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1906 1908 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 Nig Clarke     CLE 4 L 24   115 470 119 24 9 25 .961   390 105 19 6 3 44 33 35 2 3 3 .269 .333 .372 .705 53     14.8   2.3  17.1 .129 .020 .149   22.74 1 1 Nig Clarke
2 2 Ossee Schreckengost     PHI 2 R 32   99 640 145 12 4 9 .985   349 95 16 3 0 29 37 17 0 3 4 .272 .306 .335 .641 38      7.0   9.1  16.1 .071 .092 .163   22.39 2 2 Ossee Schreckengost
3 Ed McFarland     CHI 3 R 32   43 192 47 7 4 6 .972   138 39 9 1 0 11 8 12 0 2 3 .283 .340 .362 .702 22      5.4   2.3   7.7 .126 .053 .179   11.24 3 Ed McFarland
4 3 Red Kleinow     NY 5 R 27   86 318 97 14 5 11 .967   266 70 6 4 0 30 26 24 1 7 5 .263 .326 .316 .642 34      6.8   2.4   9.2 .079 .028 .107   10.38 4 3 Red Kleinow
5 4   Boss Schmidt             DET 1 B 26       103 446 132 34 14 16 .944     349 85 6 6 0 32 23 5     7 10   8     .244 .269 .295 .564 32        4.3   5.1   9.4 .042 .050 .091    9.79 5 4   Boss Schmidt
6 5 Tubby Spencer     STL 6 R 23   63 250 80 15 6 3 .957   230 61 11 1 1 27 25 7 4 3 1 .265 .299 .335 .634 22      3.5   2.5   6.0 .056 .040 .095    6.39 6 5 Tubby Spencer
7 6 Billy Sullivan     CHI 3 R 32   108 477 117 10 12 11 .983   326 58 8 4 0 30 36 21 3 10 6 .178 .234 .227 .461 19      -     6.0   6.0 .000 .056 .056    4.88 7 6 Billy Sullivan
8 Mike Powers     PHI 2 R 36   59 313 80 7 8 4 .983   159 29 3 0 0 9 9 7 0 14 1 .182 .217 .201 .418 5      -     4.9   4.9 .000 .083 .083    4.87 8 Mike Powers
9 Al Shaw     BOS 7 R 32   73 294 106 12 10 8 .971   195 37 1 3 0 10 7 18 3 2 4 .190 .269 .226 .495 14      0.7   3.7   4.4 .010 .051 .060    3.73 9 Al Shaw
10 7 John Warner     WAS 8 L 34   64 271 64 10 4 1 .971   207 53 5 0 0 11 17 12 3 2 3 .256 .306 .280 .586 18      2.8   1.1   3.9 .044 .017 .061    3.32 10 7 John Warner
                             
11 8 Lou Criger     BOS 7 R 35   75 288 109 9 12 11 .978   226 41 4 0 0 12 14 19 2 10 2 .181 .251 .199 .450 11      -     3.9   3.9 .000 .052 .052    3.07 11 8 Lou Criger
12 Harry Bemis     CLE 4 R 33   51 180 42 10 3 4 .957   166 41 7 0 0 12 18 7 1 9 5 .247 .282 .289 .571 14      2.4   0.9   3.3 .047 .018 .065    2.89 12 Harry Bemis
13 Jim Stephens   R   STL 6 R 23   56 200 63 9 4 8 .967   173 35 6 3 0 15 11 15 1 4 3 .202 .270 .272 .542 13      1.4   2.0   3.4 .025 .036 .061    2.89 13 Jim Stephens
14 Hub Hart   R   CHI 3 L 29   25 85 23 5 2 7 .956   70 19 1 0 0 6 7 5 1 3 1 .271 .329 .286 .615 9      1.5   0.9   2.4 .060 .036 .096    2.56 14 Hub Hart
15     Ira Thomas       R     NY 5 R 26       61 257 90 17 7 11 .953     201 39 5 4 1 19 23 10     3 3   5     .194 .243 .274 .517 15        0.8   2.0   2.8 .013 .033 .046    2.07 15     Ira Thomas
16 Fred Payne     DET 1 R 26   46 205 55 5 4 7 .981   152 25 2 2 0 15 13 6 5 4 4 .164 .221 .204 .425 6      -     2.5   2.5 .000 .054 .054    2.01 16 Fred Payne
17 Mike Heydon     WAS 8 L 32   57 247 52 12 4 11 .961   164 30 3 0 0 14 9 25 3 1 3 .183 .302 .201 .503 13      1.4   0.9   2.3 .025 .016 .040    1.59 17 Mike Heydon
18 Charlie Armbruster     BOS/CHI 7/3 R 26   22 89 37 8 4 3 .940   63 6 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 3 1 .095 .208 .111 .319 1      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .050 .050    0.85 18 Charlie Armbruster
T19 Fritz Buelow     STL 6 R 31   25 77 36 2 4 1 .983   75 11 1 0 0 9 1 7 0 3 0 .147 .220 .160 .380 2      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .044 .044    0.80 T19 Fritz Buelow
T19 Jack O'Connor     STL 6 R 38   25 87 29 1 4 1 .991   89 14 2 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 .157 .176 .180 .356 1      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .044 .044    0.80 T19 Jack O'Connor
                             
21 Cliff Blankenship   R   WAS 8 R 27   24 98 29 3 0 5 .977   79 18 2 0 0 3 5 2 0 2 2 .228 .247 .253 .500 5      0.2   0.4   0.6 .008 .017 .025    0.33 21 Cliff Blankenship
22 Bruno Block   R   WAS 8 R 22   21 59 16 4 1 3 .949   57 8 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .140 .169 .211 .380 1      -     0.2   0.2 .000 .010 .010    0.07 22 Bruno Block
League Average Age 29.3 League Avg WS/Game .041 .043 .084
League Avg per 800 Chances 604.0 170.9 25.1 13.6 18.1 .969 Offense Share of WS 48.4%
League Average per 600 PA 546.4 121.7 15.9 5.0 0.7 45.7 43.5 35.1 5.4 13.1 8.5 .223 .277 .274 .551 46.1 Average WS/Team  13.68
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   19.7%   261 1073 258 51 19 44 .963     831 207 28 6 3 75 66 77     9 9   10     .249 .320 .308 .628 93       20.5   5.2  25.7 .079 .020 .098 Bats Left
Bats Right 72.1%   937 4024 1178 145 92 106 .973   2944 627 86 26 2 238 239 183 25 80 46 .213 .265 .262 .527 223     28.2  46.1  74.3 .030 .049 .079 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   8.2%     103 446 132 34 14 16 .944     349 85 6 6 0 32 23 5     7 10   8     .244 .269 .295 .564 32        4.3   5.1   9.4 .042 .050 .091 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.2%   255 979 278 52 20 39 .960   850 209 38 11 4 89 71 59 7 10 7 .246 .300 .331 .631 89     19.7   7.0  26.7 .077 .027 .105 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 28.2%   367 1498 463 86 36 60 .958   1180 262 23 16 1 107 97 61 17 32 26 .222 .270 .271 .541 102     13.6  14.4  28.0 .037 .039 .076 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.4%   520 2378 609 75 45 51 .976   1620 364 50 11 0 126 133 119 13 32 28 .225 .283 .269 .552 140     19.7  25.1  44.8 .038 .048 .086 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   12.2%   159 688 218 17 24 16 .982   474 84 9 0 0 23 27 26 4 25 3 .177 .226 .196 .422 17      -     9.9   9.9 .000 .062 .062 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     13.8%     187 699 221 38 14 34 .960     580 119 16 8 1 46 48 34     5 12   11     .205 .255 .266 .521 43        3.9   5.5   9.4 .021 .029 .050 Rookie  
Starter 55.9%   713 3160 863 128 66 87 .969   2343 568 75 24 4 215 211 140 22 48 32 .242 .291 .300 .591 227     39.2  32.4  71.6 .055 .045 .100 Starter  
Reserve     44.1%     588 2383 705 102 59 79 .968     1781 351 45 14 1 130 117 125     19 51   32     .197 .257 .240 .497 121       13.8  24.0  37.8 .023 .041 .064 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   19.7%   261 621.1 149.4 29.5 11.0 25.5 .963     538.5 134.1 18.1 3.9 1.9 48.6 42.8 49.9     5.8 5.8   6.5     .249 .320 .308 .628 60.3       13.3   3.4  16.7 .079 .020 .098 Bats Left
Bats Right 72.1%   937 602.1 176.2 21.7 13.8 15.9 .973   546.5 116.4 16.0 4.8 0.4 44.2 44.4 34.0 4.6 14.9 8.5 .213 .265 .262 .527 41.4      5.2   8.6  13.8 .030 .049 .079 Bats Right
Bats Both   8.2%     103 583.0 172.6 44.4 18.3 20.9 .944     564.4 137.5 9.7 9.7 0.0 51.8 37.2 8.1     11.3 16.2   12.9     .244 .269 .295 .564 51.8        7.0   8.2  15.2 .042 .050 .091 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 19.2%   255 598.3 169.9 31.8 12.2 23.8 .960   550.8 135.4 24.6 7.1 2.6 57.7 46.0 38.2 4.5 6.5 4.5 .246 .300 .331 .631 57.7     12.8   4.5  17.3 .077 .027 .105 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 28.2%   367 585.4 181.0 33.6 14.1 23.4 .958   548.8 121.9 10.7 7.4 0.5 49.8 45.1 28.4 7.9 14.9 12.1 .222 .270 .271 .541 47.4      6.3   6.7  13.0 .037 .039 .076 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.4%   520 621.3 159.1 19.6 11.8 13.3 .976   544.8 122.4 16.8 3.7 0.0 42.4 44.7 40.0 4.4 10.8 9.4 .225 .283 .269 .552 47.1      6.6   8.4  15.1 .038 .048 .086 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   12.2%   159 596.3 189.0 14.7 20.8 13.9 .982   537.6 95.3 10.2 0.0 0.0 26.1 30.6 29.5 4.5 28.4 3.4 .177 .226 .196 .422 19.3      -    11.2  11.2 .000 .062 .062 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.8%     187 583.7 184.6 31.7 11.7 28.4 .960     551.5 113.2 15.2 7.6 1.0 43.7 45.6 32.3     4.8 11.4   10.5     .205 .255 .266 .521 40.9        3.7   5.2   8.9 .021 .029 .050 Rookie  
Starter 55.9%   713 609.0 166.3 24.7 12.7 16.8 .969   550.6 133.5 17.6 5.6 0.9 50.5 49.6 32.9 5.2 11.3 7.5 .242 .291 .300 .591 53.3      9.2   7.6  16.8 .055 .045 .100 Starter  
Reserve     44.1%     588 597.6 176.8 25.6 14.8 19.8 .968     540.8 106.6 13.7 4.3 0.3 39.5 35.5 37.9     5.8 15.5   9.7     .197 .257 .240 .497 36.7        4.2   7.3  11.5 .023 .041 .064 Reserve