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The below 29 catcher seasons can be considered
as BEST OFFENSE EVER. These twenty-nine seasons are called a
300-400-500 YEAR because the catcher had a Batting Average
over .300, an On-Base Percentage over .400 and a Slugging Average over .500. This means that they were not only good
hitters (AVG), but they were selective at the plate (OBP), plus they hit with power (SLG). The TWO VERY BEST SEASONS were
Mike Piazza's 1997 year [He recorded in the Top 3 all-time in every category] and Joe Mauer's 2009 year [He was A.L.
Champion in ALL THREE CATEGORIES - The modern day Sabermetric Triple Crown]..
| Catcher |
Year |
Team |
PA |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| BUCK EWING |
1890 |
NYP |
392 |
0.338 |
0.406 |
0.545 |
| BUBBLES HARGRAVE |
1923 |
CIN |
434 |
0.333 |
0.419 |
0.521 |
| GLENN MYATT |
1924 |
CLE |
376 |
0.342 |
0.402 |
0.518 |
| BUBBLES HARGRAVE |
1926 |
CIN |
355 |
0.353 |
0.406 |
0.525 |
| GABBY HARTNETT |
1928 |
CHN |
455 |
0.302 |
0.404 |
0.523 |
| MICKEY COCHRANE |
1930 |
PHA |
543 |
0.357 |
0.424 |
0.526 |
| GABBY HARTNETT |
1930 |
CHN |
564 |
0.339 |
0.404 |
0.630 |
| MICKEY COCHRANE |
1931 |
PHA |
518 |
0.349 |
0.423 |
0.553 |
| MICKEY COCHRANE |
1933 |
PHA |
538 |
0.322 |
0.459 |
0.515 |
| GABBY HARTNETT |
1935 |
CHN |
455 |
0.344 |
0.404 |
0.545 |
| BILL DICKEY |
1936 |
NYA |
472 |
0.362 |
0.428 |
0.617 |
| BILL DICKEY |
1937 |
NYA |
607 |
0.332 |
0.417 |
0.570 |
| GABBY HARTNETT |
1937 |
CHN |
399 |
0.354 |
0.424 |
0.548 |
| BILL DICKEY |
1938 |
NYA |
531 |
0.313 |
0.412 |
0.568 |
| BILL DICKEY |
1939 |
NYA |
561 |
0.302 |
0.403 |
0.513 |
| SMOKY BURGESS |
1954 |
PHI |
391 |
0.368 |
0.432 |
0.510 |
| DICK DIETZ |
1970 |
SFN |
610 |
0.300 |
0.426 |
0.515 |
| CARLTON FISK |
1977 |
BOS |
630 |
0.315 |
0.402 |
0.521 |
| TED SIMMONS |
1977 |
SLN |
601 |
0.318 |
0.408 |
0.500 |
| CHRIS HOILES |
1993 |
BAL |
500 |
0.310 |
0.416 |
0.585 |
| MIKE PIAZZA |
1995 |
LAN |
475 |
0.346 |
0.400 |
0.606 |
| DAVE NILSSON |
1996 |
ML4 |
516 |
0.331 |
0.407 |
0.525 |
| MIKE PIAZZA |
1996 |
LAN |
631 |
0.336 |
0.422 |
0.563 |
| MIKE PIAZZA |
1997 |
LAN |
633 |
0.362 |
0.431 |
0.638 |
| MIKE PIAZZA |
1998 |
NYN |
446 |
0.348 |
0.417 |
0.607 |
| DAVE NILSSON |
1999 |
MIL |
402 |
0.309 |
0.400 |
0.554 |
| JOE MAUER |
2006 |
MIN |
608 |
0.347 |
0.429 |
0.507 |
| JORGE POSADA |
2007 |
NYA |
589 |
0.338 |
0.426 |
0.543 |
| JOE MAUER |
2009 |
MIN |
606 |
0.365 |
0.444 |
0.587 |
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League Championship |
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Top 3 in Each Category |
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