Center Fielders
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1935 1937 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 Earl Averill Vet 3 A   CLE 5 L 34   150 369 11 12 2 .969   614 232 39 15 28 136 126 65 35 1 2 3 3 .378 .438 .627 1.065 150     22.7   4.6   27.3 .151 .031 .182   31.79 1 1 Earl  Averill
2 2 Ben Chapman a   NY/WAS 1/4 R 27   133 377 13 16 4 .961   540 170 50 10 5 110 81 84 38 1 3 20 9 .315 .408 .472 .880 110     17.6   5.8   23.4 .132 .044 .176   26.79 2 2 Ben Chapman
3 3 Wally Moses 14   PHI 8 L 25   136 377 11 10 3 .975   549 189 33 10 7 92 62 58 30 2 6 11 6 .344 .409 .479 .888 108     15.2   4.1   19.3 .112 .030 .142   19.85 3 3 Wally Moses
4 4 Al Simmons BBW   DET 2 R 34   134 339 8 5 1 .986   536 176 36 6 12 91 106 46 33 2 1 6 4 .328 .384 .485 .869 99     15.2   3.4   18.6 .113 .025 .139   18.92 4 4 Al Simmons
5 5   Doc Cramer             BOS 6 L 30       154 443 20 12 6 .975     643 188 31 7 0 99 41 49   20 5 16   4 6   .292 .347 .362 .709 83        5.8   9.0   14.8 .038 .058 .096   12.52 5 5   Doc Cramer
6 6 Joe DiMaggio BBW 8 A   NY 1 R 21 LF   55 158 8 3 1 .982   252 82 17 6 11 52 49 9 15 2 1 2 0 .325 .354 .571 .925 51      7.9   2.5   10.4 .144 .045 .189   12.34 6 6 Joe DiMaggio
7 7 Larry Rosenthal R   CHI 3 L 26   80 243 7 6 3 .977   317 89 15 8 3 71 46 59 37 0 5 2 0 .281 .394 .407 .801 59      7.9   3.6   11.5 .099 .045 .144   11.90 7 7 Larry Rosenthal
8 8 Sammy West 18   STL 7 L 31   148 442 10 8 2 .983   533 148 26 4 7 78 70 94 70 0 10 2 0 .278 .386 .381 .767 85      8.6   3.6   12.2 .058 .024 .082    9.56 8 8 Sammy West
9 Jake Powell   WAS/NY 4/1 R 27 LF   95 227 5 8 2 .967   374 112 18 7 5 71 54 36 36 2 3 18 8 .299 .364 .425 .789 59      7.4   2.6   10.0 .078 .027 .105    8.86 9 Jake Powell
10 Mike Kreevich R   CHI 3 R 28 RF   65 162 7 5 2 .971   257 79 15 5 2 46 32 29 22 1 7 5 2 .307 .380 .428 .808 46      6.1   1.9    8.0 .094 .029 .123    7.66 10 Mike Kreevich
                               
11 Gee Walker 12   DET 2 R 28 RF   21 59 2 2 1 .968   92 32 9 1 2 18 16 4 5 1 1 3 1 .348 .381 .533 .914 18      3.0   0.5    3.5 .143 .024 .167    3.90 11 Gee Walker
12 Dixie Walker   NY/CHI 1/3 L 25   21 53 2 0 0 1.000   86 25 2 2 1 14 15 14 9 1 0 2 1 .291 .396 .395 .791 15      2.1   0.8    2.9 .100 .038 .138    2.94 12 Dixie Walker
13 Myril Hoag   NY 1 R 28   26 59 1 3 1 .952   101 31 6 3 2 15 22 5 10 2 2 2 1 .307 .352 .485 .837 16      2.1   0.6    2.7 .081 .023 .104    2.37 13 Myril Hoag
14 Lou Finney   PHI 8 L 25 1B,LF,RF   21 61 1 1 0 .984   90 27 4 1 0 14 6 6 3 0 0 1 1 .300 .344 .367 .711 12      1.1   0.6    1.7 .052 .029 .081    1.32 14 Lou Finney
League Average Age 28.9 League Avg WS/G .099 .035 .134
League Avg per 400 Chances 377.9 11.9 10.2 3.1 .974 Offense Share of WS 73.8%
League Average per 600 PA 532.2 168.7 32.1 9.1 9.1 96.9 77.5 59.6 38.8 2.1 6.1 8.6 4.5 .317 .388 .463 .851 97.3 Average WS/Team  20.79
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   57.9%   710 1988 62 49 16 .977     2832 898 150 47 46 504 366 345   204 9 39   25 17   .317 .393 .452 .845 512       63.4  26.3   89.7 .089 .037 .126 Bats Left
Bats Right 42.1%   529 1381 44 42 12 .971   2151 682 150 37 40 403 360 213 158 10 18 56 25 .317 .381 .477 .858 400     59.3  17.3   76.6 .112 .033 .145 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.6%   55 158 8 3 1 .982   252 82 17 6 11 52 49 9 15 2 1 2 0 .325 .354 .571 .925 51      7.9   2.5   10.4 .144 .045 .189 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 48.4%   598 1618 49 51 16 .970   2405 754 151 46 28 451 334 295 189 9 27 64 29 .314 .391 .449 .840 444     62.5  20.5   83.0 .105 .034 .139 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 47.0%   586 1593 49 37 11 .978   2326 744 132 32 47 404 343 254 158 8 29 15 13 .320 .389 .465 .854 417     52.3  20.6   72.9 .089 .035 .124 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.9%     145 405 14 11 5 .974     574 168 30 13 5 117 78 88   59 1 12   7 2   .293 .388 .416 .804 105       14.0   5.5   19.5 .097 .038 .134 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   954 2642 85 68 22 .976   3845 1237 233 63 72 710 560 449 258 13 42 49 26 .322 .394 .471 .865 725     97.7  35.0  132.7 .102 .037 .139 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     285 727 21 23 6 .970     1138 343 67 21 14 197 166 109   104 6 15   32 16   .301 .366 .434 .800 187       25.0   8.6   33.6 .088 .030 .118 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   57.9%   710 378.9 11.8 9.3 3.0 .977     526.9 167.1 27.9 8.7 8.6 93.8 68.1 64.2   38.0 1.7 7.2   4.7 3.2   .317 .393 .452 .845 95.3       11.8   4.9   16.7 .089 .037 .126 Bats Left
Bats Right 42.1%   529 376.5 12.0 11.5 3.3 .971   539.6 171.1 37.6 9.3 10.0 101.1 90.3 53.4 39.6 2.5 4.5 14.0 6.3 .317 .381 .477 .858 100.3     14.9   4.3   19.2 .112 .033 .145 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.6%   55 374.0 18.9 7.1 2.4 .982   572.7 186.4 38.6 13.6 25.0 118.2 111.4 20.5 34.1 4.5 2.3 4.5 0.0 .325 .354 .571 .925 115.9     18.0   5.7   23.6 .144 .045 .189 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.4%   598 376.7 11.4 11.9 3.7 .970   527.4 165.4 33.1 10.1 6.1 98.9 73.2 64.7 41.4 2.0 5.9 14.0 6.4 .314 .391 .449 .840 97.4     13.7   4.5   18.2 .105 .034 .139 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 47.0%   586 379.5 11.7 8.8 2.6 .978   533.3 170.6 30.3 7.3 10.8 92.6 78.6 58.2 36.2 1.8 6.7 3.4 3.0 .320 .389 .465 .854 95.6     12.0   4.7   16.7 .089 .035 .124 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.9%     145 376.8 13.0 10.2 4.7 .974     510.2 149.3 26.7 11.6 4.4 104.0 69.3 78.2   52.4 0.9 10.7   6.2 1.8   .293 .388 .416 .804 93.3       12.4   4.9   17.3 .097 .038 .134 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   954 378.1 12.2 9.7 3.1 .976   530.5 170.7 32.1 8.7 9.9 98.0 77.3 61.9 35.6 1.8 5.8 6.8 3.6 .322 .394 .471 .865 100.0     13.5   4.8   18.3 .102 .037 .139 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     285 377.2 10.9 11.9 3.1 .970     538.5 162.3 31.7 9.9 6.6 93.2 78.5 51.6   49.2 2.8 7.1   15.1 7.6   .301 .366 .434 .800 88.5       11.8   4.1   15.9 .088 .030 .118 Reserve