Catchers
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1926 1928 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 Gabby Hartnett BBW 10     CHI 4 R 26   126 479 99 16 21 12 .973   449 132 32 5 10 56 80 44 42 3 13 2 .294 .361 .454 .815 73     13.0   8.1   21.1 .103 .064 .167   28.06 1 1 Gabby Hartnett
2 Johnny Schulte   R   STL 2 L 30   59 172 45 10 6 6 .956   156 45 8 2 9 35 32 47 19 1 4 1 .288 .456 .538 .994 40      9.4   2.6   12.0 .159 .044 .203   17.59 2 Johnny Schulte
3 2 Bubbles Hargrave T13     CIN 5 R 34   92 261 57 4 10 5 .988   305 94 18 3 0 36 35 31 18 2 11 0 .308 .376 .387 .763 46      8.5   4.0   12.5 .092 .043 .136   14.97 3 2 Bubbles Hargrave
4 3 Shanty Hogan   R   BOS 7 R 21   61 215 54 4 3 2 .985   229 66 17 1 3 24 32 9 23 3 5 2 .288 .324 .410 .734 30      4.7   3.0    7.7 .077 .049 .126    8.89 4 3 Shanty Hogan
5 4   Johnny Gooch             PIT 1 B 29       91 285 57 9 7 2 .974     291 75 17 2 2 22 48 19   21 1 8   0     .258 .305 .351 .656 31        3.2   4.2    7.4 .035 .046 .081    6.86 5 4   Johnny Gooch
6 Earl Smith     PIT 1 L 30   61 187 32 3 2 7 .986   189 51 3 1 5 16 25 21 11 1 11 0 .270 .346 .376 .722 25      3.6   2.5    6.1 .059 .041 .100    6.27 6 Earl Smith
7 5 Jimmie Wilson     PHI 8 R 26   124 377 82 12 12 10 .975   443 122 15 2 2 50 45 34 15 2 10 13 .275 .330 .332 .662 50      4.9   2.7    7.6 .040 .022 .061    6.11 7 5 Jimmie Wilson
8 Bob O'Farrell     STL 2 R 30   53 141 45 4 5 1 .979   178 47 10 1 0 19 18 23 22 0 2 3 .264 .348 .331 .679 23      3.1   2.6    5.7 .058 .049 .108    6.08 8 Bob O'Farrell
9 Val Picinich     CIN 5 R 30   61 218 31 5 8 3 .980   173 44 8 3 0 16 12 24 15 0 8 3 .254 .345 .335 .680 21      2.8   3.0    5.8 .046 .049 .095    5.81 9 Val Picinich
10 Butch Henline     BRO 6 R 32   60 216 50 15 6 3 .947   177 47 10 3 1 12 18 17 10 2 7 1 .266 .337 .373 .710 23      2.6   3.0    5.6 .043 .050 .093    5.56 10 Butch Henline
                           
11 6 Hank DeBerry     BRO 6 R 32   67 339 59 5 8 2 .988   201 47 3 2 1 15 21 17 8 0 6 1 .234 .294 .284 .578 17      0.6   5.1    5.7 .009 .076 .085    5.40 11 6 Hank DeBerry
12 Jack Cummings   R   NY 3 R 23   34 64 10 2 1 1 .974   80 29 6 1 2 8 14 5 10 1 3 0 .363 .407 .538 .945 16      3.6   0.5    4.1 .106 .015 .121    4.63 12 Jack Cummings
13 Charlie Hargreaves     BRO 6 R 30   44 160 32 3 6 4 .985   133 38 3 1 0 9 11 14 7 2 2 1 .286 .362 .323 .685 17      1.9   2.5    4.4 .043 .057 .100    4.52 13 Charlie Hargreaves
14 7 Zack Taylor     BOS/NY 7/3 R 28   108 404 79 11 11 8 .978   354 83 9 4 1 26 35 25 25 1 8 2 .234 .287 .291 .578 29      1.2   4.1    5.3 .011 .038 .049    3.82 14 7 Zack Taylor
15     Mike Gonzalez             CHI 4 R 36       35 136 29 1 6 3 .994     108 26 4 1 1 15 15 10   8 1 4   1     .241 .311 .324 .635 11        1.0   2.5    3.5 .029 .071 .100    3.60 15     Mike Gonzalez
16 8 Frank Snyder     STL 2 R 34   62 174 37 4 5 0 .981   194 50 5 0 1 7 30 9 18 0 7 0 .258 .291 .299 .590 16      0.9   2.8    3.7 .015 .045 .060    2.94 16 8 Frank Snyder
17 Luke Urban   R   BOS 7 R 29   34 59 30 5 1 2 .947   111 32 5 0 0 11 10 3 6 1 1 1 .288 .313 .333 .646 11      1.5   1.0    2.5 .044 .029 .074    2.20 17 Luke Urban
18 Bubber Jonnard   R   PHI 8 R 29   41 93 24 4 3 1 .967   143 42 6 0 0 18 14 7 7 0 4 0 .294 .327 .336 .663 16      1.6   0.7    2.3 .039 .017 .056    1.77 18 Bubber Jonnard
19 Roy Spencer   R   PIT 1 R 27   34 98 15 3 2 4 .974   92 26 3 1 0 9 13 3 3 0 2 0 .283 .305 .337 .642 9      0.8   1.3    2.1 .024 .038 .062    1.70 19 Roy Spencer
20 Al DeVormer     NY 3 R 35   54 115 27 7 0 2 .953   134 33 3 1 2 13 20 10 10 2 4 1 .246 .308 .328 .636 14      1.5   0.9    2.4 .028 .017 .044    1.64 20 Al DeVormer
                           
21 Frank Gibson     BOS 7 B 36   47 130 35 6 3 5 .965   167 37 1 2 0 7 19 3 10 0 3 2 .222 .235 .251 .486 8      -     1.7    1.7 .000 .036 .036    1.05 21 Frank Gibson
22 Clyde Sukeforth   R   CIN 5 L 25   24 52 12 2 1 1 .970   58 11 2 0 0 12 2 7 2 0 3 2 .190 .277 .224 .501 4      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .029 .029    0.39 22 Clyde Sukeforth
League Average Age 29.4 League Avg WS/Game .051 .043 .095
League Avg per 800 Chances 642.1 138.1 19.8 18.6 12.3 .975 Offense Share of WS 54.2%
League Average per 600 PA 534.9 144.2 23.0 4.4 4.9 53.4 67.3 46.8 38.0 2.8 15.5 4.4 .270 .332 .357 .689 65.0 Average WS/Team  16.24
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   10.1%   144 411 89 15 9 14 .971     403 107 13 3 14 63 59 75   32 2 18   3     .266 .383 .417 .800 69       13.0   5.8   18.8 .090 .040 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 80.0%   1090 3549 760 105 108 63 .976   3504 958 157 29 24 344 423 285 247 20 97 31 .273 .332 .355 .687 422     54.2  47.8  102.0 .050 .044 .094 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   9.9%     138 415 92 15 10 7 .971     458 112 18 4 2 29 67 22   31 1 11   2     .245 .281 .314 .595 39        3.2   5.9    9.1 .023 .043 .066 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.7%   95 279 64 6 4 3 .983   309 95 23 2 5 32 46 14 33 4 8 2 .307 .346 .443 .789 46      8.3   3.5   11.8 .087 .037 .124 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 42.8%   582 1847 398 62 58 40 .973   1941 523 89 14 15 204 247 142 121 8 49 20 .269 .322 .353 .675 223     26.2  22.8   49.0 .045 .039 .084 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 41.1%   559 1868 388 53 56 31 .977   1706 463 68 16 17 165 202 203 128 8 58 10 .271 .352 .360 .712 228     33.4  28.1   61.5 .060 .050 .110 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   9.4%   136 381 91 14 9 10 .971   409 96 8 4 3 35 54 23 28 3 11 4 .235 .280 .296 .576 33      2.5   5.1    7.6 .018 .038 .056 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     19.7%     287 753 190 30 17 17 .969     869 251 47 5 14 117 117 81   70 6 22   6     .289 .354 .403 .757 126       21.6   9.8   31.4 .075 .034 .109 Rookie  
Starter 52.9%   704 2397 496 63 74 39 .979   2370 646 114 18 19 228 312 180 165 12 67 20 .273 .327 .360 .687 283     36.6  32.9   69.5 .052 .047 .099 Starter  
Reserve     47.1%     668 1978 445 72 53 45 .971     1995 531 74 18 21 208 237 202   145 11 59   16     .266 .337 .353 .690 247       33.8  26.6   60.4 .051 .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   10.1%   144 638.4 138.3 23.3 14.0 21.7 .971     485.5 128.9 15.7 3.6 16.9 75.9 71.1 90.4   38.6 2.4 21.7   3.6     .266 .383 .417 .800 83.1       15.7   7.0   22.7 .090 .040 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 80.0%   1090 643.2 137.8 19.0 19.6 11.4 .976   538.2 147.2 24.1 4.5 3.7 52.8 65.0 43.8 37.9 3.1 14.9 4.8 .273 .332 .355 .687 64.8      8.3   7.3   15.7 .050 .044 .094 Bats Right
Bats Both   9.9%     138 636.0 141.0 23.0 15.3 10.7 .971     558.6 136.6 22.0 4.9 2.4 35.4 81.7 26.8   37.8 1.2 13.4   2.4     .245 .281 .314 .595 47.6        3.9   7.2   11.1 .023 .043 .066 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.7%   95 639.5 146.7 13.8 9.2 6.9 .983   553.4 170.1 41.2 3.6 9.0 57.3 82.4 25.1 59.1 7.2 14.3 3.6 .307 .346 .443 .789 82.4     14.9   6.3   21.1 .087 .037 .124 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 42.8%   582 640.5 138.0 21.5 20.1 13.9 .973   544.2 146.6 25.0 3.9 4.2 57.2 69.3 39.8 33.9 2.3 13.7 5.6 .269 .322 .353 .675 62.5      7.3   6.4   13.7 .045 .039 .084 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 41.1%   559 647.2 134.4 18.4 19.4 10.7 .977   518.3 140.7 20.7 4.9 5.2 50.1 61.4 61.7 38.9 2.4 17.6 3.0 .271 .352 .360 .712 69.3     10.1   8.5   18.7 .060 .050 .110 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   9.4%   136 627.2 149.8 23.0 14.8 16.5 .971   550.2 129.1 10.8 5.4 4.0 47.1 72.6 31.0 37.7 4.0 14.8 5.4 .235 .280 .296 .576 44.4      3.4   6.9   10.2 .018 .038 .056 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     19.7%     287 619.1 156.2 24.7 14.0 14.0 .969     533.1 154.0 28.8 3.1 8.6 71.8 71.8 49.7   42.9 3.7 13.5   3.7     .289 .354 .403 .757 77.3       13.3   6.0   19.3 .075 .034 .109 Rookie  
Starter 52.9%   704 648.7 134.2 17.1 20.0 10.6 .979   540.9 147.4 26.0 4.1 4.3 52.0 71.2 41.1 37.7 2.7 15.3 4.6 .273 .327 .360 .687 64.6      8.4   7.5   15.9 .052 .047 .099 Starter  
Reserve     47.1%     668 634.2 142.7 23.1 17.0 14.4 .971     528.0 140.5 19.6 4.8 5.6 55.1 62.7 53.5   38.4 2.9 15.6   4.2     .266 .337 .353 .690 65.4        8.9   7.0   16.0 .051 .040 .090 Reserve