Between the 1981 and 1997 seasons, Tony Gwynn had the best batting average by a center fielder, with an average of .325.
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most hits with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game 1981 to 1997 as a centerfielder| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Gwynn | .325 | 212 | 794 | 115 | 258 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 70 | 1 | 46 | 48 | 19 | 888 | 330 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 17 | .377 | .416 | .792 | 123 | 25.2 | .352 | 127 | 26.5 |
| 2 |  | L. Smith | .324 | 62 | 176 | 40 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 202 | 83 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .402 | .472 | .874 | 34 | 12.3 | .397 | 151 | 11.3 |
| 3 |  | K. Puckett | .318 | 1,538 | 6,267 | 909 | 1,996 | 343 | 54 | 164 | 874 | 366 | 46 | 829 | 125 | 71 | 6,747 | 2,939 | 561 | 22 | 46 | 60 | 162 | .358 | .469 | .827 | 1003 | 238 | .364 | 122 | 177.7 |
| 4 | | K. Lofton | .316 | 822 | 3,314 | 641 | 1,047 | 153 | 48 | 44 | 309 | 371 | 8 | 426 | 354 | 91 | 3,739 | 1,428 | 245 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 43 | .384 | .431 | .815 | 556 | 101.9 | .362 | 116 | 79.6 |
| 5 | | K. Griffey | .311 | 101 | 396 | 65 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 39 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 442 | 162 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .370 | .409 | .780 | 59 | 12.2 | .352 | 121 | 10 |
| 6 | | J. Nunnally | .309 | 78 | 230 | 46 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 265 | 133 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .394 | .578 | .972 | 51 | 18.8 | .417 | 153 | 17.7 |
| 7 | | T. Raines | .309 | 160 | 622 | 106 | 192 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 87 | 2 | 69 | 75 | 10 | 718 | 272 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .393 | .437 | .830 | 110 | 30.3 | .372 | 139 | 31.2 |
| 8 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | .302 | 1,214 | 4,593 | 820 | 1,389 | 261 | 24 | 294 | 872 | 580 | 33 | 755 | 123 | 48 | 5,262 | 2,580 | 579 | 6 | 50 | 142 | 87 | .381 | .562 | .943 | 942 | 321.4 | .400 | 144 | 289.5 |
| 9 | | A. Dawson | .300 | 410 | 1,635 | 282 | 491 | 94 | 20 | 79 | 260 | 107 | 24 | 227 | 90 | 25 | 1,799 | 862 | 193 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 28 | .347 | .527 | .874 | 283 | 83.5 | .378 | 141 | 82.2 |
| 10 | | W. McGee | .298 | 1,324 | 5,195 | 717 | 1,548 | 237 | 81 | 56 | 603 | 286 | 11 | 790 | 294 | 96 | 5,536 | 2,115 | 374 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 100 | .334 | .407 | .741 | 672 | 43.6 | .329 | 107 | 41.9 |
| 11 | | J. Mumphrey | .297 | 592 | 2,039 | 281 | 605 | 87 | 26 | 37 | 268 | 206 | 1 | 273 | 49 | 25 | 2,277 | 855 | 150 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 51 | .358 | .419 | .778 | 305 | 50.8 | .347 | 119 | 49.6 |
| 12 | | L. Johnson | .295 | 1,166 | 4,471 | 632 | 1,317 | 145 | 104 | 31 | 419 | 268 | 7 | 305 | 280 | 92 | 4,799 | 1,763 | 280 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 88 | .334 | .394 | .728 | 559 | -12 | .322 | 97 | -13.5 |
| 13 | | J. Edmonds | .294 | 388 | 1,491 | 275 | 439 | 85 | 7 | 86 | 253 | 157 | 13 | 311 | 10 | 11 | 1,674 | 796 | 178 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 26 | .364 | .534 | .898 | 282 | 72.4 | .385 | 128 | 61.3 |
| 14 | | B. Butler | .292 | 2,022 | 7,505 | 1,258 | 2,189 | 254 | 115 | 49 | 537 | 1,056 | 36 | 834 | 510 | 233 | 8,787 | 2,820 | 418 | 144 | 46 | 20 | 57 | .380 | .376 | .755 | 1180 | 165.2 | .345 | 116 | 164.4 |
| 15 | | B. Williams | .292 | 810 | 3,179 | 537 | 927 | 183 | 33 | 100 | 469 | 421 | 15 | 503 | 82 | 47 | 3,650 | 1,476 | 316 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 74 | .374 | .464 | .839 | 565 | 120.1 | .369 | 123 | 107.7 |
| 16 | | D. Smith | .290 | 220 | 527 | 79 | 153 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 38 | 4 | 91 | 17 | 14 | 575 | 238 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .340 | .452 | .791 | 79 | 13 | .351 | 114 | 10.1 |
| 17 | | C. Cedeno | .289 | 138 | 492 | 52 | 142 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 41 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 543 | 203 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .346 | .413 | .758 | 70 | 8.9 | .340 | 112 | 7.2 |
| 18 |  | R. Henderson | .288 | 391 | 1,513 | 354 | 436 | 76 | 13 | 69 | 183 | 268 | 7 | 198 | 208 | 36 | 1,795 | 745 | 158 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 30 | .396 | .492 | .888 | 312 | 102.8 | .393 | 145 | 97.9 |
| 19 | | R. LeFlore | .287 | 91 | 334 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 91 | 28 | 14 | 357 | 131 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .331 | .392 | .723 | 42 | 1.6 | .324 | 98 | -1 |
| 20 | | L. Polonia | .287 | 125 | 435 | 78 | 125 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 0 | 64 | 29 | 7 | 469 | 173 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .335 | .398 | .733 | 57 | -1.1 | .323 | 100 | -0.3 |
| 21 | | M. Thompson | .286 | 523 | 1,749 | 237 | 501 | 77 | 20 | 19 | 167 | 146 | 6 | 299 | 109 | 31 | 1,921 | 675 | 116 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | .342 | .386 | .727 | 229 | 10 | .325 | 102 | 3.5 |
| 22 | | R. Yount | .286 | 1,185 | 4,493 | 671 | 1,286 | 234 | 51 | 107 | 625 | 493 | 32 | 643 | 119 | 41 | 5,101 | 1,943 | 392 | 30 | 53 | 64 | 89 | .357 | .432 | .790 | 699 | 120.6 | .349 | 116 | 95.8 |
| 23 | | R. Kelly | .286 | 826 | 3,031 | 437 | 866 | 150 | 18 | 74 | 338 | 220 | 24 | 554 | 191 | 64 | 3,317 | 1,274 | 242 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 67 | .337 | .420 | .757 | 424 | 46.4 | .338 | 109 | 33.5 |
| 24 | | M. Rivers | .286 | 99 | 399 | 62 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 428 | 148 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .327 | .371 | .698 | 47 | 1.5 | .319 | 104 | 2 |
| 25 | | A. Cole | .285 | 468 | 1,458 | 242 | 416 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 102 | 189 | 6 | 229 | 132 | 53 | 1,678 | 523 | 78 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .368 | .359 | .727 | 208 | 8.8 | .332 | 96 | -8.2 |
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 51 | .611 | ||
 Padres | 71 | 61 | .538 | 9.5 |
69 | 63 | .523 | 11.5 | |
53 | 78 | .405 | 27.0 | |
50 | 81 | .382 | 30.0 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 55 | .580 | ||
73 | 59 | .553 | 3.5 | |
67 | 65 | .508 | 9.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 15.0 | |
59 | 72 | .450 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 50 | .618 | ||
76 | 56 | .576 | 5.5 | |
66 | 66 | .500 | 15.5 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 18.0 | |
62 | 70 | .470 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 51 | .611 | ||
71 | 61 | .538 | 9.5 | |
69 | 63 | .523 | 11.5 | |
53 | 78 | .405 | 27.0 | |
50 | 81 | .382 | 30.0 |
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Reds| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | 54 | .591 | ||
74 | 56 | .569 | 3.0 | |
72 | 59 | .550 | 5.5 | |
64 | 68 | .485 | 14.0 | |
63 | 68 | .481 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 63 | .519 | ||
66 | 66 | .500 | 2.5 | |
64 | 68 | .485 | 4.5 | |
62 | 70 | .470 | 6.5 | |
58 | 74 | .439 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 66 | .500 | ||
65 | 66 | .496 | 0.5 | |
63 | 69 | .477 | 3.0 | |
52 | 80 | .394 | 14.0 | |
51 | 81 | .386 | 15.0 |
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