100 Greatest Center Fielders of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) adjusted for era.
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
CHWAR = WAR in pennant-winning seasons.
ADJ = Adjustments for timeline, era, or other factors.
TOTAL = (2x CAREER)+(1.75x LONG PEAK)+(SHORT PEAK)+(2x PRIME)+(.1x CHWAR)+(ADJ)
1 Willie Mays
1951—1973 		151.6
CAREER		 66.4
LONG PEAK		 29.7
SHORT PEAK		 47.2
PRIME		 25.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 546.0
TOTAL
2 Mickey Mantle
1951—1968 		98.8
CAREER		 58.1
LONG PEAK		 29.7
SHORT PEAK		 42.8
PRIME		 81.4
CHWAR		 3.0
ADJ		 425.8
TOTAL
3 Ty Cobb
1905—1928 		124.3
CAREER		 56.5
LONG PEAK		 26.7
SHORT PEAK		 39.0
PRIME		 22.7
CHWAR		 -35.0
ADJ		 419.4
TOTAL
4 Mike Trout
2011—2021 		77.5
CAREER		 64.8
LONG PEAK		 30.8
SHORT PEAK		 46.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 391.9
TOTAL
5 Tris Speaker
1907—1928 		110.3
CAREER		 50.9
LONG PEAK		 23.8
SHORT PEAK		 36.2
PRIME		 25.7
CHWAR		 -24.7
ADJ		 383.9
TOTAL
6 Ken Griffey Jr.
1989—2010 		82.2
CAREER		 54.2
LONG PEAK		 27.6
SHORT PEAK		 35.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 357.7
TOTAL
7 Joe DiMaggio
1936—1951 		87.3
CAREER		 48.0
LONG PEAK		 21.5
SHORT PEAK		 32.2
PRIME		 58.8
CHWAR		 -7.7
ADJ		 342.6
TOTAL
8 Oscar Charleston
1920—1941 		84.6
CAREER		 43.9
LONG PEAK		 23.1
SHORT PEAK		 36.5
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 342.1
TOTAL
9 Turkey Stearnes
1923—1940 		73.6
CAREER		 39.1
LONG PEAK		 21.6
SHORT PEAK		 28.0
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 293.3
TOTAL
10 Duke Snider
1947—1964 		58.3
CAREER		 44.2
LONG PEAK		 23.2
SHORT PEAK		 34.3
PRIME		 37.6
CHWAR		 2.8
ADJ		 292.4
TOTAL
11 Kenny Lofton
1991—2007 		67.4
CAREER		 43.6
LONG PEAK		 23.2
SHORT PEAK		 28.9
PRIME		 4.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 292.3
TOTAL
12 Carlos Beltran
1998—2017 		66.9
CAREER		 42.3
LONG PEAK		 20.7
SHORT PEAK		 28.9
PRIME		 2.3
CHWAR		 2.0
ADJ		 288.6
TOTAL
13 Andre Dawson
1976—1996 		63.4
CAREER		 39.6
LONG PEAK		 22.7
SHORT PEAK		 30.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 2.7
ADJ		 282.1
TOTAL
14 Andruw Jones
1996—2012 		59.0
CAREER		 43.5
LONG PEAK		 21.2
SHORT PEAK		 32.2
PRIME		 14.5
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 282.0
TOTAL
15 Cristobal Torriente
1916—1932 		63.9
CAREER		 39.7
LONG PEAK		 23.4
SHORT PEAK		 28.4
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 277.6
TOTAL
16 Jim Edmonds
1993—2010 		57.0
CAREER		 39.8
LONG PEAK		 18.7
SHORT PEAK		 30.1
PRIME		 8.5
CHWAR		 0.5
ADJ		 264.0
TOTAL
17 Richie Ashburn
1948—1962 		56.9
CAREER		 39.1
LONG PEAK		 18.2
SHORT PEAK		 27.8
PRIME		 3.8
CHWAR		 -1.0
ADJ		 255.6
TOTAL
18 Martin Dihigo
1923—1945 		58.1
CAREER		 33.2
LONG PEAK		 20.1
SHORT PEAK		 28.4
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 251.2
TOTAL
19 Jim Wynn
1963—1977 		51.2
CAREER		 39.7
LONG PEAK		 20.4
SHORT PEAK		 26.2
PRIME		 7.7
CHWAR		 3.3
ADJ		 248.7
TOTAL
20 Andrew McCutchen
2009—2021 		46.8
CAREER		 37.7
LONG PEAK		 20.8
SHORT PEAK		 31.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 242.6
TOTAL
21 Cool Papa Bell
1922—1946 		57.8
CAREER		 33.4
LONG PEAK		 16.1
SHORT PEAK		 26.0
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 242.0
TOTAL
22 Cesar Cedeno
1970—1986 		48.7
CAREER		 37.9
LONG PEAK		 19.6
SHORT PEAK		 28.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 241.0
TOTAL
23 Willie Davis
1960—1979 		55.6
CAREER		 35.4
LONG PEAK		 18.0
SHORT PEAK		 22.6
PRIME		 8.0
CHWAR		 2.7
ADJ		 240.0
TOTAL
24 Vada Pinson
1958—1975 		49.4
CAREER		 36.5
LONG PEAK		 18.7
SHORT PEAK		 28.0
PRIME		 7.5
CHWAR		 1.9
ADJ		 239.9
TOTAL
25 Chet Lemon
1975—1990 		53.2
CAREER		 36.0
LONG PEAK		 16.9
SHORT PEAK		 23.7
PRIME		 6.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 234.4
TOTAL
26 Kirby Puckett
1984—1995 		49.2
CAREER		 36.4
LONG PEAK		 18.9
SHORT PEAK		 24.9
PRIME		 8.5
CHWAR		 1.5
ADJ		 233.3
TOTAL
27 Larry Doby
1947—1959 		49.5
CAREER		 34.7
LONG PEAK		 17.6
SHORT PEAK		 26.4
PRIME		 10.3
CHWAR		 -1.1
ADJ		 230.1
TOTAL
28 Dale Murphy
1976—1993 		43.8
CAREER		 38.0
LONG PEAK		 19.8
SHORT PEAK		 25.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 225.8
TOTAL
29 Fred Lynn
1974—1990 		46.4
CAREER		 35.4
LONG PEAK		 19.4
SHORT PEAK		 24.6
PRIME		 7.4
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 225.1
TOTAL
30 Bernie Williams
1991—2006 		47.2
CAREER		 34.0
LONG PEAK		 16.3
SHORT PEAK		 24.4
PRIME		 26.1
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 222.7
TOTAL
31 Curtis Granderson
2004—2019 		45.7
CAREER		 33.4
LONG PEAK		 17.9
SHORT PEAK		 25.6
PRIME		 8.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 219.7
TOTAL
32 Johnny Damon
1995—2012 		52.9
CAREER		 31.0
LONG PEAK		 15.3
SHORT PEAK		 20.9
PRIME		 8.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 218.1
TOTAL
33 Willie Wilson
1976—1994 		44.5
CAREER		 33.1
LONG PEAK		 19.4
SHORT PEAK		 24.9
PRIME		 10.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 217.4
TOTAL
34 Brett Butler
1981—1997 		47.9
CAREER		 33.5
LONG PEAK		 15.7
SHORT PEAK		 22.2
PRIME		 1.9
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 214.7
TOTAL
35 Lorenzo Cain
2010—2021 		41.1
CAREER		 32.5
LONG PEAK		 19.1
SHORT PEAK		 26.9
PRIME		 12.1
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 214.3
TOTAL
36 Devon White
1985—2001 		44.9
CAREER		 33.0
LONG PEAK		 17.3
SHORT PEAK		 22.7
PRIME		 13.7
CHWAR		 0.5
ADJ		 212.2
TOTAL
37 Earl Averill
1929—1941 		48.9
CAREER		 31.3
LONG PEAK		 16.2
SHORT PEAK		 21.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -6.5
ADJ		 204.7
TOTAL
38 Wally Berger
1930—1940 		47.2
CAREER		 30.7
LONG PEAK		 15.2
SHORT PEAK		 22.6
PRIME		 2.5
CHWAR		 -5.9
ADJ		 202.8
TOTAL
39 Torii Hunter
1997—2015 		48.1
CAREER		 29.7
LONG PEAK		 14.8
SHORT PEAK		 19.6
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 202.1
TOTAL
40 Curt Flood
1956—1971 		44.3
CAREER		 30.2
LONG PEAK		 14.3
SHORT PEAK		 21.1
PRIME		 14.1
CHWAR		 1.2
ADJ		 200.6
TOTAL
41 Ellis Burks
1987—2004 		46.9
CAREER		 29.6
LONG PEAK		 16.9
SHORT PEAK		 18.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 199.2
TOTAL
42 Paul Blair
1964—1980 		34.7
CAREER		 32.6
LONG PEAK		 18.2
SHORT PEAK		 22.8
PRIME		 17.8
CHWAR		 3.5
ADJ		 195.5
TOTAL
43 Willard Brown
1937—1948 		39.9
CAREER		 30.8
LONG PEAK		 18.7
SHORT PEAK		 21.5
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 195.5
TOTAL
44 Bobby Murcer
1965—1983 		35.8
CAREER		 30.3
LONG PEAK		 18.1
SHORT PEAK		 24.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 2.7
ADJ		 193.9
TOTAL
45 Andy Van Slyke
1983—1995 		38.5
CAREER		 30.3
LONG PEAK		 16.5
SHORT PEAK		 22.2
PRIME		 3.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 191.4
TOTAL
46 Ray Lankford
1990—2004 		37.5
CAREER		 31.1
LONG PEAK		 15.2
SHORT PEAK		 22.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 189.4
TOTAL
47 Amos Otis
1967—1984 		40.3
CAREER		 29.9
LONG PEAK		 16.2
SHORT PEAK		 19.1
PRIME		 1.4
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 188.6
TOTAL
48 Steve Finley
1989—2007 		42.4
CAREER		 30.4
LONG PEAK		 15.4
SHORT PEAK		 16.9
PRIME		 0.8
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 187.2
TOTAL
49 Pete Reiser
1940—1952 		35.6
CAREER		 30.6
LONG PEAK		 16.7
SHORT PEAK		 22.7
PRIME		 11.4
CHWAR		 -2.3
ADJ		 185.6
TOTAL
50 Earle Combs
1924—1935 		41.6
CAREER		 28.3
LONG PEAK		 13.9
SHORT PEAK		 21.2
PRIME		 18.4
CHWAR		 -5.3
ADJ		 185.5
TOTAL
51 Kevin Kiermaier
2013—2021 		32.8
CAREER		 31.1
LONG PEAK		 17.2
SHORT PEAK		 23.7
PRIME		 4.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 185.0
TOTAL
52 Sam Jethroe
1938—1954 		36.4
CAREER		 29.8
LONG PEAK		 16.6
SHORT PEAK		 21.5
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 184.6
TOTAL
53 George Springer
2014—2021 		32.3
CAREER		 30.6
LONG PEAK		 16.6
SHORT PEAK		 23.1
PRIME		 11.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 182.0
TOTAL
54 Garry Maddox
1972—1986 		36.0
CAREER		 28.4
LONG PEAK		 15.2
SHORT PEAK		 21.9
PRIME		 1.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 180.9
TOTAL
55 Max Carey
1910—1929 		45.6
CAREER		 27.0
LONG PEAK		 12.6
SHORT PEAK		 18.5
PRIME		 4.2
CHWAR		 -10.4
ADJ		 178.1
TOTAL
56 Dwayne Murphy
1978—1989 		32.6
CAREER		 29.5
LONG PEAK		 17.8
SHORT PEAK		 21.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 177.2
TOTAL
57 Hack Wilson
1923—1934 		31.5
CAREER		 29.6
LONG PEAK		 16.1
SHORT PEAK		 24.7
PRIME		 8.5
CHWAR		 -4.3
ADJ		 176.8
TOTAL
58 Eric Davis
1984—2001 		33.4
CAREER		 27.8
LONG PEAK		 16.3
SHORT PEAK		 21.9
PRIME		 3.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 175.9
TOTAL
59 Dom DiMaggio
1940—1953 		40.1
CAREER		 26.7
LONG PEAK		 13.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.4
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 -2.6
ADJ		 172.7
TOTAL
60 Al Oliver
1968—1985 		40.9
CAREER		 25.7
LONG PEAK		 8.1
SHORT PEAK		 17.8
PRIME		 2.9
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 170.7
TOTAL
61 Grady Sizemore
2004—2015 		26.6
CAREER		 27.1
LONG PEAK		 18.4
SHORT PEAK		 25.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 170.7
TOTAL
62 Marquis Grissom
1989—2005 		30.0
CAREER		 27.9
LONG PEAK		 17.0
SHORT PEAK		 20.0
PRIME		 7.5
CHWAR		 2.0
ADJ		 168.6
TOTAL
63 Edd Roush
1913—1931 		37.8
CAREER		 26.8
LONG PEAK		 13.5
SHORT PEAK		 20.0
PRIME		 5.1
CHWAR		 -8.7
ADJ		 167.8
TOTAL
64 Darin Erstad
1996—2009 		30.1
CAREER		 26.8
LONG PEAK		 16.8
SHORT PEAK		 21.2
PRIME		 6.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 166.9
TOTAL
65 Shane Victorino
2003—2015 		30.4
CAREER		 27.5
LONG PEAK		 15.3
SHORT PEAK		 20.5
PRIME		 14.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 166.7
TOTAL
66 Jacoby Ellsbury
2007—2017 		30.2
CAREER		 27.3
LONG PEAK		 17.2
SHORT PEAK		 19.8
PRIME		 5.7
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 166.5
TOTAL
67 Mickey Rivers
1970—1984 		31.1
CAREER		 26.3
LONG PEAK		 14.0
SHORT PEAK		 20.4
PRIME		 15.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 164.4
TOTAL
68 Josh Hamilton
2007—2015 		27.4
CAREER		 26.3
LONG PEAK		 17.5
SHORT PEAK		 21.8
PRIME		 12.4
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 164.1
TOTAL
69 Willie McGee
1982—1999 		32.1
CAREER		 26.3
LONG PEAK		 16.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.4
PRIME		 10.3
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 163.4
TOTAL
70 Lance Johnson
1987—2000 		28.8
CAREER		 26.8
LONG PEAK		 15.9
SHORT PEAK		 20.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 162.2
TOTAL
71 Andy Pafko
1943—1959 		31.7
CAREER		 25.7
LONG PEAK		 14.5
SHORT PEAK		 19.3
PRIME		 8.5
CHWAR		 -1.5
ADJ		 160.7
TOTAL
72 Chili Davis
1981—1999 		36.8
CAREER		 24.3
LONG PEAK		 12.9
SHORT PEAK		 14.4
PRIME		 4.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 158.4
TOTAL
73 Adam Jones
2006—2019 		31.7
CAREER		 24.3
LONG PEAK		 12.7
SHORT PEAK		 19.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 158.1
TOTAL
74 Ben Chapman
1930—1946 		35.0
CAREER		 24.4
LONG PEAK		 12.4
SHORT PEAK		 18.5
PRIME		 4.3
CHWAR		 -4.4
ADJ		 158.1
TOTAL
75 Mike Cameron
1995—2011 		30.7
CAREER		 21.4
LONG PEAK		 10.7
SHORT PEAK		 22.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 154.4
TOTAL
76 Bobby Thomson
1946—1960 		29.8
CAREER		 23.7
LONG PEAK		 14.0
SHORT PEAK		 18.1
PRIME		 5.3
CHWAR		 0.2
ADJ		 152.0
TOTAL
77 Dave Henderson
1981—1994 		25.5
CAREER		 25.1
LONG PEAK		 15.3
SHORT PEAK		 19.6
PRIME		 15.4
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 152.0
TOTAL
78 Lenny Dykstra
1985—1996 		27.6
CAREER		 21.4
LONG PEAK		 13.1
SHORT PEAK		 21.7
PRIME		 11.2
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 151.3
TOTAL
79 Vernon Wells
1999—2013 		27.0
CAREER		 24.7
LONG PEAK		 14.4
SHORT PEAK		 19.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 149.9
TOTAL
80 Lloyd Moseby
1980—1991 		25.5
CAREER		 23.7
LONG PEAK		 16.0
SHORT PEAK		 20.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 149.8
TOTAL
81 Tommy Leach
1898—1918 		37.8
CAREER		 25.0
LONG PEAK		 13.1
SHORT PEAK		 14.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -12.4
ADJ		 149.0
TOTAL
82 Clyde Milan
1907—1922 		33.6
CAREER		 23.0
LONG PEAK		 12.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -9.1
ADJ		 145.9
TOTAL
83 Tommie Agee
1962—1973 		23.2
CAREER		 24.0
LONG PEAK		 15.5
SHORT PEAK		 19.7
PRIME		 5.2
CHWAR		 1.9
ADJ		 145.6
TOTAL
84 Bill North
1971—1981 		24.8
CAREER		 24.5
LONG PEAK		 15.6
SHORT PEAK		 18.1
PRIME		 13.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 145.5
TOTAL
85 Cesar Tovar
1965—1976 		26.0
CAREER		 23.8
LONG PEAK		 12.1
SHORT PEAK		 18.6
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 2.0
ADJ		 144.9
TOTAL
86 Fielder Jones
1896—1915 		34.6
CAREER		 23.2
LONG PEAK		 11.1
SHORT PEAK		 17.2
PRIME		 4.1
CHWAR		 -11.9
ADJ		 143.9
TOTAL
87 Michael Bourn
2006—2016 		22.2
CAREER		 23.1
LONG PEAK		 16.1
SHORT PEAK		 21.0
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 142.9
TOTAL
88 Alejandro Oms
1917—1935 		28.0
CAREER		 22.0
LONG PEAK		 15.4
SHORT PEAK		 16.5
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 142.7
TOTAL
89 Denard Span
2008—2018 		27.6
CAREER		 23.1
LONG PEAK		 13.2
SHORT PEAK		 16.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 142.5
TOTAL
90 Benny Kauff
1912—1920 		23.8
CAREER		 23.9
LONG PEAK		 15.8
SHORT PEAK		 20.6
PRIME		 4.7
CHWAR		 -5.7
ADJ		 141.2
TOTAL
91 Austin Jackson
2010—2018 		21.6
CAREER		 23.7
LONG PEAK		 15.0
SHORT PEAK		 20.3
PRIME		 5.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 140.8
TOTAL
92 Rick Monday
1966—1984 		31.2
CAREER		 21.3
LONG PEAK		 11.1
SHORT PEAK		 14.8
PRIME		 3.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 140.7
TOTAL
93 Spottswood Poles
1906—1923 		29.8
CAREER		 21.9
LONG PEAK		 13.5
SHORT PEAK		 14.4
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 140.3
TOTAL
94 Carlos Gomez
2007—2019 		23.9
CAREER		 22.5
LONG PEAK		 14.4
SHORT PEAK		 18.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 139.4
TOTAL
95 Jimmy Piersall
1950—1967 		26.3
CAREER		 22.6
LONG PEAK		 12.7
SHORT PEAK		 16.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -0.1
ADJ		 137.2
TOTAL
96 Tony Gonzalez
1960—1971 		24.6
CAREER		 24.0
LONG PEAK		 13.1
SHORT PEAK		 15.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 1.2
ADJ		 137.2
TOTAL
97 Roy Thomas
1899—1911 		26.1
CAREER		 25.2
LONG PEAK		 12.8
SHORT PEAK		 18.0
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -8.4
ADJ		 136.6
TOTAL
98 Baby Doll Jacobson
1915—1927 		26.0
CAREER		 24.5
LONG PEAK		 12.2
SHORT PEAK		 17.0
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -5.7
ADJ		 135.3
TOTAL
99 Coco Crisp
2002—2016 		27.8
CAREER		 23.4
LONG PEAK		 11.3
SHORT PEAK		 13.6
PRIME		 3.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 135.2
TOTAL
100 Randy Winn
1998—2010 		25.8
CAREER		 23.2
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 15.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 135.1
TOTAL

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