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100 Greatest Catchers of All-Time

Updated 12/28/2022

Major League Baseball as we know it, that is two leagues American and National, playing by the same rules with the champion from each squaring off against the other for baseball supremacy was born in 1901. These rankings only consider seasons and careers from 1901 and after. The stats for each player only includes stats from after 1901. To be eligible offensive players have to have 1,500 career plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have 75 career starts, and relief pitchers need to have 350 career innings pitched.

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  1. Johnny Bench
  2. Johnny Bench
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    75.1 125 2158 8669 7658 1091 2048 381 24 389 1376 68 43 891 1278 .267 .341 .475 .817

  3. Mike Piazza
  4. Mike Piazza
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    59.5 140 1912 7745 6911 1048 2127 344 8 427 1335 17 20 759 1113 .307 .376 .545 .921

  5. Gary Carter
  6. Gary Carter
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    70.1 116 2296 9019 7971 1025 2092 371 31 324 1225 39 42 848 997 .262 .333 .438 .772

  7. Carlton Fisk
  8. Carlton Fisk
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    68.4 117 2499 9853 8756 1276 2356 421 47 376 1330 128 58 849 1386 .269 .339 .456 .796

  9. Joe Torre
  10. Joe Torre
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    57.5 129 2209 8801 7874 996 2342 344 59 252 1185 23 29 779 1094 .297 .364 .452 .816

  11. Joe Mauer
  12. Joe Mauer
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    55.2 122 1858 7960 6930 1018 2123 428 30 143 923 52 19 939 1034 .306 .387 .438 .826

  13. Yogi Berra
  14. Yogi Berra
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    59.6 124 2120 8364 7555 1175 2150 321 49 358 1430 30 26 704 414 .284 .347 .482 .829

  15. Ivan Rodriguez
  16. Ivan Rodriguez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    68.7 104 2543 10270 9592 1354 2844 572 51 311 1332 127 64 513 1474 .296 .332 .464 .796

  17. Gene Tenace
  18. Gene Tenace
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    46.8 140 1555 5525 4390 653 1060 179 20 201 674 36 42 984 998 .241 .386 .428 .815

  19. Buster Posey
  20. Buster Posey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.9 129 1371 5607 4970 663 1500 293 9 158 729 23 9 540 721 .302 .372 .460 .831

  21. Mickey Cochrane
  22. Mickey Cochrane
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    49.9 132 1482 6206 5169 1041 1652 333 64 119 832 64 46 857 217 .319 .408 .477 .886

  23. Thurman Munson
  24. Thurman Munson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    46.1 116 1423 5903 5344 696 1558 229 32 113 701 48 50 438 571 .291 .345 .409 .755

  25. Bill Dickey
  26. Bill Dickey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    56.5 126 1789 7060 6300 930 1969 343 72 202 1209 37 29 678 289 .312 .379 .486 .865

  27. Ted Simmons
  28. Ted Simmons
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    50.3 116 2456 9685 8680 1074 2472 483 47 248 1389 21 33 855 694 .284 .347 .436 .784

  29. Roy Campanella
  30. Roy Campanella
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.6 123 1215 4816 4205 627 1161 178 18 242 856 25 15 533 501 .276 .357 .499 .857

  31. Jorge Posada
  32. Jorge Posada
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.7 123 1829 7150 6092 900 1664 379 10 275 1065 20 21 936 1453 .273 .373 .474 .848

  33. Bill Freehan
  34. Bill Freehan
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.8 113 1774 6899 6073 706 1591 241 35 200 758 24 21 626 753 .261 .337 .411 .749

  35. Gabby Hartnett
  36. Gabby Hartnett
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    55.9 127 1990 7297 6432 867 1912 396 64 236 1179 28 7 703 697 .297 .363 .488 .851

  37. Roger Bresnahan
  38. Roger Bresnahan
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.0 128 1438 5355 4463 681 1246 218 71 26 527 212 3 713 99 .279 .378 .377 .755

  39. Darrell Porter
  40. Darrell Porter
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.8 113 1782 6570 5539 765 1369 237 48 188 826 39 37 905 1025 .247 .352 .409 .762

  41. Jason Kendall
  42. Jason Kendall
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    41.7 99 2085 8701 7627 1030 2195 394 35 75 744 189 89 721 686 .287 .364 .378 .742

  43. Mickey Tettleton
  44. Mickey Tettleton
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.3 122 1485 5745 4698 711 1132 210 16 245 732 23 29 949 1307 .240 .367 .448 .816

  45. Wally Schang
  46. Wally Schang
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.9 120 1842 6423 5307 769 1506 264 90 59 710 121 49 849 573 .283 .383 .400 .784

  47. Yadier Molina
  48. Yadier Molina
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.3 97 2226 8554 7817 777 2168 408 7 176 1022 71 37 542 922 .277 .327 .399 .726

  49. Lance Parrish
  50. Lance Parrish
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.5 105 1988 7797 7067 856 1782 305 27 324 1070 28 37 612 1527 .252 .311 .440 .752

  51. J.T. Realmuto
  52. J. T. Realmuto
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.7 112 1005 4039 3679 519 1013 207 28 134 515 78 18 268 807 .275 .332 .456 .788

  53. Russell Martin
  54. Russell Martin
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.8 105 1610 6399 5492 774 1370 250 9 185 751 100 51 762 1151 .249 .348 .399 .747

  55. Javy Lopez
  56. Javy Lopez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.7 112 1503 5793 5319 674 1527 267 19 260 864 8 19 357 969 .287 .336 .491 .827

  57. Ernie Lombardi
  58. Ernie Lombardi
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.9 125 1853 6349 5855 601 1792 277 27 190 990 8 0 430 262 .306 .357 .459 .817

  59. Brian McCann
  60. Brian McCann
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.0 111 1670 6534 5790 714 1521 285 5 270 973 25 9 609 1001 .262 .337 .453 .790

  61. Jim Sundberg
  62. Jim Sundberg
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.5 91 1962 6898 6021 621 1493 243 36 95 624 20 37 699 963 .247 .320 .347 .668

  63. Elston Howard
  64. Elston Howard
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.1 105 1605 5843 5363 619 1471 218 50 167 762 9 14 373 786 .274 .320 .426 .747

  65. Smoky Burgess
  66. Smoky Burgess
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.4 115 1691 5013 4471 485 1318 230 33 126 673 13 14 477 270 .294 .360 .445 .806

  67. Chris Hoiles
  68. Chris Hoiles
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.5 122 894 3338 2820 415 739 122 2 151 449 5 7 435 616 .262 .364 .467 .832

  69. Darren Daulton
  70. Darren Daulton
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.9 114 1161 4336 3630 511 891 197 25 137 588 50 10 629 726 .245 .356 .426 .782

  71. Tom Haller
  72. Tom Haller
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.3 113 1294 4519 3935 461 1011 153 31 134 504 14 30 477 593 .256 .337 .413 .750

  73. Salvador Perez
  74. Salvador Perez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.3 104 1254 5031 4752 539 1274 36 11 223 732 6 1 180 914 .268 .301 .463 .764

  75. Ed Bailey
  76. Ed Bailey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.2 110 1212 4208 3581 432 915 128 15 155 540 17 18 545 577 .255 .352 .429 .782

  77. Manny Sanguillen
  78. Manny Sanguillen
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.6 99 1448 5380 5062 566 1500 205 57 65 585 35 38 223 331 .296 .324 .397 .722

  79. John Romano
  80. John Romano
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.9 122 905 3256 2767 355 706 112 10 129 417 7 9 414 485 .255 .352 .442 .795

  81. Joe Ferguson
  82. Joe Ferguson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.0 118 1013 3624 3001 407 719 121 11 122 445 22 12 562 607 .239 .355 .409 .765

  83. Chief Meyers
  84. Chief Meyers
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.2 118 992 3226 2834 276 826 120 41 14 363 44 4 274 162 .291 .360 .377 .738

  85. Walker Cooper
  86. Walker Cooper
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.4 114 1473 5078 4702 573 1341 240 40 173 812 18 1 309 357 .285 .329 .463 .792

  87. Willson Contreras
  88. Willson Contreras
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.8 118 734 2859 2481 353 636 133 10 117 365 22 17 279 686 .256 .349 .459 .808

  89. Sherm Lollar
  90. Sherm Lollar
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.1 106 1752 6218 5351 623 1415 244 14 155 808 20 10 671 453 .264 .353 .402 .756

  91. Mike Stanley
  92. Mike Stanley
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.9 118 1467 4989 4222 625 1138 220 7 187 702 13 4 652 929 .269 .368 .457 .826

  93. Del Crandall
  94. Del Crandall
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.1 93 1573 5581 5026 585 1276 179 18 179 657 26 28 424 477 .253 .308 .403 .711

  95. Tim McCarver
  96. Tim McCarver
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.3 100 1909 6206 5529 590 1501 242 57 97 645 61 49 548 422 .271 .334 .388 .723

  97. Yasmani Grandal
  98. Yasmani Grandal
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.1 117 1117 4237 3560 476 843 159 7 177 532 12 7 619 992 .237 .350 .435 .785

  99. Johnny Kling
  100. Johnny Kling
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.0 100 1245 4586 4190 466 1136 178 60 20 506 123 0 279 114 .271 .311 .356 .667

  101. Terry Steinbach
  102. Terry Steinbach
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.0 101 1546 5896 5369 638 1453 273 21 162 745 23 22 418 938 .270 .325 .419 .745

  103. Mike Scioscia
  104. Mike Scioscia
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.1 100 1441 5056 4373 398 1131 198 12 68 446 29 24 567 307 .258 .340 .356 .696

  105. Butch Wynegar
  106. Butch Wynegar
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.5 96 1301 5067 4330 498 1102 176 15 65 506 10 13 626 428 .254 .344 .347 .691

  107. Dick Dietz
  108. Dick Dietz
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12.6 132 646 2244 1829 226 478 89 6 66 301 4 6 381 402 .261 .388 .424 .813

  109. Johnny Bassler
  110. Johnny Bassler
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.6 110 811 2858 2319 250 704 99 16 1 318 13 8 437 81 .303 .402 .361 .764

  111. Carlos Ruiz
  112. Carlos Ruiz
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.5 100 1137 4069 3539 405 935 223 7 71 415 25 10 403 499 .264 .347 .391 .739

  113. John Stearns
  114. John Stearns
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.7 104 810 3082 2681 334 696 152 10 46 312 91 51 323 294 .259 .338 .375 .713

  115. Charles Johnson
  116. Charles Johnson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.6 97 1188 4385 3836 465 940 211 4 167 570 6 10 475 997 .245 .328 .432 .761

  117. Tony Pena
  118. Tony Pena
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.7 83 1988 7073 6489 667 1687 298 27 107 708 80 63 455 846 .259 .306 .363 .669

  119. Jonathan Lucroy
  120. Jonathan Lucroy
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.7 102 1203 4568 4121 481 1128 216 24 108 545 30 9 366 658 .274 .335 .416 .751

  121. Earl Battey
  122. Earl Battey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.8 107 1141 4104 3586 393 969 150 17 104 449 13 12 421 470 .270 .345 .408 .754

  123. Jason Varitek
  124. Jason Varitek
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.2 99 1546 5839 5099 664 1307 306 14 193 757 25 18 614 1216 .256 .339 .435 .774

  125. Andy Seminick
  126. Andy Seminick
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.6 107 1304 4571 3921 495 953 139 26 164 556 23 7 582 780 .243 .344 .417 .761

  127. Stan Lopata
  128. Stan Lopata
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.3 114 853 3034 2601 375 661 116 25 116 397 18 11 393 497 .254 .349 .451 .801

  129. Bubbles Hargraves
  130. Bubbles Hargrave
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    16.6 120 852 2852 2533 314 786 155 58 29 376 29 16 217 165 .310 .362 .451 .814

  131. Ray Schalk
  132. Ray Schalk
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.2 88 1762 6217 5306 579 1345 199 49 11 594 177 69 638 355 .253 .328 .315 .644

  133. Terry Kennedy
  134. Terry Kennedy
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.6 94 1491 5421 4979 474 1313 244 12 113 628 6 15 365 855 .263 .312 .385 .698

  135. Ramon Hernandez
  136. Ramon Hernandez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.0 96 1526 5701 5105 580 1345 262 8 169 757 9 5 430 734 .263 .324 .417 .741

  137. Paul Lo Duca
  138. Paul Lo Duca
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.9 97 1082 4302 3892 483 1112 222 8 80 481 20 19 266 295 .285 .333 .408 .742

  139. John Roseboro
  140. John Roseboro
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.4 93 1585 5527 4847 512 1206 190 44 104 548 67 56 547 677 .248 .323 .370 .694

  141. Benito Santiago
  142. Benito Santiago
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.4 91 1978 7515 6951 755 1830 323 41 217 920 91 69 430 1270 .263 .305 .415 .720

  143. Rick Ferrell
  144. Rick Ferrell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.8 98 1884 7072 6028 687 1692 324 45 28 734 29 35 931 277 .280 .372 .363 .735

  145. A.J. Pierzynski
  146. A. J. Pierzynski
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.8 92 2059 7813 7290 807 2043 407 24 188 909 15 23 308 895 .280 .317 .420 .737

  147. Alex Avila
  148. Alex Avila
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.0 104 1052 3638 3060 352 714 155 9 105 397 8 8 528 1068 .233 .348 .393 .740

  149. Bob Boone
  150. Bob Boone
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.4 82 2264 8148 7245 679 1838 303 26 105 826 38 50 663 608 .253 .309 .346 .655

  151. Jim Pagliaroni
  152. Jim Pagliaroni
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.8 109 849 2853 2465 269 622 98 7 90 326 4 7 330 494 .252 .342 .407 .749

  153. Spud Davis
  154. Spud Davis
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.6 109 1458 4713 4255 388 1312 244 22 77 647 6 0 386 326 .308 .364 .430 .795

  155. Ernie Whitt
  156. Ernie Whitt
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.3 98 1328 4271 3774 447 938 176 15 134 534 22 26 436 491 .248 .322 .409 .732

  157. Miguel Montero
  158. Miguel Montero
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.3 99 1185 4343 3801 458 973 197 7 126 550 5 9 446 881 .255 .339 .410 .750

  159. Babe Phelps
  160. Babe Phelps
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.1 126 726 2306 2117 239 657 143 19 54 345 9 0 160 157 .310 .359 .472 .832

  161. Rick Dempsey
  162. Rick Dempsey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.1 91 1766 5407 4692 525 1093 223 12 96 471 20 19 592 736 .232 .314 .346 .661

  163. Matt Wieters
  164. Matt Wieters
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.2 92 1167 4428 3994 440 996 190 5 146 550 9 4 368 847 .249 .313 .409 .722

  165. Art Wilson
  166. Art Wilson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.4 116 812 2440 2056 237 536 96 22 24 226 50 0 292 289 .260 .345 .363 .709

  167. Bob O’Farrell
  168. Bob O’Farrell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.6 100 1492 4742 4101 517 1120 201 58 51 549 35 7 547 408 .273 .353 .387 .741

  169. Don Slaught
  170. Don Slaught
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.4 104 1327 4502 4063 415 1151 235 28 77 476 18 15 311 559 .283 .334 .411 .745

  171. Gary Sanchez
  172. Gary Sanchez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12.6 109 666 2665 2351 341 530 102 2 154 401 6 2 260 718 .225 .311 .467 .778

  173. Hank Gowdy
  174. Hank Gowdy
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.8 105 1050 3143 2735 270 738 124 27 21 322 59 7 311 247 .269 .343 .357 .701

  175. Bob Brenly
  176. Bob Brenly
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12.7 106 871 2995 2615 321 647 119 7 91 333 45 38 318 438 .247 .327 .402 .730

  177. Duke Sims
  178. Duke Sims
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12.8 113 843 2810 2422 263 580 80 6 100 310 6 16 338 483 .239 .339 .401 .740

  179. Aaron Robinson
  180. Aaron Robinson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12.2 115 610 2189 1839 208 478 74 11 61 272 0 6 337 194 .259 .373 .411 .785

  181. Kurt Suzuki
  182. Kurt Suzuki
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.5 89 1634 6163 5563 594 1421 295 6 143 730 20 11 387 751 .255 .314 .388 .702

  183. John Jaso
  184. John Jaso
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.9 115 808 2591 2224 295 573 143 12 55 281 16 10 319 412 .257 .355 .406 .761

  185. Steve O’Neill
  186. Steve O’Neill
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.3 91 1590 5560 4795 448 1259 248 34 13 537 30 23 592 383 .262 .340 .336 .677

  187. Yan Gomes
  188. Yan Gomes
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.7 90 968 3567 3283 392 807 170 8 125 447 7 0 93 841 .246 .295 .417 .712

  189. Todd Hundley
  190. Todd Hundley
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.9 99 1225 4305 3769 495 883 167 7 202 599 14 11 453 988 .234 .320 .443 .763

  191. Mike Lieberthal
  192. Mike Lieberthal
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.3 100 1212 4695 4218 534 1155 257 10 150 610 8 7 335 571 .274 .337 .446 .783

  193. Wilson Ramos
  194. Wilson Ramos
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.2 102 990 3786 3492 362 946 151 2 136 534 1 3 245 638 .271 .318 .432 .750

  195. Gus Triandos
  196. Gus Triandos
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.1 102 1206 4426 3907 389 954 147 6 167 608 1 0 440 636 .244 .319 .413 .732

  197. Chris Iannetta
  198. Chris Iannetta
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.0 100 1197 4253 3563 449 820 181 11 141 502 11 10 576 1024 .230 .345 .406 .751

  199. Ron Hassey
  200. Ron Hassey
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.7 101 1192 3906 3440 348 914 172 7 71 438 14 10 385 378 .266 .340 .382 .722

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  1. Joe Torre is the fourth best catcher of all time??? He shouldn’t be on the list at all. He was a part time catcher and is only in the hall of fame because of his managing success. Maybe Craig Biggio should be number 1. Or Jimmy Foxx. They, along with Torre, were able to compile great career offensive stats because they moved to less physically demanding positions early in their careers. This list is an insult to the great catchers in baseball history and to the intelligence of baseball fans.

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  2. And Gene Tenace at number 6 is an even bigger joke. He caught even fewer games than Torre. You fail to realize that squatting for 9 innings per game, 140 -150 games year after year wears them down physically and affects their offensive stats. Piazza, Bench, the Pudges, Kid, all the legendary catchers would have put up much greater stats at other positions.

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  3. Some of the more glaring omissions on this list are Brad Ausmus, Al Lopez, Johnny Edwards, and Sandy Alomar Jr., and yet you have John Jaso who caught a grand total of 328 games in his career?

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  4. This is Terrible. Yadi at 27, posey at 10, he is going to suck for the rest of his career, and go to first base. Joe ahead of pudge, he catches for like only 8 years, pudge did it for his whole entire career. Yogi Berra at 6, he is number 2, and mike at number 2, what. This list is horrible

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  5. Are you nuts? Hands down, Berra tops this list. Just look at the number of innings Stengel had Yogi behind the plate. Talk about a workhorse. There’s nobody on this list that comes anywhere close to the number of doubleheaders Yogi played behind the plate.

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  6. I’m still steaming. Yogi won the MVP in 1951, 1954 and 1955 and finished second in 1953 and 1956, and you rank him 8th? A baseball scholar you are not.

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    • Mr. Welshangus, thanks for reading. I enjoy getting feedback. I’m curious what your top 10 looks like and what criteria you would you to finalize the order.

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      • Gene Tenace was by any definition a catcher. According to Baseball Reference 58.7% of his defensive innings played were as a catcher and 38.9% were as a first baseman. If you’d rather use appearances as your measuring stick to account for the DH role 57.4% of his appearances were as a catcher, 40.3% were as a first baseman, and 0.4% were as a DH. In fact, he had nearly 3 times as many appearances at 3B as he had as a DH (17 vs. 6).

        If you mean Tenace was a hitter who masqueraded as a catcher then that could be a legitimate discussion.

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  7. Gene Tenace and Joe Torre above Harnett Simmons Yadi and Campanella?
    Torre played mostly 3B when his big stats were tallied. All the others I mentioned have higher WAR and better numbers.
    Please redo this list.

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    • Admittedly gave the list of greatest catchers only one quick glance but noted a few players I was happy to see included and a few I was sad to see omitted, such as Sammy White, Jim Hegan, Del Rice and Wes Westrum
      I watched these guys when I was a kid and felt they were damn good catchers defensively, handling pitches and could surprise in the clutch with the lumber!
      Rankings are another thing altogether!
      Obviously the old timers didn’t have today’s physical therapy and surgical procedures, not to mention equipment improvements and the comparative eras in which they performed are difficult to compare.
      I’m not so concerned about rankings, which even with all the criteria used to formulate the rankings still, in my opinion, can’t possibly tell the whole story of a player’s value to his team and to the sport, including wins above replacement, which is a good one!
      Four great players who have never received full credit for their value to the sport, in my opinion, and I’ve watched them play in person, many times, Luis Tiant, Vern Stephens, Mickey Vernon and although he was finally enshrined, RIchie Ashburn!!
      So happy to see Gil Hodges and Minnie Minoso
      finally enshrined and more of the Negro League players recognized!!

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  8. Article is useless. Ever heard of Harry Danning, who caught from 1933-1942 and was a four-time All-Star? Also, since catching is a defensive position, why are the basic defensive statistics not immediately visible.

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  9. No question the ranking can be disputed in some cases but in others there’s little or no room for dispute on both sides, as it’s clear some players are ranked higher and some lower than they should be!
    A couple of other guys from the past who could or should have been mentioned were Clint “Scrap Iron” Courtney, Bruce Edwards, Birdie Tebbets and Ryan Hanigan.
    I guess the list needs to be expanded as time goes on!!

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