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Pos Pct. of Catcher Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Catcher   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1876    2 Deacon White CHI 28    14.40 14.0%   63 577.0 97.8 125.2 5.9 56.7 .844   586.9 200.7 34.9 2.2 2.2 128.7 115.6 13.1 6.5 .342 .356 .420 .776 135.3     17.0   7.6    24.7 .124 .056 .179
1877    1 John Clapp STL 25    10.11 42.3%   144 552.6 138.2 109.2 10.6 143.0 .864   580.2 182.8 20.9 9.9 0.0 109.0 70.5 19.8 19.8 .315 .338 .385 .723 111.2     17.4   4.8    22.2 .110 .031 .140
1878         0.0%                        
1879    5 John Clapp BUF 27     7.73 22.4%   131 587.9 127.6 84.5 6.2 118.8 .894   585.8 159.3 24.0 8.7 2.2 75.3 61.1 14.2 25.1 .272 .289 .354 .643 89.5     11.1   5.3    16.5 .078 .037 .115
                       
1880    2 John Clapp CIN 28    12.86 46.2%   279 567.7 150.4 81.9 10.9 84.2 .898   574.0 125.9 23.7 5.1 0.6 55.9 38.4 26.0 44.6 .219 .253 .281 .534 62.7      6.2   8.0    14.2 .039 .051 .090
1881    1 Charlie Bennett DET 26    17.08 57.9%   372 579.1 161.1 59.8 13.8 107.4 .925   574.1 158.0 25.9 4.2 2.9 72.1 67.1 25.9 56.7 .275 .306 .350 .656 85.1     11.7   7.5    19.3 .076 .049 .124
1882    1 Charlie Bennett DET 27    21.83 57.7%   373 588.4 151.7 59.9 13.4 87.6 .925   582.4 135.4 21.4 10.5 4.2 72.1 67.5 17.6 54.1 .233 .255 .327 .582 77.1      9.1   7.2    16.3 .058 .046 .104
1883    1 Charlie Bennett DET 28    17.80 52.4%   434 551.6 158.5 89.9 10.5 107.9 .888   570.8 145.4 37.6 9.2 2.6 86.3 58.7 29.2 67.5 .255 .291 .367 .658 90.4     11.6   6.1    17.7 .072 .038 .110
1884    2 Barney Gilligan PRO 28    15.97 54.4%   431 588.2 139.0 72.8 11.3 88.2 .909   557.1 139.9 22.0 7.1 7.1 84.3 71.2 42.9 62.7 .251 .305 .354 .659 92.1     11.5   6.5    18.1 .076 .043 .118
1885    1 Buck Ewing NY 25    21.33 56.0%   499 552.2 162.8 85.0 9.4 88.4 .894   572.3 128.1 20.0 6.7 2.9 71.5 53.4 27.7 74.4 .224 .260 .297 .557 71.2      9.2   6.4    15.6 .058 .040 .098
1886    1 King Kelly CHI 28    22.69 46.2%   409 563.2 168.4 68.4 9.6 107.7 .915   566.8 139.3 21.0 7.9 2.8 75.2 59.0 33.2 88.3 20.2 .246 .288 .325 .613 78.8      9.8   5.2    15.0 .061 .032 .093
1887    6 Charlie Ganzel DET 25     6.34 35.8%   365 523.1 201.5 75.4 15.0 93.6 .906   558.2 141.7 20.1 7.1 3.8 82.8 65.6 36.0 36.0 5.8 38.0 .254 .306 .336 .642 82.0      7.4   6.4    13.8 .049 .042 .091
1888    1 Buck Ewing NY 28    30.10 34.6%   344 560.5 176.0 63.5 16.4 71.5 .921   565.4 139.2 19.8 9.9 6.3 87.1 54.8 28.3 38.6 6.3 43.1 .246 .290 .349 .639 82.6     14.3   6.0    20.3 .092 .039 .131
1889    1 Buck Ewing NY 29    27.84 33.8%   335 553.0 187.4 59.6 15.2 62.1 .925   539.7 150.3 18.9 11.7 2.7 89.1 75.6 57.6 45.9 2.7 33.3 .279 .351 .372 .723 96.3     12.2   8.4    20.6 .081 .056 .136
                       
1890    1 Jack Clements PHI 25    24.38 42.1%   432 576.1 159.2 64.7 14.5 63.5 .919   542.2 135.9 21.5 8.1 5.0 75.7 73.7 51.1 52.8 6.7 21.5 .251 .323 .348 .671 82.4      9.2   6.0    15.1 .063 .041 .104
1891    1 Jack Clements PHI 26    25.10 50.5%   513 600.7 140.2 59.1 8.7 51.7 .926   547.8 146.2 25.1 5.8 2.3 71.8 75.9 44.3 38.2 7.9 12.0 .267 .331 .347 .678 83.2     10.3   5.7    16.0 .069 .038 .107
1892    2 Jack Clements PHI 27    17.28 57.9%   1057 591.9 158.6 49.5 14.2 51.8 .938   546.3 130.3 18.4 8.5 3.5 70.2 67.1 47.7 49.5 6.0 13.7 .239 .307 .322 .629 73.2      8.6   6.7    15.3 .056 .043 .099
1893    1 Jack Clements PHI 28    13.73 52.2%   793 578.3 172.7 49.0 16.2 45.3 .939   552.9 146.4 20.5 8.5 7.3 87.5 86.5 40.2 28.5 6.9 13.5 .265 .323 .372 .695 84.9      7.6   5.7    13.2 .054 .040 .094
1894    2 Duke Farrell NY 27    14.99 51.8%   835 569.2 167.5 63.3 14.9 44.3 .921   536.3 156.5 24.1 10.4 4.8 88.2 84.4 47.8 32.7 7.5 8.4 15.7 .292 .358 .402 .760 95.3      7.5   6.2    13.8 .051 .042 .092
1895    4 John Grim BRO 27    11.38 38.8%   628 578.1 166.8 55.1 18.1 47.2 .931   541.7 146.8 22.5 7.2 2.2 77.9 77.9 40.3 33.1 7.9 10.1 16.3 .271 .331 .351 .682 82.6      6.7   6.2    12.9 .043 .040 .083
1896    4 Mike Grady PHI 26    10.49 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
1897    5 Heinie Peitz CIN 26    10.91 50.7%   809 600.1 157.5 42.4 12.4 34.5 .947   551.9 137.9 18.5 6.3 1.7 67.1 72.7 29.6 6.1 12.4 12.8 .250 .295 .315 .610 63.5      3.2   6.6     9.8 .021 .043 .064
1898    1 Lou Criger CLE 26    21.30 59.7%   1078 594.2 169.9 35.9 16.4 29.2 .955   542.6 138.4 19.4 6.7 1.6 68.8 63.1 38.4 8.1 10.9 13.2 .255 .314 .324 .638 70.3      8.2   7.2    15.4 .052 .045 .097
1899    4 Heinie Peitz CIN 28    11.39 45.2%   823 556.6 205.3 38.1 16.5 27.4 .952   535.5 137.1 16.7 6.6 1.2 64.9 62.1 42.9 7.0 14.6 17.1 .256 .319 .318 .637 66.6      6.2   6.6    12.8 .039 .041 .080
                       
1900    1 Ed McFarland PHI 25    17.71 40.0%   443 545.1 221.3 33.6 19.1 45.3 .958   555.0 148.8 20.3 7.9 4.6 71.7 68.9 30.0 6.8 8.2 12.1 .268 .314 .358 .672 72.1      8.1   8.0    16.1 .051 .051 .102
1901    2 Ed McFarland PHI 26    12.18 40.3%   460 622.2 151.8 26.0 13.1 29.8 .968   559.9 144.9 19.2 5.4 1.3 54.6 57.0 23.3 6.7 10.1 16.2 .259 .297 .320 .617 58.7      5.9   6.3    12.1 .038 .040 .078
1902    1 Johnny Kling CHI 27    21.94 41.5%   442 607.3 166.7 26.0 12.8 16.8 .967   545.7 128.3 16.5 4.1 0.3 48.8 54.0 35.4 6.2 12.7 15.1 .235 .289 .282 .571 51.2      7.5   7.0    14.6 .050 .046 .096
1903    1 Johnny Kling CHI 28    28.79 44.0%   484 576.2 197.3 26.5 13.3 16.6 .967   543.8 137.7 24.7 9.8 3.5 62.8 68.5 38.4 5.4 12.4 15.2 .253 .309 .354 .663 69.2     10.3   6.9    17.1 .067 .045 .112
1904    2 Tom Needham BOS 25    10.83 65.4%   809 572.6 195.0 32.4 14.3 17.1 .959   557.0 131.1 15.7 4.2 3.2 50.3 48.8 26.5 5.4 11.1 14.3 .235 .277 .296 .573 50.9      6.9   7.0    13.9 .042 .043 .085
1905    1 Roger Bresnahan NY 26    26.74 52.7%   642 585.4 184.1 30.5 13.1 22.2 .962   546.3 129.4 17.5 6.7 1.5 57.5 54.0 35.2 6.8 11.7 14.7 .237 .291 .302 .593 54.0      6.6   7.6    14.3 .041 .048 .089
1906    2 Roger Bresnahan NY 27    30.56 58.1%   729 599.4 172.4 28.2 12.2 16.5 .965   543.2 115.6 16.4 5.7 1.1 39.0 46.5 37.2 6.6 13.0 11.6 .213 .272 .270 .542 42.4      6.2   6.3    12.5 .037 .038 .075
1907    2 Roger Bresnahan NY 28    23.80 63.0%   778 600.5 175.1 24.4 17.0 16.3 .970   543.1 122.4 12.5 6.8 1.9 48.4 49.4 39.0 4.7 13.2 9.1 .225 .283 .284 .567 46.0      6.9   7.0    13.9 .042 .042 .084
1908    1 Roger Bresnahan NY 29    37.27 53.3%   693 611.3 165.6 23.1 13.3 14.8 .971   534.2 126.7 20.4 4.5 1.2 47.4 48.4 41.7 5.7 18.4 11.3 .237 .299 .299 .598 51.2      9.5   7.2    16.7 .057 .043 .100
1909    1 George Gibson PIT 28    30.57 34.8%   421 614.9 162.2 22.9 14.5 12.6 .971   535.2 136.4 21.7 7.1 2.6 47.2 58.5 41.6 5.2 18.0 7.5 .255 .315 .337 .652 62.2     12.3   7.3    19.7 .078 .047 .125
                       
1910    1 George Gibson PIT 29    20.37 33.2%   428 602.3 179.6 18.1 14.5 12.1 .977   537.0 149.0 23.5 6.0 2.6 46.6 74.5 45.1 36.9 4.5 13.4 7.1 .277 .338 .358 .696 69.6     13.0   8.3    21.3 .082 .052 .134
1911    3 Tex Erwin BRO 25    14.37 36.8%   512 601.1 170.9 28.0 14.7 9.0 .965   534.5 138.6 19.3 6.2 4.5 57.6 60.3 47.6 49.7 3.8 14.1 7.9 .259 .324 .344 .668 66.6      9.3   7.4    16.8 .053 .042 .095
1912    2 Jimmy Archer CHI 29    14.67 20.9%   299 625.4 149.9 24.7 14.6 13.1 .969   541.8 152.0 20.8 3.1 6.7 58.8 69.3 36.8 55.8 3.0 18.4 11.6 .281 .330 .368 .698 70.5     10.1   7.1    17.2 .055 .039 .094
1913    3 Bill Killefer PHI 25    10.35 35.6%   515 606.0 177.6 16.4 13.4 8.0 .980   543.0 130.1 18.8 7.0 1.6 51.2 53.5 39.4 57.4 4.3 13.3 7.0 .240 .296 .309 .605 52.7      6.1   8.4    14.6 .030 .042 .072
1914    6 Tommy Clarke CIN 26    11.00 33.2%   444 590.2 186.7 23.1 14.5 12.4 .971   542.1 132.0 20.9 5.9 1.2 47.3 46.9 39.8 50.8 3.5 14.6 6.7 0.0 .243 .299 .310 .609 54.4      6.9   8.2    15.1 .040 .047 .086
1915    2 Hank Gowdy BOS 25    17.18 46.8%   656 614.3 165.9 19.8 11.6 11.2 .975   539.5 126.6 16.9 6.1 0.6 42.8 43.6 43.0 61.1 4.4 13.1 10.0 4.7 .235 .297 .292 .589 51.9      8.4   7.8    16.3 .046 .043 .089
1916    1 Hank Gowdy BOS 26    21.53 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
1917    1 Bill Killefer PHI 29    17.28 62.8%   839 613.9 166.0 20.1 14.1 12.7 .975   543.2 139.8 17.4 6.5 2.5 45.0 50.1 39.8 38.6 3.5 13.5 10.4 .257 .312 .327 .639 59.3     11.6   7.1    18.7 .068 .041 .109
1918    1 Mike Gonzalez STL 27    13.01 59.7%   631 588.0 190.3 21.7 17.9 14.8 .973   548.0 127.2 17.1 5.6 1.1 37.5 34.5 37.5 47.4 2.7 11.8 9.9 .232 .284 .290 .574 46.9      6.9   6.9    13.8 .041 .041 .082
Pos Pct. of Catcher Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Catcher   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1919    1 Ivy Wingo CIN 28    17.41 46.4%   554 572.7 203.1 24.2 16.0 13.7 .970   543.3 130.1 21.7 5.4 2.8 43.8 52.9 40.9 50.7 4.1 11.7 8.8 .239 .298 .315 .613 52.6      9.0   6.8    15.9 .052 .039 .091
                       
1920    4 Ivy Wingo CIN 29    11.70 47.9%   656 595.6 177.8 26.6 15.5 12.4 .967   552.9 139.3 19.8 6.7 2.9 47.3 54.0 33.2 40.1 1.9 12.0 4.8 2.9 .252 .296 .328 .624 55.1      8.2   6.5    14.8 .047 .037 .084
1921    1 Frank Snyder NY 28    20.43 37.4%   525 609.2 169.8 21.0 17.3 13.3 .974   551.6 160.6 22.0 6.1 4.7 50.7 72.0 35.5 35.5 3.4 9.5 4.1 3.4 .291 .338 .379 .717 71.3     11.1   6.5    17.6 .063 .037 .099
1922    1 Bob O'Farrell CHI 25    34.98 50.2%   680 621.2 160.2 18.6 18.3 13.3 .977   526.7 161.4 26.5 8.4 11.0 70.5 81.0 55.5 40.3 4.4 13.4 5.2 4.0 .306 .377 .451 .828 90.2     14.4   6.8    21.2 .090 .043 .133
1923    2 Bob O'Farrell CHI 26    34.28 31.2%   412 614.9 165.3 19.8 19.3 13.9 .975   527.5 159.2 27.8 6.2 9.2 65.5 80.9 61.2 39.2 5.1 6.2 7.7 4.0 .302 .380 .430 .810 89.3     14.5   6.3    20.8 .096 .042 .138
1924    4 Zack Taylor BRO 25    14.33 36.1%   471 642.7 143.8 13.5 21.0 10.1 .983   537.2 149.0 23.8 6.7 5.6 58.6 67.0 45.6 34.4 4.2 13.0 2.1 2.8 .277 .339 .378 .717 70.8     10.7   8.6    19.3 .065 .052 .117
1925    2 Earl Smith PIT 28    17.32 33.3%   432 625.0 149.5 25.5 20.3 12.8 .968   540.6 157.7 24.1 7.1 5.9 59.0 75.3 50.9 35.3 2.2 6.3 2.2 1.9 .292 .355 .395 .750 77.6     10.9   6.7    17.6 .068 .042 .109
1926    1 Bob O'Farrell STL 29    29.63 69.4%   943 619.7 157.2 23.1 17.5 16.2 .971   529.7 144.5 29.2 5.3 5.1 57.5 66.6 53.4 37.6 2.6 14.3 3.1 .273 .342 .377 .719 70.7     10.4   7.9    18.3 .060 .045 .106
1927    1 Gabby Hartnett CHI 26    28.06 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
1928    1 Gabby Hartnett CHI 27    38.30 38.4%   532 642.0 145.0 13.0 20.2 11.1 .984   522.0 137.2 28.5 5.0 6.2 62.2 58.2 62.2 42.7 3.1 12.7 5.9 .263 .345 .372 .717 68.4      9.4   7.8    17.3 .057 .048 .105
1929    1 Jimmie Wilson STL 28    19.53 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
                       
1930    1 Gabby Hartnett CHI 29    41.77 47.0%   634 687.6 95.1 17.3 15.0 13.8 .978   545.3 168.7 30.5 6.2 14.4 75.1 86.5 37.9 39.9 2.2 14.6 3.2 .309 .357 .467 .824 89.2     10.8   6.6    17.4 .069 .042 .111
1931    1 Shanty Hogan NY 25    22.21 40.2%   550 678.1 106.9 15.0 15.7 7.3 .981   547.5 151.0 31.6 4.0 5.2 42.4 61.7 46.0 35.3 2.8 3.7 1.5 .276 .335 .377 .712 68.4      9.4   7.2    16.6 .056 .043 .099
1932    2 Spud Davis PHI 27    20.60 45.6%   599 696.0 92.5 11.5 14.6 8.8 .986   557.0 159.9 27.5 4.8 10.1 54.2 79.5 36.0 37.6 1.6 5.4 1.3 .287 .332 .408 .740 75.8     11.0   7.9    18.9 .069 .049 .118
1933    2 Spud Davis PHI 28    20.55 51.7%   716 674.6 108.7 16.7 16.1 13.3 .979   550.9 154.2 25.1 2.0 7.0 48.4 66.5 38.7 31.7 3.4 7.0 1.1 21.5 .280 .331 .371 .702 64.0     10.5   6.4    16.9 .065 .040 .104
1934    3 Spud Davis STL 29    18.49 57.3%   787 699.5 87.2 13.3 10.7 10.2 .983   545.9 150.4 25.0 3.2 8.6 57.4 67.1 44.2 41.0 3.0 6.9 1.1 20.7 .275 .333 .381 .714 66.9      8.8   6.2    15.0 .052 .036 .088
1935    2 Ernie Lombardi CIN 27    22.34 49.5%   678 681.0 100.9 18.1 10.9 12.2 .977   535.0 154.2 22.3 3.6 8.3 55.0 70.4 56.0 30.6 2.6 6.4 1.9 15.7 .288 .358 .390 .748 74.9     12.0   7.0    19.0 .075 .044 .118
1936    3 Ernie Lombardi CIN 28    21.52 46.0%   658 666.4 115.3 18.3 14.1 7.9 .977   542.6 152.6 25.8 3.3 7.9 54.6 73.7 50.8 47.2 3.8 2.8 1.5 15.3 .281 .347 .385 .732 74.0     10.7   6.6    17.3 .064 .039 .103
1937    3 Babe Phelps BRO 29    16.09 49.9%   673 664.1 119.3 16.6 11.1 15.3 .979   550.1 148.2 28.3 3.8 8.2 58.5 73.1 40.0 54.9 2.2 7.7 3.1 16.8 .269 .321 .379 .700 65.9      8.8   6.6    15.4 .055 .041 .096
1938    3 Harry Danning NY 26    19.82 35.9%   484 687.6 96.2 16.2 12.6 10.6 .980   557.8 145.0 21.4 4.4 6.8 55.8 63.6 31.7 48.3 2.7 7.8 3.7 18.0 .260 .303 .351 .654 57.5      7.7   7.4    15.1 .046 .045 .092
1939    1 Harry Danning NY 27    37.45 26.6%   385 697.5 88.1 14.4 13.9 10.1 .982   544.8 167.4 27.1 5.0 11.8 71.9 82.8 38.0 43.9 2.3 14.9 2.7 14.9 .307 .355 .440 .795 81.4     15.0   7.4    22.4 .086 .042 .129
                       
1940    1 Harry Danning NY 28    29.04 36.7%   504 677.9 106.6 15.5 12.4 10.6 .981   538.0 136.3 24.9 3.2 10.3 51.3 79.4 55.2 46.5 3.9 2.9 2.9 17.1 .253 .327 .369 .696 63.6      8.5   6.9    15.4 .052 .042 .095
1941    2 Harry Danning NY 29    15.62 50.9%   723 686.4 98.6 15.0 15.2 7.9 .981   545.9 123.5 23.0 3.5 5.9 51.9 59.0 44.9 55.3 2.0 7.2 3.7 16.8 .226 .288 .314 .602 46.4      3.4   7.2    10.6 .019 .040 .059
1942    2 Walker Cooper STL 27    20.60 44.5%   586 691.4 92.5 16.1 14.3 9.7 .980   540.5 136.6 26.6 4.0 6.0 61.2 62.1 47.3 46.2 0.9 11.3 7.1 16.4 .253 .314 .350 .664 58.7      8.8   7.8    16.6 .053 .047 .100
1943    2 Walker Cooper STL 28    22.24 52.6%   694 685.5 98.5 16.0 10.3 11.9 .980   549.6 147.0 21.0 3.5 5.5 51.3 65.9 41.4 37.4 1.6 7.4 4.9 0.7 16.2 .267 .321 .349 .670 58.7      9.1   5.8    14.9 .057 .036 .093
1944    2 Walker Cooper STL 29    25.52 45.1%   590 691.1 90.0 18.9 13.0 8.4 .976   547.5 151.3 25.0 5.3 5.3 56.2 57.5 40.5 33.6 1.6 10.4 4.0 0.0 18.1 .276 .328 .371 .699 65.2      9.7   6.4    16.1 .062 .041 .102
1945    1 Bill Salkeld PIT 28    24.59 39.8%   563 680.8 96.0 23.2 12.5 10.3 .971   536.7 146.7 29.1 4.5 11.4 64.8 63.3 53.7 47.1 2.1 7.5 5.4 0.0 15.9 .273 .342 .408 .750 76.5     11.9   5.8    17.7 .070 .034 .105
1946    1 Andy Seminick PHI 25    17.32 32.2%   440 688.1 92.8 19.1 13.8 11.0 .976   536.3 143.7 25.8 3.7 8.1 57.5 60.4 51.2 73.3 4.8 7.7 2.6 0.0 16.2 .268 .337 .375 .712 64.1     11.8   7.2    19.0 .073 .044 .117
1947    4 Ray Lamanno CIN 27    12.37 32.3%   437 697.9 87.4 14.7 9.9 17.5 .982   535.2 137.6 25.8 3.0 11.7 55.0 72.0 54.6 73.2 3.4 6.8 2.7 0.0 9.5 .257 .330 .382 .712 69.0      9.1   6.3    15.4 .055 .038 .093
1948    1 Roy Campanella BRO 26    16.57 39.1%   537 705.0 78.1 16.9 12.8 10.9 .979   521.2 115.2 16.7 2.6 10.1 51.4 58.9 68.0 84.1 3.3 7.5 4.3 0.0 12.8 .221 .315 .321 .636 54.6      5.9   7.5    13.4 .034 .042 .076
1949    1 Roy Campanella BRO 27    32.23 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
                       
1950    1 Andy Seminick PHI 29    29.61 44.8%   588 715.9 72.4 11.7 16.5 8.5 .985   517.8 132.3 19.5 3.6 26.8 70.4 82.7 75.1 74.8 4.4 2.7 1.4 0.0 17.3 .256 .355 .462 .817 83.8     13.8   8.2    22.1 .086 .051 .137
1951    1 Roy Campanella BRO 29    48.63 53.0%   743 704.1 80.8 15.1 13.2 9.7 .981   527.7 136.9 25.2 2.6 19.3 65.5 79.4 63.6 64.2 4.1 4.6 2.2 1.3 15.8 .259 .344 .427 .771 77.3     13.0   7.3    20.2 .080 .045 .126
1952    2 Smoky Burgess PHI 25    21.19 63.8%   841 704.4 82.6 13.0 10.6 10.6 .984   528.7 137.8 23.3 2.9 10.3 56.2 67.1 64.4 55.2 3.3 3.6 1.5 1.3 13.4 .261 .345 .374 .719 68.8     11.6   7.0    18.6 .072 .044 .116
1953    3 Smoky Burgess PHI 26    13.70 30.7%   439 715.9 70.0 14.1 9.1 12.4 .982   531.5 137.4 24.9 4.9 8.2 53.0 61.5 60.3 53.4 4.1 4.1 2.9 1.6 15.1 .258 .339 .370 .709 65.6      8.1   6.8    14.9 .045 .038 .083
1954    1 Smoky Burgess PHI 27    18.87 38.8%   545 726.6 62.2 11.2 8.9 10.6 .986   528.9 151.2 27.6 4.9 14.0 61.0 75.6 58.1 8.8 50.0 1.6 4.2 7.2 1.9 3.2 14.9 .286 .354 .436 .790 79.5     12.1   5.8    17.9 .068 .033 .101
1955    2 Smoky Burgess PHI/CIN 28    20.24 46.3%   624 719.1 70.4 10.5 12.6 12.8 .987   532.1 140.9 18.7 2.7 20.3 64.7 70.6 55.2 7.8 61.7 1.6 6.0 5.1 1.9 1.1 19.7 .265 .333 .425 .758 69.8      9.7   6.8    16.4 .057 .040 .097
1956    2 Ed Bailey CIN 25    30.74 60.6%   823 717.1 71.7 11.2 11.6 10.4 .986   534.5 135.2 20.8 3.8 20.6 55.6 71.0 51.4 13.6 68.9 1.9 7.6 4.6 1.5 2.1 10.7 .253 .318 .421 .739 71.8     10.6   8.0    18.6 .061 .046 .108
1957    1 Ed Bailey CIN 26    21.04 59.6%   846 724.1 65.7 10.2 12.1 12.4 .987   536.9 138.3 19.4 3.6 14.7 57.7 62.0 51.6 8.1 78.4 2.1 4.7 4.7 2.1 2.8 13.2 .258 .322 .389 .711 67.3      9.3   6.9    16.3 .052 .038 .090
1958    1 Del Crandall MIL 28    28.81 79.5%   1081 732.0 59.0 9.0 9.1 7.5 .989   533.8 135.1 22.0 3.6 16.9 59.3 67.9 56.1 12.0 75.7 2.9 2.9 4.3 3.6 2.3 14.3 .253 .325 .403 .728 68.7      9.8   7.7    17.5 .055 .043 .099
1959    1 Del Crandall MIL 29    24.33 73.5%   986 732.4 59.8 7.8 9.2 7.1 .990   534.6 136.6 20.5 3.0 15.6 58.5 61.5 53.8 10.2 61.8 2.4 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.3 12.8 .256 .325 .393 .718 66.7      8.8   8.3    17.1 .051 .048 .100
                       
1960    2 Hal Smith PIT 29    17.81 52.1%   721 730.0 59.5 10.5 9.1 8.1 .987   532.5 131.9 24.9 2.5 13.1 54.4 65.5 57.4 10.3 82.1 2.8 3.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 12.8 .248 .322 .378 .700 65.2      9.1   7.5    16.6 .050 .041 .091
1961    1 John Roseboro LA 28    27.83 40.9%   579 731.6 56.2 12.2 13.2 17.0 .985   535.8 129.1 16.6 3.4 12.5 50.7 58.1 50.0 7.4 84.8 3.7 5.8 4.7 2.7 2.0 16.2 .241 .308 .355 .663 58.5      6.9   8.2    15.0 .035 .042 .077
Pos Pct. of Catcher Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Catcher   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1962    2 Clay Dalrymple PHI 25    23.31 39.7%   790 723.5 66.5 10.0 10.0 17.1 .988   514.2 132.9 21.2 4.7 15.2 63.3 71.6 72.1 8.0 88.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.2 12.0 .258 .352 .407 .759 75.8     13.0   7.0    20.1 .066 .036 .102
1963    1 Johnny Edwards CIN 25    24.04 50.2%   905 714.6 73.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 .985   537.7 129.6 15.6 2.2 15.0 49.5 56.2 50.6 11.5 95.0 3.4 5.1 3.2 2.0 4.2 12.9 .241 .309 .362 .671 59.6      9.4   8.1    17.4 .052 .045 .097
1964    2 Tom Haller SF 27    23.26 53.8%   975 721.2 68.4 10.4 10.2 13.0 .987   535.0 138.0 21.4 2.7 11.2 51.0 56.6 53.5 8.6 85.7 2.3 4.5 4.7 1.6 2.9 13.1 .258 .325 .371 .696 65.0     10.0   7.5    17.5 .057 .043 .100
1965    2 Tom Haller SF 28    21.32 53.6%   986 724.5 65.6 9.9 11.4 12.2 .988   531.9 124.9 15.9 2.5 14.0 46.1 57.8 55.4 13.1 87.4 4.2 4.7 3.8 1.9 1.9 14.6 .235 .310 .353 .663 59.9      8.3   7.7    16.0 .044 .041 .086
1966    1 Joe Torre ATL 25    30.43 51.4%   922 727.0 63.1 9.9 8.0 12.6 .988   533.9 137.9 22.0 2.4 19.2 64.6 72.5 53.1 10.2 81.9 4.5 4.7 3.8 0.9 3.0 14.1 .258 .328 .417 .745 73.1     12.9   7.0    19.8 .074 .040 .114
1967    1 Tim McCarver STL 25    45.36 49.5%   886 732.8 60.6 6.6 8.5 9.0 .992   536.8 133.7 22.3 2.3 11.4 56.4 58.9 50.7 13.5 78.9 3.7 4.5 4.3 3.7 4.7 16.2 .249 .316 .363 .679 60.5     10.3   7.9    18.2 .059 .045 .105
1968    3 Jerry Grote NY 25    18.87 55.3%   959 729.3 63.0 7.7 8.9 8.2 .990   543.2 131.1 20.4 2.8 6.0 38.7 53.7 46.1 10.3 86.9 3.6 3.9 3.2 1.8 2.5 14.5 .241 .303 .323 .626 53.0      9.5   7.1    16.6 .056 .042 .098
1969    2 Randy Hundley CHI 27    27.05 61.4%   1246 730.6 59.4 10.0 10.2 12.0 .988   536.5 126.6 19.2 2.2 11.4 53.4 55.0 51.9 7.4 86.4 3.1 5.0 3.5 3.0 3.8 13.7 .236 .305 .344 .649 56.2      7.4   6.6    14.0 .044 .040 .084
                       
1970    1 Dick Dietz SF 28    40.23 58.2%   1215 740.7 49.5 9.8 8.1 10.6 .988   532.9 141.5 24.1 3.6 12.8 61.6 70.7 57.8 10.2 84.5 1.9 3.5 3.9 2.4 2.2 16.1 .266 .337 .396 .733 71.3     10.4   6.7    17.1 .064 .041 .105
1971    1 Manny Sanguillen PIT 27    30.22 44.5%   904 735.0 54.9 10.1 7.6 12.8 .987   532.3 139.1 24.8 2.7 9.2 51.2 56.1 59.2 9.8 75.1 3.4 3.1 2.0 2.5 3.8 16.3 .261 .338 .370 .708 65.5     11.2   7.0    18.2 .069 .043 .111
1972    3 Manny Sanguillen PIT 28    21.44 23.7%   450 730.3 61.1 8.6 8.3 7.5 .989   546.0 131.9 20.1 4.8 9.3 52.5 60.0 40.6 12.7 81.2 3.7 4.5 5.2 1.1 1.9 13.0 .242 .296 .347 .643 55.2      8.1   9.8    17.9 .048 .058 .106
1973    2 Joe Ferguson LA 26    36.09 43.8%   920 727.5 63.0 9.5 11.5 14.2 .988   533.7 128.4 19.3 1.4 12.6 54.8 64.4 54.3 9.2 69.0 1.6 4.4 6.0 2.3 3.5 11.7 .241 .310 .353 .663 60.1      8.9   7.5    16.3 .054 .046 .100
1974    1 Johnny Bench CIN 26    41.13 57.1%   1220 717.3 70.2 12.5 9.0 12.3 .984   527.1 129.1 22.3 1.9 12.4 55.8 62.5 60.0 11.7 70.4 2.9 4.6 5.4 2.6 2.4 13.7 .245 .323 .365 .688 63.8     10.2   6.6    16.9 .059 .038 .097
1975    1 Johnny Bench CIN 27    38.50 55.5%   1210 722.7 65.0 12.3 8.8 13.8 .985   528.0 136.2 24.7 1.7 12.6 59.9 67.3 59.9 10.9 70.1 2.8 4.4 4.9 2.9 2.2 15.6 .258 .334 .383 .717 68.7     11.0   6.9    17.9 .065 .041 .106
1976    1 Johnny Bench CIN 28    24.85 49.7%   1058 718.2 72.0 9.8 8.6 11.9 .988   522.5 125.2 22.9 1.9 10.8 57.2 64.0 65.8 9.5 78.5 3.3 3.4 5.0 4.2 2.9 14.9 .240 .326 .353 .679 61.2      9.8   7.0    16.8 .060 .043 .102
1977    1 Ted Simmons STL 27    36.67 48.8%   1064 707.7 79.4 12.9 9.4 5.9 .984   527.9 141.6 28.0 2.7 18.1 67.8 79.1 60.5 11.8 78.7 3.5 2.1 6.0 4.1 5.2 13.0 .268 .344 .434 .778 78.7     13.1   6.9    19.9 .077 .041 .118
1978    1 Ted Simmons STL 28    35.65 47.7%   1063 711.7 75.2 13.1 7.9 10.0 .984   521.0 125.5 23.3 3.2 9.7 55.8 55.7 67.4 11.9 61.6 3.1 3.2 5.3 6.5 4.4 14.0 .241 .328 .354 .682 62.5     10.4   6.9    17.2 .057 .038 .095
1979    1 Gary Carter MON 25    39.12 48.6%   1048 713.4 75.3 11.3 10.1 8.0 .986   533.6 135.2 25.3 2.5 14.6 63.7 67.4 53.9 10.6 68.9 3.5 3.0 6.0 3.8 3.7 13.3 .253 .323 .392 .715 67.5      9.6   7.1    16.7 .057 .043 .100
                       
1980    1 Gary Carter MON 26    42.11 44.0%   889 704.3 84.4 11.3 12.2 7.4 .986   539.0 143.9 27.6 2.6 12.9 53.7 74.2 49.4 7.8 64.5 1.1 3.2 7.3 2.8 3.0 13.2 .267 .326 .399 .725 69.5     11.5   8.6    20.1 .069 .052 .121
1981    1 Gary Carter MON 27    21.40 57.2%   764 701.2 85.0 13.8 10.8 6.9 .983   532.8 137.8 26.2 2.4 10.1 54.5 67.6 55.1 8.1 58.8 1.8 6.1 4.2 4.4 3.5 13.6 .259 .328 .374 .702 64.5     10.4   7.1    17.5 .062 .042 .105
1982    1 Gary Carter MON 28    42.39 58.5%   1222 709.7 78.7 11.6 8.1 10.2 .986   542.8 147.0 27.0 2.0 15.2 61.6 71.8 44.2 7.6 82.9 3.8 4.4 4.8 2.7 4.2 13.8 .271 .328 .412 .740 71.7     12.7   7.4    20.1 .076 .044 .121
1983    1 Gary Carter MON 29    32.37 56.0%   1201 710.5 79.1 10.4 8.1 10.3 .987   538.6 145.2 26.4 2.5 13.6 55.1 72.6 50.1 10.8 77.2 3.0 3.5 4.8 2.2 4.0 15.7 .270 .333 .403 .736 69.3     11.1   7.9    19.0 .064 .046 .110
1984    2 Tony Pena PIT 27    24.64 57.3%   1228 718.9 70.1 11.0 7.5 7.8 .986   542.2 136.1 23.4 1.8 13.0 60.6 65.7 47.1 7.5 80.3 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.2 3.8 16.9 .251 .311 .373 .684 60.8      8.3   7.7    16.0 .049 .045 .093
1985    2 Mike Scioscia LA 26    35.72 48.2%   1046 721.4 69.2 9.4 8.1 7.2 .988   539.6 130.7 25.4 1.7 12.2 51.7 63.0 48.4 6.1 79.9 2.5 5.9 3.6 3.1 2.0 17.2 .242 .306 .363 .669 59.4      8.0   7.8    15.9 .047 .045 .092
1986    2 Jody Davis CHI 29    17.23 54.2%   1174 714.6 72.3 13.1 9.2 9.4 .984   528.3 133.1 23.8 1.8 13.9 56.8 63.3 60.0 6.3 91.6 2.3 5.2 4.2 2.2 2.2 15.6 .252 .329 .383 .712 65.9      9.3   6.6    15.9 .053 .037 .091
1987    2 Mike Scioscia LA 28    21.01 31.8%   703 725.9 63.6 10.5 7.8 5.7 .987   532.6 129.8 24.5 0.8 8.3 54.5 55.6 55.9 8.9 76.6 2.4 5.1 4.0 3.0 3.8 13.2 .244 .316 .340 .656 57.8      6.4   8.0    14.4 .034 .042 .076
1988    1 Mike LaValliere PIT 27    21.74 35.4%   792 722.0 66.5 11.5 7.4 7.9 .986   541.7 134.1 25.9 1.6 8.1 45.4 57.9 47.9 6.7 73.2 1.6 3.9 4.9 2.3 3.7 13.0 .248 .308 .346 .654 57.2      8.8   7.6    16.5 .048 .042 .090
1989    4 Damon Berryhill CHI 25    14.82 41.8%   928 725.8 63.9 10.3 6.6 7.8 .987   540.1 129.8 23.4 1.6 8.8 49.1 59.7 46.3 8.6 82.3 3.4 4.2 6.0 2.0 2.2 15.0 .240 .301 .338 .639 54.3      7.6   7.0    14.6 .041 .038 .079
                       
1990    1 Darren Daulton PHI 28    30.22 51.9%   1120 725.5 62.7 11.8 8.6 9.1 .985   532.4 137.0 25.4 1.9 11.2 57.3 60.9 56.0 10.1 77.4 3.0 4.0 4.6 4.6 2.7 10.4 .257 .329 .375 .704 67.3     10.3   6.8    17.1 .058 .038 .096
1991    1 Craig Biggio HOU 25    24.51 51.8%   1119 718.5 69.4 12.1 8.9 10.4 .985   544.2 134.9 24.9 2.5 11.5 54.5 65.3 42.7 5.0 92.9 3.4 4.4 5.3 6.8 5.6 12.1 .248 .304 .366 .670 60.1      8.2   6.8    15.0 .047 .039 .087
1992    3 Joe Oliver CIN 26    13.83 53.2%   1113 726.8 66.5 6.7 9.3 8.2 .992   550.5 137.7 24.9 2.7 9.7 43.6 55.6 36.4 7.8 83.5 3.4 5.0 4.7 1.3 3.4 15.9 .250 .298 .358 .656 55.6      5.3   8.0    13.3 .030 .046 .076
1993    3 Rick Wilkins CHI 26    38.80 51.7%   1293 723.0 68.1 8.9 7.9 10.7 .989   540.3 137.7 26.0 2.4 13.9 56.2 67.5 43.6 5.6 91.5 6.2 4.9 5.0 3.1 2.5 12.3 .255 .315 .389 .704 66.5      8.9   7.0    15.9 .051 .041 .092
1994    1 Mike Piazza LA 25    30.08 62.7%   1115 735.5 58.6 5.9 6.1 9.1 .993   541.2 140.8 26.6 2.9 16.9 68.5 75.6 43.4 6.1 98.9 4.0 5.5 5.9 2.9 2.1 13.6 .260 .316 .414 .730 69.9      8.6   7.1    15.8 .051 .042 .093
1995    1 Mike Piazza LA 26    41.40 55.0%   1198 731.6 58.7 9.7 9.0 9.1 .988   529.9 140.5 24.7 1.9 16.2 66.1 71.8 56.6 7.1 107.1 5.8 2.9 4.8 3.2 1.7 14.0 .265 .340 .411 .751 76.0     11.5   6.3    17.8 .067 .036 .103
1996    1 Mike Piazza LA 27    49.14 57.0%   1422 737.2 54.5 8.3 6.1 7.6 .990   536.7 147.9 26.4 1.2 20.8 67.7 79.0 51.6 8.3 100.9 5.0 1.5 5.2 1.9 3.7 14.9 .276 .342 .446 .788 80.6     12.2   6.1    18.3 .073 .036 .109
1997    1 Mike Piazza LA 28    58.04 59.0%   1449 733.9 57.3 8.8 8.5 8.2 .989   531.4 144.2 29.7 1.8 21.1 65.9 79.2 56.7 8.3 103.2 3.7 3.2 5.0 3.8 3.1 13.9 .271 .343 .453 .796 83.4     13.3   6.9    20.1 .080 .041 .122
1998    1 Mike Piazza LA/FLA/NY 29    48.99 57.3%   1614 736.3 55.4 8.3 7.9 7.3 .990   540.9 139.8 26.2 2.1 17.7 62.8 72.7 47.7 5.2 105.6 4.6 3.0 3.8 3.8 2.1 13.1 .258 .322 .412 .734 72.1     10.6   6.9    17.6 .064 .042 .105
1999    2 Mike Lieberthal PHI 27    25.37 49.7%   1454 729.9 62.7 7.4 10.1 8.0 .991   530.9 141.6 28.8 2.1 17.9 68.3 74.8 52.9 5.7 103.0 7.0 3.5 5.7 5.2 2.4 13.0 .267 .338 .430 .768 78.9      8.8   7.7    16.5 .050 .044 .094
                       
2000    2 Jason Kendall PIT 26    31.18 49.7%   1438 734.5 58.2 7.3 9.0 6.6 .991   527.0 138.8 30.0 2.5 16.3 66.1 71.3 59.4 7.8 100.1 6.9 2.2 4.5 3.5 2.4 13.8 .263 .343 .423 .766 77.1      9.6   7.6    17.2 .058 .046 .104
2001    1 Paul Lo Duca LA 29    40.15 40.0%   1184 736.1 57.1 6.8 9.2 7.0 .991   540.1 135.5 29.2 1.9 16.5 66.3 67.5 43.6 6.1 102.3 8.4 3.3 4.6 3.1 3.1 13.3 .251 .314 .404 .718 68.3      8.4   6.7    15.1 .048 .038 .086
2002    5 Jason Kendall PIT 28    15.94 30.2%   906 732.2 60.2 7.6 8.3 9.2 .991   531.7 137.9 31.4 2.0 12.9 56.4 70.9 51.2 8.7 96.5 8.1 3.6 5.4 4.8 3.2 17.9 .259 .331 .399 .730 67.7      9.6   7.1    16.7 .054 .039 .093
2003    3 Jason Kendall PIT 29    23.02 29.6%   822 742.2 50.2 7.6 6.7 7.6 .991   529.1 134.0 30.1 1.6 15.7 65.3 67.9 51.2 9.2 107.7 13.3 2.4 4.0 3.2 2.8 14.3 .253 .332 .405 .737 70.9      8.9   7.2    16.1 .055 .044 .098
2004    3 Johnny Estrada ATL 28    21.59 40.7%   1168 748.7 46.9 4.4 7.5 5.8 .994   539.8 138.1 28.9 2.9 15.8 58.1 68.6 42.5 6.8 86.6 8.6 4.2 4.9 0.9 1.3 18.2 .256 .318 .408 .726 67.7      7.9   7.4    15.3 .047 .044 .091
Pos Pct. of Catcher Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Catcher   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
2005    2 Michael Barrett CHI 28    21.46 36.2%   1050 740.9 52.0 7.1 7.0 6.3 .991   542.1 140.0 34.8 1.7 15.1 60.6 75.4 45.1 4.7 93.4 4.8 2.7 5.3 1.5 1.0 16.5 .258 .318 .412 .730 69.8      9.7   6.1    15.8 .056 .035 .091
2006    3 David Ross CIN 29    16.82 37.2%   1058 736.3 56.4 7.3 7.6 7.4 .991   541.5 147.7 29.6 2.3 17.9 57.8 79.0 42.5 8.1 108.9 6.4 4.4 5.2 1.1 1.6 15.6 .273 .330 .435 .765 76.4      9.5   7.2    16.7 .055 .042 .097
2007    2 Chris Snyder ARI 26    23.22 32.2%   881 738.5 55.1 6.4 7.2 8.1 .992   538.6 136.2 32.3 1.9 13.0 60.1 70.0 49.5 5.2 103.7 4.8 3.2 3.9 2.0 1.7 19.9 .253 .319 .392 .711 64.0      7.2   7.0    14.2 .044 .043 .087
2008    1 Ryan Doumit PIT 27    28.20 44.1%   1211 739.2 55.6 5.2 5.9 6.0 .994   524.4 139.3 29.4 0.8 15.3 68.4 72.9 60.2 5.0 98.6 7.2 3.5 4.7 2.5 2.1 15.8 .266 .347 .412 .759 76.3     11.3   6.7    18.0 .070 .041 .111
2009    1 Brian McCann ATL 25    25.22 54.2%   1487 734.1 59.5 6.4 6.6 5.3 .992   530.6 137.0 28.0 1.3 14.7 60.1 68.6 56.2 5.9 98.7 6.3 2.7 4.2 3.9 1.6 18.2 .258 .334 .399 .733 69.8      9.0   6.5    15.5 .056 .041 .097
                       
2010    3 Brian McCann ATL 26    20.19 47.2%   1274 739.8 53.4 6.8 5.8 6.2 .992   521.7 129.4 26.9 1.2 15.1 57.8 68.6 66.1 7.6 109.0 5.4 1.6 5.2 3.0 1.9 15.9 .248 .336 .391 .727 69.4     10.1   6.2    16.3 .064 .039 .103
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