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1927 1929 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 1     PHI 2 L 25   130 645 71 25 8 8 .966   468 137 26 12 10 92 57 76 25 3 21 7 7 .293 .395 .464 .859 86     15.4   6.1  21.5 .118 .047 .165   29.43 1 1 Mickey Cochrane
2 2 Wally Schang     STL 3 B 38   82 263 46 5 5 1 .984   245 70 10 5 3 41 39 68 26 4 8 8 2 .286 .448 .404 .852 54     10.4   3.9  14.3 .127 .048 .174   20.10 2 2 Wally Schang
3 3 Pinky Hargrave     DET 6 B 32   88 301 35 8 5 6 .977   320 88 13 5 10 38 63 32 28 1 6 4 1 .275 .343 .441 .784 50      7.5   2.8  10.3 .085 .032 .117   11.86 3 3 Pinky Hargrave
4 4 Luke Sewell T12     CLE 7 R 27   118 430 117 16 13 13 .972   411 111 16 9 3 52 52 26 27 3 17 3 4 .270 .318 .375 .693 48      4.4   5.7  10.1 .037 .048 .086    9.94 4 4 Luke Sewell
5 5   Muddy Ruel             WAS 4 R 32       101 397 73 5 5 7 .989     350 90 18 2 0 31 55 44   14 1 9   12 10   .257 .342 .320 .662 38        3.2   5.1   8.3 .032 .050 .082    8.01 5 5   Muddy Ruel
6 Pat Collins     NY 1 R 31   70 182 30 5 1 2 .977   136 30 5 0 6 18 14 35 16 0 3 0 0 .221 .380 .390 .770 23      4.3   3.0   7.3 .061 .043 .104    7.93 6 Pat Collins
7 Benny Bengough     NY 1 R 29   58 206 37 2 7 2 .992   161 43 3 1 0 12 9 7 8 1 1 0 0 .267 .302 .298 .600 15      1.4   3.9   5.3 .024 .067 .091    5.39 7 Benny Bengough
8 6 Moe Berg     CHI 5 R 26   73 256 52 3 8 5 .990   224 55 16 0 0 25 29 14 25 4 13 2 1 .246 .302 .317 .619 22      1.5   3.7   5.2 .021 .051 .071    4.67 8 6 Moe Berg
9 7 Johnny Grabowski     NY 1 R 28   75 265 32 4 8 4 .987   202 48 7 1 1 21 21 10 21 0 3 0 0 .238 .274 .297 .571 16      0.7   4.5   5.2 .009 .060 .069    4.61 9 7 Johnny Grabowski
10 Buck Crouse     CHI 5 L 31   76 196 61 11 3 3 .959   218 55 5 2 2 17 20 19 14 1 1 3 4 .252 .315 .321 .636 22      2.2   2.8   5.0 .029 .037 .066    4.32 10 Buck Crouse
                           
11 Clyde Manion     STL 3 R 31   71 302 49 7 10 3 .980   243 55 5 1 2 25 31 15 18 1 7 3 0 .226 .274 .280 .554 20      0.2   4.5   4.7 .003 .063 .066    4.07 11 Clyde Manion
12 Eddie Kenna   R   WAS 4 R 30   34 104 26 8 3 5 .942   118 35 4 2 1 14 20 14 8 1 1 1 5 .297 .376 .390 .766 16      2.1   1.2   3.3 .062 .035 .097    3.46 12 Eddie Kenna
13 Glenn Myatt     CLE 7 L 30   30 72 15 3 2 3 .967   125 36 7 2 1 9 15 13 13 0 0 0 2 .288 .355 .400 .755 17      2.3   0.8   3.1 .077 .027 .103    3.35 13 Glenn Myatt
14 Charlie Berry   R   BOS 8 R 25   63 153 34 8 2 0 .959   177 46 7 3 1 18 19 21 19 1 3 1 1 .260 .342 .350 .692 22      2.7   1.0   3.7 .043 .016 .059    3.02 14 Charlie Berry
15     Harry McCurdy             CHI 5 L 28       34 95 11 4 2 2 .964     103 27 10 0 2 12 13 8   15 0 3   1 3   .262 .315 .417 .732 13        1.6   1.1   2.7 .047 .032 .079    2.56 15     Harry McCurdy
16 Larry Woodall     DET 6 R 33   62 218 44 2 3 4 .992   186 39 7 1 0 19 13 24 10 0 6 3 1 .210 .300 .258 .558 15      0.3   2.5   2.8 .005 .040 .045    2.00 16 Larry Woodall
17 Johnny Heving     BOS 8 R 27   62 153 25 6 2 4 .967   158 41 7 2 0 11 11 11 10 0 5 1 1 .259 .308 .329 .637 16      1.3   0.9   2.2 .021 .015 .035    1.39 17 Johnny Heving
18 Merv Shea   R   DET 6 R 27   30 93 24 6 2 2 .951   85 20 2 3 0 8 9 9 11 1 2 2 2 .235 .316 .329 .645 9      0.7   1.0   1.7 .023 .033 .057    1.36 18 Merv Shea
19 Bennie Tate     WAS 4 L 26   30 111 21 2 1 1 .985   122 30 6 0 0 10 15 10 4 0 3 0 4 .246 .303 .295 .598 9      0.2   1.4   1.6 .007 .047 .053    1.24 19 Bennie Tate
20 8 Fred Hofmann     BOS 8 R 34   71 223 44 5 7 3 .982   199 45 8 1 0 14 16 11 25 1 2 0 1 .226 .270 .276 .546 14      -     1.6   1.6 .000 .023 .023    0.81 20 8 Fred Hofmann
League Average Age 29.6 League Avg WS/Game .046 .042 .088
League Avg per 800 Chances 660.9 120.0 19.1 13.7 11.1 .976 Offense Share of WS 52.0%
League Average per 600 PA 525.4 136.1 22.5 6.4 5.2 60.2 64.4 57.7 41.6 2.8 14.1 6.3 6.1 .259 .336 .356 .692 64.9 Average WS/Team  14.99
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   23.4%   300 1119 179 45 16 17 .966     1036 285 54 16 15 140 120 126   71 4 28   11 20   .275 .356 .402 .758 147       21.7  12.2  33.9 .072 .041 .113 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.8%   888 2982 587 77 71 54 .979   2650 658 105 26 14 268 299 241 212 14 72 28 26 .248 .314 .323 .637 274     22.8  38.6  61.4 .026 .043 .069 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   12.8%     170 564 81 13 10 7 .980     565 158 23 10 13 79 102 100   54 5 14   12 3   .280 .393 .425 .818 104       17.9   6.7  24.6 .105 .039 .145 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 50.0%   673 2407 424 76 53 41 .974   2111 558 100 31 17 261 235 192 165 13 71 17 23 .264 .329 .365 .694 256     29.9  29.3  59.2 .044 .044 .088 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 43.9%   603 1995 377 54 39 36 .978   1895 473 72 16 22 185 247 207 146 6 35 26 24 .250 .325 .339 .664 215     22.1  24.3  46.4 .037 .040 .077 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   6.1%   82 263 46 5 5 1 .984   245 70 10 5 3 41 39 68 26 4 8 8 2 .286 .448 .404 .852 54     10.4   3.9  14.3 .127 .048 .174 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     8.8%     127 350 84 22 7 7 .952     380 101 13 8 2 40 48 44   38 3 6   4 8   .266 .347 .358 .705 47        5.5   3.2   8.7 .043 .025 .069 Rookie  
Starter 56.7%   738 2780 470 71 59 47 .979   2419 644 114 35 27 314 332 281 191 17 79 36 26 .266 .347 .376 .723 328     43.1  33.4  76.5 .058 .045 .104 Starter  
Reserve     43.3%     620 1885 377 64 38 31 .972     1832 457 68 17 15 173 189 186   146 6 35   15 23   .249 .321 .330 .651 197       19.3  24.1  43.4 .031 .039 .070 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   23.4%   300 666.6 106.6 26.8 9.5 10.1 .966     520.6 143.2 27.1 8.0 7.5 70.4 60.3 63.3   35.7 2.0 14.1   5.5 10.1   .275 .356 .402 .758 73.9       10.9   6.1  17.0 .072 .041 .113 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.8%   888 654.3 128.8 16.9 15.6 11.8 .979   534.1 132.6 21.2 5.2 2.8 54.0 60.3 48.6 42.7 2.8 14.5 5.6 5.2 .248 .314 .323 .637 55.2      4.6   7.8  12.4 .026 .043 .069 Bats Right
Bats Both   12.8%     170 685.7 98.5 15.8 12.2 8.5 .980     495.6 138.6 20.2 8.8 11.4 69.3 89.5 87.7   47.4 4.4 12.3   10.5 2.6   .280 .393 .425 .818 91.2       15.7   5.9  21.6 .105 .039 .145 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 50.0%   673 662.4 116.7 20.9 14.6 11.3 .974   530.6 140.3 25.1 7.8 4.3 65.6 59.1 48.3 41.5 3.3 17.8 4.3 5.8 .264 .329 .365 .694 64.3      7.5   7.4  14.9 .044 .044 .088 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 43.9%   603 657.9 124.3 17.8 12.9 11.9 .978   530.6 132.4 20.2 4.5 6.2 51.8 69.2 57.9 40.9 1.7 9.8 7.3 6.7 .250 .325 .339 .664 60.2      6.2   6.8  13.0 .037 .040 .077 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   6.1%   82 670.1 117.2 12.7 12.7 2.5 .984   452.3 129.2 18.5 9.2 5.5 75.7 72.0 125.5 48.0 7.4 14.8 14.8 3.7 .286 .448 .404 .852 99.7     19.2   7.2  26.4 .127 .048 .174 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.8%     127 614.0 147.4 38.6 12.3 12.3 .952     526.6 140.0 18.0 11.1 2.8 55.4 66.5 61.0   52.7 4.1 8.3   5.5 11.1   .266 .347 .358 .705 65.1        7.6   4.4  12.1 .043 .025 .069 Rookie  
Starter 56.7%   738 669.7 113.2 17.1 14.2 11.3 .979   519.1 138.2 24.5 7.5 5.8 67.4 71.2 60.3 41.0 3.6 17.0 7.7 5.6 .266 .347 .376 .723 70.4      9.2   7.2  16.4 .058 .045 .104 Starter  
Reserve     43.3%     620 648.3 129.7 22.0 13.1 10.7 .972     533.9 133.2 19.8 5.0 4.4 50.4 55.1 54.2   42.5 1.7 10.2   4.4 6.7   .249 .321 .330 .651 57.4        5.6   7.0  12.6 .031 .039 .070 Reserve