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Turkey Stearnes

#14 RANKED AT POSITION
1923—1940
Center Field
BORN
May 8, 1901, in Nashville, TN
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Stars
.348
BATTING AVERAGE
993
GAMES
89.8
WAR
.417
ON-BASE PCT
917
RUNS
47.7
WAR7
.616
SLUGGING
1326
HITS
26.4
WAR3
1.032
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
187
HOME RUNS
WAR PER SEASON
Ran funny, but was a serious hitter. Stearnes was a superstar for the Detroit Stars and other teams, and set a Negro Leagues record for career home runs. Given his status as a five-tool player, he is among the handful of men in the discussion for greatest in the history of segregated black baseball.
Hall of Fame
5-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Stearnes
CAREER
89.8
LONG PEAK
47.7
PRIME
34.1
SHORT PEAK
26.4
JAWS
68.8
WAR PER
NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
74.6
LONG PEAK
45.7
PRIME
33.5
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
60.2
WAR PER
5.4

Where Does Turkey Stearnes Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
14
CAREER
6
LONG PEAK
11
PRIME
13
SHORT PEAK
9
JAWS
8
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Stearnes
Average HOF Center Field
554433221100NaNNaNCareer WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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