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1897 1899 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 Lou Criger     CLE 5 R 26   82 322 105 19 9 10 .957   287 80 13 4 1 43 32 40 5 6 2 .279 .377 .362 .739 50      8.9   6.3   15.2 .109 .077 .185   21.30 1 1 Lou Criger
2 2 Ed McFarland     PHI 6 R 23   121 420 136 23 7 23 .960   429 121 21 5 3 65 71 44 2 9 4 .282 .352 .375 .727 66     10.9   5.7   16.6 .090 .047 .137   20.01 2 2 Ed McFarland
3 3 Heinie Peitz     CIN 3 R 27   101 323 90 24 12 7 .945   330 90 15 5 1 49 43 35 3 6 9 .273 .348 .358 .706 55      7.8   4.7   12.5 .077 .047 .124   14.31 3 3 Heinie Peitz
4 Mike Grady     NY 7 R 28   57 214 57 16 4 22 .944   169 50 11 3 2 38 29 22 6 2 12 .296 .396 .432 .828 40      8.3   1.7   10.0 .146 .030 .175   13.63 4 Mike Grady
5 4   John Warner             NY 7 L 25       109 536 139 22 10 28 .968     370 95 14 5 0 40 42 22     10 4   9     .257 .316 .322 .638 49        6.3   6.1   12.4 .058 .056 .114   13.61 5 4   John Warner
6 5 Marty Bergen     BOS 1 U 26   117 496 109 24 4 38 .962   439 123 16 5 3 61 59 13 1 9 9 .280 .302 .360 .662 57      6.9   5.0   11.9 .059 .043 .102   12.35 6 5 Marty Bergen
7 Duke Farrell     WAS 11 B 31 1B   61 192 84 21 4 5 .929   232 73 8 4 1 32 36 23 3 2 8 .315 .384 .397 .781 39      5.8   2.0    7.8 .095 .033 .128    9.08 7 Duke Farrell
8 6 Tim Donahue     CHI 4 L 28   122 450 107 22 16 12 .962   396 87 12 3 0 52 39 49 8 12 17 .220 .318 .265 .583 49      4.2   5.5    9.7 .034 .045 .080    8.90 8 6 Tim Donahue
9 Frank Bowerman     BAL/PIT 2/8 R 29   63 216 83 17 9 13 .946   225 64 6 3 0 19 26 8 2 3 4 .284 .315 .338 .653 28      3.2   3.7    6.9 .051 .059 .110    7.43 9 Frank Bowerman
10 7 Wilbert Robinson Other     BAL 2 R 35   77 288 72 13 4 11 .965   289 80 12 2 0 29 38 16 1 7 3 .277 .317 .332 .649 34      3.1   3.3    6.4 .040 .043 .083    6.01 10 7 Wilbert Robinson
                                 
11 8 Pop Schriver     PIT 8 R 32   92 302 95 18 6 13 .957   312 71 15 3 0 25 32 23 3 10 0 .228 .287 .295 .582 31      1.8   4.9    6.7 .020 .053 .073    5.89 11 8 Pop Schriver
12 9 Jack Clements     STL 12 L 33   86 287 81 11 8 17 .971   335 86 19 5 3 39 41 21 7 8 1 .257 .314 .370 .684 42      3.1   3.0    6.1 .036 .035 .071    5.29 12 9 Jack Clements
13 Farmer Vaughn     CIN 3 R 34 1B   33 103 41 9 4 6 .941   126 39 6 2 0 16 21 5 1 3 2 .310 .341 .389 .730 20      2.8   1.4    4.2 .085 .042 .127    4.88 13 Farmer Vaughn
14 10 Deacon McGuire     WAS 11 R 34 1B   93 371 93 16 11 11 .967   350 94 13 2 1 42 41 17 4 7 7 .269 .310 .326 .636 38      2.6   3.3    5.9 .028 .035 .063    4.84 14 10 Deacon McGuire
15     George Yeager       R     BOS 1 R 25       37 160 33 10 2 8 .951     126 34 7 1 2 21 14 9     2 2   1     .270 .328 .389 .717 19        2.8   1.2    4.0 .076 .032 .108    4.28 15     George Yeager
16 John Grim     BRO 10 R 30   52 155 56 11 6 12 .950   178 50 5 1 0 17 11 8 3 3 1 .281 .323 .320 .643 21      2.4   2.0    4.4 .046 .038 .085    4.17 16 John Grim
17 Jack O'Connor     CLE 5 R 29 1B   48 156 53 8 2 6 .963   174 43 6 1 0 18 20 9 1 4 3 .247 .288 .293 .581 19      1.6   2.5    4.1 .033 .052 .085    3.90 17 Jack O'Connor
18 11 Malachi Kittridge     LOU 9 R 28   86 258 80 20 10 12 .944   287 70 8 5 1 27 31 15 0 10 9 .244 .281 .317 .598 31      2.3   2.5    4.8 .027 .029 .056    3.69 18 11 Malachi Kittridge
19 Bob Wood   R   CIN 3 R 32   29 104 28 8 1 7 .943   102 28 6 0 0 13 15 8 0 2 1 .275 .327 .333 .660 14      1.7   1.4    3.1 .059 .048 .107    3.30 19 Bob Wood
20 Boileryard Clarke     BAL 2 R 29   70 289 69 14 6 19 .962   249 60 4 2 0 23 24 4 13 4 2 .241 .289 .273 .562 21      0.6   3.2    3.8 .009 .046 .054    2.88 20 Boileryard Clarke
                                 
21 Frank Chance Vet   R   CHI 4 R 20   33 62 14 4 3 9 .950   92 26 2 2 1 20 9 4 4 1 4 .283 .340 .380 .720 14      1.9   0.7    2.6 .058 .021 .079    2.38 21 Frank Chance
22 12 Jack Ryan     BRO 10 R 29   84 289 93 16 13 11 .960   284 54 10 4 0 37 23 14 2 3 5 .190 .233 .254 .487 19      -     3.4    3.4 .000 .040 .040    2.23 22 12 Jack Ryan
23 Joe Sugden     STL 12 B 27   60 181 88 18 8 6 .937   209 53 5 1 0 21 25 17 2 4 4 .254 .316 .287 .603 22      0.9   2.1    3.0 .015 .035 .050    2.18 23 Joe Sugden
24 Mike Powers   R   LOU 9 R 27   22 58 17 3 2 3 .962   75 20 3 2 1 10 14 4 0 2 1 .267 .304 .400 .704 11      1.5   0.6    2.1 .068 .027 .095    2.11 24 Mike Powers
25     Morgan Murphy             PIT/PHI 8/6 R 31       30 91 38 5 3 2 .963     102 19 3 0 0 6 13 7     1 4   0     .186 .245 .216 .461 5        -     1.5    1.5 .000 .050 .050    1.09 25     Morgan Murphy
26 Aleck Smith     BRO 10 U 27   20 63 24 9 4 2 .906   78 20 2 2 0 10 9 1 0 3 3 .256 .266 .333 .599 9      0.8   0.4    1.2 .040 .020 .060    0.96 26 Aleck Smith
27 Bill Wilson     LOU 9 U 30   28 86 33 14 1 8 .895   98 16 1 2 1 5 13 5 1 2 3 .163 .212 .245 .457 6      -     0.8    0.8 .000 .029 .029    0.44 27 Bill Wilson
League Average Age 28.6 League Avg WS/Game .051 .044 .094
League Avg per 800 Chances 589.4 174.6 36.0 15.4 29.2 .955 Offense Share of WS 53.9%
League Average per 600 PA 543.4 141.0 20.8 6.3 1.8 66.7 66.1 38.0 7.3 11.3 10.6 .259 .316 .331 .647 69.3 Average WS/Team  14.26
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   18.0%   317 1273 327 55 34 57 .967     1101 268 45 13 3 131 122 92     25 24   27     .243 .316 .316 .632 140       13.6  14.6   28.2 .043 .046 .089 Bats Left
Bats Right 65.8%   1210 4181 1253 254 114 205 .955   4186 1093 166 47 13 518 507 292 53 88 70 .261 .317 .333 .650 536     64.2  54.0  118.2 .053 .045 .098 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 6.8%   121 373 172 39 12 11 .933   441 126 13 5 1 53 61 40 5 6 12 .286 .352 .345 .697 61      6.7   4.1   10.8 .055 .034 .089 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   9.4%     165 645 166 47 9 48 .945     615 159 19 9 4 76 81 19     2 14   15     .259 .283 .338 .621 72        7.7   6.2   13.9 .047 .038 .084 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 8.1%   154 482 150 27 10 32 .959   521 147 23 7 4 85 80 48 6 10 8 .282 .350 .376 .726 80     12.8   6.4   19.2 .083 .042 .125 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 59.7%   1078 4011 1147 242 111 197 .955   3698 943 132 46 11 469 430 262 55 74 90 .255 .314 .324 .638 479     56.1  48.9  105.0 .052 .045 .097 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 27.8%   504 1691 549 113 44 81 .952   1835 476 76 19 6 195 223 117 23 41 23 .259 .312 .331 .643 216     20.2  20.3   40.5 .040 .040 .080 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   4.3%   77 288 72 13 4 11 .965   289 80 12 2 0 29 38 16 1 7 3 .277 .317 .332 .649 34      3.1   3.3    6.4 .040 .043 .083 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.2%     121 384 92 25 8 27 .950     395 108 18 5 4 64 52 25     6 7   7     .273 .326 .375 .701 58        7.9   3.9   11.8 .065 .032 .098 Rookie  
Starter 65.1%   1170 4342 1200 228 110 193 .960   4108 1051 168 48 13 509 492 309 46 91 75 .256 .315 .330 .645 521     57.9  53.7  111.6 .049 .046 .095 Starter  
Reserve     34.9%     643 2130 718 167 59 128 .945     2235 595 75 26 8 269 279 134     39 41   49     .266 .319 .334 .653 288       34.3  25.2   59.5 .053 .039 .093 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   18.0%   317 615.3 158.1 26.6 16.4 27.6 .967     531.9 129.5 21.7 6.3 1.4 63.3 58.9 44.4     12.1 11.6   13.0     .243 .316 .316 .632 67.6        6.6   7.1   13.6 .043 .046 .089 Bats Left
Bats Right 65.8%   1210 588.1 176.2 35.7 16.0 28.8 .955   543.8 142.0 21.6 6.1 1.7 67.3 65.9 37.9 6.9 11.4 9.1 .261 .317 .333 .650 69.6      8.3   7.0   15.4 .053 .045 .098 Bats Right
Bats Both 6.8%   121 511.0 235.6 53.4 16.4 15.1 .933   537.8 153.7 15.9 6.1 1.2 64.6 74.4 48.8 6.1 7.3 14.6 .286 .352 .345 .697 74.4      8.2   5.0   13.2 .055 .034 .089 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   9.4%     165 601.4 154.8 43.8 8.4 44.8 .945     567.7 146.8 17.5 8.3 3.7 70.2 74.8 17.5     1.9 12.9   13.8     .259 .283 .338 .621 66.5        7.1   5.7   12.8 .047 .038 .084 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 8.1%   154 585.1 182.1 32.8 12.1 38.8 .959   534.4 150.8 23.6 7.2 4.1 87.2 82.1 49.2 6.1 10.3 8.2 .282 .350 .376 .726 82.1     13.1   6.6   19.7 .083 .042 .125 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 59.7%   1078 594.2 169.9 35.9 16.4 29.2 .955   542.6 138.4 19.4 6.7 1.6 68.8 63.1 38.4 8.1 10.9 13.2 .255 .314 .324 .638 70.3      8.2   7.2   15.4 .052 .045 .097 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 27.8%   504 574.9 186.7 38.4 15.0 27.5 .952   546.1 141.7 22.6 5.7 1.8 58.0 66.4 34.8 6.9 12.2 6.8 .259 .312 .331 .643 64.3      6.0   6.0   12.1 .040 .040 .080 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   4.3%   77 617.7 154.4 27.9 8.6 23.6 .965   554.0 153.4 23.0 3.8 0.0 55.6 72.8 30.7 1.9 13.4 5.8 .277 .317 .332 .649 65.2      5.9   6.3   12.3 .040 .043 .083 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.2%     121 613.2 146.9 39.9 12.8 43.1 .950     547.4 149.7 24.9 6.9 5.5 88.7 72.1 34.6     8.3 9.7   9.7     .273 .326 .375 .701 80.4       10.9   5.4   16.4 .065 .032 .098 Rookie  
Starter 65.1%   1170 602.0 166.4 31.6 15.3 26.8 .960   541.2 138.5 22.1 6.3 1.7 67.1 64.8 40.7 6.1 12.0 9.9 .256 .315 .330 .645 68.6      7.6   7.1   14.7 .049 .046 .095 Starter  
Reserve     34.9%     643 565.2 190.5 44.3 15.7 34.0 .945     547.6 145.8 18.4 6.4 2.0 65.9 68.4 32.8     9.6 10.0   12.0     .266 .319 .334 .653 70.6        8.4   6.2   14.6 .053 .039 .093 Reserve