Greatest MLB Centerfielder Ever
361 Votes · Published on November 1, 2019
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Willie Mays1951-1973 (22 seasons) • 3283 hits, 660 home runs, .302 batting • WAR: 156.4 • 2x MVP, 20x All-Star100.060 Votes0 - 2
Ty Cobb1905-1928 (24 seasons) • 4189 hits, 117 home runs, .366 batting • WAR: 151 • 1x MVP86.453 Votes0 - 3
Mickey Mantle1951-1968 (18 seasons) • 2415 hits, 536 home runs, .298 batting • WAR: 110.3 • 3x MVP, 16x All-Star75.347 Votes0 - 4
Tris Speaker1907-1928 (22 seasons) • 3514 hits, 117 home runs, .345 batting • WAR: 134.1 • 1x MVP62.837 Votes+1 - 5
Ken Griffey Jr.1989-2010 (22 seasons) • 2781 hits, 630 home runs, .284 batting • WAR: 83.8 • 1x MVP, 13x All-Star60.037 Votes+1 - 6
Mike TroutSince 2011 (9 seasons) • 1324 hits, 285 home runs, .305 batting • WAR: 72.5 • 2x MVP, 8x All-Star56.937 Votes-2 - 7
Joe DiMaggio1936-1942, 1946-1951 (13 seasons) • 2214 hits, 361 home runs, .325 batting • WAR: 78.1 • 3x MVP, 13x All-Star49.729 Votes0 - 8
Duke Snider1947-1964 (18 seasons) • 2116 hits, 407 home runs, .295 batting • WAR: 66.4 • 8x All-Star30.821 Votes0 - 9
Kirby Puckett1984-1995 (12 seasons) • 2304 hits, 207 home runs, .318 batting • WAR: 51.1 • 10x All-Star23.315 Votes-1 - 10
Kenny Lofton1991-2007 (17 seasons) • 2428 hits, 130 home runs, .299 batting • WAR: 68.3 • 6x All-Star21.112 Votes0 - 11
Carlos Beltran1998-2017 (20 seasons) • 2725 hits, 435 home runs, .279 batting • WAR: 69.6 • 9x All-Star16.910 Votes0 - 12
Andruw Jones1996-2012 (17 seasons) • 1933 hits, 434 home runs, .254 batting • WAR: 62.8 • 5x All-Star0.03 Votes0