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1957 1959 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 Sherm Lollar 9 a G   CHI 2 R 33   116 597 63 9 8 5 .987   408 110 14 0 20 55 80 55 3 37 8 1 4 2 1 12 .270 .364 .451 .815 68     14.6   5.6   20.2 .126 .048 .174   25.29 1 1 Sherm Lollar
2 2 Gus Triandos 11 A   BAL 6 R 27   132 698 61 10 11 12 .987   467 114 10 0 30 60 79 58 4 64 1 2 7 0 0 22 .244 .325 .458 .783 66     12.2   6.1   18.3 .092 .046 .139   20.48 2 2 Gus Triandos
3 3 Yogi Berra BBW T18 a   NY 1 L 33 RF   88 509 41 0 8 5 1.000   336 80 14 2 15 45 60 28 5 27 1 0 4 2 0 5 .238 .295 .426 .721 43      8.7   6.3   15.0 .099 .072 .170   18.56 3 3 Yogi Berra
4 Elston Howard 17 a(OF)   NY 1 R 29   67 355 26 1 8 3 .997   261 81 11 3 7 32 41 13 6 40 0 1 3 1 1 7 .310 .339 .456 .795 38      8.0   4.4   12.4 .119 .066 .185   16.01 4 Elston Howard
5 4   Red Wilson             DET 5 R 29       101 565 34 5 6 9 .992     295 89 13 1 3 31 29 35 5 30 2 5 3 10 0 8 .302 .376 .383 .759 45        8.1   4.6   12.7 .080 .046 .126   13.53 5 4   Red Wilson
6 5 Clint Courtney   WAS 8 L 31   128 682 64 7 17 9 .991   443 111 18 0 8 47 62 45 2 23 9 3 5 1 6 12 .251 .329 .345 .674 50      7.5   5.7   13.2 .059 .045 .103   12.72 6 5 Clint Courtney
7 6 Russ Nixon   CLE 4 L 23   101 499 31 5 4 10 .991   353 107 16 4 8 41 43 13 4 34 0 4 2 0 2 14 .303 .326 .439 .765 45      7.6   3.0   10.6 .075 .030 .105   10.31 7 6 Russ Nixon
8 7 Harry Chiti   KC 7 R 25   83 425 41 6 9 18 .987   269 72 11 3 8 29 40 16 4 43 3 5 5 2 2 6 .268 .311 .420 .731 34      6.1   3.6    9.7 .073 .043 .117    9.96 8 7 Harry Chiti
9 Earl Battey R   CHI 2 R 23   49 220 27 3 6 5 .988   151 37 8 0 8 23 24 22 1 29 2 1 2 1 0 3 .245 .345 .457 .802 24      4.7   2.2    6.9 .096 .045 .141    7.78 9 Earl Battey
10 8 Sammy White   BOS 3 R 29   102 450 38 6 8 5 .988   328 85 15 3 6 25 35 21 4 37 1 0 1 1 1 7 .259 .305 .378 .683 37      4.1   3.2    7.3 .040 .031 .072    5.88 10 8 Sammy White
                               
11 Dick Brown R   CLE 4 R 23   62 278 23 4 6 16 .987   165 41 5 0 7 21 19 13 1 26 3 2 0 1 0 3 .248 .315 .406 .721 21      3.3   1.6    4.9 .053 .026 .079    4.13 11 Dick Brown
12 Frank House   KC 7 L 28   55 236 22 2 4 7 .992   183 44 6 3 2 13 18 9 1 13 1 1 2 1 0 9 .240 .277 .339 .616 15      1.8   2.1    3.9 .033 .038 .071    3.12 12 Frank House
13 Lou Berberet   WAS/BOS 8/3 L 28   51 242 21 5 3 4 .981   155 32 5 3 2 12 18 32 1 29 0 1 0 0 2 5 .206 .342 .316 .658 17      1.9   1.6    3.5 .037 .031 .069    2.76 13 Lou Berberet
14 Pete Daley   BOS 3 R 28   27 88 10 1 1 0 .990   56 18 2 1 2 10 8 7 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 3 .321 .397 .500 .897 10      2.0   0.7    2.7 .074 .026 .100    2.56 14 Pete Daley
15     Joe Ginsberg             BAL 6 L 31       39 156 8 1 2 2 .994     89 19 1 0 3 5 14 10 0 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 .213 .301 .326 .627 10        1.5   1.3    2.8 .038 .033 .072    2.26 15     Joe Ginsberg
16 Hal Smith   KC 7 R 27 3B   31 149 19 1 4 9 .994   90 18 3 0 3 5 16 4 0 16 1 0 3 0 0 3 .200 .235 .333 .568 7      1.3   1.2    2.5 .042 .039 .081    2.14 16 Hal Smith
17 Jim Hegan   DET 5 R 37 NL-C   45 211 19 1 4 5 .996   130 25 6 0 1 14 7 10 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 5 .192 .250 .262 .512 8      0.2   1.7    1.9 .004 .038 .042    1.17 17 Jim Hegan
18 Charlie Lau R   DET 5 L 25   27 120 10 2 3 2 .985   64 9 1 1 0 8 6 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 .141 .295 .188 .483 4      -     1.1    1.1 .000 .041 .041    0.67 18 Charlie Lau
19 J.W. Porter   CLE 4 R 25   20 84 8 0 0 9 1.000   52 11 0 0 1 9 7 6 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 .212 .305 .269 .574 4      0.4   0.5    0.9 .020 .025 .045    0.57 19 J.W. Porter
20 Steve Korcheck R   WAS 8 R 25   20 68 9 2 2 3 .975   50 4 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 .098 .160 .258 1      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .025 .025    0.24 20 Steve Korcheck
                               
21 Ed Fitz Gerald   WAS 8 R 34   21 94 4 3 0 3 .970   65 17 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 7 .262 .300 .292 .592 4      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .024 .024    0.23 21 Ed Fitz Gerald
League Average Age 28.5 League Avg WS/Game .069 .042 .111
League Avg per 800 Chances 729.2 62.8 8.0 12.4 15.3 .990 Offense Share of WS 62.0%
League Average per 600 PA 536.4 136.7 19.8 3.0 16.3 60.1 74.1 50.4 5.6 66.6 4.5 3.4 5.3 2.7 1.8 16.4 .255 .321 .394 .715 67.0 Average WS/Team  18.94
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   36.2%   489 2444 197 22 41 39 .992     1623 402 61 13 38 171 221 149 15 149 15 9 15 4 10 47 .248 .314 .372 .686 184       29.0  21.1   50.1 .059 .043 .102 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.8%   876 4282 382 52 73 102 .989   2787 722 102 12 96 323 388 265 31 398 22 19 29 18 5 88 .259 .325 .408 .733 367     65.0  36.4  101.4 .074 .042 .116 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.1%   212 997 81 12 16 31 .989   669 185 29 4 23 85 86 48 6 89 5 7 4 2 2 20 .277 .328 .435 .763 90     15.6   6.8   22.4 .074 .032 .106 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 51.9%   716 3480 299 41 59 81 .989   2270 577 79 19 64 239 298 214 29 320 12 16 24 15 6 74 .254 .319 .390 .709 278     45.9  29.6   75.5 .064 .041 .105 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 30.0%   392 2038 180 20 35 24 .991   1341 337 49 2 46 156 218 142 10 106 20 5 16 5 7 36 .251 .329 .394 .723 175     32.3  19.4   51.7 .082 .049 .132 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   3.1%   45 211 19 1 4 5 .996   130 25 6 0 1 14 7 10 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 5 .192 .250 .262 .512 8      0.2   1.7    1.9 .004 .038 .042 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     10.7%     158 686 69 11 17 26 .986     430 91 16 2 15 57 50 48 5 83 7 3 2 2 0 8 .212 .300 .363 .663 50        8.0   5.4   13.4 .051 .034 .085 Rookie  
Starter 64.6%   851 4425 373 48 71 73 .990   2899 768 111 13 98 333 428 271 31 295 25 20 31 18 12 86 .265 .330 .414 .744 388     68.9  38.1  107.0 .081 .045 .126 Starter  
Reserve     35.4%     514 2301 206 26 43 68 .990     1511 356 52 12 36 161 181 143 15 252 12 8 13 4 3 49 .236 .304 .357 .661 163       25.1  19.4   44.5 .049 .038 .087 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   36.2%   489 734.2 59.2 6.6 12.3 11.7 .992     537.7 133.2 20.2 4.3 12.6 56.7 73.2 49.3 5.0 49.4 5.0 3.0 5.0 1.3 3.3 15.6 .248 .314 .372 .686 61.0        9.6   7.0   16.6 .059 .043 .102 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.8%   876 726.4 64.8 8.8 12.4 17.3 .989   535.6 138.8 19.6 2.3 18.4 62.1 74.6 50.9 6.0 76.5 4.2 3.7 5.6 3.5 1.0 16.9 .259 .325 .408 .733 70.5     12.5   7.0   19.5 .074 .042 .116 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.1%   212 731.7 59.5 8.8 11.7 22.8 .989   547.6 151.4 23.7 3.3 18.8 69.6 70.4 39.3 4.9 72.9 4.1 5.7 3.3 1.6 1.6 16.4 .277 .328 .435 .763 73.7     12.8   5.6   18.3 .074 .032 .106 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 51.9%   716 728.8 62.6 8.6 12.4 17.0 .989   537.1 136.5 18.7 4.5 15.1 56.5 70.5 50.6 6.9 75.7 2.8 3.8 5.7 3.5 1.4 17.5 .254 .319 .390 .709 65.8     10.9   7.0   17.9 .064 .041 .105 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 30.0%   392 728.5 64.3 7.2 12.5 8.6 .991   527.9 132.7 19.3 0.8 18.1 61.4 85.8 55.9 3.9 41.7 7.9 2.0 6.3 2.0 2.8 14.2 .251 .329 .394 .723 68.9     12.7   7.6   20.4 .082 .049 .132 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   3.1%   45 730.7 65.8 3.5 13.9 17.3 .996   557.1 107.1 25.7 0.0 4.3 60.0 30.0 42.9 4.3 137.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.4 .192 .250 .262 .512 34.3      0.9   7.3    8.1 .004 .038 .042 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.7%     158 716.4 72.1 11.5 17.8 27.2 .986     526.5 111.4 19.6 2.4 18.4 69.8 61.2 58.8 6.1 101.6 8.6 3.7 2.4 2.4 0.0 9.8 .212 .300 .363 .663 61.2        9.8   6.6   16.4 .051 .034 .085 Rookie  
Starter 64.6%   851 730.5 61.6 7.9 11.7 12.1 .990   535.9 142.0 20.5 2.4 18.1 61.6 79.1 50.1 5.7 54.5 4.6 3.7 5.7 3.3 2.2 15.9 .265 .330 .414 .744 71.7     12.7   7.0   19.8 .081 .045 .126 Starter  
Reserve     35.4%     514 726.7 65.1 8.2 13.6 21.5 .990     537.4 126.6 18.5 4.3 12.8 57.3 64.4 50.9 5.3 89.6 4.3 2.8 4.6 1.4 1.1 17.4 .236 .304 .357 .661 58.0        8.9   6.9   15.8 .049 .038 .087 Reserve