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1878 1880 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 Deacon White     CIN 5 L 31   59 307 92 44 3 56 .901   237 78 11 4 1 39 37 4 6 .329 .340 .422 .762 50     10.0   2.1  12.1 .169 .036 .205   15.15 1 1 Deacon White
2 2 Silver Flint     CHI 4 R 23   78 341 109 42 6 59 .915   320 91 22 6 1 45 40 6 43 .284 .298 .400 .698 53      8.5   4.6  13.1 .109 .059 .168   14.84 2 2 Silver Flint
3 3 Pop Snyder     BOS 2 R 24   80 398 142 44 10 71 .925   321 76 16 3 2 41 34 5 30 .237 .248 .324 .572 43      4.6   7.0  11.6 .058 .088 .145   12.21 3 3 Pop Snyder
4 Emil Gross   R   PRO 1 R 21   30 152 39 22 1 30 .897   132 46 9 5 0 31 24 4 8 .348 .368 .492 .860 32      5.9   1.6   7.5 .197 .053 .250   10.37 4 Emil Gross
5 4   John Clapp             BUF 3 R 27       63 286 60 36 4 56 .906     263 69 11 5 1 42 32 10   10             .262 .289 .354 .643 41        5.4   2.5   7.9 .086 .040 .125    7.73 5 4   John Clapp
6 King Kelly Vet     CIN 5 R 21 3B,RF   21 82 36 12 1 37 .908   86 30 5 3 1 20 12 2 4 .349 .364 .512 .876 21      4.5   0.7   5.2 .214 .033 .248    7.15 6 King Kelly
7 5 Lew Brown     PRO 1 R 21   48 286 63 63 5 42 .847   204 52 12 4 2 20 34 4 21 .255 .269 .382 .651 32      4.3   2.5   6.8 .090 .052 .142    7.07 7 5 Lew Brown
8 6 Doc Kennedy   R   CLE 6 R 25   46 277 50 40 2 34 .891   178 52 7 2 1 17 17 2 9 .292 .300 .371 .671 29      3.4   1.8   5.2 .074 .039 .113    4.83 8 6 Doc Kennedy
9 Ed Caskin   R   TRO 8 R 27 SS   22 105 35 20 1 45 .875   96 25 4 1 0 10 7 1 4 .260 .268 .323 .591 12      1.4   0.6   2.0 .064 .027 .091    1.67 9 Ed Caskin
10 7 Bill Holbert     SYR/TRO 7/8 R 24   60 293 73 42 5 63 .897   229 47 0 0 0 11 22 1 20 .205 .209 .205 .414 17      0.2   2.5   2.7 .003 .042 .045    1.58 10 7 Bill Holbert
                             
11 8 Charlie Reilley   R   TRO 8 R 23   49 231 49 43 2 89 .867   187 43 4 1 0 13 15 1 16 .230 .234 .262 .496 17      0.9   0.5   1.4 .018 .010 .029    0.65 11 8 Charlie Reilley
12 Barney Gilligan   R   CLE 6 R 23 LF   27 147 41 28 0 42 .870   106 18 3 1 0 10 6 0 7 .170 .170 .217 .387 7      -     0.8   0.8 .000 .030 .030    0.38 12 Barney Gilligan
League Average Age 24.5 League Avg WS/Game .084 .047 .131
League Avg per 800 Chances 562.7 152.8 84.5 7.7 120.9 .894 Offense Share of WS 64.4%
League Average per 600 PA 590.0 156.8 26.0 8.8 2.3 74.8 70.0 10.0 44.5 .266 .278 .351 .629 88.5 Average WS/Team   9.54
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   10.3%   59 307 92 44 3 56 .901     237 78 11 4 1 39 37 4   6             .329 .340 .422 .762 50       10.0   2.1  12.1 .169 .036 .205 Bats Left
Bats Right 89.7%   524 2598 697 392 37 568 .894   2122 549 93 31 8 260 243 36 172 .259 .271 .343 .614 304     39.1  25.1  64.2 .075 .048 .123 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 67.2%   393 1930 552 296 30 433 .893   1585 403 71 23 6 191 187 23 149 .254 .265 .339 .604 222     28.9  20.2  49.1 .074 .051 .125 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 22.4%   131 668 145 96 7 135 .894   537 146 22 8 2 69 56 13 23 .272 .289 .354 .643 82     10.2   4.9  15.1 .078 .037 .115 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 10.3%   59 307 92 44 3 56 .901   237 78 11 4 1 39 37 4 6 .329 .340 .422 .762 50     10.0   2.1  12.1 .169 .036 .205 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     30.2%     174 912 214 153 6 240 .880     699 184 27 10 1 81 69 8   44             .263 .272 .335 .607 97       11.6   5.3  16.9 .067 .030 .097 Rookie  
Starter 81.9%   479 2403 629 351 36 464 .896   1924 504 83 25 8 227 229 33 154 .262 .274 .344 .618 280     37.3  23.3  60.6 .078 .049 .127 Starter  
Reserve     18.1%     104 502 160 85 4 160 .886     435 123 21 10 1 72 51 7   24             .283 .294 .384 .678 74       11.8   3.9  15.7 .113 .038 .151 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   10.3%   59 554.4 166.1 79.5 5.4 101.1 .901     590.0 194.2 27.4 10.0 2.5 97.1 92.1 10.0   14.9             .329 .340 .422 .762 124.5       24.9   5.2  30.1 .169 .036 .205 Bats Left
Bats Right 89.7%   524 563.7 151.2 85.1 8.0 123.2 .894   590.0 152.6 25.9 8.6 2.2 72.3 67.6 10.0 47.8 .259 .271 .343 .614 84.5     10.9   7.0  17.8 .075 .048 .123 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 67.2%   393 555.8 159.0 85.2 8.6 124.7 .893   591.4 150.4 26.5 8.6 2.2 71.3 69.8 8.6 55.6 .254 .265 .339 .604 82.8     10.8   7.5  18.3 .074 .051 .125 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 22.4%   131 587.9 127.6 84.5 6.2 118.8 .894   585.8 159.3 24.0 8.7 2.2 75.3 61.1 14.2 25.1 .272 .289 .354 .643 89.5     11.1   5.3  16.5 .078 .037 .115 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 10.3%   59 554.4 166.1 79.5 5.4 101.1 .901   590.0 194.2 27.4 10.0 2.5 97.1 92.1 10.0 14.9 .329 .340 .422 .762 124.5     24.9   5.2  30.1 .169 .036 .205 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     30.2%     174 570.4 133.9 95.7 3.8 150.1 .880     593.2 156.2 22.9 8.5 0.8 68.7 58.6 6.8   37.3             .263 .272 .335 .607 82.3        9.8   4.5  14.3 .067 .030 .097 Rookie  
Starter 81.9%   479 568.3 148.7 83.0 8.5 109.7 .896   589.9 154.5 25.4 7.7 2.5 69.6 70.2 10.1 47.2 .262 .274 .344 .618 85.8     11.4   7.1  18.6 .078 .049 .127 Starter  
Reserve     18.1%     104 537.6 171.4 91.0 4.3 171.4 .886     590.5 167.0 28.5 13.6 1.4 97.7 69.2 9.5   32.6             .283 .294 .384 .678 100.5       16.0   5.3  21.3 .113 .038 .151 Reserve