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The 167 Reds' catchers defensive stats (only while playing for Cincinnati) were tabulated. Each of the six stats (Games Caught Percent, Assists per Game, Errors per Game, Double Plays per Game, Passed Balls per Game, and Fielding Percentage) were compared to the league averages. A value of greater than 1.000 means BETTER THAN THE LEAGUE. A value less than 1.000 means WORSE THAN THE LEAGUE. A value of exactly 1.000 means EQUALS LEAGUE AVERAGE. The six categories' comparisons were then averaged to form an Overall Defensive Score. The following array of catchers (the 26 with 5 or more years with Cincinnati) is presented in order of OVERALL BEST to WORST. To see the comparative scores, Click Here for Defensive Stats that comprise the Score.

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1.231

POP SNYDER
1882-1885

1.194

RAY MUELLER
1943-1949

1.148

LARRY McLEAN
1906-1912

1.143

JOHNNY BENCH
1967-1983

1.074

BO DIAZ
1985-1989

1.068

JOHNNY EDWARDS
1961-1967

1.026

JOE OLIVER
1989-1997

1.022

HEINIE PEITZ
1896-1904

1.018

HOBIE LANDRITH
1950-1955

.972

FARMER VAUGHN
1886-1899

1.025

BILL BERGEN
1901-1903

.965

BUBBLES HARGRAVE
1921-1928

.964

ADMIRAL SCHLEI
1904-1908

.949

JEFF REED
1988-1992

.934

EDDIE TAUBENSEE
1994-2000

.932

ED BAILEY
1953-1961

.929

TOMMY CLARKE
1909-1917

.927

IVEY WINGO
1915-1929

.924

ERNIE LOMBARDI
1932-1941

.919

RAY LAMANO
1941-1948

.918

KID BALDWIN
1885-1890

.860

DON WERNER
1975-1980

.851

CLYDE SUKEFORTH
1927-1931

.795

BILL PLUMMER
1970-1977

.781

PAT CORRALES
1968-1972

.750

DON PAVLETICH
1962-1968

 

 

 

 






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