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Leaders
Career hitting value added up across a player's seasons (5 year minimum career).
Filtered to players whose primary position is CF.
| Rank | Player | Years | HOF? | Primary Pos | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobb, Ty | 1905–1928 | Yes | CF | 101.05 |
| 2 | Mantle, Mickey | 1951–1968 | Yes | CF | 95.38 |
| 3 | Mays, Willie | 1951–1973 | Yes | CF | 88.96 |
| 4 | Speaker, Tris | 1907–1928 | Yes | CF | 71.23 |
| 5 | DiMaggio, Joe | 1936–1951 | Yes | CF | 56.89 |
| 6 | Trout, Mike | 2011–2025 | No | CF | 55.63 |
| 7 | Griffey, Ken | 1989–2010 | Yes | CF | 47.46 |
| 8 | Averill, Earl | 1929–1941 | Yes | CF | 41.93 |
| 9 | Hamilton, Billy | 1890–1901 | Yes | CF | 39.79 |
| 10 | Snider, Duke | 1947–1964 |
| Yes |
| CF |
| 37.93 |
| 11 | Edmonds, Jim | 1993–2010 | No | CF | 32.28 |
| 12 | Doby, Larry | 1947–1959 | Yes | CF | 31.38 |
| 13 | Beltran, Carlos | 1998–2017 | No | CF | 30.98 |
| 14 | Gore, George | 1879–1892 | No | CF | 27.65 |
| 15 | Wilson, Hack | 1923–1934 | Yes | CF | 26.77 |
| 16 | Burks, Ellis | 1987–2004 | No | CF | 26.52 |
| 17 | McCutchen, Andrew | 2009–2025 | No | CF | 26.19 |
| 18 | Berger, Wally | 1930–1940 | No | CF | 24.41 |
| 19 | Monday, Rick | 1966–1984 | No | CF | 22.79 |
| 20 | Murphy, Dale | 1976–1993 | No | CF | 22.69 |
| 21 | Cedeno, Cesar | 1970–1986 | No | CF | 22.26 |
| 22 | Ryan, Jimmy | 1885–1903 | No | CF | 22.17 |
| 23 | Lynn, Fred | 1974–1990 | No | CF | 22.06 |
| 24 | Wynn, Jim | 1963–1977 | No | CF | 22.02 |
| 25 | Hines, Paul | 1876–1890 | No | CF | 21.83 |
| 26 | Davis, Eric | 1984–2001 | No | CF | 21.25 |
| 27 | Combs, Earle | 1924–1935 | Yes | CF | 20.77 |
| 28 | Dykstra, Lenny | 1985–1996 | No | CF | 20.08 |
| 29 | Damon, Johnny | 1995–2012 | No | CF | 19.82 |
| 30 | Lankford, Ray | 1990–2004 | No | CF | 19.74 |
| 31 | Williams, Bernie | 1991–2006 | No | CF | 19.68 |
| 32 | Lofton, Kenny | 1991–2007 | No | CF | 19.66 |
| 33 | Williams, Cy | 1912–1930 | No | CF | 19.58 |
| 34 | Roush, Edd | 1913–1931 | Yes | CF | 19.54 |
| 35 | Granderson, Curtis | 2004–2019 | No | CF | 16.98 |
| 36 | Van Slyke, Andy | 1983–1995 | No | CF | 16.98 |
| 37 | Puckett, Kirby | 1984–1995 | Yes | CF | 16.57 |
| 38 | Springer, George | 2014–2025 | No | CF | 15.88 |
| 39 | Otis, Amos | 1967–1984 | No | CF | 15.78 |
| 40 | Seymour, Cy | 1901–1913 | No | CF | 15.71 |