Numbers Breakdown: Center Field

For this numbers breakdown, we'll look only at 2008 numbers, no career numbers. We'll compare Joey Gathright, Kosuke Fukudome, and Reed Johnson to find out who should be starting in CF.

2008 Average:
Kosuke- .257
Reed- .303
Gathright- .254
Point Reed

2008 OBP:
Kosuke- .359
Reed- .358
Gathright- .328
point Kosuke

2008 SLG %:
Kosuke- .379
Reed- .420
Gathright- .304
Point Reed

2008 Fielding %:
Kosuke- .980
Reed- .993
Gathright- .995
Point Gathright

2008 SB:
Kosuke- 12
Reed- 5
Gathright- 21
point Gathright

SO/BB:
Kosuke- 104/81
Reed- 68/19
Gathright- 40/20
point Kosuke

Tiebreaker: career Average:
Kosuke: .257
Reed- .284
Gathright- .263
Point Reed

Final Score: Johnson 3, Kosuke 2, Gathright 2
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