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1895 1897 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 Deacon McGuire     WAS T9 R 32   98 349 87 30 14 17 .936   385 124 25 3 2 59 69 30 14 6 6 12 .322 .380 .418 .798 70      9.9   3.6   13.5 .101 .037 .138   16.28 1 1 Deacon McGuire
2 Jack Clements     PHI 8 L 31   53 149 51 7 3 9 .966   184 66 5 7 5 35 45 17 14 5 6 2 .359 .427 .543 .970 47      7.3   2.0    9.3 .138 .038 .175   12.66 2 Jack Clements
3 2 Wilbert Robinson Other     BAL 1 R 33   67 260 48 17 5 13 .948   245 85 9 6 2 43 38 14 13 1 4 9 .347 .385 .457 .842 48      6.5   2.9    9.4 .097 .043 .140   11.44 3 2 Wilbert Robinson
4 3 Mike Grady     PHI 8 R 26   61 167 60 14 12 11 .942   217 69 18 6 1 44 39 14 17 8 0 9 .318 .381 .470 .851 47      6.5   2.1    8.6 .107 .034 .141   10.49 4 3 Mike Grady
5 4   Chief Zimmer             CLE 2 R 35       91 338 81 12 9 22 .972     332 92 18 3 3 46 46 31   47 9 5   4     .277 .355 .377 .732 52        4.7   5.0    9.7 .052 .055 .107   10.29 5 4   Chief Zimmer
6 5 Heinie Peitz     CIN 3 R 25   67 201 42 8 6 12 .968   211 63 12 5 2 33 34 30 15 0 6 7 .299 .386 .431 .817 42      5.4   2.9    8.3 .081 .043 .124    9.49 6 5 Heinie Peitz
7 6 Joe Sugden     PIT 6 B 25   70 284 70 18 12 11 .952   260 77 4 6 0 36 31 16 8 4 11 4 .296 .346 .358 .704 39      4.1   3.7    7.8 .059 .053 .111    8.46 7 6 Joe Sugden
8 Boileryard Clarke     BAL 1 R 27   67 203 53 14 5 14 .948   248 74 12 6 2 40 59 12 10 7 7 6 .298 .348 .419 .767 41      4.3   2.4    6.7 .064 .036 .100    6.88 8 Boileryard Clarke
9 Bill Merritt     PIT 6 R 25   62 242 75 20 5 14 .941   233 68 7 2 1 21 35 15 8 1 8 2 .292 .337 .352 .689 32      3.0   3.0    6.0 .048 .048 .097    6.06 9 Bill Merritt
10 7 Ed McFarland   R   STL 11 R 21   80 276 117 16 6 19 .961   283 68 13 4 3 47 35 15 17 1 10 7 .240 .281 .346 .627 32      1.5   5.0    6.5 .019 .063 .081    6.02 10 7 Ed McFarland
                                 
11 8 Marty Bergen   R   BOS 4 U 24   63 207 70 24 6 27 .920   241 65 6 4 4 38 36 11 22 3 4 6 .270 .310 .378 .688 34      2.5   3.5    6.0 .040 .056 .095    6.02 11 8 Marty Bergen
12 Buster Burrell   R   BRO T9 R 29   60 176 42 17 3 3 .928   206 62 11 3 0 19 23 15 13 0 4 1 .301 .348 .383 .731 31      4.0   1.7    5.7 .067 .028 .095    5.71 12 Buster Burrell
13 Farmer Vaughn     CIN 3 R 32 1B   57 168 53 11 6 4 .953   217 64 10 5 1 36 33 8 4 1 4 4 .295 .323 .401 .724 32      3.0   2.6    5.6 .053 .046 .098    5.70 13 Farmer Vaughn
14 Fred Tenney     BOS 4 L 24 RF   27 102 31 10 3 8 .930   108 36 4 1 1 20 15 11 4 0 7 6 .333 .395 .417 .812 22      2.8   1.3    4.1 .104 .048 .152    5.19 14 Fred Tenney
15 9   John Grim             BRO T9 R 28       77 242 82 21 7 14 .939     264 70 12 1 2 30 33 11   13 6 9   7     .265 .310 .341 .651 34        2.9   2.8    5.7 .038 .036 .074    5.04 15 9   John Grim
16 Duke Farrell     NY/WAS 7/T9 B 29 3B   52 169 56 7 4 13 .970   194 56 8 4 1 25 41 16 6 2 7 2 .289 .349 .387 .736 31      3.3   1.3    4.6 .063 .025 .088    4.45 16 Duke Farrell
17 Jack O'Connor     CLE 2 R 27   37 109 31 5 3 6 .966   144 43 6 1 1 23 24 8 7 2 4 8 .299 .344 .375 .719 22      2.0   1.5    3.5 .054 .041 .095    3.50 17 Jack O'Connor
18 10 Charlie Dexter   R   LOU 12 R 20 CF   55 179 63 26 9 14 .903   217 60 10 4 2 35 20 9 18 3 1 11 .276 .314 .387 .701 32      2.6   1.2    3.8 .047 .022 .069    3.25 18 10 Charlie Dexter
19 11 Malachi Kittridge     CHI 5 R 26   64 251 56 12 12 7 .962   212 47 4 1 1 17 19 14 14 1 5 6 .222 .273 .264 .537 20      -     3.7    3.7 .000 .058 .058    2.89 19 11 Malachi Kittridge
20 Tim Donahue     CHI 5 L 26   57 235 60 20 7 11 .937   188 41 10 1 0 27 20 11 15 4 4 11 .218 .276 .282 .558 20      -     3.4    3.4 .000 .060 .060    2.70 20 Tim Donahue
                                 
21 Doggie Miller     LOU 12 R 31 2B   48 138 50 16 4 10 .922   165 45 9 2 1 28 17 14 5 1 2 8 .273 .333 .370 .703 25      2.1   1.0    3.1 .044 .021 .065    2.56 21 Doggie Miller
22 Morgan Murphy     STL 11 R 29   48 178 48 18 5 7 .926   175 45 5 2 0 12 11 8 14 0 6 1 .257 .290 .309 .599 18      0.5   2.6    3.1 .010 .054 .065    2.56 22 Morgan Murphy
23 Charlie Ganzel     BOS 4 R 34   41 139 47 2 4 6 .989   160 42 2 0 1 25 16 8 4 2 4 2 .263 .306 .294 .600 19      0.4   2.4    2.8 .010 .059 .068    2.38 23 Charlie Ganzel
24 Jack Boyle     PHI 8 R 30   28 83 21 9 3 7 .920   102 30 3 1 1 12 20 4 5 4 1 2 .294 .345 .373 .718 16      1.6   0.8    2.4 .057 .029 .086    2.28 24 Jack Boyle
25     Pat McCauley       R     WAS T9 U 26       24 73 27 9 2 11 .917     81 20 3 0 3 13 11 7   8 1 3   3     .247 .315 .395 .710 12        1.2   0.8    2.0 .050 .033 .083    1.88 25     Pat McCauley
26 John Warner     LOU/NY 12/7 L 23   51 200 53 18 4 11 .934   161 38 2 1 0 18 13 13 17 3 8 4 .236 .305 .261 .566 17      0.1   1.8    1.9 .002 .035 .037    1.19 26 John Warner
27 12 Parke Wilson     NY 7 R 28   71 256 64 22 4 23 .936   246 58 2 0 0 32 22 13 14 1 10 9 .236 .277 .244 .521 22      -     2.1    2.1 .000 .030 .030    1.17 27 12 Parke Wilson
League Average Age 27.8 League Avg WS/Game .052 .043 .095
League Avg per 800 Chances 587.7 168.2 44.1 17.8 35.4 .945 Offense Share of WS 55.1%
League Average per 600 PA 542.9 153.7 22.0 7.6 3.8 77.8 77.0 35.8 33.1 7.3 14.0 14.6 .283 .336 .373 .709 81.9 Average WS/Team  12.44
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   12.1%   188 686 195 55 17 39 .941     641 181 21 10 6 100 93 52   50 12 25   23     .282 .348 .374 .722 106       10.2   8.5   18.7 .054 .045 .099 Bats Left
Bats Right 74.3%   1179 3955 1120 290 122 223 .946   4262 1209 188 55 26 602 593 273 252 54 96 115 .284 .335 .372 .707 635     60.9  49.3  110.2 .052 .042 .093 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 8.0%   122 453 126 25 16 24 .959   454 133 12 10 1 61 72 32 14 6 18 6 .293 .348 .370 .718 70      7.4   5.0   12.4 .061 .041 .102 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   5.6%     87 280 97 33 8 38 .920     322 85 9 4 7 51 47 18   30 4 7   9     .264 .311 .382 .693 46        3.7   4.3    8.0 .043 .049 .092 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 18.0%   276 964 334 94 28 79 .932   1010 267 35 14 10 158 119 59 78 10 30 34 .264 .311 .356 .667 137      9.5  12.8   22.3 .034 .046 .081 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 51.3%   817 2786 766 205 87 157 .945   2879 793 114 38 14 372 402 190 162 37 84 76 .275 .328 .356 .684 411     37.2  34.0   71.2 .046 .042 .087 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 24.7%   392 1286 357 92 39 66 .947   1458 456 63 24 13 238 238 95 59 20 27 39 .313 .363 .416 .779 257     30.8  15.3   46.1 .079 .039 .118 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   5.9%   91 338 81 12 9 22 .972   332 92 18 3 3 46 46 31 47 9 5 4 .277 .355 .377 .732 52      4.7   5.0    9.7 .052 .055 .107 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.9%     282 911 319 92 26 74 .930     1028 275 43 15 12 152 125 57   78 8 22   28     .268 .311 .374 .685 141       11.8  12.2   24.0 .042 .043 .085 Rookie  
Starter 55.0%   864 3010 840 220 102 190 .946   3113 878 133 43 22 460 422 208 212 43 71 91 .282 .336 .374 .710 472     46.6  38.5   85.1 .054 .045 .098 Starter  
Reserve     45.0%     712 2364 698 183 61 134 .944     2566 730 97 36 18 354 383 167   134 33 75   62     .284 .336 .371 .707 385       35.6  28.6   64.2 .050 .040 .090 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   12.1%   188 586.3 166.7 47.0 14.5 33.3 .941     526.8 148.8 17.3 8.2 4.9 82.2 76.4 42.7   41.1 9.9 20.6   18.9     .282 .348 .374 .722 87.1        8.4   7.0   15.4 .054 .045 .099 Bats Left
Bats Right 74.3%   1179 589.8 167.0 43.2 18.2 33.3 .946   545.8 154.8 24.1 7.0 3.3 77.1 75.9 35.0 32.3 6.9 12.3 14.7 .284 .335 .372 .707 81.3      7.8   6.3   14.1 .052 .042 .093 Bats Right
Bats Both 8.0%   122 600.0 166.9 33.1 21.2 31.8 .959   534.1 156.5 14.1 11.8 1.2 71.8 84.7 37.6 16.5 7.1 21.2 7.1 .293 .348 .370 .718 82.4      8.7   5.9   14.6 .061 .041 .102 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   5.6%     87 546.3 189.3 64.4 15.6 74.1 .920     550.4 145.3 15.4 6.8 12.0 87.2 80.3 30.8   51.3 6.8 12.0   15.4     .264 .311 .382 .693 78.6        6.3   7.4   13.7 .043 .049 .092 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 18.0%   276 554.0 192.0 54.0 16.1 45.4 .932   546.5 144.5 18.9 7.6 5.4 85.5 64.4 31.9 42.2 5.4 16.2 18.4 .264 .311 .356 .667 74.1      5.1   6.9   12.1 .034 .046 .081 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 51.3%   817 593.2 163.1 43.7 18.5 33.4 .945   541.5 149.2 21.4 7.1 2.6 70.0 75.6 35.7 30.5 7.0 15.8 14.3 .275 .328 .356 .684 77.3      7.0   6.4   13.4 .046 .042 .087 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 24.7%   392 593.0 164.6 42.4 18.0 30.4 .947   546.8 171.0 23.6 9.0 4.9 89.3 89.3 35.6 22.1 7.5 10.1 14.6 .313 .363 .416 .779 96.4     11.6   5.7   17.3 .079 .039 .118 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   5.9%   91 627.4 150.3 22.3 16.7 40.8 .972   528.4 146.4 28.6 4.8 4.8 73.2 73.2 49.3 74.8 14.3 8.0 6.4 .277 .355 .377 .732 82.8      7.5   8.0   15.4 .052 .055 .107 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.9%     282 551.3 193.0 55.7 15.7 44.8 .930     553.2 148.0 23.1 8.1 6.5 81.8 67.3 30.7   42.0 4.3 11.8   15.1     .268 .311 .374 .685 75.9        6.3   6.6   12.9 .042 .043 .085 Rookie  
Starter 55.0%   864 591.7 165.1 43.2 20.0 37.3 .946   543.8 153.4 23.2 7.5 3.8 80.3 73.7 36.3 37.0 7.5 12.4 15.9 .282 .336 .374 .710 82.4      8.1   6.7   14.9 .054 .045 .098 Starter  
Reserve     45.0%     712 582.8 172.1 45.1 15.0 33.0 .944     541.9 154.2 20.5 7.6 3.8 74.8 80.9 35.3   28.3 7.0 15.8   13.1     .284 .336 .371 .707 81.3        7.5   6.0   13.6 .050 .040 .090 Reserve