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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 Eddie Fusselback     BAL 4 R 25   54 378 137 50 5 74 .912   237 67 13 2 1 47 2 .283 .289 .367 .656 47      6.4   3.6  10.0 .119 .067 .185   13.39 1 1 Eddie Fusselback
2 Ed Crane   R   BOS 5 R 22 RF   42 252 74 64 2 69 .836   166 47 9 2 5 32 5 .283 .304 .452 .756 40      7.0   1.7   8.7 .167 .040 .207   12.32 2 Ed Crane
3 4 John Kelly     CIN/WAS 3/7 R 25   40 232 67 43 3 69 .874   145 42 6 1 1 22 6 .290 .318 .366 .684 28      3.9   2.0   5.9 .098 .050 .148    7.05 3 4 John Kelly
4 2 Lew Brown     BOS 5 R 26 1B   54 414 117 50 6 65 .914   195 45 11 2 1 30 8 .231 .261 .323 .584 32      4.0   2.4   6.4 .074 .044 .119    6.85 4 2 Lew Brown
5 3   Bill Krieg       R     CHI-PIT 6 R 25       52 429 115 40 3 61 .932     193 48 10 3 0 24   8                 .249 .279 .332 .611 30        3.2   3.0   6.2 .062 .058 .119    6.66 5 3   Bill Krieg
6 5 Chris Fulmer   R   WAS 7 R 25   34 213 41 17 4 33 .937   112 31 6 0 0 24 7 .277 .319 .330 .649 22      3.3   1.2   4.5 .097 .035 .132    5.09 6 5 Chris Fulmer
7 Phil Baker   R   WAS 7 L 27 1B,CF   27 159 25 14 3 18 .929   102 29 3 1 0 21 3 .284 .305 .333 .638 20      3.2   0.6   3.8 .119 .022 .141    4.43 7 Phil Baker
8 6 George Baker   R   STL 1 R 25   68 435 113 63 11 53 .897   263 43 5 0 0 32 4 .163 .176 .183 .359 17      -     4.5   4.5 .000 .066 .066    3.60 8 6 George Baker
9 Rooney Sweeney   R   BAL 4 U 24   33 207 59 24 1 44 .917   123 28 5 1 0 24 10 .228 .286 .285 .571 20      2.0   1.4   3.4 .061 .042 .103    3.39 9 Rooney Sweeney
10 Joe Crotty   R   CIN 3 R 23   21 90 31 14 0 29 .896   84 22 4 2 1 11 1 .262 .271 .393 .664 16      2.1   0.8   2.9 .100 .038 .138    3.35 10 Joe Crotty
                         
11 Jack Clements   R   PHI 8 L 19   20 114 32 18 0 45 .890   82 23 6 1 1 17 4 .280 .314 .415 .729 19      2.7   0.1   2.8 .135 .005 .140    3.26 11 Jack Clements
12 Jack Brennan   R   STL 1 U 22   33 147 74 27 2 37 .891   131 28 3 1 0 22 7 .214 .254 .252 .506 17      1.4   1.5   2.9 .042 .045 .088    2.67 12 Jack Brennan
13 Bill Schwartz   R   CIN 3 R 20   25 155 35 37 1 34 .837   88 21 3 0 1 12 3 .239 .264 .307 .571 13      1.2   1.0   2.2 .048 .040 .088    2.03 13 Bill Schwartz
14 Fatty Briody     CIN 3 U 25 NL-C   22 194 38 14 1 7 .943   30 10 1 1 0 4 0 .333 .333 .433 .766 7      0.7   1.3   2.0 .032 .059 .091    1.88 14 Fatty Briody
15 7   Kid Baldwin       R     KC/CHI-PIT 11/6 R 19       45 200 86 37 4 41 .885     152 30 5 2 0 15   3                 .197 .213 .257 .470 16        1.1   0.4   1.5 .024 .009 .033    0.85 15 7   Kid Baldwin
16 Joe Gunson   R   WAS 7 R 21   33 210 49 24 0 48 .915   105 15 1 0 0 10 2 .143 .159 .152 .311 5      -     1.1   1.1 .000 .033 .033    0.62 16 Joe Gunson
17 Tony Suck   R   CHI-PIT/BAL 6/4 U 26   31 211 54 29 3 26 .901   104 16 1 0 0 11 7 .154 .207 .163 .370 7      0.1   0.9   1.0 .003 .029 .032    0.56 17 Tony Suck
18 Ed McKenna   R   WAS 7 U   23 117 38 22 5 47 .876   67 13 1 0 0 11 2 .194 .217 .209 .426 6      0.1   0.4   0.5 .004 .017 .022    0.23 18 Ed McKenna
19 8 Tom Gillen   R   PHI 8 U 22   27 152 61 25 1 73 .895   104 16 2 0 0 5 1 .154 .162 .173 .335 5      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .015 .015    0.15 19 8 Tom Gillen
League Average Age 23.7 League Avg WS/Game .062 .041 .103
League Avg per 800 Chances 559.0 161.6 79.4 7.1 113.2 .901 Offense Share of WS 60.0%
League Average per 600 PA 580.6 134.2 22.2 4.4 2.6 87.5 19.4 .231 .256 .298 .554 85.8 Average WS/Team   8.84
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   6.6%   47 273 57 32 3 63 .912     184 52 9 2 1 38   7                 .283 .309 .370 .679 39        5.9   0.7   6.6 .126 .015 .140 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.5%   468 3008 865 439 39 576 .898   1740 411 73 14 10 259 49 .236 .257 .311 .568 266     32.2  21.7  53.9 .069 .046 .115 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                                 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   24.0%     169 1028 324 141 13 234 .906     559 111 13 3 0 77   27                 .199 .235 .233 .468 62        4.3   5.9  10.2 .025 .035 .060 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 39.4%   279 1527 501 270 11 420 .883   1035 230 38 9 8 148 36 .222 .248 .300 .548 151     17.5   8.4  25.9 .063 .030 .093 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 57.6%   382 2665 707 320 39 406 .913   1381 331 56 10 3 215 45 .240 .264 .301 .565 210     24.8  19.5  44.3 .065 .051 .116 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 0.0%                                 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over 0.0%                                 Age 35 & over
Age Unknown   3.0%   23 117 38 22 5 47 .876   67 13 1 0 0 11 2 .194 .217 .209 .426 6      0.1   0.4   0.5 .004 .017 .022 Age Unknown  
Rookie     73.8%     514 3091 887 455 40 658 .897     1876 410 64 13 8 271   67                 .219 .245 .279 .524 253       27.4  19.0  46.4 .053 .037 .090 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   403 2637 789 348 38 509 .908   1512 345 62 11 3 223 49 .228 .252 .290 .542 214     23.5  18.7  42.2 .058 .046 .105 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     281 1672 457 264 17 364 .890     971 229 33 8 8 151   34                 .236 .262 .311 .573 153       18.9   9.6  28.5 .067 .034 .101 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   6.6%   47 603.3 126.0 70.7 6.6 139.2 .912     578.0 163.4 28.3 6.3 3.1 119.4   22.0                 .283 .309 .370 .679 122.5       18.5   2.2  20.7 .126 .015 .140 Bats Left
Bats Right 69.5%   468 558.1 160.5 81.4 7.2 106.9 .898   583.6 137.8 24.5 4.7 3.4 86.9 16.4 .236 .257 .311 .568 89.2     10.8   7.3  18.1 .069 .046 .115 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                                 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   24.0%     169 550.8 173.6 75.6 7.0 125.4 .906     572.4 113.7 13.3 3.1 0.0 78.8   27.6                 .199 .235 .233 .468 63.5        4.4   6.0  10.4 .025 .035 .060 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 39.4%   279 531.6 174.4 94.0 3.8 146.2 .883   579.8 128.9 21.3 5.0 4.5 82.9 20.2 .222 .248 .300 .548 84.6      9.8   4.7  14.5 .063 .030 .093 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 57.6%   382 577.5 153.2 69.3 8.5 88.0 .913   581.1 139.3 23.6 4.2 1.3 90.5 18.9 .240 .264 .301 .565 88.4     10.4   8.2  18.6 .065 .051 .116 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 0.0%                                 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over 0.0%                                 Age 35 & over
Age Unknown   3.0%   23 528.8 171.8 99.4 22.6 212.4 .876   582.6 113.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 95.7 17.4 .194 .217 .209 .426 52.2      0.9   3.5   4.3 .004 .017 .022 Age Unknown  
Rookie     73.8%     514 557.8 160.1 82.1 7.2 118.7 .897     579.3 126.6 19.8 4.0 2.5 83.7   20.7                 .219 .245 .279 .524 78.1        8.5   5.9  14.3 .053 .037 .090 Rookie  
Starter 60.5%   403 559.0 167.2 73.8 8.1 107.9 .908   581.2 132.6 23.8 4.2 1.2 85.7 18.8 .228 .252 .290 .542 82.3      9.0   7.2  16.2 .058 .046 .105 Starter  
Reserve     39.5%     281 559.0 152.8 88.2 5.7 121.7 .890     579.7 136.7 19.7 4.8 4.8 90.1   20.3                 .236 .262 .311 .573 91.3       11.3   5.7  17.0 .067 .034 .101 Reserve