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The 167 Reds' catchers offensive stats (only while playing for Cincinnati) were tabulated using On-Base Percentage (OBP) plus Slugging Average (SLG) in a combined state called Production (OPS). Each year's OPS were then compared to the League Average for all catchers' OPS. 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 following array of catchers is presented in order of OVERALL BEST to WORST (separated into two groups: [a] Those with 5 or more years at Cincinnati, and [b] Those with less.

FirstName NName LastName AVG OBP SLG OPS LOPS OPS-LOPS Yrs
JOHNNY (JOHNNY) BENCH 0.267 0.342 0.476 0.817 0.689 1.186 17
ERNESTO (ERNIE) LOMBARDI 0.311 0.359 0.469 0.828 0.699 1.185 10
EUGENE (BUBBLES) HARGRAVE 0.314 0.377 0.461 0.838 0.714 1.173 8
THOMAS (TOMMY) CLARKE 0.265 0.351 0.358 0.709 0.620 1.143 9
DONALD (DON) PAVLETICH 0.263 0.330 0.437 0.767 0.678 1.130 7
LONAS (ED) BAILEY 0.262 0.359 0.437 0.795 0.705 1.127 9
HENRY (HEINIE) PEITZ 0.279 0.346 0.365 0.710 0.639 1.112 9
JAMES (JIM) KEENAN 0.235 0.314 0.339 0.653 0.589 1.108 7
CHARLES (POP) SNYDER 0.250 0.278 0.333 0.611 0.557 1.097 5
EDWARD (EDDIE) TAUBENSEE 0.287 0.343 0.463 0.806 0.737 1.093 7
JOHN (LARRY) MCLEAN 0.266 0.307 0.330 0.637 0.608 1.047 7
HARRY (FARMER) VAUGHN 0.284 0.319 0.384 0.703 0.675 1.041 9
GEORGE (ADMIRAL) SCHLEI 0.239 0.301 0.301 0.602 0.582 1.035 5
RAY (RAY) MUELLER 0.266 0.333 0.382 0.714 0.692 1.033 6
BAUDILIO (BO) DIAZ 0.255 0.297 0.374 0.670 0.670 1.000 5
JOHN (JOHNNY) EDWARDS 0.246 0.314 0.370 0.684 0.685 0.999 7
JOSEPH (JOE) OLIVER 0.246 0.298 0.387 0.686 0.691 0.992 8
JEFFREY (JEFF) REED 0.240 0.313 0.322 0.635 0.650 0.977 5
CLYDE (CLYDE) SUKEFORTH 0.277 0.335 0.348 0.683 0.717 0.953 5
RAYMOND (RAY) LAMANNO 0.252 0.314 0.338 0.653 0.689 0.948 5
HOBERT (HOBIE) LANDRITH 0.241 0.315 0.363 0.679 0.728 0.933 6
CLARENCE (KID) BALDWIN 0.220 0.242 0.298 0.540 0.586 0.922 6
IVEY (IVEY) WINGO 0.257 0.257 0.350 0.607 0.659 0.921 13
PATRICK (PAT) CORRALES 0.231 0.299 0.304 0.603 0.681 0.885 5
WILLIAM (BILL) PLUMMER 0.186 0.263 0.274 0.536 0.697 0.770 8
DONALD (DON) WERNER 0.165 0.253 0.226 0.479 0.698 0.687 5
MICHAEL (MIKE) KONNICK 0.4000 0.4000 0.6000 1.0000 0.5777 1.7309 1
JESSE (JESSE) GONDER 0.3125 0.3333 0.6563 0.9896 0.6687 1.4799 1
LEO (LEE) FOHL 0.3571 0.4000 0.5714 0.9714 0.6582 1.4758 1
SCOTT (SCOTT) BRADLEY 0.4000 0.5000 0.4000 0.9000 0.6551 1.3738 1
JOHN (JOHN) CLAPP 0.2817 0.3256 0.3653 0.6909 0.5069 1.3631 1
ROSS (TEX) ERWIN 0.3143 0.3514 0.4857 0.8371 0.6343 1.3196 1
WILLIAM (BILLY) EARLE 0.2663 0.3861 0.4438 0.8299 0.6303 1.3167 1
WILLIAM (POP) SCHRIVER 0.3034 0.3737 0.4326 0.8063 0.6614 1.2191 1
FORREST (SMOKY) BURGESS 0.2947 0.3614 0.4898 0.8512 0.7192 1.1835 4
CHARLES (RED) DOOIN 0.3226 0.3636 0.3226 0.6862 0.5987 1.1462 1
EDWARD (ED) PHELPS 0.2458 0.3127 0.3517 0.6644 0.5803 1.1450 2
ROBERT (BOB) WOOD 0.2896 0.3618 0.3824 0.7441 0.6575 1.1318 3
JOSEPH (JOE) NOLAN 0.3107 0.3607 0.4118 0.7724 0.6911 1.1177 2
ARTEMUS (NICK) ALLEN 0.2718 0.3274 0.3350 0.6623 0.5953 1.1125 3
KELLY (KELLY) STINNETT 0.2464 0.3333 0.4321 0.7655 0.7103 1.0776 2
JOHN (JOHNNY) KLING 0.2727 0.3184 0.3636 0.6820 0.6363 1.0718 1
JAMES (JIMMY) ARCHER 0.2692 0.2963 0.3077 0.6040 0.5641 1.0707 1
HENRY (HANK) FOILES 0.2454 0.3167 0.4233 0.7400 0.7033 1.0522 3
WILLARD (WILLARD) HERSHBERGER 0.3159 0.3560 0.3806 0.7366 0.7014 1.0502 3
BENITO (BENITO) SANTIAGO 0.2741 0.3316 0.4479 0.7795 0.7441 1.0476 2
WILLIAM (WALKER) COOPER 0.2684 0.3130 0.4492 0.7621 0.7294 1.0449 2
VALENTINE (VAL) PICINICH 0.2782 0.3432 0.3813 0.7245 0.6938 1.0443 3
SALVATORE (SAL) BUTERA 0.2296 0.3396 0.3778 0.7174 0.6940 1.0337 2
HUGH (HUGH) POLAND 0.3333 0.3684 0.3889 0.7573 0.7366 1.0281 1
ANDREW (ANDY) SEMINICK 0.2390 0.3304 0.4120 0.7424 0.7247 1.0244 4
CORKY (CORKY) MILLER 0.2331 0.3081 0.4172 0.7253 0.7103 1.0211 2
DARRELL (DARRELL) JOHNSON 0.2931 0.3226 0.3793 0.7019 0.6959 1.0086 2
HAROLD (HAL) KING 0.1833 0.2899 0.4000 0.6899 0.6852 1.0068 2
ALBERT (AL) UNSER 0.2647 0.3182 0.3873 0.7054 0.7018 1.0052 1
ERNEST (ERNIE) KRUEGER 0.3068 0.3511 0.3864 0.7374 0.7382 0.9989 1
ALAN (ALAN) KNICELY 0.2393 0.3161 0.3679 0.6840 0.6856 0.9978 3
GEORGE (GEORGE) MILLER 0.1930 0.2813 0.2632 0.5444 0.5502 0.9895 2
WILLIAM (GILLY) CAMPBELL 0.2637 0.3795 0.3367 0.7162 0.7256 0.9871 3
FRANCIS (FRANK) ROTH 0.2386 0.2834 0.3125 0.5959 0.6054 0.9844 2
JASON (JASON) LARUE 0.2387 0.3118 0.4044 0.7162 0.7311 0.9797 4
PHILLIP (PEACHES) O'NEILL 0.2667 0.3125 0.2667 0.5792 0.5947 0.9739 1
HENRY (HANK) SEVEREID 0.2500 0.3016 0.3295 0.6311 0.6522 0.9676 3
HENRY (DUTCH) DOTTERER 0.2464 0.3206 0.3464 0.6671 0.6954 0.9592 4
ROBERT (BOB) O'FARRELL 0.2439 0.3060 0.3821 0.6881 0.7180 0.9583 1
JIMMIE (JIMMIE) COKER 0.2359 0.2883 0.3621 0.6505 0.6800 0.9566 4
ALBERT (AL) LAKEMAN 0.2362 0.2868 0.3570 0.6437 0.6768 0.9512 4
JOHN (JOHNNY) PRAMESA 0.2667 0.3071 0.3875 0.6946 0.7313 0.9498 3
VICTOR (VIC) CORRELL 0.2490 0.3096 0.3502 0.6598 0.6986 0.9444 3
DAVID (DAVE) PIERSON 0.2361 0.2393 0.2618 0.5011 0.5311 0.9436 1
BRIAN (BRIAN) JOHNSON 0.2308 0.2857 0.4188 0.7045 0.7473 0.9428 1
HENRY (HANK) ERICKSON 0.2614 0.3229 0.3750 0.6979 0.7414 0.9413 1
BRIAN (BRIAN) DORSETT 0.2473 0.3072 0.3656 0.6728 0.7150 0.9409 2
AMOS (AMOS) BOOTH 0.2284 0.2644 0.2448 0.5092 0.5439 0.9362 2
D (DEE) MOORE 0.2174 0.2800 0.3913 0.6713 0.7177 0.9354 2
EARL (EARL) BLACKBURN 0.2593 0.3333 0.2593 0.5926 0.6363 0.9312 2
ROBERT (BOB) SCHEFFING 0.2604 0.3421 0.3432 0.6853 0.7369 0.9300 2
WILLIAM (BILL) MERRITT 0.2797 0.3395 0.3541 0.6936 0.7462 0.9296 2
MICHAEL (TROY) AFENIR 0.1765 0.2821 0.3235 0.6056 0.6551 0.9244 1
DANIEL (DAN) WILSON 0.2574 0.3333 0.2970 0.6304 0.6831 0.9229 2
JEREMIAH (JERRY) HARRINGTON 0.2333 0.2834 0.2952 0.5786 0.6270 0.9228 3
VIRGIL (SPUD) DAVIS 0.2420 0.3259 0.3238 0.6498 0.7064 0.9199 2
WILLIAM (BILL) RARIDEN 0.2257 0.2778 0.2821 0.5599 0.6109 0.9165 2
ROBERT (CASPER) ASBJORNSON 0.2614 0.2973 0.3409 0.6382 0.7023 0.9087 2
JOHN (JOHNNY) GOOCH 0.2718 0.3355 0.3517 0.6872 0.7570 0.9077 2
GUILLERMO (GUILLERMO) GARCIA 0.1944 0.2368 0.4167 0.6535 0.7239 0.9028 1
ALEJANDRO (ALEX) TREVINO 0.2450 0.3123 0.3081 0.6204 0.6872 0.9027 4
PHILLIP (PHIL) POWERS 0.2146 0.2345 0.2547 0.4892 0.5436 0.8999 4
JAMES (HARRY) SMITH 0.1591 0.2449 0.2727 0.5176 0.5780 0.8956 2
BRADLEY (BRAD) GULDEN 0.2260 0.3070 0.3082 0.6152 0.6886 0.8934 1
MIGUEL (MIKE) GONZALEZ 0.2330 0.2932 0.2670 0.5602 0.6343 0.8832 1
BROOK (BROOK) FORDYCE 0.2369 0.2978 0.3454 0.6432 0.7420 0.8668 3
MORGAN (MORGAN) MURPHY 0.2399 0.3122 0.2944 0.6066 0.7029 0.8631 4
HOMER (DIXIE) HOWELL 0.2359 0.3034 0.3203 0.6237 0.7246 0.8608 4
DANN (DANN) BILARDELLO 0.2165 0.2663 0.3213 0.5877 0.6877 0.8546 3
WILLIAM (BILL) TRAFFLEY 0.2000 0.2294 0.2476 0.4770 0.5594 0.8526 1
MATTHEW (MATT) BATTS 0.2535 0.2857 0.3380 0.6237 0.7319 0.8522 1
TERENCE (TERRY) MCGRIFF 0.2059 0.2819 0.2794 0.5614 0.6622 0.8477 4
PATRICK (PADDY) LIVINGSTON 0.1583 0.2595 0.2230 0.4825 0.5761 0.8375 1
WILLIAM (LENA) STYLES 0.2424 0.3182 0.2929 0.6111 0.7418 0.8239 2
CHARLES (CHARLIE) REILLEY 0.2039 0.2039 0.2136 0.4175 0.5069 0.8237 1
DANIEL (DAN) MAHONEY 0.1905 0.2273 0.2857 0.5130 0.6238 0.8223 1
RICHARD (DICK) WEST 0.2215 0.2540 0.2987 0.5527 0.6724 0.8219 4
JOSEPH (JOE) ROSSI 0.2207 0.3193 0.2552 0.5744 0.7044 0.8155 1
WILLIAM (BILL) BAKER 0.2143 0.2667 0.2571 0.5238 0.6504 0.8054 2
PRESTON (MIKE) O'BERRY 0.1923 0.3000 0.2564 0.5564 0.6988 0.7962 2
JOHN (JACK) O'CONNOR 0.1808 0.2204 0.2260 0.4464 0.5642 0.7913 2
JAMES (JIMMIE) WILSON 0.2500 0.2500 0.3000 0.5500 0.7021 0.7834 2
DAVID (DAVE) VANGORDER 0.2105 0.2773 0.2607 0.5379 0.6954 0.7735 4
DAMON (DAMON) BERRYHILL 0.1829 0.2604 0.2927 0.5531 0.7318 0.7558 1
WILLIAM (BILL) BERGEN 0.1912 0.2182 0.2378 0.4560 0.6100 0.7476 3
JAMES (JIMMY) PEOPLES 0.1704 0.1912 0.1994 0.3906 0.5284 0.7392 2
MICHAEL (MIKE) KAHOE 0.1943 0.2196 0.2551 0.4747 0.6448 0.7361 4
NATHANIEL (NAT) HICKS 0.1875 0.2121 0.1875 0.3996 0.5568 0.7177 1
FRANK (FRANK) BRUGGY 0.2143 0.3125 0.2143 0.5268 0.7382 0.7136 1
GERALD (JERRY) ZIMMERMAN 0.2059 0.2523 0.2304 0.4827 0.6768 0.7132 1
HARRY (HARRY) CHOZEN 0.2500 0.2500 0.2500 0.5000 0.7192 0.6952 1
JOHN (JOHNNY) RIDDLE 0.2000 0.2542 0.2000 0.4542 0.6586 0.6897 3
JOHN (JACK) BOYLE 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.4000 0.5882 0.6801 1
CLYDE (CLYDE) MANION 0.1905 0.2609 0.2088 0.4697 0.6971 0.6737 3
LEO (LEO) DIXON 0.1667 0.2424 0.2333 0.4758 0.7251 0.6561 1
HENRY (FRANK) HOUSE 0.1786 0.1786 0.2500 0.4286 0.6825 0.6280 1
SIMON (SI) PAUXTIS 0.1250 0.2222 0.1250 0.3472 0.5777 0.6010 1
RALSTON (ROLLIE) HEMSLEY 0.1515 0.1867 0.2078 0.3945 0.6580 0.5996 2
WINFIELD (SCOTT) HASTINGS 0.1408 0.1757 0.1549 0.3306 0.5568 0.5938 1
EMIL (EMIL) HABERER 0.1379 0.1935 0.1724 0.3660 0.6180 0.5922 2
CHARLES (GABBY) STREET 0.1081 0.2143 0.1351 0.3494 0.5906 0.5916 2
DEWEY (DEWEY) WILLIAMS 0.1684 0.1684 0.2211 0.3895 0.6693 0.5819 1
JOSEPH (JOE) JUST 0.1556 0.2400 0.1556 0.3956 0.6815 0.5804 2
ROBERT (BOB) SCHMIDT 0.1286 0.2179 0.1714 0.3894 0.6768 0.5753 1
HAROLD (HAL) SMITH 0.1212 0.2564 0.1364 0.3928 0.6876 0.5712 1
GUSTAVE (GUS) SANBERG 0.1739 0.2083 0.1884 0.3967 0.7172 0.5531 2
CORNELIUS (CONNIE) MURPHY 0.1429 0.2174 0.1905 0.4079 0.7377 0.5529 2
CHARLES (BRUCE) EDWARDS 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.4000 0.7320 0.5465 1
RICHARD (RICK) WRONA 0.1739 0.1739 0.1739 0.3478 0.6551 0.5309 1
JIMMIE (JIMMIE) SCHAFFER 0.1667 0.1667 0.1667 0.3333 0.6329 0.5267 1
ROBERT (BOB) CLARK 0.1111 0.2131 0.1111 0.3242 0.6321 0.5130 1
ASTYANAX (ASTYANAX) DOUGLASS 0.1667 0.2000 0.1667 0.3667 0.7164 0.5118 2
JACK (JACK) CROUCH 0.1250 0.2222 0.1250 0.3472 0.6830 0.5084 1
GLENN (GLENN) SUTKO 0.0909 0.2308 0.0909 0.3217 0.6461 0.4979 2
DONALD (DONNIE) SCOTT 0.1579 0.1579 0.1579 0.3158 0.6461 0.4888 1
RUDOLPH (RUDY) KEMMLER 0.0909 0.0909 0.1818 0.2727 0.5735 0.4756 1
AUGUST (GUS) BRITTAIN 0.1667 0.1667 0.1667 0.3333 0.7192 0.4634 1
ANTHONY (TONY) DEPHILLIPS 0.1000 0.1429 0.1500 0.2929 0.6566 0.4460 1
WILLIAM (BILL) MCCARTHY 0.1250 0.1250 0.1250 0.2500 0.5710 0.4378 1
JOHN (SONNY) RUBERTO 0.0000 0.2500 0.0000 0.2500 0.6687 0.3739 1
DANNY (DANNY) BREEDEN 0.1250 0.1250 0.1250 0.2500 0.6742 0.3708 1
JOSE (JOE) AZCUE 0.0968 0.1515 0.0968 0.2483 0.6825 0.3638 1
FRANK (FRANK) BALDWIN 0.1000 0.1429 0.1000 0.2429 0.7156 0.3394 1
JEREMIAH (JERRY) HURLEY 0.0476 0.1304 0.0476 0.1781 0.5913 0.3011 1
STEPHEN (STEVE) CHRISTMAS 0.0588 0.1053 0.0588 0.1641 0.6950 0.2361 1
SAMUEL (SAM) FIELD 0.0000 0.0667 0.0000 0.0667 0.5311 0.1255 1
NORMAN (NORM) GLOCKSON 0.0000 0.0769 0.0000 0.0769 0.6343 0.1213 1
WILLIAM (DUCKY) PEARCE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5793 0.0000 2
EDWIN (NED) BLIGH 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5387 0.0000 1
PIERRE (PETE) LAMER 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5710 0.0000 1
THOMAS (TOM) DOWSE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6238 0.0000 1
LEONARD (LEN) RICE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6611 0.0000 1
SAMUEL (SAMMY) TAYLOR 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.6795 0.0000 1
ROBERT (BOB) BARTON 0.0000 0.5000 0.0000 0.5000 0.0000 0.0000 1
OSCAR (OSCAR) STANAGE 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
THOMAS (TOM) SULLIVAN 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
HUGH (HUGH) MCMULLEN 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
EDWARD (PAT) DEISEL 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
MARK (MARK) STEWART 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
LOUIS (RED) LUTZ 1.0000 1.0000 2.0000 3.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1
JOHN (JACK) BLOTT 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1




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