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1904 1906 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 Ed McFarland     CHI 2 R 30   70 343 88 12 8 6 .973   250 70 13 4 0 24 31 23 2 6 5 .280 .345 .364 .709 39      9.5   3.8  13.3 .136 .054 .190   19.64 1 Ed McFarland
2 1 Ossee Schreckengost     PHI 1 R 30   114 785 114 15 11 9 .984   413 112 19 6 0 29 44 3 1 5 9 .271 .278 .346 .624 41      6.0   8.3  14.3 .053 .073 .125   17.16 2 1 Ossee Schreckengost
3 2 Lew Drill     DET 3 R 28   71 345 73 13 10 4 .970   211 55 9 0 0 17 24 32 3 9 7 .261 .366 .303 .669 28      8.3   3.4  11.7 .117 .048 .165   16.09 3 2 Lew Drill
4 3 Lou Criger     BOS 4 R 33   109 539 147 20 5 13 .972   313 62 6 7 1 33 36 54 3 7 5 .198 .322 .272 .594 37      6.9   4.4  11.3 .063 .040 .104   12.33 4 3 Lou Criger
5     Harry Bemis             CLE 5 R 31       58 259 53 9 4 3 .972     202 59 12 3 0 24 25 12     4 4   3     .292 .344 .381 .725 27        5.8   1.9   7.7 .100 .033 .133    9.51 5     Harry Bemis
6 4 Mike Heydon   R   WAS 7 L 30   77 368 125 23 7 7 .955   245 47 7 4 1 20 26 21 2 4 5 .192 .261 .265 .526 23      2.5   4.0   6.5 .032 .052 .084    6.40 6 4 Mike Heydon
7 5 Billy Sullivan     CHI 2 R 30   92 389 104 13 8 10 .974   313 63 10 3 2 24 25 13 3 10 14 .201 .240 .272 .512 24      2.2   4.3   6.5 .024 .047 .071    5.85 7 5 Billy Sullivan
8 6 Red Kleinow     NY 6 R 25   83 361 82 10 4 11 .978   244 54 6 3 1 22 23 19 2 3 7 .221 .283 .283 .566 23      3.1   2.4   5.5 .037 .029 .066    4.80 8 6 Red Kleinow
9 Deacon McGuire     NY 6 R 41   71 366 69 11 4 8 .975   228 50 7 2 0 9 33 18 5 3 3 .219 .291 .268 .559 20      2.7   2.3   5.0 .038 .032 .070    4.50 9 Deacon McGuire
10 Charlie Armbruster   R   BOS 4 R 24   35 154 30 11 0 4 .944   91 18 4 0 0 13 6 18 1 1 3 .198 .336 .242 .578 12      2.1   1.0   3.1 .060 .029 .089    3.13 10 Charlie Armbruster
                         
11 Malachi Kittridge     WAS 7 R 35   76 323 113 10 8 4 .978   238 39 8 0 0 16 14 15 0 10 1 .164 .213 .197 .410 9      -     3.9   3.9 .000 .051 .051    2.99 11 Malachi Kittridge
12 7 Joe Sugden     STL 8 B 34   76 420 112 9 6 12 .983   238 41 4 0 0 19 21 21 3 9 3 .172 .248 .189 .437 12      -     3.7   3.7 .000 .049 .049    2.77 12 7 Joe Sugden
13 Tubby Spencer   R   STL 8 R 21   34 134 41 7 1 3 .962   115 27 1 2 0 6 11 7 1 2 2 .235 .285 .278 .563 11      1.3   1.2   2.5 .038 .035 .074    2.30 13 Tubby Spencer
14 John Warner     DET 3 L 32 NL-C   36 185 40 6 2 7 .974   119 24 2 3 0 12 7 8 0 1 2 .202 .252 .269 .521 8      1.1   1.4   2.5 .031 .039 .069    2.23 14 John Warner
15     Nig Clarke       R     CLE/DET 5/3 L 22       44 178 41 8 3 13 .965     130 27 6 1 1 12 10 11     1 2   0     .208 .275 .292 .567 12        1.4   1.1   2.5 .032 .025 .057    2.02 15     Nig Clarke
16 Mike Powers     PHI/NY 1/6 R 34   44 217 49 12 4 8 .957   133 21 1 0 0 9 10 3 1 5 3 .158 .182 .165 .347 2      -     2.1   2.1 .000 .048 .048    1.55 16 Mike Powers
17 Frank Roth     STL 8 R 26   29 114 36 6 3 5 .962   107 25 3 0 0 9 7 6 0 2 1 .234 .274 .262 .536 8      0.7   1.0   1.7 .024 .034 .059    1.39 17 Frank Roth
18 8 Fritz Buelow     CLE 5 R 29   60 262 72 13 4 8 .963   196 34 3 1 1 9 15 5 2 6 6 .173 .202 .214 .416 7      -     1.7   1.7 .000 .028 .028    0.97 18 8 Fritz Buelow
19 Art Weaver   R   STL 8 U 25   28 139 38 7 4 0 .962   92 11 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 2 0 .120 .129 .163 .292 0      -     1.3   1.3 .000 .046 .046    0.95 19 Art Weaver
20 Tom Doran   R   BOS/DET 4/3 L 24   33 125 34 6 0 1 .964   96 15 3 0 0 8 4 8 3 6 2 .156 .243 .188 .431 5      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .036 .036    0.78 20 Tom Doran
League Average Age 30.1 League Avg WS/Game .043 .044 .087
League Avg per 800 Chances 625.0 152.0 23.0 10.0 14.2 .971 Offense Share of WS 49.6%
League Average per 600 PA 541.2 116.3 17.2 5.4 1.0 43.6 51.1 40.6 5.0 13.2 11.0 .215 .276 .272 .548 47.4 Average WS/Team  13.50
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   15.0%   190 856 240 43 12 28 .962     590 113 18 8 2 52 47 48     6 13   9     .192 .259 .259 .518 48        5.0   7.7  12.7 .026 .041 .067 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.2%   946 4591 1071 162 74 96 .972   3054 689 102 31 5 244 304 228 28 73 69 .226 .285 .284 .569 288     48.6  41.7  90.3 .051 .044 .095 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 6.5%   76 420 112 9 6 12 .983   238 41 4 0 0 19 21 21 3 9 3 .172 .248 .189 .437 12      -     3.7   3.7 .000 .049 .049 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   2.3%     28 139 38 7 4 0 .962     92 11 2 1 0 5 3 1     0 2   0     .120 .129 .163 .292 0        -     1.3   1.3 .000 .046 .046 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 10.9%   146 591 146 32 4 21 .958   432 87 14 3 1 39 31 44 6 11 7 .201 .284 .255 .539 40      4.8   4.5   9.3 .033 .031 .064 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 21.2%   271 1221 301 49 25 28 .969   850 179 23 5 2 62 72 63 7 22 21 .211 .271 .256 .527 66     12.1   9.8  21.9 .045 .036 .081 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 56.2%   676 3505 832 119 55 75 .973   2226 499 74 30 4 194 225 158 19 51 49 .224 .281 .290 .571 213     34.0  33.9  67.9 .050 .050 .100 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   11.7%   147 689 182 21 12 12 .976   466 89 15 2 0 25 47 33 5 13 4 .191 .252 .232 .484 29      2.7   6.2   8.9 .018 .042 .061 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     19.6%     251 1098 309 62 15 28 .958     769 145 23 8 2 64 60 66     8 17   12     .189 .260 .247 .507 63        7.3   9.8  17.1 .029 .039 .068 Rookie  
Starter 55.9%   682 3469 829 116 55 74 .974   2173 468 64 24 6 173 214 168 19 53 56 .215 .278 .275 .553 195     29.0  32.2  61.2 .043 .047 .090 Starter  
Reserve     44.1%     558 2537 632 105 41 62 .968     1801 386 62 16 1 147 161 130     18 44   25     .214 .274 .268 .542 153       24.6  22.2  46.8 .044 .040 .084 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   15.0%   190 601.2 168.6 30.2 8.4 19.7 .962     538.8 103.2 16.4 7.3 1.8 47.5 42.9 43.8     5.5 11.9   8.2     .192 .259 .259 .518 43.8        4.6   7.0  11.6 .026 .041 .067 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.2%   946 630.6 147.1 22.3 10.2 13.2 .972   541.7 122.2 18.1 5.5 0.9 43.3 53.9 40.4 5.0 12.9 12.2 .226 .285 .284 .569 51.1      8.6   7.4  16.0 .051 .044 .095 Bats Right
Bats Both 6.5%   76 621.1 165.6 13.3 8.9 17.7 .983   526.9 90.8 8.9 0.0 0.0 42.1 46.5 46.5 6.7 19.9 6.6 .172 .248 .189 .437 26.6      -     8.2   8.2 .000 .049 .049 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   2.3%     28 604.4 165.2 30.4 17.4 0.0 .962     581.1 69.5 12.6 6.3 0.0 31.6 18.9 6.3     0.0 12.6   0.0     .120 .129 .163 .292 0.0        -     8.2   8.2 .000 .046 .046 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 10.9%   146 614.8 151.9 33.3 4.2 21.8 .958   525.8 105.9 17.0 3.7 1.2 47.5 37.7 53.5 7.3 13.4 8.5 .201 .284 .255 .539 48.7      5.8   5.5  11.3 .033 .031 .064 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 21.2%   271 621.8 153.3 24.9 12.7 14.3 .969   541.4 114.0 14.6 3.2 1.3 39.5 45.9 40.1 4.5 14.0 13.4 .211 .271 .256 .527 42.0      7.7   6.2  13.9 .045 .036 .081 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 56.2%   676 629.2 149.4 21.4 9.9 13.5 .973   544.3 122.0 18.1 7.3 1.0 47.4 55.0 38.6 4.6 12.5 12.0 .224 .281 .290 .571 52.1      8.3   8.3  16.6 .050 .050 .100 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   11.7%   147 618.0 163.2 18.8 10.8 10.8 .976   540.8 103.3 17.4 2.3 0.0 29.0 54.5 38.3 5.8 15.1 4.6 .191 .252 .232 .484 33.7      3.1   7.2  10.3 .018 .042 .061 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     19.6%     251 597.9 168.3 33.8 8.2 15.2 .958     536.5 101.2 16.0 5.6 1.4 44.7 41.9 46.0     5.6 11.9   8.4     .189 .260 .247 .507 44.0        5.1   6.8  11.9 .029 .039 .068 Rookie  
Starter 55.9%   682 628.7 150.3 21.0 10.0 13.4 .974   540.3 116.4 15.9 6.0 1.5 43.0 53.2 41.8 4.7 13.2 13.9 .215 .278 .275 .553 48.5      7.2   8.0  15.2 .043 .047 .090 Starter  
Reserve     44.1%     558 619.9 154.4 25.7 10.0 15.1 .968     542.2 116.2 18.7 4.8 0.3 44.3 48.5 39.1     5.4 13.3   7.5     .214 .274 .268 .542 46.1        7.4   6.7  14.1 .044 .040 .084 Reserve