Best Catcher
Each Year Of Birth


Year NickName LastName HR RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS
1840 JAKE KNOWDELL 0 14 0.1787 0.1849 0.2015 0.3864
1842 FERGY MALONE 1 160 0.2738 0.2952 0.3203 0.6155
1844 CHARLIE MILLS 0 24 0.2260 0.2303 0.2825 0.5128
1845 DOUG ALLISON 2 140 0.2708 0.2820 0.3198 0.6018
1847 SCOTT HASTINGS 0 138 0.2794 0.2963 0.3245 0.6209
1848 CHARLIE HODES 2 44 0.2316 0.2536 0.2978 0.5514
1849 JOE QUINN 0 2 0.1613 0.2778 0.1613 0.4391
1850 SANDY NAVA 0 33 0.1768 0.2133 0.2087 0.4220
1851 JOHN CLAPP 7 275 0.2830 0.3135 0.3551 0.6686
1852 AMOS BOOTH 0 27 0.2237 0.2593 0.2397 0.4990
1853 DOC KENNEDY 1 53 0.2602 0.2778 0.3187 0.5965
1854 CHARLIE BENNETT 55 533 0.2560 0.3404 0.3873 0.7277
1855 SILVER FLINT 21 295 0.2358 0.2500 0.3251 0.5751
1856 DOC BUSHONG 2 184 0.2144 0.2548 0.2520 0.5068
1857 PAT DEASLEY 0 120 0.2442 0.2706 0.2817 0.5523
1858 EMIL GROSS 7 107 0.2948 0.3295 0.4265 0.7560
1859 BUCK EWING 71 883 0.3030 0.3515 0.4557 0.8072
1860 CHIEF ZIMMER 26 625 0.2692 0.3392 0.3687 0.7078
1861 JOCKO MILLIGAN 49 497 0.2861 0.3408 0.4332 0.7740
1862 CHARLIE GANZEL 10 412 0.2594 0.3013 0.3301 0.6314
1863 DEACON MCGUIRE 45 840 0.2779 0.3407 0.3722 0.7129
1864 JACK CLEMENTS 77 687 0.2862 0.3472 0.4210 0.7682
1865 POP SCHRIVER 16 375 0.2640 0.3290 0.3539 0.6829
1866 DUKE FARRELL 51 912 0.2754 0.3369 0.3828 0.7197
1867 JOHN GRIM 16 330 0.2672 0.3024 0.3586 0.6610
1868 BOILERYARD CLARKE 20 429 0.2564 0.3102 0.3264 0.6366
1869 MIKE GRADY 35 449 0.2937 0.3738 0.4250 0.7988
1870 HEINIE PEITZ 16 560 0.2711 0.3418 0.3611 0.7029
1871 MARTY BERGEN 10 176 0.2653 0.2993 0.3466 0.6459
1872 JOHN WARNER 6 303 0.2490 0.3032 0.2974 0.6006
1873 MIKE KAHOE 4 105 0.2124 0.2374 0.2758 0.5132
1874 ED MCFARLAND 13 383 0.2747 0.3349 0.3688 0.7037
1875 JOHNNY KLING 20 513 0.2714 0.3185 0.3570 0.6755
1876 PAT MORAN 18 262 0.2346 0.2833 0.3121 0.5954
1877 PEACHES GRAHAM 1 85 0.2653 0.3470 0.3143 0.6613
1878 ADMIRAL SCHLEI 6 209 0.2372 0.3073 0.2956 0.6029
1879 ROGER BRESNAHAN 26 530 0.2794 0.3864 0.3771 0.7635
1880 CHIEF MEYERS 14 363 0.2915 0.3668 0.3776 0.7443
1881 LARRY MCLEAN 6 298 0.2622 0.3005 0.3226 0.6231
1882 RIP WILLIAMS 2 145 0.2648 0.2648 0.3516 0.6164
1883 JIMMY ARCHER 16 296 0.2494 0.2879 0.3333 0.6213
1884 JACK LAPP 5 166 0.2631 0.3399 0.3428 0.6828
1885 TED EASTERLY 8 261 0.3005 0.3382 0.3936 0.7317
1886 HICK CADY 1 74 0.2397 0.2967 0.3196 0.6164
1887 BILL KILLEFER 4 240 0.2384 0.2726 0.2829 0.5554
1888 BILL RARIDEN 7 272 0.2371 0.3204 0.2975 0.6180
1889 WALLY SCHANG 59 710 0.2838 0.3931 0.4008 0.7939
1890 IVEY WINGO 25 455 0.2596 0.2596 0.3555 0.6150
1891 HANK SEVEREID 17 539 0.2887 0.3421 0.3673 0.7095
1892 RAY SCHALK 11 594 0.2535 0.3402 0.3157 0.6558
1893 FRANK SNYDER 47 525 0.2653 0.3128 0.3597 0.6724
1894 BUTCH HENLINE 40 268 0.2908 0.3608 0.4136 0.7744
1895 JOHNNY BASSLER 1 318 0.3036 0.4161 0.3614 0.7775
1896 MUDDY RUEL 4 534 0.2751 0.3645 0.3321 0.6966
1897 EARL SMITH 46 355 0.3030 0.3743 0.4315 0.8058
1898 ZACK TAYLOR 9 311 0.2611 0.3041 0.3295 0.6336
1899 HARRY MCCURDY 9 148 0.2818 0.3553 0.3872 0.7425
1900 GABBY HARTNETT 236 1179 0.2973 0.3696 0.4888 0.8584
1901 EARLE BRUCKER 12 105 0.2900 0.3764 0.4385 0.8149
1902 CHARLIE BERRY 23 256 0.2671 0.3225 0.3736 0.6961
1903 MICKEY COCHRANE 119 832 0.3196 0.4192 0.4778 0.8970
1904 SPUD DAVIS 77 647 0.3083 0.3689 0.4303 0.7992
1905 RICK FERRELL 28 734 0.2807 0.3778 0.3633 0.7411
1906 SHANTY HOGAN 61 474 0.2953 0.3482 0.4063 0.7545
1907 BILL DICKEY 202 1209 0.3125 0.3821 0.4860 0.8681
1908 ERNIE LOMBARDI 190 990 0.3061 0.3582 0.4599 0.8182
1909 BOB GARBARK 0 28 0.2477 0.3070 0.2752 0.5823
1910 BILLY SULLIVAN 29 388 0.2887 0.3465 0.3954 0.7419
1911 HARRY DANNING 57 397 0.2851 0.3304 0.4147 0.7451
1912 BIRDIE TEBBETTS 38 469 0.2700 0.3413 0.3583 0.6996
1913 KEN O'DEA 40 323 0.2551 0.3383 0.3740 0.7124
1914 FRANKIE HAYES 119 628 0.2591 0.3434 0.4002 0.7436
1915 WALKER COOPER 173 812 0.2852 0.3322 0.4636 0.7958
1916 PHIL MASI 47 417 0.2644 0.3439 0.3702 0.7141
1917 BILL SALKELD 31 132 0.2729 0.4023 0.4329 0.8353
1918 FRANK MANCUSO 5 98 0.2405 0.3138 0.3064 0.6202
1919 RAY LAMANNO 18 150 0.2521 0.3145 0.3381 0.6525
1920 ANDY SEMINICK 164 556 0.2431 0.3467 0.4172 0.7639
1921 ROY CAMPANELLA 242 856 0.2761 0.3616 0.4996 0.8612
1922 WES WESTRUM 96 315 0.2166 0.3572 0.3730 0.7302
1923 BRUCE EDWARDS 39 241 0.2561 0.3348 0.3899 0.7246
1924 SHERM LOLLAR 155 808 0.2644 0.3586 0.4022 0.7608
1925 YOGI BERRA 358 1430 0.2846 0.3497 0.4822 0.8319
1926 JOE GARAGIOLA 42 255 0.2569 0.3545 0.3851 0.7397
1927 SMOKY BURGESS 126 673 0.2948 0.3644 0.4455 0.8100
1928 HAL NARAGON 6 87 0.2660 0.3230 0.3340 0.6570
1929 ELSTON HOWARD 167 762 0.2743 0.3245 0.4270 0.7515
1930 DEL CRANDALL 179 657 0.2539 0.3146 0.4035 0.7181
1931 ED BAILEY 155 540 0.2555 0.3577 0.4295 0.7872
1932 HARRY CHITI 41 179 0.2381 0.2960 0.3652 0.6613
1933 JOHNNY ROSEBORO 104 548 0.2488 0.3295 0.3705 0.7000
1934 JOHNNY ROMANO 129 417 0.2551 0.3579 0.4427 0.8007
1935 EARL BATTEY 104 449 0.2702 0.3514 0.4085 0.7600
1936 CLAY DALRYMPLE 55 327 0.2334 0.3243 0.3350 0.6592
1937 TOM HALLER 134 504 0.2569 0.3425 0.4137 0.7562
1938 JOHNNY EDWARDS 81 524 0.2416 0.3138 0.3529 0.6666
1939 JOE AZCUE 50 304 0.2518 0.3067 0.3444 0.6511
1940 JOE TORRE 252 1185 0.2974 0.3669 0.4521 0.8190
1941 BILL FREEHAN 200 758 0.2620 0.3421 0.4120 0.7541
1942 JERRY GROTE 39 404 0.2517 0.3184 0.3257 0.6441
1943 ANDY ETCHEBARREN 49 309 0.2349 0.3081 0.3426 0.6507
1944 MANNY SANGUILLEN 65 585 0.2963 0.3289 0.3979 0.7268
1945 GEORGE MITTERWALD 76 301 0.2355 0.2979 0.3622 0.6601
1946 GENE TENACE 201 674 0.2415 0.3907 0.4287 0.8194
1947 JOHNNY BENCH 389 1376 0.2674 0.3452 0.4758 0.8211
1948 EARL WILLIAMS 138 457 0.2472 0.3205 0.4241 0.7447
1949 TED SIMMONS 248 1389 0.2848 0.3516 0.4370 0.7886
1950 MILT MAY 77 443 0.2629 0.3207 0.3712 0.6919
1951 JIM SUNDBERG 95 624 0.2480 0.3284 0.3476 0.6760
1952 DARRELL PORTER 188 826 0.2472 0.3574 0.4091 0.7665
1953 RON HASSEY 71 438 0.2657 0.3432 0.3817 0.7249
1954 GARY CARTER 324 1225 0.2625 0.3385 0.4387 0.7772
1955 MIKE HEATH 86 469 0.2519 0.3016 0.3670 0.6687
1956 LANCE PARRISH 324 1070 0.2522 0.3151 0.4405 0.7556
1957 TONY PENA 107 708 0.2600 0.3108 0.3637 0.6744
1958 DON SLAUGHT 77 476 0.2833 0.3406 0.4118 0.7523
1959 BRIAN HARPER 63 428 0.2955 0.3329 0.4189 0.7518
1960 MICKEY TETTLETON 245 732 0.2410 0.3719 0.4489 0.8208
1961 MARK PARENT 53 168 0.2141 0.2701 0.3745 0.6447
1962 DARREN DAULTON 137 588 0.2455 0.3605 0.4267 0.7872
1963 MIKE STANLEY 187 702 0.2695 0.3734 0.4578 0.8313
1964 MIKE MACFARLANE 129 514 0.2515 0.3250 0.4298 0.7547
1965 BENITO SANTIAGO 200 841 0.2620 0.3085 0.4142 0.7227
1966 DARRIN FLETCHER 124 583 0.2686 0.3214 0.4229 0.7443
1967 RICK WILKINS 81 275 0.2436 0.3351 0.4101 0.7453
1968 MIKE PIAZZA 347 1073 0.3208 0.3904 0.5756 0.9660
1969 DAVE NILSSON 105 470 0.2839 0.3599 0.4610 0.8209
1970 JAVY LOPEZ 171 585 0.2814 0.3349 0.4777 0.8126
1971 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 215 829 0.3046 0.3444 0.4894 0.8338
1972 MIKE LIEBERTHAL 99 384 0.2696 0.3372 0.4527 0.7899
1973 MITCH MELUSKEY 15 73 0.2864 0.3929 0.4543 0.8472
1974 JASON KENDALL 58 362 0.3004 0.3857 0.4226 0.8083
1975 MATT LECROY 15 56 0.2397 0.2993 0.4278 0.7271
1976 A.J. PIERZYNSKI 15 119 0.2954 0.3317 0.4378 0.7695
1977 BEN PETRICK 23 82 0.2651 0.3547 0.4662 0.8209
1978 VICTOR MARTINEZ 1 5 0.2813 0.3429 0.4063 0.7491
1979 JUAN BRITO 0 1 0.3043 0.3043 0.3913 0.6957


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Total Homeruns in Career
Runs Batted-In (Career)
Career Batting Average
On-Base Percentage in Career
Slugging Average in Career [Total Bases divided by At-Bats.]
On-Base Plus Slugging in Career [OBP + SLG].



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