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1886 1888 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 Charlie Bennett     DET 1 R 32   45 197 57 13 9 9 .951   153 37 6 5 3 25 19 29 21 0 7 .242 .363 .405 .768 32      4.0   3.5   7.5 .089 .078 .167    9.93 1 Charlie Bennett
2 1 Jack Clements     PHI 2 L 22   59 328 79 26 8 40 .940   220 62 12 6 1 43 42 8 21 4 6 .282 .319 .405 .724 38      4.5   3.7   8.2 .076 .063 .139    9.92 2 1 Jack Clements
3 Fred Carroll     PIT 6 R 22 CF   40 176 33 27 3 36 .886   162 53 9 6 2 27 21 14 8 1 9 .327 .384 .494 .878 35      6.0   1.1   7.1 .150 .028 .178    9.70 3 Fred Carroll
4 Deacon McGuire     PHI 2 R 23   41 214 52 35 6 33 .884   150 46 6 6 2 22 23 11 8 2 3 .307 .362 .467 .829 33      4.7   2.3   7.0 .115 .056 .171    9.38 4 Deacon McGuire
5 2   Doggie Miller             PIT 6 R 22       73 266 58 25 1 47 .928     284 69 14 3 1 48 28 29   11 2     27     .243 .317 .324 .641 41        4.5   2.3   6.8 .062 .032 .093    6.73 5 2   Doggie Miller
6 3 Charlie Ganzel     DET 1 R 25   51 275 71 33 5 23 .913   200 52 5 4 0 35 18 7 2 1 3 .260 .288 .325 .613 26      1.7   4.1   5.8 .033 .080 .114    6.34 6 3 Charlie Ganzel
7 King Kelly Vet     BOS 5 R 29 2B,RF   24 80 35 15 3 21 .885   95 31 7 2 2 24 12 11 8 0 17 .326 .396 .505 .901 25      4.1   0.4   4.5 .171 .017 .188    6.32 7 King Kelly
8 4 Tom Daly   R   CHI 3 B 21   64 354 148 35 12 52 .935   210 43 8 3 2 37 14 18 21 0 24 .205 .268 .300 .568 26      0.8   5.4   6.2 .013 .084 .097    6.26 8 4 Tom Daly
9 Tom Gunning     PHI 2 R 25   28 133 55 22 6 17 .895   104 27 6 1 1 22 16 5 6 2 18 .260 .306 .365 .671 19      2.5   1.9   4.4 .089 .068 .157    5.66 9 Tom Gunning
10 Silver Flint     CHI 3 R 31   47 255 73 33 3 30 .909   179 48 8 6 3 21 20 4 27 0 7 .268 .284 .430 .714 27      1.7   3.5   5.2 .036 .074 .111    5.61 10 Silver Flint
                         
11 Jim O'Rourke Vet     NY 4 R 36 3B   40 137 66 25 4 37 .890   150 43 6 5 1 28 33 14 4 2 17 .287 .355 .413 .768 30      3.7   1.2   4.9 .093 .030 .123    5.56 11 Jim O'Rourke
12 Dell Darling   R   CHI 3 R 25 RF   20 114 41 17 2 30 .901   71 23 4 2 2 14 10 11 9 0 10 .324 .415 .521 .936 19      2.4   1.1   3.5 .120 .055 .175    4.75 12 Dell Darling
13 Fatty Briody     DET 1 U 28   33 144 61 21 4 12 .907   128 29 6 1 1 24 26 9 10 1 6 .227 .283 .313 .596 17      1.1   2.8   3.9 .033 .085 .118    4.35 13 Fatty Briody
14 5 Pop Tate   R   BOS 5 R 26   53 209 109 26 6 24 .924   201 52 4 3 0 30 23 7 8 3 6 .259 .294 .308 .602 24      1.7   2.6   4.3 .032 .049 .081    3.97 14 5 Pop Tate
15     Pat Deasley             NY 4 R 29       24 86 31 18 0 15 .867     89 28 4 0 0 9 17 7   5 1     2     .315 .371 .360 .731 15        1.7   0.5   2.2 .071 .021 .092    2.16 15     Pat Deasley
16 6 Connie Mack Other   R   WAS 7 R 24   76 391 119 53 15 76 .906   288 58 5 1 0 32 18 7 16 3 24 .201 .228 .226 .454 22      -     3.1   3.1 .000 .041 .041    2.03 16 6 Connie Mack
17 Pat Dealy     WAS 7 R 23 SS   28 121 42 12 4 24 .931   97 25 4 1 0 15 8 4 4 1 17 .258 .294 .320 .614 15      1.5   0.7   2.2 .054 .025 .079    2.00 17 Pat Dealy
18 7 George Myers     IND 8 R 26   50 176 58 18 8 43 .929   163 35 6 1 1 17 14 15 5 3 18 .215 .293 .282 .575 22      1.4   0.7   2.1 .028 .014 .042    1.40 18 7 George Myers
19 8 Willard Brown   R   NY 4 R 21   46 229 69 28 5 51 .914   153 33 3 2 0 15 23 9 14 3 9 .216 .273 .261 .534 16      0.3   1.6   1.9 .007 .035 .041    1.25 19 8 Willard Brown
20 Mert Hackett     IND 8 R 27   40 128 52 12 4 37 .938   137 33 6 3 2 11 9 7 22 2 4 .241 .288 .372 .660 18      1.2   0.6   1.8 .030 .015 .045    1.24 20 Mert Hackett
                         
21 Con Daily     BOS 5 L 22   36 125 44 21 3 29 .889   120 19 5 0 0 12 13 9 8 2 7 .158 .229 .200 .429 8      -     1.2   1.2 .000 .033 .033    0.71 21 Con Daily
22 Barney Gilligan     WAS 7 R 31   26 94 38 19 3 27 .874   78 16 2 0 1 6 5 4 16 0 2 .205 .244 .269 .513 6      -     0.7   0.7 .000 .027 .027    0.37 22 Barney Gilligan
23 Tom O'Rourke   R   BOS 5 U 21   21 80 28 31 3 16 .777   71 11 3 0 0 11 9 6 5 1 4 .155 .231 .197 .428 5      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .029 .029    0.33 23 Tom O'Rourke
24 Tug Arundel   R   IND 8 U 25   42 153 64 34 5 46 .865   147 29 0 0 0 12 12 7 11 1 7 .197 .239 .197 .436 11      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .014 .014    0.23 24 Tug Arundel
League Average Age 25.3 League Avg WS/Game .049 .046 .095
League Avg per 800 Chances 545.6 181.2 73.2 14.9 94.7 .909 Offense Share of WS 51.7%
League Average per 600 PA 556.3 137.5 21.2 9.3 3.8 82.3 66.0 38.4 41.1 5.3 38.7 .247 .302 .339 .641 80.8 Average WS/Team  11.96
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   9.4%   95 453 123 47 11 69 .925     340 81 17 6 1 55 55 17   29 6     13     .238 .287 .332 .619 46        4.5   4.9   9.4 .047 .052 .099 Bats Left
Bats Right 74.3%   752 3281 1059 431 87 580 .910   2754 709 105 51 21 401 317 195 194 26 200 .257 .313 .355 .668 425     43.1  31.9  75.0 .057 .042 .100 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 6.9%   64 354 148 35 12 52 .935   210 43 8 3 2 37 14 18 21 24 .205 .268 .300 .568 26      0.8   5.4   6.2 .013 .084 .097 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   9.5%     96 377 153 86 12 74 .860     346 69 9 1 1 47 47 22   26 3     17     .199 .253 .240 .493 33        1.1   4.0   5.1 .011 .042 .053 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 48.6%   484 2284 672 293 60 404 .910   1755 419 69 28 8 262 199 115 116 19 130 .239 .293 .324 .617 239     22.3  22.0  44.3 .046 .045 .092 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 35.8%   365 1498 577 216 43 268 .906   1335 339 48 17 9 198 157 86 86 14 91 .254 .306 .336 .642 196     17.8  15.3  33.1 .049 .042 .091 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 11.7%   118 546 168 65 15 66 .917   410 101 16 11 7 52 44 37 64 0 16 .246 .309 .390 .699 65      5.7   7.7  13.4 .048 .065 .114 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   3.9%   40 137 66 25 4 37 .890   150 43 6 5 1 28 33 14 4 2 17 .287 .355 .413 .768 30      3.7   1.2   4.9 .093 .030 .123 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     33.0%     322 1530 578 224 48 295 .904     1141 249 27 11 4 151 109 65   84 11     84     .218 .267 .272 .539 123        5.2  15.0  20.2 .016 .047 .063 Rookie  
Starter 47.5%   472 2228 711 244 60 356 .923   1719 404 57 23 5 257 180 100 98 19 117 .235 .285 .304 .589 215     14.9  23.5  38.4 .032 .050 .081 Starter  
Reserve     52.5%     535 2237 772 355 62 419 .894     1931 498 82 38 20 283 253 152   172 16     137     .258 .317 .371 .688 315       34.6  22.7  57.3 .065 .042 .107 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   9.4%   95 581.7 157.9 60.4 14.1 88.6 .925     562.0 133.9 28.1 9.9 1.7 90.9 90.9 28.1   47.9 9.9     21.5     .238 .287 .332 .619 76.0        7.4   8.1  15.5 .047 .052 .099 Bats Left
Bats Right 74.3%   752 550.1 177.6 72.3 14.6 97.3 .910   555.4 143.0 21.2 10.3 4.2 80.9 63.9 39.3 39.1 5.3 40.3 .257 .313 .355 .668 85.7      8.7   6.4  15.1 .057 .042 .100 Bats Right
Bats Both 6.9%   64 527.4 220.5 52.1 17.9 77.5 .935   552.6 113.2 21.1 7.9 5.3 97.4 36.8 47.4 55.3 63.2 .205 .268 .300 .568 68.4      2.1  14.2  16.3 .013 .084 .097 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   9.5%     96 489.6 198.7 111.7 15.6 96.1 .860     559.6 111.6 14.6 1.6 1.6 76.0 76.0 35.6   42.0 4.8     27.5     .199 .253 .240 .493 53.4        1.8   6.5   8.2 .011 .042 .053 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 48.6%   484 562.4 165.5 72.1 14.8 99.5 .910   557.5 133.1 21.9 8.9 2.5 83.2 63.2 36.5 36.8 6.0 41.3 .239 .293 .324 .617 75.9      7.1   7.0  14.1 .046 .045 .092 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 35.8%   365 523.1 201.5 75.4 15.0 93.6 .906   558.2 141.7 20.1 7.1 3.8 82.8 65.6 36.0 36.0 5.8 38.0 .254 .306 .336 .642 82.0      7.4   6.4  13.8 .049 .042 .091 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 11.7%   118 560.7 172.5 66.8 15.4 67.8 .917   550.3 135.6 21.5 14.8 9.4 69.8 59.1 49.7 85.9 0.0 21.5 .246 .309 .390 .699 87.2      7.7  10.3  18.0 .048 .065 .114 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   3.9%   40 480.7 231.6 87.7 14.0 129.8 .890   542.2 155.4 21.7 18.1 3.6 101.2 119.3 50.6 14.5 7.2 61.4 .287 .355 .413 .768 108.4     13.4   4.3  17.7 .093 .030 .123 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     33.0%     322 524.9 198.3 76.8 16.5 101.2 .904     562.5 122.8 13.3 5.4 2.0 74.4 53.7 32.1   41.4 5.4     41.4     .218 .267 .272 .539 60.6        2.6   7.4  10.0 .016 .047 .063 Rookie  
Starter 47.5%   472 560.0 178.7 61.3 15.1 89.5 .923   561.2 131.9 18.6 7.5 1.6 83.9 58.8 32.6 32.0 6.2 38.2 .235 .285 .304 .589 70.2      4.9   7.7  12.5 .032 .050 .081 Starter  
Reserve     52.5%     535 532.0 183.6 84.4 14.7 99.6 .894     552.0 142.4 23.4 10.9 5.7 80.9 72.3 43.4   49.2 4.6     39.2     .258 .317 .371 .688 90.0        9.9   6.5  16.4 .065 .042 .107 Reserve