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1882 1884 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 Charlie Bennett     DET 7 R 28   72 333 88 25 11 45 .944   270 82 25 5 4 41 40 19 43 .304 .349 .478 .827 59     10.8   2.5  13.3 .150 .035 .185   17.80 1 1 Charlie Bennett
2 2 Buck Ewing Vet     NY 6 R 23   63 270 96 31 8 34 .922   255 77 7 9 7 61 28 14 9 .302 .338 .482 .820 56      8.7   2.7  11.4 .138 .043 .181   15.10 2 2 Buck Ewing
3 3 Emil Gross     PHI 8 R 25   55 207 70 74 1 67 .789   223 69 24 7 1 38 24 12 17 .309 .345 .493 .838 45      7.2   0.4   7.6 .131 .007 .138    8.80 3 3 Emil Gross
4 Jim O'Rourke Vet     BUF 5 R 32 LF   33 128 34 13 0 30 .926   134 44 9 2 0 31 12 5 4 .328 .353 .425 .778 27      4.5   0.7   5.2 .136 .021 .158    6.43 4 Jim O'Rourke
5 4   Silver Flint             CHI 2 R 27 RF     83 301 104 57 4 76 .877     260 69 18 3 0 45 25 2   54             .265 .271 .358 .629 41        4.3   2.6   6.9 .052 .031 .083    6.20 5 4   Silver Flint
6 5 Barney Gilligan     PRO 3 R 27   74 379 108 54 10 74 .900   263 52 13 3 0 34 24 26 32 .198 .270 .270 .540 33      2.3   4.3   6.6 .031 .058 .089    6.14 6 5 Barney Gilligan
7 6 Jack Rowe     BUF 5 L 26 LF   49 234 50 32 3 34 .899   187 52 9 4 1 33 19 8 7 .278 .308 .385 .693 31      4.1   1.1   5.2 .084 .022 .106    5.28 7 6 Jack Rowe
8 King Kelly Vet     CHI 2 R 25 RF   38 73 37 21 2 28 .840   129 33 8 3 1 28 18 5 11 .256 .284 .388 .672 23      2.7   1.3   4.0 .071 .034 .105    4.04 8 King Kelly
9 7 Mike Hines   R   BOS 1 R 20   59 382 103 62 5 99 .887   207 46 12 1 0 34 14 6 32 .222 .244 .290 .534 24      1.4   3.2   4.6 .024 .054 .078    4.00 9 7 Mike Hines
10 Mert Hackett   R   BOS 1 R 23   44 254 57 31 2 68 .909   164 39 7 6 2 18 22 1 44 .238 .242 .390 .632 23      2.1   1.9   4.0 .048 .043 .091    3.76 10 Mert Hackett
                         
11 8 Doc Bushong     CLE 4 R 26   63 370 88 46 5 47 .909   215 37 5 0 0 15 9 7 19 .172 .198 .195 .393 13      -     4.3   4.3 .000 .068 .068    3.50 11 8 Doc Bushong
12 Deacon White     BUF 5 L 35 3B   22 99 37 13 3 38 .913   87 25 3 1 0 14 10 5 4 .287 .326 .345 .671 14      2.0   0.5   2.5 .091 .023 .114    2.62 12 Deacon White
13 Fatty Briody     CLE 4 U 24   33 171 46 24 5 33 .900   120 28 4 1 0 19 8 2 11 .233 .246 .283 .529 13      0.7   1.9   2.6 .021 .058 .079    2.27 13 Fatty Briody
14 Sam Trott     DET 7 L 24 2B   34 160 43 32 4 53 .864   121 29 6 0 0 11 12 4 9 .240 .264 .289 .553 15      1.5   0.7   2.2 .044 .021 .065    1.74 14 Sam Trott
15     Sandy Nava       R     PRO 3 U 33       27 98 41 32 4 23 .813     93 22 4 2 0 17 15 3   16             .237 .260 .323 .583 12        1.0   1.0   2.0 .037 .037 .074    1.70 15     Sandy Nava
16 John Humphries   R   NY 6 L 21   20 71 30 23 3 31 .815   67 8 1 0 0 3 3 1 14 .119 .132 .134 .266 1      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .030 .030    0.32 16 John Humphries
17 Frank Ringo   R   PHI 8 R 22   39 173 65 43 6 41 .847   137 26 6 1 0 15 7 4 21 .190 .213 .248 .461 11      -     0.3   0.3 .000 .008 .008    0.08 17 Frank Ringo
League Average Age 25.7 League Avg WS/Game .066 .037 .103
League Avg per 800 Chances 547.3 162.1 90.6 11.2 121.3 .887 Offense Share of WS 64.0%
League Average per 600 PA 575.7 144.9 31.6 9.4 3.1 89.7 56.9 24.3 68.1 .252 .282 .356 .638 86.6 Average WS/Team  10.41
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   15.4%   125 564 160 100 13 156 .879     462 114 19 5 1 61 44 18   34             .247 .275 .316 .591 61        7.6   2.9  10.5 .061 .023 .084 Bats Left
Bats Right 77.1%   623 2870 850 457 54 609 .891   2257 574 134 40 15 360 223 101 286 .254 .286 .369 .655 355     44.0  24.2  68.2 .071 .039 .109 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     60 269 87 56 9 56 .864     213 50 8 3 0 36 23 5   27             .235 .252 .300 .552 25        1.7   2.9   4.6 .028 .048 .077 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 37.7%   292 1481 440 246 33 359 .886   1071 253 43 18 9 161 94 32 140 .236 .258 .335 .593 143     14.4  11.3  25.7 .049 .039 .088 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 52.4%   434 1897 545 309 36 371 .888   1547 394 102 25 7 234 159 79 183 .255 .291 .367 .658 245     31.4  16.5  47.9 .072 .038 .110 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 7.1%   60 226 75 45 4 53 .870   227 66 13 4 0 48 27 8 20 .291 .315 .383 .698 39      5.5   1.7   7.2 .092 .028 .120 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   2.8%   22 99 37 13 3 38 .913   87 25 3 1 0 14 10 5 4 .287 .326 .345 .671 14      2.0   0.5   2.5 .091 .023 .114 Age 35 & over
Rookie     24.5%     189 978 296 191 20 262 .870     668 141 30 10 2 87 61 15   127             .211 .228 .295 .523 71        4.5   7.0  11.5 .024 .037 .061 Rookie  
Starter 64.9%   518 2476 707 381 47 476 .893   1880 484 113 32 13 301 183 94 213 .257 .293 .372 .665 302     38.8  21.1  59.9 .075 .041 .116 Starter  
Reserve     35.1%     290 1227 390 232 29 345 .875     1052 254 48 16 3 156 107 30   134             .241 .262 .326 .588 139       14.5   8.9  23.4 .050 .031 .081 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   15.4%   125 547.6 155.3 97.1 12.6 151.5 .879     577.5 142.5 23.8 6.3 1.3 76.3 55.0 22.5   42.5             .247 .275 .316 .591 76.3        9.5   3.6  13.1 .061 .023 .084 Bats Left
Bats Right 77.1%   623 549.7 162.8 87.5 10.3 116.6 .891   574.3 146.1 34.1 10.2 3.8 91.6 56.7 25.7 72.8 .254 .286 .369 .655 90.3     11.2   6.2  17.4 .071 .039 .109 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     60 522.3 168.9 108.8 17.5 108.7 .864     586.2 137.6 22.0 8.3 0.0 99.1 63.3 13.8   74.3             .235 .252 .300 .552 68.8        4.7   8.0  12.7 .028 .048 .077 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 37.7%   292 546.8 162.4 90.8 12.2 132.5 .886   582.6 137.6 23.4 9.8 4.9 87.6 51.1 17.4 76.2 .236 .258 .335 .593 77.8      7.8   6.1  14.0 .049 .039 .088 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.4%   434 551.6 158.5 89.9 10.5 107.9 .888   570.8 145.4 37.6 9.2 2.6 86.3 58.7 29.2 67.5 .255 .291 .367 .658 90.4     11.6   6.1  17.7 .072 .038 .110 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 7.1%   60 522.5 173.4 104.1 9.2 122.5 .870   579.6 168.5 33.2 10.2 0.0 122.6 68.9 20.4 51.1 .291 .315 .383 .698 99.6     14.0   4.3  18.4 .092 .028 .120 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   2.8%   22 531.5 198.7 69.8 16.1 204.0 .913   567.4 163.0 19.6 6.5 0.0 91.3 65.2 32.6 26.1 .287 .326 .345 .671 91.3     13.0   3.3  16.3 .091 .023 .114 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     24.5%     189 534.1 161.6 104.3 10.9 143.1 .870     586.8 123.9 26.4 8.8 1.8 76.4 53.6 13.2   111.6             .211 .228 .295 .523 62.4        4.0   6.1  10.1 .024 .037 .061 Rookie  
Starter 64.9%   518 555.8 158.7 85.5 10.5 106.8 .893   571.4 147.1 34.3 9.7 4.0 91.5 55.6 28.6 64.7 .257 .293 .372 .665 91.8     11.8   6.4  18.2 .075 .041 .116 Starter  
Reserve     35.1%     290 530.9 168.7 100.4 12.5 149.3 .875     583.4 140.9 26.6 8.9 1.7 86.5 59.3 16.6   74.3             .241 .262 .326 .588 77.1        8.0   4.9  13.0 .050 .031 .081 Reserve