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1975, DODGERS, SHORTSTOPS, WORLD SERIES, BLACK SOX, 

AARON JUDGE, SHOHEI OHTANI, HANK AARON

Jim piersall

Jimmy Piersall

#96 RANKED AT POSITION
1950—1967
Center Field
BORN
November 14, 1929, in Waterbury, CT
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
.272
BATTING AVERAGE
1734
GAMES
29.2
WAR
.332
ON-BASE PCT
811
RUNS
25.9
WAR7
.386
SLUGGING
1604
HITS
14.1
WAR3
.718
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
104
HOME RUNS
2.7
WAR PER SEASON
Good defensive center fielder whose playing career was interrupted when he had a mental breakdown.
2-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Piersall
CAREER
29.2
LONG PEAK
25.9
PRIME
18.1
SHORT PEAK
14.1
JAWS
27.6
WAR PER
2.7
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 Jimmy Piersall Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
96
CAREER
88
LONG PEAK
96
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
93
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Piersall
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.029.225.918.114.127.52.774.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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