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1896 1898 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 McGuire     WAS T6 R 33   73 290 88 21 6 11 .947   302 103 16 6 4 47 49 19 2 1 8 .341 .384 .474 .858 61      8.2   3.7  11.9 .112 .051 .163   16.64 1 1 Deacon McGuire
2 2 John Warner     NY 3 L 24   110 513 127 32 17 20 .952   397 109 6 3 2 50 51 26 16 4 8 .275 .344 .320 .664 56      5.4   7.9  13.3 .049 .072 .121   16.02 2 2 John Warner
3 3 Chief Zimmer     CLE 5 R 36   80 278 81 9 10 8 .976   294 93 22 3 0 50 40 25 4 5 8 .316 .378 .412 .790 52      5.5   5.0  10.5 .069 .063 .131   13.18 3 3 Chief Zimmer
4 Duke Farrell     WAS T6 B 30   63 220 91 18 10 8 .945   257 83 9 6 0 40 52 17 9 5 8 .323 .385 .405 .790 45      5.2   3.4   8.6 .083 .054 .137   11.01 4 Duke Farrell
5 4   Heinie Peitz             CIN 4 R 26       71 260 67 7 8 7 .979     259 76 11 7 1 34 43 18     1 7   3     .293 .342 .402 .744 42        4.4   4.5   8.9 .062 .063 .125   10.91 5 4   Heinie Peitz
6 Pop Schriver     CIN 4 R 31   53 147 42 8 3 6 .959   178 54 12 4 1 29 30 19 1 4 3 .303 .374 .433 .807 34      4.4   2.5   6.9 .083 .047 .130    8.62 6 Pop Schriver
7 5 Klondike Douglas     STL 12 L 24 LF   61 171 64 13 4 11 .948   244 80 7 1 3 36 24 25 6 1 6 .328 .404 .402 .806 40      6.4   0.6   7.0 .105 .010 .115    8.21 7 5 Klondike Douglas
8 6 Marty Bergen     BOS 1 U 25   85 351 66 16 4 20 .963   323 80 11 3 2 46 44 18 4 2 5 .248 .296 .319 .615 40      1.8   4.3   6.1 .021 .051 .072    5.66 8 6 Marty Bergen
9 Parke Wilson     NY 3 R 29   30 123 20 11 3 11 .929   103 31 6 2 0 19 15 10 1 0 3 .301 .368 .398 .766 19      2.5   1.5   4.0 .083 .050 .133    5.06 9 Parke Wilson
10 Wilbert Robinson Other     BAL 2 R 34   48 184 36 8 2 10 .965   181 57 9 0 0 25 23 8 1 1 0 .315 .347 .365 .712 26      2.9   1.5   4.4 .060 .031 .092    4.61 10 Wilbert Robinson
                                 
11 Ed McFarland     STL/PHI 12/10 R 22   60 197 69 12 4 19 .957   212 56 7 7 2 29 29 20 2 13 4 .264 .333 .392 .725 30      2.8   1.8   4.6 .047 .030 .077    4.41 11 Ed McFarland
12 Aleck Smith   R   BRO T6 U 26   43 111 47 17 7 12 .903   152 46 8 1 1 23 25 3 1 4 8 .303 .321 .388 .709 24      2.4   1.4   3.8 .056 .033 .088    3.91 12 Aleck Smith
13 Jack Clements     PHI 10 L 32   49 163 40 8 3 7 .962   185 44 4 2 6 18 36 12 6 4 3 .238 .305 .378 .683 24      1.6   2.0   3.6 .033 .041 .073    3.38 13 Jack Clements
14 7 Boileryard Clarke     BAL 2 R 28   59 191 38 15 2 8 .939   226 61 7 1 1 30 36 8 8 0 5 .270 .318 .323 .641 27      2.2   1.6   3.8 .037 .027 .064    3.34 14 7 Boileryard Clarke
15     Frank Bowerman       R     BAL 2 R 28       36 155 29 10 1 21 .948     130 41 5 0 1 16 21 1     2 1   3     .315 .331 .377 .708 18        1.9   1.2   3.1 .053 .033 .086    3.15 15     Frank Bowerman
16 8 Joe Sugden     PIT 8 B 26   81 317 82 25 6 10 .941   278 62 6 4 0 30 37 17 3 13 9 .223 .275 .273 .548 25      -     3.8   3.8 .000 .047 .047    2.85 16 8 Joe Sugden
17 Charlie Ganzel     BOS 1 R 35   27 103 26 8 1 3 .942   98 26 4 3 0 14 13 4 1 3 2 .265 .301 .367 .668 13      1.0   1.4   2.4 .037 .052 .089    2.48 17 Charlie Ganzel
18 9 John Grim     BRO T6 R 29   77 241 98 19 8 15 .947   290 72 10 1 0 26 25 1 3 8 3 .248 .259 .290 .549 27      -     3.4   3.4 .000 .044 .044    2.47 18 9 John Grim
19 Bill Merritt     PIT 8 R 26   53 202 43 14 6 8 .946   185 49 5 1 1 19 23 8 1 5 2 .265 .299 .319 .618 20      0.7   2.3   3.0 .013 .043 .057    2.47 19 Bill Merritt
20 10 Malachi Kittridge     CHI 9 R 27   79 324 75 20 6 10 .952   262 53 5 5 1 25 30 22 0 7 9 .202 .264 .271 .535 24      -     3.4   3.4 .000 .043 .043    2.44 20 10 Malachi Kittridge
                                 
21 11 Jack Boyle     PHI 10 R 31 1B   50 158 47 8 3 6 .962   195 49 6 1 1 25 24 13 2 3 2 .251 .305 .308 .613 21      0.8   2.1   2.9 .016 .042 .058    2.42 21 11 Jack Boyle
22 Lou Criger   R   CLE 5 R 25   37 129 35 11 1 3 .937   131 29 4 1 0 14 21 22 1 3 5 .221 .338 .267 .605 16      0.6   2.0   2.6 .016 .054 .070    2.39 22 Lou Criger
23 Charlie Dexter     LOU 11 R 21   23 65 23 10 2 9 .898   83 23 4 2 1 14 15 7 1 1 4 .277 .341 .410 .751 14      1.6   0.5   2.1 .070 .022 .091    2.20 23 Charlie Dexter
24 Tim Donahue     CHI 9 L 27   55 218 64 15 2 13 .949   178 43 7 3 0 27 20 9 2 4 3 .242 .286 .315 .601 19      0.5   2.3   2.8 .009 .042 .051    2.19 24 Tim Donahue
25 12   Bill Wilson             LOU 11 U 29       103 338 113 29 7 32 .940     377 80 12 4 1 43 41 18     5 11   9     .212 .258 .273 .531 32        -     2.8   2.8 .000 .027 .027    1.60 25 12   Bill Wilson
26 Buster Burrell     BRO T6 R 30   27 77 22 13 0 1 .884   90 22 2 0 2 13 16 9 0 2 1 .244 .313 .333 .646 12      0.8   0.8   1.6 .030 .030 .059    1.35 26 Buster Burrell
27 Morgan Murphy     STL 12 R 30   53 145 62 11 3 5 .950   180 30 2 0 0 11 10 5 1 3 1 .167 .194 .178 .372 3      -     0.9   0.9 .000 .017 .017    0.41 27 Morgan Murphy
League Average Age 28.2 League Avg WS/Game .040 .043 .083
League Avg per 800 Chances 592.7 166.7 40.6 13.5 30.7 .949 Offense Share of WS 48.1%
League Average per 600 PA 546.8 146.6 19.5 6.7 2.9 71.1 74.9 34.4 7.9 10.9 11.8 .268 .321 .344 .665 72.2 Average WS/Team  11.02
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   17.8%   275 1065 295 68 26 51 .952     1004 276 24 9 11 131 131 72     30 13   20     .275 .342 .350 .692 139       13.9  12.8  26.7 .051 .047 .097 Bats Left
Bats Right 58.3%   936 3269 901 215 69 161 .951   3399 926 137 43 16 440 464 219 32 67 66 .272 .322 .352 .674 459     40.3  40.1  80.4 .043 .043 .086 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 9.4%   144 537 173 43 16 18 .943   535 145 15 10 0 70 89 34 12 18 17 .271 .329 .336 .665 70      5.2   7.2  12.4 .036 .050 .086 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   14.4%     231 800 226 62 18 64 .943     852 206 31 8 4 112 110 39     10 17   22     .242 .283 .311 .594 96        4.2   8.5  12.7 .018 .037 .055 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 16.5%   254 946 283 67 27 59 .948   936 269 24 12 8 129 120 78 25 19 22 .287 .358 .364 .722 140     16.2  10.8  27.0 .064 .043 .106 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 50.7%   809 2960 777 209 61 170 .947   2894 723 97 33 9 352 381 155 32 65 67 .250 .295 .315 .610 333     17.0  34.5  51.5 .021 .043 .064 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 26.1%   416 1384 428 95 30 54 .950   1568 442 60 19 14 208 240 102 22 23 26 .282 .335 .371 .706 226     23.9  16.9  40.8 .057 .041 .098 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   6.7%   107 381 107 17 11 11 .966   392 119 26 6 0 64 53 29 5 8 10 .304 .359 .401 .760 65      6.5   6.4  12.9 .061 .060 .121 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     7.2%     116 395 111 38 9 36 .930     413 116 17 2 2 53 67 26     4 8   16     .281 .330 .346 .676 58        4.9   4.6   9.5 .042 .040 .082 Rookie  
Starter 59.3%   929 3432 946 214 81 158 .953   3447 918 119 39 16 442 444 210 54 62 75 .266 .319 .337 .656 447     34.7  43.1  77.8 .037 .046 .084 Starter  
Reserve     40.7%     657 2239 649 174 48 136 .943     2343 635 88 31 15 311 350 154     30 53   50     .271 .324 .354 .678 317       28.9  25.5  54.4 .044 .039 .083 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   17.8%   275 596.6 165.3 38.1 14.6 28.6 .952     538.3 148.0 12.9 4.8 5.9 70.2 70.2 38.6     16.1 7.0   10.7     .275 .342 .350 .692 74.5        7.5   6.9  14.3 .051 .047 .097 Bats Left
Bats Right 58.3%   936 596.4 164.4 39.2 12.6 29.4 .951   548.7 149.5 22.1 6.9 2.6 71.0 74.9 35.3 5.2 10.8 10.7 .272 .322 .352 .674 74.1      6.5   6.5  13.0 .043 .043 .086 Bats Right
Bats Both 9.4%   144 570.5 183.8 45.7 17.0 19.1 .943   535.9 145.2 15.0 10.0 0.0 70.1 89.1 34.1 12.0 18.0 17.0 .271 .329 .336 .665 70.1      5.2   7.2  12.4 .036 .050 .086 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   14.4%     231 588.2 166.2 45.6 13.2 47.1 .943     556.9 134.6 20.3 5.2 2.6 73.2 71.9 25.5     6.5 11.1   14.4     .242 .283 .311 .594 62.7        2.7   5.6   8.3 .018 .037 .055 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 16.5%   254 583.9 174.7 41.4 16.7 36.4 .948   530.8 152.6 13.6 6.8 4.5 73.2 68.1 44.2 14.2 10.8 12.5 .287 .358 .364 .722 79.4      9.2   6.1  15.3 .064 .043 .106 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 50.7%   809 600.1 157.5 42.4 12.4 34.5 .947   551.9 137.9 18.5 6.3 1.7 67.1 72.7 29.6 6.1 12.4 12.8 .250 .295 .315 .610 63.5      3.2   6.6   9.8 .021 .043 .064 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 26.1%   416 580.6 179.5 39.9 12.6 22.7 .950   548.6 154.6 21.0 6.6 4.9 72.8 84.0 35.7 7.7 8.0 9.1 .282 .335 .371 .706 79.1      8.4   5.9  14.3 .057 .041 .098 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   6.7%   107 603.6 169.5 26.9 17.4 17.4 .966   541.9 164.5 35.9 8.3 0.0 88.5 73.3 40.1 6.9 11.1 13.8 .304 .359 .401 .760 89.9      9.0   8.8  17.8 .061 .060 .121 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     7.2%     116 580.9 163.2 55.9 13.2 52.9 .930     549.5 154.3 22.6 2.7 2.7 70.5 89.1 34.6     5.3 10.6   21.3     .281 .330 .346 .676 77.2        6.5   6.1  12.6 .042 .040 .082 Rookie  
Starter 59.3%   929 597.9 164.8 37.3 14.1 27.5 .953   548.1 146.0 18.9 6.2 2.5 70.3 70.6 33.4 8.6 9.9 11.9 .266 .319 .337 .656 71.1      5.5   6.9  12.4 .037 .046 .084 Starter  
Reserve     40.7%     657 585.0 169.6 45.4 12.5 35.5 .943     544.9 147.7 20.5 7.2 3.5 72.3 81.4 35.8     7.0 12.3   11.6     .271 .324 .354 .678 73.7        6.7   5.9  12.7 .044 .039 .083 Reserve