Kenny Lofton

Kenny Lofton
Birthdate 5/31/1967
Death Date
Debut Year 1991
Year of Induction
Teams Astros, Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Phillies, Pirates, Rangers, White Sox, Yankees
Position Center Field

Six-time All Star and four-time Gold Glover Kenny Lofton has a higher WAR (68.3) than 97 position players already inducted into Cooperstown.

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Kenny Lofton was a guard for Arizona's 1988 Final Four team before becoming a big league baseball player

Kenny Lofton was a guard for Arizona's 1988 Final Four team before becoming a big league baseball player

Before Kenny Lofton was a professional baseball player, he was a collegiate basketball player for Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson at the University of Arizona. A guard for the Wildcats’ 1988 Final Four squad, Lofton joined the school’s baseball team in his junior year. Showing promise on t

2 responses to “Kenny Lofton”

  1. Anthony Johnson says:

    He should be in the hall even the catch I was great the hand s backwards

  2. John says:

    He was on Sports Center a lot. Among centerfielders, only nine players rate ahead of him in WAR and JAWS. Seven are in the Hall and the other two are Mike Trout, a gimme, and Carlos Beltran who might have to wait an extra year. Then it’s Lofton. He deserves a plaque on the wall.

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