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1882 1884 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 Jack O'Brien     PHI 1 R 23 CF   58 301 58 51 3 57 .876   220 64 8 6 0 42 39 14 .291 .333 .382 .715 50      8.5   2.1  10.6 .147 .036 .183   14.26 1 1 Jack O'Brien
2 2 Ed Whiting     LOU 5 L 23   50 244 62 40 5 62 .884   200 58 13 3 2 29 8 .290 .317 .415 .732 41      7.5   2.0   9.5 .150 .040 .190   13.03 2 2 Ed Whiting
3 3 Pop Snyder     CIN 3 R 28   57 283 71 31 4 44 .919   242 62 14 6 0 37 33 8 .256 .280 .364 .644 43      5.2   3.4   8.6 .091 .060 .151   10.51 3 3 Pop Snyder
4 4 Bill Holbert     NY 4 R 28   68 527 138 58 8 40 .920   275 65 8 1 0 24 1 .236 .239 .273 .512 28      1.7   5.8   7.5 .025 .085 .110    7.84 4 4 Bill Holbert
5 5   Pat Deasley             STL 2 R 25       56 301 59 27 6 33 .930     199 51 2 1 0 26 14 6                 .256 .278 .276 .554 28        2.7   3.2   5.9 .048 .057 .105    6.03 5 5   Pat Deasley
6 6 Jackie Hayes     PIT 7 U 22   62 277 70 34 2 93 .911   239 63 16 3 2 28 10 .264 .293 .381 .674 41      5.5   0.6   6.1 .089 .010 .098    6.02 6 6 Jackie Hayes
7 Ed Rowen     PHI 1 U 25   44 266 52 54 2 60 .855   160 35 8 1 0 23 17 9 .219 .260 .281 .541 24      2.6   1.7   4.3 .059 .039 .098    4.23 7 7 Ed Rowen
8 Chicken Wolf     LOU 5 R 21 RF   20 84 25 11 1 21 .908   75 20 3 2 0 11 1 .267 .276 .360 .636 12      1.9   0.7   2.6 .095 .035 .130    2.95 8 Chicken Wolf
9 Tom Dolan   R   STL 2 R 24   42 214 51 12 4 38 .957   149 32 5 1 1 16 5 .215 .240 .282 .522 18      1.2   2.0   3.2 .029 .048 .076    2.78 9 Tom Dolan
10 7 Rudy Kemmler   R   COL 6 R 23   82 388 97 71 10 14 .872   310 64 6 2 0 26 13 .206 .238 .239 .477 29      1.5   2.4   3.9 .018 .029 .048    2.68 10 8 Rudy Kemmler
                             
11 Dan Sullivan     LOU 5 U 26   32 149 34 21 2 25 .897   127 27 4 2 0 7 3 .213 .231 .276 .507 15      1.3   1.3   2.6 .041 .041 .081    2.33 11 Dan Sullivan
12 Billy Taylor     PIT 7 R 28 RF   33 124 38 33 1 49 .831   124 32 4 2 1 14 3 .258 .276 .347 .623 19      2.4   0.2   2.6 .073 .006 .079    2.30 12 Billy Taylor
13 Charlie Reipschlager   R   NY 4 R 27   29 202 46 17 1 39 .936   114 21 3 2 0 6 3 .184 .205 .246 .451 10      -     2.0   2.0 .000 .069 .069    1.65 13 Charlie Reipschlager
14 Bill Traffley   R   CIN 3 R 23   29 121 33 27 2 36 .851   98 20 5 0 0 16 7 4 .204 .235 .255 .490 10      0.7   1.2   1.9 .024 .041 .066    1.53 14 Bill Traffley
15     Rooney Sweeney       R     BAL 8 U 23       23 97 40 19 2 48 .878     89 19 4 2 0 12   4                 .213 .247 .303 .550 10        0.3   0.5   0.8 .013 .022 .035    0.47 15     Rooney Sweeney
16 8 John Kelly   R   BAL 8 R 24   38 169 35 50 3 73 .803   151 34 7 1 0 13 2 .225 .235 .285 .520 16      0.5   0.4   0.9 .013 .011 .024    0.44 16 John Kelly
League Average Age 24.6 League Avg WS/Game .060 .041 .101
League Avg per 800 Chances 575.1 139.5 85.4 8.6 112.4 .893 Offense Share of WS 59.6%
League Average per 600 PA 580.3 139.6 23.0 7.3 1.3 69.1 19.7 .241 .266 .312 .578 82.5 Average WS/Team   9.13
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   6.9%   50 244 62 40 5 62 .884     200 58 13 3 2 29 0 8                 .290 .317 .415 .732 41        7.5   2.0   9.5 .150 .040 .190 Bats Left
Bats Right 71.2%   512 2714 651 388 43 444 .897   1957 465 65 24 2 231 93 60 .238 .260 .298 .558 263     26.3  23.4  49.7 .051 .046 .097 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   21.9%     161 789 196 128 8 226 .885     615 144 32 8 2 70 17 26                 .234 .265 .322 .587 90        9.7   4.1  13.8 .060 .025 .086 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 54.0%   404 1895 471 315 32 442 .883   1531 374 67 20 5 193 46 61 .244 .273 .324 .597 227     27.6  11.9  39.5 .068 .029 .098 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 46.0%   319 1852 438 241 24 290 .905   1241 293 43 15 1 137 64 33 .236 .256 .297 .553 167     15.9  17.6  33.5 .050 .055 .105 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 0.0%                                     Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over
Rookie     32.9%     243 1191 302 196 22 248 .884     911 190 30 8 1 89 7 31                 .209 .235 .262 .497 93        4.2   8.5  12.7 .017 .035 .052 Rookie  
Starter 67.2%   477 2587 607 366 40 403 .897   1845 462 75 23 4 235 103 69 .250 .277 .322 .599 284     35.2  21.2  56.4 .074 .044 .118 Starter  
Reserve     32.8%     246 1160 302 190 16 329 .885     927 205 35 12 2 95 7 25                 .221 .242 .291 .533 110        8.3   8.3  16.6 .034 .034 .067 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   6.9%   50 564.2 143.3 92.5 11.6 143.4 .884     576.9 167.3 37.5 8.7 5.8 83.7 0.0 23.1                 .290 .317 .415 .732 118.3       21.6   5.8  27.4 .150 .040 .190 Bats Left
Bats Right 71.2%   512 578.5 138.8 82.7 9.2 94.6 .897   582.2 138.3 19.3 7.1 0.6 68.7 27.7 17.8 .238 .260 .298 .558 78.2      7.8   7.0  14.8 .051 .046 .097 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   21.9%     161 567.1 140.9 92.0 5.8 162.4 .885     575.7 134.8 30.0 7.5 1.9 65.5 15.9 24.3                 .234 .265 .322 .587 84.2        9.1   3.8  12.9 .060 .025 .086 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 54.0%   404 565.5 140.5 94.0 9.5 131.9 .883   577.0 141.0 25.3 7.5 1.9 72.7 17.3 23.0 .244 .273 .324 .597 85.6     10.4   4.5  14.9 .068 .029 .098 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.0%   319 585.4 138.4 76.2 7.6 91.7 .905   584.5 138.0 20.3 7.1 0.5 64.5 30.1 15.5 .236 .256 .297 .553 78.6      7.5   8.3  15.8 .050 .055 .105 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 0.0%                                     Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     32.9%     243 564.1 143.1 92.8 10.4 117.5 .884     580.3 121.0 19.1 5.1 0.6 56.7 4.5 19.7                 .209 .235 .262 .497 59.2        2.7   5.4   8.1 .017 .035 .052 Rookie  
Starter 67.2%   477 581.4 136.4 82.2 12.5 126.3 .897   578.4 144.8 23.5 7.2 1.3 73.7 32.3 21.6 .250 .277 .322 .599 89.0     11.0   6.6  17.7 .074 .044 .118 Starter  
Reserve     32.8%     246 561.7 146.3 92.0 10.1 207.4 .885     584.2 129.2 22.1 7.6 1.3 59.9 4.4 15.8                 .221 .242 .291 .533 69.3        5.2   5.2  10.5 .034 .034 .067 Reserve