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Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos 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 WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Ty Cobb BBW     DET 4 L 30 RF   123 317 21 9 7 .974   476 182 36 19 5 87 83 49 28 3 13 45 .382 .443 .569 1.012 117     32.7   4.8   37.5 .266 .039 .305   51.60 1 1 Ty Cobb
2 2 Tris Speaker BBW     CLE 3 L 29   142 365 23 8 5 .980   523 184 42 11 2 90 60 67 14 7 15 30 .352 .432 .486 .918 111     29.8   7.4   37.2 .210 .052 .262   47.45 2 2 Tris Speaker
3 3 Happy Felsch     CHI 1 R 25   152 440 24 7 5 .985   575 177 17 10 6 75 102 33 52 6 18 26 .308 .352 .403 .755 92     23.2   7.0   30.2 .153 .046 .199   33.54 3 3 Happy Felsch
4 4 Clyde Milan     WAS 5 L 30   153 339 18 14 3 .962   579 170 15 4 0 60 48 58 26 6 19 20 .294 .364 .333 .697 79     19.1   2.9   22.0 .125 .019 .144   20.79 4 4 Clyde Milan
5 5   Amos Strunk             PHI 8 L 28       146 346 13 5 5 .986     540 152 26 7 1 83 45 68   37 1 25   16     .281 .363 .361 .724 73       17.3   2.8   20.1 .118 .019 .138   18.58 5 5   Amos Strunk
6 6 Tilly Walker     BOS 2 R 29   96 225 20 7 7 .972   337 83 18 7 2 41 37 25 38 1 22 6 .246 .300 .359 .659 39      7.0   5.0   12.0 .073 .052 .125   10.57 6 6 Tilly Walker
7 Jimmy C. Walsh     BOS 2 L 31   43 96 7 2 0 .981   169 45 5 3 0 23 11 23 13 0 2 5 .266 .354 .331 .685 22      5.0   2.0    7.0 .116 .047 .163    7.04 7 Jimmy C. Walsh
8 Earl L. Smith   R   STL 7 B 26 LF   29 73 7 2 3 .976   113 32 4 4 0 18 6 9 12 0 5 3 .283 .336 .389 .725 15      3.6   0.6    4.2 .124 .021 .145    3.98 8 Earl L. Smith
9 7 Elmer Miller     NY 6 R 26 LF,RF   53 111 7 4 1 .967   179 45 5 1 1 20 17 19 21 4 10 5 .251 .337 .307 .644 21      3.7   1.2    4.9 .070 .023 .093    3.71 9 7 Elmer Miller
10 Baby Doll Jacobson     STL 7 R 26 RF   54 141 7 3 2 .980   201 50 9 3 2 20 21 12 25 2 3 4 .249 .298 .353 .651 20      3.8   1.1    4.9 .070 .020 .091    3.68 10 Baby Doll Jacobson
                             
11 Tim Hendryx     NY 6 R 26 RF   30 74 4 3 0 .963   110 27 4 2 1 12 12 17 13 1 4 2 .245 .352 .345 .697 16      3.1   0.8    3.9 .103 .027 .130    3.50 11 Tim Hendryx
12 Harry Heilmann BBW     DET 4 R 22 1B,RF   28 56 3 2 1 .967   104 29 4 2 1 11 16 8 10 1 4 2 .279 .336 .385 .721 14      2.9   0.7    3.6 .104 .025 .129    3.22 12 Harry Heilmann
13 8 Armando Marsans     STL/NY 7/6 R 29   92 226 7 8 3 .967   324 74 15 0 0 38 33 26 8 0 12 16 .228 .286 .275 .561 27      3.0   2.0    5.0 .033 .022 .054    2.90 13 8 Armando Marsans
14 Lee Magee     NY 6 B 28 3B   48 81 6 6 1 .935   166 36 4 1 0 16 8 12 17 1 12 3 .217 .274 .253 .527 12      0.5   1.0    1.5 .010 .021 .031    0.66 14 Lee Magee
15 Chick Shorten   R   BOS 2 L 25   20 44 1 1 0 .978   78 14 2 1 0 6 7 5 5 0 4 1 .179 .229 .231 .460 4      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .035 .035    0.33 15 Chick Shorten
League Average Age 28.0 League Avg WS/G .128 .033 .161
League Avg per 400 Chances 368.7 21.1 10.2 5.4 .975 Offense Share of WS 79.5%
League Average per 600 PA 525.7 152.8 24.2 8.8 2.5 70.5 59.5 50.7 37.5 3.9 19.7 21.6 .291 .357 .384 .741 77.8 Average WS/Team  24.34
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time 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
Copyright © 2009-2010 by Andre Lower Bats Left   52.2%   627 1507 83 39 20 .976     2365 747 126 45 8 349 254 270   123 17 78   117     .316 .390 .417 .807 406      103.9  20.6  124.5 .166 .033 .199 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.8%   505 1273 72 34 19 .975   1830 485 72 25 13 217 238 140 167 15 73 61 .265 .322 .353 .675 229     46.7  17.8   64.5 .092 .035 .128 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   6.0%     77 154 13 8 4 .954     279 68 8 5 0 34 14 21   29 1 17   6     .244 .299 .308 .607 27        4.1   1.6    5.7 .053 .021 .074 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 2.2%   28 56 3 2 1 .967   104 29 4 2 1 11 16 8 10 1 4 2 .279 .336 .385 .721 14      2.9   0.7    3.6 .104 .025 .129 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 71.3%   862 2126 119 54 32 .977   3146 874 146 47 15 419 348 293 242 23 130 112 .278 .344 .368 .712 430     95.0  29.6  124.6 .110 .034 .145 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 26.6%   319 752 46 25 10 .970   1224 397 56 26 5 170 142 130 67 9 34 70 .324 .393 .425 .818 218     56.8   9.7   66.5 .178 .030 .208 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     4.1%     49 117 8 3 3 .977     191 46 6 5 0 24 13 14   17 0 9   4     .241 .293 .325 .618 19        3.6   1.3    4.9 .073 .027 .100 Rookie  
Starter 77.5%   932 2298 129 60 34 .976   3445 1047 170 59 17 484 410 337 221 28 130 158 .304 .371 .402 .773 551    134.9  32.5  167.4 .145 .035 .180 Starter  
Reserve     22.5%     277 636 39 21 9 .970     1029 253 36 16 4 116 96 94   98 5 38   26     .246 .312 .324 .636 111       19.8   7.5   27.3 .071 .027 .099 Reserve  
Splits per 400 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 400 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 400 TC / 600 PA
Pct of Total
Playing Time 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
Bats Left   52.2%   627 370.0 20.4 9.6 4.9 .976     519.8 164.2 27.7 9.9 1.8 76.7 55.8 59.3   27.0 3.7 17.2   25.7     .316 .390 .417 .807 89.2       22.8   4.5   27.4 .166 .033 .199 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.8%   505 369.2 20.9 9.9 5.5 .975   533.5 141.4 21.0 7.3 3.8 63.3 69.4 40.8 48.7 4.4 21.3 17.8 .265 .322 .353 .675 66.8     13.6   5.2   18.8 .092 .035 .128 Bats Right
Bats Both   6.0%     77 352.0 29.7 18.3 9.1 .954     526.4 128.3 15.1 9.4 0.0 64.2 26.4 39.6   54.7 1.9 32.1   11.3     .244 .299 .308 .607 50.9        7.7   3.0   10.8 .053 .021 .074 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 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 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 71.3%   862 369.9 20.7 9.4 5.6 .977   525.5 146.0 24.4 7.9 2.5 70.0 58.1 49.0 40.4 3.8 21.7 18.7 .278 .344 .368 .712 71.8     15.9   4.9   20.8 .110 .034 .145 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 26.6%   319 365.5 22.4 12.1 4.9 .970   525.7 170.5 24.1 11.2 2.1 73.0 61.0 55.8 28.8 3.9 14.6 30.1 .324 .393 .425 .818 93.6     24.4   4.2   28.6 .178 .030 .208 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Rookie     4.1%     49 365.6 25.0 9.4 9.4 .977     535.5 129.0 16.8 14.0 0.0 67.3 36.4 39.3   47.7 0.0 25.2   11.2     .241 .293 .325 .618 53.3       10.1   3.6   13.7 .073 .027 .100 Rookie  
Starter 77.5%   932 369.6 20.7 9.7 5.5 .976   524.6 159.4 25.9 9.0 2.6 73.7 62.4 51.3 33.7 4.3 19.8 24.1 .304 .371 .402 .773 83.9     20.5   4.9   25.5 .145 .035 .180 Starter  
Reserve     22.5%     277 365.5 22.4 12.1 5.2 .970     529.5 130.2 18.5 8.2 2.1 59.7 49.4 48.4   50.4 2.6 19.5   13.4     .246 .312 .324 .636 57.1       10.2   3.9   14.0 .071 .027 .099 Reserve