Center Fielders
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1898 1900 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 Roy Thomas   R   PHI 3 L 25   135 313 22 17 8 .952   496 161 11 4 0 124 43 104 15 21 38 .325 .455 .363 .818 115     22.3   4.6   26.9 .165 .034 .199   33.60 1 1 Roy Thomas
2 2 Ginger Beaumont   R   PIT 7 L 22   96 228 19 20 6 .925   411 145 14 8 3 85 36 39 7 4 29 .353 .418 .448 .866 88     15.2   3.4   18.6 .158 .035 .194   22.91 2 2 Ginger Beaumont
3 3 Bill Lange     CHI 8 R 28   94 224 22 6 11 .976   362 118 18 6 1 71 50 33 1 7 36 .326 .384 .417 .801 77     13.1   3.7   16.8 .139 .039 .179   19.88 3 3 Bill Lange
4 4 Dummy Hoy     LOU 9 L 36   154 321 21 27 8 .927   633 194 17 13 5 116 49 61 10 15 32 .306 .376 .398 .774 117     15.7   3.9   19.6 .102 .025 .127   19.57 4 4 Dummy Hoy
5 5   Billy Hamilton Vet           BOS 2 L 33       78 161 11 9 2 .950     286 89 7 1 1 61 32 69     1 5   18     .311 .447 .353 .800 67       11.7   2.7   14.4 .150 .035 .185   17.32 5 5   Billy Hamilton
6 6 George Van Haltren     NY 10 L 33 LF   129 250 26 19 7 .936   513 154 18 3 2 99 49 63 1 3 26 .300 .378 .359 .737 87     12.9   2.7   15.6 .100 .021 .121   15.18 6 6 George Van Haltren
7 7 Steve Brodie     BAL 4 L 30   136 308 15 7 5 .979   527 163 26 1 3 81 86 31 23 17 19 .309 .373 .380 .753 80      9.0   6.0   15.0 .066 .044 .110   13.94 7 7 Steve Brodie
8 8 Fielder Jones     BRO 1 L 27   89 187 10 11 2 .947   335 95 7 2 2 69 35 50 8 1 17 .284 .389 .334 .723 61      9.6   3.4   13.0 .108 .038 .146   13.90 8 8 Fielder Jones
9 9 Algie McBride     CIN 6 L 30   45 94 5 5 1 .952   176 61 8 4 1 40 16 21 5 3 4 .347 .431 .455 .886 41      6.6   1.6    8.2 .147 .036 .182    9.80 9 9 Algie McBride
10 Sam Mertes     CHI 8 R 26 RF   47 99 8 7 2 .939   177 53 5 7 4 35 34 14 0 6 19 .299 .351 .475 .826 38      6.4   1.3    7.7 .136 .028 .164    8.72 10 Sam Mertes
                             
11 10 Jimmy Slagle   R   WAS 11 L 25   146 407 20 21 8 .953   599 163 15 8 0 92 41 55 5 9 22 .272 .338 .324 .662 81      9.5   1.7   11.2 .065 .012 .077    8.68 11 10 Jimmy Slagle
12 Kip Selbach     CIN 6 R 27 LF   40 121 7 5 4 .962   148 44 8 3 1 30 25 20 1 6 11 .297 .385 .412 .797 31      4.5   2.3    6.8 .113 .058 .170    7.85 12 Kip Selbach
13 John Anderson     BRO 1 B 25 1B   61 125 5 9 2 .935   229 62 9 4 2 34 48 14 2 1 13 .271 .318 .371 .689 34      4.5   3.1    7.6 .074 .051 .125    7.51 13 John Anderson
14 Tom McCreery     PIT 7 B 24 RF   49 114 7 10 1 .924   197 64 9 4 1 33 28 20 1 3 5 .325 .390 .426 .816 37      5.6   1.4    7.0 .114 .029 .143    7.40 14 Tom McCreery
15     Mike Donlin       R     STL 5 L 21       50 95 7 15 2 .872     190 61 6 4 4 35 19 12     1 2   14     .321 .365 .458 .823 37        5.7   1.0    6.7 .114 .020 .134    6.86 15     Mike Donlin
16 Charlie Frisbee   R   BOS 2 B 25   36 63 8 10 1 .877   137 45 4 2 0 20 18 8 2 5 9 .328 .374 .387 .761 24      3.5   0.9    4.4 .097 .025 .122    4.30 16 Charlie Frisbee
17 Elmer Smith     CIN 6 L 31 LF,RF   28 69 4 5 1 .936   108 32 4 2 0 21 8 15 0 2 3 .296 .382 .370 .752 21      2.9   1.1    4.0 .104 .039 .143    4.23 17 Elmer Smith
18 11 Harry Blake     STL 5 R 25   69 147 8 3 3 .981   214 51 7 3 1 37 30 32 1 6 12 .238 .340 .313 .653 31      2.9   2.3    5.2 .042 .033 .075    3.99 18 11 Harry Blake
19 Jake Stenzel     STL/CIN 5/6 R 32   28 64 2 2 1 .971   110 31 7 0 1 18 15 14 3 4 7 .282 .378 .373 .751 20      2.7   1.0    3.7 .096 .036 .132    3.76 19 Jake Stenzel
20 Sam Crawford Vet   R   CIN 6 L 19   22 43 6 1 2 .980   90 28 2 5 1 18 14 1 0 3 4 .311 .319 .478 .797 16      2.0   0.8    2.8 .091 .036 .127    2.80 20 Sam Crawford
                             
21 General Stafford     BOS 2 R 30 2B   33 73 0 3 0 .961   118 36 3 1 2 19 26 5 0 8 6 .305 .333 .398 .731 18      1.9   0.8    2.7 .058 .024 .082    2.16 21 General Stafford
22 12 Tommy Dowd     CLE 12 R 30   147 341 10 17 2 .954   605 168 17 6 2 81 35 48 2 4 28 .278 .333 .336 .669 79      3.0   0.5    3.5 .020 .003 .024    1.51 22 12 Tommy Dowd
23 Tom Fleming   R   NY 10 L 25   22 35 5 4 0 .909   77 16 1 1 0 9 4 1 0 3 1 .208 .218 .247 .465 4      -     -      -   .000 .000 .000     -   23 Tom Fleming
League Average Age 28.1 League Avg WS/Game .099 .029 .128
League Avg per 400 Chances 355.9 22.7 21.4 7.2 .947 Offense Share of WS 77.3%
League Average per 600 PA 525.4 158.6 17.4 7.2 2.9 95.8 57.8 56.9 6.9 10.8 29.1 .302 .378 .379 .757 93.9 Average WS/Team  18.45
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   65.7%   1130 2511 171 161 52 .943     4441 1362 136 56 22 850 432 522     76 88   227     .307 .389 .377 .766 815      123.1  32.9  156.0 .109 .029 .138 Bats Left
Bats Right 26.1%   458 1069 57 43 23 .963   1734 501 65 26 12 291 215 166 8 41 119 .289 .354 .377 .731 294     34.5  11.9   46.4 .075 .026 .101 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   8.2%     146 302 20 29 4 .917     563 171 22 10 3 87 94 42     5 9   27     .304 .357 .394 .751 95       13.6   5.4   19.0 .093 .037 .130 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.7%   217 480 39 46 11 .919   888 298 31 21 9 171 97 72 9 12 52 .336 .391 .448 .839 178     28.5   6.6   35.1 .131 .030 .162 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 42.8%   739 1721 115 93 41 .952   2774 808 85 40 11 521 328 331 35 65 178 .291 .374 .363 .737 496     76.3  23.3   99.6 .103 .032 .135 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 35.6%   624 1360 73 67 19 .955   2443 734 90 18 12 420 267 266 35 46 111 .300 .377 .367 .744 413     50.7  16.4   67.1 .081 .026 .108 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   8.9%   154 321 21 27 8 .927   633 194 17 13 5 116 49 61 10 15 32 .306 .376 .398 .774 117     15.7   3.9   19.6 .102 .025 .127 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     30.1%     507 1184 87 88 27 .935     2000 619 53 32 8 383 175 220     30 47   117     .310 .386 .380 .766 365       58.2  12.4   70.6 .115 .024 .139 Rookie  
Starter 76.5%   1313 3008 191 162 66 .952   5129 1545 165 58 21 946 511 605 75 98 288 .301 .383 .368 .751 914    129.4  37.2  166.6 .099 .028 .127 Starter  
Reserve     23.5%     421 874 57 71 13 .929     1609 489 58 34 16 282 230 125     14 40   85     .304 .359 .412 .771 290       41.8  13.0   54.8 .099 .031 .130 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   65.7%   1130 353.3 24.1 22.6 7.3 .943     519.7 159.4 15.9 6.6 2.6 99.5 50.6 61.1     8.9 10.3   26.6     .307 .389 .377 .766 95.4       14.4   3.9   18.3 .109 .029 .138 Bats Left
Bats Right 26.1%   458 365.8 19.5 14.7 7.9 .963   533.8 154.2 20.0 8.0 3.7 89.6 66.2 51.1 2.5 12.6 36.6 .289 .354 .377 .731 90.5     10.6   3.7   14.3 .075 .026 .101 Bats Right
Bats Both   8.2%     146 344.2 22.8 33.0 4.6 .917     545.7 165.8 21.3 9.7 2.9 84.3 91.1 40.7     4.9 8.7   26.2     .304 .357 .394 .751 92.1       13.2   5.2   18.4 .093 .037 .130 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.7%   217 339.8 27.6 32.6 7.8 .919   543.1 182.3 19.0 12.8 5.5 104.6 59.3 44.0 5.5 7.4 31.8 .336 .391 .448 .839 108.9     17.4   4.0   21.5 .131 .030 .162 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 42.8%   739 356.9 23.8 19.3 8.5 .952   519.3 151.3 15.9 7.5 2.1 97.5 61.4 62.0 6.5 12.2 33.3 .291 .374 .363 .737 92.9     14.3   4.4   18.6 .103 .032 .135 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 35.6%   624 362.7 19.5 17.8 5.1 .955   525.4 157.8 19.4 3.9 2.6 90.3 57.4 57.2 7.5 9.9 23.9 .300 .377 .367 .744 88.8     10.9   3.5   14.4 .081 .026 .108 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   8.9%   154 348.0 22.7 29.3 8.7 .927   528.2 161.9 14.2 10.8 4.2 96.8 40.9 50.9 8.4 12.5 26.7 .306 .376 .398 .774 97.6     13.1   3.3   16.4 .102 .025 .127 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     30.1%     507 348.5 25.6 25.9 7.9 .935     522.4 161.7 13.8 8.4 2.1 100.0 45.7 57.5     8 12.3   30.6     .310 .386 .380 .766 95.3       15.2   3.2   18.4 .115 .024 .139 Rookie  
Starter 76.5%   1313 358.0 22.7 19.3 7.9 .952   521.0 156.9 16.8 5.9 2.1 96.1 51.9 61.4 7.6 10.0 29.3 .301 .383 .368 .751 92.8     13.1   3.8   16.9 .099 .028 .127 Starter  
Reserve     23.5%     421 348.9 22.8 28.3 5.2 .929     539.9 164.1 19.5 11.4 5.4 94.6 77.2 42.0     4.7 13.4   28.5     .304 .359 .412 .771 97.3       14.0   4.4   18.4 .099 .031 .130 Reserve