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 Fielder Jones     CHI 3 L 36   149 288 17 10 5 .968   529 134 11 7 1 92 50 86 8 28 26 .253 .366 .306 .672 83     25.0   6.8   31.8 .168 .046 .213   39.62 1 1 Fielder Jones
2 2 Sam Crawford Vet     DET 1 L 28   134 252 9 8 2 .970   524 163 29 14 6 91 71 33 3 20 13 .311 .355 .454 .809 92     26.4   2.3   28.7 .197 .017 .214   35.83 2 2 Sam Crawford
3 3 Charlie Hemphill     NY 8 L 32   130 267 12 18 2 .939   462 137 11 8 0 57 40 54 3 13 38 .297 .374 .355 .729 71     24.3   1.2   25.5 .187 .009 .196   30.46 3 3 Charlie Hemphill
4 4 Clyde Milan     WAS 7 L 21   122 265 18 12 6 .959   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   14.47 4 4 Clyde Milan
5 5   Joe Birmingham             CLE 2 R 23       119 247 20 12 6 .957     403 86 10 1 2 31 37 19     3 11   15     .213 .254 .258 .512 29        2.3   7.4    9.7 .019 .062 .082    7.47 5 5   Joe Birmingham
6 6 Denny Sullivan     BOS 5 L 25   92 184 16 4 4 .980   337 81 7 8 0 31 24 13 4 14 13 .240 .277 .309 .586 33      5.6   3.0    8.6 .061 .033 .093    7.09 6 6 Denny Sullivan
7 Danny Hoffman     STL 4 L 28 RF   46 99 8 3 4 .973   169 42 4 3 0 19 12 11 2 5 8 .249 .302 .308 .610 20      4.1   2.4    6.5 .089 .052 .141    6.59 7 Danny Hoffman
8 Al Schweitzer   R   STL 4 R 25 RF   28 50 6 2 1 .966   93 27 2 1 1 11 7 10 2 4 3 .290 .371 .366 .737 15      4.0   1.3    5.3 .143 .046 .189    6.22 8 Al Schweitzer
9 7 Charlie Jones     STL 4 R 32   70 114 13 5 2 .962   256 59 11 2 0 36 17 14 3 6 14 .230 .278 .289 .567 24      4.1   2.5    6.6 .059 .036 .094    5.47 9 7 Charlie Jones
10 8 Rube Oldring     PHI 6 R 24 LF   95 211 7 13 3 .944   355 79 11 2 1 31 32 15 7 16 11 .223 .268 .273 .541 29      2.5   3.3    5.8 .026 .035 .061    3.87 10 8 Rube Oldring
                                 
11 Birdie Cree   R   NY 8 R 25   21 35 4 0 2 1.000   78 21 0 2 0 5 4 7 2 1 1 .269 .345 .321 .666 10      2.5   0.2    2.7 .119 .010 .129    2.61 11 Birdie Cree
12 Tris Speaker BBW   R   BOS 5 L 20   30 57 9 0 3 1.000   112 25 2 2 0 12 9 4 2 3 3 .223 .263 .277 .540 10      1.0   1.2    2.2 .033 .040 .073    1.61 12 Tris Speaker
13 Davy Jones     DET 1 L 28   26 57 4 2 2 .968   98 20 2 1 0 14 8 11 0 3 9 .204 .284 .245 .529 9      1.3   0.7    2.0 .050 .027 .077    1.50 13 Davy Jones
14 Ollie Pickering     WAS 7 L 38 RF   27 45 1 2 0 .958   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    1.47 14 Ollie Pickering
15     Dave Altizer             CLE 2 L 31 2B     20 48 4 2 2 .963     66 14 1 1 0 8 4 5     1 9   5     .212 .278 .258 .536 7        0.8   0.8    1.6 .040 .040 .080    1.22 15     Dave Altizer
16 Emmett Heidrick     STL 4 L 31   23 40 3 2 1 .956   86 18 2 2 1 7 6 1 0 3 3 .209 .218 .314 .532 6      0.6   0.8    1.4 .026 .035 .061    0.93 16 Emmett Heidrick
League Average Age 27.9 League Avg WS/G .104 .033 .137
League Avg per 400 Chances 360.7 24.1 15.2 7.2 .962 Offense Share of WS 75.6%
League Average per 600 PA 532.8 134.0 14.7 8.6 1.8 65.6 46.3 42.2 6.2 18.8 25.0 .251 .314 .321 .635 64.2 Average WS/Team  19.45
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 © 2009-2010 by Andre Lower Bats Left   71.1%   799 1602 101 63 31 .964     2971 773 81 59 10 398 264 264     31 109   151     .260 .327 .337 .664 394      102.3  23.2  125.5 .128 .029 .157 Bats Left
Bats Right 28.9%   333 657 50 32 14 .957   1185 272 34 8 4 114 97 65 17 38 44 .230 .279 .282 .561 107     15.4  14.7   30.1 .046 .044 .090 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 32.9%   366 780 54 37 18 .958   1355 306 33 17 4 129 110 76 19 40 58 .226 .277 .284 .561 122     17.4  15.5   32.9 .048 .042 .090 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 30.4%   347 677 47 19 15 .974   1299 354 44 29 7 171 126 85 13 47 47 .273 .324 .367 .691 179     43.9   9.9   53.8 .127 .029 .155 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 21.2%   243 469 32 27 7 .949   870 228 25 13 1 108 67 74 7 31 60 .262 .325 .324 .649 108     29.8   5.3   35.1 .123 .022 .144 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   15.5%   176 333 18 12 5 .967   632 157 13 8 2 104 58 94 9 29 30 .248 .354 .304 .658 92     26.6   7.2   33.8 .151 .041 .192 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     6.8%     79 142 19 2 6 .988     283 73 4 5 1 28 20 21     6 8   7     .258 .323 .318 .641 35        7.5   2.7   10.2 .095 .034 .129 Rookie  
Starter 80.6%   911 1828 112 82 30 .959   3351 855 100 54 11 424 303 272 38 118 159 .255 .318 .327 .645 415    101.8  30.1  131.9 .112 .033 .145 Starter  
Reserve     19.4%     221 431 39 13 15 .973     805 190 15 13 3 88 58 57     10 29   36     .236 .295 .298 .593 86       15.9   7.8   23.7 .072 .035 .107 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   71.1%   799 362.8 22.9 14.3 7.0 .964     528.2 137.4 14.4 10.5 1.8 70.8 46.9 46.9     5.5 19.4   26.8     .260 .327 .337 .664 70.0       18.2   4.1   22.3 .128 .029 .157 Bats Left
Bats Right 28.9%   333 355.6 27.1 17.3 7.6 .957   544.8 125.1 15.6 3.7 1.8 52.4 44.6 29.9 7.8 17.5 20.2 .230 .279 .282 .561 49.2      7.1   6.8   13.8 .046 .044 .090 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 32.9%   366 358.2 24.8 17.0 8.3 .958   545.6 123.2 13.3 6.8 1.6 51.9 44.3 30.6 7.7 16.1 23.4 .226 .277 .284 .561 49.1      7.0   6.2   13.2 .048 .042 .090 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 30.4%   347 364.5 25.3 10.2 8.1 .974   539.8 147.1 18.3 12.0 2.9 71.1 52.4 35.3 5.4 19.5 19.5 .273 .324 .367 .691 74.4     18.2   4.1   22.4 .127 .029 .155 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 21.2%   243 355.3 24.2 20.5 5.3 .949   531.6 139.3 15.3 7.9 0.6 66.0 40.9 45.2 4.3 18.9 36.7 .262 .325 .324 .649 66.0     18.2   3.2   21.4 .123 .022 .144 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   15.5%   176 367.0 19.8 13.2 5.5 .967   496.3 123.3 10.2 6.3 1.6 81.7 45.5 73.8 7.1 22.8 23.6 .248 .354 .304 .658 72.3     20.9   5.7   26.5 .151 .041 .192 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.8%     79 348.5 46.6 4.9 14.7 .988     534.0 137.7 7.5 9.4 1.9 52.8 37.7 39.6     11.3 15.1   13.2     .258 .323 .318 .641 66.0       14.2   5.1   19.2 .095 .034 .129 Rookie  
Starter 80.6%   911 361.6 22.2 16.2 5.9 .959   532.1 135.8 15.9 8.6 1.7 67.3 48.1 43.2 6.0 18.7 25.2 .255 .318 .327 .645 65.9     16.2   4.8   20.9 .112 .033 .145 Starter  
Reserve     19.4%     221 356.9 32.3 10.8 12.4 .973     536.1 126.5 10.0 8.7 2.0 58.6 38.6 37.9     6.7 19.3   24.0     .236 .295 .298 .593 57.3       10.6   5.2   15.8 .072 .035 .107 Reserve