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1895 1897 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 Billy Hamilton Vet     BOS 4 L 30   125 266 8 19 2 .935   499 182 23 9 3 145 50 105 28 2 6 79 .365 .477 .465 .942 148     23.8   4.8   28.6 .190 .038 .229   36.82 1 1 Billy Hamilton
2 2 Bill Lange     CHI 5 R 25   121 313 18 24 3 .932   465 152 21 16 4 113 91 64 24 5 6 83 .327 .414 .467 .881 120     18.0   6.1   24.1 .149 .050 .199   28.95 2 2 Bill Lange
3 3 Jake Stenzel     PIT 6 R 29   114 247 13 22 5 .922   475 171 26 14 2 103 81 32 13 8 6 57 .360 .410 .486 .896 112     18.6   2.7   21.3 .163 .024 .187   24.78 3 3 Jake Stenzel
4 4 George Van Haltren     NY 7 L 30   133 272 25 15 4 .952   554 194 18 21 5 134 73 54 35 2 4 38 .350 .410 .486 .896 125     18.9   3.3   22.2 .142 .025 .167   24.41 4 4 George Van Haltren
5 5   Dummy Hoy             CIN 3 L 33       120 303 14 18 3 .946     443 132 23 7 4 120 57 65   13 13 33   50     .298 .403 .409 .812 98       13.2   5.1   18.3 .110 .043 .153   19.24 5 5   Dummy Hoy
6 6 Mike Griffin     BRO T9 L 31   122 316 8 13 1 .961   493 152 27 9 4 101 51 48 25 9 6 23 .308 .380 .424 .804 91     14.1   2.4   16.5 .116 .020 .135   16.33 6 6 Mike Griffin
7 7 Steve Brodie     BAL 1 L 27   132 320 22 10 6 .972   516 153 19 11 2 98 87 36 17 18 3 25 .297 .363 .388 .751 91     10.2   5.8   16.0 .077 .044 .121   14.99 7 7 Steve Brodie
8 8 Jimmy McAleer     CLE 2 R 31   116 278 18 13 5 .958   455 131 16 4 1 70 54 47 32 5 18 24 .288 .361 .347 .708 75      6.5   6.2   12.7 .056 .053 .109   11.31 8 8 Jimmy McAleer
9 9 Tom Brown     WAS T9 L 35   114 259 7 21 2 .927   428 126 17 6 2 86 58 57 48 6 14 28 .294 .385 .376 .761 79     10.6   0.9   11.5 .093 .008 .101    9.83 9 9 Tom Brown
10 Joe Sullivan     PHI 8 U 26 LF   37 85 2 3 0 .967   147 37 4 2 2 35 19 14 9 8 1 7 .252 .349 .347 .696 24      4.9   0.5    5.4 .132 .014 .146    5.55 10 Joe Sullivan
                             
11 10 Tom Parrott     STL 11 R 28 RF   78 214 11 10 5 .957   306 89 8 8 5 40 45 7 15 0 9 8 .291 .307 .418 .725 43      4.3   1.4    5.7 .055 .018 .073    4.15 11 10 Tom Parrott
12 11 Duff Cooley     PHI 8 L 23 LF   40 90 4 9 1 .913   179 55 4 3 1 39 14 11 10 0 6 11 .307 .347 .380 .727 31      3.4   0.5    3.9 .085 .013 .098    3.28 12 11 Duff Cooley
13 Ollie Pickering   R   LOU 12 L 26   44 92 11 11 4 .904   154 47 6 4 1 26 21 11 10 0 1 12 .305 .352 .416 .768 27      2.9   0.8    3.7 .066 .018 .084    2.89 13 Ollie Pickering
14 Tommy Dowd     STL 11 R 27 2B   48 111 4 8 2 .935   198 53 6 4 2 35 18 16 7 1 4 15 .268 .326 .369 .695 29      3.0   0.7    3.7 .063 .015 .077    2.77 14 Tommy Dowd
15 12   Charlie Dexter       R     LOU 12 R 20 C     46 86 8 11 3 .895     181 51 8 3 1 29 17 8   15 3 1   9     .282 .323 .376 .699 27        2.2   1.1    3.3 .048 .024 .072    2.38 15 12   Charlie Dexter
16 Ducky Holmes     LOU 12 L 27   26 36 5 10 1 .804   99 27 2 1 0 15 13 9 4 5 3 6 .273 .363 .313 .676 15      1.3   0.2    1.5 .050 .008 .058    0.97 16 Ducky Holmes
17 Sam Mertes   R   PHI 8 R 23   33 81 3 9 0 .903   128 30 4 4 0 18 12 7 9 2 4 17 .234 .285 .328 .613 18      1.2   0.4    1.6 .036 .012 .048    0.95 17 Sam Mertes
League Average Age 28.9 League Avg WS/Game .108 .030 .138
League Avg per 400 Chances 356.9 19.2 23.9 5.0 .940 Offense Share of WS 78.6%
League Average per 600 PA 526.1 163.9 21.3 11.6 3.6 111.0 70.0 54.4 28.9 8.0 11.5 45.3 .312 .384 .417 .801 106.1 Average WS/Team  16.67
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   58.9%   856 1954 104 126 24 .942     3365 1068 139 71 22 764 424 396   190 55 76   272     .317 .398 .421 .819 705       98.4  23.8  122.2 .115 .028 .143 Bats Left
Bats Right 38.6%   556 1330 75 97 23 .935   2208 677 89 53 15 408 318 181 115 24 48 213 .307 .366 .415 .781 424     53.8  18.6   72.4 .097 .033 .130 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   2.5%     37 85 2 3 0 .967     147 37 4 2 2 35 19 14   9 8 1   7     .252 .349 .347 .696 24        4.9   0.5    5.4 .132 .014 .146 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 8.1%   119 257 15 29 4 .904   488 136 16 10 2 86 43 26 34 5 11 37 .279 .322 .365 .687 76      6.8   2.0    8.8 .057 .017 .074 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 41.3%   600 1418 86 98 26 .939   2360 729 92 60 18 465 375 189 99 45 33 213 .309 .371 .422 .793 461     63.2  18.2   81.4 .105 .030 .136 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 42.8%   616 1435 73 78 15 .951   2444 791 107 50 17 570 285 319 133 31 67 214 .324 .408 .429 .837 537     76.5  21.8   98.3 .124 .035 .160 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   7.7%   114 259 7 21 2 .927   428 126 17 6 2 86 58 57 48 6 14 28 .294 .385 .376 .761 79     10.6   0.9   11.5 .093 .008 .101 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.1%     123 259 22 31 7 .901     463 128 18 11 2 73 50 26   34 5 6   38     .276 .322 .376 .698 72        6.3   2.3    8.6 .051 .019 .070 Rookie  
Starter 87.4%   1261 2964 156 185 40 .944   4994 1588 210 111 34 1078 678 534 275 71 112 435 .318 .392 .425 .817 1040    143.8  40.3  184.1 .114 .032 .146 Starter  
Reserve     12.6%     188 405 25 41 7 .913     726 194 22 15 5 129 83 57   39 16 13   57     .267 .334 .360 .694 113       13.3   2.6   15.9 .071 .014 .085 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   58.9%   856 357.9 19.0 23.1 4.4 .942     518.8 164.6 21.4 10.9 3.4 117.8 65.4 61.0   29.3 8.5 11.7   41.9     .317 .398 .421 .819 108.7       15.2   3.7   18.8 .115 .028 .143 Bats Left
Bats Right 38.6%   556 354.2 20.0 25.8 6.1 .935   538.3 165.1 21.7 12.9 3.7 99.5 77.5 44.1 28.0 5.9 11.7 51.9 .307 .366 .415 .781 103.4     13.1   4.5   17.7 .097 .033 .130 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   2.5%     37 377.8 8.9 13.3 0.0 .967     518.8 130.6 14.1 7.1 7.1 123.5 67.1 49.4   31.8 28.3 3.5   24.7     .252 .349 .347 .696 84.7       17.3   1.8   19.1 .132 .014 .146 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 8.1%   119 341.5 19.9 38.6 5.3 .904   552.5 154.0 18.1 11.3 2.3 97.4 48.7 29.4 38.5 5.7 12.4 41.9 .279 .322 .365 .687 86.0      7.7   2.3   10.0 .057 .017 .074 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 41.3%   600 354.0 21.5 24.5 6.5 .939   539.0 166.5 21.0 13.7 4.1 106.2 85.6 43.2 22.6 10.3 7.5 48.6 .309 .371 .422 .793 105.3     14.4   4.2   18.6 .105 .030 .136 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 42.8%   616 361.9 18.4 19.7 3.8 .951   512.5 165.9 22.4 10.5 3.6 119.5 59.8 66.9 27.9 6.5 14.1 44.9 .324 .408 .429 .837 112.6     16.0   4.6   20.6 .124 .035 .160 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   7.7%   114 361.0 9.7 29.3 2.8 .927   508.5 149.7 20.2 7.1 2.4 102.2 68.9 67.7 57.0 7.1 16.7 33.3 .294 .385 .376 .761 93.9     12.6   1.1   13.7 .093 .008 .101 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.1%     123 332.1 28.2 39.7 9.0 .901     555.6 153.6 21.6 13.2 2.4 87.6 60.0 31.2   40.8 6 7.2   45.6     .276 .322 .376 .698 86.4        7.6   2.8   10.3 .051 .019 .070 Rookie  
Starter 87.4%   1261 358.7 18.9 22.4 4.8 .944   524.7 166.8 22.1 11.7 3.6 113.3 71.2 56.1 28.9 7.4 11.8 45.7 .318 .392 .425 .817 109.3     15.1   4.2   19.3 .114 .032 .146 Starter  
Reserve     12.6%     188 344.0 21.2 34.8 5.9 .913     536.5 143.3 16.3 11.1 3.7 95.3 61.3 42.1   28.8 11.8 9.6   42.1     .267 .334 .360 .694 83.5        9.8   1.9   11.7 .071 .014 .085 Reserve