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1948 1950 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 Roy Campanella BBW 15 a   BRO 1 R 27   127 684 55 11 5 7 .985   436 125 22 2 22 65 82 67 36 3 1 3 2 11 .287 .385 .498 .883 89     17.1   6.8   23.9 .135 .054 .188   32.23 1 1 Roy Campanella
2 2 Andy Seminick A   PHI 3 R 28   98 411 54 12 6 13 .975   334 81 11 2 24 52 68 69 74 5 3 0 10 .243 .380 .503 .883 63     12.9   4.6   17.5 .132 .047 .179   22.99 2 2 Andy Seminick
3 3 Walker Cooper a   NY/CIN 5/7 R 34   117 464 61 11 5 15 .979   454 117 13 4 20 48 83 28 32 5 1 0 19 .258 .308 .436 .744 56      8.1   4.8   12.9 .069 .041 .110   13.31 3 3 Walker Cooper
4 Bill Salkeld   BOS 4 L 32   63 230 21 5 3 4 .980   161 41 5 0 5 17 25 44 24 1 3 1 5 .255 .417 .379 .796 28      5.7   2.2    7.9 .090 .035 .125    8.70 4 Bill Salkeld
5     Stan Lopata       R     PHI 3 R 23       58 236 19 7 2 5 .973     240 65 9 2 8 31 27 21   44 0 0   1   7 .271 .330 .425 .755 32        5.2   2.2    7.4 .090 .038 .128    8.22 5     Stan Lopata
6 Joe Garagiola   STL 2 L 23   80 332 35 6 1 6 .984   241 63 14 0 3 25 26 31 19 1 2 0 6 .261 .348 .357 .705 30      3.9   4.2    8.1 .049 .053 .101    8.01 6 Joe Garagiola
7 4 Clyde McCullough   PIT 6 R 32   90 363 39 6 8 3 .985   241 57 9 3 4 30 21 24 30 4 2 1 3 .237 .316 .349 .665 27      3.3   4.7    8.0 .037 .052 .089    7.41 7 4 Clyde McCullough
8 5 Del Rice   STL 2 R 26   92 355 29 3 4 2 .992   284 67 16 1 4 25 29 30 40 5 6 0 6 .236 .320 .342 .662 31      3.0   4.8    7.8 .033 .052 .085    7.06 8 5 Del Rice
9 6 Wes Westrum   NY 5 R 26   62 224 18 5 4 4 .980   169 41 4 1 7 23 28 37 39 2 1 1 0 5 .243 .385 .402 .787 28      4.3   2.3    6.6 .069 .037 .106    6.69 9 6 Wes Westrum
10 Phil Masi   BOS/PIT 4/6 R 33   81 291 34 2 8 4 .994   234 58 8 1 2 28 19 30 25 0 4 2 10 .248 .333 .316 .649 24      2.5   3.9    6.4 .031 .048 .079    5.59 10 Phil Masi
                           
11 7 Mickey Owen   CHI 8 R 33   59 219 35 8 5 7 .969   198 54 9 3 2 15 18 12 13 1 3 1 2 .273 .318 .379 .697 24      3.6   1.7    5.3 .061 .029 .090    4.94 11 7 Mickey Owen
12 8 Del Crandall R-2   BOS 4 R 19   63 287 39 6 5 2 .982   228 60 10 1 4 21 34 9 18 0 2 2 8 .263 .291 .368 .659 23      2.2   3.2    5.4 .035 .051 .086    4.91 12 8 Del Crandall
13 Ray Mueller   CIN/NY 7/5 R 37   87 307 36 4 2 4 .988   276 67 6 2 6 24 36 18 27 2 7 2 0 9 .243 .294 .344 .638 27      1.9   3.4    5.3 .022 .039 .061    4.07 13 Ray Mueller
14 Bruce Edwards   BRO 1 R 25   41 184 13 2 0 4 .990   132 28 3 0 7 21 22 22 13 0 0 0 0 5 .212 .325 .394 .719 18      2.3   1.6    3.9 .056 .039 .095    3.74 14 Bruce Edwards
15     Mickey Livingston             NY/BOS 5/4 R 34       41 136 14 3 0 2 .980     121 32 4 1 4 12 18 5   13 3 0   0   2 .264 .310 .413 .723 16        2.0   1.3    3.3 .049 .032 .080    2.91 15     Mickey Livingston
16 Dixie Howell   CIN 7 R 29   56 191 35 3 2 5 .987   172 42 6 1 2 17 18 8 21 2 1 0 5 .244 .286 .326 .612 15      1.0   2.4    3.4 .018 .043 .061    2.60 16 Dixie Howell
17 Bob Scheffing   CHI 8 R 35   40 152 18 4 3 4 .977   149 40 6 1 3 12 19 9 9 1 3 0 7 .268 .314 .383 .697 16      1.8   1.1    2.9 .045 .028 .073    2.43 17 Bob Scheffing
18 Ed Fitz Gerald   PIT 6 R 25   56 163 22 5 5 7 .974   160 42 7 0 2 16 18 8 27 1 2 1 5 .263 .302 .344 .646 16      1.1   2.0    3.1 .020 .036 .055    2.27 18 Ed Fitz Gerald
19 Rube Walker   CHI 8 L 23   43 166 23 7 2 6 .964   172 42 4 1 3 11 22 9 18 0 0 0 4 .244 .282 .331 .613 15      1.1   1.1    2.2 .026 .026 .051    1.55 19 Rube Walker
20 Rube Novotney R   CHI 8 R 24   20 82 9 4 0 3 .958   67 18 2 1 0 4 6 3 11 0 0 0 3 .269 .300 .328 .628 6      0.5   0.4    0.9 .025 .020 .045    0.59 20 Rube Novotney
League Average Age 28.8 League Avg WS/Game .061 .043 .103
League Avg per 800 Chances 706.7 78.6 14.7 9.0 13.8 .982 Offense Share of WS 58.7%
League Average per 600 PA 533.1 136.0 20.0 3.2 15.7 59.3 73.8 57.7 63.6 4.3 4.9 1.8 15.7 .255 .333 .393 .726 69.7 Average WS/Team  17.78
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   13.4%   186 728 79 18 6 16 .978     574 146 23 1 11 53 73 84   61 2 5   1 0 15 .254 .352 .355 .707 73       10.7   7.5   18.2 .058 .040 .098 Bats Left
Bats Right 86.6%   1188 4749 530 96 64 91 .982   3895 994 145 26 121 444 546 400 472 34 36 14 2 117 .255 .330 .399 .729 511     72.8  51.2  124.0 .061 .043 .104 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.9%   264 1103 125 30 10 22 .976   948 248 39 5 18 92 115 73 110 1 4 3 0 28 .262 .315 .370 .685 106     12.9  11.1   24.0 .049 .042 .091 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 39.2%   532 2212 226 41 26 42 .983   1687 426 69 7 68 219 265 241 250 18 14 5 2 47 .253 .352 .423 .775 260     41.7  24.5   66.2 .078 .046 .124 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 31.9%   451 1703 204 35 29 35 .982   1409 359 48 12 37 150 184 143 137 14 13 5 0 41 .255 .330 .385 .715 175     25.2  18.6   43.8 .056 .041 .097 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   9.0%   127 459 54 8 5 8 .985   425 107 12 3 9 36 55 27 36 3 10 2 0 16 .252 .301 .358 .659 43      3.7   4.5    8.2 .029 .035 .065 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     10.9%     141 605 67 17 7 10 .975     535 143 21 4 12 56 67 33   73 0 2   3   18 .267 .310 .389 .699 61        7.9   5.8   13.7 .056 .041 .097 Rookie  
Starter 50.1%   668 2859 312 59 40 49 .982   2197 571 90 15 83 265 342 269 274 22 19 8 2 54 .260 .346 .428 .774 331     53.1  31.3   84.4 .079 .047 .126 Starter  
Reserve     49.9%     706 2618 297 55 30 58 .981     2272 569 78 12 49 232 277 215   259 14 22   7 0 78 .250 .319 .360 .679 253       30.4  27.4   57.8 .043 .039 .082 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   13.4%   186 705.9 76.6 17.5 5.8 15.5 .978     517.9 131.7 20.8 0.9 9.9 47.8 65.9 75.8   55.0 1.8 4.5   0.9 0.0 13.5 .254 .352 .355 .707 65.9        9.7   6.8   16.4 .058 .040 .098 Bats Left
Bats Right 86.6%   1188 706.8 78.9 14.3 9.5 13.5 .982   535.4 136.6 19.9 3.6 16.6 61.0 75.1 55.0 64.9 4.7 4.9 1.9 0.3 16.1 .255 .330 .399 .729 70.2     10.0   7.0   17.0 .061 .043 .104 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.9%   264 701.4 79.5 19.1 6.4 14.0 .976   554.4 145.0 22.8 2.9 10.5 53.8 67.3 42.7 64.3 0.6 2.3 1.8 0.0 16.4 .262 .315 .370 .685 62.0      7.5   6.5   14.0 .049 .042 .091 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 39.2%   532 713.9 72.9 13.2 8.4 13.6 .983   516.4 130.4 21.1 2.1 20.8 67.0 81.1 73.8 76.5 5.5 4.3 1.5 0.6 14.4 .253 .352 .423 .775 79.6     12.8   7.5   20.3 .078 .046 .124 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 31.9%   451 701.6 84.0 14.4 11.9 14.4 .982   535.4 136.4 18.2 4.6 14.1 57.0 69.9 54.3 52.1 5.3 5.0 1.9 0.0 15.6 .255 .330 .385 .715 66.5      9.6   7.1   16.6 .056 .041 .097 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   9.0%   127 704.8 82.9 12.3 7.7 12.3 .985   548.4 138.1 15.5 3.9 11.6 46.5 71.0 34.8 46.5 3.9 12.9 2.6 0.0 20.6 .252 .301 .358 .659 55.5      4.8   5.8   10.6 .029 .035 .065 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.9%     141 702.5 77.8 19.7 8.1 11.6 .975     563.2 150.5 22.1 4.2 12.6 58.9 70.5 34.7   76.8 0.0 2.1   3.2   18.9 .267 .310 .389 .699 64.2        8.3   6.1   14.4 .056 .041 .097 Rookie  
Starter 50.1%   668 708.1 77.3 14.6 9.9 12.1 .982   525.8 136.7 21.5 3.6 19.9 63.4 81.9 64.4 65.6 5.3 4.5 1.9 0.5 12.9 .260 .346 .428 .774 79.2     12.7   7.5   20.2 .079 .047 .126 Starter  
Reserve     49.9%     706 705.2 80.0 14.8 8.1 15.6 .981     540.3 135.3 18.5 2.9 11.7 55.2 65.9 51.1   61.6 3.3 5.3   1.7 0.0 18.5 .250 .319 .360 .679 60.2        7.2   6.5   13.7 .043 .039 .082 Reserve