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1896 1898 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 1 L 31   126 296 10 12 0 .962   507 174 17 5 3 152 61 105 6 4 66 .343 .461 .414 .875 138     22.0   5.6   27.6 .175 .044 .219   34.92 1 1 Billy Hamilton
2 2 Jake Stenzel     BAL 2 R 30   131 264 12 20 2 .932   536 189 43 7 4 113 116 36 10 3 69 .353 .404 .481 .885 122     20.3   3.7   24.0 .155 .028 .183   27.77 2 2 Jake Stenzel
3 3 George Van Haltren     NY 3 L 31   129 267 31 20 4 .937   564 186 22 9 3 117 64 40 1 6 50 .330 .375 .417 .792 113     17.1   6.6   23.7 .133 .051 .184   27.46 3 3 George Van Haltren
4 4 Mike Griffin     BRO T6 L 32   134 353 13 17 6 .956   534 169 25 11 2 136 56 81 10 12 16 .316 .416 .416 .832 124     17.4   5.0   22.4 .130 .037 .167   24.76 4 4 Mike Griffin
5 5   Bill Lange             CHI 9 R 26       118 264 17 16 4 .946     479 163 24 14 5 119 83 48     5 9   73     .340 .406 .480 .886 119       18.0   2.6   20.6 .153 .022 .175   23.27 5 5   Bill Lange
6 6 Dummy Hoy     CIN 4 L 34   128 359 10 26 5 .934   497 145 24 6 2 87 42 54 12 23 37 .292 .375 .376 .751 92     11.0   5.4   16.4 .086 .042 .128   15.87 6 6 Dummy Hoy
7 7 Duff Cooley     PHI 10 L 24 RF   108 278 13 11 5 .964   460 151 11 11 3 101 32 41 2 8 25 .328 .386 .420 .806 84     10.6   2.8   13.4 .098 .026 .124   12.76 7 7 Duff Cooley
8 11/12 Ollie Pickering     LOU/CLE 11/5 L 27   107 238 20 16 3 .942   417 122 10 4 2 65 41 35 3 8 37 .293 .352 .350 .702 66      6.6   4.1   10.7 .062 .038 .100    9.15 8 11/12 Ollie Pickering
9 8 Tom Brown     WAS T6 L 36   115 252 17 21 5 .928   469 137 17 2 5 91 45 52 1 8 25 .292 .364 .369 .733 78      8.2   2.4   10.6 .071 .021 .092    8.70 9 8 Tom Brown
10 9 Steve Brodie     PIT 8 L 28   100 218 11 4 1 .983   370 108 7 12 2 47 53 25 7 8 11 .292 .348 .392 .740 58      7.2   2.5    9.7 .072 .025 .097    8.17 10 9 Steve Brodie
                                 
11 Honus Wagner BBW   R   LOU 11 R 23   52 100 17 12 5 .907   196 66 14 3 2 31 32 12 1 4 16 .337 .378 .469 .847 40      6.4   1.2    7.6 .123 .023 .146    7.85 11 Honus Wagner
12 10 Dick Harley   R   STL 12 L 24   89 184 19 23 3 .898   326 95 6 4 3 43 35 36 11 6 23 .291 .381 .362 .743 49      6.6   0.3    6.9 .074 .003 .078    5.19 12 10 Dick Harley
13 Harry Blake     CLE 5 R 23   25 72 2 1 2 .987   91 23 2 1 1 13 12 9 1 2 4 .253 .327 .330 .657 13      0.8   1.8    2.6 .032 .072 .104    2.27 13 Harry Blake
14 Jack O'Connor     CLE 5 R 28 1B,RF   30 60 2 3 0 .954   118 34 6 1 1 15 20 8 1 2 6 .288 .339 .381 .720 18      1.5   1.2    2.7 .050 .040 .090    2.19 14 Jack O'Connor
15     Tommy Dowd             STL/PHI 12/10 R 28 2B,RF     53 109 2 9 1 .925     222 62 12 2 0 38 19 10     0 7   17     .279 .310 .351 .661 27        2.0   0.7    2.7 .038 .013 .051    1.65 15     Tommy Dowd
16 Jesse Tannehill   R   PIT 8 B 22 SP   27 70 6 8 0 .905   92 25 4 1 0 11 11 9 1 0 2 .272 .343 .337 .680 13      1.1   0.9    2.0 .041 .033 .074    1.47 16 Jesse Tannehill
17 Jimmy McAleer     CLE 5 R 32   23 49 3 3 0 .945   87 19 2 0 0 6 10 7 1 1 4 .218 .284 .241 .525 8      -     1.0    1.0 .000 .043 .043    0.56 17 Jimmy McAleer
League Average Age 29.1 League Avg WS/Game .105 .032 .137
League Avg per 400 Chances 355.8 21.2 23.0 4.8 .942 Offense Share of WS 76.6%
League Average per 600 PA 529.7 165.9 21.8 8.3 3.4 105.2 65.0 54.0 6.5 9.8 42.7 .313 .384 .405 .789 103.2 Average WS/Team  17.05
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   73.8%   1250 2921 184 182 38 .945     4966 1528 159 72 29 969 508 539     59 99   364     .308 .382 .386 .768 934      119.9  42.9  162.8 .096 .034 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 24.6%   432 918 55 64 14 .938   1731 557 101 28 13 336 295 130 19 27 189 .322 .376 .435 .811 349     49.0  12.2   61.2 .113 .028 .142 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   1.6%     27 70 6 8 0 .905     92 25 4 1 0 11 11 9     1 0   2     .272 .343 .337 .680 13        1.1   0.9    2.0 .041 .033 .074 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 17.7%   301 704 57 55 15 .933   1165 360 37 20 9 199 122 107 16 20 70 .309 .375 .398 .773 199     25.5   7.0   32.5 .085 .023 .108 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 35.5%   622 1365 92 80 15 .948   2430 731 77 41 14 415 298 196 22 49 218 .301 .358 .384 .742 422     48.5  19.3   67.8 .078 .031 .109 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.1%   671 1588 79 98 17 .944   2725 882 133 38 14 611 349 323 40 49 242 .324 .403 .416 .819 597     87.8  27.3  115.1 .131 .041 .172 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   6.7%   115 252 17 21 5 .928   469 137 17 2 5 91 45 52 1 8 25 .292 .364 .369 .733 78      8.2   2.4   10.6 .071 .021 .092 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     9.6%     168 354 42 43 8 .902     614 186 24 8 5 85 78 57     13 10   41     .303 .374 .393 .767 102       14.1   2.4   16.5 .084 .014 .098 Rookie  
Starter 88.1%   1499 3449 213 218 44 .944   5981 1880 226 93 38 1201 707 623 74 111 506 .314 .386 .402 .788 1175    158.2  49.2  207.4 .106 .033 .138 Starter  
Reserve     11.9%     210 460 32 36 8 .932     808 230 38 8 4 115 107 55     5 15   49     .285 .334 .366 .700 121       11.8   6.8   18.6 .056 .032 .089 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   73.8%   1250 355.5 22.4 22.1 4.6 .945     526.2 161.9 16.8 7.6 3.1 102.7 53.8 57.1     6.2 10.5   38.6     .308 .382 .386 .768 99.0       12.7   4.5   17.2 .096 .034 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 24.6%   432 354.1 21.2 24.7 5.4 .938   544.6 175.2 31.8 8.8 4.1 105.7 92.8 40.9 6.0 8.5 59.5 .322 .376 .435 .811 109.8     15.4   3.8   19.3 .113 .028 .142 Bats Right
Bats Both   1.6%     27 333.3 28.6 38.1 0.0 .905     541.2 147.1 23.5 5.9 0.0 64.7 64.7 52.9     5.9 0.0   11.8     .272 .343 .337 .680 76.5        6.5   5.3   11.8 .041 .033 .074 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 17.7%   301 345.1 27.9 27.0 7.4 .933   534.4 165.1 17.0 9.2 4.1 91.3 56.0 49.1 7.3 9.2 32.1 .309 .375 .398 .773 91.3     11.7   3.2   14.9 .085 .023 .108 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 35.5%   622 355.2 24.0 20.8 3.9 .948   540.6 162.6 17.1 9.1 3.1 92.3 66.3 43.6 4.9 10.9 48.5 .301 .358 .384 .742 93.9     10.8   4.3   15.1 .078 .031 .109 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.1%   671 359.9 17.9 22.2 3.9 .944   521.2 168.7 25.4 7.3 2.7 116.9 66.8 61.8 7.6 9.4 46.3 .324 .403 .416 .819 114.2     16.8   5.2   22.0 .131 .041 .172 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   6.7%   115 347.6 23.4 29.0 6.9 .928   530.9 155.1 19.2 2.3 5.7 103.0 50.9 58.9 1.1 9.1 28.3 .292 .364 .369 .733 88.3      9.3   2.7   12.0 .071 .021 .092 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     9.6%     168 322.5 38.3 39.2 7.3 .902     530.8 160.8 20.7 6.9 4.3 73.5 67.4 49.3     11 8.7   35.4     .303 .374 .393 .767 88.2       12.2   2.1   14.3 .084 .014 .098 Rookie  
Starter 88.1%   1499 355.6 21.9 22.5 4.5 .944   528.6 166.2 20.0 8.2 3.4 106.1 62.5 55.1 6.5 9.8 44.7 .314 .386 .402 .788 103.8     14.0   4.3   18.3 .106 .033 .138 Starter  
Reserve     11.9%     210 348.5 24.2 27.3 6.1 .932     549.0 156.3 25.8 5.4 2.7 78.1 72.7 37.4     3.4 10.2   33.3     .285 .334 .366 .700 82.2        8.0   4.6   12.6 .056 .032 .089 Reserve