Jimmy Wynn
James Sherman Wynn
(The Toy Cannon)
 
Born: March 12, 1942 in Hamilton, OH
71 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 160
(legend)
Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an Amateur Free Agent in 1962
- High School: Taft (Cincinnati, OH)
- College/Univ: Central State University (1961)

Comparison

Comparison
Center Fielders
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Willie Mays
1951 - 1973
CF
156.1
Pl
KOR
Y
 
136.4
18.1
0.0
-1.6
2 Willie Davis
1960 - 1979
CF
60.7
 
47.5
10.9
0.0
-2.2
3 Jimmy Wynn
1963 - 1977
CF
55.7
 
57.5
-6.6
0.0
-4.8
4 Vada Pinson
1958 - 1975
CF
54.2
 
54.8
-5.8
0.0
-5.2
5 Cesar Cedeno
1970 - 1986
CF
52.6
 
52.8
-4.6
0.0
-4.4
6 Al Oliver
1968 - 1985
CF
43.2
 
46.4
-13.3
0.0
-10.2
7 Amos Otis
1967 - 1984
CF
42.6
 
46.6
-4.3
0.0
-0.3
8 Curt Flood
1956 - 1971
CF
41.8
 
30.1
10.5
0.0
-1.3
9 Paul Blair
1964 - 1980
CF
37.9
 
18.7
18.6
0.0
-0.6
10 Rick Monday
1966 - 1984
CF
33.2
 
45.5
-14.7
0.0
-2.4
11 Mickey Rivers
1970 - 1984
CF
32.3
 
32.3
-1.2
0.0
-1.3
12 Bobby Murcer
1965 - 1983
CF
32.0
VN
 
42.8
-16.2
0.0
-5.4
13 George Hendrick
1971 - 1988
CF
28.9
 
34.6
-12.3
0.0
-6.6
14 Cesar Tovar
1965 - 1976
CF
28.2
 
26.1
-0.1
0.1
-2.2
15 Tony Gonzalez
1960 - 1971
CF
27.1
 
30.0
-7.0
0.0
-4.1
16 Billy North
1971 - 1981
CF
26.7
 
22.7
3.5
0.0
-0.5
17 Tommie Agee
1962 - 1973
CF
25.5
 
18.2
5.7
0.0
-1.6
18 Larry Hisle
1968 - 1982
CF
24.9
 
27.0
-6.1
0.0
-4.0
19 Matty Alou
1960 - 1974
CF
23.3
 
26.2
-7.4
0.1
-4.5
20 Jose Cardenal
1963 - 1980
CF
20.8
 
25.6
-10.5
0.0
-5.8
21 Mack Jones
1961 - 1971
CF
20.6
 
21.7
-3.7
0.0
-2.6
22 Mickey Stanley
1964 - 1978
CF
17.3
 
15.4
1.2
0.0
-0.8
23 Del Unser
1968 - 1982
CF
16.6
 
13.0
0.4
0.0
-3.3
24 Vic Davalillo
1963 - 1980
CF
16.1
 
12.4
1.5
0.0
-2.2
25 Rick Miller
1971 - 1985
CF
15.6
 
11.1
2.9
0.0
-1.6
26 Ken Berry
1962 - 1975
CF
15.2
 
7.8
5.1
0.0
-2.3
27 Elliott Maddox
1970 - 1980
CF
14.9
 
12.6
1.3
0.0
-1.0
28 Ken Henderson
1965 - 1980
CF
14.8
 
14.0
-4.0
0.0
-4.7
29 Jimmie Hall
1963 - 1970
CF
13.9
 
13.1
-1.7
0.0
-2.5
30 Adolfo Phillips
1964 - 1972
CF
13.7
 
11.5
1.7
0.0
-0.5
31 Dave May
1967 - 1978
CF
13.6
 
11.0
-0.0
0.0
-2.6
32 Cesar Geronimo
1969 - 1983
CF
13.1
 
5.7
5.8
0.0
-1.7
33 Don Lock
1962 - 1969
CF
12.0
 
13.4
-2.6
0.0
-1.2
34 Bobby Tolan
1965 - 1979
CF
10.2
 
8.4
-2.1
0.0
-3.9
35 Juan Beniquez
1971 - 1988
CF
10.0
 
10.2
-2.8
0.0
-2.6
36 Gary Geiger
1958 - 1970
CF
8.9
 
9.3
-1.8
-0.1
-1.3
37 Roger Repoz
1964 - 1972
CF
6.6
 
6.5
-2.3
0.0
-2.5
38 Ty Cline
1960 - 1971
CF
5.9
 
2.4
2.2
0.0
-1.3
39 Steve Brye
1970 - 1978
CF
5.5
 
3.8
0.1
0.0
-1.6
40 Russ Snyder
1959 - 1970
CF
5.4
 
7.0
-6.4
0.0
-4.7
41 Billy Conigliaro
1969 - 1973
CF
4.6
 
4.0
-0.5
0.0
-1.1
42 Ron Woods
1969 - 1974
CF
3.8
 
1.7
0.8
0.0
-1.2
43 Ed Stroud
1966 - 1971
CF
3.1
 
3.9
-2.2
0.0
-1.4
44 Ted Uhlaender
1965 - 1972
CF
2.8
 
6.1
-4.7
0.0
-1.3
45 Jim Gosger
1963 - 1974
CF
2.4
 
0.4
0.0
0.0
-2.0
46 Wayne Comer
1967 - 1972
CF
2.2
 
2.4
-1.0
0.0
-0.8
47 Angel Mangual
1969 - 1976
CF
2.2
 
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-1.7
48 George Thomas
1957 - 1971
CF
2.1
 
1.7
-1.4
0.0
-1.8
49 Boots Day
1969 - 1974
CF
1.5
 
-0.1
1.2
0.0
-0.4
50 Jim Nettles
1970 - 1981
CF
1.2
 
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.5
 
  Jimmy Wynn
1963 - 1977
CF
55.7
 
57.5
-6.6
0.0
-4.8
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