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1884 1886 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 Doc Bushong     STL 1 R 28   85 429 122 40 10 71 .932   297 79 13 5 0 42 21 11 2 .266 .297 .343 .640 50      8.9   6.3  15.2 .105 .074 .179   21.85 1 1 Doc Bushong
2 2 Fred Carroll     PIT 3 R 20   60 328 99 34 3 74 .926   233 63 11 7 0 38 25 6 4 .270 .300 .378 .678 37      4.1   3.2   7.3 .068 .053 .122    8.66 2 2 Fred Carroll
3 3 Jocko Milligan     PHI 4 R 23   61 419 84 35 11 50 .935   234 63 13 4 2 31 34 6 1 .269 .290 .385 .675 39      4.4   2.2   6.6 .072 .036 .108    7.38 3 3 Jocko Milligan
4 Jack O'Brien     PHI 4 R 25   43 193 58 27 3 48 .903   151 40 6 1 1 24 20 13 3 .265 .335 .338 .673 32      4.3   1.0   5.3 .100 .023 .123    6.33 4 Jack O'Brien
5     Jim Keenan             CIN 2 R 27       33 164 37 16 1 25 .926     115 30 2 2 1 14 13 7     0           .261 .303 .339 .642 18        2.5   1.9   4.4 .076 .058 .133    5.46 5     Jim Keenan
6 4 Pop Snyder     CIN 2 R 30   38 185 64 34 3 30 .880   148 35 4 3 1 13 19 6 1 .236 .271 .324 .595 20      2.0   2.4   4.4 .053 .063 .116    5.09 6 4 Pop Snyder
7 5 Charlie Reipschlager     NY 7 R 29   59 262 117 52 6 48 .879   217 53 9 1 0 23 17 7 1 .244 .271 .295 .566 24      2.9   1.7   4.6 .049 .029 .078    4.37 7 5 Charlie Reipschlager
8 Amos Cross   R   LOU T5 U 24   35 173 48 15 1 46 .936   130 37 2 1 0 11 14 0 1 .285 .290 .315 .605 17      1.7   1.4   3.1 .049 .040 .089    3.14 8 Amos Cross
9 6 Bill Traffley     BAL 8 R 25   61 357 105 28 6 104 .943   209 32 3 4 1 22 16 14 2 .153 .213 .220 .433 17      -     2.6   2.6 .000 .043 .043    1.82 9 6 Bill Traffley
10 Phil Powers     CIN/BAL 2/8 R 30   23 98 30 25 1 28 .837   90 19 3 0 0 12 9 1 0 .211 .220 .244 .464 7      0.6   1.0   1.6 .026 .043 .070    1.43 10 Phil Powers
                         
11 Dan Sullivan     LOU/STL T5/1 U 28   26 122 37 8 1 47 .952   90 13 3 0 0 6 6 7 1 .144 .214 .178 .392 6      -     1.4   1.4 .000 .054 .054    1.10 11 Dan Sullivan
12 7 Joe Crotty     LOU T5 R 24   38 190 51 18 2 58 .931   126 19 2 0 0 14 7 3 3 .151 .189 .167 .356 6      -     1.5   1.5 .000 .039 .039    1.01 12 7 Joe Crotty
13 Doggie Miller     PIT 3 R 20   33 177 49 27 4 40 .893   127 21 2 1 0 15 10 3 0 .165 .185 .197 .382 5      -     1.4   1.4 .000 .042 .042    0.98 13 Doggie Miller
14 Kid Baldwin     CIN 2 R 20   25 121 30 24 3 23 .863   88 12 1 0 1 6 6 2 0 .136 .156 .182 .338 2      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .048 .048    0.89 14 Kid Baldwin
15     Jimmy Peoples             CIN/BRO 2/T5 U 21       42 188 61 29 3 32 .896     145 29 3 1 1 18 13 5     1           .200 .232 .255 .487 13        0.1   1.3   1.4 .002 .031 .033    0.87 15     Jimmy Peoples
16 8 Jackie Hayes     BRO T5 U 24   42 209 53 29 4 45 .900   137 18 3 0 0 10 10 5 3 .131 .179 .153 .332 5      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .029 .029    0.69 16 8 Jackie Hayes
17 Bill Holbert     NY 7 R 30   39 227 80 34 3 35 .900   138 24 2 0 0 9 9 5 0 .174 .203 .188 .391 8      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .028 .028    0.63 17 Bill Holbert
League Average Age 25.2 League Avg WS/Game .042 .044 .087
League Avg per 800 Chances 564.8 165.4 69.8 9.6 118.2 .913 Offense Share of WS 49.0%
League Average per 600 PA 573.4 125.8 17.6 6.4 1.7 66.0 53.4 21.7 4.9 .219 .254 .281 .535 65.6 Average WS/Team   8.04
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   0.0%                                                                               Bats Left
Bats Right 81.4%   598 3150 926 394 56 634 .912   2173 490 71 28 7 263 206 84 17 .225 .260 .294 .554 265     29.7  27.5  57.2 .050 .046 .096 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   18.6%     145 692 199 81 9 170 .917     502 97 11 2 1 45 43 17     6           .193 .229 .229 .458 41        1.8   5.3   7.1 .012 .037 .049 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 45.4%   336 1805 475 211 31 368 .915   1220 262 37 14 4 143 119 30 13 .215 .241 .278 .519 124     10.3  13.4  23.7 .031 .040 .071 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 40.7%   307 1527 476 171 27 343 .921   1079 247 36 13 3 131 93 59 9 .229 .275 .295 .570 147     18.6  14.9  33.5 .061 .049 .109 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 13.9%   100 510 174 93 7 93 .880   376 78 9 3 1 34 37 12 1 .207 .234 .255 .489 35      2.6   4.5   7.1 .026 .045 .071 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     4.5%     35 173 48 15 1 46 .936     130 37 2 1 0 11 14 0     1           .285 .290 .315 .605 17        1.7   1.4   3.1 .049 .040 .089 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   444 2379 695 270 45 480 .919   1601 362 58 24 4 193 149 58 17 .226 .261 .300 .561 198     22.3  21.1  43.4 .050 .048 .098 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     299 1463 430 205 20 324 .902     1074 225 24 6 4 115 100 43     6           .209 .244 .254 .498 108        9.2  11.7  20.9 .031 .039 .070 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   0.0%                                                                               Bats Left
Bats Right 81.4%   598 563.8 165.7 70.5 10.0 113.5 .912   573.3 129.3 18.7 7.4 1.8 69.4 54.4 22.2 4.5 .225 .260 .294 .554 69.9      7.8   7.3  15.1 .050 .046 .096 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   18.6%     145 569.5 163.8 66.7 7.4 139.9 .917     573.7 110.9 12.6 2.3 1.1 51.4 49.1 19.4     6.9           .193 .229 .229 .458 46.9        2.1   6.1   8.1 .012 .037 .049 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 45.4%   336 579.7 152.5 67.8 10.0 118.2 .915   579.6 124.5 17.6 6.7 1.9 67.9 56.5 14.2 6.2 .215 .241 .278 .519 58.9      4.9   6.4  11.3 .031 .040 .071 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.7%   307 561.9 175.2 62.9 9.9 126.2 .921   564.4 129.2 18.8 6.8 1.6 68.5 48.6 30.9 4.7 .229 .275 .295 .570 76.9      9.7   7.8  17.5 .061 .049 .109 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 13.9%   100 525.1 179.1 95.8 7.2 95.8 .880   580.0 120.3 13.9 4.6 1.5 52.4 57.1 18.5 1.5 .207 .234 .255 .489 54.0      4.0   6.9  11.0 .026 .045 .071 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     4.5%     35 586.4 162.7 50.9 3.4 155.9 .936     595.4 169.5 9.2 4.6 0.0 50.4 64.1 0.0     4.6           .285 .290 .315 .605 77.9        7.8   6.4  14.2 .049 .040 .089 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   444 569.1 166.3 64.6 16.1 171.8 .919   573.1 129.6 20.8 8.6 1.4 69.1 53.3 20.8 6.1 .226 .261 .300 .561 70.9      8.0   7.6  15.5 .050 .048 .098 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     299 557.8 164.0 78.2 10.7 173.1 .902     573.8 120.2 12.8 3.2 2.1 61.4 53.4 23.0     3.2           .209 .244 .254 .498 57.7        4.9   6.3  11.2 .031 .039 .070 Reserve