Egg Logo
Duke Snider

Duke Snider

#10 RANKED AT POSITION
1947—1964
Center Field
BORN
September 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 179
PRIMARY TEAM
Brooklyn Dodgers
.295
BATTING AVERAGE
2143
GAMES
65.9
WAR
.380
ON-BASE PCT
1259
RUNS
49.4
WAR7
.540
SLUGGING
2116
HITS
25.8
WAR3
.919
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
407
HOME RUNS
5.0
WAR PER SEASON
That other center fielder from New York who’s mentioned in that catchy song with Mays and Mantle. Snider was murder on right-handed pitching, and earned the nickname “Duke of Flatbush” in Brooklyn.
Hall of Fame
8-TIME
ALL-STAR
Dodgers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1955, 1959
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Snider
CAREER
65.9
LONG PEAK
49.4
PRIME
38.8
SHORT PEAK
25.8
JAWS
57.7
WAR PER
5.0
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 Duke Snider Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
10
CAREER
15
LONG PEAK
9
PRIME
7
SHORT PEAK
10
JAWS
11
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

Snider
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.065.949.438.825.857.6474.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
Download SVG
Download PNG
Download CSV