Center Fielders
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1971 1973 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 Bobby Murcer 5 A G   NY 4E L 26   151 382 11 3 1 .992   582 169 30 7 32 101 93 63 7 67 2 0 4 11 8 7 .290 .359 .531 .890 104     32.5   3.4   35.9 .215 .023 .238   51.62 1 1 Bobby Murcer
2 2 Tommy Harper T24   BOS 2E R 31   143 318 4 5 4 .985   553 141 29 2 14 92 48 67 1 103 9 5 3 25 7 4 .255 .343 .391 .734 82     20.9   3.1   24.0 .146 .022 .168   28.99 2 2 Tommy Harper
3 3 Ken Berry G   CAL 5W R 31   116 272 13 0 5 1.000   407 118 15 3 5 43 39 35 2 46 2 12 1 5 3 4 .290 .348 .378 .726 53     17.5   4.5   22.0 .151 .039 .190   28.25 3 3 Ken Berry
4 4 Amos Otis T32 a-inj   KC 4W R 25   137 351 6 3 3 .992   535 157 28 2 11 74 54 49 3 59 3 6 6 28 12 6 .293 .352 .415 .767 78     18.7   3.6   22.3 .136 .026 .163   26.53 4 4 Amos Otis
5 5   Reggie Jackson BBW T19 A       OAK 1W L 26 RF     92 214 4 5 4 .978     333 85 16 2 13 48 42 39 4 76 7 3 1 7 6 3 .255 .345 .432 .777 51       14.1   2.1   16.2 .153 .023 .176   20.05 5 5   Reggie Jackson
6 6 Bobby Darwin R   MIN 3W R 29 RF   86 188 5 5 0 .975   322 87 11 2 13 35 55 27 4 96 5 1 1 0 1 11 .270 .335 .438 .773 45      9.1   3.1   12.2 .106 .036 .142   13.55 6 6 Bobby Darwin
7 7 Dave May   MIL 6E L 28   138 376 9 6 3 .985   493 116 20 2 9 48 44 46 7 55 3 4 2 11 13 12 .235 .303 .339 .642 48      8.3   3.9   12.2 .060 .028 .088   10.70 7 7 Dave May
8 8 Mickey Stanley   DET 1E R 29   139 309 9 2 1 .994   430 99 16 6 14 45 54 29 8 49 0 3 8 1 0 15 .230 .274 .393 .667 43      7.0   4.2   11.2 .050 .030 .081    9.37 8 8 Mickey Stanley
9 9 Rick Reichardt   CHI 2W R 29   83 149 2 3 1 .981   258 65 13 4 8 33 40 25 0 54 2 4 2 2 2 5 .252 .321 .426 .747 35      8.0   1.4    9.4 .096 .017 .113    9.33 9 9 Rick Reichardt
10 10 Paul Blair G   BAL 3E R 28   139 337 10 3 1 .991   467 108 19 8 8 45 48 25 0 77 0 4 7 7 8 14 .231 .267 .358 .625 40      5.2   5.3   10.5 .037 .038 .076    8.51 10 10 Paul Blair
                                   
11 Buddy Bell R   CLE 5E R 20 RF   63 160 7 3 3 .982   231 62 12 1 5 33 12 19 5 17 2 1 0 0 3 2 .268 .329 .394 .723 29      5.0   2.6    7.6 .079 .041 .121    7.78 11 Buddy Bell
12 Elliott Maddox   TEX 6W R 24   71 161 4 1 2 .994   238 62 5 1 0 36 8 41 3 40 2 3 1 17 8 6 .261 .372 .290 .662 29      6.5   1.0    7.5 .092 .014 .106    7.19 12 Elliott Maddox
13 Jim Nettles   MIN 3W L 25   58 136 4 3 1 .979   179 37 4 2 3 21 9 22 2 38 1 0 0 3 3 5 .207 .297 .302 .599 16      1.9   2.3    4.2 .033 .040 .072    3.33 13 Jim Nettles
14 11 Del Unser   CLE 5E L 27 RF   85 195 9 0 1 1.000   295 72 11 0 1 22 13 16 2 31 1 6 4 5 6 2 .244 .282 .292 .574 25      1.8   2.8    4.6 .021 .033 .054    3.16 14 11 Del Unser
15     Steve Hovley             KC 4W L 27 RF     25 52 3 0 0 1.000     72 21 2 0 2 5 12 11 1 10 0 3 1 1 0 1 .292 .381 .403 .784 12        2.4   0.5    2.9 .096 .020 .116    2.91 15     Steve Hovley
16 12 Joe Lovitto R   TEX 6W B 21 RF   77 197 7 3 2 .986   252 59 7 0 0 13 10 26 1 40 1 3 0 11 8 7 .234 .308 .262 .570 20      2.9   1.3    4.2 .038 .017 .055    2.89 16 12 Joe Lovitto
17 Jim Northrup   DET 1E L 32 LF,RF   41 71 1 2 1 .973   133 39 4 0 2 15 18 7 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 6 .293 .333 .368 .701 14      2.5   0.8    3.3 .061 .020 .080    2.76 17 Jim Northrup
18 Steve Brye R   MIN 3W R 23 LF   22 57 4 1 1 .984   59 17 3 1 0 4 3 7 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .364 .373 .737 8      1.0   1.2    2.2 .045 .055 .100    2.05 18 Steve Brye
19 Merv Rettenmund   BAL 3E R 29 RF   23 42 1 0 1 1.000   63 16 3 1 1 7 2 8 0 10 0 0 0 2 1 2 .254 .338 .381 .719 8      1.5   0.5    2.0 .065 .022 .087    1.74 19 Merv Rettenmund
20 Tom McCraw   CLE 5E L 31 1B,LF,RF   22 49 1 0 0 1.000   80 17 2 1 1 4 5 5 1 10 1 3 1 2 2 3 .213 .264 .300 .564 6      1.1   0.7    1.8 .050 .032 .082    1.52 20 Tom McCraw
                                   
21 Angel Mangual   OAK 1W R 25 RF   22 53 2 1 2 .982   77 17 5 0 2 4 8 4 1 12 1 2 1 0 1 2 .221 .265 .364 .629 7      1.2   0.5    1.7 .055 .023 .077    1.39 21 Angel Mangual
22 Jay Johnstone   CHI 2W L 26   83 144 5 2 1 .987   216 40 8 0 3 23 12 15 0 31 0 4 0 2 1 2 .185 .238 .264 .502 14      0.9   1.5    2.4 .011 .018 .029    1.20 22 Jay Johnstone
23 Rick Miller R   BOS 2E L 24 LF   47 51 0 2 0 .962   48 11 4 1 0 4 6 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .275 .354 .629 5      0.9   0.5    1.4 .019 .011 .030    0.71 23 Rick Miller
24 Buddy Bradford   CHI 2W R 27   23 25 1 0 0 1.000   31 8 2 0 1 6 3 4 0 9 1 1 0 1 2 2 .258 .361 .419 .780 4      0.8   0.3    1.1 .035 .013 .048    0.71 24 Buddy Bradford
25     Mickey Rivers             CAL 5W L 23       38 90 0 2 0 .978     127 22 4 1 0 10 5 7 1 20 1 8 0 4 2 3 .173 .222 .220 .442 6        0.2   1.0    1.2 .005 .026 .032    0.63 25     Mickey Rivers
26 George Hendrick R   OAK 1W R 22   28 44 0 0 0 1.000   72 11 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 15 0 1 1 1 0 2 .153 .162 .264 .426 3      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .018 .018    0.20 26 George Hendrick
League Average Age 26.9 League Avg WS/G .088 .027 .115
League Avg per 400 Chances 384.6 10.6 4.8 3.3 .988 Offense Share of WS 76.6%
League Average per 600 PA 537.1 135.7 22.4 3.9 12.3 63.5 53.6 49.3 4.6 81.5 3.7 6.3 3.6 12.0 8.0 10.5 .253 .318 .378 .696 64.3 Average WS/Team  18.71
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   39.6%   780 1760 47 25 12 .986     2558 629 105 16 66 301 259 234 27 357 17 31 13 47 42 44 .246 .312 .377 .689 301       66.6  19.5   86.1 .085 .025 .110 Bats Left
Bats Right 56.3%   1095 2466 68 27 24 .989   3743 968 161 32 84 461 385 341 28 597 27 43 31 89 48 77 .259 .323 .386 .709 464    102.4  31.8  134.2 .094 .029 .123 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   4.1%     77 197 7 3 2 .986     252 59 7 0 0 13 10 26 1 40 1 3 0 11 8 7 .234 .308 .262 .570 20        2.9   1.3    4.2 .038 .017 .055 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.9%   346 760 22 12 8 .985   1027 244 35 6 7 104 55 104 11 152 6 16 2 33 21 22 .238 .311 .304 .615 100     16.5   8.1   24.6 .048 .023 .071 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 66.2%   1284 2953 81 36 20 .988   4353 1097 188 36 121 517 489 383 39 674 26 41 37 81 64 89 .252 .314 .395 .709 530    113.4  35.4  148.8 .088 .028 .116 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 16.9%   322 710 19 7 10 .990   1173 315 50 6 22 154 110 114 6 168 13 20 5 33 13 17 .269 .339 .378 .717 155     42.0   9.1   51.1 .130 .028 .159 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.8%     323 697 23 14 6 .981     984 247 37 6 20 93 97 83 11 188 8 6 2 12 12 24 .251 .314 .362 .676 110       18.9   9.2   28.1 .059 .028 .087 Rookie  
Starter 73.4%   1386 3288 89 38 26 .989   4927 1276 215 38 128 599 540 447 39 753 35 51 39 113 74 90 .259 .323 .396 .719 624    146.0  38.7  184.7 .105 .028 .133 Starter  
Reserve     26.6%     566 1135 33 17 12 .986     1626 380 58 10 22 176 114 154 17 241 10 26 5 34 24 38 .234 .303 .322 .625 161       25.9  13.9   39.8 .046 .025 .070 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   39.6%   780 384.3 10.3 5.4 2.6 .986     538.0 132.3 22.1 3.4 13.9 63.3 54.5 49.2 5.7 75.1 3.6 6.5 2.7 9.9 8.8 9.3 .246 .312 .377 .689 63.3       14.0   4.1   18.1 .085 .025 .110 Bats Left
Bats Right 56.3%   1095 385.2 10.6 4.2 3.7 .989   536.6 138.8 23.1 4.6 12.0 66.1 55.2 48.9 4.0 85.6 3.9 6.2 4.4 12.8 6.9 11.0 .259 .323 .386 .709 66.5     14.7   4.6   19.2 .094 .029 .123 Bats Right
Bats Both   4.1%     77 380.7 13.5 5.8 3.9 .986     536.2 125.5 14.9 0.0 0.0 27.7 21.3 55.3 2.1 85.1 2.1 6.4 0.0 23.4 17.0 14.9 .234 .308 .262 .570 42.6        6.2   2.8    8.9 .038 .017 .055 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.9%   346 382.9 11.1 6.0 4.0 .985   533.5 126.8 18.2 3.1 3.6 54.0 28.6 54.0 5.7 79.0 3.1 8.3 1.1 17.1 10.9 11.4 .238 .311 .304 .615 51.9      8.6   4.2   12.8 .048 .023 .071 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 66.2%   1284 384.8 10.5 4.7 2.6 .988   539.6 136.0 23.3 4.5 15.0 64.1 60.6 47.5 4.8 83.6 3.2 5.1 4.6 10.0 7.9 11.0 .252 .314 .395 .709 65.7     14.1   4.4   18.4 .088 .028 .116 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 16.9%   322 385.9 10.3 3.8 5.4 .990   531.2 142.6 22.6 2.7 10.0 69.7 49.8 51.6 2.7 76.1 5.9 9.0 2.3 14.9 5.9 7.7 .269 .339 .378 .717 70.2     19.0   4.1   23.1 .130 .028 .159 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.8%     323 379.9 12.5 7.6 3.3 .981     545.2 136.8 20.5 3.3 11.1 51.5 53.7 46.0 6.1 104.2 4.4 3.3 1.1 6.6 6.6 13.3 .251 .314 .362 .676 60.9       10.5   5.1   15.6 .059 .028 .087 Rookie  
Starter 73.4%   1386 385.1 10.4 4.5 3.0 .989   537.6 139.2 23.5 4.1 14.0 65.4 58.9 48.8 4.3 82.2 3.8 5.6 4.2 12.3 8.1 9.8 .259 .323 .396 .719 68.1     15.9   4.2   20.2 .105 .028 .133 Starter  
Reserve     26.6%     566 383.1 11.2 5.7 4.1 .986     535.8 125.2 19.1 3.3 7.2 58.0 37.6 50.7 5.6 79.4 3.3 8.6 1.6 11.2 7.9 12.5 .234 .303 .322 .625 53.0        8.5   4.6   13.1 .046 .025 .070 Reserve