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1905 1907 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 Ossee Schreckengost     PHI 4 R 31   89 532 110 19 7 8 .971   323 92 19 1 1 28 39 10 0 3 5 .285 .306 .359 .665 35      7.9   6.2  14.1 .089 .070 .158   18.88 1 1 Ossee Schreckengost
2 Nig Clarke   R   CLE 3 L 23   54 211 58 5 4 2 .982   179 64 12 4 1 22 21 13 1 2 3 .358 .404 .486 .890 34      8.4   2.2  10.6 .156 .041 .196   15.80 2 Nig Clarke
3 2 Billy Sullivan     CHI 1 R 31   118 475 134 16 7 11 .974   387 83 18 4 2 37 33 22 3 20 10 .214 .262 .297 .559 36      6.2   5.1  11.3 .053 .043 .096   11.76 3 2 Billy Sullivan
4 3 Branch Rickey Other   R   STL 5 L 24   54 233 58 14 2 5 .954   197 56 7 3 3 22 24 16 3 3 4 .284 .347 .396 .743 29      6.5   1.8   8.3 .120 .033 .154   10.95 4 3 Branch Rickey
5 4   Harry Bemis             CLE 3 R 32       81 340 73 16 7 10 .963     297 82 13 5 2 28 30 12     3 6   8     .276 .311 .374 .685 35        6.2   3.0   9.2 .077 .037 .114   10.43 5 4   Harry Bemis
6 John Warner     DET/WAS 6/7 L 33   81 348 136 13 5 4 .974   256 58 8 3 1 20 19 14 8 3 7 .227 .288 .293 .581 25      3.7   5.0   8.7 .046 .062 .107    9.59 6 John Warner
7 Fred Payne   R   DET 6 R 25   47 177 49 8 3 4 .966   163 44 4 4 0 17 15 10 1 5 3 .270 .316 .344 .660 18      3.5   2.7   6.2 .074 .057 .132    7.57 7 Fred Payne
8 5 Howard Wakefield   R   WAS 7 R 22   60 237 59 17 5 7 .946   211 59 9 2 1 17 21 7 0 2 6 .280 .303 .355 .658 24      5.4   1.3   6.7 .090 .022 .112    7.53 8 5 Howard Wakefield
9 Deacon McGuire     NY 2 R 42   49 218 38 10 2 4 .962   141 42 5 0 0 11 14 12 3 0 3 .298 .365 .333 .698 21      4.1   2.1   6.2 .084 .043 .127    7.42 9 Deacon McGuire
10 6 Red Kleinow     NY 2 R 26   95 381 102 14 8 14 .972   265 58 9 3 0 30 31 24 1 13 8 .219 .286 .275 .561 25      2.1   4.4   6.5 .022 .046 .068    5.72 10 6 Red Kleinow
                             
11 7 Boss Schmidt   R   DET 6 B 25   67 257 104 16 4 5 .958   216 47 4 3 0 13 10 6 1 5 1 .218 .242 .264 .506 13      -     4.7   4.7 .000 .070 .070    4.19 11 7 Boss Schmidt
12 Charlie Graham   R   BOS 8 R 28   27 130 54 7 2 6 .963   90 21 1 0 1 10 12 10 3 1 1 .233 .330 .278 .608 10      1.8   1.1   2.9 .067 .041 .107    3.20 12 Charlie Graham
13 Mike Powers     PHI 4 R 35   57 299 79 10 2 7 .974   182 29 1 0 0 5 7 1 2 4 2 .159 .173 .165 .338 1      -     3.7   3.7 .000 .065 .065    3.17 13 Mike Powers
14 Jack O'Connor     STL 5 R 37   51 248 64 3 2 7 .990   174 33 0 0 0 8 11 2 0 8 4 .190 .199 .190 .389 4      -     2.3   2.3 .000 .045 .045    1.64 14 Jack O'Connor
15 8   Charlie Armbruster       R     BOS 8 R 25       66 262 99 17 6 9 .955     198 29 6 1 0 9 6 25     1 4   2     .146 .246 .187 .433 10        -     2.2   2.2 .000 .033 .033    1.35 15 8   Charlie Armbruster
16 Tubby Spencer   R   STL 5 R 22   54 226 60 20 3 8 .935   188 33 6 1 0 15 17 7 0 5 4 .176 .205 .218 .423 7      -     1.7   1.7 .000 .031 .031    1.01 16 Tubby Spencer
17 Ira Thomas   R   NY 2 R 25   42 145 38 12 1 0 .938   115 23 1 2 0 12 15 8 1 2 2 .200 .258 .243 .501 8      -     1.5   1.5 .000 .036 .036    0.95 17 Ira Thomas
18 Bob Peterson   R   BOS 8 R 21   30 117 43 18 1 9 .899   98 20 1 1 1 8 8 9 1 0 1 .204 .278 .265 .543 8      0.6   0.6   1.2 .020 .020 .040    0.81 18 Bob Peterson
19 Fritz Buelow     CLE 3 R 30   33 112 39 10 5 9 .938   83 14 2 0 0 7 7 9 1 5 0 .169 .258 .193 .451 4      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .033 .033    0.68 19 Fritz Buelow
20 Mike Heydon     WAS 7 L 31   49 200 68 18 4 8 .937   145 23 7 1 0 14 10 14 1 1 2 .159 .238 .221 .459 8      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .024 .024    0.63 20 Mike Heydon
                             
21 Bill Carrigan   R   BOS 8 R 22   35 139 48 12 2 7 .940   109 23 0 0 0 5 10 5 1 3 3 .211 .252 .211 .463 5      -     1.0   1.0 .000 .029 .029    0.57 21 Bill Carrigan
22 Malachi Kittridge     WAS/CLE 7/3 R 36   27 120 18 8 1 3 .945   78 14 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 2 0 .179 .190 .179 .369 2      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .022 .022    0.30 22 Malachi Kittridge
League Average Age 28.7 League Avg WS/Game .045 .044 .088
League Avg per 800 Chances 599.0 169.6 31.4 9.2 16.3 .961 Offense Share of WS 50.4%
League Average per 600 PA 550.4 127.3 17.9 5.1 1.7 46.1 48.8 31.9 4.7 13.0 10.6 .231 .279 .292 .571 48.7 Average WS/Team  13.99
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   18.9%   238 992 320 50 15 19 .963     777 201 34 11 5 78 74 57     13 9   16     .259 .320 .350 .670 96       18.6  10.2  28.8 .078 .043 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 75.9%   961 4158 1107 217 64 123 .960   3102 699 95 24 8 252 279 174 21 83 62 .225 .271 .279 .550 253     37.8  40.6  78.4 .039 .042 .082 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   5.2%     67 257 104 16 4 5 .958     216 47 4 3 0 13 10 6     1 5   1     .218 .242 .264 .506 13        -     4.7   4.7 .000 .070 .070 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 22.7%   287 1163 326 86 17 38 .945   982 255 35 11 6 89 101 57 6 15 21 .260 .304 .336 .640 107     20.9   8.6  29.5 .073 .030 .103 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 26.4%   344 1352 446 74 24 38 .960   1047 222 25 13 1 91 89 83 8 30 17 .212 .275 .264 .539 84      7.4  16.6  24.0 .022 .048 .070 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 36.3%   451 2007 560 92 35 50 .965   1491 352 67 14 6 134 138 81 16 38 32 .236 .283 .312 .595 143     24.0  21.6  45.6 .053 .048 .101 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   14.6%   184 885 199 31 7 21 .972   575 118 6 0 0 29 35 16 5 14 9 .205 .233 .216 .449 28      4.1   8.7  12.8 .022 .047 .070 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     42.0%     536 2134 670 146 33 62 .951     1764 419 51 21 7 150 159 116     13 32   30     .238 .289 .302 .591 166       26.2  20.8  47.0 .049 .039 .088 Rookie  
Starter 50.1%   630 2717 739 129 46 69 .964   2094 506 85 22 9 184 194 122 12 56 44 .242 .287 .316 .603 207     34.3  28.7  63.0 .054 .046 .100 Starter  
Reserve     49.9%     636 2690 792 154 37 78 .958     2001 441 48 16 4 159 169 115     23 41   35     .220 .271 .266 .537 155       22.1  26.8  48.9 .035 .042 .077 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   18.9%   238 582.7 187.9 29.4 8.8 11.2 .963     544.6 140.9 23.8 7.7 3.5 54.7 51.9 40.0     9.1 6.3   11.2     .259 .320 .350 .670 67.3       13.0   7.1  20.2 .078 .043 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 75.9%   961 606.8 161.5 31.7 9.3 17.9 .960   550.7 124.1 16.9 4.3 1.4 44.7 49.5 30.9 3.7 14.7 11.0 .225 .271 .279 .550 44.9      6.7   7.2  13.9 .039 .042 .082 Bats Right
Bats Both   5.2%     67 545.4 220.7 33.9 8.5 10.6 .958     568.4 123.7 10.5 7.9 0.0 34.2 26.3 15.8     2.6 13.2   2.6     .218 .242 .264 .506 34.2        -    12.4  12.4 .000 .070 .070 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 22.7%   287 590.7 165.6 43.7 8.6 19.3 .945   555.8 144.3 19.8 6.2 3.4 50.4 57.2 32.3 3.4 8.5 11.9 .260 .304 .336 .640 60.6     11.8   4.9  16.7 .073 .030 .103 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 26.4%   344 577.8 190.6 31.6 10.3 16.2 .960   537.9 114.0 12.8 6.7 0.5 46.7 45.7 42.6 4.1 15.4 8.7 .212 .275 .264 .539 43.2      3.8   8.5  12.3 .022 .048 .070 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 36.3%   451 603.8 168.5 27.7 10.5 15.0 .965   550.2 129.9 24.7 5.2 2.2 49.4 50.9 29.9 5.9 14.0 11.8 .236 .283 .312 .595 52.8      8.9   8.0  16.8 .053 .048 .101 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   14.6%   184 635.0 142.8 22.2 5.0 15.1 .972   565.6 116.1 5.9 0.0 0.0 28.5 34.4 15.7 4.9 13.8 8.9 .205 .233 .216 .449 27.5      4.0   8.6  12.6 .022 .047 .070 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     42.0%     536 578.7 181.7 39.6 8.9 16.8 .951     549.8 130.6 15.9 6.5 2.2 46.8 49.6 36.2     4.0 10.0   9.4     .238 .289 .302 .591 51.7        8.2   6.5  14.6 .049 .039 .088 Rookie  
Starter 50.1%   630 606.3 164.9 28.8 10.3 15.4 .964   550.1 132.9 22.3 5.8 2.4 48.3 51.0 32.0 3.2 14.7 11.6 .242 .287 .316 .603 54.4      9.0   7.5  16.5 .054 .046 .100 Starter  
Reserve     49.9%     636 591.9 174.2 33.9 8.1 17.2 .958     550.7 121.4 13.2 4.4 1.1 43.8 46.5 31.7     6.3 11.3   9.6     .220 .271 .266 .537 42.7        6.1   7.4  13.5 .035 .042 .077 Reserve