most hits as a center fielder 1956 to 1971

Between the 1956 and 1971 seasons, Willie Mays collected the most hits by a center fielder, with 2,641 hits.

	NAME	H	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Willie Mays W. Mays	2,641	2,380	8,692	1,685	427	104	530	1,528	1,159	33	1,237	290	84	9,967	4,866	1,061	7	76	173	198	.304	.385	.560	.945	1818	731.6	.409	157	662
2	Vada Pinson V. Pinson	2,004	1,684	6,805	1,018	358	100	196	841	419	38	871	244	89	7,339	3,150	654	33	44	37	110	.294	.337	.463	.800	1030	241.4	.353	117	150.9
3	Curt Flood C. Flood	1,860	1,751	6,353	849	271	44	84	635	444	52	608	88	73	6,954	2,471	399	72	33	22	117	.293	.342	.389	.731	846	101.9	.329	102	13.9
4	Willie Davis W. Davis	1,742	1,651	6,281	841	270	94	119	693	294	35	692	298	108	6,740	2,557	483	72	58	47	89	.277	.311	.407	.718	762	46.7	.317	105	38.7
5	Bill Virdon B. Virdon	1,445	1,433	5,443	676	219	75	73	432	406	7	581	45	50	5,933	2,033	367	47	30	38	74	.265	.316	.374	.689	620	-45.1	.307	88	-85
6	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	1,393	1,333	4,455	1,002	187	32	356	909	1,035	8	945	109	19	5,533	2,712	575	5	30	99	67	.313	.441	.609	1.049	1199	575.5	.451	184	559.7
7	Matty Alou M. Alou	1,178	892	3,627	519	157	40	13	276	181	22	192	117	64	3,884	1,454	210	33	21	26	39	.325	.359	.401	.759	499	95.4	.341	116	65.4
8	Bill Bruton B. Bruton	1,162	1,168	4,240	660	173	69	80	427	355	15	543	122	54	4,696	1,713	322	57	29	26	59	.274	.330	.404	.734	559	29.2	.326	101	5.5
9	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,126	1,167	3,989	531	186	42	85	478	366	60	560	67	45	4,459	1,651	313	14	30	43	100	.282	.349	.414	.763	580	97.2	.340	113	65.9
10	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	1,098	1,010	3,676	579	122	43	13	223	601	23	295	97	51	4,346	1,345	178	30	16	20	44	.299	.399	.366	.765	603	107.1	.352	113	67.4
11	Jim Piersall J. Piersall	983	1,019	3,655	506	157	34	75	384	314	9	343	82	35	4,068	1,433	266	53	37	14	102	.269	.325	.392	.717	464	1.9	.320	91	-40.9
12	Jim Landis J. Landis	956	1,170	3,816	563	147	46	87	432	515	55	656	123	44	4,470	1,456	280	59	25	20	62	.251	.346	.382	.728	548	48.3	.329	104	24.5
13	Jimmy Wynn J. Wynn	894	949	3,386	553	159	19	168	502	567	18	771	135	52	4,028	1,595	346	23	34	51	58	.264	.369	.471	.840	622	202.5	.374	140	177.7
14	Paul Blair P. Blair	861	976	3,262	460	168	32	83	345	262	17	476	83	48	3,609	1,342	283	47	21	13	53	.264	.320	.411	.731	434	59.3	.329	110	40.7
15	Tommie Agee T. Agee	832	865	3,152	463	137	24	105	356	264	29	736	156	66	3,477	1,332	266	20	12	18	67	.264	.325	.423	.748	439	75.2	.336	115	60.3
16	Jose Cardenal J. Cardenal	829	856	3,151	392	130	26	61	297	210	11	407	173	65	3,411	1,194	217	19	20	12	50	.263	.310	.379	.688	366	10.9	.310	97	-10.4
17	Reggie Smith R. Smith	810	768	2,890	438	156	27	107	393	289	15	386	66	47	3,226	1,341	290	6	26	36	59	.280	.346	.464	.810	460	127.5	.361	123	83.2
18	Vic Davalillo V. Davalillo	806	897	2,857	342	117	27	27	232	150	4	307	93	51	3,056	1,058	171	26	19	19	31	.282	.317	.370	.687	323	7.7	.306	96	-14
19	Don Demeter D. Demeter	743	956	2,893	382	123	14	134	456	139	32	565	20	18	3,113	1,296	271	28	21	25	54	.257	.296	.448	.744	375	35.7	.325	102	6
20	Mickey Stanley M. Stanley	716	850	2,829	367	107	30	60	274	212	6	291	35	14	3,089	1,063	197	29	13	14	73	.253	.305	.376	.681	321	1.5	.307	93	-24.6
21	Jackie Brandt J. Brandt	692	788	2,670	373	117	23	79	335	260	11	409	29	19	2,982	1,092	219	17	24	15	58	.259	.325	.409	.734	360	27.6	.326	103	12.2
22	Lenny Green L. Green	692	957	2,587	407	124	25	43	223	337	28	225	68	35	2,990	995	192	19	19	11	39	.267	.356	.385	.740	381	45.9	.335	103	12.3
23	Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle	677	824	2,656	357	92	27	41	259	290	10	251	26	30	2,997	946	160	25	16	12	86	.255	.329	.356	.685	317	-23.1	.311	85	-53.7
24	Ted Uhlaender T. Uhlaender	606	671	2,297	281	91	18	34	231	151	12	220	48	28	2,500	835	143	23	17	12	20	.264	.310	.364	.674	255	-3.9	.304	90	-27.7
25	Don Lock D. Lock	572	793	2,408	321	85	10	109	334	332	15	691	26	23	2,783	1,004	204	6	22	19	55	.238	.331	.417	.748	354	66.1	.334	113	42.8

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Home Run Derby Winners

Jul 14, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Jordan Walker beats Philadelphia hometown hero Kyle Schwarber in finals of Home Run Derby

Jul 14, 2026

Jordan Walker spoils Philly’s Kyle Schwarber party, rallies to win Home Run Derby

Jul 14, 2026

Baseball's All-Stars don't like MLB's salary cap proposal but say there's time to find a deal

Jul 13, 2026

Don Mattingly has a weird role at this All-Star Game, coaching against his former Blue Jays

Jul 13, 2026

Bryce Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video as VIP reward without consent in a gambler’s case

Jul 13, 2026

More Giants Stats

Team Batting Leaders

19

Devers

RBI

52

Devers

AVG

.330

Arraez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Ray

104

Roupp

ERA

3.38

Ray

Team Rankings

106

21st

395

24th

732

27th

ERA

4.46

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	36	.629
Diamondbacks	49	47	.510	11.5
Padres	48	48	.500	12.5
Giants	41	55	.427	19.5
Rockies	39	59	.398	22.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/17	SFG	@	SEA	10:10 PM
Sat 7/18	SFG	@	SEA	8:08 PM
Sun 7/19	SFG	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Mon 7/20	SFG	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Tue 7/21	SFG	@	KCR	7:40 PM

Last Game

Rockies

39 - 59

Final

Giants

41 - 55

Sun 12 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

31

Alvarez

29

Rice

RBI Leaders

74

Walker

70

Alvarez

68

Rice

Batting Average Leaders

.334

Lopez

.330

Arraez

.322

Díaz

Hit Leaders

127

Lopez

119

Arraez

111

Alvarez

Run Leaders

89

Wood

68

Reynolds

67

Neto

OBP Leaders

.426

Alvarez

.410

Wood

.405

Soto

SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

.599

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

34

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

11

Burns

11

Sánchez

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

144

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.05

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.91

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

13.54

Misiorowski

11.09

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

5.76

Rasmussen

5.76

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

19

Martinez

20

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,781

Ohtani

1,483.8

Wood

1,326

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,224.6

Ohtani

1,103

Wood

995

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-39

57-40

55-39

53-43

52-43

Worst Record ATS

37-60

38-59

41-56

42-55

42-54

44-53

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	55	40	.579
Phillies	54	43	.557	2.0
Marlins	52	45	.536	4.0
Nationals	48	49	.495	8.0
Mets	40	57	.412	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	59	37	.615
Cubs	54	42	.563	5.0
Cardinals	50	45	.526	8.5
Pirates	50	47	.515	9.5
Reds	43	52	.453	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	36	.629
Diamondbacks	49	47	.510	11.5
Padres	48	48	.500	12.5
Giants	41	55	.427	19.5
Rockies	39	59	.398	22.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	56	38	.596
Yankees	54	42	.563	3.0
Red Sox	46	48	.489	10.0
Orioles	46	51	.474	11.5
Blue Jays	45	51	.469	12.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	50	45	.526
Guardians	51	46	.526
Twins	48	49	.495	3.0
Tigers	44	52	.458	6.5
Royals	38	59	.392	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	49	47	.510
Mariners	48	49	.495	1.5
Astros	47	51	.480	3.0
Athletics	41	55	.427	8.0
Angels	38	59	.392	11.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/28	CIN	@	PIT	4-9
Sun 6/28	WSH	@	BAL	6-4
Sun 6/28	TEX	@	TOR	3-2
Sun 6/28	SEA	@	CLE	5-6
Sun 6/28	AZ	@	TBR	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/16	NYM	@	PHI	7:10 PM
Fri 7/17	TBR	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Fri 7/17	LAD	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 7/17	TBR	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Fri 7/17	PIT	@	CLE	7:10 PM

Between the 1956 and 1971 seasons, Willie Mays collected the most hits by a center fielder, with 2,641 hits.

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Giants Stats

19

52

.330

8

104

3.38

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

32

31

29

74

70

68

.334

.330

.322

127

119

111

89

68

67

.426

.410

.405

.633

.599

.575

34

30

26

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

12

11

11

167

148

144

1.62

2.05

2.20

0.76

0.91

0.94

13.55

13.54

11.09

6.19

5.76

5.76

17

19

20

MLB Fantasy 2026

1,781

1,483.8

1,326

1,224.6

1,103

995

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule