Fallback batter

Rick Manning

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1975—1987
Center Field
BORN
September 2, 1954, in Niagara Falls, NY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-1 / 180
PRIMARY TEAM
Cleveland Indians
.257
BATTING AVERAGE
1555
GAMES
11.8
WAR
.317
ON-BASE PCT
664
RUNS
11.9
WAR7
.341
SLUGGING
1349
HITS
8.1
WAR3
.658
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
56
HOME RUNS
1.2
WAR PER SEASON
There was a time when baseball teams would play a center fielder who averaged five home runs per season. That’s if they could catch the ball, and that’s what Manning, who won the Gold Glove Award in 1976, could do. He played 13 seasons despite being a low-average singles hitter. He is probably most remembered as the man who stole his teammates’ wife.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Manning
CAREER
11.8
LONG PEAK
11.9
PRIME
8.6
SHORT PEAK
8.1
JAWS
11.9
WAR PER
1.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
LONG PEAK
PRIME
SHORT PEAK
JAWS
WAR PER

Where Does Rick Manning Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
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

Manning
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.011.811.98.68.111.81.274.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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