Center Fielders
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1926 1928 Chronology Home CF Index Guide
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 Earle Combs Vet     NY 1 L 28   152 411 6 14 0 .968   648 231 36 23 6 137 64 62 31 2 12 15 6 .356 .414 .511 .925 131     25.5   6.0   31.5 .168 .039 .207   37.77 1 1 Earle Combs
2 2 Al Simmons BBW T4     PHI 2 R 25   94 227 9 4 2 .983   363 142 32 10 13 77 97 28 27 1 18 9 2 .391 .436 .642 1.078 93     20.0   3.0   23.0 .213 .032 .245   29.96 2 2 Al Simmons
3 3 Tris Speaker BBW     WAS 3 L 39   119 276 12 10 5 .966   514 168 42 6 2 70 72 54 8 4 15 9 8 .327 .395 .444 .839 92     17.2   3.9   21.1 .145 .033 .177   23.40 3 3 Tris Speaker
4 4 Alex Metzler 17   R   CHI 5 L 24   133 388 15 14 6 .966   527 168 28 11 3 84 59 59 38 9 11 15 11 .319 .397 .431 .828 87     14.6   6.0   20.6 .110 .045 .155   21.35 4 4 Alex Metzler
5 5   Heinie Manush Vet           DET 4 L 25       147 356 9 11 3 .971     581 173 30 18 6 100 88 46   28 4 15   12 8   .298 .353 .442 .795 94       13.8   4.0   17.8 .094 .027 .121   16.31 5 5   Heinie Manush
6 6 Ira Flagstead T18     BOS 8 R 33   128 324 19 5 4 .986   462 132 26 8 4 63 68 57 25 9 23 12 2 .286 .375 .403 .778 72     10.6   3.4   14.0 .083 .027 .109   12.19 6 6 Ira Flagstead
7 Ty Cobb BBW     PHI 2 L 40 RF   52 117 3 3 1 .976   201 72 13 3 2 43 38 27 5 2 5 9 7 .358 .439 .483 .922 42      8.1   1.3    9.4 .156 .025 .181   10.53 7 Ty Cobb
8 7 Bing Miller     STL 7 R 32 LF,RF   61 170 4 4 1 .978   236 77 15 3 2 40 36 14 12 4 11 4 3 .326 .374 .441 .815 41      6.2   1.5    7.7 .102 .025 .126    7.21 8 7 Bing Miller
9 Fred Schulte T18   R   STL 7 R 26   49 117 3 11 0 .916   189 60 16 5 3 32 34 20 14 0 7 5 3 .317 .383 .503 .886 37      6.1   0.6    6.7 .124 .012 .137    6.52 9 Fred Schulte
10 Bernie Neis     CLE/CHI 6/5 B 31   33 89 5 3 1 .969   111 33 9 0 3 17 19 18 12 0 6 1 1 .297 .395 .459 .854 21      3.6   1.2    4.8 .109 .036 .145    4.82 10 Bernie Neis
                               
11 Harry Rice     STL 7 L 25 RF   44 112 8 6 2 .952   175 50 9 3 2 30 23 17 7 1 5 2 1 .286 .352 .406 .758 27      3.7   1.0    4.7 .084 .023 .107    4.05 11 Harry Rice
12 Earl McNeely     WAS 3 R 29   32 58 2 1 1 .984   112 31 6 2 0 24 10 7 8 1 4 7 2 .277 .325 .366 .691 14      1.6   0.8    2.4 .050 .025 .075    1.73 12 Earl McNeely
13 Wally Shaner     BOS 8 R 27 LF   25 57 3 2 0 .968   84 23 7 1 1 11 10 4 7 0 1 2 1 .274 .307 .417 .724 10      1.2   0.4    1.6 .048 .016 .064    1.07 13 Wally Shaner
14 8 Ike Eichrodt     CLE 6 R 24   64 141 10 3 5 .981   208 46 15 2 0 19 20 12 20 0 8 2 2 .221 .264 .313 .577 16      -     1.6    1.6 .000 .025 .025    0.67 14 8 Ike Eichrodt
15 Baby Doll Jacobson     CLE/PHI 6/2 R 36 LF   33 83 2 7 0 .924   108 27 5 0 0 13 14 6 4 1 6 0 0 .250 .296 .296 .592 10      0.4   0.8    1.2 .012 .024 .036    0.60 15 Baby Doll Jacobson
League Average Age 29.2 League Avg WS/G .114 .030 .144
League Avg per 400 Chances 373.5 14.0 12.5 4.0 .969 Offense Share of WS 78.9%
League Average per 600 PA 528.0 167.4 33.8 11.1 5.5 88.8 76.2 50.4 28.7 4.4 17.2 12.2 6.7 .317 .381 .454 .835 92.0 Average WS/Team  21.01
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   56.9%   647 1660 53 58 17 .967     2646 862 158 64 21 464 344 265   117 22 63   62 41   .326 .392 .458 .850 473       82.9  22.2  105.1 .128 .034 .162 Bats Left
Bats Right 40.3%   486 1177 52 37 13 .971   1755 536 123 31 24 278 288 146 118 16 79 41 15 .305 .364 .452 .816 293     46.1  12.1   58.2 .095 .025 .120 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   2.8%     33 89 5 3 1 .969     111 33 9 0 3 17 19 18   12 0 6   1 1   .297 .395 .459 .854 21        3.6   1.2    4.8 .109 .036 .145 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 17.1%   197 529 25 17 11 .970   735 214 43 13 3 103 79 71 58 9 19 17 13 .291 .361 .397 .758 103     14.6   7.6   22.2 .074 .039 .113 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 46.4%   543 1338 40 49 8 .966   2152 710 136 62 31 411 326 184 122 9 62 52 23 .330 .385 .494 .879 406     71.9  15.8   87.7 .132 .029 .162 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 19.1%   222 583 28 12 6 .981   809 242 50 11 9 120 123 89 49 13 40 17 6 .299 .378 .422 .800 134     20.4   6.1   26.5 .092 .027 .119 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   17.4%   204 476 17 20 6 .961   816 265 61 9 5 125 123 85 18 7 27 18 15 .325 .393 .440 .833 144     25.7   6.0   31.7 .126 .029 .155 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     16.4%     182 505 18 25 6 .954     716 228 44 16 6 116 93 79   52 9 18   20 14   .318 .393 .450 .843 124       20.7   6.6   27.3 .114 .036 .150 Rookie  
Starter 77.8%   898 2293 84 65 26 .973   3539 1137 224 81 36 590 504 332 189 33 113 78 42 .321 .385 .461 .846 626    107.9  29.4  137.3 .120 .033 .153 Starter  
Reserve     22.2%     268 633 26 33 5 .952     973 294 66 14 12 169 147 97   58 5 35   26 15   .302 .368 .436 .804 161       24.7   6.1   30.8 .092 .023 .115 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   56.9%   647 374.9 12.0 13.1 3.8 .967     529.9 172.6 31.6 12.8 4.2 92.9 68.9 53.1   23.4 4.4 12.6   12.4 8.2   .326 .392 .458 .850 94.7       16.6   4.4   21.0 .128 .034 .162 Bats Left
Bats Right 40.3%   486 371.9 16.4 11.7 4.1 .971   527.6 161.1 37.0 9.3 7.2 83.6 86.6 43.9 35.5 4.8 23.7 12.3 4.5 .305 .364 .452 .816 88.1     13.9   3.6   17.5 .095 .025 .120 Bats Right
Bats Both   2.8%     33 367.0 20.6 12.4 4.1 .969     493.3 146.7 40.0 0.0 13.3 75.6 84.4 80.0   53.3 0.0 26.7   4.4 4.4   .297 .395 .459 .854 93.3       16.0   5.3   21.3 .109 .036 .145 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 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 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.4%   543 375.1 11.2 13.7 2.2 .966   536.4 177.0 33.9 15.5 7.7 102.5 81.3 45.9 30.4 2.2 15.5 13.0 5.7 .330 .385 .494 .879 101.2     17.9   3.9   21.9 .132 .029 .162 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 19.1%   222 374.3 18.0 7.7 3.9 .981   510.4 152.7 31.5 6.9 5.7 75.7 77.6 56.2 30.9 8.2 25.2 10.7 3.8 .299 .378 .422 .800 84.5     12.9   3.8   16.7 .092 .027 .119 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   17.4%   204 371.1 13.3 15.6 4.7 .961   523.6 170.1 39.1 5.8 3.2 80.2 78.9 54.6 11.6 4.5 17.3 11.6 9.6 .325 .393 .440 .833 92.4     16.5   3.9   20.3 .126 .029 .155 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     16.4%     182 368.6 13.1 18.3 4.4 .954     522.6 166.4 32.1 11.7 4.4 84.7 67.9 57.7   38.0 6.6 13.1   14.6 10.2   .318 .393 .450 .843 90.5       15.1   4.8   19.9 .114 .036 .150 Rookie  
Starter 77.8%   898 375.6 13.8 10.6 4.3 .973   528.6 169.8 33.5 12.1 5.4 88.1 75.3 49.6 28.2 4.9 16.9 11.7 6.3 .321 .385 .461 .846 93.5     16.1   4.4   20.5 .120 .033 .153 Starter  
Reserve     22.2%     268 365.9 15.0 19.1 2.9 .952     526.0 158.9 35.7 7.6 6.5 91.4 79.5 52.4   31.4 2.7 18.9   14.1 8.1   .302 .368 .436 .804 87.0       13.4   3.3   16.6 .092 .023 .115 Reserve