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1928 1930 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 Jimmie Wilson     STL 4 R 28   119 410 80 14 16 2 .972   394 128 27 8 4 59 71 43 19 2 10 4 .325 .394 .464 .858 72     10.3   5.6  15.9 .087 .047 .134   19.53 1 1 Jimmie Wilson
2 Clyde Sukeforth   R   CIN 7 L 27   76 171 40 4 4 6 .981   237 84 16 2 1 31 33 17 6 0 8 8 .354 .398 .451 .849 42      6.5   2.7   9.2 .086 .036 .121   10.76 2 Clyde Sukeforth
3 2 Johnny Gooch     CIN 7 B 31   86 251 61 8 7 1 .975   287 86 13 5 0 22 34 24 10 1 1 4 .300 .356 .380 .736 40      4.9   4.2   9.1 .057 .049 .106    9.95 3 2 Johnny Gooch
4 Spud Davis     PHI 5 R 24   89 198 47 10 7 4 .961   263 90 18 0 7 31 48 19 17 2 5 1 .342 .391 .490 .881 45      6.1   3.0   9.1 .069 .034 .102    9.78 4 Spud Davis
5 3   Val Picinich             BRO 6 R 32       85 311 62 8 8 9 .979     273 71 16 6 4 28 31 34   24 0 8   3     .260 .342 .407 .749 36        3.8   4.4   8.2 .045 .052 .096    8.56 5 3   Val Picinich
6 4 Shanty Hogan     NY 3 R 23   93 286 47 7 5 5 .979   317 95 13 0 5 19 45 25 22 6 5 1 .300 .362 .388 .750 48      5.6   2.8   8.4 .060 .030 .090    8.48 6 4 Shanty Hogan
7 7 Zack Taylor T23     BOS/CHI 8/1 R 30   95 348 71 11 11 5 .974   316 84 23 3 1 37 41 26 27 2 8 0 .266 .326 .367 .693 41      3.8   4.6   8.4 .040 .048 .088    8.39 7 7 Zack Taylor
8 Bob O'Farrell     NY 3 R 32   84 254 22 6 2 3 .979   248 76 14 3 4 35 42 28 30 3 3 3 .306 .384 .435 .819 44      5.9   2.1   8.0 .070 .025 .095    8.30 8 Bob O'Farrell
9 5 Charlie Hargreaves     PIT 2 R 32   101 308 56 7 7 4 .981   328 88 12 5 1 33 44 16 12 2 6 1 .268 .306 .345 .651 36      2.3   4.9   7.2 .023 .049 .071    6.46 9 5 Charlie Hargreaves
10 6 Walt Lerian     PHI 5 R 26   103 271 69 5 13 2 .986   273 61 13 2 6 28 25 53 37 2 5 0 .223 .354 .352 .706 35      2.3   4.9   7.2 .022 .048 .070    6.40 10 6 Walt Lerian
                               
11 Rollie Hemsley     PIT 2 R 22   80 240 48 14 7 5 .954   235 68 13 7 0 31 37 11 22 0 9 1 .289 .321 .404 .725 31      3.0   3.5   6.5 .038 .044 .081    6.23 11 Rollie Hemsley
12 Earl Smith     STL 4 L 32   50 131 21 6 1 4 .962   145 50 8 0 1 9 22 18 6 0 1 0 .345 .417 .421 .838 26      3.9   1.4   5.3 .078 .028 .106    5.80 12 Earl Smith
13 8 Al Spohrer   R   BOS 8 R 26   109 314 57 18 5 7 .954   342 93 21 8 2 42 48 26 35 2 12 1 .272 .327 .398 .725 43      4.2   2.4   6.6 .039 .022 .061    5.46 13 8 Al Spohrer
14 Hank DeBerry     BRO 6 R 34   68 304 36 3 3 4 .991   210 55 11 1 1 13 25 17 15 0 7 1 .262 .317 .338 .655 21      1.1   3.9   5.0 .016 .057 .074    4.56 14 Hank DeBerry
15     Mike Gonzalez             CHI 1 R 38       60 212 34 2 7 1 .992     167 40 3 0 0 15 18 18   14 1 3   1     .240 .317 .257 .574 16        0.5   3.5   4.0 .008 .058 .067    3.47 15     Mike Gonzalez
16 Earl Grace   R   CHI 1 L 22   27 106 18 0 1 0 1.000   80 20 1 0 2 7 17 9 7 1 4 0 .250 .333 .338 .671 10      0.8   1.7   2.5 .030 .063 .093    2.56 16 Earl Grace
17 Johnny Schulte     CHI 1 L 32   30 74 16 2 3 6 .978   69 18 3 0 0 6 9 7 11 0 2 0 .261 .329 .304 .633 7      0.6   1.2   1.8 .020 .040 .060    1.48 17 Johnny Schulte
18 Butch Henline     BRO 6 R 34   21 72 15 3 2 0 .967   62 15 2 0 1 5 7 9 9 0 2 0 .242 .338 .323 .661 7      0.5   1.0   1.5 .024 .048 .071    1.35 18 Butch Henline
19 Lou Legett   R   BOS 8 R 28   28 58 16 7 1 4 .914   81 13 2 0 0 7 6 3 18 0 0 2 .160 .190 .185 .375 1      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .014 .014    0.16 19 Lou Legett
League Average Age 28.7 League Avg WS/Game .047 .041 .089
League Avg per 800 Chances 655.6 123.9 20.5 16.7 10.9 .974 Offense Share of WS 53.2%
League Average per 600 PA 535.0 152.7 28.3 6.2 4.9 56.6 74.6 49.8 42.2 3.0 12.2 3.8 .285 .350 .389 .739 74.3 Average WS/Team  15.54
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   12.3%   183 482 95 12 9 16 .980     531 172 28 2 4 53 81 51   30 1 15   8     .324 .384 .407 .791 85       11.8   7.0  18.8 .064 .038 .103 Bats Left
Bats Right 81.5%   1135 3586 660 115 94 55 .974   3509 977 188 43 36 383 488 328 301 22 83 19 .278 .344 .387 .731 476     49.4  47.0  96.4 .044 .041 .085 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   6.2%     86 251 61 8 7 1 .975     287 86 13 5 0 22 34 24   10 1 1   4     .300 .356 .380 .736 40        4.9   4.2   9.1 .057 .049 .106 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.2%   289 830 160 31 20 14 .970   895 273 45 7 14 88 147 64 68 9 23 3 .305 .357 .418 .775 134     15.5  11.0  26.5 .054 .038 .092 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 30.5%   435 1224 262 48 39 21 .969   1327 379 79 20 13 167 183 142 115 6 35 15 .286 .357 .405 .762 193     23.3  16.0  39.3 .054 .037 .090 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 45.0%   620 2053 360 54 44 36 .978   1938 543 102 23 13 188 255 179 144 8 38 12 .280 .344 .377 .721 258     26.8  27.7  54.5 .043 .045 .088 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   4.3%   60 212 34 2 7 1 .992   167 40 3 0 0 15 18 18 14 1 3 1 .240 .317 .257 .574 16      0.5   3.5   4.0 .008 .058 .067 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     16.6%     240 649 131 29 11 17 .964     740 210 40 10 5 87 104 55   66 3 24   11     .284 .336 .385 .721 96       11.5   7.2  18.7 .048 .030 .078 Rookie  
Starter 55.3%   760 2398 468 73 65 33 .975   2429 681 131 37 23 260 329 240 177 16 50 14 .280 .349 .393 .742 341     36.3  32.3  68.6 .048 .043 .090 Starter  
Reserve     44.7%     644 1921 348 62 45 39 .973     1898 554 98 13 17 198 274 163   164 8 49   17     .292 .350 .384 .734 260       29.8  25.9  55.7 .046 .040 .086 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   12.3%   183 654.7 129.0 16.3 12.2 21.7 .980     532.8 172.6 28.1 2.0 4.0 53.2 81.3 51.2   30.1 1.0 15.0   8.0     .324 .384 .407 .791 85.3       11.8   7.0  18.9 .064 .038 .103 Bats Left
Bats Right 81.5%   1135 657.8 121.1 21.1 17.2 10.1 .974   534.1 148.7 28.6 6.5 5.5 58.3 74.3 49.9 45.8 3.4 12.6 2.9 .278 .344 .387 .731 72.5      7.5   7.2  14.7 .044 .041 .085 Bats Right
Bats Both   6.2%     86 627.5 152.5 20.0 17.5 2.5 .975     550.2 164.9 24.9 9.6 0.0 42.2 65.2 46.0   19.2 1.9 1.9   7.7     .300 .356 .380 .736 76.7        9.4   8.1  17.4 .057 .049 .106 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.2%   289 650.3 125.4 24.3 15.7 11.0 .970   541.9 165.3 27.2 4.2 8.5 53.3 89.0 38.7 41.2 5.5 13.9 1.8 .305 .357 .418 .775 81.1      9.4   6.7  16.0 .054 .038 .092 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 30.5%   435 638.3 136.7 25.0 20.3 11.0 .969   527.3 150.6 31.4 7.9 5.2 66.4 72.7 56.4 45.7 2.4 13.9 6.0 .286 .357 .405 .762 76.7      9.3   6.4  15.6 .054 .037 .090 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 45.0%   620 665.8 116.7 17.5 14.3 11.7 .978   537.6 150.6 28.3 6.4 3.6 52.1 70.7 49.7 39.9 2.2 10.5 3.3 .280 .344 .377 .721 71.6      7.4   7.7  15.1 .043 .045 .088 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   4.3%   60 683.9 109.7 6.4 22.6 3.2 .992   530.2 127.0 9.5 0.0 0.0 47.6 57.1 57.1 44.4 3.2 9.5 3.2 .240 .317 .257 .574 50.8      1.6  11.1  12.7 .008 .058 .067 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     16.6%     240 641.8 129.5 28.7 10.9 16.8 .964     540.2 153.3 29.2 7.3 3.6 63.5 75.9 40.1   48.2 2.2 17.5   8.0     .284 .336 .385 .721 70.1        8.4   5.3  13.6 .048 .030 .078 Rookie  
Starter 55.3%   760 652.7 127.4 19.9 17.7 9.0 .975   532.9 149.4 28.7 8.1 5.0 57.0 72.2 52.6 38.8 3.5 11.0 3.1 .280 .349 .393 .742 74.8      8.0   7.1  15.0 .048 .043 .090 Starter  
Reserve     44.7%     644 659.3 119.4 21.3 15.4 13.4 .973     537.7 156.9 27.8 3.7 4.8 56.1 77.6 46.2   46.5 2.2 13.9   4.8     .292 .350 .384 .734 73.7        8.4   7.3  15.8 .046 .040 .086 Reserve