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1926 1928 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 Mickey Cochrane BBW T4     PHI 2 L 24   123 559 85 9 11 8 .986   432 146 20 6 12 80 80 50 7 2 23 9 6 .338 .409 .495 .904 86     15.8   7.4   23.2 .128 .060 .189   31.74 1 1 Mickey Cochrane
2 2 Muddy Ruel T6     WAS 3 R 31   128 495 100 7 8 2 .988   428 132 16 5 1 61 52 63 18 5 8 9 6 .308 .403 .376 .779 72     12.7   7.1   19.8 .099 .055 .155   24.53 2 2 Muddy Ruel
3 3 Wally Schang T18     STL 7 B 37   75 213 73 7 10 9 .976   264 84 15 2 5 40 42 41 33 2 4 3 2 .318 .414 .447 .861 53      9.1   2.6   11.7 .121 .035 .156   14.56 3 3 Wally Schang
4 4 Pat Collins     NY 1 R 30   89 267 56 8 1 4 .976   251 69 9 3 7 38 36 54 24 2 4 0 1 .275 .407 .418 .825 46      7.8   4.4   12.2 .088 .049 .137   14.23 4 4 Pat Collins
5 5   Larry Woodall             DET 4 R 32       86 265 72 1 6 4 .997     246 69 8 6 0 28 39 37   9 0 9   9 1   .280 .375 .362 .737 39        5.5   4.5   10.0 .064 .052 .116   10.74 5 5   Larry Woodall
6 6 Luke Sewell 9     CLE 6 R 26   126 402 119 20 14 7 .963   470 138 27 6 0 52 53 20 23 4 18 4 8 .294 .328 .377 .705 56      6.1   5.2   11.3 .048 .041 .090   10.66 6 6 Luke Sewell
7 7 Harry McCurdy     CHI 5 L 27   82 261 55 9 8 4 .972   262 75 19 3 1 34 27 32 24 1 5 6 4 .286 .366 .393 .759 37      5.5   3.7    9.2 .067 .045 .112    9.71 7 7 Harry McCurdy
8 Johnny Bassler     DET 4 L 32   67 206 56 7 8 1 .974   200 57 7 0 0 19 24 45 9 0 9 1 0 .285 .416 .320 .736 34      4.8   3.4    8.2 .072 .051 .122    9.04 8 Johnny Bassler
9 Johnny Grabowski     NY 1 R 27   68 197 47 4 8 2 .984   195 54 2 4 0 29 25 20 15 2 6 0 0 .277 .350 .328 .678 23      2.9   3.9    6.8 .043 .057 .100    6.77 9 Johnny Grabowski
10 Bennie Tate     WAS 3 L 25   39 148 24 4 4 0 .977   131 41 5 1 1 12 24 8 4 1 5 0 3 .313 .357 .389 .746 18      2.6   2.0    4.6 .067 .051 .118    4.98 10 Bennie Tate
                           
11 Buck Crouse     CHI 5 L 30   81 202 79 8 10 3 .972   222 53 11 0 0 22 20 21 10 1 11 4 1 .239 .307 .288 .595 20      0.7   3.7    4.4 .009 .046 .054    3.23 11 Buck Crouse
12 Fred Hofmann     BOS 8 R 33   81 241 59 18 4 6 .943   217 59 19 1 0 20 24 21 26 2 9 2 0 .272 .342 .369 .711 28      3.3   0.6    3.9 .041 .007 .048    2.70 12 Fred Hofmann
13 Cy Perkins     PHI 2 R 31   54 162 29 4 2 2 .979   135 34 7 2 1 11 15 12 8 0 5 0 2 .252 .313 .356 .669 15      1.2   2.1    3.3 .022 .039 .061    2.57 13 Cy Perkins
14 Glenn Myatt     CLE 6 L 29   26 67 20 2 4 2 .978   94 23 6 0 2 15 8 12 7 1 2 1 1 .245 .336 .372 .708 12      1.4   1.0    2.4 .054 .038 .092    2.30 14 Glenn Myatt
15     Benny Bengough             NY 1 R 28       30 114 31 2 0 0 .986     85 21 3 3 0 6 10 4   4 0 1   0 3   .247 .281 .353 .634 7        0.2   2.2    2.4 .007 .073 .080    2.14 15     Benny Bengough
16 8 Grover Hartley     BOS 8 R 38   86 214 51 9 5 5 .967   244 67 11 0 1 23 31 22 14 1 7 1 0 .275 .337 .332 .669 28      2.8   0.6    3.4 .033 .007 .040    2.13 16 8 Grover Hartley
17 Steve O'Neill     STL 7 R 35   60 180 57 4 8 4 .983   191 44 7 0 1 14 22 20 6 0 13 0 3 .230 .303 .283 .586 18      -     2.3    2.3 .000 .038 .038    1.42 17 Steve O'Neill
18 Merv Shea   R   DET 4 R 26   31 94 17 6 1 3 .949   85 15 6 3 0 5 9 7 15 0 2 0 0 .176 .239 .318 .557 6      -     1.1    1.1 .000 .035 .035    0.65 18 Merv Shea
19 Leo Dixon     STL 7 R 32   35 116 32 10 1 0 .937   103 20 3 1 0 6 12 7 6 0 1 0 1 .194 .245 .243 .488 5      -     1.1    1.1 .000 .031 .031    0.61 19 Leo Dixon
20 Bill Moore   R   BOS 8 L 25   42 75 30 7 0 2 .938   69 15 2 0 0 7 4 13 8 0 1 0 0 .217 .341 .246 .587 7      0.5   0.2    0.7 .012 .005 .017    0.28 20 Bill Moore
League Average Age 30.0 League Avg WS/Game .059 .042 .101
League Avg per 800 Chances 626.7 152.9 20.4 15.8 9.5 .974 Offense Share of WS 58.4%
League Average per 600 PA 518.9 145.9 24.4 5.5 3.8 62.6 66.8 61.1 32.4 2.9 17.1 5.9 5.0 .281 .360 .372 .732 73.2 Average WS/Team  17.75
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   33.0%   460 1518 349 46 45 20 .976     1410 410 70 10 16 189 187 181   69 6 56   21 15   .291 .374 .389 .763 214       31.3  21.4   52.7 .068 .047 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 61.4%   874 2747 670 93 58 39 .974   2650 722 118 34 11 293 328 287 168 16 83 25 25 .272 .347 .355 .702 343     42.5  35.1   77.6 .049 .040 .089 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   5.6%     75 213 73 7 10 9 .976     264 84 15 2 5 40 42 41   33 2 4   3 2   .318 .414 .447 .861 53        9.1   2.6   11.7 .121 .035 .156 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.0%   123 559 85 9 11 8 .986   432 146 20 6 12 80 80 50 7 2 23 9 6 .338 .409 .495 .904 86     15.8   7.4   23.2 .128 .060 .189 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 31.1%   444 1358 343 54 39 20 .969   1391 382 70 20 4 160 160 116 100 9 40 11 19 .275 .334 .362 .696 166     19.2  19.3   38.5 .043 .043 .087 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 43.5%   621 1954 483 63 40 22 .975   1802 493 80 18 9 205 222 260 110 10 56 25 12 .274 .368 .353 .721 259     36.0  26.9   62.9 .058 .043 .101 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   15.4%   221 607 181 20 23 18 .975   699 195 33 2 7 77 95 83 53 3 24 4 5 .279 .358 .362 .720 99     11.9   5.5   17.4 .054 .025 .079 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     4.3%     73 169 47 13 1 5 .943     154 30 8 3 0 12 13 20   23 0 3   0 0   .195 .287 .286 .573 13        0.5   1.3    1.8 .007 .018 .025 Rookie  
Starter 58.4%   795 2676 611 70 63 43 .979   2597 780 125 31 27 356 360 319 152 17 78 41 28 .300 .380 .404 .784 417     65.3  35.5  100.8 .082 .045 .127 Starter  
Reserve     41.6%     614 1802 481 76 50 25 .968     1727 436 78 15 5 166 197 190   118 7 65   8 14   .252 .329 .324 .653 193       17.6  23.6   41.2 .029 .038 .067 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   33.0%   460 634.8 146.0 19.2 18.8 8.4 .976     511.8 148.8 25.4 3.6 5.8 68.6 67.9 65.7   25.0 2.2 20.3   7.6 5.4   .291 .374 .389 .763 77.7       11.4   7.8   19.1 .068 .047 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 61.4%   874 626.1 152.7 21.2 13.2 8.9 .974   523.7 142.7 23.3 6.7 2.2 57.9 64.8 56.7 33.2 3.2 16.4 4.9 4.9 .272 .347 .355 .702 67.8      8.4   6.9   15.3 .049 .040 .089 Bats Right
Bats Both   5.6%     75 581.6 199.3 19.1 27.3 24.6 .976     509.3 162.1 28.9 3.9 9.6 77.2 81.0 79.1   63.7 3.9 7.7   5.8 3.9   .318 .414 .447 .861 102.3       17.6   5.0   22.6 .121 .035 .156 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 10.0%   123 684.9 104.1 11.0 13.5 9.8 .986   511.2 172.8 23.7 7.1 14.2 94.7 94.7 59.2 8.3 2.4 27.2 10.7 7.1 .338 .409 .495 .904 101.8     18.7   8.8   27.5 .128 .060 .189 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 31.1%   444 619.0 156.4 24.6 17.8 9.1 .969   536.4 147.3 27.0 7.7 1.5 61.7 61.7 44.7 38.6 3.5 15.4 4.2 7.3 .275 .334 .362 .696 64.0      7.4   7.4   14.8 .043 .043 .087 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 43.5%   621 625.3 154.6 20.1 12.8 7.0 .975   508.1 139.0 22.6 5.1 2.5 57.8 62.6 73.3 31.0 2.8 15.8 7.0 3.4 .274 .368 .353 .721 73.0     10.2   7.6   17.7 .058 .043 .101 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   15.4%   221 601.0 179.2 19.8 22.8 17.8 .975   518.4 144.6 24.5 1.5 5.2 57.1 70.5 61.6 39.3 2.2 17.8 3.0 3.7 .279 .358 .362 .720 73.4      8.8   4.1   12.9 .054 .025 .079 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     4.3%     73 590.4 164.2 45.4 3.5 17.5 .943     522.0 101.7 27.1 10.2 0.0 40.7 44.1 67.8   78.0 0.0 10.2   0.0 0.0   .195 .287 .286 .573 44.1        1.7   4.4    6.1 .007 .018 .025 Rookie  
Starter 58.4%   795 637.7 145.6 16.7 15.0 10.2 .979   517.5 155.4 24.9 6.2 5.4 70.9 71.7 63.6 30.3 3.4 15.5 8.2 5.6 .300 .380 .404 .784 83.1     13.0   7.1   20.1 .082 .045 .127 Starter  
Reserve     41.6%     614 611.1 163.1 25.8 17.0 8.5 .968     521.0 131.5 23.5 4.5 1.5 50.1 59.4 57.3   35.6 2.1 19.6   2.4 4.2   .252 .329 .324 .653 58.2        5.3   7.1   12.4 .029 .038 .067 Reserve