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
1.032
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
187
HOME RUNS
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.
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

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