Most Games Caught for Team
(Current Franchises)
[Data Thru 2008]
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Team Games   Catcher - Team Yrs Total Career Games Caught & Yrs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BAL-SLA 1230   Rick Dempsey (1976-86, 92) 1,633 (1969-1992)
BOS 1273   Jason Varitek (1997-2008) 1,273 (1997-2008)
CHI 1722   Ray Schalk (1912-28) 1,727 (1912-1929)
CLE 1491   Jim Hegan (1941-57) 1,629 (1941-1960)
DET 1581   Bill Freehan (1961-76) 1,581 (1961-1976)
KC 798   Mike Macfarlane (1987-94, 96-98) 1,058 (1987-1999)
LAA-ANA-CAL 961   Bob Boone (1982-88) 2,225 (1972-1990)
MIN-WAS 831   Earl Battey (1961-67) 1,087 (1955-1967)
NY 1708   Bill Dickey (1928-46) 1,708 (1928-1946)
OAK-PHA 1148   Mickey Cochrane (1925-33) 1,451 (1925-1933)
SEA 1237   Dan Wilson (1994-2005) 1281 (1992-2005)
TBA 578   Toby Hall (2000-2006) 1,199 (2000-2008)
TEX-WAS 1495   Jim Sundberg (1974-83, 88-89) 1,927 (1974-1989)
TOR 1159   Ernie Whitt (1977-89) 1,246 (1976-1991)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARI 450   Damian Miller (1998-2002) 958 (1997-2007)
ATL-MIL-BOS 1305   Del Crandall (1949-63) 1,479 (1949-1966)
CHI 1759   Gabby Hartnett (1922-40) 1,793 (1922-1941)
CIN 1742   Johnny Bench (1967-83) 1,742 (1967-1983)
COL 324   Jeff Reed (1996-99) 1,142 (1984-2000)
FLA 582   Charles Johnson (1994-98, 2001-02) 1,160 (1994-2005)
HOU 1243   Brad Ausmus (1997-98, 2001-08) 1,887 (1993-2008)
LA-BKN 1395   Mike Scioscia (1980-92) 1,395 (1980-1992)
MIL 850   Charlie Moore (1973-86) 894 (1973-1987)
NY 1176   Jerry Grote (1966-77) 1,348 (1963-1981)
PHI 1139   Mike Lieberthal (1994-2006) 1,170 (1994-2007)
PIT 1205   Jason Kendall (1996-2004) 1,774 (1996-2008)
STL 1439   Ted Simmons (1968-80) 1,771 (1968-1988)
SD 792   Terry Kennedy (1981-86) 1,378 (1978-1991)
SF-NYG 902   Wes Westrum (1947-57) 902 (1947-1957)
WAS-MON 1342   Gary Carter (1974-84, 92) 2,056 (1974-1992)


*Leaders for current franchises also includes games played in previous cities occupied by the team (i.e. New York Giants' Wes Westrum shows up on the San Francisco Giants' list). Green text denotes current players. Red text denotes all-time record holder.