Center Fielders
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1948 1950 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 Joe DiMaggio BBW 12 A   NY 1 R 34   76 195 1 3 0 .985   272 94 14 6 14 58 67 55 18 2 0 0 1 11 .346 .459 .596 1.055 74     18.1   2.6   20.7 .238 .034 .272   30.30 1 1 Joe DiMaggio
2 2 Dom DiMaggio T16 A   BOS 2 R 32   144 420 13 10 1 .977   605 186 34 5 8 126 60 96 55 2 3 9 7 10 .307 .404 .420 .824 109     18.2   5.5   23.7 .126 .038 .165   26.97 2 2 Dom DiMaggio
3 3 Sam Chapman   PHI 5 R 33   154 450 11 10 3 .979   589 164 24 4 24 89 108 80 68 2 3 3 4 23 .278 .367 .455 .822 97     18.2   5.3   23.5 .118 .034 .153   25.75 3 3 Sam Chapman
4 4 Larry Doby Vet a   CLE 3 L 25 RF   117 284 5 6 1 .980   410 115 19 2 18 80 64 68 68 5 4 8 7 11 .280 .389 .468 .857 74     14.8   3.3   18.1 .126 .028 .155   19.97 4 4 Larry Doby
5 5   Johnny Groth       R-T4     DET 4 R 22       99 247 8 9 3 .966     348 102 19 5 11 60 73 65   27 2 3   3 7 15 .293 .407 .471 .878 66       11.4   3.3   14.7 .115 .033 .148   15.89 5 5   Johnny Groth
6 6 Roy Sievers T18 R-1   STL 7 R 22 LF   76 209 8 5 1 .977   267 82 16 1 9 48 52 40 43 1 1 1 3 9 .307 .399 .476 .875 48      8.1   1.3    9.4 .107 .017 .124    9.27 6 6 Roy Sievers
7 7 Clyde Vollmer   WAS 8 R 27   99 291 3 5 1 .983   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    8.13 7 7 Clyde Vollmer
8 Hoot Evers   DET 4 R 28 LF   42 128 4 1 1 .992   145 44 7 2 2 23 24 24 13 1 1 2 2 5 .303 .406 .421 .827 25      4.3   2.3    6.6 .102 .055 .157    7.34 8 Hoot Evers
9 Cliff Mapes R   NY 1 L 27 RF   58 135 7 3 2 .979   159 39 7 2 4 29 20 30 26 1 3 3 0 2 .245 .368 .390 .758 27      4.9   1.8    6.7 .085 .031 .116    6.39 9 Cliff Mapes
10 Stan Spence   BOS/STL 2/7 L 34 LF   52 136 5 1 1 .993   183 44 8 2 7 27 25 32 20 1 4 1 1 5 .240 .356 .421 .777 28      3.7   1.1    4.8 .071 .021 .092    4.09 10 Stan Spence
                               
11 Hank Bauer R   NY 1 R 26 LF,RF   25 45 2 1 1 .979   71 19 1 1 2 13 11 9 10 0 1 0 0 2 .268 .350 .394 .744 11      2.0   0.7    2.7 .080 .028 .108    2.49 11 Hank Bauer
12 Thurman Tucker   CLE 3 L 31   38 110 2 2 0 .982   178 43 5 2 0 25 13 16 17 0 2 4 2 3 .242 .304 .292 .596 16      1.4   1.7    3.1 .037 .045 .082    2.48 12 Thurman Tucker
13 Jerry Scala R   CHI 6 L 24   35 80 1 1 0 .988   114 28 7 1 1 16 12 16 18 1 1 3 3 0 .246 .344 .351 .695 15      2.0   0.8    2.8 .057 .023 .080    2.22 13 Jerry Scala
14 8 Catfish Metkovich   CHI 6 L 28   79 194 1 6 0 .970   300 71 8 4 4 44 40 36 21 1 1 4 4 16 .237 .320 .330 .650 28      1.7   1.8    3.5 .022 .023 .044    2.07 14 8 Catfish Metkovich
15     Herb Adams       R     CHI 6 L 21       33 83 3 2 1 .977     143 42 3 2 0 18 11 6   11 0 1   1 1 2 .294 .322 .343 .665 16        1.6   0.9    2.5 .048 .027 .076    1.93 15     Herb Adams
16 Gil Coan   WAS 8 L 27 LF   29 82 2 2 1 .977   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    0.44 16 Gil Coan
17 Paul Lehner   STL 7 L 28   35 104 1 1 0 .991   139 32 6 0 1 12 17 7 9 0 4 0 1 6 .230 .267 .295 .562 10      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .020 .020    0.28 17 Paul Lehner
18 Sam Mele   WAS 8 R 26 RF   24 45 2 1 1 .979   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    0.27 18 Sam Mele
League Average Age 28.1 League Avg WS/G .097 .030 .127
League Avg per 400 Chances 382.5 9.3 8.2 2.1 .980 Offense Share of WS 76.0%
League Average per 600 PA 519.8 143.9 23.0 5.0 13.8 85.0 76.7 74.0 58.4 2.4 3.8 5.4 5.4 15.6 .277 .370 .420 .790 81.4 Average WS/Team  19.30
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   38.2%   476 1208 27 24 6 .981     1733 437 65 17 36 262 209 220   207 9 20   27 21 46 .252 .339 .372 .711 222       30.3  12.8   43.1 .064 .027 .091 Bats Left
Bats Right 61.8%   739 2030 52 45 12 .979   2761 807 134 26 83 473 454 420 298 12 13 20 26 89 .292 .388 .450 .838 482     87.1  24.2  111.3 .118 .033 .151 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.6%   243 619 20 17 5 .974   872 254 45 9 21 142 148 127 99 4 6 8 14 26 .291 .384 .436 .820 145     23.1   6.3   29.4 .095 .026 .121 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 40.5%   508 1308 27 26 8 .981   1795 459 69 15 45 268 242 234 228 10 15 22 18 57 .256 .345 .386 .731 235     34.7  14.5   49.2 .068 .029 .097 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 39.9%   464 1311 32 26 5 .981   1827 531 85 19 53 325 273 279 178 7 12 17 15 52 .291 .387 .445 .832 324     59.6  16.2   75.8 .128 .035 .163 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     25.5%     326 799 29 21 8 .975     1102 312 53 12 27 184 179 166   135 5 10   11 14 30 .283 .379 .426 .805 183       30.0   8.8   38.8 .092 .027 .119 Rookie  
Starter 70.5%   844 2290 50 54 10 .977   3176 911 149 28 100 555 515 486 354 17 16 29 35 106 .287 .384 .446 .830 542     97.1  25.9  123.0 .115 .031 .146 Starter  
Reserve     29.5%     371 948 29 15 8 .985     1318 333 50 15 19 180 148 154   151 4 17   18 12 29 .253 .333 .357 .690 162       20.3  11.1   31.4 .055 .030 .085 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   38.2%   476 383.8 8.6 7.6 1.9 .981     524.6 132.3 19.7 5.1 10.9 79.3 63.3 66.6   62.7 2.7 6.1   8.2 6.4 13.9 .252 .339 .372 .711 67.2        9.2   3.9   13.0 .064 .027 .091 Bats Left
Bats Right 61.8%   739 381.7 9.8 8.5 2.3 .979   516.7 151.0 25.1 4.9 15.5 88.5 85.0 78.6 55.8 2.3 2.4 3.7 4.9 16.7 .292 .388 .450 .838 90.2     16.3   4.5   20.8 .118 .033 .151 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.6%   243 377.4 12.2 10.4 3.0 .974   518.5 151.0 26.8 5.4 12.5 84.4 88.0 75.5 58.9 2.4 3.6 4.8 8.3 15.5 .291 .384 .436 .820 86.2     13.7   3.7   17.5 .095 .026 .121 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.5%   508 384.4 7.9 7.7 2.4 .981   524.3 134.1 20.2 4.4 13.1 78.3 70.7 68.4 66.6 2.9 4.4 6.4 5.3 16.7 .256 .345 .386 .731 68.6     10.1   4.2   14.4 .068 .029 .097 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 39.9%   464 383.1 9.3 7.6 1.5 .981   515.8 149.9 24.0 5.4 15.0 91.8 77.1 78.8 50.3 2.0 3.4 4.8 4.2 14.7 .291 .387 .445 .832 91.5     16.8   4.6   21.4 .128 .035 .163 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Rookie     25.5%     326 376.4 13.7 9.9 3.8 .975     515.4 145.9 24.8 5.6 12.6 86.0 83.7 77.6   63.1 2.3 4.7   5.1 6.5 14.0 .283 .379 .426 .805 85.6       14.0   4.1   18.1 .092 .027 .119 Rookie  
Starter 70.5%   844 382.6 8.4 9.0 1.7 .977   515.7 147.9 24.2 4.5 16.2 90.1 83.6 78.9 57.5 2.8 2.6 4.7 5.7 17.2 .287 .384 .446 .830 88.0     15.8   4.2   20.0 .115 .031 .146 Starter  
Reserve     29.5%     371 382.3 11.7 6.0 3.2 .985     529.7 133.8 20.1 6.0 7.6 72.3 59.5 61.9   60.7 1.6 6.8   7.2 4.8 11.7 .253 .333 .357 .690 65.1        8.2   4.5   12.6 .055 .030 .085 Reserve