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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