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1883 1885 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 Buck Ewing Vet     NY T4 R 24   80 445 127 41 10 38 .933   315 87 12 16 2 74 34 23 18 .276 .325 .435 .760 70     12.4   4.9  17.3 .155 .061 .216   24.38 1 1 Buck Ewing
2 2 Barney Gilligan     PRO 1 R 28   81 605 94 54 7 46 .928   287 70 13 2 1 46 37 34 40 .244 .324 .314 .638 52      8.0   5.1  13.1 .099 .063 .162   15.97 2 2 Barney Gilligan
3 3 Jack Rowe     BUF 3 L 27   65 373 60 26 4 45 .943   257 81 9 9 3 55 39 15 9 .315 .353 .455 .808 58      9.5   2.5  12.0 .146 .038 .185   15.63 3 3 Jack Rowe
4 4 Charlie Bennett     DET 8 R 29   80 454 97 50 9 49 .917   297 78 16 5 3 32 35 31 35 .263 .332 .380 .712 55      6.7   2.8   9.5 .084 .035 .119    9.92 4 4 Charlie Bennett
5     King Kelly Vet           CHI T4 R 26 RF     28 105 55 32 3 32 .833     108 38 7 1 3 29 23 11   6             .352 .412 .519 .931 29        4.5   0.5   5.0 .161 .018 .179    6.40 5     King Kelly
6 5 Mert Hackett     BOS 2 R 24   71 512 104 48 2 35 .928   264 54 13 2 1 28 20 2 65 .205 .211 .280 .491 26      1.2   5.2   6.4 .017 .073 .090    5.82 6 5 Mert Hackett
7 6 John Crowley   R   PHI 6 U 22   48 198 49 50 2 66 .832   168 41 7 3 0 26 19 15 21 .244 .306 .321 .627 27      4.7   -     4.7 .098 .000 .098    4.46 7 6 John Crowley
8 7 Doc Bushong     CLE 7 R 27   62 355 98 58 11 95 .886   200 47 6 1 0 24 10 17 11 .235 .295 .275 .570 24      1.5   2.5   4.0 .024 .040 .065    3.08 8 7 Doc Bushong
9 Fatty Briody     CLE 7 U 25 UA-C   42 243 74 27 5 24 .922   145 24 6 0 1 17 12 6 19 .166 .199 .228 .427 10      1.0   2.5   3.5 .024 .060 .083    3.06 9 Fatty Briody
10 8 Silver Flint     CHI T4 R 28   73 354 110 61 9 82 .884   279 57 5 2 9 35 45 7 57 .204 .224 .333 .557 32      1.4   2.5   3.9 .019 .034 .053    2.73 10 8 Silver Flint
                             
11 Mike Hines     BOS 2 R 21   35 255 64 28 7 42 .919   132 23 3 0 0 16 3 3 24 .174 .193 .197 .390 8      -     2.8   2.8 .000 .080 .080    2.40 11 Mike Hines
12 George Myers   R   BUF 3 R 23   49 271 58 64 4 53 .837   192 35 5 1 1 20 19 8 19 .182 .215 .234 .449 17      -     1.6   1.6 .000 .033 .033    0.88 12 George Myers
13 Sandy Nava     PRO 1 U 34   27 172 40 27 1 16 .887   92 9 0 0 0 8 5 9 28 .098 .178 .098 .276 2      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .044 .044    0.77 13 Sandy Nava
14 John Humphries   R   NY T4 L 22 AA-C   20 138 35 20 2 21 .896   64 6 0 0 0 6 2 9 19 .094 .205 .094 .299 2      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .030 .030    0.31 14 John Humphries
15 Frank Ringo     PHI 6 R 23   26 107 16 34 2 32 .783   91 12 2 0 0 4 6 3 19 .132 .160 .154 .314 3      -     0.1   0.1 .000 .003 .003    0.02 15 Frank Ringo
League Average Age 25.8 League Avg WS/Game .065 .044 .109
League Avg per 800 Chances 583.6 137.5 78.9 9.9 86.0 .901 Offense Share of WS 59.4%
League Average per 600 PA 562.5 128.8 20.2 8.2 4.7 81.7 60.1 37.5 75.9 .229 .277 .319 .596 80.7 Average WS/Team  10.71
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   10.7%   85 511 95 46 6 66 .929     321 87 9 9 3 61 41 24   28             .271 .322 .383 .705 60        9.5   3.1  12.6 .112 .036 .148 Bats Left
Bats Right 75.0%   585 3463 823 470 64 504 .901   2165 501 82 30 20 308 232 139 294 .231 .278 .325 .603 316     35.7  28.0  63.7 .061 .048 .109 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   14.3%     117 613 163 104 8 106 .882     405 74 13 3 1 51 36 30   68             .183 .239 .237 .476 39        5.7   3.7   9.4 .049 .032 .080 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 42.0%   329 1926 453 285 29 287 .893   1226 258 42 22 4 174 103 63 185 .210 .249 .290 .539 153     18.3  15.2  33.5 .056 .046 .102 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 54.4%   431 2489 588 308 48 373 .909   1573 395 62 20 20 238 201 121 177 .251 .305 .354 .659 260     32.6  18.4  51.0 .076 .043 .118 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 3.5%   27 172 40 27 1 16 .887   92 9 0 0 0 8 5 9 28 .098 .178 .098 .276 2      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .044 .044 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.5%     117 607 142 134 8 140 .848     424 82 12 4 1 52 40 32   59             .193 .250 .248 .498 46        4.7   2.2   6.9 .040 .019 .059 Rookie  
Starter 71.0%   560 3296 739 388 54 456 .912   2067 515 81 40 19 320 239 144 256 .249 .298 .355 .653 344     45.4  25.5  70.9 .081 .046 .127 Starter  
Reserve     29.0%     227 1291 342 232 24 220 .876     824 147 23 2 5 100 70 49   134             .178 .225 .229 .454 71        5.5   9.3  14.8 .024 .041 .065 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   10.7%   85 627.0 116.6 56.4 7.4 81.0 .929     558.3 151.3 15.7 15.7 5.2 106.1 71.3 41.7   48.7             .271 .322 .383 .705 104.3       16.5   5.4  21.9 .112 .036 .148 Bats Left
Bats Right 75.0%   585 582.5 138.4 79.1 10.8 84.8 .901   563.8 130.5 21.4 7.8 5.2 80.2 60.4 36.2 76.6 .231 .278 .325 .603 82.3      9.3   7.3  16.6 .061 .048 .109 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                       Bats Both
Bats Unknown   14.3%     117 557.3 148.2 94.5 7.3 96.4 .882     558.6 102.1 17.9 4.1 1.4 70.3 49.7 41.4   93.8             .183 .239 .237 .476 53.8        7.9   5.1  13.0 .049 .032 .080 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 42.0%   329 578.4 136.0 85.6 8.7 86.2 .893   570.7 120.1 19.6 10.2 1.9 81.0 47.9 29.3 86.1 .210 .249 .290 .539 71.2      8.5   7.1  15.6 .056 .046 .102 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 54.4%   431 588.2 139.0 72.8 11.3 88.2 .909   557.1 139.9 22.0 7.1 7.1 84.3 71.2 42.9 62.7 .251 .305 .354 .659 92.1     11.5   6.5  18.1 .076 .043 .118 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 3.5%   27 575.7 133.9 90.4 3.3 53.6 .887   546.5 53.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.5 29.7 53.5 166.3 .098 .178 .098 .276 11.9      -     7.1   7.1 .000 .044 .044 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.5%     117 549.9 128.7 121.4 7.2 126.8 .848     557.9 107.9 15.8 5.3 1.3 68.4 52.6 42.1   77.6             .193 .250 .248 .498 60.5        6.2   2.9   9.1 .040 .019 .059 Rookie  
Starter 71.0%   560 596.1 133.7 70.2 9.8 82.5 .912   560.9 139.8 22.0 10.9 5.2 86.8 64.9 39.1 69.5 .249 .298 .355 .653 93.4     12.3   6.9  19.2 .081 .046 .127 Starter  
Reserve     29.0%     227 553.8 146.7 99.5 10.3 94.4 .876     566.3 101.0 15.8 1.4 3.4 68.7 48.1 33.7   92.1             .178 .225 .229 .454 48.8        3.8   6.4  10.2 .024 .041 .065 Reserve