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Earle Combs Yankees

Earle Combs

#52 RANKED AT POSITION
1924—1935
Center Field
BORN
May 14, 1899, in Pebworth, KY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 185
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.325
BATTING AVERAGE
1455
GAMES
45.0
WAR
.397
ON-BASE PCT
1186
RUNS
36.2
WAR7
.462
SLUGGING
1866
HITS
17.6
WAR3
.859
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
58
HOME RUNS
5.0
WAR PER SEASON
Leadoff man for the Murderers’ Row Yankees: hit lots of triples and had career .325 average.
Hall of Fame
1927-28, 1932
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Combs
CAREER
45.0
LONG PEAK
36.2
PRIME
25.7
SHORT PEAK
17.6
JAWS
40.6
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 Earle Combs Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
52
CAREER
46
LONG PEAK
40
PRIME
40
SHORT PEAK
63
JAWS
44
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

Combs
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.04536.225.717.640.6574.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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