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1887 1889 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 Wilbert Robinson Other     PHI 3 R 25   65 428 143 38 5 53 .938   250 61 7 2 1 32 31 9 0 11 .244 .270 .300 .570 34      4.0   5.1   9.1 .062 .078 .140   11.58 1 1 Wilbert Robinson
2 Jocko Milligan     STL 1 R 26   58 317 85 25 11 40 .941   202 51 6 2 5 17 34 16 2 3 .252 .314 .376 .690 35      5.0   3.6   8.6 .086 .062 .148   11.26 2 Jocko Milligan
3 2 Jack Boyle     STL 1 R 22   70 381 123 37 11 51 .932   253 61 8 1 1 33 23 13 3 11 .241 .286 .292 .578 35      3.9   4.4   8.3 .056 .063 .119    9.72 3 2 Jack Boyle
4 3 Jim Keenan     CIN 4 R 30   69 356 114 27 7 37 .946   254 59 7 6 1 31 32 18 4 7 .232 .293 .319 .612 39      4.7   3.4   8.1 .068 .049 .117    9.44 4 3 Jim Keenan
5     Chief Zimmer       R     CLE 6 R 27       59 311 111 38 6 47 .917     190 46 10 4 0 24 20 16     4     13     .242 .314 .337 .651 30        4.8   2.8   7.6 .081 .047 .129    9.28 5     Chief Zimmer
6 Kid Baldwin     CIN 4 R 23   65 350 107 41 6 48 .918   259 56 11 3 1 26 24 3 3 4 .216 .234 .293 .527 29      2.2   3.2   5.4 .034 .049 .083    5.29 6 Kid Baldwin
7 Bob Clark     BRO 2 R 25   36 197 61 34 6 32 .884   120 29 4 2 1 18 16 7 2 9 .242 .295 .333 .628 19      2.4   1.8   4.2 .067 .050 .117    4.88 7 Bob Clark
8 4 Pop Snyder     CLE 6 R 33   58 308 130 48 11 57 .901   211 46 6 3 0 20 12 5 1 8 .218 .240 .275 .515 22      1.7   3.0   4.7 .029 .052 .081    4.55 8 4 Pop Snyder
9 5 Jim Donahue     KC 8 R 26   67 282 106 42 9 47 .902   248 58 8 2 1 21 21 15 1 9 .234 .280 .294 .574 32      3.2   1.7   4.9 .048 .025 .073    4.51 9 5 Jim Donahue
10 Sam Trott     BAL 5 L 29   27 156 32 19 4 14 .908   91 25 9 3 0 16 19 3 0 1 .275 .298 .440 .738 17      3.0   0.5   3.5 .111 .019 .130    4.29 10 Sam Trott
                         
11 Jack O'Brien     BAL 5 R 28   37 205 43 20 4 30 .925   127 29 7 3 0 16 12 11 3 9 .228 .305 .331 .636 20      3.1   0.7   3.8 .084 .019 .103    4.14 11 Jack O'Brien
12 6 Doc Bushong     BRO 2 R 31   69 347 105 42 8 47 .915   253 53 5 1 0 23 16 5 2 9 .209 .231 .237 .468 25      0.9   3.5   4.4 .013 .051 .064    3.78 12 6 Doc Bushong
13 Jimmy Peoples     BRO 2 U 24   25 169 38 22 6 12 .904   80 16 4 2 0 12 13 6 1 8 .200 .264 .300 .564 10      1.1   1.6   2.7 .044 .064 .108    3.02 13 Jimmy Peoples
14 John Kerins     LOU 7 R 29 RF   33 245 63 35 4 32 .898   121 28 4 2 1 14 16 9 1 6 .231 .290 .322 .612 17      2.3   0.6   2.9 .070 .018 .088    2.92 14 John Kerins
15     George Townsend       R     PHI 3 R 21       42 225 76 29 2 46 .912     161 25 6 0 0 13 12 4     1     2     .155 .181 .193 .374 11        -     2.5   2.5 .000 .060 .060    2.07 15     George Townsend
16 7 Chris Fulmer     BAL 5 R 29   45 237 42 30 5 44 .903   144 27 4 1 0 17 9 18 2 9 .188 .287 .229 .516 17      1.6   0.8   2.4 .036 .018 .053    1.88 16 7 Chris Fulmer
17 Tom Gunning     PHI 3 R 26   23 130 38 20 4 26 .894   92 18 0 0 0 18 5 2 3 14 .196 .237 .196 .433 9      0.4   1.4   1.8 .017 .061 .078    1.71 17 Tom Gunning
18 Lave Cross     LOU 7 R 22   37 202 60 20 3 22 .929   131 30 2 0 0 15 11 1 1 7 .229 .241 .244 .485 12      0.7   1.0   1.7 .019 .027 .046    1.24 18 Lave Cross
19 Law Daniels     KC 8 R 25   29 114 59 25 4 33 .874   102 21 1 0 1 15 13 7 1 9 .206 .264 .245 .509 11      0.6   0.6   1.2 .021 .021 .041    0.83 19 Law Daniels
20 8 Paul Cook     LOU 7 R 25   53 221 81 33 7 51 .901   169 31 2 0 0 18 12 5 4 8 .183 .225 .195 .420 13      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .021 .021    0.54 20 8 Paul Cook
                         
21 Farmer Vaughn   R   LOU 7 R 24 LF   25 124 45 21 4 23 .889   89 17 2 1 0 7 10 2 0 2 .191 .209 .236 .445 8      0.3   0.4   0.7 .012 .016 .028    0.40 21 Farmer Vaughn
22 Jack Brennan     KC 8 U 26   25 104 49 20 4 18 .884   84 14 1 0 0 4 4 2 1 2 .167 .195 .179 .374 6      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .024 .024    0.32 22 Jack Brennan
23 Bart Cantz   R   BAL 5 U 28   33 156 50 22 1 30 .904   112 19 2 1 0 6 8 2 0 0 .170 .184 .205 .389 7      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .018 .018    0.28 23 Bart Cantz
League Average Age 26.4 League Avg WS/Game .044 .043 .086
League Avg per 800 Chances 555.5 175.8 68.7 13.2 83.9 .914 Offense Share of WS 50.6%
League Average per 600 PA 566.8 124.2 17.6 5.9 2.0 63.0 56.5 27.1 6.1 24.4 .219 .262 .281 .543 69.4 Average WS/Team  11.35
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   2.5%   27 156 32 19 4 14 .908     91 25 9 3 0 16 19 3     0     1     .275 .298 .440 .738 17        3.0   0.5   3.5 .111 .019 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 89.8%   940 4980 1592 605 117 766 .916   3376 746 100 33 13 378 329 166 38 150 .221 .265 .282 .547 418     41.8  41.6  83.4 .044 .044 .089 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.7%     83 429 137 64 11 60 .898     276 49 7 3 0 22 25 10     2     10     .178 .212 .225 .437 23        1.1   2.8   3.9 .013 .034 .047 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 25.5%   264 1451 449 170 32 202 .918   973 205 33 7 2 106 93 29 9 34 .211 .240 .265 .505 105      8.2  13.1  21.3 .031 .050 .081 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 55.8%   590 3103 963 401 74 497 .910   2052 457 65 22 10 236 220 122 24 103 .223 .274 .290 .564 267     30.4  21.9  52.3 .052 .037 .089 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 18.7%   196 1011 349 117 26 141 .921   718 158 18 10 1 74 60 28 7 24 .220 .256 .277 .533 86      7.3   9.9  17.2 .037 .051 .088 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.0%     159 816 282 110 13 146 .909     552 107 20 6 0 50 50 24     5     17     .194 .234 .252 .486 56        5.1   6.3  11.4 .032 .040 .072 Rookie  
Starter 46.9%   496 2560 844 297 63 387 .920   1782 396 47 16 4 195 156 88 17 72 .222 .266 .273 .539 217     20.0  23.0  43.0 .040 .046 .087 Starter  
Reserve     53.1%     554 3005 917 391 69 453 .909     1961 424 69 23 9 221 217 91     23     89     .216 .259 .289 .548 241       25.9  21.9  47.8 .047 .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   2.5%   27 602.9 123.7 73.4 15.5 54.1 .908     580.9 159.6 57.4 19.1 0.0 102.1 121.3 19.1     0.0     6.4     .275 .298 .440 .738 108.5       19.1   3.2  22.3 .111 .019 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 89.8%   940 555.1 177.5 67.4 13.0 85.4 .916   565.8 125.0 16.8 5.5 2.2 63.4 55.1 27.8 6.4 25.1 .221 .265 .282 .547 70.1      7.0   7.0  14.0 .044 .044 .089 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                                     Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.7%     83 544.7 174.0 81.3 14.0 76.2 .898     575.0 102.1 14.6 6.3 0.0 45.8 52.1 20.8     4.2     20.8     .178 .212 .225 .437 47.9        2.3   5.8   8.1 .013 .034 .047 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 25.5%   264 560.8 173.5 65.7 12.4 78.1 .918   577.5 121.7 19.6 4.2 1.2 62.9 55.2 17.2 5.3 20.2 .211 .240 .265 .505 62.3      4.9   7.8  12.6 .031 .050 .081 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.8%   590 555.7 172.5 71.8 13.3 89.0 .910   560.1 124.7 17.7 6.0 2.7 64.4 60.1 33.3 6.6 28.1 .223 .274 .290 .564 72.9      8.3   6.0  14.3 .052 .037 .089 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 18.7%   196 547.6 189.0 63.4 14.1 76.4 .921   572.1 125.9 14.3 8.0 0.8 59.0 47.8 22.3 5.6 19.1 .220 .256 .277 .533 68.5      5.8   7.9  13.7 .037 .051 .088 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.0%     159 540.4 186.8 72.8 8.6 96.7 .909     570.0 110.5 20.7 6.2 0.0 51.6 51.6 24.8     5.2     17.6     .194 .234 .252 .486 57.8        5.3   6.5  11.8 .032 .040 .072 Rookie  
Starter 46.9%   496 553.4 182.4 64.2 20.0 123.1 .920   566.6 125.9 14.9 5.1 1.3 62.0 49.6 28.0 5.4 22.9 .222 .266 .273 .539 69.0      6.4   7.3  13.7 .040 .046 .087 Starter  
Reserve     53.1%     554 557.4 170.1 72.5 20.0 131.0 .909     567.0 122.6 20.0 6.7 2.6 63.9 62.7 26.3     6.7     25.7     .216 .259 .289 .548 69.7        7.5   6.3  13.8 .047 .040 .086 Reserve