Center Fielders
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1907 1909 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     PHI/PIT 4/T2 L 34   107 282 7 7 4 .976   410 103 11 10 1 54 24 51 5 8 11 .251 .341 .334 .675 53     15.3   4.1   19.4 .143 .038 .181   23.60 1 1 Roy Thomas
2 2 Cy Seymour     NY T2 L 35   155 340 29 20 9 .949   587 157 23 2 5 60 92 30 3 33 18 .267 .306 .339 .645 66     13.4   5.6   19.0 .086 .036 .123   19.00 2 2 Cy Seymour
3 3 Fred Osborn     PHI 4 L 24   146 348 13 11 3 .970   533 142 18 12 2 60 42 29 1 14 15 .266 .306 .356 .662 59     13.0   5.6   18.6 .089 .038 .127   18.96 3 3 Fred Osborn
4 4 Red Murray     STL 8 R 24 RF   89 175 11 15 2 .925   338 95 11 9 4 37 35 21 5 2 27 .281 .332 .402 .734 46     14.2   1.2   15.4 .160 .013 .173   18.30 4 4 Red Murray
5 5   Ginger Beaumont             BOS 6 L 31       121 259 17 10 3 .965     476 127 20 6 2 66 52 42     1 13   13     .267 .328 .347 .675 62       13.8   2.9   16.7 .114 .024 .138   17.72 5 5   Ginger Beaumont
6 6 John Kane     CIN 5 R 25   120 280 14 6 2 .980   427 91 10 7 3 57 22 40 12 24 28 .213 .299 .290 .589 46      8.8   4.2   13.0 .073 .035 .108   12.22 6 6 John Kane
7 Al S. Shaw   R   STL 8 L 27 RF   67 141 16 11 5 .935   256 68 9 3 1 28 13 17 0 6 6 .266 .311 .336 .647 25      6.0   1.5    7.5 .090 .022 .112    7.17 7 Al S. Shaw
8 Solly Hofman     CHI 1 R 25 1B,2B   50 115 9 6 1 .954   171 42 6 2 1 23 18 14 3 12 6 .246 .314 .322 .636 20      4.2   2.0    6.2 .084 .040 .124    6.24 8 Solly Hofman
9 7 Jimmy Slagle     CHI 1 L 34 LF   75 158 4 4 2 .976   261 58 3 1 0 28 19 32 0 16 13 .222 .307 .241 .548 25      4.0   2.5    6.5 .053 .033 .087    5.47 9 7 Jimmy Slagle
10 Del Howard     CHI 1 L 30 RF   31 55 3 2 0 .967   106 30 2 1 0 14 9 8 2 4 4 .283 .345 .321 .666 14      3.5   0.9    4.4 .113 .029 .142    4.74 10 Del Howard
                                 
11 Spike Shannon     PIT T2 B 30 LF,RF   20 56 1 3 0 .950   73 14 0 1 0 6 7 5 0 2 3 .192 .244 .219 .463 5      2.9   0.6    3.5 .145 .030 .175    4.18 11 Spike Shannon
12 Al Burch     BRO 7 L 24 LF,RF   44 106 8 3 2 .974   169 41 3 1 1 17 7 12 0 4 6 .243 .293 .290 .583 16      2.7   1.7    4.4 .061 .039 .100    3.97 12 Al Burch
13 Dode Paskert   R   CIN 5 R 26 LF   34 89 4 3 1 .969   116 28 4 1 0 12 11 8 1 5 7 .241 .296 .293 .589 13      2.6   1.1    3.7 .076 .032 .109    3.49 13 Dode Paskert
14 8 Billy Maloney     BRO 7 L 30   95 224 10 13 4 .947   319 62 4 6 3 28 15 21 4 12 12 .194 .253 .273 .526 23      2.1   2.8    4.9 .022 .029 .052    3.18 14 8 Billy Maloney
15 Chief Wilson   R   PIT T2 L 24 RF   34 75 4 3 1 .963   125 28 2 2 1 11 10 5 0 4 3 .224 .254 .296 .550 9      1.4   1.0    2.4 .041 .029 .071    1.82 15 Chief Wilson
League Average Age 28.8 League Avg WS/Game .091 .032 .123
League Avg per 400 Chances 364.0 20.2 15.8 5.3 .961 Offense Share of WS 74.1%
League Average per 600 PA 535.0 133.0 15.4 7.8 2.9 61.4 46.1 41.0 4.5 19.5 21.1 .249 .308 .323 .631 59.0 Average WS/Team  18.20
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   73.7%   875 1988 111 84 33 .962     3242 816 95 44 16 366 283 247     16 114   101     .252 .308 .323 .631 352       75.2  28.6  103.8 .086 .033 .119 Bats Left
Bats Right 24.5%   293 659 38 30 6 .959   1052 256 31 19 8 129 86 83 21 43 68 .243 .311 .332 .643 125     29.8   8.5   38.3 .102 .029 .131 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   1.8%     20 56 1 3 0 .950     73 14 0 1 0 6 7 5     0 2   3     .192 .244 .219 .463 5        2.9   0.6    3.5 .145 .030 .175 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 26.0%   313 704 36 32 8 .959   1165 306 34 24 8 125 94 67 6 24 51 .263 .306 .354 .660 130     31.3   9.5   40.8 .100 .030 .130 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 22.9%   271 625 43 26 9 .963   970 229 29 13 5 120 64 79 16 47 47 .236 .304 .308 .612 104     21.6   8.8   30.4 .080 .032 .112 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 37.9%   449 1034 42 39 13 .965   1645 394 40 25 6 196 126 159 12 55 56 .240 .311 .305 .616 182     41.6  13.8   55.4 .093 .031 .123 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   13.2%   155 340 29 20 9 .949   587 157 23 2 5 60 92 30 3 33 18 .267 .306 .339 .645 66     13.4   5.6   19.0 .086 .036 .123 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.4%     135 305 24 17 7 .951     497 124 15 6 2 51 34 30     1 15   16     .249 .294 .316 .610 47       10.0   3.6   13.6 .074 .027 .101 Rookie  
Starter 76.0%   902 2053 105 86 29 .962   3327 831 100 53 20 388 301 264 31 122 137 .250 .311 .330 .641 379     84.3  28.7  113.0 .093 .032 .125 Starter  
Reserve     24.0%     286 650 45 31 10 .957     1040 255 26 11 4 113 75 71     6 37   35     .245 .297 .303 .600 103       23.6   9.0   32.6 .083 .031 .114 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   73.7%   875 364.3 20.3 15.4 6.0 .962     537.5 135.3 15.8 7.3 2.7 60.7 46.9 40.9     2.7 18.9   16.7     .252 .308 .323 .631 58.4       12.5   4.7   17.2 .086 .033 .119 Bats Left
Bats Right 24.5%   293 362.6 20.9 16.5 3.3 .959   526.5 128.1 15.5 9.5 4.0 64.6 43.0 41.5 10.5 21.5 34.0 .243 .311 .332 .643 62.6     14.9   4.3   19.2 .102 .029 .131 Bats Right
Bats Both   1.8%     20 373.3 6.7 20.0 0.0 .950     547.5 105.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 45.0 52.5 37.5     0.0 15.0   22.5     .192 .244 .219 .463 37.5       21.8   4.5   26.3 .145 .030 .175 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 26.0%   313 364.8 18.6 16.6 4.1 .959   553.9 145.5 16.2 11.4 3.8 59.4 44.7 31.9 2.8 11.4 24.2 .263 .306 .354 .660 61.8     14.9   4.5   19.4 .100 .030 .130 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 22.9%   271 360.2 24.8 15.0 5.2 .963   523.4 123.6 15.6 7.0 2.7 64.7 34.5 42.6 8.6 25.4 25.4 .236 .304 .308 .612 56.1     11.7   4.7   16.4 .080 .032 .112 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 37.9%   449 370.9 15.1 14.0 4.7 .965   527.5 126.3 12.8 8.0 1.9 62.9 40.4 51.0 3.9 17.6 18.0 .240 .311 .305 .616 58.4     13.3   4.4   17.8 .093 .031 .123 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   13.2%   155 349.6 29.8 20.6 9.3 .949   539.4 144.3 21.1 1.8 4.6 55.1 84.5 27.6 2.7 30.3 16.5 .267 .306 .339 .645 60.6     12.3   5.1   17.5 .086 .036 .123 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.4%     135 352.6 27.7 19.7 8.1 .951     549.2 137.0 16.6 6.6 2.2 56.4 37.6 33.1     1 16.6   17.7     .249 .294 .316 .610 51.9       11.0   4.0   15.0 .074 .027 .101 Rookie  
Starter 76.0%   902 366.0 18.7 15.3 5.2 .962   533.2 133.2 16.0 8.5 3.2 62.2 48.2 42.3 5.0 19.5 22.0 .250 .311 .330 .641 60.7     13.5   4.6   18.1 .093 .032 .125 Starter  
Reserve     24.0%     286 358.1 24.8 17.1 5.5 .957     540.7 132.6 13.5 5.7 2.1 58.8 39.0 36.9     3.1 19.3   18.2     .245 .297 .303 .600 53.6       12.3   4.7   16.9 .083 .031 .114 Reserve