Catchers
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1915 1917 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 Hank Gowdy     BOS 3 R 26   116 553 158 14 19 10 .981   349 88 14 1 1 32 34 24 33 6 14 8 .252 .311 .307 .618 39      9.7   7.5   17.2 .084 .065 .148   21.53 1 1 Hank Gowdy
2 Lew McCarty     BRO/NY 1/4 R 27   51 209 59 3 4 0 .989   160 56 7 5 0 16 17 16 19 2 7 2 .350 .416 .456 .872 30      8.8   2.1   10.9 .173 .041 .214   16.38 2 Lew McCarty
3 2 Chief Meyers     BRO 1 R 35   74 389 95 8 9 8 .984   239 59 10 3 0 21 21 26 15 6 3 2 .247 .336 .314 .650 27      5.7   4.6   10.3 .077 .062 .139   12.49 3 2 Chief Meyers
4 3 Bill Rariden     NY 4 R 28   119 576 144 21 10 12 .972   351 78 9 3 1 23 29 55 32 3 6 4 .222 .333 .274 .607 39      8.1   3.7   11.8 .068 .031 .099   12.08 4 3 Bill Rariden
5 4   Mike Gonzalez             STL T7 R 25       93 367 136 10 8 12 .981     290 69 13 4 0 29 25 25   16 3 7   4     .238 .305 .310 .615 29        5.6   4.2    9.8 .060 .045 .105   10.34 5 4   Mike Gonzalez
6 5 Ivy Wingo     CIN T7 L 25   107 463 170 28 15 14 .958   347 85 8 11 2 30 40 25 27 1 20 4 .245 .298 .349 .647 33      5.5   3.0    8.5 .051 .028 .079    7.79 6 5 Ivy Wingo
7 Earl Blackburn   R   BOS 3 R 23   44 166 45 6 2 3 .972   110 30 4 4 0 12 7 9 21 0 4 2 .273 .328 .382 .710 15      4.3   2.0    6.3 .098 .045 .143    7.75 7 Earl Blackburn
8 Frank Snyder     STL T7 R 23 1B   72 310 115 12 11 8 .973   246 64 7 2 0 14 24 11 19 0 4 4 .260 .292 .305 .597 5      4.1   3.3    7.4 .057 .046 .103    7.71 8 Frank Snyder
9 Otto Miller     BRO 1 R 27   69 311 85 13 6 9 .968   216 55 9 2 1 16 17 7 29 1 3 6 .255 .281 .329 .610 19      3.0   3.5    6.5 .043 .051 .094    6.49 9 Otto Miller
10 William Fischer     CHI/PIT 5/6 L 25   91 429 119 15 8 8 .973   292 64 16 3 2 26 20 21 11 2 9 3 .219 .276 .315 .591 26      2.7   3.6    6.3 .030 .040 .069    5.39 10 William Fischer
                         
11 Ed Burns     PHI 2 R 27   75 283 87 7 5 14 .981   213 50 8 1 0 14 14 16 18 3 6 3 .235 .297 .282 .579 19      3.2   2.7    5.9 .043 .036 .079    5.38 11 Ed Burns
12 Art Wilson     PIT/CHI 6/5 R 30   73 307 80 13 6 16 .968   242 55 8 3 1 16 17 19 41 1 10 5 .227 .286 .298 .584 21      3.1   2.7    5.8 .042 .037 .079    5.32 12 Art Wilson
13 6 Bill Killefer     PHI 2 R 28   91 443 89 8 15 11 .985   286 62 5 4 3 22 27 8 14 3 10 2 .217 .246 .294 .540 20      2.0   4.2    6.2 .022 .046 .068    5.26 13 6 Bill Killefer
14 Tommy Clarke     CIN T7 R 28   51 187 58 9 3 2 .965   177 42 10 1 0 10 17 24 20 0 3 8 .237 .328 .305 .633 18      3.2   1.2    4.4 .063 .024 .086    4.20 14 Tommy Clarke
15 7   Walter Schmidt       R     PIT 6 R 29       57 232 88 8 6 9 .976     184 35 1 2 2 16 15 10   13 1 7   3     .190 .236 .250 .486 9        -     2.8    2.8 .000 .049 .049    2.02 15 7   Walter Schmidt
16 8 Jimmy Archer     CHI 5 R 33   61 236 84 7 5 4 .979   202 44 6 2 1 11 30 12 24 2 9 3 .218 .269 .282 .551 15      0.6   1.8    2.4 .010 .030 .039    1.55 16 8 Jimmy Archer
17 George Gibson     PIT 6 R 35   29 140 39 2 2 3 .989   84 17 2 2 0 4 4 3 7 1 3 0 .202 .239 .274 .513 5      -     1.6    1.6 .000 .055 .055    1.22 17 George Gibson
18 Walt Tragesser   R   BOS 3 R 29   29 73 27 3 2 4 .971   54 11 1 0 0 3 4 5 10 1 1 0 .204 .283 .222 .505 4      0.5   1.0    1.5 .017 .034 .052    1.11 18 Walt Tragesser
19 Brad Kocher   R   NY 4 R 28   30 75 15 2 1 4 .978   65 7 2 0 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 .108 .134 .138 .272 0      -     0.4    0.4 .000 .013 .013    0.15 19 Brad Kocher
League Average Age 27.5 League Avg WS/Game .053 .042 .095
League Avg per 800 Chances 602.7 177.5 19.8 14.4 15.4 .975 Offense Share of WS 55.6%
League Average per 600 PA 537.2 127.0 18.3 6.9 1.8 41.3 47.5 41.6 49.6 4.7 16.5 8.2 .236 .297 .307 .604 48.8 Average WS/Team  15.75
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   15.5%   198 892 289 43 23 22 .965     639 149 24 14 4 56 60 46   38 3 29   7     .233 .288 .333 .621 59        8.2   6.6   14.8 .041 .033 .075 Bats Left
Bats Right 84.5%   1134 4857 1404 146 114 129 .977   3472 822 116 38 10 261 303 272 341 33 98 57 .237 .298 .301 .599 313     61.9  49.3  111.2 .055 .043 .098 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 8.6%   116 476 160 18 13 11 .972   356 94 11 6 0 26 31 20 40 0 8 6 .264 .303 .329 .632 20      8.4   5.3   13.7 .072 .046 .118 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 73.2%   979 4201 1235 141 102 109 .975   2988 702 103 36 12 239 260 238 252 26 94 48 .235 .297 .306 .603 284     52.3  39.9   92.2 .053 .041 .094 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 10.1%   134 543 164 20 11 20 .972   444 99 14 5 2 27 47 31 65 3 19 8 .223 .278 .291 .569 36      3.7   4.5    8.2 .028 .034 .061 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   8.2%   103 529 134 10 11 11 .985   323 76 12 5 0 25 25 29 22 7 6 2 .235 .312 .303 .615 32      5.7   6.2   11.9 .055 .060 .116 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     10.5%     160 546 175 19 11 20 .974     413 83 8 6 2 32 27 26   54 2 12   5 0   .201 .252 .264 .516 28        4.8   6.2   11.0 .030 .039 .069 Rookie  
Starter 55.3%   718 3259 964 104 87 80 .976   2248 520 66 30 10 184 221 185 174 25 76 30 0 .231 .297 .301 .598 211     37.2  31.8   69.0 .052 .044 .096 Starter  
Reserve     44.7%     614 2490 729 85 50 71 .974     1863 451 74 22 4 133 142 133   205 11 51   34 0   .242 .296 .312 .608 161       32.9  24.1   57.0 .054 .039 .093 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   15.5%   198 583.0 188.9 28.1 15.0 14.4 .965     534.7 124.7 20.1 11.7 3.3 46.9 50.2 38.5   31.8 2.5 24.3   5.9     .233 .288 .333 .621 49.4        6.9   5.5   12.4 .041 .033 .075 Bats Left
Bats Right 84.5%   1134 606.5 175.3 18.2 14.2 16.1 .977   537.6 127.3 18.0 5.9 1.5 40.4 46.9 42.1 52.8 5.1 15.2 8.8 .237 .298 .301 .599 48.5      9.6   7.6   17.2 .055 .043 .098 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 8.6%   116 582.3 195.7 22.0 15.9 13.5 .972   556.3 146.9 17.2 9.4 0.0 40.6 48.4 31.2 62.5 0.0 12.5 9.4 .264 .303 .329 .632 31.3     13.1   8.3   21.4 .072 .046 .118 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 73.2%   979 602.6 177.2 20.2 14.6 15.6 .975   535.8 125.9 18.5 6.5 2.2 42.9 46.6 42.7 45.2 4.7 16.8 8.6 .235 .297 .306 .603 50.9      9.4   7.2   16.5 .053 .041 .094 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 10.1%   134 597.5 180.5 22.0 12.1 22.0 .972   536.0 119.5 16.9 6.0 2.4 32.6 56.7 37.4 78.5 3.6 23.0 9.7 .223 .278 .291 .569 43.5      4.5   5.4    9.9 .028 .034 .061 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   8.2%   103 628.8 159.3 11.9 13.1 13.1 .985   530.9 124.9 19.7 8.2 0.0 41.1 41.1 47.7 36.2 11.5 9.9 3.3 .235 .312 .303 .615 52.6      9.4  10.2   19.6 .055 .060 .116 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.5%     160 590.3 189.2 20.5 11.9 21.6 .974     547.0 109.9 10.6 7.9 2.6 42.4 35.8 34.4   71.5 2.7 15.9   6.6 0.0   .201 .252 .264 .516 37.1        6.4   8.2   14.6 .030 .039 .069 Rookie  
Starter 55.3%   718 602.6 178.2 19.2 16.1 14.8 .976   532.3 123.1 15.6 7.1 2.4 43.6 52.3 43.8 41.2 5.9 18.0 7.1 0.0 .231 .297 .301 .598 50.0      8.8   7.5   16.3 .052 .044 .096 Starter  
Reserve     44.7%     614 602.9 176.5 20.6 12.1 17.2 .974     543.1 131.5 21.6 6.4 1.2 38.8 41.4 38.8   59.8 3.2 14.9   9.9 0.0   .242 .296 .312 .608 46.9        9.6   7.0   16.6 .054 .039 .093 Reserve