Center Fielders
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1927 1929 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 T6     NY 1 L 29   149 424 11 9 7 .980   626 194 33 21 7 118 56 77 33 2 4 10 8 .310 .387 .463 .850 114     24.2   4.2   28.4 .163 .028 .191   35.26 1 1 Earle Combs
2 2 Fred Schulte     STL 3 R 27   143 419 21 12 6 .973   556 159 44 6 7 90 85 51 60 1 21 6 5 .286 .347 .424 .771 86     12.9   6.5   19.4 .090 .045 .136   20.32 2 2 Fred Schulte
3 3 Red Barnes   R   WAS 4 L 24   96 238 15 5 2 .981   381 116 20 14 5 75 47 50 35 4 8 6 3 .304 .391 .470 .861 69     11.7   3.8   15.5 .122 .040 .161   17.71 3 3 Red Barnes
4 4 Ira Flagstead 14     BOS 8 R 34   135 346 18 10 4 .973   510 148 41 4 1 84 39 60 23 1 16 12 9 .290 .366 .392 .758 74     10.9   4.1   15.0 .081 .030 .111   14.22 4 4 Ira Flagstead
5 5   Harry Rice   T20         DET 6 L 26       129 347 10 14 0 .962     502 152 21 12 6 86 80 43   27 2 17   20 13   .303 .360 .428 .788 77       11.2   3.4   14.6 .087 .026 .113   13.97 5 5   Harry Rice
6 6 Johnny Mostil     CHI 5 R 32   120 369 16 9 3 .977   461 125 17 7 0 63 47 60 49 4 15 21 19 .271 .360 .338 .698 59      7.2   5.5   12.7 .060 .046 .106   11.75 6 6 Johnny Mostil
7 7 Mule Haas   R   PHI 2 L 24   69 152 7 4 1 .975   276 77 17 3 5 34 32 19 17 2 7 2 2 .279 .330 .417 .747 38      5.5   2.5    8.0 .080 .036 .116    7.75 7 7 Mule Haas
8 Bing Miller     PHI 2 R 33 LF,RF   43 113 2 3 1 .975   160 53 11 2 3 24 27 8 8 3 6 3 2 .331 .374 .481 .855 27      4.8   1.8    6.6 .112 .042 .153    7.35 8 Bing Miller
9 Alex Metzler T25     CHI 5 L 25 LF,RF   43 108 3 3 1 .974   144 44 6 4 1 22 17 24 9 2 6 5 2 .306 .412 .424 .836 27      5.0   1.2    6.2 .116 .028 .144    6.69 9 Alex Metzler
10 Tris Speaker BBW     PHI 2 L 40   49 109 8 3 1 .975   187 50 22 2 3 27 29 10 5 2 9 5 1 .267 .312 .455 .767 26      3.7   2.1    5.8 .076 .043 .118    5.67 10 Tris Speaker
                                   
11 Sammy West   R   WAS 4 L 23 LF   60 121 6 0 0 1.000   191 57 15 4 2 30 20 10 12 1 3 3 3 .298 .337 .450 .787 26      3.6   1.7    5.3 .060 .028 .088    4.48 11 Sammy West
12 8 Sam Langford   R   CLE 7 L 29 LF   76 182 3 5 2 .974   300 83 12 6 3 35 35 15 25 1 8 2 5 .277 .313 .387 .700 34      3.2   1.3    4.5 .042 .017 .059    3.11 12 8 Sam Langford
13 Al Wingo     DET 6 L 30 LF   28 69 2 2 1 .973   98 28 5 1 1 12 12 16 7 0 2 1 1 .286 .386 .388 .774 16      2.5   0.6    3.1 .089 .021 .111    2.93 13 Al Wingo
14 Luther Harvel   R   CLE 7 R 22   39 86 6 5 0 .948   136 30 6 1 0 12 12 4 17 4 4 1 1 .221 .264 .279 .543 10      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .018 .018    0.27 14 Luther Harvel
League Average Age 28.6 League Avg WS/G .090 .033 .124
League Avg per 400 Chances 374.3 15.5 10.2 3.5 .975 Offense Share of WS 73.0%
League Average per 600 PA 529.6 153.9 31.6 10.2 5.1 83.3 62.9 52.3 38.2 3.4 14.7 11.3 8.7 .291 .358 .418 .776 79.9 Average WS/Team  18.23
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   58.4%   699 1750 65 45 15 .976     2705 801 151 67 33 439 328 264   170 16 64   54 38   .296 .362 .438 .800 427       70.6  20.8   91.4 .101 .030 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.6%   480 1333 63 39 14 .973   1823 515 119 20 11 273 210 183 157 13 62 43 36 .283 .352 .388 .740 256     35.8  18.6   54.4 .075 .039 .113 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 21.1%   264 597 34 14 3 .978   984 280 58 22 12 151 111 83 81 11 22 12 9 .285 .347 .425 .772 143     20.8   8.7   29.5 .079 .033 .112 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 46.8%   540 1480 48 43 16 .973   2128 632 116 49 24 351 273 210 154 8 56 43 33 .297 .362 .431 .793 338     56.5  16.6   73.1 .105 .031 .135 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 28.1%   326 897 38 24 9 .975   1229 354 74 14 5 183 125 144 87 8 39 37 31 .288 .366 .383 .749 176     25.4  12.0   37.4 .078 .037 .115 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   3.9%   49 109 8 3 1 .975   187 50 22 2 3 27 29 10 5 2 9 5 1 .267 .312 .455 .767 26      3.7   2.1    5.8 .076 .043 .118 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     27.3%     340 779 37 19 5 .977     1284 363 70 28 15 186 146 98   106 12 30   14 14   .283 .339 .416 .755 177       24.0  10.0   34.0 .071 .029 .100 Rookie  
Starter 79.4%   917 2477 101 68 25 .974   3612 1054 205 73 34 585 421 375 269 17 96 79 64 .292 .361 .417 .778 551     86.8  31.3  118.1 .095 .034 .129 Starter  
Reserve     20.6%     262 606 27 16 4 .975     916 262 65 14 10 127 117 72   58 12 30   18 10   .286 .346 .420 .766 132       19.6   8.1   27.7 .075 .031 .106 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   58.4%   699 376.3 14.0 9.7 3.2 .976     532.3 157.6 29.7 13.2 6.5 86.4 64.5 52.0   33.5 3.1 12.6   10.6 7.5   .296 .362 .438 .800 84.0       13.9   4.1   18.0 .101 .030 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.6%   480 371.6 17.5 10.9 3.9 .973   525.6 148.5 34.3 5.8 3.2 78.7 60.5 52.8 45.3 3.7 17.9 12.4 10.4 .283 .352 .388 .740 73.8     10.3   5.4   15.7 .075 .039 .113 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 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 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.8%   540 376.8 12.2 11.0 4.1 .973   531.6 157.9 29.0 12.2 6.0 87.7 68.2 52.4 38.5 2.0 14.0 10.7 8.2 .297 .362 .431 .793 84.4     14.1   4.1   18.3 .105 .031 .135 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 28.1%   326 374.1 15.9 10.0 3.8 .975   519.3 149.6 31.3 5.9 2.1 77.3 52.8 60.8 36.8 3.4 16.5 15.6 13.1 .288 .366 .383 .749 74.4     10.7   5.1   15.8 .078 .037 .115 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   3.9%   49 363.3 26.7 10.0 3.3 .975   539.4 144.2 63.5 5.8 8.7 77.9 83.7 28.8 14.4 5.8 26.0 14.4 2.9 .267 .312 .455 .767 75.0     10.7   6.1   16.7 .076 .043 .118 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.3%     340 373.2 17.7 9.1 2.4 .977     541.0 152.9 29.5 11.8 6.3 78.4 61.5 41.3   44.7 5.1 12.6   5.9 5.9   .283 .339 .416 .755 74.6       10.1   4.2   14.3 .071 .029 .100 Rookie  
Starter 79.4%   917 374.4 15.3 10.3 3.8 .974   528.6 154.2 30.0 10.7 5.0 85.6 61.6 54.9 39.4 2.5 14.0 11.6 9.4 .292 .361 .417 .778 80.6     12.7   4.6   17.3 .095 .034 .129 Starter  
Reserve     20.6%     262 373.5 16.6 9.9 2.5 .975     533.6 152.6 37.9 8.2 5.8 74.0 68.2 41.9   33.8 7.0 17.5   10.5 5.8   .286 .346 .420 .766 76.9       11.4   4.7   16.1 .075 .031 .106 Reserve