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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
1876    2 Jim O'Rourke BOS 25    17.32 73.3%   330 329.5 23.2 47.3 6.1 .882   588.7 166.8 21.1 5.7 2.4 91.1 61.5 11.3 23.5 .283 .297 .351 .648 100.0     14.9   3.3    18.3 .112 .025 .137
1877    1 Jim O'Rourke BOS 26    11.83 65.0%   181 312.5 31.5 56.0 5.9 .860   583.3 163.8 18.2 6.8 0.8 86.5 58.4 16.7 19.7 .281 .301 .339 .640 93.3     12.7   4.6    17.2 .092 .033 .125
1878    1 Paul Hines PRO 26    19.45 68.0%   199 308.2 43.3 48.5 12.4 .879   581.8 164.9 30.5 9.4 4.4 87.2 74.8 18.2 55.9 .283 .305 .391 .696 103.9     18.8   4.2    23.0 .130 .029 .159
1879    1 Paul Hines PRO 27    30.57 52.7%   288 319.4 33.6 47.0 5.5 .882   585.9 170.2 24.9 14.6 3.8 100.2 72.9 14.1 53.6 .291 .307 .402 .709 109.6     16.9   5.2    22.1 .125 .038 .163
                       
1880    2 Paul Hines PRO 28    19.50 24.7%   129 312.2 41.8 46.0 11.1 .885   584.9 176.3 29.0 6.5 4.3 94.6 50.5 15.1 25.8 .301 .319 .395 .714 100.0     18.6   5.2    23.8 .134 .037 .171
1881    2 Paul Hines PRO 29    18.17 32.4%   181 317.2 48.3 34.5 4.6 .914   578.2 166.0 34.3 11.7 3.9 101.3 69.4 21.8 32.7 .287 .313 .407 .720 98.2     19.1   5.4    24.5 .135 .038 .173
1882    2 George Gore CHI 25    21.24 45.4%   252 304.3 39.5 56.2 8.3 .860   564.4 148.2 22.1 9.2 2.2 103.5 60.9 35.6 46.4 .263 .306 .346 .652 92.7     12.8   3.8    16.7 .094 .028 .123
1883    1 George Gore CHI 26    31.75 56.8%   377 308.0 31.7 60.3 6.4 .849   565.8 154.5 29.5 9.8 1.8 102.2 56.0 34.2 41.1 .273 .315 .370 .685 99.6     13.0   4.4    17.4 .095 .032 .127
1884    2 George Gore CHI 27    17.36 52.5%   377 302.6 46.9 50.5 6.5 .874   547.9 154.2 23.9 6.9 5.4 110.7 50.3 52.1 52.8 .281 .344 .380 .724 102.8     13.2   2.9    16.1 .097 .021 .118
1885    1 George Gore CHI 28    38.34 36.2%   249 320.4 33.2 46.4 4.0 .884   535.6 163.8 24.5 11.2 3.7 115.4 56.9 64.4 27.1 .306 .380 .414 .794 120.7     21.3   4.6    25.9 .161 .035 .195
1886    1 George Gore CHI 29    35.28 40.4%   344 326.5 34.8 38.7 5.7 .903   527.1 138.0 15.3 8.6 4.7 133.3 58.0 72.9 40.0 49.4 .262 .352 .350 .702 104.7     15.9   5.8    21.6 .118 .043 .160
1887    1 Ed Andrews PHI 28    20.31 33.6%   302 330.7 26.8 42.5 3.4 .894   565.4 157.4 18.2 7.3 5.0 103.3 70.1 30.9 44.1 3.7 65.5 .278 .320 .363 .683 98.7     11.7   4.4    16.1 .085 .032 .117
1888    1 Jimmy Ryan CHI 25    38.92 65.0%   660 326.5 34.7 38.8 6.1 .903   562.7 153.2 21.4 9.0 6.7 91.1 46.5 32.3 45.0 5.0 59.2 .272 .318 .378 .696 96.3     18.0   4.6    22.6 .130 .033 .164
1889    2 Jimmy Ryan CHI 26    26.39 57.3%   554 331.2 38.0 30.8 8.0 .923   529.8 141.3 18.1 9.8 5.8 103.9 58.3 64.9 53.3 5.3 52.3 .267 .352 .371 .723 103.6     12.5   4.5    17.0 .090 .032 .122
                       
1890    2 Walt Wilmot CHI 26    25.93 33.9%   319 350.2 26.8 23.0 6.2 .943   541.5 145.4 18.0 7.5 7.1 100.3 74.0 51.8 48.9 6.7 70.2 .269 .340 .369 .709 103.2     14.4   5.8    20.1 .108 .043 .151
1891    1 Mike Griffin BRO 26    19.65 29.8%   290 346.2 28.9 24.9 5.1 .938   538.8 146.9 26.9 12.0 6.9 107.0 70.0 57.0 37.5 4.2 48.6 .273 .347 .406 .753 105.6     16.0   4.8    20.8 .119 .036 .155
1892    1 Hugh Duffy BOS 25    34.36 57.0%   960 346.1 25.8 28.1 6.2 .930   534.6 147.3 19.8 9.6 4.7 101.6 68.6 62.4 35.8 3.0 42.4 .275 .354 .375 .729 99.9     16.4   4.9    21.3 .120 .036 .156
1893    1 Hugh Duffy BOS 26    33.73 46.0%   655 349.5 23.1 27.4 7.2 .932   526.8 167.5 21.0 8.3 5.1 122.9 84.3 67.7 22.2 5.5 41.6 .318 .401 .419 .820 120.2     16.3   4.5    20.8 .126 .035 .161
1894    1 Hugh Duffy BOS 27    42.28 69.4%   1059 350.3 23.9 25.8 5.2 .935   522.1 185.2 29.9 12.1 7.8 130.9 101.7 61.3 20.2 6.3 10.3 47.4 .355 .429 .503 .932 135.4     16.5   4.6    21.1 .128 .035 .163
1895    1 Billy Hamilton PHI 29    37.52 52.0%   907 347.7 24.0 28.3 5.9 .929   528.5 179.0 25.9 11.4 6.4 113.5 96.5 55.7 26.5 7.2 8.6 47.7 .339 .409 .467 .876 125.5     16.9   3.8    20.7 .127 .029 .156
1896    2 Bill Lange CHI 25    28.95 41.3%   600 354.0 21.5 24.5 6.5 .939   539.0 166.5 21.0 13.7 4.1 106.2 85.6 43.2 22.6 10.3 7.5 48.6 .309 .371 .422 .793 105.3     14.4   4.2    18.6 .105 .030 .136
1897    5 Bill Lange CHI 26    23.27 35.5%   622 355.2 24.0 20.8 3.9 .948   540.6 162.6 17.1 9.1 3.1 92.3 66.3 43.6 4.9 10.9 48.5 .301 .358 .384 .742 93.9     10.8   4.3    15.1 .078 .031 .109
1898    4 Bill Lange CHI 27    23.33 38.3%   624 359.5 21.9 18.6 4.5 .953   537.2 161.2 17.9 11.4 2.8 89.6 67.1 43.8 7.3 11.7 19.0 .300 .361 .392 .753 92.2     14.7   4.7    19.5 .109 .035 .145
1899    1 Roy Thomas PHI 25    33.60 42.8%   739 356.9 23.8 19.3 8.5 .952   519.3 151.3 15.9 7.5 2.1 97.5 61.4 62.0 6.5 12.2 33.3 .291 .374 .363 .737 92.9     14.3   4.4    18.6 .103 .032 .135
                       
1900    1 Roy Thomas PHI 26    26.46 45.0%   488 355.8 22.6 21.6 6.0 .946   509.5 157.0 15.0 4.3 3.2 103.7 43.9 70.2 8.0 12.3 35.6 .308 .400 .373 .773 99.6     17.0   3.1    20.1 .130 .024 .154
1901    3 Roy Thomas PHI 27    25.86 38.8%   417 364.5 18.8 16.7 5.8 .958   521.1 147.4 16.3 6.8 2.0 86.7 47.9 60.0 7.2 11.7 22.8 .283 .365 .352 .717 82.2     13.4   4.0    17.5 .099 .030 .129
1902    1 Ginger Beaumont PIT 25    37.48 65.7%   687 360.4 22.7 16.9 7.0 .958   525.7 156.6 14.1 5.5 1.0 79.6 49.3 57.7 3.1 13.5 24.8 .298 .371 .351 .722 84.1     17.9   4.0    21.9 .133 .029 .163
1903    1 Ginger Beaumont PIT 26    33.58 61.6%   657 361.2 20.1 18.7 5.3 .953   517.6 150.7 19.2 5.5 3.2 90.1 49.7 61.8 4.6 16.0 22.8 .291 .372 .368 .740 86.2     14.7   3.3    18.0 .111 .025 .136
1904    3 Ginger Beaumont PIT 27    24.48 54.1%   590 359.6 21.8 18.6 9.9 .954   539.4 147.3 18.9 6.4 2.6 73.4 46.4 44.8 2.8 13.0 20.6 .273 .332 .347 .679 73.0     14.6   3.4    18.0 .104 .024 .128
1905    2 Mike Donlin NY 27    41.36 62.0%   727 361.0 20.1 18.9 6.0 .953   542.6 160.4 20.1 10.3 3.3 77.7 53.5 40.8 2.5 14.1 22.2 .296 .348 .389 .737 79.6     16.6   3.2    19.9 .117 .023 .140
1906    4 Roger Bresnahan NY 27    11.90 44.3%   481 363.5 20.4 16.1 5.1 .960   535.6 136.7 16.4 7.0 1.2 65.9 44.8 40.7 6.4 17.3 19.6 .255 .315 .319 .634 60.0     11.7   3.8    15.5 .083 .027 .110
1907    2 Tommy Leach PIT 29    24.18 30.3%   347 369.5 19.7 10.8 5.8 .973   529.0 133.7 12.7 11.0 1.3 68.8 37.3 39.0 7.0 25.0 29.8 .253 .313 .326 .639 61.8     12.8   4.9    17.8 .084 .032 .117
1908    6 John Kane CIN 25    12.22 22.9%   271 360.2 24.8 15.0 5.2 .963   523.4 123.6 15.6 7.0 2.7 64.7 34.5 42.6 8.6 25.4 25.4 .236 .304 .308 .612 56.1     11.7   4.7    16.4 .080 .032 .112
1909    1 Solly Hofman CHI 26    30.58 51.3%   607 360.0 25.6 14.4 5.8 .964   521.5 132.3 17.0 5.3 1.7 66.9 44.6 56.5 1.9 20.1 30.0 .254 .329 .316 .645 65.2     13.4   4.6    18.0 .091 .031 .122
                       
1910    1 Solly Hofman CHI 27    34.38 34.1%   388 361.2 24.6 14.2 6.5 .964   509.5 155.7 23.8 10.8 2.5 80.7 65.9 66.3 48.3 2.9 21.3 37.1 .306 .389 .409 .798 90.1     21.4   4.9    26.3 .153 .035 .188
1911    1 Johnny Bates CIN 28    27.35 44.8%   514 364.3 22.2 13.5 6.2 .966   506.3 136.3 19.0 7.7 2.2 78.6 53.6 69.0 57.2 3.8 20.9 26.4 .269 .361 .350 .711 73.9     11.8   4.0    15.8 .083 .029 .112
1912    2 Chief Wilson PIT 28    15.59 53.2%   620 360.8 23.1 16.1 6.4 .960   521.4 146.5 23.3 11.8 3.9 78.3 60.4 59.0 42.9 3.5 16.1 24.0 .281 .358 .393 .751 79.7     13.6   3.8    17.5 .095 .027 .122
1913    2 Fred Snodgrass NY 25    23.14 46.4%   544 365.4 20.6 14.0 3.6 .965   538.0 153.0 19.5 9.3 3.0 66.9 54.8 40.9 55.1 4.1 17.0 26.3 .284 .340 .372 .712 70.7     12.8   3.8    16.6 .086 .025 .111
1914    2 Jack Dalton BRO 28    21.23 41.3%   494 367.2 17.3 15.5 4.5 .961   528.6 144.8 19.1 8.7 1.5 65.9 49.3 45.6 49.6 3.8 22.0 22.9 4.4 .274 .336 .351 .687 67.0     12.6   3.4    16.0 .088 .024 .112
1915    2 Cy Williams CHI 27    20.35 53.3%   623 367.5 17.1 15.4 3.4 .962   540.2 139.4 21.1 7.7 4.8 64.9 53.6 34.6 53.6 7.2 18.0 20.4 17.1 .258 .311 .352 .663 62.7     11.9   4.7    16.7 .080 .032 .111
1916    2 Benny Kauff NY 26    30.19 60.3%   734 369.5 20.6 9.9 6.1 .975   526.8 136.6 19.4 11.2 6.3 67.3 53.8 51.6 60.1 6.3 15.3 30.0 9.8 .259 .333 .375 .708 69.5     15.3   5.9    21.2 .106 .041 .147
1917    2 Benny Kauff NY 27    34.36 69.2%   817 368.2 20.4 11.4 5.1 .971   533.6 146.5 20.0 7.3 4.3 67.3 51.4 43.4 60.9 4.6 18.4 23.2 2.5 .275 .334 .364 .698 67.6     14.9   4.9    19.8 .102 .034 .136
1918    1 Edd Roush CIN 25    25.44 57.4%   540 364.2 20.7 15.1 6.6 .962   533.3 151.5 20.5 9.3 4.2 69.5 62.8 44.9 36.3 2.3 19.5 30.6 3.9 .284 .342 .381 .723 73.9     16.8   5.3    22.1 .120 .038 .158
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
1919    1 Edd Roush CIN 26    42.91 39.4%   411 366.9 19.0 14.1 3.7 .965   535.4 152.8 22.1 7.4 5.3 74.8 61.5 45.3 42.2 4.6 14.7 23.5 3.2 .285 .346 .384 .730 77.3     19.5   5.4    24.9 .135 .038 .173
                       
1920    1 Edd Roush CIN 27    38.24 23.3%   279 368.9 18.0 13.1 4.4 .967   536.6 172.2 24.4 11.9 6.5 76.4 77.4 41.2 39.5 3.2 19.0 24.4 19.0 .321 .373 .447 .820 88.3     21.6   4.4    26.0 .143 .029 .172
1921    3 Edd Roush CIN 28    21.53 33.6%   405 369.8 19.2 11.0 1.6 .973   542.7 174.9 23.3 10.0 4.8 85.4 70.2 33.7 32.2 5.9 17.7 17.7 12.6 .322 .368 .428 .796 82.8     13.6   3.5    17.2 .091 .024 .115
1922    8 Edd Roush CIN 29    10.68 19.3%   267 371.7 16.1 12.2 5.2 .969   536.9 172.3 28.9 9.4 5.9 106.2 65.5 42.5 34.8 7.1 13.5 12.4 9.4 .321 .378 .443 .821 89.7     14.9   3.9    18.8 .095 .025 .119
1923    3 Jigger Statz CHI 25    29.28 31.0%   380 366.6 20.8 12.6 4.5 .968   540.7 159.0 22.7 6.2 7.7 89.4 56.4 46.1 38.1 2.9 10.3 16.5 13.6 .294 .353 .402 .755 77.7     11.4   5.3    16.7 .082 .038 .120
1924    5 Jigger Statz CHI 26    15.71 21.4%   234 367.0 18.2 14.8 4.0 .963   544.0 147.8 21.8 5.9 3.5 73.6 46.5 43.0 44.7 1.2 11.8 11.8 10.0 .272 .326 .353 .679 64.8      9.4   5.5    14.9 .068 .040 .108
1925    4 Mandy Brooks CHI 27    11.84 38.3%   460 377.3 9.7 13.0 2.7 .967   545.9 161.0 30.4 8.6 12.6 83.6 78.0 37.2 41.2 3.4 13.5 12.0 7.7 .295 .344 .451 .795 82.9     11.0   4.1    15.1 .078 .029 .107
1926    1 Hack Wilson CHI 26    32.59 43.2%   499 373.5 13.8 12.7 3.2 .968   526.8 164.0 26.4 7.3 10.7 91.1 77.4 48.7 47.8 4.8 19.7 17.2 .311 .375 .450 .825 88.6     15.3   5.1    20.5 .109 .037 .146
1927    1 Hack Wilson CHI 27    39.91 52.5%   618 376.1 14.0 9.9 4.9 .975   534.0 154.6 28.2 7.8 11.0 87.1 70.5 47.0 50.1 4.0 15.0 10.7 .290 .352 .433 .785 81.5     13.3   5.5    18.8 .096 .040 .136
1928    1 Hack Wilson CHI 28    37.10 40.3%   466 380.9 10.0 9.1 3.1 .977   516.3 153.5 26.6 5.4 11.9 86.0 67.3 59.7 47.8 6.5 17.5 5.9 .297 .377 .439 .816 84.0     15.2   4.9    20.0 .115 .037 .152
1929    1 Hack Wilson CHI 29    39.60 69.5%   829 378.6 11.6 9.8 2.2 .976   536.3 169.5 34.1 6.7 14.9 102.2 72.8 47.3 41.8 4.5 11.9 11.0 .316 .376 .488 .864 96.0     14.3   3.9    18.2 .103 .028 .131
                       
1930    2 Johnny Frederick BRO 28    29.30 61.6%   742 378.8 11.6 9.6 2.5 .976   545.5 162.4 31.0 7.4 9.0 88.5 62.8 37.6 36.0 3.1 13.8 5.2 .298 .346 .431 .777 80.5      8.7   4.7    13.3 .065 .035 .099
1931    1 Wally Berger BOS 25    36.56 55.9%   652 376.9 12.8 10.3 3.3 .974   555.8 170.0 31.9 8.3 10.6 83.6 67.4 37.3 39.0 2.9 4.0 10.6 .306 .353 .451 .804 85.1     15.7   4.9    20.6 .116 .036 .152
1932    1 Wally Berger BOS 26    27.91 52.3%   585 381.6 12.8 5.6 2.6 .986   562.5 166.7 28.1 8.4 8.6 78.4 61.6 31.4 36.5 1.9 4.2 6.5 .296 .336 .422 .758 78.1     13.4   4.4    17.8 .099 .032 .131
1933    1 Wally Berger BOS 27    49.23 47.2%   527 383.0 9.5 7.5 2.8 .981   554.5 166.8 30.1 7.2 8.2 74.9 63.3 33.2 40.4 2.3 10.0 6.9 9.0 .301 .343 .426 .769 80.1     16.3   4.5    20.8 .120 .033 .154
1934    1 Wally Berger BOS 28    43.09 27.6%   309 382.6 8.2 9.2 1.4 .977   558.4 163.6 28.9 6.4 15.7 86.3 75.6 39.1 34.0 2.1 0.4 3.8 8.5 .293 .342 .452 .794 88.4     18.2   3.7    21.9 .139 .028 .167
1935    2 Wally Berger BOS 29    22.11 45.4%   526 379.6 10.7 9.7 1.6 .976   556.7 164.2 30.2 7.6 11.5 83.9 82.9 34.1 43.3 2.4 6.8 5.8 11.5 .295 .338 .439 .777 81.8     12.9   4.1    17.0 .093 .030 .123
1936    6 Jimmy Ripple NY 26    13.20 33.7%   440 379.0 11.7 9.3 2.9 .977   538.6 156.3 28.6 4.8 8.4 80.1 65.3 49.5 43.7 2.3 9.6 8.0 9.0 .290 .352 .408 .760 79.1     12.0   3.4    15.4 .085 .024 .109
1937    3 Hersh Martin PHI 27    14.83 38.0%   453 382.0 10.4 7.6 1.4 .981   544.8 151.9 27.4 6.3 6.6 87.4 57.0 46.8 60.3 1.5 6.9 9.8 11.0 .279 .338 .388 .726 74.3     10.1   3.7    13.8 .075 .027 .102
1938    1 Vince DiMaggio BOS 25    21.18 49.3%   558 378.5 12.3 9.2 5.2 .977   537.1 145.5 31.1 7.0 9.8 74.7 62.7 53.9 74.5 1.5 7.5 8.8 9.3 .271 .339 .410 .749 78.3     13.8   3.8    17.7 .099 .027 .126
1939    1 Hank Leiber CHI 28    28.72 55.5%   703 380.7 11.2 8.1 2.0 .980   529.2 148.8 23.3 4.9 12.7 72.5 73.7 58.0 47.8 2.2 10.6 5.3 12.9 .281 .355 .416 .771 77.8     13.5   3.9    17.3 .094 .027 .121
                       
1940    1 Terry Moore STL 28    25.24 60.7%   751 381.9 11.4 6.7 3.1 .983   547.1 156.8 32.4 6.2 14.7 78.8 69.7 42.7 60.6 3.1 7.1 7.9 9.5 .287 .342 .449 .791 83.4     14.6   5.0    19.5 .100 .034 .135
1941    2 Vince DiMaggio PIT 28    25.79 50.6%   606 380.2 10.9 8.9 2.1 .978   531.5 143.0 25.7 3.8 11.7 74.0 74.0 57.1 59.5 2.6 8.8 6.7 10.2 .269 .343 .398 .741 75.2     13.4   4.5    17.9 .093 .031 .124
1942    2 Tommy Holmes BOS 25    23.53 50.5%   623 376.5 16.5 7.0 5.0 .983   531.2 136.7 23.1 4.7 8.7 61.0 61.7 56.3 46.9 2.4 10.1 5.7 9.0 .257 .331 .368 .699 67.6     13.2   3.9    17.1 .090 .027 .117
1943    2 Tommy Holmes BOS 26    25.49 46.1%   544 378.0 13.5 8.5 3.0 .979   541.2 147.9 24.1 6.9 3.5 65.0 46.4 41.7 40.0 0.5 16.6 4.7 1.0 6.2 .273 .326 .363 .689 64.3     11.2   3.9    15.1 .083 .029 .112
1944    1 Johnny Hopp STL 27    33.82 53.6%   641 383.5 11.0 5.5 3.4 .986   535.3 155.0 28.1 7.2 10.4 84.4 58.8 52.7 42.5 2.5 9.5 8.5 1.1 6.1 .289 .356 .427 .783 83.1     15.9   3.6    19.6 .117 .027 .144
1945    4 Carden Gillenwater BOS 27    15.33 44.0%   491 381.0 12.0 7.0 2.7 .983   541.9 150.4 24.1 5.2 6.8 77.0 60.3 50.7 57.0 1.6 5.8 15.3 0.0 9.3 .278 .341 .379 .720 72.3     10.7   5.0    15.6 .079 .037 .116
1946    1 Johnny Wyrostek PHI 26    25.23 71.5%   885 379.0 13.9 7.1 3.6 .982   529.4 140.2 23.4 5.2 5.5 70.8 48.9 56.2 43.9 3.0 11.4 11.6 1.3 8.9 .265 .339 .360 .699 64.5     12.0   4.1    16.1 .081 .028 .108
1947    3 Andy Pafko CHI 26    16.54 42.6%   563 383.1 9.8 7.1 2.7 .982   538.2 151.5 26.7 6.7 9.3 76.0 66.9 54.1 48.8 2.4 5.3 8.0 2.4 13.6 .281 .350 .408 .758 73.9     11.5   4.3    15.8 .077 .028 .105
1948    1 Stan Musial STL 27    23.93 50.2%   667 384.0 9.5 6.5 2.6 .984   531.1 150.7 24.2 7.5 13.6 84.5 71.0 61.7 55.8 3.4 3.8 7.2 0.0 8.8 .284 .362 .434 .796 84.7     15.5   4.8    20.2 .103 .032 .134
1949    1 Bobby Thomson NY 25    29.70 48.0%   650 385.4 8.7 5.9 2.6 .985   538.9 158.6 27.6 7.0 16.0 85.9 77.1 54.6 50.6 2.8 3.7 6.0 0.5 10.7 .294 .362 .461 .823 88.2     15.5   4.7    20.2 .103 .031 .134
                       
1950    2 Andy Pafko CHI 29    31.53 58.2%   740 381.7 11.7 6.6 2.5 .984   530.2 140.9 23.9 5.7 20.0 81.6 74.7 60.2 63.4 4.9 4.7 4.1 0.0 10.8 .266 .346 .446 .792 80.6     12.1   4.6    16.7 .080 .030 .110
1951    6 Bobby Thomson NY 27     8.98 25.1%   334 382.7 10.6 6.7 4.3 .983   542.9 134.8 29.3 4.1 13.4 65.9 63.8 47.9 67.4 1.5 7.7 8.7 6.7 12.3 .248 .311 .391 .702 66.4      8.6   5.5    14.2 .050 .032 .082
1952    2 Duke Snider BRO 25    29.43 51.6%   610 379.0 16.2 4.8 3.2 .988   538.9 147.3 24.8 6.7 11.1 74.4 62.6 51.5 57.5 1.7 7.9 8.9 5.8 13.5 .273 .339 .406 .745 74.4     13.5   5.2    18.7 .092 .035 .127
1953    1 Duke Snider BRO 26    51.64 74.2%   946 381.5 11.8 6.7 2.6 .983   538.2 154.0 21.8 6.7 14.8 84.0 69.7 51.7 66.9 4.5 5.6 12.4 6.5 10.6 .286 .354 .434 .788 82.9     13.0   4.7    17.8 .088 .032 .121
1954    2 Duke Snider BRO 27    50.46 67.1%   818 381.7 11.7 6.6 1.8 .984   526.3 156.9 25.2 6.7 13.8 89.8 66.3 58.6 4.4 59.6 4.7 6.2 4.2 10.4 6.2 7.7 .298 .371 .450 .821 84.2     16.0   4.5    20.5 .116 .033 .149
1955    2 Duke Snider BRO 28    46.66 64.6%   768 383.8 9.5 6.7 2.2 .983   528.7 157.5 26.4 6.8 18.2 89.8 69.9 63.1 6.6 59.3 2.0 3.4 2.8 9.8 7.3 6.4 .298 .373 .477 .850 91.6     17.6   4.4    22.0 .128 .032 .161
1956    1 Duke Snider BRO 29    43.70 77.0%   967 382.9 11.0 6.1 2.7 .985   533.1 153.3 24.7 5.7 19.7 80.0 63.6 57.8 9.4 65.5 2.1 4.5 2.5 12.3 5.0 10.3 .288 .358 .466 .824 85.4     17.0   4.5    21.5 .120 .032 .152
1957    1 Willie Mays NY 26    43.97 54.7%   670 384.2 10.2 5.6 1.9 .986   548.3 154.0 22.2 8.2 16.7 74.5 62.4 39.5 6.1 69.2 1.9 5.9 4.4 11.2 7.6 11.2 .281 .329 .442 .771 74.3     12.4   4.3    16.8 .088 .031 .119
1958    1 Willie Mays SF 27    54.78 38.1%   453 381.7 13.4 4.9 1.3 .988   537.9 155.8 24.0 8.0 16.9 79.6 61.8 52.6 7.4 57.5 1.8 3.7 4.0 12.0 3.7 8.6 .290 .353 .458 .811 85.1     15.9   5.0    21.0 .114 .036 .151
1959    1 Willie Mays SF 28    44.58 41.1%   528 380.5 11.4 8.1 3.6 .980   539.8 146.9 31.4 4.0 18.0 82.1 68.4 49.3 6.8 76.4 3.7 4.0 3.2 11.1 2.3 11.4 .272 .335 .445 .780 77.9     13.4   5.4    18.8 .089 .036 .125
                       
1960    1 Willie Mays SF 29    51.69 37.0%   469 379.9 12.1 8.0 1.3 .980   530.8 150.4 24.5 8.8 18.6 83.2 71.5 57.7 5.9 76.7 2.0 3.3 6.2 12.7 6.2 8.5 .283 .352 .468 .820 86.1     18.9   4.9    23.8 .123 .032 .155
1961    3 Hank Aaron MIL 27    19.21 18.3%   249 385.2 10.1 4.7 2.0 .988   539.1 151.4 25.0 6.4 18.6 68.7 78.3 46.2 7.7 74.4 5.1 4.5 5.1 10.3 5.8 12.8 .281 .341 .455 .796 78.9     16.6   4.7    21.3 .104 .030 .133
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
1962    4 Hank Aaron MIL 28    24.21 38.8%   665 382.7 9.6 7.7 2.5 .981   534.2 145.5 19.3 4.9 19.0 80.6 71.7 54.1 4.2 87.7 4.2 4.2 3.3 12.7 6.3 10.8 .272 .342 .434 .776 77.4     13.7   3.6    17.3 .088 .023 .111
1963    3 Curt Flood STL 25    24.39 47.1%   801 382.3 11.8 5.9 2.4 .985   543.4 144.6 26.7 5.6 10.3 71.7 56.8 44.8 3.7 90.5 2.9 5.6 3.3 9.7 7.6 6.6 .266 .323 .393 .716 67.2     12.5   4.4    17.0 .081 .029 .109
1964    2 Curt Flood STL 26    26.68 64.6%   1096 380.8 10.2 9.0 1.9 .978   551.0 151.4 23.4 5.3 11.1 75.9 55.8 38.7 2.6 82.4 3.7 4.2 2.4 5.5 4.9 9.7 .275 .325 .397 .722 66.0     11.9   4.2    16.1 .078 .028 .106
1965    3 Vada Pinson CIN 26    25.45 63.2%   1085 384.7 8.6 6.7 2.0 .983   550.0 149.1 24.8 5.3 14.9 73.9 60.8 36.1 3.0 86.2 6.0 5.3 2.6 12.4 5.1 10.0 .271 .322 .417 .739 69.7     12.4   4.0    16.4 .080 .026 .106
1966    2 Matty Alou PIT 27    19.61 54.5%   910 383.6 8.0 8.4 1.0 .979   553.7 161.0 24.0 5.8 12.2 72.5 60.9 30.1 3.1 66.9 5.6 6.6 4.0 16.1 9.4 6.9 .291 .332 .421 .753 72.1     13.1   4.5    17.6 .087 .030 .117
1967    1 Jimmy Wynn HOU 25    32.75 65.9%   1055 383.5 8.5 8.0 1.7 .980   541.9 154.5 24.6 6.6 13.9 78.1 59.6 45.6 6.3 80.0 4.4 4.7 3.4 15.3 6.5 7.1 .285 .343 .432 .775 77.9     17.5   4.0    21.6 .121 .028 .149
1968    4 Jimmy Wynn HOU 26    27.97 56.6%   954 379.0 12.3 8.7 2.7 .978   548.6 143.0 24.3 5.4 10.4 64.9 44.0 38.9 7.5 91.3 3.2 5.6 3.7 15.1 9.9 7.2 .261 .312 .382 .694 62.9     13.3   4.4    17.7 .087 .029 .116
1969    1 Jimmy Wynn HOU 27    49.89 38.0%   723 380.1 10.9 9.0 2.2 .978   519.4 139.4 20.6 6.1 16.2 78.8 59.2 71.5 6.9 111.9 3.4 2.2 3.5 15.2 7.9 8.1 .268 .359 .425 .784 80.2     17.1   4.2    21.2 .117 .028 .145
                       
1970    3 Cito Gaston SD 26    26.09 42.2%   853 383.3 7.8 8.9 1.5 .978   539.1 151.0 26.6 6.1 18.7 82.3 73.5 54.1 4.5 100.5 2.7 2.1 2.0 16.4 6.6 12.7 .280 .348 .456 .804 81.8     13.9   3.8    17.6 .091 .025 .116
1971    3 Tommie Agee NY 28    20.40 35.2%   716 383.8 9.6 6.6 1.9 .984   542.1 136.7 19.4 5.1 9.7 60.3 50.2 48.4 3.1 82.8 2.6 4.9 2.0 10.6 6.2 9.0 .252 .315 .360 .675 60.1      9.5   4.8    14.3 .060 .030 .091
1972    4 Al Oliver PIT 25    23.82 40.2%   736 386.4 6.7 6.9 2.0 .983   539.2 143.9 22.8 4.4 13.5 72.1 65.3 50.1 6.5 89.5 3.4 3.0 4.3 15.6 9.5 13.3 .267 .331 .401 .732 67.9     12.5   4.3    16.8 .084 .029 .113
1973    3 Rick Monday CHI 27    25.52 40.8%   817 383.2 8.6 8.2 2.1 .980   537.3 139.6 24.2 4.7 14.4 72.9 64.7 49.9 4.3 81.6 2.8 4.9 5.1 6.5 8.5 9.8 .260 .323 .402 .725 67.4     10.8   4.1    14.9 .067 .026 .093
1974    3 Rick Monday CHI 28    24.96 59.0%   1188 382.3 11.4 6.3 1.9 .984   534.1 150.0 23.1 4.8 10.9 74.5 58.8 53.4 6.2 73.4 4.1 4.5 3.9 11.4 5.2 8.8 .281 .348 .403 .751 75.0     14.5   4.2    18.6 .094 .027 .121
1975    2 Rick Monday CHI 29    25.04 60.3%   1149 385.6 9.2 5.2 2.8 .987   541.4 151.9 27.4 7.5 8.6 78.5 54.2 47.6 5.7 76.6 3.3 4.0 3.7 13.8 6.2 9.1 .281 .340 .406 .746 71.8     13.2   4.7    17.9 .091 .032 .123
1976    1 Cesar Cedeno HOU 25    37.27 45.7%   897 386.4 7.9 5.7 1.6 .986   546.2 163.3 26.3 6.0 8.4 70.4 60.6 42.9 7.2 63.7 3.9 1.2 5.8 22.5 8.9 13.0 .299 .351 .415 .766 76.3     16.4   4.6    21.0 .107 .030 .137
1977    1 George Hendrick SD 27    36.75 50.3%   1037 383.7 11.1 5.2 2.0 .987   542.9 159.7 28.8 6.2 16.6 78.0 74.0 45.8 7.7 75.0 4.6 2.7 4.0 20.2 8.7 8.9 .294 .352 .462 .814 84.7     15.9   4.5    20.5 .104 .030 .133
1978    2 Garry Maddox PHI 28    24.05 50.2%   1082 384.9 8.7 6.4 1.7 .984   537.2 139.8 24.6 4.4 10.8 68.2 57.1 50.4 6.0 71.7 2.7 5.2 4.5 25.7 8.9 9.4 .260 .324 .383 .707 67.2     12.4   4.9    17.3 .072 .028 .101
1979    3 Omar Moreno PIT 26    24.23 53.5%   1105 383.5 10.2 6.3 2.7 .984   544.5 146.7 21.9 6.5 7.9 70.6 57.7 42.5 6.3 75.2 4.3 4.0 4.7 29.1 10.6 9.6 .269 .325 .377 .702 65.2     10.1   4.7    14.8 .062 .029 .091
                       
1980    1 Andre Dawson MON 25    36.88 56.0%   1186 384.2 9.8 6.0 2.4 .985   540.8 154.2 26.0 6.3 7.4 73.8 54.7 48.5 7.4 80.4 2.3 3.0 5.4 45.6 13.8 10.8 .285 .343 .398 .741 72.8     14.6   4.5    19.1 .094 .028 .122
1981    1 Andre Dawson MON 26    32.55 62.6%   777 384.5 10.7 4.8 2.2 .988   543.2 145.6 27.5 6.0 11.4 76.3 56.4 45.7 6.9 82.5 3.3 3.6 4.2 30.6 12.8 7.1 .268 .326 .403 .729 69.8     13.0   4.5    17.5 .093 .032 .125
1982    1 Andre Dawson MON 27    31.52 60.1%   1220 386.1 7.8 6.1 2.2 .985   541.6 149.1 23.5 5.8 11.3 82.8 56.0 47.3 3.9 92.5 3.2 4.5 3.4 37.8 14.3 6.5 .275 .335 .402 .737 72.4     13.6   4.3    18.0 .089 .028 .118
1983    1 Dale Murphy ATL 27    33.77 55.1%   1123 387.0 6.6 6.4 1.5 .984   533.9 148.0 24.3 4.9 16.9 84.2 68.2 54.1 5.6 76.7 2.9 4.1 5.0 35.7 11.3 9.4 .277 .344 .436 .780 79.3     15.1   4.7    19.8 .098 .031 .129
1984    1 Dale Murphy ATL 28    40.32 55.7%   1095 386.8 8.0 5.2 2.8 .987   543.4 155.2 24.7 6.2 12.5 79.1 57.0 47.6 5.0 78.1 2.1 3.5 3.4 34.0 13.3 7.3 .286 .343 .423 .766 77.3     15.4   4.4    19.8 .105 .030 .134
1985    1 Willie McGee STL 26    47.09 61.1%   1219 384.9 8.4 6.7 1.5 .983   542.4 146.1 24.2 6.6 12.9 76.6 60.4 48.6 5.1 82.8 2.4 3.5 3.1 26.4 9.3 10.4 .269 .330 .410 .740 72.0     13.7   4.2    17.9 .095 .029 .124
1986    3 Kevin McReynolds SD 26    24.13 56.2%   1295 384.8 9.0 6.2 2.3 .984   539.2 144.1 26.6 5.4 11.5 72.1 54.3 49.7 5.5 85.3 2.9 5.6 2.6 24.2 11.0 9.4 .267 .331 .401 .732 70.5     12.3   4.3    16.6 .072 .025 .097
1987    1 Eric Davis CIN 25    40.61 61.0%   1295 383.8 9.8 6.4 2.7 .984   540.0 152.2 29.3 6.1 16.2 84.1 73.7 50.9 4.7 96.4 2.1 2.3 4.7 32.8 8.4 11.0 .282 .343 .449 .792 81.6     13.9   4.4    18.3 .090 .028 .118
1988    1 Andy Van Slyke PIT 27    35.06 58.4%   1204 388.6 5.8 5.6 0.8 .986   539.8 144.7 20.8 6.7 10.7 75.1 57.4 49.3 4.5 90.2 2.3 4.2 4.4 31.1 9.3 8.4 .268 .330 .391 .721 69.4     13.6   4.4    18.0 .088 .028 .116
1989    1 Eric Davis CIN 27    31.59 44.6%   928 385.8 7.8 6.4 2.7 .984   537.1 136.3 21.6 4.6 12.9 74.9 56.0 51.1 4.9 88.6 3.4 3.5 4.9 27.5 10.8 9.7 .254 .320 .383 .703 66.3     12.2   4.0    16.2 .080 .026 .107
                       
1990    1 Lenny Dykstra PHI 27    50.02 58.5%   1250 387.0 7.3 5.7 2.4 .986   535.4 148.5 26.4 4.6 13.2 83.1 57.0 55.9 3.7 77.4 2.2 3.5 3.0 28.9 11.4 6.3 .277 .346 .418 .764 76.5     14.4   4.3    18.8 .093 .028 .121
1991    2 Ron Gant ATL 26    30.41 51.6%   1147 385.8 7.6 6.6 2.2 .983   534.3 136.6 24.1 4.8 13.0 80.2 49.7 55.7 4.0 88.1 3.1 3.7 3.2 28.9 12.1 7.0 .256 .328 .392 .720 68.7     11.3   4.2    15.5 .066 .025 .091
1992    2 Ray Lankford STL 25    37.06 52.2%   1020 387.6 8.7 3.7 3.2 .991   539.8 148.4 27.5 6.1 10.1 73.9 55.9 47.3 4.4 78.0 3.9 4.6 4.4 34.5 10.4 8.4 .275 .335 .405 .740 73.4     14.9   4.6    19.6 .103 .032 .135
1993    2 Marquis Grissom MON 26    37.75 54.3%   1251 385.2 8.3 6.5 2.0 .984   543.4 149.0 23.9 6.7 13.1 80.7 63.3 44.0 3.7 89.1 4.4 4.5 3.7 29.7 12.1 8.0 .274 .332 .415 .747 70.5     11.4   4.6    16.0 .076 .030 .107
1994    2 Marquis Grissom MON 27    19.71 74.0%   1103 385.6 7.2 7.2 1.0 .982   539.2 149.9 26.3 4.8 15.4 90.5 56.1 49.3 3.1 99.2 4.2 4.0 3.3 27.8 11.1 8.3 .278 .341 .430 .771 73.1     10.8   4.5    15.2 .079 .033 .111
1995    1 Ray Lankford STL 28    24.54 45.5%   924 388.0 7.8 4.2 1.1 .989   536.2 142.9 29.1 4.0 11.7 80.2 48.7 51.1 2.4 90.1 5.4 4.3 3.0 30.6 12.3 8.5 .267 .335 .401 .736 70.9     10.4   4.5    14.9 .070 .031 .101
1996    1 Ray Lankford STL 29    31.22 45.2%   1055 385.0 9.0 6.0 0.9 .985   532.7 148.0 25.7 6.1 13.7 89.4 59.9 53.7 4.7 87.8 5.2 3.7 4.7 29.0 8.3 9.0 .278 .347 .426 .773 77.4     11.4   4.5    15.9 .076 .030 .106
1997    4 Rondell White MON 25    17.75 40.9%   986 386.1 7.7 6.2 3.4 .985   533.8 144.4 27.1 5.7 11.4 77.9 52.3 51.1 1.7 92.6 6.2 5.9 3.0 24.1 11.1 8.9 .271 .340 .407 .747 70.8      9.7   4.3    14.0 .062 .028 .090
1998    6 Rondell White MON 26    17.83 32.1%   904 384.5 10.3 5.2 3.0 .987   542.9 153.3 26.4 4.6 16.6 83.0 67.5 42.1 1.9 102.7 4.4 7.1 3.5 16.4 8.8 7.4 .282 .337 .439 .776 75.2     10.8   4.7    15.6 .068 .030 .098
1999    2 Carl Everett HOU 28    31.39 47.5%   1325 381.8 10.7 7.5 3.0 .981   528.9 152.0 30.5 5.1 18.5 87.2 71.4 57.4 2.5 103.4 5.5 3.7 4.5 22.0 7.9 8.2 .287 .360 .469 .829 88.4     13.3   4.0    17.3 .084 .025 .109
                       
2000    5 Preston Wilson FLA 25    21.44 40.4%   1198 383.0 10.9 6.1 2.0 .985   537.7 144.3 25.8 4.5 15.4 83.0 66.4 50.1 1.8 101.0 4.6 3.1 4.5 22.5 7.5 8.5 .268 .333 .419 .752 73.9      9.5   4.0    13.5 .057 .024 .081
2001    3 Mark Kotsay SD 25    20.03 34.2%   956 384.6 9.8 5.6 2.4 .986   535.0 146.0 30.9 3.1 17.9 78.1 72.2 51.7 1.9 104.4 7.1 2.4 3.8 11.2 6.9 13.4 .273 .343 .442 .785 78.1     10.9   4.0    15.0 .067 .025 .091
2002    2 Andruw Jones ATL 25    35.69 45.0%   1232 386.3 7.8 5.9 2.0 .985   526.8 144.1 25.1 5.3 20.7 80.7 68.5 61.3 3.7 104.7 4.6 4.0 3.3 13.9 8.2 10.9 .274 .352 .459 .811 85.9     14.7   4.2    18.8 .096 .027 .123
2003    2 Scott Podsednik MIL 27    27.08 53.2%   1384 386.4 9.5 4.1 2.1 .990   540.3 153.0 29.4 4.7 13.5 81.9 64.6 47.8 2.2 88.4 3.9 4.9 3.1 19.9 7.6 10.5 .283 .344 .430 .774 79.9     12.8   3.7    16.6 .087 .025 .112
2004    2 Juan Pierre FLA 26    21.39 47.5%   1183 386.9 7.5 5.6 2.4 .986   537.0 145.6 22.6 5.2 13.5 76.7 54.9 49.6 3.1 84.3 5.7 5.2 2.5 26.7 8.5 10.7 .271 .338 .408 .746 73.5      9.8   4.0    13.8 .069 .028 .097
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
2005    2 Carlos Beltran NY 28    26.39 52.7%   1437 384.9 8.7 6.4 1.5 .984   535.0 143.1 24.3 5.0 16.0 78.1 63.3 50.7 4.0 93.6 6.6 4.4 3.3 15.4 6.2 9.5 .267 .337 .421 .758 77.2     11.2   4.3    15.5 .072 .028 .100
2006    1 Carlos Beltran NY 29    58.53 52.5%   1485 387.8 8.2 4.0 2.6 .990   528.5 142.4 28.1 5.3 16.0 82.6 62.7 50.6 3.6 101.8 9.7 6.8 4.4 19.2 7.1 8.3 .269 .342 .433 .775 79.3     11.3   4.4    15.7 .071 .028 .099
2007    2 Aaron Rowand PHI 29    26.89 50.7%   1431 387.3 7.6 5.1 1.4 .987   538.1 155.1 31.4 4.0 11.9 80.1 57.0 44.6 1.6 94.7 7.5 5.9 3.9 24.2 7.3 9.5 .288 .349 .428 .777 83.9     10.9   3.6    14.6 .069 .023 .091
2008    2 Nate McLouth PIT 26    30.54 40.6%   1082 387.0 8.2 4.8 2.2 .988   542.6 144.1 26.7 4.9 17.0 82.6 60.5 43.7 2.5 100.2 5.3 5.3 3.1 27.4 6.0 6.2 .266 .325 .427 .752 80.3     11.1   3.6    14.6 .073 .023 .096
2009    2 Michael Bourn HOU 26    27.91 46.3%   1200 385.9 9.8 4.3 2.1 .989   535.2 145.8 28.9 6.8 11.3 80.6 50.7 51.7 1.2 104.6 5.1 5.0 3.0 24.9 8.1 5.0 .272 .340 .415 .755 80.7     12.8   3.8    16.5 .088 .026 .113
                       
2010    1 Shane Victorino PHI 29    28.29 56.9%   1530 387.1 8.2 4.7 2.9 .988   532.5 135.3 22.7 5.2 13.0 74.9 57.1 55.3 4.4 115.4 4.3 4.2 3.7 26.3 8.6 7.5 .254 .327 .390 .717 72.2     11.2   4.3    15.5 .073 .028 .101
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