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1953 1955 Chronology Home C Index Guide
Pos St All- Other Catcher Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Catcher Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games PO Assts Err DP PB F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Yogi Berra BBW 1 A   NY 2 L 29   149 717 63 8 14 5 .990   577 179 28 6 22 88 125 56 6 28 4 1 7 0 1 7 .310 .371 .494 .865 109     26.1   8.3   34.2 .175 .056 .230   51.30 1 1 Yogi Berra
2 2 Jim Hegan 22   CLE 1 R 33   137 661 49 4 9 3 .994   421 99 12 7 11 55 40 36 1 51 0 7 4 0 1 16 .235 .293 .375 .668 43      5.4   9.7   15.1 .039 .071 .110   15.70 2 2 Jim Hegan
3 3 Sherm Lollar a   CHI 3 R 29   93 395 38 3 8 3 .993   300 74 13 0 7 35 32 35 5 29 7 3 2 0 1 5 .247 .337 .360 .697 40      6.1   5.4   11.5 .066 .058 .124   12.66 3 3 Sherm Lollar
4 4 Frank House R   DET 5 L 24   107 434 56 4 7 4 .992   343 87 12 1 9 36 38 29 12 35 1 1 7 2 1 6 .254 .308 .373 .681 39      5.4   5.6   11.0 .050 .052 .103   11.04 4 4 Frank House
5     Red Wilson             CHI/DET 3/5 R 25       61 289 28 1 8 1 .997     189 52 11 1 3 25 23 28 2 14 0 6 1 3 1 8 .275 .367 .392 .759 26        4.5   3.8    8.3 .074 .062 .136    9.59 5     Red Wilson
6 5 Sammy White   BOS 4 R 25   133 677 80 16 11 11 .979   489 139 25 2 14 46 75 21 3 49 0 8 8 1 3 14 .284 .309 .429 .738 56      6.6   4.1   10.7 .050 .031 .080    9.50 6 5 Sammy White
7 6 Clint Courtney   BAL 7 L 27   111 539 53 6 8 9 .990   384 103 18 3 4 25 33 29 8 5 3 4 3 2 1 10 .268 .322 .362 .684 40      5.9   4.1   10.0 .053 .037 .090    9.40 7 6 Clint Courtney
8 7 Ed Fitz Gerald   WAS 6 R 30   107 396 38 12 5 3 .973   350 101 12 5 4 32 40 32 7 22 2 3 3 0 1 11 .289 .349 .386 .735 47      7.8   1.2    9.0 .073 .011 .084    8.17 8 7 Ed Fitz Gerald
9 Matt Batts   DET/CHI 5/3 R 32   50 249 24 3 4 1 .989   162 38 8 1 3 17 21 18 2 17 0 2 3 0 0 9 .235 .306 .352 .658 17      1.5   3.2    4.7 .030 .064 .094    4.51 9 Matt Batts
10 Billy Shantz R   PHI 8 R 26   51 170 28 5 1 5 .975   164 42 9 3 1 13 17 17 6 23 0 0 0 0 0 5 .256 .326 .366 .692 19      3.2   1.2    4.4 .063 .024 .086    4.05 10 Billy Shantz
                           
11 Hal Naragon R   CLE 1 L 25   45 132 14 0 1 2 1.000   100 24 2 2 0 9 12 9 1 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 .240 .303 .300 .603 10      1.3   2.1    3.4 .029 .047 .076    2.93 11 Hal Naragon
12 8 Joe Astroth   PHI 8 R 31   71 300 39 4 5 4 .988   220 48 8 1 1 22 20 21 4 19 3 2 0 0 0 2 .218 .295 .277 .572 19      1.5   2.2    3.7 .021 .031 .052    2.64 12 8 Joe Astroth
13 Joe Tipton   WAS 6 R 32   52 220 30 2 6 5 .992   155 35 6 1 1 9 10 30 2 30 2 2 1 0 1 3 .226 .356 .297 .653 18      2.4   0.9    3.3 .046 .017 .063    2.60 13 Joe Tipton
14 Carl Sawatski   CHI 3 L 26   33 133 14 2 4 0 .987   101 19 2 3 1 6 9 12 1 17 0 0 1 0 0 3 .188 .272 .297 .569 9      0.4   1.9    2.3 .012 .058 .070    1.90 14 Carl Sawatski
15     Les Moss             BAL 7 R 29       38 159 16 5 4 2 .972     114 29 3 0 0 7 4 12 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 .325 .281 .606 10        0.8   1.1    1.9 .021 .029 .050    1.33 15     Les Moss
16 Jim Robertson R   PHI 8 R 26   50 207 18 6 6 3 .974   138 26 8 0 0 7 8 19 1 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 .188 .291 .246 .537 11      0.2   1.3    1.5 .004 .026 .030    0.81 16 Jim Robertson
17 Ray Murray   BAL 7 R 36   21 83 9 1 3 1 .989   61 15 4 1 0 4 2 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 .258 .344 .602 4      0.4   0.7    1.1 .019 .033 .052    0.79 17 Ray Murray
18 Mickey Owen   BOS 4 R 38   30 85 8 1 4 1 .989   67 15 2 0 1 5 9 8 1 6 0 0 4 0 1 3 .224 .291 .299 .590 6      0.3   0.6    0.9 .010 .020 .030    0.49 18 Mickey Owen
League Average Age 28.6 League Avg WS/Game .060 .043 .102
League Avg per 800 Chances 715.8 74.1 10.1 13.2 7.7 .987 Offense Share of WS 58.2%
League Average per 600 PA 535.1 138.9 22.6 4.6 10.1 54.4 63.9 51.0 7.8 48.6 2.8 5.7 5.4 1.0 1.5 13.3 .260 .324 .376 .700 64.6 Average WS/Team  17.13
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games PO Assts Err DP PB F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Bats Left   33.6%   445 1955 200 20 34 20 .991     1505 412 62 15 36 164 217 135 28 97 8 9 18 4 3 26 .274 .333 .407 .740 207       39.1  22.0   60.9 .088 .049 .137 Bats Left
Bats Right 66.4%   894 3891 405 63 74 43 .986   2830 713 121 22 46 277 301 278 35 297 15 37 26 4 9 82 .252 .319 .359 .678 316     40.7  35.4   76.1 .046 .040 .085 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 7.8%   107 434 56 4 7 4 .992   343 87 12 1 9 36 38 29 12 35 1 1 7 2 1 6 .254 .308 .373 .681 39      5.4   5.6   11.0 .050 .052 .103 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 58.1%   764 3418 352 52 65 41 .986   2556 687 119 20 52 261 338 238 33 209 15 28 22 6 7 57 .269 .332 .392 .724 330     55.1  33.3   88.2 .072 .044 .115 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 30.9%   417 1826 180 25 29 16 .988   1308 321 46 15 20 135 131 137 16 139 7 16 11 0 3 41 .245 .318 .349 .667 144     18.6  17.2   35.8 .045 .041 .086 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   3.2%   51 168 17 2 7 2 .989   128 30 6 1 1 9 11 9 2 11 0 1 4 0 1 4 .234 .277 .320 .597 10      0.7   1.3    2.0 .014 .025 .039 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     17.5%     253 943 116 15 15 14 .986     745 179 31 6 10 65 75 74 20 90 2 6 7 2 1 13 .240 .308 .338 .646 79       10.1  10.2   20.3 .040 .040 .080 Rookie  
Starter 69.5%   908 4119 416 57 67 42 .988   3084 830 128 25 72 339 403 259 46 238 20 29 34 5 9 71 .269 .326 .397 .723 393     64.8  40.6  105.2 .071 .045 .116 Starter  
Reserve     30.5%     431 1727 189 26 41 21 .987     1251 295 55 12 10 102 115 154 17 156 3 17 10 3 3 37 .236 .319 .323 .642 130       15.0  16.8   31.8 .035 .039 .074 Reserve  
Splits per 800 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 800 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 800 TC / 600 PA
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games PO Assts Err DP PB F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
Bats Left   33.6%   445 719.1 73.6 7.3 12.5 7.4 .991     539.1 147.6 22.2 5.4 12.9 58.7 77.7 48.4 10.0 34.7 2.9 3.2 6.4 1.4 1.1 9.3 .274 .333 .407 .740 74.1       14.0   7.9   21.8 .088 .049 .137 Bats Left
Bats Right 66.4%   894 714.1 74.3 11.6 13.6 7.9 .986   533.0 134.3 22.8 4.1 8.7 52.2 56.7 52.3 6.6 55.9 2.8 7.0 4.9 0.8 1.7 15.4 .252 .319 .359 .678 59.5      7.7   6.7   14.3 .046 .040 .085 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 7.8%   107 702.8 90.7 6.5 11.3 6.5 .992   540.1 137.0 18.9 1.6 14.2 56.7 59.8 45.7 18.9 55.1 1.6 1.6 11.0 3.1 1.6 9.4 .254 .308 .373 .681 61.4      8.5   8.8   17.3 .050 .052 .103 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 58.1%   764 715.4 73.7 10.9 13.6 8.6 .986   536.4 144.2 25.0 4.2 10.9 54.8 70.9 49.9 6.9 43.9 3.2 5.9 4.6 1.3 1.5 12.0 .269 .332 .392 .724 69.3     11.6   7.0   18.5 .072 .044 .115 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 30.9%   417 719.3 70.9 9.8 11.4 6.3 .988   530.6 130.2 18.7 6.1 8.1 54.8 53.1 55.6 6.5 56.4 2.8 6.5 4.5 0.0 1.2 16.6 .245 .318 .349 .667 58.4      7.5   7.0   14.5 .045 .041 .086 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   3.2%   51 718.7 72.7 8.6 29.9 8.6 .989   540.9 126.8 25.4 4.2 4.2 38.0 46.5 38.0 8.5 46.5 0.0 4.2 16.9 0.0 4.2 16.9 .234 .277 .320 .597 42.3      3.0   5.5    8.5 .014 .025 .039 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.5%     253 702.4 86.4 11.2 11.2 10.4 .986     536.0 128.8 22.3 4.3 7.2 46.8 54.0 53.2 14.4 64.7 1.5 4.3 5.0 1.4 0.7 9.4 .240 .308 .338 .646 56.8        7.3   7.3   14.6 .040 .040 .080 Rookie  
Starter 69.5%   908 717.6 72.5 9.9 11.7 7.3 .988   540.1 145.4 22.4 4.4 12.6 59.4 70.6 45.4 8.1 41.7 3.5 5.1 5.9 0.9 1.6 12.4 .269 .326 .397 .723 68.8     11.3   7.1   18.4 .071 .045 .116 Starter  
Reserve     30.5%     431 711.4 77.9 10.7 16.9 8.7 .987     523.1 123.3 23.0 5.0 4.2 42.6 48.1 64.4 7.1 65.2 1.2 7.1 4.2 1.3 1.3 15.5 .236 .319 .323 .642 54.4        6.3   7.0   13.3 .035 .039 .074 Reserve