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1887 1889 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 Jimmy Ryan     CHI 2 R 25   127 216 34 35 5 .877   513 170 31 9 15 107 60 33 47 5 56 .331 .377 .515 .892 123     27.1   3.4   30.5 .213 .027 .240   38.92 1 1 Jimmy Ryan
2 2 Dummy Hoy   R   WAS 8 L 25   136 294 26 37 7 .896   499 137 10 8 2 76 29 68 48 11 81 .275 .374 .339 .713 104     24.7   3.0   27.7 .182 .022 .204   32.55 2 2 Dummy Hoy
3 3 Dick Johnston     BOS 4 R 25   135 286 30 36 3 .898   585 173 31 18 12 102 68 15 33 1 35 .296 .314 .472 .786 106     18.8   5.5   24.3 .139 .041 .180   26.85 3 3 Dick Johnston
4 4 Paul Hines     IND 7 R 36   125 255 13 26 3 .912   482 135 24 3 4 79 55 39 42 8 29 .280 .344 .367 .711 85     16.0   1.1   17.1 .128 .009 .137   16.47 4 4 Paul Hines
5 5   Billy Sunday             PIT 6 L 25       117 290 26 20 5 .940     488 115 14 3 0 67 15 12   35 2     69     .236 .257 .277 .534 58        8.5   4.4   12.9 .073 .038 .110   11.15 5 5   Billy Sunday
6 6 Ned Hanlon Other     DET 5 L 30   109 230 7 21 3 .919   459 122 6 8 5 64 39 15 32 4 38 .266 .295 .346 .641 66      9.8   2.5   12.3 .090 .023 .113   10.76 6 6 Ned Hanlon
7 7 Ed Andrews     PHI 3 R 29   124 210 23 25 5 .903   528 126 14 4 3 75 44 21 41 3 35 .239 .272 .297 .569 63      6.9   5.0   11.9 .056 .040 .096    9.60 7 7 Ed Andrews
8 8 Mike Slattery     NY 1 L 21   90 169 13 15 3 .924   342 84 10 5 1 44 31 11 24 1 23 .246 .271 .313 .584 41      6.7   3.8   10.5 .074 .042 .117    9.34 8 8 Mike Slattery
9 George Gore     NY 1 L 31 LF   21 35 1 5 0 .878   83 18 1 1 1 12 6 10 10 1 4 .217 .309 .289 .598 11      1.9   0.5    2.4 .090 .024 .114    2.11 9 George Gore
10 Ted Scheffler   R   DET 5 R 24   23 43 1 7 1 .863   80 16 3 1 0 14 3 8 8 2 3 .200 .289 .263 .552 9      0.8   0.4    1.2 .035 .017 .052    0.71 10 Ted Scheffler
                             
11 Elmer Foster     NY 1 R 26   21 41 3 6 0 .880   75 11 2 1 0 8 6 5 11 2 7 .147 .220 .200 .420 6      0.1   0.7    0.8 .005 .033 .038    0.41 11 Elmer Foster
League Average Age 27.1 League Avg WS/Game .118 .029 .147
League Avg per 400 Chances 333.8 28.6 37.6 5.6 .906 Offense Share of WS 80.0%
League Average per 600 PA 562.3 150.6 19.9 8.3 5.8 88.1 48.4 32.2 45.0 5.5 51.7 .268 .314 .364 .678 91.4 Average WS/Team  18.95
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   46.4%   473 1018 73 98 18 .918     1871 476 41 25 9 263 120 116   149 19     215     .254 .305 .317 .622 280       51.6  14.2   65.8 .109 .030 .139 Bats Left
Bats Right 53.6%   555 1051 104 135 17 .895   2263 631 105 36 34 385 236 121 182 21 165 .279 .321 .402 .723 392     69.7  16.1   85.8 .126 .029 .155 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.4%   113 212 14 22 4 .911   422 100 13 6 1 58 34 19 32 3 26 .237 .275 .303 .578 50      7.5   4.2   11.7 .066 .037 .104 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 65.0%   660 1337 142 159 25 .903   2688 732 102 43 32 435 222 154 215 24 283 .272 .318 .378 .696 460     86.1  22.0  108.1 .130 .033 .164 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 12.6%   130 265 8 26 3 .913   542 140 7 9 6 76 45 25 42 5 42 .258 .297 .338 .635 77     11.7   3.0   14.7 .090 .023 .113 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   12.0%   125 255 13 26 3 .912   482 135 24 3 4 79 55 39 42 8 29 .280 .344 .367 .711 85     16.0   1.1   17.1 .128 .009 .137 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.7%     159 337 27 44 8 .892     579 153 13 9 2 90 32 76   56 13     84     .264 .362 .328 .690 113       25.5   3.4   28.9 .160 .021 .182 Rookie  
Starter 94.0%   963 1950 172 215 34 .908   3896 1062 140 58 42 614 341 214 302 35 366 .273 .316 .371 .687 646    118.5  28.7  147.2 .123 .030 .153 Starter  
Reserve     6.0%     65 119 5 18 1 .873     238 45 6 3 1 34 15 23   29 5     14     .189 .274 .252 .526 26        2.8   1.6    4.4 .043 .025 .068 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   46.4%   473 342.5 24.5 33.0 6.1 .918     559.6 142.4 12.3 7.5 2.7 78.7 35.9 34.7   44.6 5.7     64.3     .254 .305 .317 .622 83.7       15.4   4.2   19.7 .109 .030 .139 Bats Left
Bats Right 53.6%   555 325.9 32.2 41.9 5.3 .895   564.6 157.4 26.2 9.0 8.5 96.0 58.9 30.2 45.4 5.2 41.2 .279 .321 .402 .723 97.8     17.4   4.0   21.4 .126 .029 .155 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.4%   113 341.9 22.6 35.5 6.5 .911   570.3 135.1 17.6 8.1 1.4 78.4 45.9 25.7 43.2 4.0 35.1 .237 .275 .303 .578 67.6     10.1   5.7   15.8 .066 .037 .104 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 65.0%   660 326.5 34.7 38.8 6.1 .903   562.7 153.2 21.4 9.0 6.7 91.1 46.5 32.3 45.0 5.0 59.2 .272 .318 .378 .696 96.3     18.0   4.6   22.6 .130 .033 .164 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 12.6%   130 354.5 10.7 34.8 4.0 .913   568.5 146.9 7.3 9.4 6.3 79.7 47.2 26.2 44.1 5.3 44.1 .258 .297 .338 .635 80.8     12.3   3.1   15.4 .090 .023 .113 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   12.0%   125 346.9 17.7 35.4 4.1 .912   546.7 153.1 27.2 3.4 4.5 89.6 62.4 44.2 47.6 9.1 32.9 .280 .344 .367 .711 96.4     18.1   1.2   19.4 .128 .009 .137 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.7%     159 330.4 26.5 43.1 7.8 .892     520.0 137.4 11.7 8.1 1.8 80.8 28.7 68.3   50.3 12     75.4     .264 .362 .328 .690 101.5       22.9   3.1   26.0 .160 .021 .182 Rookie  
Starter 94.0%   963 333.8 29.4 36.8 5.8 .908   563.9 153.7 20.3 8.4 6.1 88.9 49.4 31.0 43.7 5.1 53.0 .273 .316 .371 .687 93.5     17.2   4.2   21.3 .123 .030 .153 Starter  
Reserve     6.0%     65 335.2 14.1 50.7 2.8 .873     536.8 101.5 13.5 6.8 2.3 76.7 33.8 51.9   65.4 11.3     31.6     .189 .274 .252 .526 58.6        6.3   3.6    9.9 .043 .025 .068 Reserve