Ranking Of The 157 Catchers

The Overall Ranking of the 157 catchers who caught 800 or more games are shown in the below table, ordered by the Overall score.

The SCORES for both Offense and defense are Normalized Distributions (i.e. from 0.001 to 0.999) of the relative standing in each category. The Total Offense (and Defense) Score is an Average of the six selected percentile measures. This methodology is best suited when handling different categories of standardized scores (i.e. comparing Batting Average and Errors per Game).

The OFFENSIVE Categories used were: Batting Average (AVG), On-Base-Percentage (OBP), Slugging Average (SLG), Secondary Average (SECA), Runs Created (RC), Runs Created per 27 Outs Minus League Average RC27 (RC-LRC).

The DEFENSIVE Categories used were: Games Caught as a Percentage of Team's Games Played (GC), Assists per Game (A/G), Errors per Game (E/G), Fielding Average Minus League Fielding Average for Catchers (F-LFLD%), Doubleplays per Game (DP/G), and Passed Balls per Game (PB/G).

The GRAND TOTAL is an Average of the 6 Offensive and the 6 Defensive Categories.

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Catchers in RED are Hall-Of-Famers. Catchers in BLUE are Currently Active.

NickName	LastName	G	OFF	DEF	TOT
BILL	DICKEY	1708	0.962	0.683	0.822
GABBY	HARTNETT	1793	0.957	0.673	0.815
MICKEY	COCHRANE	1451	0.985	0.627	0.806
YOGI	BERRA	1699	0.914	0.630	0.772
ROY	CAMPANELLA	1183	0.900	0.610	0.755
JOHNNY	BENCH	1742	0.877	0.615	0.746
MIKE	PIAZZA	1317	0.993	0.487	0.740
GARY	CARTER	2056	0.798	0.658	0.728
IVAN	RODRIGUEZ	1427	0.837	0.569	0.703
JASON	KENDALL	913	0.803	0.591	0.697
WALLY	SCHANG	1435	0.883	0.493	0.688
SPUD	DAVIS	1282	0.799	0.570	0.685
JOE	TORRE	903	0.910	0.458	0.685
ROGER	BRESNAHAN	974	0.842	0.518	0.680
CARLTON	FISK	2229	0.851	0.507	0.679
BILL	FREEHAN	1581	0.753	0.591	0.672
CHIEF	MEYERS	911	0.667	0.673	0.670
SHERM	LOLLAR	1571	0.757	0.577	0.667
RICK	FERRELL	1806	0.737	0.591	0.664
CHARLES	JOHNSON	943	0.587	0.724	0.656
CHRIS	HOILES	819	0.784	0.525	0.655
ERNIE	LOMBARDI	1544	0.861	0.445	0.653
CHARLIE	BENNETT	954	0.692	0.592	0.642
TED	SIMMONS	1771	0.852	0.424	0.638
RAY	SCHALK	1727	0.454	0.806	0.630
JACK	CLEMENTS	1073	0.782	0.472	0.627
DARRELL	PORTER	1506	0.764	0.477	0.621
TOM	HALLER	1199	0.700	0.540	0.620
SMOKY	BURGESS	1139	0.858	0.382	0.620
DARREN	DAULTON	965	0.755	0.478	0.617
SHANTY	HOGAN	908	0.628	0.602	0.615
JAVY	LOPEZ	986	0.750	0.475	0.612
THURMAN	MUNSON	1278	0.735	0.486	0.610
ELSTON	HOWARD	1138	0.686	0.533	0.609
LANCE	PARRISH	1818	0.661	0.553	0.607
MUDDY	RUEL	1412	0.540	0.673	0.606
GENE	TENACE	892	0.812	0.400	0.606
JOHNNY	KLING	1168	0.496	0.707	0.602
BOB	O'FARRELL	1338	0.717	0.479	0.598
HARRY	DANNING	801	0.596	0.594	0.595
MICKEY	TETTLETON	872	0.805	0.386	0.595
HANK	SEVEREID	1225	0.552	0.624	0.588
ED	BAILEY	1064	0.754	0.423	0.588
STEVE	O'NEILL	1532	0.525	0.646	0.586
HANK	GOWDY	893	0.575	0.597	0.586
JOHNNY	ROMANO	810	0.743	0.414	0.579
CHIEF	ZIMMER	1239	0.609	0.548	0.578
EARL	BATTEY	1087	0.699	0.445	0.572
DEL	CRANDALL	1479	0.518	0.608	0.563
JIM	SUNDBERG	1927	0.447	0.676	0.561
MIKE	SCIOSCIA	1395	0.557	0.559	0.558
TERRY	STEINBACH	1381	0.645	0.466	0.555
FRANK	SNYDER	1247	0.410	0.697	0.553
BUTCH	WYNEGAR	1247	0.530	0.573	0.551
FRANKIE	HAYES	1311	0.653	0.449	0.551
WALKER	COOPER	1223	0.781	0.320	0.551
JOHNNY	ROSEBORO	1476	0.537	0.556	0.546
HEINIE	PEITZ	960	0.556	0.537	0.546
WES	WESTRUM	902	0.534	0.548	0.541
AL	LOPEZ	1918	0.429	0.645	0.537
ERNIE	WHITT	1246	0.567	0.486	0.527
BRAD	AUSMUS	1153	0.432	0.613	0.523
MANNY	SANGUILLEN	1114	0.591	0.450	0.520
BENITO	SANTIAGO	1756	0.554	0.486	0.519
TONY	PENA	1950	0.404	0.632	0.518
ANDY	SEMINICK	1213	0.665	0.367	0.516
TIM	MCCARVER	1387	0.676	0.353	0.515
BUDDY	ROSAR	934	0.352	0.673	0.512
DARRIN	FLETCHER	1137	0.550	0.474	0.512
DUKE	FARRELL	1003	0.669	0.353	0.511
ED	MCFARLAND	826	0.526	0.494	0.510
PHIL	MASI	1101	0.550	0.464	0.507
TERRY	KENNEDY	1378	0.501	0.509	0.505
MIKE	MACFARLANE	1058	0.551	0.457	0.504
DEACON	MCGUIRE	1611	0.643	0.366	0.504
EDDIE	TAUBENSEE	871	0.643	0.362	0.502
DON	SLAUGHT	1237	0.638	0.363	0.500
RON	HASSEY	929	0.564	0.425	0.494
DAN	WILSON	1071	0.430	0.551	0.491
WILBERT	ROBINSON	1316	0.440	0.541	0.491
BOB	BOONE	2225	0.424	0.554	0.489
JOHNNY	EDWARDS	1392	0.383	0.593	0.488
JODY	DAVIS	1039	0.461	0.514	0.488
TODD	HUNDLEY	1086	0.601	0.374	0.487
JIMMIE	WILSON	1351	0.418	0.552	0.485
MIKE	LAVALLIERE	850	0.479	0.469	0.474
CLINT	COURTNEY	802	0.474	0.459	0.466
BIRDIE	TEBBETTS	1108	0.484	0.446	0.465
RAY	MUELLER	917	0.370	0.559	0.464
CY	PERKINS	1111	0.332	0.592	0.462
LUKE	SEWELL	1562	0.383	0.531	0.457
GUS	TRIANDOS	992	0.563	0.351	0.457
GEORGE	GIBSON	1194	0.209	0.686	0.448
MILT	MAY	1034	0.433	0.463	0.448
MIKE	GONZALEZ	868	0.278	0.614	0.446
GUS	MANCUSO	1360	0.439	0.452	0.446
JIM	HEGAN	1629	0.256	0.616	0.436
SANDY	ALOMAR	1113	0.491	0.375	0.433
BRENT	MAYNE	955	0.426	0.429	0.428
BILL	RARIDEN	948	0.272	0.582	0.427
ROLLIE	HEMSLEY	1482	0.365	0.486	0.426
RICK	DEMPSEY	1633	0.394	0.458	0.426
SAMMY	WHITE	1027	0.320	0.528	0.424
JOE	GIRARDI	1234	0.358	0.482	0.420
ALAN	ASHBY	1297	0.407	0.415	0.411
MICKEY	OWEN	1175	0.282	0.537	0.409
CLAY	DALRYMPLE	1003	0.341	0.476	0.409
JERRY	GROTE	1348	0.304	0.491	0.398
JACK	O'CONNOR	860	0.386	0.408	0.397
BILL	KILLEFER	1005	0.094	0.692	0.393
JEFF	REED	1071	0.437	0.349	0.393
IVEY	WINGO	1233	0.288	0.492	0.390
CLYDE	MCCULLOUGH	989	0.336	0.440	0.388
JOE	OLIVER	1033	0.377	0.393	0.385
DAVE	VALLE	902	0.334	0.432	0.383
VAL	PICINICH	935	0.430	0.334	0.382
BO	DIAZ	965	0.355	0.406	0.381
DEL	RICE	1249	0.325	0.433	0.379
MIKE	TRESH	1019	0.267	0.489	0.378
JOE	AZCUE	868	0.270	0.477	0.374
JOHN	WARNER	1032	0.183	0.562	0.373
STEVE	YEAGER	1230	0.277	0.469	0.373
BRUCE	BENEDICT	971	0.229	0.513	0.371
ZACK	TAYLOR	856	0.222	0.518	0.370
LOU	CRIGER	984	0.157	0.581	0.369
RON	KARKOVICE	918	0.292	0.445	0.368
KIRT	MANWARING	993	0.200	0.533	0.366
ED	HERRMANN	817	0.342	0.388	0.365
RAY	FOSSE	889	0.337	0.392	0.364
TOM	PAGNOZZI	827	0.261	0.454	0.358
CHAD	KREUTER	898	0.393	0.322	0.358
RANDY	HUNDLEY	1026	0.251	0.460	0.356
JOHN	FLAHERTY	902	0.271	0.430	0.351
RICH	GEDMAN	940	0.407	0.295	0.351
BILLY	SULLIVAN	1120	0.076	0.618	0.347
BUCK	RODGERS	895	0.135	0.550	0.342
BILL	BERGEN	941	0.007	0.670	0.339
MIKE	HEATH	1083	0.317	0.356	0.337
MIKE	MATHENY	847	0.136	0.533	0.335
GREG	MYERS	805	0.337	0.334	0.335
OTTO	MILLER	890	0.121	0.531	0.326
FRANK	BOWERMAN	826	0.177	0.468	0.323
RICK	CERONE	1279	0.250	0.397	0.323
CHARLIE	MOORE	894	0.374	0.267	0.321
DAVE	DUNCAN	885	0.242	0.387	0.314
BOB	SWIFT	980	0.156	0.469	0.313
ANDY	ETCHEBARREN	931	0.263	0.361	0.312
POP	SNYDER	877	0.120	0.501	0.310
EDDIE	AINSMITH	993	0.208	0.412	0.310
MALACHI	KITTRIDGE	1196	0.093	0.513	0.303
JOHN	BATEMAN	953	0.167	0.430	0.299
OSCAR	STANAGE	1074	0.121	0.476	0.298
RED	DOOIN	1195	0.141	0.455	0.298
PAT	BORDERS	931	0.282	0.306	0.294
BUCK	MARTINEZ	1008	0.185	0.345	0.265
PAUL	CASANOVA	811	0.077	0.430	0.253
PHIL	ROOF	835	0.139	0.334	0.236

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