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Rank: Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 Gs) Number of games played during the 2025 Major League Baseball season: MLB: Total career games played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame † Denotes total including pre-1901 games Bold
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Wille Mays' 188 assists are the most by a center fielder since 1920. Fred Snodgrass' 31 assists in 1911 remain the modern National League record. Andruw Jones was the last center fielder to have 20 assists in a season. Del Under had 20 assists in 1968, the last American League center fielder to reach the mark.
Pages in category "Major League Baseball center fielders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 530 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This came following a season in which 11.4 ultimate zone rating (UZR) ranked highest among all MLB center fielders and second-best among all MLB players in 2024. Doyle was worth impressive 16 Outs Above Average (OAA) and 14 Defensive Runs Saved. In addition, he won the Fielding Bible Award for center field.
Tris Speaker is the post-1900 leader in career errors committed as a center fielder with 227; Ty Cobb (208) is second, and is the only other center fielder to commit over 200 career errors. Lorenzo Cain, who had 39 errors through the 2022 season to place him tied for 130th all-time, is the leader among active players.
Bill James ranked Mickey Rivers as the 59th greatest center fielder of all time. His stooped shuffle as he ambled to the plate masked quick speed out of the box on bunts and sustained speed around the bases. He would often twirl his bat after each pitch.
The Kansas City Royals may have acquired the heir apparent as the everyday center fielder, and they still have their top trade chips as the MLB trade deadline approaches.