Throughout the 1950s, New Yorkers in all five boroughs argued over which team had the best centerfielder: Dodgers' Duke Snider, Giants' Willie Mays, or Yankees' Mickey Mantle.
All are secure in the Hall of Fame. Our usual stat compare of putting all the statistics for each player in one column would make it too easy to figure out who's who. So we'll have you pick stat by stat.
So pair the CFs, Snider, Mays, or Mantle, with their career stats in each category below.
Category |
Highest |
Middle |
Lowest |
Answers for each category |
ML Seasons | 22 | 18 | 18 | |
Batting Avg. | .302 | .298 | .295 | |
Hits | 3283 | 2415 | 2116 | |
HR | 660 | 536 | 407 | |
RBI | 1903 | 1509 | 1333 | |
OBP | .421 | .384 | .380 | |
Slugging % | .557 | .557 | .540 | |
OPS | .977 | .941 | .919 |