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1882 1884 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 George Gore     CHI 2 L 26   92 195 27 34 4 .867   392 131 30 9 2 105 52 27 13 .334 .377 .472 .849 101     16.7   5.5  22.2 .182 .060 .241   31.75 1 1 George Gore
2 2 Paul Hines     PRO 3 R 31   89 169 21 20 2 .905   401 120 29 4 4 85 41 16 21 .299 .326 .421 .747 81     11.6   4.4  16.0 .130 .049 .180   19.75 2 2 Paul Hines
3 3 Pete Hotaling     CLE 4 R 26   100 181 23 42 5 .829   417 108 20 8 0 54 30 12 31 .259 .280 .345 .625 60      5.9   3.8   9.7 .059 .038 .097    8.80 3 3 Pete Hotaling
4 4 Jim Whitney     BOS 1 L 25   40 55 7 16 0 .795   157 44 10 4 2 30 22 10 11 .280 .323 .433 .756 32      4.7   0.8   5.5 .118 .020 .138    5.94 4 4 Jim Whitney
5 5   Ned Hanlon Other           DET 7 L 25       88 212 13 29 6 .886     360 87 11 2 1 57 35 30   38             .242 .300 .292 .592 50        5.6   1.3   6.9 .064 .015 .078    5.63 5 5   Ned Hanlon
6 6 Monte Ward Vet     NY 6 L 23 SP   45 100 22 19 2 .865   174 45 8 3 3 35 25 4 11 .259 .275 .391 .666 28      3.2   1.9   5.1 .071 .042 .113    5.00 6 6 Monte Ward
7 7 Fred Lewis   R   PHI 8 B 24 AA-CF   38 84 8 21 1 .814   160 40 7 0 0 21 18 4 13 .250 .268 .294 .562 18      2.3   0.9   3.2 .061 .024 .084    2.70 7 7 Fred Lewis
8 8 Dave Eggler     BUF 5 R 32 AA-CF   37 81 4 16 1 .842   149 37 2 1 0 13 13 2 28 .248 .258 .275 .533 16      0.8   2.2   3.0 .022 .059 .081    2.49 8 8 Dave Eggler
9 Curry Foley     BUF 5 U 27   21 41 2 6 0 .878   97 26 4 3 0 20 5 4 11 .268 .297 .371 .668 15      1.8   0.5   2.3 .086 .024 .110    2.22 9 Curry Foley
10 Edgar Smith   R   BOS 1 U 22   30 54 3 6 3 .905   111 24 5 3 0 10 15 5 11 .216 .250 .315 .565 15      1.1   1.1   2.2 .037 .037 .073    1.73 10 Edgar Smith
                             
11 Jim Lillie   R   BUF 5 R 21   34 57 6 11 2 .851   124 29 4 2 1 15 18 1 19 .234 .240 .323 .563 14      0.9   0.5   1.4 .026 .015 .041    0.83 11 Jim Lillie
12 Bill Harbidge     PHI 8 L 28   36 83 7 23 1 .796   133 29 6 1 0 15 10 11 9 .218 .278 .278 .556 16      1.1   0.1   1.2 .031 .003 .033    0.64 12 Bill Harbidge
13 Paul Radford   R   BOS 1 R 21 RF   24 33 5 6 1 .864   83 17 2 1 0 15 4 3 8 .205 .233 .253 .486 8      0.2   0.6   0.8 .008 .025 .033    0.43 13 Paul Radford
League Average Age 26.0 League Avg WS/Game .083 .035 .118
League Avg per 400 Chances 308.8 34.0 57.2 6.4 .857 Offense Share of WS 70.3%
League Average per 600 PA 573.2 153.2 28.7 8.5 2.7 98.7 59.9 26.8 46.6 .267 .300 .361 .661 94.4 Average WS/Team   9.94
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 © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Bats Left   45.9%   301 645 76 121 13 .856     1216 336 65 19 8 242 144 82   82             .276 .322 .381 .703 227       31.3   9.6  40.9 .104 .032 .136 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.0%   284 521 59 95 11 .859   1174 311 57 16 5 182 106 34 107 .265 .286 .353 .639 179     19.4  11.5  30.9 .068 .040 .109 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 5.9%   38 84 8 21 1 .814   160 40 7 0 0 21 18 4 13 .250 .268 .294 .562 18      2.3   0.9   3.2 .061 .024 .084 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.2%     51 95 5 12 3 .893     208 50 9 6 0 30 20 9   22             .240 .272 .341 .613 30        2.9   1.6   4.5 .057 .031 .088 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 24.5%   171 328 44 63 9 .855   652 155 26 9 4 96 80 17 62 .238 .257 .324 .581 83      7.7   5.0  12.7 .045 .029 .074 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 56.8%   377 767 79 150 16 .849   1556 425 81 27 5 281 154 94 113 .273 .315 .370 .685 274     35.8  12.0  47.8 .095 .032 .127 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 18.8%   126 250 25 36 3 .884   550 157 31 5 4 98 54 18 49 .285 .308 .382 .690 97     12.4   6.6  19.0 .098 .052 .151 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                       Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.5%     126 228 22 44 7 .850     478 110 18 6 1 61 55 13   51             .230 .251 .299 .550 55        4.5   3.1   7.6 .036 .025 .060 Rookie  
Starter 79.7%   529 1077 125 197 21 .859   2210 612 117 31 12 400 236 105 166 .277 .310 .374 .684 386     50.8  20.8  71.6 .096 .039 .135 Starter  
Reserve     20.3%     145 268 23 52 7 .848     548 125 21 10 1 75 52 24   58             .228 .260 .308 .568 68        5.1   2.8   7.9 .035 .019 .054 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   45.9%   301 306.4 36.1 57.5 6.2 .856     562.1 155.3 30.0 8.8 3.7 111.9 66.6 37.9   37.9             .276 .322 .381 .703 104.9       14.5   4.4  18.9 .104 .032 .136 Bats Left
Bats Right 41.0%   284 308.7 35.0 56.3 6.5 .859   583.1 154.5 28.3 7.9 2.5 90.4 52.6 16.9 53.1 .265 .286 .353 .639 88.9      9.6   5.7  15.3 .068 .040 .109 Bats Right
Bats Both 5.9%   38 297.4 28.3 74.3 3.5 .814   585.4 146.3 25.6 0.0 0.0 76.8 65.9 14.6 47.6 .250 .268 .294 .562 65.9      8.4   3.3  11.7 .061 .024 .084 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.2%     51 339.3 17.8 42.9 10.7 .893     575.1 138.2 24.9 16.6 0.0 82.9 55.3 24.9   60.8             .240 .272 .341 .613 82.9        8.0   4.4  12.4 .057 .031 .088 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 24.5%   171 301.6 40.5 57.9 8.3 .855   584.8 139.0 23.3 8.1 3.6 86.1 71.7 15.2 55.6 .238 .257 .324 .581 74.4      6.9   4.5  11.4 .045 .029 .074 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 56.8%   377 308.0 31.7 60.3 6.4 .849   565.8 154.5 29.5 9.8 1.8 102.2 56.0 34.2 41.1 .273 .315 .370 .685 99.6     13.0   4.4  17.4 .095 .032 .127 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 18.8%   126 321.5 32.2 46.3 3.9 .884   581.0 165.8 32.7 5.3 4.2 103.5 57.0 19.0 51.8 .285 .308 .382 .690 102.5     13.1   7.0  20.1 .098 .052 .151 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.5%     126 310.2 29.9 59.9 9.5 .850     584.1 134.4 22.0 7.3 1.2 74.5 67.2 15.9   62.3             .230 .251 .299 .550 67.2        5.5   3.8   9.3 .036 .025 .060 Rookie  
Starter 79.7%   529 307.9 35.8 56.3 6.0 .859   572.8 158.6 30.3 8.0 3.1 103.7 61.2 27.2 43.0 .277 .310 .374 .684 100.0     13.2   5.4  18.6 .096 .039 .135 Starter  
Reserve     20.3%     145 312.5 26.8 60.7 8.2 .848     574.8 131.1 22.0 10.5 1.0 78.7 54.5 25.2   60.8             .228 .260 .308 .568 71.3        5.3   2.9   8.3 .035 .019 .054 Reserve