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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 Tris Speaker BBW     CLE 2 L 38   149 394 20 8 7 .981   539 164 52 8 7 96 86 94 15 0 28 6 1 .304 .408 .469 .877 107     21.0   7.4   28.4 .141 .050 .191   30.90 1 1 Tris Speaker
2 2 Johnny Mostil 2     CHI 5 R 30   147 440 15 15 4 .968   600 197 41 15 4 120 42 79 55 10 13 35 14 .328 .415 .467 .882 113     22.0   6.0   28.0 .150 .041 .190   30.46 2 2 Johnny Mostil
3 3 Al Simmons BBW T5     PHI 3 R 24   147 333 11 9 5 .975   583 199 53 10 19 90 109 48 49 1 10 11 3 .341 .392 .564 .956 122     21.4   5.9   27.3 .146 .040 .186   29.32 3 3 Al Simmons
4 4 Heinie Manush Vet T5     DET 6 L 24   104 254 6 9 3 .967   432 163 30 7 12 82 75 27 24 5 24 10 4 .377 .420 .563 .983 94     21.3   1.5   22.8 .205 .014 .219   26.61 4 4 Heinie Manush
5 5   Earle Combs Vet           NY 1 L 27       145 375 8 12 2 .970     606 181 31 12 8 113 55 47   23 3 14   8 6   .299 .352 .429 .781 91       15.4   3.6   19.0 .106 .025 .131   17.14 5 5   Earle Combs
6 6 Goose Goslin Vet 9     WAS 4 L 25 LF   61 181 10 6 4 .970   236 83 11 6 7 44 45 26 16 3 7 3 3 .352 .423 .538 .961 53     12.1   2.0   14.1 .198 .033 .231   16.89 6 6 Goose Goslin
7 7 Ira Flagstead T23     BOS 8 R 32   98 264 14 5 4 .982   415 124 31 7 3 65 31 36 22 6 6 4 6 .299 .363 .429 .792 61      8.4   3.5   11.9 .086 .036 .121   10.33 7 7 Ira Flagstead
8 Ty Cobb BBW     DET 6 L 39   39 83 3 4 2 .956   165 56 13 4 3 34 44 18 1 1 9 6 3 .339 .408 .521 .929 33      7.0   0.4    7.4 .179 .010 .190    8.03 8 Ty Cobb
9 Baby Doll Jacobson 26     STL/BOS 7/8 R 35 RF   107 229 6 6 1 .975   409 121 36 2 5 43 61 22 27 1 18 3 3 .296 .333 .430 .763 56      7.1   2.0    9.1 .066 .019 .085    6.61 9 Baby Doll Jacobson
10 Earl McNeely     WAS 4 R 28 LF   52 139 4 4 2 .973   193 59 9 5 0 37 21 19 12 2 6 8 3 .306 .374 .404 .778 31      5.7   1.3    7.0 .110 .025 .135    6.40 10 Earl McNeely
                               
11 Sam Rice Vet 4     WAS 4 L 36 RF   44 112 6 4 1 .967   172 58 9 4 1 26 20 11 5 1 5 6 6 .337 .380 .453 .833 28      5.4   1.2    6.6 .123 .027 .150    6.37 11 Sam Rice
12 8 Harry Rice T12     STL 7 L 24 RF   47 126 7 3 1 .978   184 57 9 3 3 27 19 20 13 1 3 3 3 .310 .380 .440 .820 30      5.0   1.4    6.4 .106 .030 .136    5.89 12 8 Harry Rice
13 Cedric Durst   R   STL 7 L 29   42 113 4 2 0 .983   151 36 5 3 2 22 11 15 13 1 7 0 3 .238 .311 .351 .662 16      1.0   1.3    2.3 .024 .031 .055    1.34 13 Cedric Durst
League Average Age 29.9 League Avg WS/G .129 .032 .161
League Avg per 400 Chances 375.2 14.1 10.7 4.4 .973 Offense Share of WS 80.3%
League Average per 600 PA 527.2 168.6 37.1 9.7 8.3 89.9 69.7 52.0 30.9 3.9 16.9 11.6 6.5 .320 .385 .474 .859 94.0 Average WS/Team  23.79
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   53.6%   631 1638 64 48 20 .973     2485 798 160 47 43 444 355 258   110 15 97   42 29   .321 .388 .475 .863 452       88.2  18.8  107.0 .140 .030 .170 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.4%   551 1405 50 39 16 .974   2205 703 171 38 32 357 268 204 164 20 54 62 28 .319 .382 .474 .856 385     64.6  18.7   83.3 .117 .034 .151 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 24.6%   298 713 24 21 9 .972   1199 419 92 20 34 199 203 95 86 7 37 24 10 .349 .400 .545 .945 246     47.7   8.8   56.5 .160 .030 .190 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 25.6%   300 808 26 24 8 .972   1186 359 56 26 17 216 132 107 64 9 34 19 15 .303 .365 .437 .802 191     34.2   8.2   42.4 .114 .027 .141 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 21.9%   245 704 29 20 8 .973   1015 321 72 22 7 185 73 115 77 16 19 39 20 .316 .394 .451 .845 174     30.4   9.5   39.9 .124 .039 .163 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   27.9%   339 818 35 22 11 .975   1290 402 111 17 17 201 215 145 47 3 61 22 12 .312 .382 .464 .846 226     40.5  11.0   51.5 .119 .032 .152 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     3.5%     42 113 4 2 0 .983     151 36 5 3 2 22 11 15   13 1 7   0 3   .238 .311 .351 .662 16        1.0   1.3    2.3 .024 .031 .055 Rookie  
Starter 76.9%   898 2367 91 67 30 .973   3595 1168 258 68 63 637 462 377 217 29 105 80 40 .325 .393 .487 .880 671    126.6  31.3  157.9 .141 .035 .176 Starter  
Reserve     23.1%     284 676 23 20 6 .972     1095 333 73 17 12 164 161 85   57 6 46   24 17   .304 .358 .435 .793 166       26.2   6.2   32.4 .092 .022 .114 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   53.6%   631 374.4 14.6 11.0 4.6 .973     522.2 167.7 33.6 9.9 9.0 93.3 74.6 54.2   23.1 3.2 20.4   8.8 6.1   .321 .388 .475 .863 95.0       18.5   4.0   22.5 .140 .030 .170 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.4%   551 376.2 13.4 10.4 4.3 .974   532.8 169.9 41.3 9.2 7.7 86.3 64.8 49.3 39.6 4.8 13.1 15.0 6.8 .319 .382 .474 .856 93.0     15.6   4.5   20.1 .117 .034 .151 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 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 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 25.6%   300 376.7 12.1 11.2 3.7 .972   532.6 161.2 25.1 11.7 7.6 97.0 59.3 48.1 28.7 4.0 15.3 8.5 6.7 .303 .365 .437 .802 85.8     15.4   3.7   19.0 .114 .027 .141 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 21.9%   245 374.0 15.4 10.6 4.2 .973   522.8 165.3 37.1 11.3 3.6 95.3 37.6 59.2 39.7 8.2 9.8 20.1 10.3 .316 .394 .451 .845 89.6     15.7   4.9   20.5 .124 .039 .163 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   27.9%   339 373.9 16.0 10.1 5.0 .975   516.4 160.9 44.4 6.8 6.8 80.5 86.1 58.0 18.8 1.2 24.4 8.8 4.8 .312 .382 .464 .846 90.5     16.2   4.4   20.6 .119 .032 .152 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.5%     42 379.8 13.5 6.7 0.0 .983     520.7 124.1 17.2 10.3 6.9 75.9 37.9 51.7   44.8 3.5 24.1   0.0 10.3   .238 .311 .351 .662 55.2        3.4   4.5    7.9 .024 .031 .055 Rookie  
Starter 76.9%   898 375.0 14.4 10.6 4.8 .973   525.3 170.7 37.7 9.9 9.2 93.1 67.5 55.1 31.7 4.2 15.4 11.7 5.8 .325 .393 .487 .880 98.1     18.5   4.6   23.1 .141 .035 .176 Starter  
Reserve     23.1%     284 376.1 12.8 11.1 3.3 .972     533.3 162.2 35.6 8.3 5.8 79.9 78.4 41.4   27.8 2.9 22.4   11.7 8.3   .304 .358 .435 .793 80.8       12.8   3.0   15.8 .092 .022 .114 Reserve