Center Fielders
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1970 1972 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 Bobby Murcer 7 A   NY 4E L 25   143 317 10 5 1 .985   525 174 25 6 24 93 90 90 13 59 0 1 3 14 8 9 .331 .427 .539 .966 120     34.4   3.0   37.4 .241 .021 .262   54.32 1 1 Bobby Murcer
2 2 Amos Otis 8 a G   KC 2W R 24   144 404 10 4 4 .990   551 167 26 4 15 79 79 39 2 72 2 2 8 51 8 18 .303 .347 .446 .793 87     19.8   6.8   26.6 .138 .047 .185   32.47 2 2 Amos Otis
3 3 Reggie Smith T17   BOS 3E B 26 RF   87 247 9 7 0 .973   335 92 18 1 17 39 61 33 1 43 3 0 4 5 2 9 .275 .341 .487 .828 55     12.6   2.9   15.5 .145 .033 .178   18.58 3 3 Reggie Smith
4 4 Rick Monday   OAK 1W L 25   111 238 6 4 1 .984   348 85 9 3 18 53 55 48 5 92 0 3 2 6 8 5 .244 .334 .443 .777 51     12.1   3.2   15.3 .109 .029 .138   16.13 4 4 Rick Monday
5 5   Del Unser             WAS 5E L 26 RF     106 280 5 4 1 .986     405 113 14 5 7 55 31 40 6 44 2 2 1 10 3 3 .279 .346 .390 .736 58       11.5   2.4   13.9 .108 .023 .131   14.29 5 5   Del Unser
6 6 Dave May   MIL 6W L 27 RF   95 256 4 5 1 .981   338 99 17 2 11 55 42 30 3 37 2 3 4 9 6 11 .293 .350 .453 .803 51      9.8   3.3   13.1 .103 .035 .138   13.81 6 6 Dave May
7 7 Paul Blair G   BAL 1E R 27   138 331 4 3 1 .991   512 134 24 8 10 72 44 31 2 93 1 6 0 14 11 8 .262 .305 .398 .703 59      9.9   4.9   14.8 .072 .036 .107   13.76 7 7 Paul Blair
8 Jose Cardenal   MIL 6W R 27 RF   45 122 5 1 0 .992   171 43 9 0 3 17 25 13 0 18 1 0 5 9 5 3 .251 .300 .357 .657 19      8.4   1.4    9.8 .187 .031 .218   12.99 8 Jose Cardenal
9 8 Mickey Stanley   DET 2E R 28   139 315 10 4 3 .988   395 114 13 5 7 42 40 24 5 42 0 3 4 1 3 7 .289 .326 .400 .726 50     10.1   3.1   13.2 .073 .022 .095   11.55 9 8 Mickey Stanley
10 Jim Northrup   DET 2E L 31 1B,LF,RF   68 124 2 3 0 .977   215 63 13 1 9 35 35 30 2 22 0 0 2 4 2 4 .293 .377 .488 .865 41      9.2   1.2   10.4 .135 .018 .153   11.55 10 Jim Northrup
                               
11 Merv Rettenmund T19   BAL 1E R 28 LF,RF   40 103 2 2 2 .981   139 42 10 1 2 19 22 21 0 14 1 2 1 1 0 4 .302 .395 .432 .827 25      6.2   1.3    7.5 .155 .033 .188    9.22 11 Merv Rettenmund
12 Billy Conigliaro   BOS 3E R 23 RF   80 192 5 3 2 .985   279 76 23 1 9 36 26 21 4 51 0 2 2 3 2 7 .272 .321 .459 .780 39      7.2   2.1    9.3 .090 .026 .116    9.00 12 Billy Conigliaro
13 9 Jay Johnstone   CHI 3W L 25 RF   92 194 8 7 1 .967   305 80 11 1 12 43 27 26 4 43 3 3 2 6 4 3 .262 .324 .423 .747 42      7.4   2.1    9.5 .080 .023 .103    8.67 13 9 Jay Johnstone
14 Mickey Rivers R   CAL 4W L 22 RF   61 135 5 2 2 .986   220 60 10 1 1 27 10 16 1 26 1 8 0 12 1 0 .273 .325 .341 .666 28      5.8   2.1    7.9 .095 .034 .130    8.07 14 Mickey Rivers
15 10   Vada Pinson             CLE 6E L 32 RF     100 228 9 5 2 .979     391 107 19 4 9 47 27 16 0 42 4 2 2 18 5 5 .274 .308 .412 .720 50        7.2   1.9    9.1 .072 .019 .091    7.80 15 10   Vada Pinson
16 Angel Mangual R-3   OAK 1W R 24   57 126 0 1 0 .992   196 57 8 0 2 23 15 11 1 18 0 0 2 1 3 6 .291 .325 .362 .687 21      4.1   1.7    5.8 .072 .030 .102    5.25 16 Angel Mangual
17 Mike Hershberger   CHI 3W R 31   58 95 1 4 0 .960   153 41 9 0 2 18 12 27 2 18 4 2 0 6 1 5 .268 .391 .366 .757 24      4.2   0.8    5.0 .072 .014 .086    4.17 17 Mike Hershberger
18 Jim Nettles R   MIN 5W L 24   59 138 3 2 1 .986   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    4.01 18 Jim Nettles
19 11 Ken Berry   CAL 4W R 30   94 227 4 2 0 .991   277 59 15 0 3 26 14 15 0 30 2 1 1 2 1 11 .213 .258 .300 .558 19      1.3   4.1    5.4 .014 .044 .057    3.68 19 11 Ken Berry
20 Cesar Tovar T23   MIN 5W R 30 LF,RF   42 81 2 1 0 .988   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    3.64 20 Cesar Tovar
                               
21 Elliott Maddox   WAS 5E R 23   84 177 6 2 1 .989   175 40 6 1 1 21 10 37 3 27 0 0 1 4 3 4 .229 .362 .291 .653 21      3.6   1.2    4.8 .043 .014 .057    3.26 21 Elliott Maddox
22 Roger Repoz   CAL 4W L 30 RF   25 38 2 0 0 1.000   59 14 2 0 4 8 11 16 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 .400 .475 .875 12      2.5   0.7    3.2 .100 .028 .128    3.25 22 Roger Repoz
23 12 Jim Holt   MIN 5W L 27   85 186 4 3 2 .984   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    3.04 23 12 Jim Holt
24 Ted Uhlaender   CLE 6E L 30 LF   37 80 1 2 0 .976   137 33 3 0 0 9 6 11 1 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 .241 .295 .263 .558 12      1.9   0.6    2.5 .051 .016 .068    1.85 24 Ted Uhlaender
25     Felipe Alou             NY 4E R 36 1B,RF     20 36 0 1 0 .973     68 16 3 1 0 6 7 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 .246 .309 .555 5        1.1   0.3    1.4 .055 .015 .070    1.05 25     Felipe Alou
26 Tony Gonzalez   CAL 4W L 34 LF   20 33 1 0 0 1.000   46 10 2 0 0 6 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .294 .261 .555 3      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .025 .025    0.22 26 Tony Gonzalez
27 Ted Ford R   CLE 6E R 24 RF   21 60 2 0 0 1.000   73 11 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .151 .173 .151 .324 2      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .024 .024    0.22 27 Ted Ford
28 Ed Stroud   CHI 3W L 31 RF   22 23 0 0 0 1.000   61 11 1 1 0 6 2 5 0 12 0 0 0 2 2 1 .180 .242 .230 .472 3      -     0.2    0.2 .000 .009 .009    0.05 28 Ed Stroud
League Average Age 26.8 League Avg WS/G .096 .027 .124
League Avg per 400 Chances 384.2 9.6 6.2 2.0 .985 Offense Share of WS 78.1%
League Average per 600 PA 540.0 147.3 24.3 3.8 13.5 70.2 58.1 50.6 4.7 69.0 2.2 3.4 3.8 14.8 6.7 10.8 .273 .335 .407 .742 74.8 Average WS/Team  21.35
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   49.3%   1024 2270 60 42 12 .982     3477 958 139 27 102 477 381 363 40 443 14 24 20 88 45 52 .276 .345 .419 .764 516      108.2  24.3  132.5 .106 .024 .129 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.0%   962 2269 51 28 13 .988   3107 837 154 21 54 383 303 252 19 398 11 20 25 97 39 78 .269 .324 .385 .709 388     79.2  29.0  108.2 .082 .030 .112 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   4.8%     87 247 9 7 0 .973     335 92 18 1 17 39 61 33 1 43 3 0 4 5 2 9 .275 .341 .487 .828 55       12.6   2.9   15.5 .145 .033 .178 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 24.6%   506 1232 31 14 10 .989   1648 448 78 7 34 208 163 144 13 219 3 12 16 74 19 39 .272 .329 .390 .719 218     44.1  15.7   59.8 .087 .031 .118 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 53.5%   1081 2589 67 45 13 .983   3746 1048 158 35 112 513 455 369 42 508 14 25 26 77 51 69 .280 .344 .430 .774 555    125.2  29.4  154.6 .116 .027 .143 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 21.0%   466 929 22 17 2 .982   1457 375 72 6 27 172 120 134 5 155 11 6 7 38 16 29 .257 .323 .371 .694 181     29.6  10.8   40.4 .064 .023 .087 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.9%   20 36 0 1 0 .973   68 16 3 1 0 6 7 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 .246 .309 .555 5      1.1   0.3    1.4 .055 .015 .070 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     9.4%     198 459 10 5 3 .989     643 165 23 1 9 72 48 47 4 69 1 8 5 16 6 10 .257 .306 .337 .643 71       13.5   5.6   19.1 .068 .028 .096 Rookie  
Starter 66.1%   1334 3223 83 53 17 .984   4655 1296 199 42 134 629 528 405 44 620 20 28 31 138 60 96 .278 .337 .426 .763 667    138.9  39.5  178.4 .104 .030 .134 Starter  
Reserve     33.9%     739 1563 37 24 8 .985     2264 591 112 7 39 270 217 243 16 264 8 16 18 52 26 43 .261 .332 .368 .700 292       61.1  16.7   77.8 .083 .023 .105 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   49.3%   1024 382.8 10.1 7.1 2.0 .982     535.2 147.5 21.4 4.2 15.7 73.4 58.6 55.9 6.2 68.2 2.1 3.7 3.1 13.5 6.9 8.0 .276 .345 .419 .764 79.4       16.7   3.7   20.4 .106 .024 .129 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.0%   962 386.5 8.7 4.8 2.2 .988   545.9 147.1 27.1 3.7 9.5 67.3 53.2 44.3 3.3 69.9 1.9 3.5 4.4 17.0 6.9 13.7 .269 .324 .385 .709 68.2     13.9   5.1   19.0 .082 .030 .112 Bats Right
Bats Both   4.8%     87 375.7 13.7 10.6 0.0 .973     536.0 147.2 28.8 1.6 27.2 62.4 97.6 52.8 1.6 68.8 4.8 0.0 6.4 8.0 3.2 14.4 .275 .341 .487 .828 88.0       20.2   4.6   24.8 .145 .033 .178 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 24.6%   506 385.9 9.7 4.4 3.1 .989   542.4 147.4 25.7 2.3 11.2 68.5 53.6 47.4 4.3 72.1 1.0 3.9 5.3 24.4 6.3 12.8 .272 .329 .390 .719 71.7     14.5   5.2   19.7 .087 .031 .118 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 53.5%   1081 383.4 9.9 6.7 1.9 .983   537.7 150.4 22.7 5.0 16.1 73.6 65.3 53.0 6.0 72.9 2.0 3.6 3.7 11.1 7.3 9.9 .280 .344 .430 .774 79.7     18.0   4.2   22.2 .116 .027 .143 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 21.0%   466 383.9 9.1 7.0 0.8 .982   541.3 139.3 26.7 2.2 10.0 63.9 44.6 49.8 1.9 57.6 4.1 2.2 2.6 14.1 5.9 10.8 .257 .323 .371 .694 67.2     11.0   4.0   15.0 .064 .023 .087 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.9%   20 389.2 0.0 10.8 0.0 .973   582.8 137.1 25.7 8.6 0.0 51.4 60.0 8.6 0.0 17.1 0.0 8.6 0.0 8.6 0.0 17.1 .235 .246 .309 .555 42.9      9.4   2.6   12.0 .055 .015 .070 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     9.4%     198 387.4 8.4 4.2 2.5 .989     548.0 140.6 19.6 0.9 7.7 61.4 40.9 40.1 3.4 58.8 0.8 6.8 4.3 13.6 5.1 8.5 .257 .306 .337 .643 60.5       11.5   4.8   16.3 .068 .028 .096 Rookie  
Starter 66.1%   1334 383.8 9.9 6.3 2.0 .984   543.5 151.3 23.2 4.9 15.6 73.4 61.6 47.3 5.1 72.4 2.3 3.3 3.6 16.1 7.0 11.2 .278 .337 .426 .763 77.9     16.2   4.6   20.8 .104 .030 .134 Starter  
Reserve     33.9%     739 385.0 9.1 5.9 2.0 .985     532.9 139.1 26.4 1.6 9.2 63.6 51.1 57.2 3.8 62.1 1.9 3.8 4.2 12.2 6.1 10.1 .261 .332 .368 .700 68.7       14.4   3.9   18.3 .083 .023 .105 Reserve