STATS FOR HALL OF FAME CENTER FIELDERs

Side-by-Side Comparison for MLB Center Fielders in the Hall of Fame | Baseball Almanac

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 center fielder can be found by simply visiting the "back of their baseball card" on Baseball Almanac.

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

Stats for Hall of Fame Center Fielders

BOLD Indicates Statistical Leader For HOF Centerfielders

Richie Ashburn .308 .397 .382 2,574 29 586 1,322 234
Earl Averill .318 .395 .534 2,019 238 1,164 1,224 70
Max Carey .285 .361 .386 2,665 70 800 1,545 738
Ty Cobb .366 .433 .512 4,189 117 1,937 2,246 892
Earle Combs .325 .397 .462 1,866 58 632 1,186 96
Andre Dawson .279 .323 .482 2,774 438 1,591 1,373 314
Joe DiMaggio .325 .398 .579 2,214 361 1,537 1,390 30
Larry Doby .283 .387 .490 1,515 253 969 960 47
Hugh Duffy .324 .384 .449 2,282 106 1,302 1,552 574
Ken Griffey, Jr. .284 .370 .538 2,781 630 1,836 1,662 184
Billy Hamilton .344 .455 .432 2,158 40 736 1,690 912
Mickey Mantle .298 .423 .557 2,415 536 1,509 1,677 153
Willie Mays .302 .387 .557 3,283 660 1,903 2,062 338
Kirby Puckett .318 .363 .477 2,304 207 1,085 1,071 134
Edd Roush .323 .369 .446 2,376 68 981 1,099 268
Duke Snider .295 .381 .540 2,116 407 1,333 1,259 99
Tris Speaker .345 .428 .500 3,514 117 1,529 1,882 432
Lloyd Waner .316 .353 .393 2,459 27 598 1,201 67
Hack Wilson .307 .395 .545 1,461 244 1,062 884 52
Stats for Hall of Fame Center Fielders | Research by Baseball Almanac
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