Baseball Hall of Fame Center Fielders

So why have these center fielders been placed into the National Baseball Hall of Fame? The following chart briefly illustrates the statistical accomplishments of each center fielder currently enshrined in Cooperstown.

The chart is meant to serve as a quick compilation of lifetime statistics meant for easy comparison side-by-side comparison. Full stats for each player can be found by clicking on the player's name or by visiting our Player Stats section located on the main menu.

"I didn't expect to make it all the way to the big leagues..." - Hall of Fame Center Fielder Edd Roush
Center Fielders

BOLD Indicates Statistical Leader For HOF Center Fielders

Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLG HR RBI RUNS SB

Richie Ashburn (bio)

.308

.397

.382

29

586

1,322

234

Earl Averill (bio)

.318

.395

.534

238

1,164

1,224

70

Max Carey

.285

.361

.386

70

800

1,545

738

Ty Cobb

.366

.433

.512

117

1,937

2,246

892

Earle Combs

.325

.397

.462

58

632

1,186

96

Joe DiMaggio

.325

.398

.579

361

1,537

1,390

30

Larry Doby

.283

.387

.490

253

969

960

47

Hugh Duffy

.324

.384

.449

106

1,302

1,552

574

Billy Hamilton

.344

.455

.432

40

736

1,690

912

Mickey Mantle

.298

.423

.557

536

1,509

1,677

153

Willie Mays

.302

.387

.557

660

1,903

2,062

338

Kirby Puckett

.318

.363

.477

207

1.085

1.071

134

Edd Roush

.323

.369

.446

68

981

1,099

268

Duke Snider

.295

.381

.540

407

1,333

1,259

99

Tris Speaker

.345

.428

.500

117

1,529

1,882

432

Lloyd Waner

.316

.353

.393

27

598

1,201

67

Hack Wilson

.307

.395

.545

244

1,062

884

52

Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLG HR RBI RUNS SB

Hall of Fame Center Fielders



Did you know that Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner had two-hundred twenty-three hits and a .355 batting average during his rookie season?

Larry Doby was the first black player in the American League. Prior to that he was a standout slugger for the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues.

In 1894 Hugh Duffy joined the .400 Hitters Club, but did you know that his .440 average that season was the highest ever hit by any player during a full season?