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          Center Field
             
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1901 7 6 Irv Waldron   R   WAS 6 R 25 RF   69 128 6 6 0 .957   1901 7 6 Irv Waldron 294 95 12 3 0 48 20 19 2 5 7 .323 .368 .384 .752 47      6.7   0.9    7.6 .097 .013 .110     6.51 1901 7 6 Irv Waldron
1901 6 John Farrell   R   WAS 6 R 24 2B   62 154 14 14 2 .923   1901 6 John Farrell 255 69 15 5 1 46 29 24 0 3 11 .271 .333 .380 .713 41      6.0   1.9    7.9 .097 .031 .127     7.28 1901 6 John Farrell
         
1902 5 5 Jimmy Ryan     WAS 6 R 39   105 253 14 14 0 .950   1902 5 5 Jimmy Ryan 424 136 28 5 5 81 39 38 6 5 9 .321 .385 .446 .831 79     14.4   1.9   16.3 .137 .018 .155    16.28 1902 5 5 Jimmy Ryan
1902 12 Watty Lee     WAS 6 L 22 LF,RF   20 44 3 3 0 .940   1902 12 Watty Lee 72 18 4 1 1 11 8 6 1 1 1 .250 .316 .375 .691 10      1.2   0.2    1.4 .060 .010 .070     0.94 1902 12 Watty Lee
         
1903 8 7 Jimmy Ryan     WAS 8 R 40   114 288 7 9 1 .970   1903 8 7 Jimmy Ryan 437 109 25 4 7 42 46 17 8 12 9 .249 .290 .373 .663 49      5.7   3.3    9.0 .050 .029 .079     6.67 1903 8 7 Jimmy Ryan
         
1904 9 8 Bill O'Neill   R   WAS 8 B 24 LF   79 124 8 15 1 .898   1904 9 8 Bill O'Neill 300 73 8 1 1 27 13 18 3 4 18 .243 .293 .287 .580 26      5.2   0.2    5.4 .066 .003 .068     3.69 1904 9 8 Bill O'Neill
1904 11 Jake Stahl   R   WAS 8 R 25 1B   23 57 4 4 1 .938   1904 11 Jake Stahl 84 22 5 2 0 9 8 3 2 2 4 .262 .303 .369 .672 11      2.8   0.3    3.1 .122 .013 .135     3.00 1904 11 Jake Stahl
1904 13 Joe Cassidy   R   WAS 8 R 21 3B,SS   20 45 1 3 1 .939   1904 13 Joe Cassidy 75 18 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 2 2 .240 .269 .320 .589 7      1.2   0.2    1.4 .060 .010 .070     0.97 1904 13 Joe Cassidy
         
1905 8 8 Charlie Jones   R   WAS 7 R 29   142 240 24 11 6 .960   1905 8 8 Charlie Jones 544 113 18 4 2 68 41 31 3 10 24 .208 .254 .267 .521 50      5.7   3.2    8.9 .040 .023 .063     6.16 1905 8 8 Charlie Jones
         
1906 7 6 Charlie Jones     WAS 7 R 30   128 279 20 12 7 .961   1906 7 6 Charlie Jones 493 119 11 11 3 56 42 24 5 20 34 .241 .284 .327 .611 55     10.6   1.6   12.2 .083 .013 .095     9.90 1906 7 6 Charlie Jones
         
1907 9 8 Charlie Jones     WAS 8 R 31   90 194 5 6 2 .971   1907 9 8 Charlie Jones 325 86 10 7 0 36 28 16 1 13 19 .265 .301 .338 .639 36      7.2   0.6    7.8 .080 .007 .087     5.91 1907 9 8 Charlie Jones
1907 10 Clyde Milan   R   WAS 8 L 20   30 56 7 4 1 .940   1907 10 Clyde Milan 117 33 2 2 0 14 6 5 3 2 5 .282 .328 .333 .661 13      2.7   0.2    2.9 .090 .007 .097     2.32 1907 10 Clyde Milan
         
1908 4 4 Clyde Milan     WAS 7 L 21   122 265 18 12 6 .959   1908 4 4 Clyde Milan 485 116 10 12 1 55 32 38 7 10 29 .239 .304 .315 .619 54     11.6   3.6   15.2 .095 .030 .125    13.53 1908 4 4 Clyde Milan
1908 14 Ollie Pickering     WAS 7 L 38 RF   27 45 1 2 0 .958   1908 14 Ollie Pickering 103 23 2 1 1 12 8 8 1 1 4 .223 .286 .291 .577 9      1.6   0.4    2.0 .059 .015 .074     1.37 1908 14 Ollie Pickering
         
1909 16 8 Clyde Milan     WAS 8 L 22 LF   89 176 14 5 2 .974   1909 16 8 Clyde Milan 297 59 9 3 1 27 11 23 4 17 7 .199 .265 .259 .524 20      1.4   1.2    2.6 .016 .013 .029     1.09 1909 16 8 Clyde Milan
1909 12 Jack Lelivelt   R   WAS 8 L 23 LF   35 81 5 2 1 .977   1909 12 Jack Lelivelt 122 36 3 2 0 10 9 7 0 3 3 .295 .333 .352 .685 14      3.7   0.6    4.3 .106 .017 .123     3.72 1909 12 Jack Lelivelt
         
1910 4 4 Clyde Milan     WAS 7 L 23   142 267 30 17 10 .946   1910 4 4 Clyde Milan 531 148 17 6 0 89 16 71 15 7 44 .279 .379 .333 .712 81     18.5   4.1   22.6 .130 .029 .159    20.71 1910 4 4 Clyde Milan
         
1911 3 3 Clyde Milan 9     WAS 7 L 24   154 347 33 17 2 .957   1911 3 3 Clyde Milan 616 194 24 8 3 109 35 74 7 8 58 .315 .395 .394 .789 112     23.4   3.6   27.0 .152 .023 .175    25.84 1911 3 3 Clyde Milan
         
1912 3 3 Clyde Milan 4     WAS 2 L 25   154 326 31 25 6 .935   1912 3 3 Clyde Milan 601 184 19 11 1 105 79 63 5 5 88 33 .306 .377 .379 .756 114     25.8   7.0   32.8 .168 .045 .213    32.61 1912 3 3 Clyde Milan
         
1913 3 3 Clyde Milan T9     WAS 2 L 26   154 296 20 23 7 .932   1913 3 3 Clyde Milan 579 174 18 9 3 92 54 58 25 3 21 75 30 .301 .367 .378 .745 91     21.9   5.6   27.5 .142 .036 .179    27.68 1913 3 3 Clyde Milan
         
1914 3 3 Clyde Milan T23     WAS 3 L 27   112 228 10 13 0 .948   1914 3 3 Clyde Milan 433 128 19 11 1 62 39 32 26 2 10 38 21 .296 .347 .397 .744 64     14.9   3.7   18.6 .133 .033 .166    17.65 1914 3 3 Clyde Milan
1914 14 Howard Shanks     WAS 3 R 23 LF   43 103 4 4 1 .964   1914 14 Howard Shanks 155 35 7 3 1 14 20 9 16 1 9 6 5 .226 .273 .329 .602 14      1.7   1.7    3.4 .040 .040 .079     2.23 1914 14 Howard Shanks
         
1915 3 3 Clyde Milan     WAS 4 L 28   151 352 13 21 3 .946   1915 3 3 Clyde Milan 573 165 13 7 2 83 66 53 32 5 16 40 19 .288 .353 .346 .699 82     15.6   6.0   21.6 .103 .040 .143    18.74 1915 3 3 Clyde Milan
         
1916 6 6 Clyde Milan     WAS 7 L 29   149 372 27 16 8 .961   1916 6 6 Clyde Milan 565 154 14 3 1 58 45 56 31 5 12 34 21 .273 .343 .313 .656 65     12.8   5.3   18.1 .086 .036 .121    14.49 1916 6 6 Clyde Milan
         
1917 4 4 Clyde Milan     WAS 5 L 30   153 339 18 14 3 .962   1917 4 4 Clyde Milan 579 170 15 4 0 60 48 58 26 6 19 20 .294 .364 .333 .697 79     19.1   2.9   22.0 .125 .019 .144    19.14 1917 4 4 Clyde Milan
         
1918 3 3 Clyde Milan     WAS 3 L 31   124 299 17 9 3 .972   1918 3 3 Clyde Milan 503 146 18 5 0 56 56 36 14 5 7 26 .290 .344 .346 .690 61     12.5   5.5   18.0 .101 .044 .145    16.79 1918 3 3 Clyde Milan
         
1919 7 6 Clyde Milan     WAS 7 L 32   86 195 9 10 2 .953   1919 7 6 Clyde Milan 321 92 12 6 0 43 37 40 16 3 12 11 .287 .371 .361 .732 45      7.5   1.5    9.0 .087 .017 .105     7.18 1919 7 6 Clyde Milan
1919 11 Buzz Murphy   R   WAS 7 L 24   54 140 6 6 2 .961   1919 11 Buzz Murphy 186 49 5 3 0 14 21 14 24 4 8 4 .263 .328 .323 .651 20      2.4   1.3    3.7 .044 .024 .069     2.39 1919 11 Buzz Murphy
         
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1920 3 3 Sam Rice Vet     WAS 6 L 30   153 454 24 20 5 .960   1920 3 3 Sam Rice 624 211 29 9 3 83 80 39 23 4 19 63 30 .338 .381 .428 .809 99     18.2   4.5   22.7 .119 .029 .148    20.41 1920 3 3 Sam Rice
         
1921 4 4 Sam Rice Vet     WAS 4 L 31   137 372 17 15 3 .963   1921 4 4 Sam Rice 545 180 38 13 4 81 77 37 10 9 21 25 12 .330 .382 .470 .852 92     16.9   5.1   22.0 .123 .037 .161    22.41 1921 4 4 Sam Rice
         
1922 3 3 Sam Rice Vet     WAS 6 L 32   154 385 23 21 3 .951   1922 3 3 Sam Rice 633 187 37 13 6 91 69 48 13 2 6 20 9 .295 .347 .423 .770 91     15.8   4.3   20.1 .103 .028 .131    17.86 1922 3 3 Sam Rice
         
1923 6 5 Nemo Leibold     WAS 4 L 31   84 186 13 4 2 .980   1923 6 5 Nemo Leibold 315 96 13 4 1 68 22 53 16 2 9 7 5 .305 .408 .381 .789 55     11.1   1.5   12.6 .132 .018 .150    12.18 1923 6 5 Nemo Leibold
1923 9 Joe Evans     WAS 4 R 28 3B   65 147 5 3 2 .981   1923 9 Joe Evans 247 65 10 2 0 28 25 18 12 0 14 4 3 .263 .313 .320 .633 27      2.7   1.1    3.8 .042 .017 .058     2.38 1923 9 Joe Evans
         
1924 9 8 Nemo Leibold     WAS 1 L 32   52 117 5 1 0 .992   1924 9 8 Nemo Leibold 183 53 4 3 0 30 15 31 7 1 8 5 4 .290 .395 .344 .739 27      4.3   2.1    6.4 .083 .040 .123     6.04 1924 9 8 Nemo Leibold
1924 12 Wid Matthews     WAS 1 L 27   43 119 7 2 2 .984   1924 12 Wid Matthews 165 50 10 4 0 24 13 11 4 3 12 3 8 .303 .358 .412 .770 22      2.6   2.5    5.1 .060 .058 .119     4.73 1924 12 Wid Matthews
1924 11 Earl McNeely   R   WAS 1 R 26   42 101 3 3 1 .972   1924 11 Earl McNeely 171 56 5 6 0 30 14 5 20 2 7 3 1 .327 .354 .427 .781 25      4.0   1.6    5.6 .095 .038 .133     5.49 1924 11 Earl McNeely
1924 10 Sam Rice Vet     WAS 1 L 34 RF   34 89 3 2 1 .979   1924 10 Sam Rice 140 47 8 3 0 23 16 10 5 1 3 5 3 .336 .384 .436 .820 23      4.0   1.5    5.5 .118 .044 .162     5.95 1924 10 Sam Rice
         
1925 8 8 Earl McNeely     WAS 1 R 27   103 243 12 6 3 .977   1925 8 8 Earl McNeely 351 100 13 2 3 69 34 44 49 8 9 14 15 .285 .377 .359 .736 49      6.6   3.2    9.8 .064 .031 .095     7.32 1925 8 8 Earl McNeely
1925 11 Sam Rice Vet     WAS 1 L 35 RF   29 76 3 2 1 .975   1925 11 Sam Rice 116 41 6 2 0 20 16 7 2 1 3 5 2 .353 .395 .440 .835 20      3.5   1.1    4.6 .121 .038 .159     4.43 1925 11 Sam Rice
1925 10 Goose Goslin Vet     WAS 1 L 24 LF   20 62 3 1 0 .985   1925 10 Goose Goslin 75 25 4 3 2 15 14 7 6 1 1 3 1 .333 .398 .547 .945 16      3.1   1.1    4.2 .155 .055 .210     4.66 1925 10 Goose Goslin
1925 13 Nemo Leibold     WAS 1 L 33   22 29 2 1 0 .969   1925 13 Nemo Leibold 68 19 1 1 0 11 6 7 6 0 1 1 0 .279 .347 .324 .671 8      0.9   0.4    1.3 .041 .018 .059     0.77 1925 13 Nemo Leibold
         
1926 6 6 Goose Goslin Vet 9     WAS 4 L 25 LF   61 181 10 6 4 .970   1926 6 6 Goose Goslin 236 83 11 6 7 44 45 26 16 3 7 3 3 .352 .423 .538 .961 53     12.1   2.0   14.1 .198 .033 .231    16.37 1926 6 6 Goose Goslin
1926 10 Earl McNeely     WAS 4 R 28 LF   52 139 4 4 2 .973   1926 10 Earl McNeely 193 59 9 5 0 37 21 19 12 2 6 8 3 .306 .374 .404 .778 31      5.7   1.3    7.0 .110 .025 .135     6.20 1926 10 Earl McNeely
1926 11 Sam Rice Vet 4     WAS 4 L 36 RF   44 112 6 4 1 .967   1926 11 Sam Rice 172 58 9 4 1 26 20 11 5 1 5 6 6 .337 .380 .453 .833 28      5.4   1.2    6.6 .123 .027 .150     6.18 1926 11 Sam Rice
         
1927 3 3 Tris Speaker BBW     WAS 3 L 39   119 276 12 10 5 .966   1927 3 3 Tris Speaker 514 168 42 6 2 70 72 54 8 4 15 9 8 .327 .395 .444 .839 92     17.2   3.9   21.1 .145 .033 .177    22.08 1927 3 3 Tris Speaker
1927 12 Earl McNeely     WAS 3 R 29   32 58 2 1 1 .984   1927 12 Earl McNeely 112 31 6 2 0 24 10 7 8 1 4 7 2 .277 .325 .366 .691 14      1.6   0.8    2.4 .050 .025 .075     1.63 1927 12 Earl McNeely
         
1928 3 3 Red Barnes   R   WAS 4 L 24   96 238 15 5 2 .981   1928 3 3 Red Barnes 381 116 20 14 5 75 47 50 35 4 8 6 3 .304 .391 .470 .861 69     11.7   3.8   15.5 .122 .040 .161    17.04 1928 3 3 Red Barnes
1928 11 Sammy West   R   WAS 4 L 23 LF   60 121 6 0 0 1.000   1928 11 Sammy West 191 57 15 4 2 30 20 10 12 1 3 3 3 .298 .337 .450 .787 26      3.6   1.7    5.3 .060 .028 .088     4.31 1928 11 Sammy West
         
1929 7 7 Sammy West     WAS 5 L 24   136 368 24 9 8 .978   1929 7 7 Sammy West 495 132 16 8 3 58 73 44 40 0 21 9 8 .267 .327 .349 .676 58      5.5   5.2   10.7 .040 .038 .079     8.09 1929 7 7 Sammy West
         
1930 2 2 Sammy West     WAS 2 L 25   117 308 8 9 1 .972   1930 2 2 Sammy West 408 134 22 10 6 74 66 37 34 1 9 5 5 .328 .386 .475 .861 76     11.8   5.9   17.7 .101 .050 .151    19.38 1930 2 2 Sammy West
1930 12 George Loepp   R   WAS 2 R 28   34 67 2 3 0 .958   1930 12 George Loepp 93 26 5 1 0 16 10 14 6 2 2 0 3 .280 .385 .355 .740 13      1.5   0.9    2.4 .044 .026 .071     1.79 1930 12 George Loepp
         
1931 2 2 Sammy West T9     WAS 3 L 26   127 402 13 4 3 .990   1931 2 2 Sammy West 526 175 43 13 3 77 91 30 37 0 3 6 8 .333 .369 .481 .850 95     17.0   7.4   24.4 .134 .058 .192    28.29 1931 2 2 Sammy West
         
1932 3 3 Sammy West     WAS 3 L 27   143 450 15 10 7 .979   1932 3 3 Sammy West 554 159 27 12 6 88 83 48 57 1 9 4 5 .287 .345 .412 .757 83     12.4   6.6   19.0 .087 .046 .133    18.84 1932 3 3 Sammy West
         
1933 2 2 Fred Schulte   WAS 1 R 32   142 433 10 9 4 .980   1933 2 2 Fred Schulte 550 162 30 7 5 98 87 61 27 1 11 10 12 .295 .366 .402 .768 86     14.7   6.7   21.4 .104 .047 .151    23.34 1933 2 2 Fred Schulte
       
1934 6 6 Fred Schulte   WAS 7 R 33   134 351 5 5 0 .986   1934 6 6 Fred Schulte 524 156 32 6 3 72 73 53 34 1 10 3 7 .298 .363 .399 .762 74      9.3   3.4   12.7 .069 .025 .095    10.41 1934 6 6 Fred Schulte
       
1935 4 4 Jake Powell R   WAS 6 R 26   136 359 10 9 4 .976   1935 4 4 Jake Powell 539 168 25 10 6 86 96 36 36 4 12 15 7 .312 .359 .429 .788 85     14.4   2.0   16.4 .106 .015 .121    16.24 1935 4 4 Jake Powell
       
1936 2 2 Ben Chapman a   WAS 4 R 27   97 271 10 12 4 .959   1936 2 2 Ben Chapman 401 133 36 7 4 91 60 69 18 1 1 19 7 .332 .431 .486 .917 90     14.4   4.2   18.6 .148 .043 .192    19.53 1936 2 2 Ben Chapman
1936 9 Jake Powell   WAS 4 R 27 LF   53 115 2 6 1 .951   1936 9 Jake Powell 210 62 11 5 1 40 30 19 21 2 1 10 4 .295 .359 .410 .769 32      4.0   1.2    5.2 .075 .023 .098     4.32 1936 9 Jake Powell
       
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1937 4 4 Mel Almada   WAS 6 L 24 RF   97 301 15 12 3 .963   1937 4 4 Mel Almada 402 119 20 5 4 68 31 39 20 0 6 9 4 .296 .358 .400 .758 58      8.7   3.9   12.6 .090 .040 .130    11.73 1937 4 4 Mel Almada
1937 7 Ben Chapman   WAS 6 R 28 RF   32 87 1 4 0 .957   1937 7 Ben Chapman 130 34 7 1 0 23 12 24 7 0 0 8 0 .262 .377 .331 .708 20      2.8   1.3    4.1 .088 .041 .128     3.78 1937 7 Ben Chapman
       
1938 6 7 Sammy West   WAS 5 L 33   84 219 4 4 3 .982   1938 6 7 Sammy West 340 103 19 5 5 50 46 33 21 0 9 1 1 .303 .365 .432 .797 51      7.2   1.9    9.1 .086 .023 .108     8.00 1938 6 7 Sammy West
1938 7 Mel Almada   WAS 5 L 25   47 147 5 5 1 .968   1938 7 Mel Almada 197 48 7 4 1 24 15 8 16 1 5 4 1 .244 .277 .335 .612 18      1.9   1.0    2.9 .040 .021 .062     1.90 1938 7 Mel Almada
       
1939 7 7 George Case T30 a-inj   WAS 6 R 23 RF   79 233 4 10 1 .960   1939 7 7 George Case 338 102 13 4 1 66 22 36 23 0 4 32 11 4 .302 .369 .373 .742 50      7.1   2.4    9.5 .090 .030 .120     8.37 1939 7 7 George Case
1939 9 Sammy West   WAS 6 L 34 LF   55 158 4 1 2 .994   1939 9 Sammy West 202 57 10 4 2 27 27 35 15 0 7 1 1 3 .282 .388 .401 .789 33      5.0   1.8    6.8 .091 .033 .124     6.07 1939 9 Sammy West
       
1940 7 7 George Case   WAS 7 R 24 RF   118 312 7 9 0 .973   1940 7 7 George Case 503 147 22 4 4 84 43 40 30 4 5 27 8 4 .292 .349 .376 .725 69     10.6   2.4   13.0 .090 .020 .110    11.09 1940 7 7 George Case
1940 12 Johnny Welaj   WAS 7 R 26   35 95 1 2 0 .980   1940 12 Johnny Welaj 142 36 6 0 2 20 14 13 13 1 2 5 5 3 .254 .321 .338 .659 15      1.2   0.7    1.9 .034 .020 .054     1.14 1940 12 Johnny Welaj
       
1941 7 6 Doc Cramer   WAS T6 L 35   152 369 9 6 1 .984   1941 7 6 Doc Cramer 660 180 25 6 2 93 66 37 15 6 4 4 1 16 .273 .317 .338 .655 73      8.4   3.1   11.5 .055 .020 .076     7.77 1941 7 6 Doc Cramer
       
1942 2 2 Stan Spence 8 a   WAS 7 L 27   149 395 7 11 0 .973   1942 2 2 Stan Spence 629 203 27 15 4 94 79 62 16 1 4 5 2 7 .323 .384 .432 .816 109     27.5   1.2   28.7 .185 .008 .193    31.53 1942 2 2 Stan Spence
       
1943 1 1 Stan Spence   WAS 2 L 28   148 396 12 7 1 .983   1943 1 1 Stan Spence 570 152 23 10 12 72 88 84 39 5 4 8 1 9 .267 .366 .405 .771 93     22.4   5.5   27.9 .151 .037 .189    33.31 1943 1 1 Stan Spence
       
1944 1 1 Stan Spence 8 A   WAS 8 L 29   150 434 29 5 9 .989   1944 1 1 Stan Spence 580 183 30 8 18 81 98 68 27 4 4 3 7 5 .316 .391 .488 .879 111     28.0   4.4   32.4 .187 .029 .216    38.33 1944 1 1 Stan Spence
       
1945 5 4 George Binks 21 R   WAS 2 L 28 1B,LF,RF   79 213 7 4 2 .982   1945 5 4 George Binks 286 80 17 3 3 32 42 18 27 2 4 6 4 6 .280 .327 .392 .719 36      8.0   3.0   11.0 .101 .038 .139    11.95 1945 5 4 George Binks
1945 4 Mike Kreevich   WAS 2 R 37   40 98 2 3 0 .971   1945 4 Mike Kreevich 158 44 8 2 1 22 23 21 11 0 2 7 5 3 .278 .363 .373 .736 22      3.5   1.7    5.2 .088 .043 .130     5.45 1945 4 Mike Kreevich
1945 16 Jose Zardon R   WAS 2 R 22   25 66 1 2 0 .971   1945 16 Jose Zardon 74 22 3 2 0 7 7 4 6 0 2 2 1 3 .297 .333 .392 .725 9      1.6   0.8    2.4 .064 .032 .096     2.16 1945 16 Jose Zardon
       
1946 1 1 Stan Spence T23 a   WAS 4 L 31   150 412 15 8 3 .982   1946 1 1 Stan Spence 578 169 50 10 16 83 87 62 31 4 8 1 7 14 .292 .365 .497 .862 95     25.1   4.5   29.6 .167 .030 .197    33.69 1946 1 1 Stan Spence
       
1947 2 2 Stan Spence T19 a   WAS 7 L 32   142 408 12 7 3 .984   1947 2 2 Stan Spence 506 141 22 6 16 62 73 81 41 0 1 2 2 11 .279 .378 .441 .819 83     20.6   4.0   24.6 .145 .028 .173    27.24 1947 2 2 Stan Spence
       
1948 9 7 Carden Gillenwater   WAS 7 R 30   65 182 4 5 0 .974   1948 9 7 Carden Gillenwater 214 52 10 4 3 22 20 38 35 0 1 4 2 9 .243 .357 .369 .726 30      4.3   2.5    6.8 .066 .038 .105     5.74 1948 9 7 Carden Gillenwater
1948 13 Junior Wooten R   WAS 7 R 24 RF   55 137 6 3 1 .979   1948 13 Junior Wooten 169 43 5 2 1 22 15 16 14 1 5 1 1 3 .254 .323 .325 .648 20      2.0   2.0    4.0 .036 .036 .073     2.82 1948 13 Junior Wooten
1948 10 Bud Stewart   WAS 7 L 32 RF   37 100 1 2 0 .981   1948 10 Bud Stewart 125 35 5 4 2 17 21 15 8 1 2 2 3 1 .280 .362 .432 .794 21      3.7   1.3    5.0 .100 .035 .135     4.80 1948 10 Bud Stewart
       
1949 7 7 Clyde Vollmer   WAS 8 R 27   99 291 3 5 1 .983   1949 7 7 Clyde Vollmer 385 97 15 1 12 50 51 46 54 2 1 1 2 11 .252 .335 .390 .725 46      6.6   2.8    9.4 .067 .028 .095     7.55 1949 7 7 Clyde Vollmer
1949 16 Gil Coan   WAS 8 L 27 LF   29 82 2 2 1 .977   1949 16 Gil Coan 107 23 2 2 1 11 7 9 17 0 0 3 2 1 .215 .276 .299 .575 8      0.2   0.7    0.9 .007 .024 .031     0.41 1949 16 Gil Coan
1949 18 Sam Mele   WAS 8 R 26 RF   24 45 2 1 1 .979   1949 18 Sam Mele 79 19 4 1 1 6 8 5 10 0 0 1 0 3 .241 .286 .354 .640 6      0.2   0.4    0.6 .008 .017 .025     0.25 1949 18 Sam Mele
       
1950 5 5 Irv Noren 15 R   WAS 5 L 25   121 357 20 6 5 .984   1950 5 5 Irv Noren 475 140 24 9 12 70 86 59 68 2 4 4 2 9 .295 .375 .459 .834 83     13.6   5.8   19.4 .112 .048 .160    19.72 1950 5 5 Irv Noren
1950 10 Sam Mele   WAS 5 R 27 RF   26 59 2 1 0 .984   1950 10 Sam Mele 94 26 5 1 3 12 19 11 9 0 1 0 0 5 .277 .352 .447 .799 14      1.8   0.8    2.6 .069 .031 .100     2.09 1950 10 Sam Mele
       
1951 3 3 Irv Noren T26   WAS 7 L 26   126 420 15 10 1 .978   1951 3 3 Irv Noren 509 142 33 5 8 82 86 51 35 0 4 10 7 14 .279 .345 .411 .756 74     11.7   5.9   17.6 .093 .047 .140    17.89 1951 3 3 Irv Noren
       
1952 8 7 Jim Busby   WAS 5 R 25   128 430 4 3 0 .993   1952 8 7 Jim Busby 512 125 24 4 2 58 47 22 48 4 8 5 6 11 .244 .281 .318 .599 44      3.7   6.0    9.7 .029 .047 .076     6.81 1952 8 7 Jim Busby
       
1953 3 3 Jim Busby   WAS 5 R 26   150 482 15 6 4 .988   1953 3 3 Jim Busby 586 183 28 7 6 68 82 38 45 4 7 13 6 8 .312 .358 .415 .773 91     16.5   7.9   24.4 .110 .053 .163    26.10 1953 3 3 Jim Busby
       
1954 3 3 Jim Busby 18   WAS 6 R 27   155 491 6 6 1 .988   1954 3 3 Jim Busby 629 187 22 7 7 83 80 41 4 55 3 5 7 17 3 8 .297 .340 .388 .728 87     15.4   5.9   21.3 .099 .038 .137    20.47 1954 3 3 Jim Busby
       
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1955 13 8 Tom Umphlett   WAS 8 R 25 RF   61 161 3 2 0 .988   1955 13 8 Tom Umphlett 190 43 8 0 1 18 10 9 0 23 0 1 0 1 1 2 .226 .261 .284 .545 14      0.1   0.7    0.8 .002 .011 .013     0.23 1955 13 8 Tom Umphlett
1955 6 Jim Busby   WAS 8 R 28   47 132 1 1 0 .993   1955 6 Jim Busby 191 44 6 2 6 24 14 13 1 22 0 4 0 5 0 4 .230 .279 .377 .656 20      2.1   1.4    3.5 .045 .030 .074     2.44 1955 6 Jim Busby
1955 10 Johnny Groth   WAS 8 R 28   40 104 1 2 1 .981   1955 10 Johnny Groth 146 30 4 4 2 18 14 12 0 13 0 2 2 2 0 2 .205 .263 .329 .592 15      2.1   0.9    3.0 .053 .023 .075     2.11 1955 10 Johnny Groth
       
1956 9 8 Whitey Herzog R   WAS 7 L 24   82 200 8 5 0 .977   1956 9 8 Whitey Herzog 320 75 10 5 3 41 23 26 0 61 0 4 1 8 4 2 .234 .291 .325 .616 32      2.4   1.6    4.0 .029 .020 .049     2.15 1956 9 8 Whitey Herzog
1956 14 Karl Olson   WAS 7 R 25   85 178 3 2 0 .989   1956 14 Karl Olson 278 69 9 2 3 27 21 25 0 37 1 6 5 1 2 13 .248 .307 .327 .634 26      1.1   1.2    2.3 .013 .014 .027     0.92 1956 14 Karl Olson
       
1957 10 8 Bob Usher   WAS 8 R 32   93 222 7 5 2 .979   1957 10 8 Bob Usher 293 77 7 1 5 36 27 27 2 30 2 3 3 0 0 6 .263 .326 .345 .671 34      4.9   1.0    5.9 .053 .011 .063     3.61 1957 10 8 Bob Usher
1957 19 Faye Throneberry   WAS 8 L 26   48 103 1 1 0 .990   1957 19 Faye Throneberry 158 26 6 2 1 13 10 15 0 31 0 0 1 0 1 3 .165 .236 .247 .483 9      -     0.4    0.4 .000 .008 .008     0.08 1957 19 Faye Throneberry
1957 18 Whitey Herzog   WAS 8 L 25   26 52 0 1 0 .981   1957 18 Whitey Herzog 66 13 3 0 0 5 4 12 0 10 2 0 0 2 2 0 .197 .338 .242 .580 6      0.2   0.2    0.4 .008 .008 .015     0.12 1957 18 Whitey Herzog
       
1958 4 4 Albie Pearson R-1   WAS 8 L 23   136 331 5 7 0 .980   1958 4 4 Albie Pearson 508 139 24 5 3 62 33 62 1 30 2 10 3 7 10 11 .274 .353 .358 .711 65     11.4   2.5   13.9 .084 .018 .102    11.75 1958 4 4 Albie Pearson
       
1959 5 4 Bob Allison T28 a R-1   WAS 8 R 24   133 317 7 8 0 .976   1959 5 4 Bob Allison 507 131 17 9 28 76 74 53 1 86 2 4 2 11 6 18 .258 .330 .493 .823 78     12.9   3.1   16.0 .097 .023 .120    13.71 1959 5 4 Bob Allison
       
1960 6 6 Lenny Green   WAS 5 L 27 LF   93 205 4 2 0 .991   1960 6 6 Lenny Green 293 86 14 7 3 47 28 37 2 17 5 4 2 21 9 5 .294 .380 .420 .800 48      9.2   2.2   11.4 .099 .024 .123    10.94 1960 6 6 Lenny Green
1960 9 Dan Dobbek R   WAS 5 L 25   58 128 4 3 1 .978   1960 9 Dan Dobbek 164 37 5 2 8 20 21 23 2 26 1 1 1 3 2 4 .226 .323 .427 .750 21      3.0   1.2    4.2 .052 .021 .072     3.10 1960 9 Dan Dobbek
1960 11 Pete Whisenant   WAS 5 R 30 LF   31 54 1 0 0 1.000   1960 11 Pete Whisenant 99 23 9 0 2 16 7 14 0 12 0 0 0 2 1 3 .232 .327 .384 .711 8      1.9   0.6    2.5 .061 .019 .081     1.94 1960 11 Pete Whisenant
       
1961 7 7 Lenny Green   MIN 7 L 28 LF   140 311 3 6 0 .981   1961 7 7 Lenny Green 523 142 25 6 7 80 44 70 2 41 6 3 2 16 13 4 .272 .363 .382 .745 77     11.8   3.4   15.2 .084 .024 .109    12.71 1961 7 7 Lenny Green
1961 16 Bill Tuttle   MIN 7 R 31 3B   63 64 1 1 1 .985   1961 16 Bill Tuttle 78 17 4 0 1 5 7 5 0 11 0 2 0 0 1 2 .218 .265 .308 .573 7      0.6   0.7    1.3 .010 .011 .021     0.43 1961 16 Bill Tuttle
       
1962 2 2 Lenny Green   MIN 2 L 29 LF   147 330 8 2 2 .994   1962 2 2 Lenny Green 577 156 33 2 12 89 52 80 1 33 6 2 5 8 4 7 .270 .362 .397 .759 89     15.9   4.6   20.5 .108 .031 .139    21.13 1962 2 2 Lenny Green
1962 22 Bill Tuttle   MIN 2 R 32   94 61 1 1 0 .984   1962 22 Bill Tuttle 74 20 3 1 1 13 9 10 1 7 1 1 2 1 0 2 .270 .356 .378 .734 11      0.7   0.5    1.2 .007 .005 .013     0.37 1962 22 Bill Tuttle
       
1963 5 4 Jimmie Hall R-3   MIN 3 L 25 LF   93 231 6 2 4 .992   1963 5 4 Jimmie Hall 343 94 16 4 23 60 59 42 4 69 0 7 1 3 2 7 .274 .352 .545 .897 65     13.1   2.9   16.0 .141 .031 .172    17.89 1963 5 4 Jimmie Hall
1963 13 Lenny Green   MIN 3 L 30   119 165 1 2 0 .988   1963 13 Lenny Green 256 63 10 1 3 34 26 29 1 16 2 2 4 9 4 1 .246 .323 .328 .651 30      4.4   1.9    6.3 .037 .016 .053     3.91 1963 13 Lenny Green
       
1964 3 3 Jimmie Hall a   MIN T6 L 26   137 323 13 5 0 .985   1964 3 3 Jimmie Hall 500 141 19 3 25 60 75 42 3 110 1 2 5 5 2 10 .282 .336 .482 .818 76     13.0   5.5   18.5 .095 .040 .135    18.69 1964 3 3 Jimmie Hall
1964 8 Bob Allison T23 A(1B)   MIN T6 R 29 1B,LF   28 73 2 1 1 .987   1964 8 Bob Allison 96 30 5 0 5 19 15 22 0 18 2 0 1 2 1 3 .313 .446 .521 .967 24      5.0   1.0    6.0 .179 .036 .214     7.63 1964 8 Bob Allison
       
1965 1 1 Jimmie Hall 13 a   MIN 1 L 27   140 277 7 7 2 .976   1965 1 1 Jimmie Hall 496 141 24 4 19 78 83 45 4 74 1 0 5 14 7 6 .284 .342 .464 .806 80     18.8   4.6   23.4 .134 .033 .167    28.11 1965 1 1 Jimmie Hall
1965 22 Joe Nossek R   MIN 1 R 24   46 60 0 2 0 .968   1965 22 Joe Nossek 102 20 7 0 2 10 8 3 0 13 0 2 1 2 0 4 .196 .217 .324 .541 6      0.2   1.0    1.2 .004 .022 .026     0.57 1965 22 Joe Nossek
       
1966 15 7 Ted Uhlaender R   MIN 2 L 25   96 247 4 4 2 .984   1966 15 7 Ted Uhlaender 350 81 12 2 2 39 21 26 1 31 1 5 2 8 2 3 .231 .285 .294 .579 32      2.8   4.4    7.2 .029 .046 .075     5.44 1966 15 7 Ted Uhlaender
1966 22 Jimmie Hall   MIN 2 L 28 LF   27 42 3 1 0 .978   1966 22 Jimmie Hall 92 19 2 1 3 7 7 9 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 5 .207 .277 .348 .625 7      1.2   0.6    1.8 .044 .022 .067     1.28 1966 22 Jimmie Hall
1966 23 Cesar Tovar R   MIN 2 R 25 2B,SS   20 47 0 0 0 1.000   1966 23 Cesar Tovar 64 15 3 0 1 8 6 4 0 9 0 1 2 1 0 1 .234 .271 .328 .599 6      1.0   0.5    1.5 .050 .025 .075     1.14 1966 23 Cesar Tovar
       
1967 8 6 Ted Uhlaender   MIN T2 L 26   118 255 6 1 3 .996   1967 8 6 Ted Uhlaender 404 105 19 7 6 37 49 12 1 44 3 3 1 4 4 3 .260 .286 .386 .672 44      7.5   2.9   10.4 .064 .025 .088     9.23 1967 8 6 Ted Uhlaender
1967 10 Cesar Tovar T7   MIN T2 R 26 2B,3B   64 140 3 1 1 .993   1967 10 Cesar Tovar 237 68 14 1 3 38 15 18 0 23 6 4 1 6 4 4 .287 .351 .392 .743 33      6.3   1.2    7.5 .098 .019 .117     7.67 1967 10 Cesar Tovar
       
1968 4 4 Ted Uhlaender 27   MIN 7 L 27   129 283 3 4 1 .986   1968 4 4 Ted Uhlaender 486 138 21 5 7 50 52 28 3 46 3 6 2 15 7 3 .284 .326 .391 .717 63     13.7   3.8   17.5 .106 .029 .136    17.67 1968 4 4 Ted Uhlaender
1968 14 Cesar Tovar T23   MIN 7 R 27 3B,SS,LF   36 81 4 1 1 .988   1968 14 Cesar Tovar 126 41 6 1 2 18 12 3 0 7 2 2 0 3 3 0 .325 .351 .437 .788 19      4.1   0.7    4.8 .114 .019 .133     4.81 1968 14 Cesar Tovar
       
1969 9 7 Ted Uhlaender   MIN 1W L 28 LF   111 232 7 1 1 .996   1969 9 7 Ted Uhlaender 430 120 16 0 5 76 47 36 4 42 3 4 2 12 7 2 .279 .338 .351 .689 54      8.5   2.9   11.4 .077 .026 .103    10.11 1969 9 7 Ted Uhlaender
1969 7 Cesar Tovar 17   MIN 1W R 28 2B,3B,LF   69 177 6 4 3 .979   1969 7 Cesar Tovar 247 88 10 2 7 46 29 18 3 13 2 3 2 19 5 2 .356 .401 .498 .899 52      9.6   1.9   11.5 .139 .028 .167    13.00 1969 7 Cesar Tovar
       
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1970 5 5 Cesar Tovar 18   MIN 1W R 29 LF   132 324 10 8 1 .977   1970 5 5 Cesar Tovar 498 148 29 8 9 99 39 39 3 35 7 9 5 21 13 7 .297 .353 .442 .795 78     16.4   4.4   20.8 .124 .033 .158    22.57 1970 5 5 Cesar Tovar
1970 19 Jim Holt R   MIN 1W L 26 LF   53 104 2 1 0 .991   1970 19 Jim Holt 125 35 4 1 1 12 12 6 1 12 0 0 1 2 0 3 .280 .311 .352 .663 13      1.6   1.3    2.9 .030 .025 .055     1.85 1970 19 Jim Holt
       
1971 23 12 Jim Holt   MIN 5W L 27   85 186 4 3 2 .984   1971 23 12 Jim Holt 273 72 8 3 1 25 18 13 3 23 1 2 0 2 1 7 .264 .300 .326 .626 25      2.8   1.8    4.6 .033 .021 .054     2.82 1971 23 12 Jim Holt
1971 18 Jim Nettles R   MIN 5W L 24   59 138 3 2 1 .986   1971 18 Jim Nettles 154 37 5 0 6 15 22 18 2 18 0 0 3 3 2 2 .240 .314 .390 .704 20      3.6   1.3    4.9 .061 .022 .083     3.72 1971 18 Jim Nettles
1971 20 Cesar Tovar T23   MIN 5W R 30 LF,RF   42 81 2 1 0 .988   1971 20 Cesar Tovar 118 37 8 0 0 17 8 10 0 6 0 1 1 4 2 1 .314 .364 .381 .745 17      3.3   0.8    4.1 .079 .019 .098     3.38 1971 20 Cesar Tovar
       
1972 6 6 Bobby Darwin R   MIN 3W R 29 RF   86 188 5 5 0 .975   1972 6 6 Bobby Darwin 322 87 11 2 13 35 55 27 4 96 5 1 1 0 1 11 .270 .335 .438 .773 45      9.1   3.1   12.2 .106 .036 .142    12.31 1972 6 6 Bobby Darwin
1972 13 Jim Nettles   MIN 3W L 25   58 136 4 3 1 .979   1972 13 Jim Nettles 179 37 4 2 3 21 9 22 2 38 1 0 0 3 3 5 .207 .297 .302 .599 16      1.9   2.3    4.2 .033 .040 .072     3.03 1972 13 Jim Nettles
1972 18 Steve Brye R   MIN 3W R 23 LF   22 57 4 1 1 .984   1972 18 Steve Brye 59 17 3 1 0 4 3 7 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .364 .373 .737 8      1.0   1.2    2.2 .045 .055 .100     1.86 1972 18 Steve Brye
       
1973 9 9 Larry Hisle   MIN 3W R 26 LF   93 248 6 7 0 .973   1973 9 9 Larry Hisle 351 88 15 3 9 55 34 42 2 83 3 1 1 10 4 7 .251 .335 .387 .722 47      8.0   2.6   10.6 .086 .028 .114     9.63 1973 9 9 Larry Hisle
1973 12 Steve Brye   MIN 3W R 24   73 200 2 3 0 .985   1973 12 Steve Brye 262 71 9 5 6 38 33 33 1 37 0 3 2 3 5 4 .271 .350 .412 .762 37      5.7   2.1    7.8 .078 .029 .107     6.86 1973 12 Steve Brye
       
1974 11 8 Steve Brye   MIN 3W R 25   128 300 10 1 2 .997   1974 11 8 Steve Brye 481 136 31 1 2 50 41 21 1 58 5 3 3 1 3 12 .283 .318 .364 .682 51      7.3   3.4   10.7 .057 .027 .084     8.65 1974 11 8 Steve Brye
1974 9 Larry Hisle   MIN 3W R 27 LF,RF   52 112 2 2 1 .983   1974 9 Larry Hisle 187 59 7 5 6 26 34 19 2 42 3 2 2 4 3 6 .316 .384 .503 .887 35      7.2   0.9    8.1 .138 .017 .156     8.94 1974 9 Larry Hisle
       
1975 6 6 Dan Ford R   MIN 4W R 23   119 244 2 3 1 .988   1975 6 6 Dan Ford 429 121 20 1 15 69 57 29 2 75 5 3 0 5 7 9 .282 .335 .438 .773 59      9.5   2.4   11.9 .080 .020 .100    10.68 1975 6 6 Dan Ford
1975 21 Lyman Bostock R   MIN 4W L 24 RF   28 72 1 1 0 .986   1975 21 Lyman Bostock 114 34 8 2 0 17 9 8 1 11 0 0 1 0 1 3 .298 .341 .404 .745 15      2.1   0.7    2.8 .075 .025 .100     2.51 1975 21 Lyman Bostock
1975 11 Larry Hisle   MIN 4W R 28 LF   26 44 1 0 0 1.000   1975 11 Larry Hisle 97 33 3 0 6 17 19 10 2 14 0 0 1 12 1 2 .340 .398 .557 .955 23      4.8   0.4    5.2 .185 .015 .200     6.60 1975 11 Larry Hisle
       
1976 6 6 Lyman Bostock   MIN 3W L 25   121 317 10 4 2 .988   1976 6 6 Lyman Bostock 456 146 20 9 4 71 58 29 4 35 1 3 6 12 5 15 .320 .358 .430 .788 67     15.3   2.7   18.0 .126 .022 .149    18.92 1976 6 6 Lyman Bostock
1976 17 Steve Brye   MIN 3W R 27   57 107 1 1 0 .991   1976 17 Steve Brye 186 53 7 0 1 24 18 11 0 19 0 4 4 1 2 4 .285 .318 .339 .657 20      2.6   0.7    3.3 .046 .012 .058     2.16 1976 17 Steve Brye
       
1977 7 7 Lyman Bostock T27   MIN 4W L 26 LF   90 221 6 2 0 .991   1977 7 7 Lyman Bostock 341 115 23 6 6 63 52 31 0 39 4 2 2 10 5 11 .337 .397 .493 .890 65     13.1   1.9   15.0 .146 .021 .167    17.27 1977 7 7 Lyman Bostock
1977 9 Larry Hisle 12 a   MIN 4W R 30 LF   63 148 1 1 1 .993   1977 9 Larry Hisle 243 71 16 2 10 46 45 29 4 41 3 1 3 8 1 5 .292 .371 .498 .869 47      9.3   1.0   10.3 .148 .016 .163    11.74 1977 9 Larry Hisle
1977 29 Willie Norwood R   MIN 4W R 26   20 47 0 1 0 .979   1977 29 Willie Norwood 58 13 1 0 3 9 8 4 0 12 0 2 0 3 0 1 .224 .274 .397 .671 7      0.8   0.2    1.0 .040 .010 .050     0.63 1977 29 Willie Norwood
       
1978 7 7 Dan Ford   MIN 4W R 26   146 373 6 9 2 .977   1978 7 7 Dan Ford 574 158 34 10 11 76 81 47 5 87 5 6 3 7 7 15 .275 .334 .427 .761 74     11.9   2.8   14.7 .082 .019 .101    12.90 1978 7 7 Dan Ford
       
1979 12 11 Ken Landreaux   MIN 4W L 24 LF   98 191 4 2 1 .990   1979 12 11 Ken Landreaux 360 111 14 4 8 50 49 18 4 30 3 7 7 9 2 6 .308 .340 .436 .776 54      8.4   1.7   10.1 .086 .017 .103     8.71 1979 12 11 Ken Landreaux
1979 24 Willie Norwood   MIN 4W R 28 RF   43 110 3 3 0 .974   1979 24 Willie Norwood 159 40 10 2 4 20 15 8 0 32 0 3 0 3 4 7 .252 .287 .415 .702 15      1.2   0.9    2.1 .028 .021 .049     1.24 1979 24 Willie Norwood
1979 25 Dave Edwards R   MIN 4W R 25 LF,RF   31 71 0 2 0 .973   1979 25 Dave Edwards 83 18 4 0 2 10 8 12 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 .316 .337 .653 9      1.1   0.6    1.7 .035 .019 .055     1.07 1979 25 Dave Edwards
       
1980 15 13 Ken Landreaux a MIN 3W L 25 LF   68 143 2 2 0 .986   1980 15 13 Ken Landreaux 257 59 10 9 2 31 30 22 3 22 0 3 4 4 2 7 .230 .286 .362 .648 26      3.9   1.6    5.5 .057 .024 .081     4.30 1980 15 13 Ken Landreaux
1980 19 Rick Sofield R MIN 3W L 23 LF   51 120 2 2 0 .984   1980 19 Rick Sofield 162 42 6 2 5 22 23 5 0 36 0 5 5 2 2 0 .259 .273 .414 .687 19      1.9   1.4    3.3 .037 .027 .065     2.31 1980 19 Rick Sofield
1980 26 Dave Edwards MIN 3W R 26 LF   48 97 2 7 0 .934   1980 26 Dave Edwards 129 29 5 1 0 14 7 10 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 5 .225 .281 .279 .560 10      0.8   0.9    1.7 .017 .019 .035     0.88 1980 26 Dave Edwards
     
1981 11 10 Mickey Hatcher MIN 7W R 26   86 233 3 2 0 .992   1981 11 10 Mickey Hatcher 337 88 23 2 3 31 36 13 2 24 2 3 3 3 1 8 .261 .290 .368 .658 35      3.9   2.4    6.3 .045 .028 .073     4.74 1981 11 10 Mickey Hatcher
     
1982 15 13 Bobby V. Mitchell R MIN 7W L 27   115 331 8 1 2 .997   1982 15 13 Bobby V. Mitchell 418 104 9 5 1 43 25 47 4 47 1 2 1 8 8 4 .249 .325 .301 .626 43      4.1   3.8    7.9 .036 .033 .069     6.11 1982 15 13 Bobby V. Mitchell
1982 18 Tom Brunansky R MIN 7W R 21 RF   38 89 2 2 0 .978   1982 18 Tom Brunansky 115 33 8 1 6 23 8 14 0 21 1 0 0 0 1 4 .287 .369 .530 .899 21      3.8   0.9    4.7 .100 .024 .124     4.87 1982 18 Tom Brunansky
1982 21 Jim Eisenreich R MIN 7W L 23   30 72 0 2 0 .973   1982 21 Jim Eisenreich 96 29 6 0 2 8 9 11 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .380 .427 .807 16      3.0   0.6    3.6 .100 .020 .120     3.68 1982 21 Jim Eisenreich
     
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1983 30 14 Darrell Brown R MIN T5W B 27   76 188 2 1 0 .995   1983 30 14 Darrell Brown 296 82 6 1 0 38 22 10 0 25 1 3 0 3 2 9 .277 .303 .304 .607 25      1.0   1.9    2.9 .013 .025 .038     1.72 1983 30 14 Darrell Brown
1983 24 Bobby V. Mitchell MIN T5W L 28   44 94 2 1 1 .990   1983 24 Bobby V. Mitchell 139 32 4 2 1 22 14 24 1 20 1 0 0 1 1 2 .230 .348 .309 .657 16      2.0   1.0    3.0 .045 .023 .068     2.37 1983 24 Bobby V. Mitchell
1983 21 Tom Brunansky MIN T5W R 22 RF   38 91 2 1 0 .989   1983 21 Tom Brunansky 107 25 7 1 5 16 20 12 1 16 2 0 1 0 1 4 .234 .320 .458 .778 15      2.1   1.0    3.1 .055 .026 .082     2.68 1983 21 Tom Brunansky
1983 32 Rusty Kuntz MIN T5W R 28   27 59 2 1 1 .984   1983 32 Rusty Kuntz 92 18 3 0 3 13 5 10 0 26 0 0 1 0 0 4 .196 .272 .326 .598 8      0.5   0.7    1.2 .019 .026 .044     0.74 1983 32 Rusty Kuntz
     
1984 7 7 Kirby Puckett BBW R-3 MIN T2W R 23   128 438 16 3 4 .993   1984 7 7 Kirby Puckett 557 165 12 5 0 63 31 16 1 69 4 4 2 14 7 11 .296 .320 .336 .656 58      6.4   9.2   15.6 .050 .072 .122    15.43 1984 7 7 Kirby Puckett
1984 20 Darrell Brown MIN T2W B 28   35 109 2 1 0 .991   1984 20 Darrell Brown 144 41 8 2 1 21 9 10 1 8 0 1 1 3 1 2 .285 .329 .389 .718 19      2.1   1.6    3.7 .060 .046 .106     3.41 1984 20 Darrell Brown
     
1985 5 5 Kirby Puckett BBW T22 MIN T4W R 24   161 465 19 8 5 .984   1985 5 5 Kirby Puckett 690 199 29 13 4 80 74 41 0 87 4 5 3 21 12 9 .288 .331 .386 .717 85     12.6   6.5   19.1 .078 .040 .119    18.12 1985 5 5 Kirby Puckett
     
1986 2 2 Kirby Puckett BBW 6 A G S MIN 6W R 25   160 429 8 6 3 .986   1986 2 2 Kirby Puckett 676 222 37 6 31 119 93 34 4 99 7 2 0 20 12 14 .328 .367 .538 .905 121     22.3   4.0   26.3 .139 .025 .164    30.24 1986 2 2 Kirby Puckett
     
1987 1 1 Kirby Puckett BBW 3 a G S MIN 1W R 26   147 341 8 5 2 .986   1987 1 1 Kirby Puckett 590 196 32 4 26 91 92 32 7 87 5 0 6 11 6 16 .332 .368 .532 .900 110     22.8   4.5   27.3 .155 .031 .186    33.08 1987 1 1 Kirby Puckett
1987 29 Mark Davidson R MIN 1W R 26 LF,RF   20 32 0 0 0 1.000   1987 29 Mark Davidson 36 9 1 0 0 9 5 7 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .364 .278 .642 5      0.5   0.4    0.9 .025 .020 .045     0.54 1987 29 Mark Davidson
     
1988 1 1 Kirby Puckett BBW 3 a G S MIN 2W R 27   158 450 12 3 4 .994   1988 1 1 Kirby Puckett 656 234 42 5 24 110 121 23 4 83 2 0 9 6 7 17 .357 .375 .546 .921 120     25.5   6.0   31.5 .161 .038 .199    38.63 1988 1 1 Kirby Puckett
1988 29 John Moses MIN 2W B 30 LF,RF   21 19 0 0 0 1.000   1988 29 John Moses 24 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .292 .375 .667 2      0.3   0.2    0.5 .014 .010 .024     0.21 1988 29 John Moses
     
1989 2 2 Kirby Puckett BBW 7 A G S MIN 5W R 28   157 438 13 4 3 .991   1989 2 2 Kirby Puckett 628 211 44 4 9 75 83 40 9 59 3 0 5 11 4 21 .336 .376 .462 .838 104     21.5   5.8   27.3 .137 .037 .174    32.72 1989 2 2 Kirby Puckett
1989 32 John Moses MIN 5W B 31 LF,RF   26 23 1 0 0 1.000   1989 32 John Moses 29 6 0 1 0 2 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .207 .265 .276 .541 3      0.5   0.2    0.7 .019 .008 .027     0.33 1989 32 John Moses
     
1990 4 4 Kirby Puckett BBW a MIN 7W R 29   125 317 6 3 0 .991   1990 4 4 Kirby Puckett 462 137 35 3 12 77 69 52 9 66 3 0 3 5 2 13 .297 .369 .463 .832 78     15.3   3.7   19.0 .122 .030 .152    21.24 1990 4 4 Kirby Puckett
1990 14 Shane Mack MIN 7W R 26 LF,RF   43 113 4 0 0 1.000   1990 14 Shane Mack 125 43 5 1 2 17 18 9 0 22 2 3 0 8 2 2 .344 .397 .448 .845 23      4.6   1.3    5.9 .107 .030 .137     6.27 1990 14 Shane Mack
1990 30 John Moses MIN 7W B 32 RF   23 25 0 0 0 1.000   1990 30 John Moses 29 10 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345 .387 .483 .870 6      -     0.3    0.3 .000 .013 .013     0.09 1990 30 John Moses
     
1991 4 4 Kirby Puckett BBW 7 a G MIN 1W R 30   144 345 13 5 5 .986   1991 4 4 Kirby Puckett 575 180 27 6 15 89 87 29 3 73 4 7 6 11 4 25 .313 .347 .459 .806 84     13.7   6.4   20.1 .095 .044 .140    21.94 1991 4 4 Kirby Puckett
1991 22 Shane Mack MIN 1W R 27 LF,RF   37 58 2 0 1 1.000   1991 22 Shane Mack 68 13 2 1 2 7 5 6 0 16 0 0 0 1 1 3 .191 .257 .338 .595 5      1.0   0.9    1.9 .027 .024 .051     1.26 1991 22 Shane Mack
     
1992 1 1 Kirby Puckett BBW 2 A G S MIN 2W R 31   149 394 9 3 3 .993   1992 1 1 Kirby Puckett 601 199 36 4 19 102 104 39 11 88 6 1 5 14 7 15 .331 .375 .499 .874 109     23.7   6.3   30.0 .159 .042 .201    37.98 1992 1 1 Kirby Puckett
1992 27 J.T. Bruett R MIN 2W L 24 RF   20 27 1 0 0 1.000   1992 27 J.T. Bruett 42 9 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 .214 .267 .286 .553 3      0.2   0.3    0.5 .010 .015 .025     0.23 1992 27 J.T. Bruett
     
1993 8 8 Kirby Puckett BBW A MIN T5W R 32 RF   95 216 8 2 1 .991   1993 8 8 Kirby Puckett 372 111 23 1 13 53 58 28 5 56 5 1 2 5 3 8 .298 .354 .470 .824 61      9.8   1.8   11.6 .103 .019 .122    11.59 1993 8 8 Kirby Puckett
1993 13 Shane Mack MIN T5W R 29 LF   67 199 4 0 1 1.000   1993 13 Shane Mack 271 76 15 1 5 34 28 18 1 44 2 2 0 8 2 6 .280 .330 .399 .729 35      5.6   2.0    7.6 .084 .030 .113     7.32 1993 13 Shane Mack
     
1994 9 9 Alex Cole MIN 4C L 28   84 204 4 7 0 .967   1994 9 9 Alex Cole 278 80 12 3 3 49 17 33 1 45 1 6 2 23 4 2 .288 .363 .385 .748 44      6.6   1.0    7.6 .079 .012 .090     6.68 1994 9 9 Alex Cole
1994 22 Rich Becker R MIN 4C B 22   23 81 2 1 0 .988   1994 22 Rich Becker 88 24 3 0 1 12 7 13 0 23 0 1 0 5 0 1 .273 .366 .341 .707 9      0.7   0.6    1.3 .030 .026 .057     0.91 1994 22 Rich Becker
1994 12 Shane Mack MIN 4C R 30 LF   24 50 0 0 0 1.000   1994 12 Shane Mack 77 27 6 1 2 13 18 6 0 12 2 1 1 1 1 0 .351 .407 .532 .939 17      3.6   0.2    3.8 .150 .008 .158     4.42 1994 12 Shane Mack
     
1995 20 14 Rich Becker R MIN 5C B 23   99 261 11 4 4 .986   1995 20 14 Rich Becker 378 87 14 1 2 39 33 31 0 93 1 6 2 8 8 9 .230 .289 .288 .577 31      -     2.4    2.4 .000 .024 .024     1.08 1995 20 14 Rich Becker
1995 16 Alex Cole MIN 5C L 29   23 44 1 3 0 .938   1995 16 Alex Cole 68 24 2 2 1 9 12 6 0 13 1 2 0 1 3 0 .353 .413 .485 .898 13      2.6   0.2    2.8 .113 .009 .122     2.82 1995 16 Alex Cole
     
1996 6 6 Rich Becker MIN 4C B 24   121 335 16 2 9 .994   1996 6 6 Rich Becker 450 139 27 4 11 81 64 59 1 103 2 4 4 13 5 12 .309 .388 .460 .848 82     12.0   5.4   17.4 .099 .045 .144    18.45 1996 6 6 Rich Becker
1996 18 Roberto Kelly MIN 4C R 31 RF   40 87 2 0 0 1.000   1996 18 Roberto Kelly 115 34 5 1 0 14 14 11 0 27 3 0 4 5 1 6 .296 .361 .357 .718 15      2.0   1.0    3.0 .050 .025 .075     2.30 1996 18 Roberto Kelly
     
Pos St All- Other Center Field Fielding Stats Pos St Batting Statistics as Center Fielder Win Shares Pos St
Year Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. Year Rank Rank Name 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  Adj WSQ  Year Rank Rank Name
1997 8 8 Rich Becker MIN 4C B 25   114 284 5 5 0 .983   1997 8 8 Rich Becker 387 98 19 2 9 52 41 55 1 115 1 2 2 14 2 3 .253 .346 .382 .728 57      7.7   2.9   10.6 .068 .025 .093     9.02 1997 8 8 Rich Becker
1997 21 Darrin Jackson MIN 4C R 33 LF   44 93 4 1 1 .990   1997 21 Darrin Jackson 124 32 2 1 3 18 21 4 0 21 0 2 2 2 0 2 .258 .277 .363 .640 13      1.5   1.4    2.9 .034 .032 .066     2.07 1997 21 Darrin Jackson
1997 25 Matt Lawton MIN 4C L 25 LF,RF   23 43 0 3 0 .935   1997 25 Matt Lawton 61 15 4 0 3 7 8 14 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .387 .459 .846 11      1.7   0.3    2.0 .074 .013 .087     1.65 1997 25 Matt Lawton
     
1998 14 13 Otis Nixon MIN 4C B 39   108 278 4 3 0 .989   1998 14 13 Otis Nixon 446 132 6 6 1 71 20 44 0 55 2 4 2 37 7 14 .296 .360 .343 .703 55      5.7   2.6    8.3 .053 .024 .077     6.63 1998 14 13 Otis Nixon
1998 15 Matt Lawton MIN 4C L 26 RF   47 113 2 1 2 .991   1998 15 Matt Lawton 153 42 10 1 5 27 19 20 1 14 3 0 0 3 2 2 .275 .369 .451 .820 26      4.4   1.1    5.5 .094 .023 .117     5.42 1998 15 Matt Lawton
     
1999 17 12 Torii Hunter R MIN 5C R 23   107 250 6 1 3 .996   1999 17 12 Torii Hunter 298 75 9 2 7 37 31 24 1 53 4 1 5 8 2 8 .252 .311 .366 .677 35      1.6   2.9    4.5 .015 .027 .042     2.61 1999 17 12 Torii Hunter
1999 9 Jacque Jones R MIN 5C L 24   82 195 8 5 2 .976   1999 9 Jacque Jones 261 78 21 2 9 45 35 13 0 52 2 0 1 3 4 6 .299 .336 .498 .834 41      4.9   2.6    7.5 .060 .032 .091     6.42 1999 9 Jacque Jones
     
2000 14 13 Torii Hunter MIN 5C R 24   98 270 12 3 3 .989   2000 14 13 Torii Hunter 333 93 14 6 5 42 44 18 2 67 2 0 2 4 3 13 .279 .318 .402 .720 39      3.4   4.1    7.5 .035 .042 .077     5.97 2000 14 13 Torii Hunter
2000 18 Jacque Jones MIN 5C L 25 LF   63 159 2 0 0 1.000   2000 18 Jacque Jones 202 57 5 3 10 25 28 9 3 46 0 1 0 3 1 9 .282 .313 .485 .798 27      2.5   1.8    4.3 .040 .029 .068     3.23 2000 18 Jacque Jones
2000 23 Denny Hocking MIN 5C B 30 2B   21 36 1 0 0 1.000   2000 23 Denny Hocking 46 14 0 2 0 6 9 6 0 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 .304 .377 .391 .768 7      0.9   0.4    1.3 .043 .019 .062     0.93 2000 23 Denny Hocking
     
2001 4 4 Torii Hunter T21 G MIN 2C R 25   147 460 14 4 3 .992   2001 4 4 Torii Hunter 563 147 32 5 27 82 92 29 0 125 8 1 1 9 5 12 .261 .306 .480 .786 79     11.3   7.9   19.2 .077 .054 .131    19.40 2001 4 4 Torii Hunter
     
2002 4 4 Torii Hunter 6 A G MIN 1C R 26   146 364 7 3 0 .992   2002 4 4 Torii Hunter 556 162 37 4 29 89 94 35 3 117 5 0 3 23 8 16 .291 .337 .529 .866 94     15.2   5.8   21.0 .104 .040 .144    22.60 2002 4 4 Torii Hunter
2002 12 Bobby Kielty R-T4 MIN 1C B 25 RF   34 48 2 0 0 1.000   2002 12 Bobby Kielty 70 22 2 1 4 13 11 14 0 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 .314 .429 .543 .972 18      4.1   0.8    4.9 .121 .024 .144     5.28 2002 12 Bobby Kielty
     
2003 6 6 Torii Hunter G MIN 1C R 27   151 425 5 4 1 .991   2003 6 6 Torii Hunter 569 142 29 4 26 84 101 48 7 102 5 0 6 6 7 15 .250 .311 .452 .763 76      9.6   6.0   15.6 .064 .040 .103    14.03 2003 6 6 Torii Hunter
     
2004 9 8 Torii Hunter T21 G MIN 1C R 28   126 311 5 4 0 .988   2004 9 8 Torii Hunter 483 132 36 0 21 75 74 36 4 95 6 0 2 21 7 20 .273 .330 .478 .808 71      8.2   4.4   12.6 .065 .035 .100    11.71 2004 9 8 Torii Hunter
2004 11 Lew Ford T24 R MIN 1C R 27 DH,LF   46 101 1 3 0 .971   2004 11 Lew Ford 138 48 8 3 4 23 26 18 1 14 1 0 3 4 2 8 .348 .419 .536 .955 29      5.3   1.4    6.7 .115 .030 .146     7.52 2004 11 Lew Ford
     
2005 7 7 Torii Hunter G MIN 3C R 29   93 218 9 3 4 .987   2005 7 7 Torii Hunter 351 98 23 1 14 61 54 31 2 60 6 0 3 22 7 8 .279 .345 .470 .815 55      8.3   3.5   11.8 .089 .038 .127    12.52 2005 7 7 Torii Hunter
2005 12 Lew Ford MIN 3C R 28 DH   63 140 7 4 1 .974   2005 12 Lew Ford 235 63 11 2 4 35 21 17 1 37 6 1 0 8 3 5 .268 .333 .383 .716 30      4.5   2.0    6.5 .071 .032 .103     6.22 2005 12 Lew Ford
     
2006 6 6 Torii Hunter G MIN 1C R 30   143 343 8 4 4 .989   2006 6 6 Torii Hunter 539 148 18 1 31 85 93 44 2 104 4 0 4 12 5 19 .275 .332 .484 .816 82     11.4   5.2   16.6 .080 .036 .116    16.50 2006 6 6 Torii Hunter
     
2007 4 4 Torii Hunter T15 a G MIN 3C R 31   155 387 5 2 0 .995   2007 4 4 Torii Hunter 585 168 41 1 28 93 102 40 10 97 5 0 5 17 9 17 .287 .335 .504 .839 93     16.3   5.1   21.4 .105 .033 .138    22.25 2007 4 4 Torii Hunter
     
2008 7 7 Carlos Gomez MIN 2C R 22   151 436 9 8 4 .982   2008 7 7 Carlos Gomez 577 149 24 7 7 78 59 25 0 142 7 3 2 32 11 7 .258 .296 .360 .656 63      8.4   4.6   13.0 .056 .030 .086    10.99 2008 7 7 Carlos Gomez
     
2009 20 13 Carlos Gomez MIN 1C R 23   132 297 3 1 0 .997   2009 20 13 Carlos Gomez 313 72 15 5 3 46 28 22 0 71 4 7 1 12 5 1 .230 .288 .339 .627 32      3.1   2.8    5.9 .023 .021 .045     3.74 2009 20 13 Carlos Gomez
2009 10 Denard Span MIN 1C L 25 LF,RF   84 179 1 1 1 .994   2009 10 Denard Span 280 89 11 4 1 52 28 34 1 49 7 8 5 12 5 3 .318 .399 .396 .795 49      8.6   1.4   10.0 .102 .017 .119    10.37 2009 10 Denard Span
     
2010 4 4 Denard Span MIN 1C L 26   153 407 5 4 3 .990   2010 4 4 Denard Span 629 166 24 10 3 85 58 60 0 74 4 10 2 26 4 12 .264 .331 .348 .679 78     13.7   5.1   18.8 .090 .033 .123    19.40 2010 4 4 Denard Span
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Sources:
All-Time Major League Handbook
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baseball-reference.com
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