List of Major League Baseball career assists as a center fielder leaders

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Tris Speaker, the all-time leader in career assists by a center fielder.

In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) before the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.

A center fielder (CF) is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.

Tris Speaker[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in career assists as an center fielder with 448. Speaker is the only center fielder with more than 400 career assists.

Key[]

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2021 As) Number of recorded assists during the 2021 Major League Baseball season.
A Total career assists.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List[]

Ty Cobb, 2nd all-time in assists by a center fielder.
  • Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
Rank Player (2021 As) A as CF
1 Tris Speaker * 448
2 Ty Cobb * 275
3 Clyde Milan 244
4 Max Carey * 215
5 Edd Roush * 207
6 Dode Paskert 206
7 Willie Mays * 188
8 Doc Cramer 155
9 Richie Ashburn * 154
10 Cy Williams 151
11 Cy Seymour 149
12 Hi Myers 148
13 Dom DiMaggio 143
14 Ken Griffey Jr. * 141
15 Sam West 139
16 Kenny Lofton 138
17 Ginger Beaumont 136
18 Roy Thomas 135
Lloyd Waner * 135
20 Willie Davis 134
21 Joe DiMaggio * 133
22 Fielder Jones 129
23 Steve Finley 127
24 Vince DiMaggio 123
25 Tommy Leach 122
26 Happy Felsch 119
27 Amos Otis 118
28 Joe Birmingham 117
29 Jim Edmonds 116
Rebel Oakes 116
31 Amos Strunk 115
32 Vada Pinson 114
33 Kirby Puckett * 110
34 Benny Kauff 109
35 Earl Averill * 108
Carlos Beltrán 108
Fred Snodgrass 108
38 Brett Butler 106
Curt Flood 106
40 Paul Blair 97
Mickey Mantle * 96
42 Jimmy Barrett 101
Andruw Jones 101
44 Ray Powell 100
45 Terry Moore 99
Duke Snider * 99
Tilly Walker 99
48 Bill Bruton 98
49 Adam Jones 96
Fred Lynn 96
Rank Player (2021 As) A as CF
Bill Virdon 96
52 Nemo Leibold 92
Bill Tuttle 92
54 Sam Chapman 91
Ira Flagstead 91
Garry Maddox 91
57 Del Unser 90
58 Johnny Bates 89
Marquis Grissom 89
60 Mickey Rivers 88
61 Cesar Cedeno 87
Johnny Mostil 87
63 Mike Kreevich 86
Willie McGee 86
65 Chet Lemon 85
66 Solly Hofman 84
67 Danny Hoffman 83
68 Burt Shotton 82
Devon White 82
70 Omar Moreno 81
Jigger Statz 81
72 Ping Bodie 79
Torii Hunter 79
Homer Smoot 79
75 Chick Stahl 78
Jimmy Wynn 78
77 Dave Henderson 77
Bobby Thomson 77
79 Larry Doby * 76
Dwayne Murphy 76
Sam Rice * 76
Stan Spence 76
83 Johnny Groth 75
Andy Van Slyke 75
85 Baby Doll Jacobson 74
Andy Pafko 74
Fred Schulte 74
88 Rick Monday 73
89 Ethan Allen 72
Mike Cameron 72
Emmet Heidrick 72
92 B.J. Upton 71
93 Andre Dawson * 70
Lance Johnson 70
95 Oscar Charleston * 69
Hack Wilson * 69
97 Mark Kotsay 68
Jack Smith 68
99 Ron LeFlore 66
100 Earle Combs * 65

Notes[]

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Tris Speaker Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Jensen, Don. "Tris Speaker Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tris Speaker Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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