Catcher Fielding Average Records

Catcher Fielding Average Records

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine fielding average records for catchers. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all the fielding average record variations.

"He's standing over there, but I can't remember his name." - Charles Johnson of the 1998 Florida Marlins (New staff of pitchers after the 1997 team sell off)

Catcher Fielding Average Records Career
Record	Lg	Name	Team	Data
Highest In A Career (1,000+ Games Caught)	AL	Dan Wilson	Seattle	.995
	NL	Brad Ausmus	San Diego	.994
	NL	Brad Ausmus	Houston	.994
Catcher Fielding Average Records Single Season
Record	Lg	Name	Team	Data
Highest In A Season (100+ Games Caught)	AL	Buddy Rosar	Philadelphia	1.000	1946
	NL	Charles Johnson	Florida	1.000	1997
	NL	Mike Matheny	St. Louis	1.000	2003
Highest In A Season (150+ Games Caught)	AL	Jim Sundberg	Texas	.995	1979
Highest In A Season (150+ Games Caught)	NL	Randy Hundley	Chicago	.996	1967
Lowest In A Season (100+ Games Caught)	AL	Sam Agnew	St. Louis	.934	1915
Lowest In A Season (100+ Games Caught)	NL	Red Dooin	Philadelphia	.947	1909
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Mike Powers	Philadelphia	.954	1901
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	.958	1925
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading The League	AL	Bill Freehan	Detroit	6	1965-1970
	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	4	1934-1937
	NL	Johnny Kling	Chicago	4	1902-1905
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Ray Schalk	Chicago	8	1913
			Chicago		1914
			Chicago		1915
			Chicago		1916
			Chicago		1917
			Chicago		1920
			Chicago		1921
			Chicago		1922
	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	7	1925
			Chicago		1928
			Chicago		1930
			Chicago		1934
			Chicago		1935
			Chicago		1936
			Chicago		1937
Record	Lg	Name	Team	Data

On May 8, 1984, Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox caught the longest game ever by one catcher: twenty-five innings.

Yogi Berra set a major league record for most seasons leading the league in most games played at catcher with eight seasons.

In 1945, Ernie Lombardi of the New York Giants set a major league record for fewest games played at catcher by a league leader with ninety-six.

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