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Listed below are those backstops who led all catchers in their league the most times in selected batting and fielding categories 1901-2005. Included in the chart is the number of times and the years in which each catcher led all catchers in the league. Not included in the number of total titles won are years in which a catcher performed in both leagues in the same season. Catchers who played multiple positions in their careers (eg. Joe Torre) were considered only in those years in which they were predominantly catchers. For a SUMMARY for all catchers Click HERE.

  
 

BATTING - HITS

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
10 YOGI BERRA 1949-1957, 1959
9 TED SIMMONS 1972-73, 1975-78, 1980, 1982-83
7 MIKE PIAZZA 1993-1999
7 MICKEY COCHRANE 1925, 1927-31, 1934
6 JOE TORRE 1961, 1963-64, 1966, 1969-70
6 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1995-99, 2001
6 THURMAN MUNSON 1972-73, 1975-78
6 BILL DICKEY 1933, 1936-39, 1942
5 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949-51, 1953, 1955
4 CHIEF MEYERS 1911-14
4 JASON KENDALL 2000-01, 2003-04
4 GABBY HARTNETT 1927, 1930, 1934-35
4 BRIAN HARPER 1989-90, 1992-93
4 BILL FREEHAN 1966-67, 1969, 1971
 
 



BATTING - DOUBLES

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
7 TED SIMMONS 1971-73, 1976, 1978,1980, 1982
6 GABBY HARTNETT 1925, 1927, 1930-32, 1935
6 MICKEY COCHRANE 1929-34
5 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1995-96, 1998, 2003, 2005
5 THURMAN MUNSON 1970, 1973, 1975-77
5 WALKER COOPER 1942-44, 1947, 1950
5 YOGI BERRA 1949-50, 1954, 1956, 1959
4 JOE TORRE 1961, 1963-64, 1969
4 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955
4 JOHNNY BENCH 1968, 1974-75, 1977
 
 



BATTING - HOME RUNS

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
11 YOGI BERRA 1947, 1949-57, 1961
10 GABBY HARTNETT 1924-28, 1930, 1933-35, 1937
9 JOHNNY BENCH 1968-70, 1972-75, 1977-78
9 MIKE PIAZZA 1993-95, 1997, 1999-02, 2005
8 ERNIE LOMBARDI 1936, 1938-41, 1943, 1945-46
7 GARY CARTER 1977, 1980-82, 1984-86
7 LANCE PARRISH 1980, 1982-84, 1986, 1988, 1990
6 MICKEY COCHRANE 1926-27, 1930-33
5 ROY CAMPANELLA 1950-53, 1955
5 CARLTON FISK 1972-73, 1977, 1985, 1988
5 JIMMIE FOXX 1928, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1942
5 JOHNNY ROMANO 1960, 1962, 1964-66
5 WALLY SCHANG 1913-14, 1916-17, 1926
5 MICKEY TETTLETON 1989, 1991-93, 1995
4 BILL DICKEY 1929, 1934, 1936, 1939
4 FRANKIE HAYES 1941, 1943-45
4 JOE TORRE 1964-67
 
 



BATTING - AVERAGE

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
8 MICKEY COCHRANE 1925, 1927-31, 1933-34
7 YOGI BERRA 1949-51, 1953-54, 1956, 1959
7 MIKE PIAZZA 1993-98, 2000, 2003
7 TED SIMMONS 1972, 1975, 1977-80, 1983
6 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949-53, 1955
5 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1998-99, 2001-02, 2004
4 BILL DICKEY 1936-39
4 BILL FREEHAN 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974
4 GABBY HARTNETT 1927, 1930, 1935-36
4 ELSTON HOWARD 1961, 1963-64, 1966
4 THURMAN MUNSON 1973, 1975-76, 1978
4 HANK SEVEREID 1917, 1921-22, 1924
4 JOE TORRE 1961, 1963-64, 1970
 
 



BATTING - ON BASE PERCENTAGE

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
7 GENE TENACE 1973-79
6 MIKE PIAZZA 1994-97, 2001-02
5 CARLTON FISK 1972, 1977-78, 1983, 1990
5 JORGE POSADA 2000-2004
5 JOE TORRE 1961, 1963-65, 1969
4 JASON KENDALL 1998, 2000, 2003-04
4 MICKEY TETTLETON 1989, 1991-92, 1995
3 YOGI BERRA 1954, 1957, 1959
3 DARREN DAULTON 1990, 1992-93
3 BILL FREEHAN 1967-68, 1971
3 ELSTON HOWARD 1961, 1964, 1966
3 SHERM LOLLAR 1955-56, 1958
3 MIKE SCIOSCIA 1985, 1987, 1989
3 TED SIMMONS 1975-76, 1980
 
 



BATTING - SLUGGING AVERAGE

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
10 MIKE PIAZZA 1993-2002
9 YOGI BERRA 1949-56, 1958
7 JOHNNY BENCH 1968-70, 1972, 1974-75, 1977
7 MICKEY COCHRANE 1925, 1927-28, 1930-33
6 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949-53, 1955
6 CARLTON FISK 1972, 1977-78, 1983, 1985, 1990
6 BILL FREEHAN 1964, 1967-69, 1971, 1974
5 GABBY HARTNETT 1927, 1930, 1934-36
5 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1998-2002, 2004
5 JOE TORRE 1961, 1963-66
4 GARY CARTER 1982, 1984-86
4 BILL DICKEY 1929, 1936-37, 1939
4 HANK SEVEREID 1917, 1922-24
4 MICKEY TETTLETON 1989, 1991-92, 1995
 
 



FIELDING - GAMES CAUGHT

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
8 YOGI BERRA 1950-57
7 JASON KENDALL 1997-98, 2000, 2002-05
7 RAY SCHALK 1913-15, 1917, 1919-20, 1922
6 BOB BOONE 1982-86, 1989
6 GARY CARTER 1977-82
5 MICKEY COCHRANE 1925, 1928-30, 1932
5 DEL CRANDALL 1954-55, 1958-60
5 TONY PENA 1985, 1988-91
5 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1994-96, 1998-99
5 JIM SUNDBERG 1975-76, 1979-81
4 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956
4 JOHNNY EDWARDS 1962-63, 1969-70
4 BILL FREEHAN 1965, 1967-68, 1971
4 GEORGE GIBSON 1907-10
4 FRANKIE HAYES 1936, 1941, 1944-45
4 RANDY HUNDLEY 1966-69
4 BILL KILLEFER 1913, 1917-19
 
 



FIELDING - PUTOUTS

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
9 RAY SCHALK 1913-20, 1922
8 YOGI BERRA 1950-52, 1954-57, 1959
8 GARY CARTER 1977-82, 1985, 1988
6 ROY CAMPANELLA 1949-51, 1953, 1955-56
6 MICKEY COCHRANE 1926-30, 1932
6 BILL DICKEY 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937-39
6 BILL FREEHAN 1965-69, 1971
6 JOHNNY KLING 1902-07
6 OSSEE SCHRECKENGOST 1902-07
6 JIM SUNDBERG 1975-80
5 CARLTON FISK 1972-73, 1981, 1983, 1985
5 CHIEF MEYERS 1910-14
5 TONY PENA 1983-84, 1990-92
4 EARL BATTEY 1960-93
4 GABBY HARTNETT 1925, 1927, 1930, 1934
4 MIKE PIAZZA 1995-97, 1999
4 JOHNNY ROSEBORO 1959, 1961-62, 1966
 
 



FIELDING - ASSISTS

  
 
Yrs NickName LastName Years
6 BOB BOONE 1973, 1982-84, 1986, 1988
6 DEL CRANDALL 1953-54, 1957-60
6 GABBY HARTNETT 1925, 1927-28, 1930, 1934-35
6 JIM SUNDBERG 1975-78, 1980-81
5 GARY CARTER 1977, 1979-80, 1982-83
4 EARL BATTEY 1960-63
4 JOHNNY EDWARDS 1962, 1964, 1969-70
4 IVAN RODRIGUEZ 1995-98
4 LUKE SEWELL 1926-28, 1936
4 SAMMY WHITE 1953-56