72.7 30.7 1.8 89.3 5.9 4.8 4.9 14.6 5.6 11.3 .292 .333 .451 .784 82.6     11.4   3.8    15.1 .082 .027 .109
2004    6 Rocco Baldelli TB 22    12.69 28.4%   648 387.6 6.9 5.5 1.2 .986   548.1 146.4 27.3 4.3 13.5 76.5 63.5 36.3 2.8 103.1 6.4 5.4 3.8 18.0 7.8 8.1 .267 .318 .406 .724 69.7      7.6   4.5    12.1 .050 .029 .079
2005    3 Grady Sizemore CLE 22    22.95 21.0%   464 390.7 5.8 3.5 1.6 .991   549.0 147.4 30.2 7.5 12.7 77.3 61.4 40.9 1.6 104.5 3.6 4.5 2.0 17.5 8.1 11.7 .268 .322 .420 .742 73.1      9.4   4.2    13.5 .062 .028 .090
2006    2 Grady Sizemore CLE 23    29.80 28.9%   693 389.9 6.3 3.8 2.9 .990   532.8 141.7 30.4 5.6 13.0 85.3 62.1 48.5 2.3 114.5 9.7 4.4 4.6 18.5 7.2 3.2 .266 .336 .417 .753 75.3     10.1   3.7    13.8 .063 .023 .086
2007    2 Grady Sizemore CLE 24    35.28 19.9%   436 384.8 11.3 3.9 2.1 .990   514.6 140.0 23.8 4.4 17.8 83.2 68.6 69.8 4.1 114.0 7.9 3.2 4.5 18.7 7.0 11.1 .272 .365 .439 .804 86.7     14.0   3.9    17.9 .101 .028 .129
2008    2 B.J. Upton TB 23    28.79 33.5%   777 385.9 9.4 4.7 2.5 .988   543.3 144.4 27.8 5.3 8.6 71.4 59.3 44.8 2.7 117.2 4.7 3.1 4.1 24.7 7.6 12.5 .266 .325 .384 .709 69.5      9.0   5.0    13.9 .059 .033 .092
2009    6 Adam Jones BAL 23    14.60 25.8%   615 390.2 6.5 3.3 0.8 .992   541.6 140.1 27.6 4.1 12.9 78.0 64.6 45.3 1.8 111.2 4.6 4.1 4.4 19.1 7.2 10.3 .259 .319 .396 .715 69.3      9.2   4.2    13.4 .058 .027 .085
                       
2010    6 Austin Jackson DET 23    18.78 27.2%   585 385.9 8.8 5.3 2.5 .987   556.5 150.8 23.5 6.8 9.6 77.7 50.9 30.6 1.3 111.9 5.3 5.3 2.3 19.7 6.6 9.6 .271 .314 .390 .704 68.3      9.1   4.7    13.8 .062 .032 .093
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All-Time Major League Handbook
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