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Duke Snider was one of the best center fielders to ever play the game.

At the age of 31 he began playing some games in right field and in left, then at the age of 34 he began playing more games in right field than in center and at the age of 35 on, he only played 2 games in center field total.

Duke was on the Hall of Fame ballot for 10 years before finally gaining induction in 1980.  The move to right field did hurt his final career numbers though.  Through age 34, he had a .301 batting average, an OBP of .383, a Slugging Percentage of .554, an OPS of .937 and an OPS+ of 142.  Snider wasn't the same hitter when he turned 35 and finished his career with a batting average of .295, an OBP of .380, a Slugging Percentage of .540, an OPS of .919 and an OPS+ 140.  Would Duke have gotten into the Hall of Fame sooner if he never moved?  Only the voters can tell us that.