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1889 1891 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'Connor     COL 2 R 21   106 539 146 27 13 58 .962   384 125 12 8 2 75 56 32 1 24 .326 .379 .414 .793 81     12.5   5.0  17.5 .118 .047 .165   23.81 1 1 Jack O'Connor
2 2 Deacon McGuire     ROC 5 R 26   71 386 99 32 9 27 .938   261 78 13 3 3 36 42 17 6 6 .299 .356 .406 .762 51      8.5   3.6  12.1 .120 .051 .170   16.72 2 2 Deacon McGuire
3 3 John Munyan   R   STL 3 U 29   83 452 115 37 8 38 .939   287 76 13 6 3 51 35 27 6 9 .265 .341 .383 .724 52      5.4   4.1   9.5 .065 .049 .114   10.76 3 3 John Munyan
4 4 Wilbert Robinson Other     PHI/BAL 8/6 R 27   93 495 114 40 12 26 .938   365 88 14 4 4 38 45 18 3 20 .241 .282 .334 .616 51      5.6   3.7   9.3 .060 .040 .100    9.85 4 4 Wilbert Robinson
5     Jack Doyle       R     COL 2 R 20 SS     38 177 51 29 7 18 .887     140 38 8 3 1 22 21 6     0     13     .271 .301 .393 .694 24        2.9   1.3   4.2 .076 .034 .111    4.67 5     Jack Doyle
6 5 Jack Ryan   R   LOU 1 R 21   89 415 148 41 5 56 .932   319 69 15 4 0 41 33 11 0 6 .216 .242 .288 .530 36      1.4   3.9   5.3 .016 .044 .060    4.33 6 5 Jack Ryan
7 Dave McKeough   R   ROC 5 R 26   47 186 76 20 4 17 .929   163 37 4 0 0 28 15 22 0 10 .227 .319 .252 .571 22      2.4   1.8   4.2 .051 .038 .089    4.20 7 Dave McKeough
8 6 Henry Sage   R   TOL 4 R 26   80 336 153 27 3 33 .948   272 40 8 4 2 40 25 29 2 10 .147 .234 .228 .462 25      -     4.5   4.5 .000 .056 .056    3.57 8 6 Henry Sage
9 Tub Welch   R   TOL 4 U 23   25 107 39 11 0 27 .930   77 22 2 1 1 11 10 6 3 5 .286 .360 .377 .737 14      1.7   1.1   2.8 .068 .044 .112    3.14 9 Tub Welch
10 Tom O'Rourke     SYR 7 U 24   40 187 48 24 6 35 .907   149 32 8 0 0 16 12 12 1 2 .215 .278 .268 .546 17      1.7   1.3   3.0 .043 .033 .075    2.75 10 Tom O'Rourke
                         
11 Jake Wells   R   STL 3 R 26   28 164 43 13 3 5 .941   95 23 3 0 0 15 11 9 5 1 .242 .339 .274 .613 14      0.9   1.6   2.5 .032 .057 .089    2.50 11 Jake Wells
12 Pete Weckbecker   R   LOU 1 U 25   32 158 33 12 2 13 .941   101 24 1 0 0 17 11 8 1 7 .238 .300 .248 .548 13      1.0   1.3   2.3 .031 .041 .072    2.06 12 Pete Weckbecker
13 Emmett Rogers   R   TOL 4 B 25   34 190 52 20 3 39 .924   107 18 3 3 0 17 7 14 0 2 .168 .264 .252 .516 12      0.4   1.9   2.3 .012 .056 .068    2.00 13 Emmett Rogers
14 Herman Pitz   R   BRO/SYR 9/7 U 24   61 233 94 34 6 29 .906   190 32 0 0 0 29 6 39 3 26 .168 .319 .168 .487 23      1.4   1.3   2.7 .023 .021 .044    1.90 14 Herman Pitz
15     Ned Bligh       R     COL/LOU 2/1 R 26       32 152 44 16 2 29 .925     102 21 2 0 1 11 14 11     0     1     .206 .283 .255 .538 12        0.6   1.3   1.9 .019 .041 .059    1.55 15     Ned Bligh
16 7 Grant Briggs   R   SYR 7 U 25 CF   46 200 71 21 6 32 .928   165 30 3 3 0 23 11 8 1 4 .182 .224 .236 .460 14      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .024 .024    0.57 16 7 Grant Briggs
17 Frank Bowes   R   BRO 9 U 25   25 67 33 23 2 19 .813   94 21 2 1 0 11 10 3 0 4 .223 .247 .266 .513 10      0.4   0.4   0.8 .016 .016 .032    0.48 17 Frank Bowes
18 8 Jim Toy     BRO 9 R 32   44 148 86 36 4 17 .867   160 29 3 0 0 11 7 11 1 2 .181 .238 .200 .438 14      -     0.9   0.9 .000 .020 .020    0.43 18 8 Jim Toy
League Average Age 25.0 League Avg WS/Game .048 .041 .089
League Avg per 800 Chances 565.2 177.8 57.0 11.7 63.8 .929 Offense Share of WS 53.9%
League Average per 600 PA 549.4 128.6 18.3 6.4 2.7 78.8 59.4 45.3 5.3 24.3 .234 .299 .305 .604 77.7 Average WS/Team  10.86
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 65.0%   628 2998 960 281 62 286 .934   2261 548 82 26 13 317 269 166 0 18 93 .242 .299 .319 .618 330     34.8  27.6  62.4 .055 .044 .099 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 3.6%   34 190 52 20 3 39 .924   107 18 3 3 0 17 7 14 0 0 2 .168 .264 .252 .516 12      0.4   1.9   2.3 .012 .056 .068 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   31.4%     312 1404 433 162 30 193 .919     1063 237 29 11 4 158 95 103   0 15     57     .223 .301 .282 .583 143       11.6  10.6  22.2 .037 .034 .071 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 36.5%   359 1658 526 166 37 223 .929   1259 318 45 16 4 194 138 106 0 8 76 .253 .315 .323 .638 195     21.6  13.9  35.5 .060 .039 .099 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 59.1%   571 2786 833 261 54 278 .933   2012 456 66 24 13 287 226 166 0 24 74 .227 .293 .303 .596 276     25.2  25.3  50.5 .044 .044 .088 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 4.4%   44 148 86 36 4 17 .867   160 29 3 0 0 11 7 11 0 1 2 .181 .238 .200 .438 14      -     0.9   0.9 .000 .020 .020 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     62.9%     620 2837 952 304 51 355 .926     2112 451 64 25 8 316 209 193   0 21     98     .214 .286 .279 .565 271       18.5  25.6  44.1 .030 .041 .071 Rookie  
Starter 62.3%   601 2888 921 260 57 283 .936   2177 525 80 32 14 309 251 151 0 20 81 .241 .296 .327 .623 319     32.9  26.2  59.1 .055 .044 .098 Starter  
Reserve     37.7%     373 1704 524 203 38 235 .916     1254 278 34 8 3 183 120 132   0 13     71     .222 .302 .269 .571 166       13.9  13.9  27.8 .037 .037 .075 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 65.0%   628 565.8 181.2 53.0 11.7 54.0 .934   554.9 134.5 20.1 6.4 3.2 77.8 66.0 40.7 0.0 4.4 22.8 .242 .299 .319 .618 81.0      8.5   6.8  15.3 .055 .044 .099 Bats Right
Bats Both 3.6%   34 580.1 158.8 61.1 9.2 119.1 .924   530.6 89.3 14.9 14.9 0.0 84.3 34.7 69.4 0.0 0.0 9.9 .168 .264 .252 .516 59.5      2.0   9.4  11.4 .012 .056 .068 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   31.4%     312 561.9 173.3 64.8 12.0 77.2 .919     540.1 120.4 14.7 5.6 2.0 80.3 48.3 52.3   0.0 7.6     29.0     .223 .301 .282 .583 72.7        5.9   5.4  11.3 .037 .034 .071 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 36.5%   359 564.4 179.1 56.5 12.6 75.9 .929   550.2 139.0 19.7 7.0 1.7 84.8 60.3 46.3 0.0 3.5 33.2 .253 .315 .323 .638 85.2      9.4   6.1  15.5 .060 .039 .099 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 59.1%   571 574.4 171.8 53.8 11.1 57.3 .933   548.2 124.3 18.0 6.5 3.5 78.2 61.6 45.2 0.0 6.6 20.2 .227 .293 .303 .596 75.2      6.9   6.9  13.8 .044 .044 .088 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 4.4%   44 438.5 254.8 106.7 11.9 50.4 .867   558.1 101.2 10.5 0.0 0.0 38.4 24.4 38.4 0.0 3.5 7.0 .181 .238 .200 .438 48.8      -     3.1   3.1 .000 .020 .020 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                     Age 35 & over  
Rookie     62.9%     620 554.5 186.1 59.4 10.0 69.4 .926     544.8 116.3 16.5 6.4 2.1 81.5 53.9 49.8   0.0 5.4     25.3     .214 .286 .279 .565 69.9        4.8   6.6  11.4 .030 .041 .071 Rookie  
Starter 62.3%   601 567.8 181.1 51.1 14.6 72.3 .936   556.3 134.2 20.4 8.2 3.6 79.0 64.1 38.6 0.0 5.1 20.7 .241 .296 .327 .623 81.5      8.4   6.7  15.1 .055 .044 .098 Starter  
Reserve     37.7%     373 560.8 172.4 66.8 16.3 100.8 .916     537.8 119.2 14.6 3.4 1.3 78.5 51.5 56.6   0.0 5.6     30.5     .222 .302 .269 .571 71.2        6.0   6.0  11.9 .037 .037 .075 Reserve