Turkey Stearnes

#14 RANKED AT POSITION

1923—1940

Center Field

BORN

May 8, 1901, in Nashville, TN

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-11 / 175

PRIMARY TEAM

Detroit Stars

.348

BATTING AVERAGE

993 GAMES

89.8 WAR

.417

ON-BASE PCT

917 RUNS

47.7 WAR7

.616

SLUGGING

1326

HITS

26.4 WAR3

1.032 ON-BASE + SLUGGING

187 HOME RUNS

WAR PER SEASON

Ran funny, but was a serious hitter. Stearnes was a superstar for the Detroit Stars and other teams, and set a Negro Leagues record for career home runs. Given his status as a five-tool player, he is among the handful of men in the discussion for greatest in the history of segregated black baseball.

Hall of Fame

5 -TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Stearnes	89.8	47.7	34.1	26.4	68.8	NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	74.6	45.7	33.5	22.8	60.2	5.28

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Chart Comparison

Where Does Turkey Stearnes Rank

Among Center Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
14	6	11	13	9	8
EGG RANKING	WAR	WAR7	WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	WAR3	JAWS