100 Greatest Center Fielders of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
TOTAL = (2x Career)+(1.75x Long Peak)+(Short Peak)+(2x Prime) adjusted for era, timeline, and other factors.
1Willie Mays
1951—1973		156.2
CAREER		73.6
LONG PEAK		32.9
SHORT PEAK		52.3
PRIME		546.0
TOTAL
2Mickey Mantle
1951—1968		110.2
CAREER		64.8
LONG PEAK		33.1
SHORT PEAK		47.7
PRIME		425.8
TOTAL
3Ty Cobb
1905—1928		151.0
CAREER		69.1
LONG PEAK		32.6
SHORT PEAK		47.7
PRIME		419.4
TOTAL
4Mike Trout
2011—2021		76.1
CAREER		65.6
LONG PEAK		31.2
SHORT PEAK		47.0
PRIME		391.9
TOTAL
5Tris Speaker
1907—1928		134.3
CAREER		62.2
LONG PEAK		29.1
SHORT PEAK		44.3
PRIME		383.9
TOTAL
6Ken Griffey Jr.
1989—2010		83.8
CAREER		53.9
LONG PEAK		27.5
SHORT PEAK		37.8
PRIME		357.7
TOTAL
7Joe DiMaggio
1936—1951		79.1
CAREER		51.3
LONG PEAK		25.4
SHORT PEAK		38.0
PRIME		342.6
TOTAL
8Oscar Charleston
1920—1941		102.0
CAREER		53.0
LONG PEAK		27.9
SHORT PEAK		44.0
PRIME		342.1
TOTAL
9Turkey Stearnes
1923—1940		89.8
CAREER		47.7
LONG PEAK		26.4
SHORT PEAK		34.1
PRIME		293.3
TOTAL
10Duke Snider
1947—1964		66.0
CAREER		50.0
LONG PEAK		26.3
SHORT PEAK		38.8
PRIME		292.4
TOTAL
11Kenny Lofton
1991—2007		68.4
CAREER		43.2
LONG PEAK		21.3
SHORT PEAK		31.0
PRIME		292.3
TOTAL
12Carlos Beltran
1998—2017		70.1
CAREER		44.3
LONG PEAK		21.7
SHORT PEAK		30.3
PRIME		288.6
TOTAL
13Andre Dawson
1976—1996		64.8
CAREER		39.1
LONG PEAK		20.8
SHORT PEAK		32.6
PRIME		282.1
TOTAL
14Andruw Jones
1996—2012		62.7
CAREER		46.3
LONG PEAK		22.5
SHORT PEAK		34.2
PRIME		282.0
TOTAL
15Cristobal Torriente
1916—1932		78.8
CAREER		49.0
LONG PEAK		28.9
SHORT PEAK		35.0
PRIME		277.6
TOTAL
16Jim Edmonds
1993—2010		60.4
CAREER		42.5
LONG PEAK		20.0
SHORT PEAK		32.1
PRIME		264.0
TOTAL
17Richie Ashburn
1948—1962		64.4
CAREER		44.2
LONG PEAK		20.6
SHORT PEAK		31.5
PRIME		255.6
TOTAL
18Martin Dihigo
1923—1945		71.7
CAREER		41.0
LONG PEAK		24.8
SHORT PEAK		35.1
PRIME		251.2
TOTAL
19Jim Wynn
1963—1977		55.8
CAREER		43.3
LONG PEAK		22.2
SHORT PEAK		28.6
PRIME		248.7
TOTAL
20Andrew McCutchen
2009—2021		46.0
CAREER		38.3
LONG PEAK		21.1
SHORT PEAK		31.6
PRIME		242.6
TOTAL
21Cool Papa Bell
1922—1946		70.0
CAREER		40.5
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		31.5
PRIME		242.0
TOTAL
22Cesar Cedeno
1970—1986		52.8
CAREER		41.2
LONG PEAK		21.3
SHORT PEAK		31.4
PRIME		241.0
TOTAL
23Willie Davis
1960—1979		60.8
CAREER		38.7
LONG PEAK		19.7
SHORT PEAK		24.7
PRIME		240.0
TOTAL
24Vada Pinson
1958—1975		54.2
CAREER		40.1
LONG PEAK		20.5
SHORT PEAK		30.7
PRIME		239.9
TOTAL
25Chet Lemon
1975—1990		55.6
CAREER		37.0
LONG PEAK		18.2
SHORT PEAK		25.7
PRIME		234.4
TOTAL
26Kirby Puckett
1984—1995		51.1
CAREER		37.5
LONG PEAK		20.4
SHORT PEAK		26.9
PRIME		233.3
TOTAL
27Larry Doby
1947—1959		49.3
CAREER		39.5
LONG PEAK		20.0
SHORT PEAK		30.1
PRIME		230.1
TOTAL
28Dale Murphy
1976—1993		46.5
CAREER		41.0
LONG PEAK		21.4
SHORT PEAK		28.0
PRIME		225.8
TOTAL
29Fred Lynn
1974—1990		50.2
CAREER		38.3
LONG PEAK		21.0
SHORT PEAK		26.6
PRIME		225.1
TOTAL
30Bernie Williams
1991—2006		49.6
CAREER		36.4
LONG PEAK		17.4
SHORT PEAK		26.7
PRIME		222.7
TOTAL
31Curtis Granderson
2004—2019		47.0
CAREER		34.3
LONG PEAK		18.4
SHORT PEAK		26.3
PRIME		219.7
TOTAL
32Johnny Damon
1995—2012		56.3
CAREER		33.0
LONG PEAK		16.3
SHORT PEAK		22.2
PRIME		218.1
TOTAL
33Willie Wilson
1976—1994		46.1
CAREER		33.8
LONG PEAK		21.0
SHORT PEAK		26.9
PRIME		217.4
TOTAL
34Brett Butler
1981—1997		49.7
CAREER		35.1
LONG PEAK		16.8
SHORT PEAK		24.0
PRIME		214.7
TOTAL
35Lorenzo Cain
2010—2021		38.7
CAREER		32.5
LONG PEAK		19.4
SHORT PEAK		27.3
PRIME		214.3
TOTAL
36Devon White
1985—2001		47.3
CAREER		35.4
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		24.5
PRIME		212.2
TOTAL
37Earl Averill
1929—1941		48.0
CAREER		37.4
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		25.4
PRIME		204.7
TOTAL
38Wally Berger
1930—1940		42.5
CAREER		35.7
LONG PEAK		18.2
SHORT PEAK		27.1
PRIME		202.8
TOTAL
39Torii Hunter
1997—2015		50.7
CAREER		31.3
LONG PEAK		15.6
SHORT PEAK		20.7
PRIME		202.1
TOTAL
40Curt Flood
1956—1971		41.9
CAREER		32.8
LONG PEAK		15.8
SHORT PEAK		23.3
PRIME		200.6
TOTAL
41Ellis Burks
1987—2004		49.8
CAREER		31.9
LONG PEAK		18.2
SHORT PEAK		19.7
PRIME		199.2
TOTAL
42Paul Blair
1964—1980		37.7
CAREER		35.5
LONG PEAK		19.8
SHORT PEAK		24.8
PRIME		195.5
TOTAL
43Willard Brown
1937—1948		48.5
CAREER		37.5
LONG PEAK		22.8
SHORT PEAK		26.2
PRIME		195.5
TOTAL
44Bobby Murcer
1965—1983		32.1
CAREER		29.7
LONG PEAK		19.7
SHORT PEAK		26.4
PRIME		193.9
TOTAL
45Andy Van Slyke
1983—1995		41.3
CAREER		32.7
LONG PEAK		17.8
SHORT PEAK		24.0
PRIME		191.4
TOTAL
46Ray Lankford
1990—2004		38.2
CAREER		31.3
LONG PEAK		16.4
SHORT PEAK		24.0
PRIME		189.4
TOTAL
47Amos Otis
1967—1984		42.8
CAREER		32.5
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		20.7
PRIME		188.6
TOTAL
48Steve Finley
1989—2007		44.2
CAREER		31.9
LONG PEAK		16.5
SHORT PEAK		18.2
PRIME		187.2
TOTAL
49Pete Reiser
1940—1952		24.4
CAREER		21.6
LONG PEAK		17.9
SHORT PEAK		26.7
PRIME		185.6
TOTAL
50Earle Combs
1924—1935		43.9
CAREER		34.3
LONG PEAK		16.9
SHORT PEAK		25.7
PRIME		185.5
TOTAL
51Kevin Kiermaier
2013—2021		30.7
CAREER		29.0
LONG PEAK		17.4
SHORT PEAK		23.9
PRIME		185.0
TOTAL
52Sam Jethroe
1938—1954		44.0
CAREER		36.0
LONG PEAK		20.0
SHORT PEAK		26.0
PRIME		184.6
TOTAL
53George Springer
2014—2021		29.6
CAREER		27.9
LONG PEAK		16.6
SHORT PEAK		23.3
PRIME		182.0
TOTAL
54Garry Maddox
1972—1986		36.8
CAREER		30.3
LONG PEAK		16.5
SHORT PEAK		23.8
PRIME		180.9
TOTAL
55Max Carey
1910—1929		54.5
CAREER		32.8
LONG PEAK		15.3
SHORT PEAK		22.5
PRIME		178.1
TOTAL
56Dwayne Murphy
1978—1989		33.2
CAREER		29.8
LONG PEAK		17.1
SHORT PEAK		23.2
PRIME		177.2
TOTAL
57Hack Wilson
1923—1934		38.2
CAREER		35.9
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		30.0
PRIME		176.8
TOTAL
58Eric Davis
1984—2001		36.1
CAREER		30.0
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		23.7
PRIME		175.9
TOTAL
59Dom DiMaggio
1940—1953		33.1
CAREER		26.8
LONG PEAK		13.3
SHORT PEAK		20.4
PRIME		172.7
TOTAL
60Al Oliver
1968—1985		43.7
CAREER		27.9
LONG PEAK		14.0
SHORT PEAK		19.4
PRIME		170.7
TOTAL
61Grady Sizemore
2004—2015		27.7
CAREER		28.2
LONG PEAK		19.1
SHORT PEAK		26.8
PRIME		170.7
TOTAL
62Marquis Grissom
1989—2005		29.6
CAREER		27.5
LONG PEAK		15.8
SHORT PEAK		21.5
PRIME		168.6
TOTAL
63Edd Roush
1913—1931		45.1
CAREER		31.7
LONG PEAK		16.1
SHORT PEAK		24.2
PRIME		167.8
TOTAL
64Darin Erstad
1996—2009		32.3
CAREER		28.7
LONG PEAK		18.0
SHORT PEAK		22.7
PRIME		166.9
TOTAL
65Shane Victorino
2003—2015		31.5
CAREER		28.5
LONG PEAK		15.9
SHORT PEAK		21.3
PRIME		166.7
TOTAL
66Jacoby Ellsbury
2007—2017		31.0
CAREER		28.0
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		20.3
PRIME		166.5
TOTAL
67Mickey Rivers
1970—1984		32.7
CAREER		27.5
LONG PEAK		15.2
SHORT PEAK		22.1
PRIME		164.4
TOTAL
68Josh Hamilton
2007—2015		28.2
CAREER		27.1
LONG PEAK		18.0
SHORT PEAK		22.5
PRIME		164.1
TOTAL
69Willie McGee
1982—1999		34.2
CAREER		28.4
LONG PEAK		17.5
SHORT PEAK		18.8
PRIME		163.4
TOTAL
70Lance Johnson
1987—2000		30.2
CAREER		28.0
LONG PEAK		17.1
SHORT PEAK		22.4
PRIME		162.2
TOTAL
71Andy Pafko
1943—1959		36.7
CAREER		29.7
LONG PEAK		16.8
SHORT PEAK		22.3
PRIME		160.7
TOTAL
72Chili Davis
1981—1999		38.2
CAREER		24.7
LONG PEAK		12.7
SHORT PEAK		15.6
PRIME		158.4
TOTAL
73Adam Jones
2006—2019		32.5
CAREER		24.9
LONG PEAK		13.0
SHORT PEAK		20.3
PRIME		158.1
TOTAL
74Ben Chapman
1930—1946		41.3
CAREER		29.5
LONG PEAK		15.0
SHORT PEAK		22.3
PRIME		158.1
TOTAL
75Mike Cameron
1995—2011		46.7
CAREER		32.5
LONG PEAK		16.2
SHORT PEAK		23.9
PRIME		154.4
TOTAL
76Bobby Thomson
1946—1960		33.9
CAREER		26.9
LONG PEAK		15.9
SHORT PEAK		20.6
PRIME		152.0
TOTAL
77Dave Henderson
1981—1994		27.6
CAREER		27.2
LONG PEAK		16.6
SHORT PEAK		21.3
PRIME		152.0
TOTAL
78Lenny Dykstra
1985—1996		42.5
CAREER		32.9
LONG PEAK		20.1
SHORT PEAK		23.4
PRIME		151.3
TOTAL
79Vernon Wells
1999—2013		28.6
CAREER		26.1
LONG PEAK		15.2
SHORT PEAK		20.2
PRIME		149.9
TOTAL
80Lloyd Moseby
1980—1991		27.5
CAREER		25.7
LONG PEAK		17.3
SHORT PEAK		22.4
PRIME		149.8
TOTAL
81Tommy Leach
1898—1918		46.8
CAREER		31.0
LONG PEAK		16.2
SHORT PEAK		17.9
PRIME		149.0
TOTAL
82Clyde Milan
1907—1922		40.0
CAREER		28.2
LONG PEAK		14.9
SHORT PEAK		21.7
PRIME		145.9
TOTAL
83Tommie Agee
1962—1973		25.4
CAREER		26.3
LONG PEAK		17.0
SHORT PEAK		21.6
PRIME		145.6
TOTAL
84Bill North
1971—1981		26.8
CAREER		26.5
LONG PEAK		16.9
SHORT PEAK		19.6
PRIME		145.5
TOTAL
85Cesar Tovar
1965—1976		28.2
CAREER		25.9
LONG PEAK		13.2
SHORT PEAK		20.2
PRIME		144.9
TOTAL
86Fielder Jones
1896—1915		43.2
CAREER		28.9
LONG PEAK		13.8
SHORT PEAK		21.5
PRIME		143.9
TOTAL
87Michael Bourn
2006—2016		22.8
CAREER		23.8
LONG PEAK		16.6
SHORT PEAK		21.6
PRIME		142.9
TOTAL
88Alejandro Oms
1917—1935		34.6
CAREER		27.2
LONG PEAK		19.0
SHORT PEAK		20.4
PRIME		142.7
TOTAL
89Brady Anderson
1988—2002		35.0
CAREER		30.1
LONG PEAK		18.0
SHORT PEAK		20.6
PRIME		130.0
TOTAL
90Benny Kauff
1912—1920		29.0
CAREER		29.1
LONG PEAK		19.3
SHORT PEAK		25.1
PRIME		141.2
TOTAL
91Austin Jackson
2010—2018		21.9
CAREER		24.1
LONG PEAK		15.2
SHORT PEAK		20.6
PRIME		140.8
TOTAL
92Rick Monday
1966—1984		33.1
CAREER		22.9
LONG PEAK		12.0
SHORT PEAK		16.1
PRIME		140.7
TOTAL
93Spottswood Poles
1906—1923		37.5
CAREER		27.6
LONG PEAK		17.0
SHORT PEAK		18.1
PRIME		140.3
TOTAL
94Carlos Gomez
2007—2019		24.4
CAREER		23.0
LONG PEAK		14.7
SHORT PEAK		19.3
PRIME		139.4
TOTAL
95Jimmy Piersall
1950—1967		29.4
CAREER		25.3
LONG PEAK		14.2
SHORT PEAK		18.1
PRIME		137.2
TOTAL
96Tony Gonzalez
1960—1971		27.0
CAREER		26.4
LONG PEAK		14.4
SHORT PEAK		17.4
PRIME		137.2
TOTAL
97Roy Thomas
1899—1911		32.2
CAREER		31.1
LONG PEAK		15.8
SHORT PEAK		22.3
PRIME		136.6
TOTAL
98Baby Doll Jacobson
1915—1927		28.4
CAREER		26.6
LONG PEAK		14.7
SHORT PEAK		20.5
PRIME		135.3
TOTAL
99Coco Crisp
2002—2016		28.9
CAREER		24.3
LONG PEAK		11.8
SHORT PEAK		14.1
PRIME		135.2
TOTAL
100Randy Winn
1998—2010		27.5
CAREER		24.7
LONG PEAK		13.1
SHORT PEAK		16.3
PRIME		135.1
TOTAL