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 56 with 3 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. [Majority of photos provided by the Cincinnati Reds.]
.908 ANDY SEMINICK 1952-1955	.903 DIXIE HOWELL 1949-1952	.878 MIKE KAHOE 1895-1901	.870 MORGAN MURPHY 1892-1895	.869 GILLY CAMPBELL 1935-1937	.866 JOHNNY RIDDLE 1941-1945
.862 NICK ALLEN 1918-1920	.860 DON WERNER 1975-1980	.851 CLYDE SUKEFORTH 1927-1931	.848 ALEX TREVINO 1982-1990	.848 JIMMIE COKER 1964-1967	.806 SMOKY BURGESS 1955-1958
797 JERRY HARRINGTON 1890-1892	.795 BILL PLUMMER 1970-1977	.781 PAT CORRALES 1968-1972	.776 DUTCH DOTTERER 1957-1960	.759 PHIL POWERS 1882-1885	.750 DON PAVLETICH 1962-1968
.749 WILLARD HERSHBERGER 1938-1940	.726 AL LAKEMAN 1942-1946	.720 BOB WOOD 1898-1900	.698 JOHNNY PRAMESA 1949-1951	.676 DICK WEST 1939-1942	.666 ALAN KNICELY 1983-1985
.596 HANK SEVEREID 1911-1913	.537 HANK FOILES 1953-1963