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The below players had their debut in the Major Leagues as catchers then played other positions throughout their career.

NickName LastName Pos G
GARY ALEXANDER DH 123
CAP ANSON 3B 220
CAP ANSON 1B 2151
SAM BARKLEY 2B 504
MICHAEL BARRETT 3B 124
JOHNNY BENCH 3B 195
JOHNNY BENCH 1B 145
JOHNNY BENCH OF 111
YOGI BERRA OF 260
LOU BIERBAUER 2B 1364
CRAIG BIGGIO CF 216
CRAIG BIGGIO 2B 1746
JOHNNY BLANCHARD OF 169
FRANK BOWERMAN 1B 132
JACK BOYLE 1B 455
HUGH BRADLEY 1B 251
KITTY BRANSFIELD 1B 1291
LEW BROWN 1B 118
WILLARD BROWN 1B 240
JACK BURDOCK 2B 1086
TOM BURNS SS 474
TOM BURNS 3B 704
FRED CARROLL OF 319
GARY CARTER OF 137
DOC CASEY 3B 1100
ED CASKIN SS 366
MARTY CASTILLO 3B 120
FRANK CHANCE 1B 997
JOHN CLAPP OF 118
BOILERYARD CLARKE 1B 193
JIM CLINTON OF 383
DUFF COOLEY 1B 184
DUFF COOLEY OF 1094
JIMMY COONEY SS 324
ED CRANE P 204
ED CRANE OF 145
BILL CRAVER 2B 170
LAVE CROSS OF 119
LAVE CROSS 3B 1721
NED CUTHBERT OF 446
TOM DALY 3B 102
TOM DALY 2B 1056
CARLOS DELGADO 1B 1309
CARLOS DELGADO DH 180
CHARLIE DEXTER OF 402
JIGGS DONAHUE 1B 745
JIM DONNELLY 3B 636
MIKE DORGAN OF 600
KLONDIKE DOUGLASS OF 130
KLONDIKE DOUGLASS 1B 342
TOM DOWNEY SS 306
TOM DOWNEY 2B 184
TOM DOWNEY 3B 135
BRIAN DOWNING DH 824
BRIAN DOWNING OF 777
JACK DOYLE OF 133
JACK DOYLE 2B 127
JACK DOYLE 1B 1043
JOHN ELLIS 1B 304
JOHN ELLIS DH 170
DUDE ESTERBROOK 3B 419
DUDE ESTERBROOK 1B 194
BUCK EWING 3B 127
BUCK EWING 1B 253
BUCK EWING OF 235
DUKE FARRELL OF 109
DUKE FARRELL 3B 290
DUKE FARRELL 1B 106
BOB FERGUSON 2B 353
BOB FERGUSON 3B 397
JOE FERGUSON OF 207
ROBERT FICK 1B 216
ROBERT FICK RF 165
JOCKO FIELDS OF 207
CARLTON FISK DH 166
JIMMIE FOXX 1B 1919
JIMMIE FOXX 3B 141
BILL FREEHAN 1B 157
CHARLIE GANZEL OF 100
PHIL GEIER OF 279
PATSY GHARRITY 1B 110
MIKE GRADY 1B 246
ED GREER OF 205
BILL GREY 3B 174
JOCKO HALLIGAN OF 152
BILL HALLMAN 3B 145
BILL HALLMAN SS 120
BILL HALLMAN 2B 1135
BILL HARBIDGE OF 184
SCOTT HASTINGS OF 144
SCOTT HATTEBERG DH 170
SCOTT HATTEBERG 1B 420
JACKIE HAYES OF 103
MIKE HEATH OF 215
DICK HIGHAM OF 223
PAUL HINES OF 1376
PAUL HINES 1B 194
WATTIE HOLM OF 268
PETE HOTALING OF 825
CHARLIE HOUSEHOLDER 1B 114
TYLER HOUSTON 3B 292
ELSTON HOWARD OF 265
EMIL HUHN 1B 116
BRANDON INGE 3B 233
ARTHUR IRWIN SS 947
MIKE IVIE 1B 602
CLIFF JOHNSON 1B 189
CLIFF JOHNSON DH 746
JIM KEENAN 1B 105
KING KELLY OF 750
JOHN KERINS 1B 334
ED KIRKPATRICK 1B 149
ED KIRKPATRICK OF 577
CANDY LACHANCE 1B 1176
BILL LANGE OF 716
ARLIE LATHAM 3B 1571
JOHN LEARY 1B 183
MATT LECROY DH 208
CLIFF LEE OF 300
JIM LEYRITZ 3B 105
JIM LEYRITZ DH 195
JIM LEYRITZ 1B 149
JIM LILLIE OF 387
GREG LITTON 2B 100
KEN MACHA 3B 103
BILLY MALONEY OF 596
TIM MANNING 2B 167
ELI MARRERO LF 119
ELI MARRERO RF 112
SPORT MCALLISTER OF 146
TIM MCCARVER 1B 103
LLOYD MCCLENDON OF 260
LLOYD MCCLENDON 1B 101
HERM MCFARLAND OF 348
MIKE MCGEARY 2B 196
MIKE MCGEARY SS 148
MIKE MCGEARY 3B 117
CAL MCVEY OF 110
CAL MCVEY 1B 186
ORLANDO MERCED RF 311
ORLANDO MERCED OF 582
ORLANDO MERCED 1B 418
BENNY MEYER OF 280
DOGGIE MILLER OF 309
DOGGIE MILLER 3B 243
JOCKO MILLIGAN 1B 184
CHARLIE MOORE OF 396
KEITH MORELAND OF 677
KEITH MORELAND 3B 220
KEITH MORELAND 1B 160
JOHN MORRILL 1B 916
JOHN MORRILL 3B 138
JOHN MORRILL 2B 105
DALE MURPHY 1B 209
DALE MURPHY OF 1853
RED MURRAY OF 1171
GEORGE MYERS OF 111
JEFF NEWMAN 1B 175
DAVE NILSSON DH 163
DAVE NILSSON OF 178
DAVE NILSSON 1B 166
MATT NOKES DH 131
WAYNE NORDHAGEN OF 256
WAYNE NORDHAGEN DH 131
JACK O'BRIEN 1B 149
JACK O'CONNOR OF 372
JACK O'CONNOR 1B 208
GENE OLIVER 1B 200
JIM O'ROURKE 1B 211
JIM O'ROURKE 3B 148
JIM O'ROURKE OF 1444
LANCE PARRISH DH 123
JOSH PHELPS DH 298
BILL PHILLIPS 1B 1032
JASON PHILLIPS 1B 143
DARRELL PORTER DH 140
MARTIN POWELL 1B 298
RON PRUITT OF 162
BLONDIE PURCELL OF 995
HARDY RICHARDSON OF 544
HARDY RICHARDSON 3B 178
HARDY RICHARDSON 2B 585
JOHN RICHMOND SS 280
JOHN RICHMOND OF 144
DAVE ROBERTS 3B 386
JACK ROWE SS 657
JACK ROWE OF 103
JOHN RUSSELL OF 119
WALLY SCHANG OF 167
EMMETT SEERY OF 914
TAYLOR SHAFER OF 122
TAYLOR SHAFER OF 122
TAYLOR SHAFER OF 122
TAYLOR SHAFER OF 122
BUD SHARPE 1B 118
TED SIMMONS DH 279
TED SIMMONS 1B 195
ROY SMALLEY SS 1069
ROY SMALLEY DH 272
ROY SMALLEY 3B 188
HAL SMITH 3B 126
FRED SNODGRASS OF 818
JOE SOMMER OF 713
JOE SOMMER 3B 124
ED SPRAGUE 3B 1020
JAKE STAHL 1B 839
MIKE STANLEY DH 323
MIKE STANLEY 1B 301
ECKY STEARNS 1B 437
JAKE STENZEL OF 741
B.J. SURHOFF 1B 158
B.J. SURHOFF 3B 316
B.J. SURHOFF OF 103
B.J. SURHOFF DH 138
B.J. SURHOFF LF 832
EZRA SUTTON SS 245
EZRA SUTTON 3B 880
MIKE SWEENEY DH 389
MIKE SWEENEY 1B 547
CARL TAYLOR OF 104
HARRY TAYLOR 1B 332
GENE TENACE 1B 625
FRED TENNEY 1B 1810
FRED TENNEY OF 104
MICKEY TETTLETON DH 361
MICKEY TETTLETON OF 142
MICKEY TETTLETON 1B 125
GUS TRIANDOS 1B 168
BILL VANDYKE OF 117
FARMER VAUGHN 1B 253
FARMER VAUGHN OF 110
JOHN WATHAN 1B 196
CURT WELCH OF 1075
DEACON WHITE 3B 891
DEACON WHITE 1B 190
DEACON WHITE OF 162
RIP WILLIAMS 1B 144
CRAIG WILSON RF 246
CRAIG WILSON 1B 184
JOHN WOCKENFUSS 1B 184
JOHN WOCKENFUSS DH 146
JOHN WOCKENFUSS OF 110
RUDY YORK 1B 1263
JOEL YOUNGBLOOD 3B 218
JOEL YOUNGBLOOD 2B 173
JOEL YOUNGBLOOD OF 745
TODD ZEILE 1B 466
TODD ZEILE 3B 1498