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...but I do happen to think that an objective system like PCA, while certainly not perfect, is better suited for this kind of question than looking around at the opinions of fellow players from each era.  ANd the reason I think this is that I've seen gold glove voting...it's screwed up...there are career achievement biases...players get a reputation based on a season or two of top performance and then they win gold gloves 7 or 8 years in a row sometimes when there's no rela truth behind it.
...and I think the players that stick out in Doc's mind as top historical center fielders prove my point.  He's missing SO MANY great fielders...you don't get a real appreciation for the game's history unless you look at the WHOLE HISTORY and see all of the players...that's what the numbers do for us.