Barney McCosky

#113 RANKED AT POSITION

1939—1953

Center Field

BORN

April 11, 1917, in Coal Run, PA

BATS / THROWS

Left / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-1 / 184

PRIMARY TEAM

Detroit Tigers

.312

BATTING AVERAGE

1170

GAMES

21.8 WAR

.386

ON-BASE PCT

664 RUNS

22.3 WAR7

.414

SLUGGING

1301

HITS

11.5 WAR3

.801

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

24 HOME RUNS

3.0 WAR PER SEASON

Signed by famed scout Wish Egan for the Tigers out of Southwestern High School in Detroit. McCosky missed three prime seasons while serving in World War II, but still managed a .312 career batting average.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
McCosky	21.8	22.3	16.4	11.5	22.1	3.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	74.6	45.7	33.5	22.8	60.2	5.4

Where Does Barney McCosky Rank Among Center Fielders?

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

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison