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1979 1981 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 Rick Cerone 7 NY 1E R 26   147 800 73 9 9 14 .990   519 144 30 4 14 70 85 31 1 56 6 8 10 1 3 14 .277 .320 .432 .752 69     12.1   8.9   21.0 .082 .061 .143   26.91 1 1 Rick Cerone
2 2 Ron Hassey CLE 6E L 27   113 549 52 4 8 4 .993   366 116 16 4 8 42 60 42 3 48 1 1 5 0 2 12 .317 .384 .448 .832 62     13.1   5.5   18.6 .116 .049 .165   25.58 2 2 Ron Hassey
3 3 Lance Parrish a S DET 5E R 24   121 557 66 6 8 17 .990   460 131 28 5 19 65 66 24 3 89 2 2 2 3 3 18 .285 .322 .491 .813 65     11.2   6.1   17.3 .093 .050 .143   22.18 3 3 Lance Parrish
4 4 Carlton Fisk BBW A BOS 4E R 32   115 522 56 10 8 3 .983   424 124 23 2 17 69 56 34 6 54 13 0 3 10 4 12 .292 .361 .476 .837 72     12.1   4.8   16.9 .105 .042 .147   21.96 4 4 Carlton Fisk
5 5   Jim Sundberg         G   TEX 4W R 29       151 853 76 7 7 17 .993     502 136 23 1 10 59 62 64 3 67 1 6 5 2 2 16 .271 .351 .380 .731 68       10.2   7.4   17.6 .068 .049 .117   20.37 5 5   Jim Sundberg
6 6 Rick Dempsey BAL 2E R 30   112 531 54 8 8 5 .987   348 93 26 3 9 51 40 35 1 41 2 4 1 3 1 11 .267 .337 .437 .774 50      9.0   6.2   15.2 .080 .055 .136   18.98 6 6 Rick Dempsey
7 Dan Graham R BAL 2E L 25   73 328 35 7 3 6 .981   239 72 6 1 14 31 53 13 0 33 0 1 4 0 0 4 .301 .332 .510 .842 40      7.6   3.5   11.1 .104 .048 .152   14.67 7 Dan Graham
8 7 Butch Wynegar MIN 3W B 24   142 670 72 9 13 5 .988   478 122 18 3 5 61 57 63 6 34 2 7 6 3 1 9 .255 .341 .337 .678 59      8.1   5.4   13.5 .057 .038 .095   14.11 8 7 Butch Wynegar
9 John Wathan T24 KC 1W R 30   77 306 25 6 5 1 .982   282 85 7 4 4 35 35 30 6 28 1 1 0 8 0 10 .301 .371 .397 .768 42      7.7   3.2   10.9 .100 .042 .142   13.90 9 John Wathan
10 8 Darrell Porter a KC 1W L 28 DH   81 322 37 8 6 12 .978   283 68 9 1 4 38 23 48 2 38 2 0 3 1 0 8 .240 .351 .322 .673 35      5.3   3.4    8.7 .065 .042 .107    9.67 10 8 Darrell Porter
                                 
11 9 Charlie Moore MIL 3E R 27   105 319 28 4 3 4 .989   293 85 12 2 2 37 30 23 2 25 0 8 4 10 5 6 .290 .338 .365 .703 37      5.0   3.6    8.6 .048 .034 .082    8.34 11 9 Charlie Moore
12 Dave Rader BOS 4E L 31   34 140 15 3 4 3 .981   101 37 9 0 1 11 7 10 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 4 .366 .423 .485 .908 20      3.7   1.3    5.0 .109 .038 .147    6.50 12 Dave Rader
13 10 Jim Essian OAK 2W R 29   68 333 46 5 5 3 .987   238 56 10 0 5 17 28 27 0 14 0 3 3 1 3 9 .235 .310 .340 .650 24      1.6   4.5    6.1 .024 .066 .090    6.19 13 10 Jim Essian
14 John Wockenfuss DET 5E R 31 1B,LF,DH   25 123 10 3 2 6 .978   89 30 4 1 2 16 17 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 .337 .416 .472 .888 17      3.3   0.9    4.2 .132 .036 .168    5.84 14 John Wockenfuss
15 11   Ernie Whitt       R     TOR 7E L 28       105 436 56 7 11 4 .986     294 70 12 2 6 23 34 22 0 30 0 5 3 1 3 11 .238 .288 .354 .642 27        1.3   4.6    5.9 .012 .044 .056    4.74 15 11   Ernie Whitt
16 Gary Allenson BOS 4E R 25   24 99 6 2 0 0 .981   53 20 6 0 0 6 9 10 0 7 0 1 1 1 2 1 .377 .469 .491 .960 13      2.7   0.7    3.4 .113 .029 .142    4.34 16 Gary Allenson
17 Mike Heath OAK 2W R 25 DH   47 268 19 4 5 3 .986   172 41 8 0 1 15 17 7 1 14 0 4 1 1 2 4 .238 .267 .302 .569 13      0.5   3.3    3.8 .011 .070 .081    3.66 17 Mike Heath
18 Buck Martinez MIL 3E R 31   76 293 33 5 3 2 .985   219 49 9 0 3 16 17 12 0 33 1 5 1 1 0 3 .224 .266 .306 .572 18      0.7   3.6    4.3 .009 .047 .057    3.47 18 Buck Martinez
19 Jeff Newman OAK 2W R 31 1B   55 229 19 6 0 3 .976   201 45 8 0 8 16 19 8 3 36 1 2 0 1 2 4 .224 .257 .383 .640 18      1.8   1.9    3.7 .033 .035 .067    3.25 19 Jeff Newman
20 12 Larry Cox SEA 7W R 32   104 412 45 3 5 6 .993   240 49 6 2 4 18 20 19 0 34 0 9 0 1 2 9 .204 .263 .296 .559 17      -     3.9    3.9 .000 .038 .038    2.56 20 12 Larry Cox
                                 
21 Glenn Borgmann CHI 5W R 30   32 134 18 0 1 2 1.000   87 19 2 0 2 13 14 13 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 .218 .314 .310 .624 10      1.4   1.2    2.6 .044 .038 .081    2.51 21 Glenn Borgmann
22 Bo Diaz CLE 6E R 27   75 317 35 4 4 6 .989   198 45 10 2 3 14 28 6 3 26 0 5 1 1 0 12 .227 .249 .343 .592 13      -     3.1    3.1 .000 .041 .041    2.14 22 Bo Diaz
23 Bob Davis TOR 7E R 28   89 317 28 6 6 2 .983   214 46 11 0 3 18 18 12 0 25 1 9 0 0 0 9 .215 .260 .308 .568 16      -     2.9    2.9 .000 .033 .033    1.77 23 Bob Davis
24 Marv Foley CHI 5W L 26   64 216 17 2 3 6 .991   127 26 5 0 3 14 12 8 3 21 2 1 4 0 0 0 .205 .255 .315 .570 11      0.7   1.6    2.3 .011 .025 .036    1.48 24 Marv Foley
25 13   Bruce Kimm             CHI 5W R 29       98 375 26 6 2 3 .985     248 61 10 1 0 20 19 17 0 26 0 4 1 1 3 10 .246 .293 .294 .587 19        -     2.6    2.6 .000 .027 .027    1.44 25 13   Bruce Kimm
26 14 Tom Donohue R CAL 6W R 27   84 330 29 5 5 3 .986   218 41 4 1 2 18 14 7 0 63 1 3 1 5 1 0 .188 .216 .243 .459 12      -     2.1    2.1 .000 .025 .025    1.13 26 14 Tom Donohue
27 Duffy Dyer DET 5E R 34   37 129 10 2 2 3 .986   82 16 1 0 2 10 6 10 0 27 0 3 0 0 0 3 .195 .283 .280 .563 7      0.1   1.3    1.4 .003 .035 .038    0.92 27 Duffy Dyer
28 Jerry Narron R SEA 7W L 24   39 115 11 1 0 4 .992   92 18 3 0 3 8 13 12 2 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 .196 .288 .326 .614 9      0.5   0.9    1.4 .013 .023 .036    0.90 28 Jerry Narron
29 Dave Roberts TEX 4W R 35 3B,SS   22 93 14 3 1 4 .973   64 16 1 0 3 9 10 6 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .314 .406 .720 8      0.7   0.4    1.1 .032 .018 .050    0.83 29 Dave Roberts
30 Marc Hill SEA 7W R 28   29 101 10 1 0 0 .991   70 16 2 1 2 8 9 3 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 .260 .371 .631 6      0.2   1.0    1.2 .007 .034 .041    0.83 30 Marc Hill
                                 
31 Johnny Oates NY 1E L 34   39 99 10 1 1 1 .991   64 12 3 0 1 6 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .188 .224 .281 .505 3      -     1.2    1.2 .000 .031 .031    0.71 31 Johnny Oates
32 Ricky Seilheimer R CHI 5W L 19   21 62 8 4 2 2 .946   52 11 3 1 1 4 3 4 1 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 .268 .365 .633 5      0.5   0.4    0.9 .024 .019 .043    0.63 32 Ricky Seilheimer
33 Dan Whitmer R CAL 6W R 24   48 190 12 0 2 6 1.000   87 21 3 0 0 8 7 4 0 21 0 9 2 1 0 3 .241 .269 .276 .545 7      -     1.1    1.1 .000 .023 .023    0.56 33 Dan Whitmer
34 Bob Stinson SEA 7W B 34   45 135 8 3 2 3 .979   95 22 2 0 1 7 8 8 0 17 1 2 2 0 0 2 .232 .292 .284 .576 8      -     1.0    1.0 .000 .022 .022    0.51 34 Bob Stinson
35     Dave Skaggs             BAL/CAL 2E/6W R 29       26 94 6 3 3 1 .971     71 14 0 0 1 7 9 9 0 14 0 1 1 0 0 1 .197 .284 .239 .523 5        0.1   0.6    0.7 .004 .023 .027    0.39 35     Dave Skaggs
36 Stan Cliburn R CAL 6W R 23   54 127 9 4 0 0 .971   55 10 2 0 2 7 6 3 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .220 .327 .547 4      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .013 .013    0.27 36 Stan Cliburn
37 Sal Butera R MIN 3W R 27   32 106 9 6 0 3 .950   83 23 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 .277 .307 .289 .596 7      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .016 .016    0.21 37 Sal Butera
League Average Age 28.0 League Avg WS/Game .046 .040 .087
League Avg per 800 Chances 718.6 70.5 10.9 9.6 10.9 .986 Offense Share of WS 53.5%
League Average per 600 PA 538.8 139.1 23.3 2.9 11.5 61.0 64.0 46.2 3.3 71.2 2.7 7.5 4.8 4.1 3.1 15.3 .258 .317 .376 .693 64.0 Average WS/Team  16.18
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   21.2%   569 2267 241 37 38 42 .985     1618 430 66 9 41 177 208 161 12 211 6 10 19 5 8 42 .266 .331 .394 .725 212       32.7  22.4   55.1 .057 .039 .097 Bats Left
Bats Right 71.4%   1853 7958 762 118 94 117 .987   5517 1416 247 29 118 627 643 429 29 757 30 89 41 51 35 166 .257 .312 .376 .688 637     80.4  76.5  156.9 .043 .041 .085 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   7.4%     187 805 80 12 15 8 .987     573 144 20 3 6 68 65 71 6 51 3 9 8 3 1 11 .251 .333 .328 .661 67        8.1   6.4   14.5 .043 .034 .078 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.0%   425 1721 178 24 25 34 .988   1224 313 57 9 30 153 152 110 12 183 4 20 11 8 4 33 .256 .317 .391 .708 149     20.3  14.6   34.9 .048 .034 .082 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 54.7%   1411 6163 588 90 80 91 .987   4188 1080 175 20 78 442 512 352 18 523 15 62 48 25 26 123 .258 .314 .365 .679 477     60.4  59.8  120.2 .043 .042 .085 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 28.5%   751 3053 303 50 41 38 .985   2232 581 100 12 54 268 242 193 17 302 20 26 9 26 14 62 .260 .324 .388 .712 282     39.8  30.5   70.3 .053 .041 .094 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.9%   22 93 14 3 1 4 .973   64 16 1 0 3 9 10 6 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .314 .406 .720 8      0.7   0.4    1.1 .032 .018 .050 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.8%     456 1694 169 34 23 28 .982     1120 266 34 5 28 104 132 68 3 192 2 21 12 8 4 24 .238 .280 .352 .632 111        9.9  13.8   23.7 .022 .030 .052 Rookie  
Starter 62.2%   1546 7009 716 91 98 100 .988   4911 1296 227 31 105 588 594 456 27 619 30 60 47 42 33 145 .264 .327 .387 .714 616     89.0  69.0  158.0 .058 .045 .102 Starter  
Reserve     37.8%     1063 4021 367 76 49 67 .983     2797 694 106 10 60 284 322 205 20 400 9 48 21 17 11 74 .248 .299 .358 .657 300       32.2  36.3   68.5 .030 .034 .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   21.2%   569 712.6 75.8 11.6 11.9 13.2 .985     535.2 142.2 21.8 3.0 13.6 58.5 68.8 53.2 4.0 69.8 2.0 3.3 6.3 1.7 2.6 13.9 .266 .331 .394 .725 70.1       10.8   7.4   18.2 .057 .039 .097 Bats Left
Bats Right 71.4%   1853 720.3 69.0 10.7 8.5 10.6 .987   542.1 139.1 24.3 2.8 11.6 61.6 63.2 42.2 2.8 74.4 3.0 8.7 4.0 5.0 3.4 16.3 .257 .312 .376 .688 62.6      7.9   7.5   15.4 .043 .041 .085 Bats Right
Bats Both   7.4%     187 717.9 71.4 10.7 13.4 7.1 .987     517.8 130.1 18.1 2.7 5.4 61.4 58.7 64.2 5.4 46.1 2.7 8.1 7.2 2.7 0.9 9.9 .251 .333 .328 .661 60.5        7.3   5.8   13.1 .043 .034 .078 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.0%   425 716.0 74.0 10.0 10.4 14.1 .988   536.4 137.2 25.0 3.9 13.1 67.1 66.6 48.2 5.3 80.2 1.8 8.8 4.8 3.5 1.8 14.5 .256 .317 .391 .708 65.3      8.9   6.4   15.3 .048 .034 .082 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 54.7%   1411 720.7 68.8 10.5 9.4 10.6 .987   538.6 138.9 22.5 2.6 10.0 56.8 65.9 45.3 2.3 67.3 1.9 8.0 6.2 3.2 3.3 15.8 .258 .314 .365 .679 61.4      7.8   7.7   15.5 .043 .042 .085 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 28.5%   751 717.1 71.2 11.7 9.6 8.9 .985   540 140.6 24.2 2.9 13.1 64.8 58.5 46.7 4.1 73.1 4.8 6.3 2.2 6.3 3.4 15.0 .260 .324 .388 .712 68.2      9.6   7.4   17.0 .053 .041 .094 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.9%   22 676.4 101.8 21.8 7.3 29.1 .973   548.6 137.1 8.6 0.0 25.7 77.1 85.7 51.4 0.0 94.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 .250 .314 .406 .720 68.6      6.0   3.4    9.4 .032 .018 .050 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.8%     456 714.4 71.3 14.3 9.7 11.8 .982     549.5 130.5 16.7 2.5 13.7 51.0 64.8 33.3 1.5 94.2 1.0 10.3 5.9 3.9 2.0 11.8 .238 .280 .352 .632 54.5        4.9   6.8   11.6 .022 .030 .052 Rookie  
Starter 62.2%   1546 717.4 73.3 9.3 10.0 10.2 .988   535.4 141.3 24.7 3.4 11.4 64.1 64.8 49.7 2.9 67.5 3.3 6.5 5.1 4.6 3.6 15.8 .264 .327 .387 .714 67.2      9.7   7.5   17.2 .058 .045 .102 Starter  
Reserve     37.8%     1063 720.6 65.8 13.6 8.8 12.0 .983     544.9 135.2 20.6 1.9 11.7 55.3 62.7 39.9 3.9 77.9 1.8 9.3 4.1 3.3 2.1 14.4 .248 .299 .358 .657 58.4        6.3   7.1   13.3 .030 .034 .064 Reserve