Top 25 center fielders OPS+. Jim Edmonds is number 12.

Jim Edmonds is now being mentioned for the Hall of Fame.  I wrote about Ken Griffey, Jr. recently.  In OPS+ they are in the top 12.  Of the eleven ahead of Edmonds, only Griffey and Wally Berger are not in the Hall.

Ken Griffey, Jr.: rich man, poor man. Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Edmonds deserves serious consideration.


Edmonds was a great center fielder who hit 393 homers, fifth most, and at least 30 in a season five times: 42,42,39,33,30.  42 homers places Edmonds at number 23 among players in center for 60% of their games.  Griffey is number one with 56 ... twice, tied with Wilson.

Rk	Player	HR	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Ken Griffey	56	1998	28	SEA	AL	161	720	633	120	180	33	3	146	76	11	121	7	0	4	14	20	5	.284	.365	.611	.977	*8/D379
2	Ken Griffey	56	1997	27	SEA	AL	157	704	608	125	185	34	3	147	76	23	121	8	0	12	12	15	4	.304	.382	.646	1.028	*8/D7
3	Hack Wilson	56	1930	30	CHC	NL	155	709	585	146	208	35	6	191	105		84	1	18			3		.356	.454	.723	1.177	*8
4	Mickey Mantle	54	1961	29	NYY	AL	153	646	514	131	163	16	6	128	126	9	112	0	1	5	2	12	1	.317	.448	.687	1.135	*8/H
5	Willie Mays	52	1965	34	SFG	NL	157	638	558	118	177	21	3	112	76	16	71	0	2	2	11	9	4	.317	.398	.645	1.043	*8/H97
6	Mickey Mantle	52	1956	24	NYY	AL	150	652	533	132	188	22	5	130	112	6	99	2	1	4	4	10	1	.353	.464	.705	1.169	*8/H
7	Andruw Jones	51	2005	28	ATL	NL	160	672	586	95	154	24	3	128	64	13	112	15	0	7	19	5	3	.263	.347	.575	.922	*8/H
8	Willie Mays	51	1955	24	NYG	NL	152	670	580	123	185	18	13	127	79	13	60	4	0	7	12	24	4	.319	.400	.659	1.059	*8
9	Brady Anderson	50	1996	32	BAL	AL	149	687	579	117	172	37	5	110	76	1	106	22	6	4	11	21	8	.297	.396	.637	1.034	*8/HD

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Generated 11/13/2015.

Careers, From 1901 to 2015, Played 60% of games at CF, (requiring PA>=5500 and onbase_plus_slugging_plus>=120), sorted by greatest Adjusted OPS+

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Mickey Mantle	172	9907	1951	1968	19-36	2401	8102	1676	2415	344	72	536	1509	1733	126	1710	13	14	47	113	153	38	.298	.421	.557	.977	*8397H/645	NYY
2	Ty Cobb	168	13084	1905	1928	18-41	3034	11434	2244	4189	724	295	117	1933	1249		681	94	291			897	212	.366	.433	.512	.945	*89/H73145	DET-PHA
3	Tris Speaker	157	11992	1907	1928	19-40	2792	10195	1882	3514	792	222	117	1531	1381		394	103	309			436	157	.345	.428	.500	.928	*8/H3971	BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA
4	Willie Mays	156	12496	1951	1973	20-42	2992	10881	2062	3283	523	140	660	1903	1464	192	1526	44	13	91	251	338	103	.302	.384	.557	.941	*8H/39675	NYG-SFG-NYM
5	Joe DiMaggio	155	7673	1936	1951	21-36	1736	6821	1390	2214	389	131	361	1537	790		369	46	14		130	30	9	.325	.398	.579	.977	*8/79H3	NYY
6	Hack Wilson	144	5556	1923	1934	23-34	1348	4760	884	1461	266	67	244	1063	674		713	20	102		15	52	5	.307	.395	.545	.940	*879/H4	NYG-CHC-BRO-PHI
7	Duke Snider	140	8237	1947	1964	20-37	2143	7161	1259	2116	358	85	407	1333	971	104	1237	21	52	32	166	99	50	.295	.380	.540	.919	*89H/7	BRO-LAD-NYM-SFG
8	Wally Berger	138	5665	1930	1940	24-34	1350	5163	809	1550	299	59	242	898	435		693	38	27		69	36		.300	.359	.522	.881	*87/H39	BSN-NYG-CIN-PHI
9	Ken Griffey	136	11304	1989	2010	19-40	2671	9801	1662	2781	524	38	630	1836	1312	246	1779	81	8	102	199	184	69	.284	.370	.538	.907	*89DH/73	SEA-CIN-CHW
10	Larry Doby	136	6299	1947	1959	23-35	1533	5348	960	1515	243	52	253	970	871	19	1011	38	20	25	97	47	36	.283	.386	.490	.876	*89/H7436	CLE-CHW-DET
11	Earl Averill	133	7221	1929	1941	27-39	1669	6353	1224	2019	401	128	238	1164	774		518	33	55		7	70	58	.318	.395	.534	.928	*8/7H9	CLE-DET-BSN
12	Jim Edmonds	132	7980	1993	2010	23-40	2011	6858	1251	1949	437	25	393	1199	998	91	1729	49	10	65	122	67	50	.284	.376	.527	.903	*8H/739D	CAL-ANA-STL-SDP-CHC-MIL-CIN
13	Fred Lynn	129	7923	1974	1990	22-38	1969	6925	1063	1960	388	43	306	1111	857	77	1116	30	25	86	149	72	54	.283	.360	.484	.845	*897H/D	BOS-CAL-BAL-DET-SDP
14	Jim Wynn	129	8011	1963	1977	21-35	1920	6653	1105	1665	285	39	291	964	1224	84	1427	27	32	74	117	225	101	.250	.366	.436	.802	*897/HD65	HOU-LAD-ATL-NYY-MIL
15	Edd Roush	126	8148	1913	1931	20-38	1967	7363	1099	2376	339	182	68	981	484		260	53	256			268	92	.323	.369	.446	.815	*8H/7394	CHW-IND-NEW-NYG-CIN
16	Bernie Williams	125	9053	1991	2006	22-37	2076	7869	1366	2336	449	55	287	1257	1069	97	1212	39	12	64	223	147	87	.297	.381	.477	.858	*8D/9H7	NYY
17	Rick Monday	125	7162	1966	1984	20-38	1986	6136	950	1619	248	64	241	775	924	107	1513	24	46	32	71	98	91	.264	.361	.443	.804	*8H9/73	KCA-OAK-CHC-LAD
18	Earle Combs	125	6513	1924	1935	25-36	1456	5746	1186	1866	309	154	58	633	670		278	17	74			98	71	.325	.397	.462	.859	*87/H9	NYY
19	Cy Williams	125	7725	1912	1930	24-42	2002	6780	1024	1981	306	74	251	1005	690		721	86	164			115	92	.292	.365	.470	.835	*89H/7	CHC-PHI
20	Kirby Puckett	124	7831	1984	1995	24-35	1783	7244	1071	2304	414	57	207	1085	450	85	965	56	23	58	188	134	76	.318	.360	.477	.837	*89/DH7456	MIN
21	Cy Seymour	124	5510	1901	1913	28-40	1319	5017	647	1537	216	91	44	733	334		299	29	130			209	1	.306	.353	.412	.765	*89/7315	BLA-NYG-CIN-BSN
22	Ray Lankford	123	6675	1990	2004	23-37	1701	5747	968	1561	356	54	238	874	828	68	1550	36	10	53	77	258	117	.272	.364	.477	.840	*87H/D9	STL-SDP
23	Cesar Cedeno	123	8133	1970	1986	19-35	2006	7310	1084	2087	436	60	199	976	664	83	938	56	32	71	167	550	179	.285	.347	.443	.790	*8397H/5	HOU-STL-CIN-LAD
24	Carlos Beltran	121	9929	1998	2015	21-38	2306	8749	1449	2454	503	78	392	1443	1016	97	1592	46	18	100	175	311	49	.280	.355	.490	.845	*89D/H73	KCR-HOU-NYM-SFG-STL-NYY
25	Chet Lemon	121	7874	1975	1990	20-35	1988	6868	973	1875	396	61	215	884	749	46	1024	151	50	54	174	58	76	.273	.355	.442	.797	*89/HD574	CHW-DET
Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm

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Generated 11/13/2015.