Left Fielders
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1970 1972 Chronology Home LF Index Guide
Pos St All- Other Left Field Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Left 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 Roy White   NY 4E B 27   145 306 8 0 1 1.000   522 153 22 7 19 86 84 86 7 66 7 0 17 14 7 10 .293 .389 .471 .860 101     26.6   2.8   29.4 .183 .019 .203   38.70 1 1 Roy White
2 2 Don Buford 26 a   BAL 1E B 34   115 217 6 3 0 .987   441 128 17 4 19 99 54 89 15 59 7 2 2 15 7 2 .290 .416 .476 .892 93     23.2   3.0   26.2 .202 .026 .228   36.56 2 2 Don Buford
3 3 Carl Yastrzemski BBW A G   BOS 3E L 31   146 281 16 2 4 .993   506 127 21 2 15 76 70 106 12 60 1 0 5 8 7 14 .251 .379 .389 .768 79     17.0   3.5   20.5 .116 .024 .140   22.46 3 3 Carl Yastrzemski
4 4 Willie Horton   DET 2E R 28 RF   107 143 8 6 1 .962   363 105 18 1 18 52 59 31 4 65 7 0 3 0 5 12 .289 .354 .493 .847 59     13.4   1.2   14.6 .125 .011 .136   15.77 4 4 Willie Horton
5 5   Joe Rudi             OAK 1W R 24       115 231 3 1 0 .996     460 123 21 4 10 59 45 28 2 56 0 9 3 3 2 14 .267 .308 .396 .704 53       10.4   3.2   13.6 .090 .028 .118   13.67 5 5   Joe Rudi
6 Gates Brown   DET 2E L 32   56 68 2 1 0 .986   169 57 1 2 9 31 24 17 1 15 1 0 0 4 2 4 .337 .401 .527 .928 35      9.5   0.6   10.1 .170 .011 .180   12.54 6 Gates Brown
7 6 Tommy Harper   MIL 6W R 30 3B   76 133 2 2 0 .985   279 80 14 1 8 44 25 32 3 34 1 0 0 14 2 1 .287 .362 .430 .792 48      9.5   1.1   10.6 .125 .014 .139   11.57 7 6 Tommy Harper
8 7 Frank Howard a   WAS 5E R 34 1B   95 137 7 1 0 .993   344 90 18 1 10 38 51 41 6 80 2 0 4 1 0 22 .262 .340 .407 .747 43     10.2   1.1   11.3 .107 .012 .119   11.39 8 7 Frank Howard
9 8 Rick Reichardt   CHI 3W R 28   116 174 4 3 0 .983   411 119 12 2 15 45 47 31 0 67 4 3 2 5 10 9 .290 .344 .438 .782 58      9.7   1.8   11.5 .084 .016 .099   10.59 9 8 Rick Reichardt
10 9 Lou Piniella   KC 2W R 27   115 201 6 3 2 .986   435 122 21 5 3 43 50 21 4 40 2 0 5 5 3 10 .280 .313 .372 .685 49      8.5   2.3   10.8 .074 .020 .094    9.68 10 9 Lou Piniella
                                   
11 John Briggs   MIL 6W L 27 1B   53 90 3 4 1 .959   147 41 4 0 9 24 27 28 3 34 0 2 1 0 1 1 .279 .392 .490 .882 30      6.9   1.0    7.9 .130 .019 .149    8.92 11 John Briggs
12 10 Cesar Tovar T23   MIN 5W R 30 CF,RF   104 186 6 3 1 .985   356 102 14 2 0 55 16 21 2 18 2 8 1 7 8 2 .287 .329 .337 .666 40      7.9   1.9    9.8 .076 .018 .094    8.79 12 10 Cesar Tovar
13 11 Ted Uhlaender   CLE 6E L 30 CF   82 143 5 0 0 1.000   292 92 12 2 1 33 30 26 3 27 0 0 2 1 5 6 .315 .369 .380 .749 40      6.2   1.1    7.3 .076 .013 .089    6.37 13 11 Ted Uhlaender
14 Merv Rettenmund T19   BAL 1E R 28 CF,RF   47 70 2 3 1 .960   129 36 4 0 0 19 12 25 1 15 1 0 1 3 0 4 .279 .397 .310 .707 18      4.5   0.9    5.4 .096 .019 .115    5.35 14 Merv Rettenmund
15     Walt Williams             CHI 3W R 27 RF     35 58 3 0 1 1.000     123 40 8 1 3 20 14 6 0 9 2 2 2 1 3 1 .325 .361 .480 .841 21        3.8   0.7    4.5 .109 .020 .129    4.72 15     Walt Williams
16 Billy Cowan   CAL 4W R 32   38 68 1 0 0 1.000   127 36 6 0 4 9 12 4 1 32 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 .305 .425 .730 16      3.2   1.1    4.3 .084 .029 .113    4.23 16 Billy Cowan
17 12 Tony Gonzalez   CAL 4W L 34 CF   69 110 3 2 1 .983   226 54 6 2 3 23 30 18 2 19 2 2 3 0 1 7 .239 .297 .323 .620 21      3.2   1.8    5.0 .046 .026 .072    3.93 17 12 Tony Gonzalez
18 Alex Johnson   CAL 4W R 28   61 84 3 7 0 .926   237 63 8 0 2 19 21 14 3 34 2 1 1 5 2 9 .266 .311 .325 .636 21      3.1   1.0    4.1 .051 .016 .067    3.11 18 Alex Johnson
19 Roy Foster   CLE 6E R 25 RF   47 66 4 2 1 .972   144 37 5 1 5 13 15 13 1 16 3 0 1 3 0 6 .257 .329 .410 .739 19      3.2   0.5    3.7 .068 .011 .079    3.04 19 Roy Foster
20 Ed Kirkpatrick   KC 2W L 26 C   30 54 1 0 0 1.000   87 25 6 0 3 11 19 13 1 9 0 0 3 1 1 3 .287 .369 .460 .829 15      2.1   0.7    2.8 .070 .023 .093    2.50 20 Ed Kirkpatrick
                                   
21 Jeff Burroughs R   WAS 5E R 20 RF   34 40 1 3 0 .932   95 21 4 0 4 11 10 8 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 .282 .389 .671 10      1.9   0.2    2.1 .056 .006 .062    1.53 21 Jeff Burroughs
22 Jim Northrup   DET 2E L 31 1B,CF,RF   42 27 0 1 0 .964   41 11 2 0 2 6 5 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 .302 .463 .765 5      1.1   0.2    1.3 .026 .005 .031    0.67 22 Jim Northrup
T23 Andy Kosco   MIL 6W R 29 1B,RF   26 47 1 1 0 .980   77 12 1 1 1 4 11 9 5 11 0 1 0 0 2 1 .156 .244 .234 .478 4      0.5   0.4    0.9 .019 .015 .035    0.49 T23 Andy Kosco
T23 Tom McCraw   WAS 5E L 30 1B,RF   26 22 0 2 0 .917   44 8 0 2 1 5 5 5 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .275 .341 .616 5      0.8   0.1    0.9 .031 .004 .035    0.49 T23 Tom McCraw
25     Danny Walton             MIL/NY 6W/4E R 23       20 26 0 2 0 .929     64 13 2 0 3 8 7 4 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 2 .203 .261 .375 .636 6        0.5   0.2    0.7 .025 .010 .035    0.38 25     Danny Walton
26 Steve Brye R   MIN 5W R 22   22 31 2 1 0 .971   75 18 1 0 3 9 10 6 0 10 0 0 1 3 0 2 .240 .293 .373 .666 8      0.4   0.3    0.7 .018 .014 .032    0.37 26 Steve Brye
27 Dick Billings R   WAS 5E R 28 C   22 26 1 1 0 .964   59 11 2 0 0 3 4 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 .200 .220 .420 2      0.3   0.3    0.6 .014 .014 .027    0.29 27 Dick Billings
28 Brant Alyea   MIN 5W R 30   47 47 3 2 0 .962   132 24 4 0 1 14 13 15 0 30 1 0 5 1 1 6 .182 .261 .235 .496 8      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .011 .011    0.15 28 Brant Alyea
League Average Age 29.0 League Avg WS/Game .099 .018 .117
League Avg per 300 Chances 285.5 9.3 5.2 1.3 .983 Offense Share of WS 84.8%
League Average per 600 PA 530.2 145.1 21.1 3.3 14.2 71.3 63.9 58.1 6.3 73.0 3.9 2.6 5.2 7.8 5.9 12.9 .274 .347 .406 .753 75.3 Average WS/Team  18.43
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   25.6%   504 795 30 12 6 .986     1512 415 52 10 43 209 210 215 22 176 5 4 15 14 17 38 .274 .363 .407 .770 230       46.8   9.0   55.8 .093 .018 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 58.9%   1127 1768 57 41 7 .978   3910 1052 163 19 90 465 422 310 32 578 28 25 29 51 40 105 .269 .325 .390 .715 483     91.0  18.7  109.7 .081 .017 .097 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   15.5%     260 523 14 3 1 .994     963 281 39 11 38 185 138 175 22 125 14 2 19 29 14 12 .292 .401 .474 .875 194       49.8   5.8   55.6 .192 .022 .214 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.3%   191 328 6 7 0 .979   694 175 28 4 20 87 72 46 2 113 1 9 4 6 2 20 .252 .298 .390 .688 77     13.2   3.9   17.1 .069 .020 .090 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 42.7%   804 1319 44 30 8 .978   2734 764 111 18 78 339 363 278 29 380 28 9 36 37 35 66 .279 .348 .419 .767 397     82.6  13.6   96.2 .103 .017 .120 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 46.9%   896 1439 51 19 6 .987   2957 809 115 18 73 433 335 376 45 386 18 13 23 51 34 69 .274 .357 .399 .756 433     91.8  16.0  107.8 .102 .018 .120 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     3.6%     78 97 4 5 0 .953     229 50 7 0 7 23 24 15 0 49 0 0 1 3 1 4 .218 .265 .341 .606 20        2.6   0.8    3.4 .033 .010 .044 Rookie  
Starter 71.1%   1285 2262 74 26 10 .989   4635 1295 196 33 121 653 561 530 60 591 35 24 47 73 57 109 .279 .354 .414 .768 684    145.8  24.8  170.6 .113 .019 .133 Starter  
Reserve     28.9%     606 824 27 30 4 .966     1750 453 58 7 50 206 209 170 16 288 12 7 16 21 14 46 .259 .326 .386 .712 223       41.8   8.7   50.5 .069 .014 .083 Reserve  
Splits per 300 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 300 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 300 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   25.6%   504 284.9 10.8 4.3 2.2 .986     518.1 142.2 17.8 3.4 14.7 71.6 72.0 73.7 7.5 60.3 1.7 1.4 5.1 4.8 5.8 13.0 .274 .363 .407 .770 78.8     16.0 3.1 19.1 .093 .018 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 58.9%   1127 284.2 9.2 6.6 1.1 .978   545.3 146.7 22.7 2.6 12.6 64.9 58.9 43.2 4.5 80.6 3.9 3.5 4.1 7.1 5.6 14.6 .269 .325 .390 .715 67.4   12.7 2.6 15.3 .081 .017 .097 Bats Right
Bats Both   15.5%     260 290.5 7.8 1.7 0.6 .994     492.6 143.7 19.9 5.6 19.4 94.6 70.6 89.5 11.3 63.9 7.2 1.0 9.7 14.8 7.2 6.1 .292 .401 .474 .875 99.2     25.5 3.0 28.4 .192 .022 .214 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.3%   191 288.6 5.3 6.1 0.0 .979   552.2 139.3 22.3 3.2 15.9 69.2 57.3 36.6 1.6 89.9 0.8 7.2 3.2 4.8 1.6 15.9 .252 .298 .390 .688 61.3   10.5 3.1 13.6 .069 .020 .090 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 42.7%   804 284.1 9.5 6.4 1.7 .978   531.7 148.6 21.6 3.5 15.2 65.9 70.6 54.1 5.6 73.9 5.4 1.8 7.0 7.2 6.8 12.8 .279 .348 .419 .767 77.2   16.1 2.6 18.7 .103 .017 .120 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 46.9%   896 286.1 10.1 3.8 1.2 .987   523.8 143.3 20.4 3.2 12.9 76.7 59.3 66.6 8.0 68.4 3.2 2.3 4.1 9.0 6.0 12.2 .274 .357 .399 .756 76.7   16.3 2.8 19.1 .102 .018 .120 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.6%     78 274.5 11.3 14.2 0.0 .953     560.8 122.4 17.1 0.0 17.1 56.3 58.8 36.7 0.0 120.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 7.3 2.4 9.8 .218 .265 .341 .606 49.0     6.4 2.0 8.3 .033 .010 .044 Rookie  
Starter 71.1%   1285 287.3 9.4 3.3 1.3 .989   527.6 164.5 24.9 4.2 15.4 82.9 71.3 60.3 7.6 75.1 4.0 2.7 5.4 9.3 7.2 13.8 .279 .354 .414 .768 86.9   18.5 3.1 21.7 .113 .019 .133 Starter  
Reserve     28.9%     606 280.6 9.2 10.2 1.4 .966     537.1 154.3 19.8 2.4 17.0 70.1 71.2 52.2 5.4 98.1 3.7 2.1 4.9 7.2 4.8 15.7 .259 .326 .386 .712 75.9     14.2 3.0 17.2 .069 .014 .083 Reserve