Catchers
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1977 1979 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 Ted Simmons A   STL 5E B 28 LF   134 670 88 9 6 8 .988   430 122 35 3 18 63 65 67 16 31 2 0 7 1 0 15 .284 .377 .505 .882 82     20.0   5.6   25.6 .149 .042 .191   35.65 1 1 Ted Simmons
2 2 Gary Carter BBW   MON 4E R 24   152 781 83 10 9 1 .989   525 136 27 1 20 77 71 60 11 66 5 1 5 10 6 10 .259 .338 .429 .767 77     14.4   8.0   22.4 .095 .053 .147   27.36 2 2 Gary Carter
3 3 Johnny Bench BBW A-INJ   CIN 2W R 30   107 605 48 7 6 12 .989   342 94 17 1 19 49 65 47 9 74 1 1 4 4 2 8 .275 .360 .497 .857 62     13.6   5.7   19.3 .127 .053 .180   26.09 3 3 Johnny Bench
4 4 John Stearns   NY 6E R 26   141 711 84 12 7 8 .985   473 124 23 1 15 64 71 68 4 56 8 2 6 24 13 11 .262 .360 .410 .770 72     15.2   5.8   21.0 .108 .041 .149   25.83 4 4 John Stearns
5 5   Bob Boone   23 a   G   PHI 1E R 30       129 619 55 6 6 5 .991     420 116 17 4 11 50 60 46 10 37 1 5 8 1 5 12 .276 .343 .414 .757 58       10.2   5.9   16.1 .079 .046 .125   18.14 5 5   Bob Boone
6 Gene Tenace   SD 4W R 31 1B   71 276 42 3 7 4 .991   171 41 10 1 8 28 29 48 6 33 5 0 0 1 2 2 .240 .420 .450 .870 36      8.8   3.0   11.8 .124 .042 .166   15.32 6 Gene Tenace
7 8 Joe Ferguson   HOU/LA 5W/1W R 31   113 572 52 7 2 9 .989   339 75 16 0 13 38 45 67 11 70 1 2 1 1 2 15 .221 .350 .383 .733 45      8.0   4.6   12.6 .071 .041 .112   13.43 7 8 Joe Ferguson
8 6 Ed Ott   PIT 2E L 26   97 537 42 15 7 10 .975   351 92 15 4 7 44 34 25 6 51 0 1 2 3 1 6 .262 .310 .387 .697 42      7.5   3.4   10.9 .077 .035 .112   11.62 8 6 Ed Ott
9 7 Marc Hill   SF 3W R 26   116 586 56 9 3 2 .986   353 84 14 1 3 25 32 45 8 39 1 2 0 1 2 12 .238 .326 .309 .635 35      5.3   4.7   10.0 .046 .041 .086    9.34 9 7 Marc Hill
10 Tim McCarver   PHI 1E L 36   34 175 12 1 1 1 .995   92 25 8 1 1 11 10 21 5 15 1 0 2 1 2 0 .272 .405 .413 .818 17      2.9   1.4    4.3 .085 .041 .126    4.86 10 Tim McCarver
                           
11 9 Steve Yeager   LA 1W R 29   91 373 55 5 3 2 .988   224 43 7 0 4 19 22 36 11 39 0 0 2 0 0 3 .192 .302 .277 .579 20      1.6   4.3    5.9 .018 .047 .065    4.79 11 9 Steve Yeager
12 Joe Nolan R   ATL 6W L 27   61 295 24 7 3 14 .979   179 43 5 3 4 22 20 28 4 21 1 1 0 3 2 2 .240 .346 .369 .715 24      3.1   1.7    4.8 .051 .028 .079    4.30 12 Joe Nolan
13 John Tamargo R   STL/SF 5E/3W B 26   32 157 9 6 4 0 .965   87 21 4 1 1 6 8 15 4 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 .241 .350 .345 .695 12      2.6   1.1    3.7 .081 .034 .116    4.01 13 John Tamargo
14 Bruce Bochy R   HOU 5W R 23   53 268 35 8 5 3 .974   151 41 8 0 3 10 15 11 4 35 0 0 2 0 0 8 .272 .317 .384 .701 16      2.1   2.1    4.2 .040 .040 .079    3.76 14 Bruce Bochy
15 10   Biff Pocoroba     a       ATL 6W B 24       79 454 43 5 1 12 .990     276 68 8 0 6 21 33 27 6 13 2 3 4 0 3 15 .246 .314 .341 .655 26        1.4   3.1    4.5 .018 .039 .057    3.42 15 10   Biff Pocoroba
16 11 Rick Sweet R   SD 4W B 25   76 337 33 6 3 8 .984   214 50 8 0 1 16 10 26 7 18 1 4 1 1 4 4 .234 .318 .285 .603 19      1.4   3.0    4.4 .018 .039 .058    3.38 16 11 Rick Sweet
17 Larry Cox   CHI 3E R 30   58 178 26 7 3 2 .967   121 34 5 0 2 10 18 10 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 .336 .372 .708 15      2.4   1.4    3.8 .041 .024 .066    3.11 17 Larry Cox
18 Steve Swisher   STL 5E R 26   42 202 13 2 0 2 .991   112 31 5 1 1 14 9 8 0 14 1 0 0 1 0 6 .277 .331 .366 .697 12      2.0   1.4    3.4 .048 .033 .081    3.08 18 Steve Swisher
19 Jerry Grote   LA 1W R 35   32 123 12 2 0 4 .985   61 18 5 0 0 4 8 8 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .371 .377 .748 10      1.7   1.0    2.7 .053 .031 .084    2.49 19 Jerry Grote
20 Mike Sadek   SF 3W R 32   37 182 15 5 2 4 .975   109 26 3 0 2 15 9 10 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 2 .239 .303 .321 .624 11      1.5   1.3    2.8 .041 .035 .076    2.46 20 Mike Sadek
                           
21 Tim Blackwell   CHI 3E B 25   49 213 20 3 3 0 .987   103 23 3 0 0 8 7 23 1 17 1 4 1 0 0 4 .223 .367 .252 .619 11      1.1   1.8    2.9 .022 .037 .059    2.24 21 Tim Blackwell
22 Duffy Dyer   PIT 2E R 32   55 326 22 3 3 2 .991   172 35 7 1 0 7 10 18 3 31 3 2 1 2 1 5 .203 .289 .256 .545 13      0.4   2.3    2.7 .007 .042 .049    1.90 22 Duffy Dyer
23 Ron Hodges   NY 6E L 29   30 145 20 3 5 8 .982   86 22 3 1 0 4 4 7 0 8 1 0 2 1 2 4 .256 .313 .314 .627 8      1.0   1.2    2.2 .033 .040 .073    1.89 23 Ron Hodges
24 12 Dave Rader   CHI 3E L 29   114 412 51 11 7 6 .977   292 58 13 3 2 33 32 33 7 25 1 3 5 1 1 12 .199 .278 .284 .562 22      -     3.3    3.3 .000 .029 .029    1.79 24 12 Dave Rader
25     Johnny Oates             LA 1W L 32       24 77 10 4 1 0 .956     61 20 1 0 0 5 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 .359 .344 .703 7        1.2   0.7    1.9 .050 .029 .079    1.70 25     Johnny Oates
26 Don Werner R   CIN 2W R 25   49 214 21 3 4 1 .987   112 16 2 1 0 7 10 14 2 30 1 0 4 1 0 1 .143 .237 .179 .416 6      -     2.3    2.3 .000 .047 .047    1.59 26 Don Werner
27 Dale Murphy   ATL 6W R 22 1B   21 83 13 3 0 6 .970   63 19 3 0 3 9 14 8 0 20 0 0 0 1 1 2 .302 .380 .492 .872 11      1.0   0.6    1.6 .048 .029 .076    1.41 27 Dale Murphy
28 Dave Roberts   SD 4W R 33   41 135 13 3 0 3 .980   87 18 3 1 0 4 5 12 6 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 .207 .310 .264 .574 8      0.8   1.0    1.8 .020 .024 .044    1.20 28 Dave Roberts
29 Luis Pujols R   HOU 5W R 22   55 271 33 6 2 12 .981   150 20 8 1 1 11 11 12 1 44 1 2 1 0 0 6 .133 .201 .220 .421 6      -     1.8    1.8 .000 .033 .033    1.04 29 Luis Pujols
30 Bruce Benedict R   ATL 6W R 22   22 81 14 1 1 0 .990   52 13 2 0 0 3 1 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .328 .288 .616 5      0.5   0.8    1.3 .023 .036 .059    1.01 30 Bruce Benedict
                           
31 Vic Correll   CIN 2W R 32   52 180 18 4 0 4 .980   103 25 7 0 1 9 6 8 3 16 0 2 0 0 2 6 .243 .297 .340 .637 8      -     1.6    1.6 .000 .031 .031    0.90 31 Vic Correll
32 Ed Herrmann   HOU/MON 5W/4E L 31   26 104 6 1 1 1 .991   66 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .121 .171 .152 .323 1      -     0.8    0.8 .000 .031 .031    0.45 32 Ed Herrmann
33 Barry Foote   PHI 1E R 26   31 78 5 0 0 0 1.000   44 8 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .200 .250 .450 2      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .023 .023    0.34 33 Barry Foote
League Average Age 27.8 League Avg WS/Game .059 .039 .099
League Avg per 800 Chances 714.3 73.6 12.1 7.2 10.6 .985 Offense Share of WS 60.1%
League Average per 600 PA 521.7 127.5 23.9 2.4 11.9 56.1 60.5 66.8 12.3 71.7 3.2 3.4 4.9 4.9 4.3 14.7 .244 .331 .368 .699 64.9 Average WS/Team  18.26
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   17.1%   386 1745 165 42 25 40 .978     1127 268 47 12 14 121 108 121 24 128 4 6 11 9 9 27 .238 .311 .338 .649 121       15.7  12.5   28.2 .041 .032 .073 Bats Left
Bats Right 65.7%   1468 6844 715 106 63 86 .986   4184 1017 189 14 107 456 514 543 93 670 29 23 35 48 36 116 .243 .332 .372 .704 528     89.5  60.3  149.8 .061 .041 .102 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   17.3%     370 1831 193 29 17 28 .986     1110 284 58 4 26 114 123 158 34 85 6 13 14 3 8 38 .256 .348 .386 .734 150       26.5  14.6   41.1 .072 .039 .111 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 18.1%   382 1938 221 33 18 34 .985   1217 297 56 2 33 131 145 124 24 184 8 6 12 11 10 41 .244 .315 .375 .690 141     19.4  16.4   35.8 .051 .043 .094 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 47.7%   1063 4930 521 91 55 69 .984   3060 737 137 19 57 328 327 396 70 362 18 19 31 38 26 82 .241 .328 .354 .682 367     60.8  40.3  101.1 .057 .038 .095 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 31.4%   713 3254 307 50 31 46 .986   1991 492 88 8 56 217 255 273 52 317 12 16 14 10 15 58 .247 .339 .384 .723 264     46.9  28.3   75.2 .066 .040 .105 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   2.8%   66 298 24 3 1 5 .991   153 43 13 1 1 15 18 29 5 20 1 1 3 1 2 0 .281 .392 .399 .791 27      4.6   2.4    7.0 .070 .036 .106 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.4%     348 1623 169 37 22 38 .980     945 204 37 6 10 75 75 112 24 160 4 9 9 6 7 21 .216 .299 .299 .598 88        9.7  12.8   22.5 .028 .037 .065 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   1287 6373 667 97 58 79 .986   4049 1018 189 18 113 480 516 516 101 478 22 23 45 46 37 114 .251 .336 .391 .727 536     94.3  54.9  149.2 .073 .043 .116 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     937 4047 406 80 47 75 .982     2372 551 105 12 34 211 229 306 50 405 17 19 15 14 16 67 .232 .323 .330 .653 263       37.4  32.5   69.9 .040 .035 .075 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   17.1%   386 715.2 67.6 17.2 10.2 16.4 .978     532.9 126.7 22.2 5.7 6.6 57.2 51.1 57.2 11.3 60.5 1.9 2.8 5.2 4.3 4.3 12.8 .238 .311 .338 .649 57.2        7.4   5.9   13.3 .041 .032 .073 Bats Left
Bats Right 65.7%   1468 714.3 74.6 11.1 6.6 9.0 .986   521.5 126.8 23.6 1.7 13.3 56.8 64.1 67.7 11.6 83.5 3.6 2.9 4.3 6.0 4.5 14.5 .243 .332 .372 .704 65.8     11.2   7.5   18.7 .061 .041 .102 Bats Right
Bats Both   17.3%     370 713.5 75.2 11.3 6.6 10.9 .986     511.9 131.0 26.7 1.8 12.0 52.6 56.7 72.9 15.7 39.2 2.8 6.0 6.4 1.4 3.7 17.5 .256 .348 .386 .734 69.2       12.2   6.7   19.0 .072 .039 .111 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 18.1%   382 707.3 80.7 12.0 6.6 12.4 .985   534.2 130.4 24.6 0.9 14.5 57.5 63.6 54.4 10.5 80.8 3.5 2.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 18.0 .244 .315 .375 .690 61.9      8.5   7.2   15.7 .051 .043 .094 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 47.7%   1063 711.7 75.2 13.1 7.9 10.0 .984   521.0 125.5 23.3 3.2 9.7 55.8 55.7 67.4 11.9 61.6 3.1 3.2 5.3 6.5 4.4 14.0 .241 .328 .354 .682 62.5     10.4   6.9   17.2 .057 .038 .095 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 31.4%   713 720.9 68.0 11.1 6.9 10.2 .986   518.0 128.0 22.9 2.1 14.6 56.5 66.3 71.0 13.5 82.5 3.1 4.2 3.7 2.6 3.9 15.1 .247 .339 .384 .723 68.7     12.2   7.4   19.6 .066 .040 .105 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   2.8%   66 733.5 59.1 7.4 2.5 12.3 .991   490.9 138.0 41.7 3.2 3.2 48.1 57.8 93.1 16.0 64.2 3.2 3.2 9.6 3.2 6.4 0.0 .281 .392 .399 .791 86.6     14.8   7.7   22.5 .070 .036 .106 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.4%     348 709.9 73.9 16.2 9.6 16.6 .980     525.5 113.4 20.6 3.3 5.6 41.7 41.7 62.3 13.3 89.0 2.2 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.9 11.7 .216 .299 .299 .598 48.9        5.4   7.1   12.5 .028 .037 .065 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   1287 714.3 74.8 10.9 6.5 8.9 .986   521.9 131.2 24.4 2.3 14.6 61.9 66.5 66.5 13.0 61.6 2.8 3.0 5.8 5.9 4.8 14.7 .251 .336 .391 .727 69.1     12.2   7.1   19.2 .073 .043 .116 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     937 714.2 71.7 14.1 8.3 13.2 .982     521.5 121.1 23.1 2.6 7.5 46.4 50.3 67.3 11.0 89.0 3.7 4.2 3.3 3.1 3.5 14.7 .232 .323 .330 .653 57.8        8.2   7.1   15.4 .040 .035 .075 Reserve