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1897 1899 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 Billy Hamilton Vet     BOS 1 L 32   110 189 8 21 2 .904   417 154 16 5 3 110 50 87 2 2 54 .369 .480 .453 .933 130     29.6   3.0   32.6 .269 .027 .296   45.98 1 1 Billy Hamilton
2 2 George Van Haltren     NY 7 L 32   138 270 19 25 5 .920   571 178 24 14 2 113 59 52 3 4 31 .312 .372 .413 .785 115     22.9   2.6   25.5 .166 .019 .185   28.40 2 2 George Van Haltren
3 3 Dummy Hoy     LOU 9 L 35   148 348 19 21 6 .946   582 177 15 16 6 104 66 49 9 19 37 .304 .367 .416 .783 110     20.9   3.1   24.0 .141 .021 .162   25.04 3 3 Dummy Hoy
4 4 Bill Lange     CHI 4 R 27   111 269 19 9 4 .970   434 139 16 11 5 78 68 35 5 7 22 .320 .378 .442 .820 89     15.3   5.5   20.8 .138 .050 .187   23.33 4 4 Bill Lange
5 5   Duff Cooley             PHI 6 L 25       149 352 15 22 2 .943     629 196 24 12 4 123 55 48     4 11   17     .312 .364 .407 .771 108       19.5   2.8   22.3 .131 .019 .150   22.35 5 5   Duff Cooley
6 6 Algie McBride   R   CIN 3 L 29   115 279 17 12 3 .961   466 141 13 12 2 90 41 49 12 8 15 .303 .383 .395 .778 90     15.4   4.8   20.2 .134 .042 .176   21.93 6 6 Algie McBride
7 7 Mike Griffin     BRO 10 L 33   134 314 20 9 7 .974   537 161 18 6 2 88 40 60 8 5 15 .300 .379 .367 .746 96     16.9   3.2   20.1 .126 .024 .150   20.17 7 7 Mike Griffin
8 8 Joe Kelley Vet     BAL 2 R 26 LF   83 174 12 5 3 .974   311 100 12 10 1 48 74 37 2 5 16 .322 .397 .434 .831 66     11.3   3.3   14.6 .136 .040 .176   15.86 8 8 Joe Kelley
9 10 Jake Stenzel     BAL/STL 2/12 R 31   143 314 14 21 3 .940   542 149 20 13 1 97 55 53 19 11 25 .275 .360 .365 .725 87     10.0   3.1   13.1 .070 .022 .092   10.27 9 10 Jake Stenzel
10 9 John Anderson     WAS 11 B 24 LF   78 175 16 10 3 .950   305 93 20 13 6 50 50 16 9 4 13 .305 .358 .515 .873 58      9.2   1.2   10.4 .116 .015 .132    9.78 10 9 John Anderson
                             
11 Tom McCreery     PIT 8 B 23 RF   46 99 5 7 1 .937   171 53 5 6 2 30 18 23 0 5 3 .310 .392 .444 .836 35      6.2   1.2    7.4 .135 .026 .161    7.69 11 Tom McCreery
12 Hugh Duffy Vet     BOS 1 R 31 LF   39 103 4 4 1 .964   141 42 3 1 2 24 27 15 0 4 7 .298 .365 .376 .741 26      4.3   2.0    6.3 .110 .051 .162    6.56 12 Hugh Duffy
13 Steve Brodie     PIT/BAL 8/2 L 29   65 165 9 10 1 .946   254 71 8 2 0 27 40 11 4 7 6 .280 .320 .327 .647 30      3.3   3.2    6.5 .051 .049 .100    5.33 13 Steve Brodie
14 11 Jimmy McAleer     CLE 5 R 33   102 235 10 9 4 .965   352 84 3 0 0 45 46 44 5 7 7 .239 .332 .247 .579 39      3.9   3.3    7.2 .038 .032 .071    4.96 14 11 Jimmy McAleer
15 12   Tom O'Brien             PIT 8 U 25 1B     59 128 13 11 4 .928     224 58 5 4 1 29 24 14     6 12   7     .259 .320 .330 .650 28        3.0   1.8    4.8 .051 .031 .081    3.55 15 12   Tom O'Brien
16 Walter Thornton     CHI 4 L 23 SP   26 54 4 7 2 .892   88 26 2 1 0 14 6 9 0 1 3 .295 .361 .341 .702 14      2.1   0.7    2.8 .081 .027 .108    2.38 16 Walter Thornton
17 Harry Blake     CLE 5 R 24 RF   22 47 3 2 0 .962   75 18 3 1 0 10 9 11 0 4 2 .240 .337 .307 .644 11      1.5   0.7    2.2 .068 .032 .100    1.80 17 Harry Blake
18 Bug Holliday     CIN 3 R 31   26 58 1 2 1 .967   98 23 2 1 0 20 7 13 0 5 5 .235 .324 .276 .600 13      1.3   0.8    2.1 .050 .031 .081    1.55 18 Bug Holliday
19 Tommy Dowd     STL 12 R 29 RF   42 79 3 6 1 .932   171 42 5 2 0 20 9 9 1 4 5 .246 .287 .298 .585 16      0.4   0.6    1.0 .010 .014 .024    0.40 19 Tommy Dowd
League Average Age 29.5 League Avg WS/Game .120 .029 .149
League Avg per 400 Chances 358.4 20.7 20.9 5.2 .948 Offense Share of WS 80.8%
League Average per 600 PA 529.4 158.4 17.8 10.8 3.1 93.1 61.9 52.8 7.4 10.4 24.1 .299 .371 .391 .762 96.5 Average WS/Team  20.33
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   54.2%   885 1971 111 127 28 .943     3544 1104 120 68 19 669 357 365     42 57   178     .312 .382 .400 .782 693      130.6  23.4  154.0 .148 .026 .174 Bats Left
Bats Right 34.8%   568 1279 66 58 17 .959   2304 597 64 39 9 342 295 217 32 47 89 .259 .331 .332 .663 347     48.0  19.3   67.3 .085 .034 .118 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 7.5%   124 274 21 17 4 .946   476 146 25 19 8 80 68 39 9 9 16 .307 .370 .489 .859 93     15.4   2.3   17.8 .124 .019 .144 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.6%     59 128 13 11 4 .928     224 58 5 4 1 29 24 14     6 12   7     .259 .320 .330 .650 28        3.0   1.8    4.8 .051 .031 .081 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 10.2%   172 375 28 26 6 .939   639 190 30 21 8 104 83 59 9 14 21 .297 .365 .448 .813 118     19.0   3.7   22.8 .110 .022 .133 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 38.3%   624 1446 88 75 18 .953   2489 747 83 53 13 415 311 203 34 54 88 .300 .361 .392 .753 427     68.2  22.0   90.2 .109 .035 .145 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 42.3%   692 1483 76 91 23 .945   2838 791 86 40 10 497 284 324 37 38 144 .279 .360 .348 .708 506     88.9  18.0  106.9 .128 .026 .154 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   9.1%   148 348 19 21 6 .946   582 177 15 16 6 104 66 49 9 19 37 .304 .367 .416 .783 110     20.9   3.1   24.0 .141 .021 .162 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     7.3%     115 279 17 12 3 .961     466 141 13 12 2 90 41 49     12 8   15     .303 .383 .395 .778 90       15.4   4.8   20.2 .134 .042 .176 Rookie  
Starter 81.2%   1335 2990 176 170 45 .949   5232 1595 181 114 33 942 606 532 78 95 255 .305 .377 .402 .779 997    175.7  36.8  212.6 .132 .028 .159 Starter  
Reserve     18.8%     301 662 35 43 8 .942     1316 310 33 16 4 178 138 103     11 30   35     .236 .297 .294 .591 164       21.3  10.0   31.3 .071 .033 .104 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   54.2%   885 356.9 20.1 23.0 5.1 .943     530.5 165.3 18.0 10.2 2.8 100.1 53.4 54.7     6.3 8.5   26.6     .312 .382 .400 .782 103.7       19.6   3.5   23.1 .148 .026 .174 Bats Left
Bats Right 34.8%   568 364.7 18.8 16.5 4.8 .959   531.7 137.8 14.8 9.0 2.1 78.9 68.1 50.1 7.4 10.8 20.5 .259 .331 .332 .663 80.1     11.1   4.5   15.5 .085 .034 .118 Bats Right
Bats Both 7.5%   124 351.3 26.9 21.8 5.1 .946   535.9 164.4 28.1 21.4 9.0 90.1 76.5 43.9 10.1 10.1 18.0 .307 .370 .489 .859 104.7     17.3   2.6   20.0 .124 .019 .144 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.6%     59 336.8 34.2 29.0 10.5 .928     525.0 135.9 11.7 9.4 2.3 68.0 56.3 32.8     14.1 28.1   16.4     .259 .320 .330 .650 65.6        7.0   4.2   11.3 .051 .031 .081 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 10.2%   172 349.7 26.1 24.2 5.6 .939   531.8 158.1 25.0 17.5 6.7 86.5 69.1 49.1 7.5 11.6 17.5 .297 .365 .448 .813 98.2     15.8   3.1   19.0 .110 .022 .133 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.3%   624 359.5 21.9 18.6 4.5 .953   537.2 161.2 17.9 11.4 2.8 89.6 67.1 43.8 7.3 11.7 19.0 .300 .361 .392 .753 92.2     14.7   4.7   19.5 .109 .035 .145 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 42.3%   692 359.5 18.4 22.1 5.6 .945   526.0 146.6 15.9 7.4 1.9 92.1 52.6 60.1 6.9 7.0 26.7 .279 .360 .348 .708 93.8     16.5   3.3   19.8 .128 .026 .154 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   9.1%   148 358.8 19.6 21.6 6.2 .946   529.9 161.2 13.7 14.6 5.5 94.7 60.1 44.6 8.2 17.3 33.7 .304 .367 .416 .783 100.2     19.0   2.8   21.9 .141 .021 .162 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     7.3%     115 362.3 22.1 15.6 3.9 .961     522.6 158.1 14.6 13.5 2.2 100.9 46.0 54.9     14 9.0   16.8     .303 .383 .395 .778 100.9       17.3   5.4   22.7 .134 .042 .176 Rookie  
Starter 81.2%   1335 358.5 21.1 20.4 5.4 .949   528.7 161.2 18.3 11.5 3.3 95.2 61.2 53.8 7.9 9.6 25.8 .305 .377 .402 .779 100.8     17.8   3.7   21.5 .132 .028 .159 Starter  
Reserve     18.8%     301 357.8 18.9 23.3 4.3 .942     540.8 127.4 13.6 6.6 1.6 73.2 56.7 42.3     4.5 12.4   14.4     .236 .297 .294 .591 67.4        8.8   4.1   12.9 .071 .033 .104 Reserve