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Best CENTER FIELDER of all time???

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OG Hack Wilson:
so many quality options

Chamillitary Click:
Willie Mays.

OG Hack Wilson:
Im waiting to vote but TY COBB is my vote so far - the best mix of offensive + defnese CF

"THE" MoSav:
Willie Mays, i dont think this can be debated

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--- Quote from: "THE" MoSav on April 03, 2011, 11:55:19 AM ---Willie Mays, i dont think this can be debated


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Actually it's incredibly debatable.  Mantle had a higher career OPS and OPS+ and that is probably the worst way to gauge a players offensive value  And Willie's best seasons offensive seasons don't match up to Mantle's.  Mays best OPS+ during his career was a 184, Mantle posted higher than that in 5 different seasons, including three seasons over 200.  Now defensively Mantle was no slouch in field but Mays was arguably the best ever.  I won't hold Mays lack of playoff success against him because it's a very small sample size and if he had as many AB's in the playoffs as Mantle, his stats would most likely come closer to his career lines.  IMO Mantle was the better offensive player but Mays was a much better defensive player.  With that said, if I were to choose I would still probably go with Mays but it is much closer then most people think.  

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