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1914 1916 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 Ray Schalk Vet     CHI 3 R 22   134 655 159 13 8 12 .984   413 110 14 4 1 46 54 62 21 3 17 15 18 .266 .366 .327 .693 60     11.4   6.4  17.8 .085 .048 .133   22.64 1 1 Ray Schalk
2 Hick Cady     BOS 1 R 29   77 313 79 8 12 10 .980   205 57 10 2 0 25 17 19 25 1 6 0 2 .278 .342 .346 .688 28      6.1   4.6  10.7 .079 .060 .139   13.92 2 Hick Cady
3 2 Jack Lapp     PHI 8 L 30   89 376 115 17 23 9 .967   275 75 14 4 2 23 27 26 26 2 11 4 2 .273 .340 .375 .715 40      9.0   2.0  11.0 .101 .022 .124   13.50 3 2 Jack Lapp
4 3 John Henry     WAS 4 R 25   94 478 122 17 4 8 .972   277 61 9 2 1 20 22 36 28 6 9 10 2 .220 .323 .278 .601 32      4.8   5.3  10.1 .051 .056 .107   11.56 4 3 John Henry
5 4   Steve O'Neill             CLE 7 R 23       115 556 175 24 17 9 .968     386 91 14 2 2 32 34 26   41 5 9   2 3   .236 .293 .298 .591 35        3.0   5.6   8.6 .026 .049 .075    8.21 5 4   Steve O'Neill
6 5 Pinch Thomas     BOS 1 L 27   82 325 71 13 7 3 .968   203 48 4 4 0 21 21 13 20 1 7 3 2 .236 .286 .296 .582 19      2.5   4.3   6.8 .030 .052 .083    6.83 6 5 Pinch Thomas
7 Rip Williams     WAS 4 R 33   40 213 51 9 4 5 .967   141 34 6 3 0 10 22 13 14 3 9 3 2 .241 .318 .326 .644 17      2.6   2.2   4.8 .065 .055 .120    5.80 7 Rip Williams
8 Wally Schang     PHI 8 B 25 3B,LF,CF   26 110 46 9 1 2 .945   85 21 2 3 0 15 10 16 11 3 3 4 1 .247 .385 .341 .726 15      3.7   0.3   4.0 .142 .012 .154    5.48 8 Wally Schang
9 6 Les Nunamaker     NY 5 R 26   77 324 99 16 9 5 .964   243 55 6 3 0 23 17 22 23 1 4 3 2 .226 .293 .276 .569 23      2.3   3.4   5.7 .030 .044 .074    5.41 9 6 Les Nunamaker
10 Red McKee     DET 2 L 24   35 116 30 7 4 4 .954   106 29 5 0 1 10 17 13 16 0 5 1 0 .274 .353 .349 .702 15      3.2   0.8   4.0 .091 .023 .114    4.72 10 Red McKee
                         
11 Walt Alexander     STL/NY 6/5 R 24   25 132 44 6 5 5 .967   69 17 4 0 1 7 5 13 16 0 4 2 1 .246 .366 .348 .714 11      2.1   1.4   3.5 .084 .056 .140    4.57 11 Walt Alexander
12 Bill Carrigan     BOS 1 R 31   44 183 54 6 3 7 .975   95 19 3 0 0 10 7 16 12 1 7 0 0 .200 .321 .232 .553 10      1.4   2.6   4.0 .032 .059 .091    4.21 12 Bill Carrigan
13 7 Oscar Stanage     DET 2 R 32   100 395 111 19 0 12 .964   300 67 9 2 1 27 31 20 41 1 6 5 1 .223 .274 .277 .551 25      2.2   2.6   4.8 .022 .026 .048    3.67 13 7 Oscar Stanage
14 Del Baker   R   DET 2 R 23   61 184 53 15 8 10 .940   134 33 3 3 0 16 15 15 15 1 11 3 1 .246 .327 .313 .640 17      2.7   1.2   3.9 .044 .020 .064    3.44 14 Del Baker
15     Eddie Ainsmith             WAS 4 R 23       42 209 47 3 2 1 .988     120 24 4 2 0 13 6 10   18 1 4   7 4   .200 .267 .267 .534 9        0.3   2.4   2.7 .007 .057 .064    2.39 15     Eddie Ainsmith
16 Ed Sweeney     NY 5 R 26   53 213 59 7 4 4 .975   93 18 1 0 0 8 3 17 8 1 7 2 2 .194 .324 .204 .528 8      0.5   2.2   2.7 .009 .042 .051    2.13 16 Ed Sweeney
17 Hank Severeid     STL 6 R 24   64 247 66 11 2 11 .966   203 45 6 1 1 12 22 16 25 0 1 2 1 .222 .279 .276 .555 16      1.5   1.0   2.5 .023 .016 .039    1.72 17 Hank Severeid
18 Ben Egan     CLE 7 R 31   40 199 59 8 5 10 .970   120 13 3 0 0 4 6 8 14 0 4 0 0 .108 .164 .133 .297 0      -     1.9   1.9 .000 .048 .048    1.45 18 Ben Egan
19 Wally Mayer   R   CHI 3 R 24   20 89 15 1 0 5 .990   54 12 3 1 0 3 5 5 8 0 4 0 2 .222 .288 .315 .603 5      0.5   0.7   1.2 .025 .035 .060    1.03 19 Wally Mayer
20 8 Sam Agnew     STL 6 R 28   102 398 153 39 16 17 .934   295 60 4 2 0 18 19 12 36 5 7 5 2 .203 .247 .231 .478 15      -     1.7   1.7 .000 .017 .017    0.77 20 8 Sam Agnew
                         
21 Wickey McAvoy   R   PHI 8 R 20   64 235 100 25 8 6 .931   184 35 7 2 0 12 6 11 32 0 1 0 2 .190 .236 .250 .486 10      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .019 .019    0.57 21 Wickey McAvoy
League Average Age 26.1 League Avg WS/Game .043 .039 .082
League Avg per 800 Chances 600.2 172.3 27.5 14.3 15.6 .966 Offense Share of WS 52.6%
League Average per 600 PA 526.3 121.6 17.2 5.3 1.3 46.7 48.1 51.2 59.2 4.6 17.9 9.3 6.6 .231 .305 .291 .596 53.9 Average WS/Team  14.20
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   14.3%   206 817 216 37 34 16 .965     584 152 23 8 3 54 65 52   62 3 23   8 4   .260 .324 .342 .666 74       14.7   7.1  21.8 .071 .034 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 83.7%   1152 5023 1446 227 107 137 .966   3332 751 106 29 7 286 291 321 377 29 110 59 45 .225 .299 .281 .580 321     41.4  46.4  87.8 .036 .040 .076 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   2.1%     26 110 46 9 1 2 .945     85 21 2 3 0 15 10 16   11 3 3   4 1   .247 .385 .341 .726 15        3.7   0.3   4.0 .142 .012 .154 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 40.9%   560 2423 689 105 54 63 .967   1669 396 60 15 6 151 164 171 192 10 56 32 32 .237 .312 .302 .614 178     24.7  20.7  45.4 .044 .037 .081 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 36.2%   511 2161 629 109 53 49 .962   1401 320 36 16 1 130 109 135 151 18 43 27 13 .228 .304 .279 .583 140     19.9  21.8  41.7 .039 .043 .082 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 22.9%   313 1366 390 59 35 43 .967   931 208 35 9 3 74 93 83 107 7 37 12 5 .223 .292 .290 .582 92     15.2  11.3  26.5 .049 .036 .085 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     9.6%     145 508 168 41 16 21 .943     372 80 13 6 0 31 26 31   55 1 16   3 5   .215 .277 .282 .559 32        3.2   3.1   6.3 .022 .021 .043 Rookie  
Starter 58.4%   793 3507 1005 158 84 75 .966   2392 567 74 23 7 210 225 217 236 24 70 47 32 .237 .307 .296 .603 249     35.2  31.3  66.5 .044 .039 .084 Starter  
Reserve     41.6%     591 2443 703 115 58 80 .965     1609 357 57 17 3 145 141 172   214 11 66   24 18   .222 .301 .284 .585 161       24.6  22.5  47.1 .042 .038 .080 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   14.3%   206 610.8 161.5 27.7 25.4 12.0 .965     529.3 137.8 20.8 7.3 2.7 48.9 58.9 47.1   56.2 2.7 20.9   7.3 3.6   .260 .324 .342 .666 67.1       13.3   6.4  19.8 .071 .034 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 83.7%   1152 600.1 172.8 27.1 12.8 16.4 .966   527.2 118.8 16.8 4.6 1.1 45.3 46.0 50.8 59.7 4.6 17.4 9.3 7.1 .225 .299 .281 .580 50.8      6.6   7.3  13.9 .036 .040 .076 Bats Right
Bats Both   2.1%     26 533.3 223.0 43.7 4.8 9.7 .945     476.7 117.8 11.2 16.8 0.0 84.1 56.1 89.7   61.7 16.8 16.8   22.4 5.6   .247 .385 .341 .726 84.1       20.7   1.7  22.4 .142 .012 .154 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 40.9%   560 602.6 171.3 26.1 13.4 15.7 .967   525.4 124.7 18.9 4.7 1.9 47.5 51.6 53.8 60.4 3.2 17.6 10.1 10.1 .237 .312 .302 .614 56.0      7.8   6.5  14.3 .044 .037 .081 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 36.2%   511 596.3 173.6 30.1 14.6 13.5 .962   526.4 120.2 13.5 6.0 0.4 48.8 41.0 50.7 56.7 6.8 16.1 10.1 4.9 .228 .304 .279 .583 52.6      7.5   8.2  15.7 .039 .043 .082 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 22.9%   313 602.1 171.9 26.0 15.4 19.0 .967   528 118.0 19.8 5.1 1.7 42.0 52.7 47.1 60.7 3.9 21.0 6.8 2.8 .223 .292 .290 .582 52.2      8.6   6.4  15.0 .049 .036 .085 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     9.6%     145 566.8 187.5 45.7 17.9 23.4 .943     531.4 114.3 18.6 8.6 0.0 44.3 37.1 44.3   78.6 1.4 22.9   4.3 7.1   .215 .277 .282 .559 45.7        4.6   4.4   9.0 .022 .021 .043 Rookie  
Starter 58.4%   793 600.8 172.1 27.1 14.4 12.8 .966   531.0 125.9 16.4 5.1 1.6 46.6 49.9 48.2 52.4 5.3 15.5 10.4 7.1 .237 .307 .296 .603 55.3      7.8   6.9  14.8 .044 .039 .084 Starter  
Reserve     41.6%     591 599.3 172.5 28.2 14.2 19.6 .965     519.6 115.3 18.4 5.5 1.0 46.8 45.5 55.5   69.1 3.6 21.3   7.8 5.8   .222 .301 .284 .585 52.0        7.9   7.3  15.2 .042 .038 .080 Reserve