Center Fielders
  You can show your support by sponsoring this page for $15.    
  Your ad/message will appear in this space for one year.    
  Thank you for your support!       National League 1955
         
         
             
1954 1956 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 Willie Mays BBW 4 a   NY 3 R 24   152 407 23 8 8 .982   580 185 18 13 51 123 127 79 13 60 4 0 7 24 4 12 .319 .400 .659 1.059 146     34.8   5.0   39.8 .229 .033 .262   52.94 1 1 Willie Mays
2 2 Duke Snider BBW 2 A   BRO 1 L 28   146 348 9 4 0 .989   537 166 34 6 42 125 136 103 19 87 1 4 6 9 7 9 .309 .417 .629 1.046 137     30.5   5.6   36.1 .209 .038 .247   46.66 2 2 Duke Snider
3 3 Richie Ashburn Vet 14   PHI 4 L 28   140 387 10 7 3 .983   532 179 32 9 3 91 41 105 5 36 3 2 1 12 10 3 .336 .448 .447 .895 109     24.2   5.2   29.4 .173 .037 .210   35.02 3 3 Richie Ashburn
4 4 Gus Bell   CIN 5 L 26   154 364 4 5 0 .987   610 188 30 6 27 88 104 54 2 57 0 2 6 4 4 6 .308 .361 .510 .871 109     17.9   3.1   21.0 .116 .020 .136   20.16 4 4 Gus Bell
5 5   Bill Bruton             MIL 2 L 29       149 412 17 14 6 .968     635 175 30 12 9 106 47 43 6 72 4 2 0 25 11 2 .276 .326 .403 .729 79       14.7   5.4   20.1 .099 .036 .135   19.19 5 5   Bill Bruton
6 6 Bill Virdon R-1   STL 7 L 24 RF   111 265 3 8 0 .971   408 114 14 4 12 44 47 27 2 52 1 4 6 0 4 6 .279 .321 .422 .743 52      7.8   2.8   10.6 .070 .025 .095    8.51 6 6 Bill Virdon
7 Wally Moon   STL 7 L 25 1B,LF,RF   47 106 0 1 0 .991   175 62 6 3 5 34 16 12 0 16 1 1 1 3 4 3 .354 .397 .509 .906 30      5.1   1.2    6.3 .109 .026 .134    6.00 7 Wally Moon
8 7 Frank Thomas T23 a   PIT 8 R 26 LF   57 140 3 1 1 .993   200 50 9 1 10 30 24 22 3 33 2 1 2 0 0 5 .250 .327 .455 .782 29      5.1   1.2    6.3 .089 .021 .111    5.44 8 7 Frank Thomas
9 8 Eddie Miksis   CHI 6 R 28 RF   75 187 5 2 1 .990   278 64 7 1 6 30 24 15 2 32 0 7 0 2 5 8 .230 .270 .327 .597 21      1.0   3.1    4.1 .013 .041 .055    2.49 9 8 Eddie Miksis
10 Lloyd Merriman   CHI 6 L 30   37 72 2 2 2 .974   123 27 5 1 1 14 8 17 0 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 .220 .312 .301 .613 14      1.5   1.0    2.5 .041 .027 .068    1.69 10 Lloyd Merriman
                               
11 Jim Bolger R   CHI 6 R 23   49 123 1 4 0 .969   156 32 5 4 0 16 7 8 1 16 2 2 0 2 2 3 .205 .253 .288 .541 10      -     1.5    1.5 .000 .031 .031    0.68 11 Jim Bolger
12 Eddie O'Brien   PIT 8 R 24   56 130 8 1 1 .993   203 46 3 0 0 21 7 16 0 10 1 6 0 2 5 2 .227 .286 .241 .527 14      0.1   1.2    1.3 .002 .021 .023    0.51 12 Eddie O'Brien
13 Tom Saffell   PIT 8 L 33   38 65 2 1 0 .985   76 11 1 0 0 8 2 10 3 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 .145 .244 .158 .402 4      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .013 .013    0.15 13 Tom Saffell
League Average Age 26.6 League Avg WS/Game .118 .030 .148
League Avg per 400 Chances 381.6 11.0 7.4 2.8 .982 Offense Share of WS 79.5%
League Average per 600 PA 530.4 152.7 22.8 7.1 19.5 85.8 69.3 60.1 6.6 58.8 2.2 3.8 3.5 10.0 6.6 6.9 .288 .361 .468 .829 88.6 Average WS/Team  22.44
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   67.9%   822 2019 47 42 11 .980     3096 922 152 41 99 510 401 371 37 349 10 16 21 55 40 29 .298 .372 .469 .841 534      101.7  24.8  126.5 .124 .030 .154 Bats Left
Bats Right 32.1%   389 987 40 16 11 .985   1417 377 42 19 67 220 189 140 19 151 9 16 9 30 16 30 .266 .334 .464 .798 220     41.0  12.0   53.0 .105 .031 .136 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 30.3%   368 925 35 21 9 .979   1347 377 40 21 63 204 188 130 16 138 8 12 13 28 15 23 .280 .344 .481 .825 222     42.7  10.5   53.2 .116 .029 .145 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 64.6%   768 1944 48 34 11 .983   2967 884 148 38 102 504 392 354 37 333 11 19 16 55 41 36 .298 .373 .477 .850 514     98.5  24.8  123.3 .128 .032 .161 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 5.1%   75 137 4 3 2 .979   199 38 6 1 1 22 10 27 3 29 0 1 1 2 0 0 .191 .286 .246 .532 18      1.5   1.5    3.0 .020 .020 .040 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     12.7%     160 388 4 12 0 .970     564 146 19 8 12 60 54 35 3 68 3 6 6 2 6 9 .259 .303 .385 .688 62        7.8   4.3   12.1 .049 .027 .076 Rookie  
Starter 83.0%   984 2510 74 49 19 .981   3780 1121 174 52 160 637 550 448 52 429 15 22 28 76 45 51 .297 .371 .497 .868 682    136.0  31.4  167.4 .138 .032 .170 Starter  
Reserve     17.0%     227 496 13 9 3 .983     733 178 20 8 6 93 40 63 4 71 4 10 2 9 11 8 .243 .305 .317 .622 72        6.7   5.4   12.1 .030 .024 .053 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   67.9%   822 383.1 8.9 8.0 2.1 .980     528.6 157.4 26.0 7.0 16.9 87.1 68.5 63.4 6.3 59.6 1.7 2.7 3.6 9.4 6.8 5.0 .298 .372 .469 .841 91.2       17.4   4.2   21.6 .124 .030 .154 Bats Left
Bats Right 32.1%   389 378.5 15.3 6.2 4.2 .985   534.4 142.2 15.8 7.2 25.3 83.0 71.3 52.8 7.2 56.9 3.4 6.0 3.4 11.3 6.0 11.3 .266 .334 .464 .798 83.0     15.5   4.5   20.0 .105 .031 .136 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 30.3%   368 377.2 14.3 8.5 3.7 .979   535.2 149.8 15.9 8.3 25.0 81.1 74.7 51.6 6.4 54.8 3.2 4.8 5.2 11.1 6.0 9.1 .280 .344 .481 .825 88.2     17.0   4.2   21.1 .116 .029 .145 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 64.6%   768 383.8 9.5 6.7 2.2 .983   528.7 157.5 26.4 6.8 18.2 89.8 69.9 63.1 6.6 59.3 2.0 3.4 2.8 9.8 7.3 6.4 .298 .373 .477 .850 91.6     17.6   4.4   22.0 .128 .032 .161 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 5.1%   75 380.6 11.1 8.3 5.6 .979   523.7 100.0 15.8 2.6 2.6 57.9 26.3 71.1 7.9 76.3 0.0 2.6 2.6 5.3 0.0 0.0 .191 .286 .246 .532 47.4      3.9   3.9    7.9 .020 .020 .040 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                       Age 35 & over  
Rookie     12.7%     160 384.1 4.0 11.9 0.0 .970     551.1 142.7 18.6 7.8 11.7 58.6 52.8 34.2 2.9 66.4 3 5.9 5.9 2.0 5.9 8.8 .259 .303 .385 .688 60.6        7.6   4.2   11.8 .049 .027 .076 Rookie  
Starter 83.0%   984 381.3 11.2 7.5 2.9 .981   528.3 156.7 24.3 7.3 22.4 89.0 76.9 62.6 7.3 60.0 2.1 3.1 3.9 10.6 6.3 7.1 .297 .371 .497 .868 95.3     19.0   4.4   23.4 .138 .032 .170 Starter  
Reserve     17.0%     227 383.0 10.0 7.0 2.3 .983     541.6 131.5 14.8 5.9 4.4 68.7 29.6 46.5 3.0 52.5 3.0 7.4 1.5 6.7 8.1 5.9 .243 .305 .317 .622 53.2        5.0   4.0    8.9 .030 .024 .053 Reserve