Rick Manning

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1975—1987

Center Field

BORN

September 2, 1954, in Niagara Falls, NY

BATS / THROWS

Left / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-1 / 180

PRIMARY TEAM

Cleveland Indians

.257

BATTING AVERAGE

1555

GAMES

11.8 WAR

.317

ON-BASE PCT

664 RUNS

11.9 WAR7

.341

SLUGGING

1349

HITS

8.1 WAR3

.658

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

56 HOME RUNS

1.2 WAR PER SEASON

There was a time when baseball teams would play a center fielder who averaged five home runs per season. That’s if they could catch the ball, and that’s what Manning, who won the Gold Glove Award in 1976, could do. He played 13 seasons despite being a low-average singles hitter. He is probably most remembered as the man who stole his teammates’ wife.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Manning	11.8	11.9	8.6	8.1	11.9	1.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	74.6	45.7	33.5	22.8	60.2	5.4

Where Does Rick Manning Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
EGG RANKING	WAR	WAR7	WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	WAR3	JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison