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1879 1881 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 Emil Gross     PRO 2 R 22   87 429 126 86 5 73 .866   347 90 18 3 1 43 34 16 15 .259 .292 .337 .629 52      9.1   2.6  11.7 .105 .030 .134   14.26 1 1 Emil Gross
2 2 John Clapp     CIN 8 R 28   73 420 121 62 5 56 .897   284 80 14 4 1 29 18 18 9 .282 .325 .370 .695 45      7.2   3.1  10.3 .099 .042 .141   12.86 2 2 John Clapp
3 3 Charlie Bennett     WOR 5 R 25   46 280 45 31 3 30 .913   171 39 8 3 0 18 16 9 27 .228 .267 .310 .577 23      2.4   2.6   5.0 .052 .057 .109    5.48 3 3 Charlie Bennett
4 4 Jack Rowe   R   BUF 7 L 23   60 231 56 33 3 61 .897   222 56 7 4 1 29 25 4 12 .252 .265 .333 .598 29      4.6   0.5   5.1 .077 .008 .085    4.94 4 4 Jack Rowe
5 5   Doc Kennedy             CLE 3 R 26       65 397 68 52 9 48 .899     243 49 10 1 0 25 17 5   12             .202 .218 .251 .469 21        1.4   3.7   5.1 .022 .057 .078    4.75 5 5   Doc Kennedy
6 6 Silver Flint     CHI 1 R 24   67 408 117 37 4 66 .934   235 38 8 3 0 25 14 4 26 .162 .176 .221 .397 17      -     4.0   4.0 .000 .060 .060    3.25 6 6 Silver Flint
7 7 Bill Holbert     TRO 4 R 25   58 261 107 36 6 45 .911   202 38 5 1 0 17 8 9 17 .188 .223 .223 .446 16      -     3.5   3.5 .000 .060 .060    2.86 7 7 Bill Holbert
8 Bill Crowley     BUF 7 R 23 CF,RF   22 73 23 17 0 31 .850   79 21 4 1 0 13 4 4 5 .266 .301 .342 .643 12      2.2   0.2   2.4 .100 .009 .109    2.63 8 Bill Crowley
9 Doc Bushong   R   WOR 5 R 23   40 261 76 30 6 30 .918   139 24 3 0 0 12 18 1 15 .173 .179 .194 .373 8      -     2.8   2.8 .000 .070 .070    2.46 9 Doc Bushong
10 Barney Gilligan     CLE 3 R 24   23 124 33 5 4 34 .969   73 13 3 2 1 7 10 4 9 .178 .221 .315 .536 7      0.7   1.4   2.1 .030 .061 .091    2.11 10 Barney Gilligan
                         
11 Sam Trott   R   BOS 6 L 21   36 170 56 27 0 25 .893   113 23 4 1 0 13 8 3 5 .204 .224 .257 .481 10      0.8   1.5   2.3 .022 .042 .064    1.93 11 Sam Trott
12 8 Phil Powers   R   BOS 6 R 25   37 152 59 37 6 45 .851   117 17 5 0 0 10 9 5 14 .145 .180 .188 .368 6      -     1.3   1.3 .000 .035 .035    0.81 12 8 Phil Powers
League Average Age 24.3 League Avg WS/Game .046 .044 .091
League Avg per 800 Chances 564.2 156.1 79.7 9.0 95.7 .900 Offense Share of WS 51.1%
League Average per 600 PA 578.7 126.9 23.1 6.0 1.0 62.7 47.1 21.3 43.2 .219 .247 .285 .532 64.0 Average WS/Team   6.95
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   14.1%   96 401 112 60 3 86 .895     335 79 11 5 1 42 33 7   17             .236 .251 .307 .558 39        5.4   2.0   7.4 .056 .021 .077 Bats Left
Bats Right 85.9%   518 2805 775 393 48 458 .901   1890 409 78 18 3 199 148 75 149 .216 .246 .281 .527 207     23.0  25.2  48.2 .044 .049 .093 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 53.8%   335 1696 487 235 22 320 .903   1208 265 47 14 3 142 113 36 87 .219 .242 .289 .531 135     17.4  13.0  30.4 .052 .039 .091 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 46.2%   279 1510 400 218 29 224 .898   1017 223 42 9 1 99 68 46 79 .219 .253 .281 .534 111     11.0  14.2  25.2 .039 .051 .090 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 0.0%                       Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     26.8%     173 814 247 127 15 161 .893     591 120 19 5 1 64 60 13   46             .203 .220 .257 .477 53        5.4   6.1  11.5 .031 .035 .066 Rookie  
Starter 80.8%   493 2578 699 374 41 424 .898   1821 407 75 19 3 196 141 70 132 .224 .252 .290 .542 209     24.7  21.3  46.0 .050 .043 .093 Starter  
Reserve     19.2%     121 628 188 79 10 120 .912     404 81 14 4 1 45 40 12   34             .200 .224 .262 .486 37        3.7   5.9   9.6 .031 .049 .079 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   14.1%   96 559.8 156.4 83.8 4.2 120.1 .895     587.7 138.6 19.3 8.8 1.8 73.7 57.9 12.3   29.8             .236 .251 .307 .558 68.4        9.5   3.5  13.0 .056 .021 .077 Bats Left
Bats Right 85.9%   518 564.8 156.1 79.1 9.7 92.2 .901   577.1 124.9 23.8 5.5 0.9 60.8 45.2 22.9 45.5 .216 .246 .281 .527 63.2      7.0   7.7  14.7 .044 .049 .093 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                                 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 53.8%   335 561.1 161.1 77.8 7.3 105.9 .903   582.6 127.8 22.7 6.8 1.4 68.5 54.5 17.4 42.0 .219 .242 .289 .531 65.1      8.4   6.3  14.7 .052 .039 .091 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.2%   279 567.7 150.4 81.9 10.9 84.2 .898   574.0 125.9 23.7 5.1 0.6 55.9 38.4 26.0 44.6 .219 .253 .281 .534 62.7      6.2   8.0  14.2 .039 .051 .090 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 0.0%                         Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     26.8%     173 548.2 166.3 85.5 10.1 108.4 .893     587.1 119.2 18.9 5.0 1.0 63.6 59.6 12.9   45.7             .203 .220 .257 .477 52.6        5.4   6.1  11.4 .031 .035 .066 Rookie  
Starter 80.8%   493 564.9 153.2 81.9 9.0 92.9 .898   577.8 129.1 23.8 6.0 1.0 62.2 44.7 22.2 41.9 .224 .252 .290 .542 66.3      7.8   6.8  14.6 .050 .043 .093 Starter  
Reserve     19.2%     121 561.3 168.1 70.6 8.9 107.3 .912     582.7 116.8 20.2 5.8 1.4 64.9 57.7 17.3   49.0             .200 .224 .262 .486 53.4        5.3   8.5  13.8 .031 .049 .079 Reserve