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1884 1886 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 Buck Ewing Vet     NY 2 R 25   63 337 102 39 8 40 .918   245 74 11 9 4 58 45 9 12 .302 .327 .469 .796 54     10.2   3.5  13.7 .162 .056 .217   21.33 1 1 Buck Ewing
2 2 Charlie Bennett     DET 6 R 30   62 347 87 38 10 18 .919   238 64 16 9 3 33 41 32 25 .269 .356 .450 .806 50      7.8   2.4  10.2 .126 .039 .165   13.81 2 2 Charlie Bennett
3 King Kelly Vet     CHI 1 R 27 RF   37 146 64 30 2 36 .875   140 40 8 2 3 40 24 15 8 .286 .355 .436 .791 34      6.2   1.8   8.0 .168 .049 .216   12.42 3 King Kelly
4 Con Daily   R   PRO 4 L 20   48 220 70 41 8 37 .876   175 46 5 1 0 16 15 9 16 .263 .299 .303 .602 24      4.3   2.2   6.5 .090 .046 .135    7.99 4 Con Daily
5 3   Barney Gilligan             PRO 4 R 29       65 305 84 57 13 40 .872     228 49 6 3 0 21 11 21   30             .215 .281 .268 .549 27        4.1   2.9   7.0 .063 .045 .108    7.67 5 3   Barney Gilligan
6 Pat Deasley     NY 2 R 27   54 281 80 25 4 44 .935   196 50 5 1 0 21 23 9 19 .255 .288 .291 .579 27      3.3   3.0   6.3 .061 .056 .117    7.19 6 Pat Deasley
7 4 Silver Flint     CHI 1 R 29   68 356 100 36 2 41 .927   245 51 8 2 1 27 17 2 51 .208 .215 .269 .484 25      1.1   3.8   4.9 .016 .056 .072    4.39 7 4 Silver Flint
8 Jack Rowe     BUF 7 L 28 SS   23 123 30 13 0 12 .922   97 28 6 2 0 14 12 3 4 .289 .310 .392 .702 15      2.9   0.4   3.3 .126 .017 .143    4.17 8 Jack Rowe
9 Pat Dealy   R   BOS 5 R 23   29 162 42 22 8 23 .903   102 23 3 1 1 14 7 2 11 .225 .240 .304 .544 12      1.2   1.2   2.4 .041 .041 .083    2.31 9 Pat Dealy
10 5 George Myers     BUF 7 R 24 CF   69 305 95 45 4 57 .899   245 50 5 2 0 30 14 17 30 .204 .256 .241 .497 22      0.8   2.0   2.8 .012 .029 .041    1.88 10 5 George Myers
                             
11 Deacon McGuire     DET 6 R 21   31 249 52 26 2 21 .920   110 21 4 2 0 10 8 5 21 .191 .226 .264 .490 9      0.1   1.9   2.0 .003 .061 .065    1.70 11 Deacon McGuire
12 Jack Clements     PHI 3 L 20   41 181 47 28 2 44 .891   148 28 9 2 1 11 11 2 24 .189 .200 .297 .497 15      0.7   1.2   1.9 .017 .029 .046    1.37 12 Jack Clements
13 6 Tom Gunning   R   BOS 5 R 23   48 252 68 45 4 46 .877   174 32 3 0 0 17 15 5 29 .184 .207 .201 .408 12      -     2.0   2.0 .000 .042 .042    1.36 13 6 Tom Gunning
14 Mert Hackett     BOS 5 R 25   34 194 53 27 6 30 .901   115 21 7 1 0 9 4 2 28 .183 .197 .261 .458 9      -     1.7   1.7 .000 .050 .050    1.27 14 Mert Hackett
15 7   Fatty Briody             STL 8 U 26       60 243 83 39 3 44 .893     205 40 9 0 1 13 16 11   22             .195 .236 .254 .490 18        0.8   1.0   1.8 .013 .017 .030    1.04 15 7   Fatty Briody
16 Jim McCauley   R   BUF/CHI 7/1 L 22   23 101 39 11 1 28 .927   74 14 2 1 0 4 6 10 11 .189 .286 .243 .529 8      0.4   0.8   1.2 .017 .035 .052    0.92 16 Jim McCauley
17 Charlie Ganzel   R   PHI 3 R 23   33 175 39 27 3 26 .888   121 20 3 1 0 15 6 4 13 .165 .192 .207 .399 8      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .036 .036    0.76 17 Charlie Ganzel
18 8 Tony Cusick   R   PHI 3 R 25   38 180 60 57 2 34 .808   137 24 1 0 0 12 5 1 23 .175 .181 .182 .363 7      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .032 .032    0.71 18 8 Tony Cusick
19 Sy Sutcliffe   R   CHI/STL 1/8 L 26   25 105 26 21 0 36 .862   82 12 2 1 0 7 8 6 14 .146 .205 .195 .400 5      0.2   0.5   0.7 .008 .020 .028    0.39 19 Sy Sutcliffe
20 George Baker     STL 8 R 26   32 148 31 28 1 30 .865   110 13 0 0 0 4 4 8 24 .118 .178 .118 .296 3      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .013 .013    0.15 20 George Baker
League Average Age 25.8 League Avg WS/Game .050 .040 .090
League Avg per 800 Chances 558.5 158.6 82.9 10.5 87.0 .896 Offense Share of WS 55.7%
League Average per 600 PA 569.1 125.0 20.2 7.1 2.5 67.0 52.1 30.9 74.1 .220 .260 .293 .553 68.6 Average WS/Team   9.90
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   17.5%   160 730 212 114 11 157 .892     573 128 24 7 1 51 51 30   69             .223 .262 .295 .557 66        8.5   5.1  13.6 .053 .032 .085 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.2%   663 3437 957 502 69 486 .897   2406 532 80 33 12 311 224 132 324 .221 .262 .297 .559 299     34.8  29.0  63.8 .052 .044 .096 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                       Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.3%     60 243 83 39 3 44 .893     205 40 9 0 1 13 16 11   22             .195 .236 .254 .490 18        0.8   1.0   1.8 .013 .017 .030 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 36.5%   322 1645 452 245 32 282 .895   1146 233 34 10 2 117 82 54 156 .203 .239 .256 .495 109      7.5  12.5  20.0 .023 .039 .062 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 56.0%   499 2418 713 372 41 387 .894   1800 403 63 21 9 225 168 87 234 .224 .260 .297 .557 224     28.8  20.2  49.0 .058 .040 .098 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 7.5%   62 347 87 38 10 18 .919   238 64 16 9 3 33 41 32 25 .269 .356 .450 .806 50      7.8   2.4  10.2 .126 .039 .165 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.5%     244 1195 344 224 26 230 .873     862 171 19 5 1 84 61 37   117             .198 .231 .235 .466 75        6.1   9.1  15.2 .025 .037 .062 Rookie  
Starter 53.6%   473 2325 679 356 46 320 .894   1717 384 59 25 9 211 164 98 222 .224 .266 .303 .569 215     24.8  18.8  43.6 .052 .040 .092 Starter  
Reserve     46.4%     410 2085 573 299 37 367 .899     1467 316 54 15 5 164 127 75   193             .215 .254 .283 .537 168       19.3  16.3  35.6 .047 .040 .087 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   17.5%   160 553.0 160.6 86.4 8.3 118.9 .892     570.1 127.4 23.9 7.0 1.0 50.7 50.7 29.9   68.7             .223 .262 .295 .557 65.7        8.5   5.1  13.5 .053 .032 .085 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.2%   663 561.6 156.4 82.0 11.3 79.4 .897   568.8 125.8 18.9 7.8 2.8 73.5 53.0 31.2 76.6 .221 .262 .297 .559 70.7      8.2   6.9  15.1 .052 .044 .096 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                       Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.3%     60 532.6 181.9 85.5 6.6 96.4 .893     569.4 111.1 25.0 0.0 2.8 36.1 44.4 30.6   61.1             .195 .236 .254 .490 50.0        2.2   2.8   5.0 .013 .017 .030 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 36.5%   322 561.9 154.4 83.7 10.9 96.3 .895   573.0 116.5 17.0 5.0 1.0 58.5 41.0 27.0 78.0 .203 .239 .256 .495 54.5      3.8   6.3  10.0 .023 .039 .062 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 56.0%   499 552.2 162.8 85.0 9.4 88.4 .894   572.3 128.1 20.0 6.7 2.9 71.5 53.4 27.7 74.4 .224 .260 .297 .557 71.2      9.2   6.4  15.6 .058 .040 .098 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 7.5%   62 588.1 147.5 64.4 16.9 30.5 .919   528.9 142.2 35.6 20.0 6.7 73.3 91.1 71.1 55.6 .269 .356 .450 .806 111.1     17.3   5.3  22.7 .126 .039 .165 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.5%     244 542.3 156.1 101.6 11.8 104.4 .873     575.3 114.1 12.7 3.3 0.7 56.1 40.7 24.7   78.1             .198 .231 .235 .466 50.1        4.1   6.1  10.1 .025 .037 .062 Rookie  
Starter 53.6%   473 553.6 161.7 84.7 11.0 76.2 .894   567.6 126.9 19.5 8.3 3.0 69.8 54.2 32.4 73.4 .224 .266 .303 .569 71.1      8.2   6.2  14.4 .052 .040 .092 Starter  
Reserve     46.4%     410 564.1 155.0 80.9 10.0 99.3 .899     570.8 123.0 21.0 5.8 1.9 63.8 49.4 29.2   75.1             .215 .254 .283 .537 65.4        7.5   6.3  13.9 .047 .040 .087 Reserve