100 Greatest Catchers of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
CHWAR = WAR in pennant-winning seasons.
ADJ = Adjustments for timeline, era, or other factors.
TOTAL = (2x CAREER)+(1.75x LONG PEAK)+(SHORT PEAK)+(2x PRIME)+(.1x CHWAR)+(ADJ)
1 Johnny Bench
1967—1983 		69.9
CAREER		 43.5
LONG PEAK		 22.0
SHORT PEAK		 30.2
PRIME		 27.2
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 302.0
TOTAL
2 Josh Gibson
1930—1946 		59.9
CAREER		 46.7
LONG PEAK		 25.1
SHORT PEAK		 36.4
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 299.5
TOTAL
3 Gary Carter
1974—1992 		66.6
CAREER		 44.6
LONG PEAK		 21.4
SHORT PEAK		 33.1
PRIME		 3.6
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 299.2
TOTAL
4 Carlton Fisk
1969—1993 		64.5
CAREER		 35.1
LONG PEAK		 18.7
SHORT PEAK		 21.4
PRIME		 3.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 252.3
TOTAL
5 Joe Mauer
2004—2018 		53.5
CAREER		 37.7
LONG PEAK		 18.9
SHORT PEAK		 28.0
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 247.8
TOTAL
6 Yogi Berra
1946—1965 		52.4
CAREER		 32.4
LONG PEAK		 15.3
SHORT PEAK		 24.2
PRIME		 43.4
CHWAR		 -0.5
ADJ		 229.3
TOTAL
7 Buster Posey
2009—2021 		44.2
CAREER		 36.1
LONG PEAK		 18.5
SHORT PEAK		 28.7
PRIME		 16.9
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 229.1
TOTAL
8 Ivan Rodriguez
1991—2011 		51.6
CAREER		 29.7
LONG PEAK		 14.5
SHORT PEAK		 28.5
PRIME		 7.6
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 228.5
TOTAL
9 Thurman Munson
1969—1979 		45.6
CAREER		 34.1
LONG PEAK		 17.8
SHORT PEAK		 24.9
PRIME		 13.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 219.9
TOTAL
10 Ted Simmons
1968—1988 		46.4
CAREER		 32.0
LONG PEAK		 14.9
SHORT PEAK		 21.1
PRIME		 3.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 206.2
TOTAL
11 Bill Dickey
1928—1946 		47.7
CAREER		 29.9
LONG PEAK		 15.1
SHORT PEAK		 21.9
PRIME		 33.7
CHWAR		 -6.6
ADJ		 203.2
TOTAL
12 Mike Piazza
1992—2007 		38.7
CAREER		 27.4
LONG PEAK		 14.2
SHORT PEAK		 28.7
PRIME		 5.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 197.7
TOTAL
13 Bill Freehan
1961—1976 		40.9
CAREER		 30.8
LONG PEAK		 16.7
SHORT PEAK		 20.6
PRIME		 7.0
CHWAR		 2.2
ADJ		 196.4
TOTAL
14 Jorge Posada
1995—2011 		40.0
CAREER		 30.9
LONG PEAK		 15.8
SHORT PEAK		 21.8
PRIME		 20.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 195.4
TOTAL
15 Roy Campanella
1937—1957 		38.1
CAREER		 30.6
LONG PEAK		 16.5
SHORT PEAK		 23.5
PRIME		 21.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 195.3
TOTAL
16 Mickey Cochrane
1925—1937 		40.6
CAREER		 29.9
LONG PEAK		 14.6
SHORT PEAK		 22.3
PRIME		 24.0
CHWAR		 -3.4
ADJ		 191.9
TOTAL
17 Yadier Molina
2004—2021 		41.0
CAREER		 27.8
LONG PEAK		 16.0
SHORT PEAK		 21.7
PRIME		 8.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 191.0
TOTAL
18 Joe Torre
1960—1977 		52.7
CAREER		 34.0
LONG PEAK		 16.3
SHORT PEAK		 23.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -43.0
ADJ		 185.2
TOTAL
19 Gene Tenace
1969—1983 		43.8
CAREER		 32.2
LONG PEAK		 15.0
SHORT PEAK		 23.4
PRIME		 12.5
CHWAR		 -22.0
ADJ		 184.9
TOTAL
20 Jim Sundberg
1974—1989 		39.1
CAREER		 28.2
LONG PEAK		 14.9
SHORT PEAK		 19.7
PRIME		 1.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 181.9
TOTAL
21 Gabby Hartnett
1922—1941 		47.2
CAREER		 25.7
LONG PEAK		 12.5
SHORT PEAK		 17.1
PRIME		 10.3
CHWAR		 -8.3
ADJ		 179.0
TOTAL
22 Jason Kendall
1996—2010 		39.0
CAREER		 28.5
LONG PEAK		 13.7
SHORT PEAK		 18.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 179.0
TOTAL
23 Darrell Porter
1971—1987 		38.3
CAREER		 26.7
LONG PEAK		 14.5
SHORT PEAK		 16.8
PRIME		 7.1
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 173.3
TOTAL
24 Lance Parrish
1977—1995 		37.6
CAREER		 26.3
LONG PEAK		 13.2
SHORT PEAK		 18.1
PRIME		 2.8
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 170.9
TOTAL
25 Russell Martin
2006—2019 		37.8
CAREER		 26.0
LONG PEAK		 14.6
SHORT PEAK		 16.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 168.4
TOTAL
26 Biz Mackey
1920—1947 		39.4
CAREER		 24.4
LONG PEAK		 13.4
SHORT PEAK		 16.6
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 168.1
TOTAL
27 Salvador Perez
2011—2021 		31.6
CAREER		 25.8
LONG PEAK		 14.5
SHORT PEAK		 14.7
PRIME		 5.9
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 152.9
TOTAL
28 Brian McCann
2005—2019 		31.0
CAREER		 23.8
LONG PEAK		 13.0
SHORT PEAK		 17.1
PRIME		 1.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 151.1
TOTAL
29 Mickey Tettleton
1984—1997 		29.1
CAREER		 22.9
LONG PEAK		 13.8
SHORT PEAK		 19.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 150.5
TOTAL
30 Roger Bresnahan
1897—1915 		33.9
CAREER		 24.6
LONG PEAK		 12.9
SHORT PEAK		 18.4
PRIME		 3.7
CHWAR		 -11.4
ADJ		 149.5
TOTAL
31 Elston Howard
1955—1968 		26.4
CAREER		 24.1
LONG PEAK		 14.5
SHORT PEAK		 18.7
PRIME		 20.2
CHWAR		 0.6
ADJ		 149.4
TOTAL
32 Wally Schang
1913—1931 		40.1
CAREER		 21.1
LONG PEAK		 10.1
SHORT PEAK		 14.4
PRIME		 16.2
CHWAR		 -9.2
ADJ		 148.6
TOTAL
33 J.T. Realmuto
2014—2021 		24.9
CAREER		 24.9
LONG PEAK		 13.4
SHORT PEAK		 18.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 143.1
TOTAL
34 Manny Sanguillen
1967—1980 		25.5
CAREER		 24.4
LONG PEAK		 12.6
SHORT PEAK		 17.4
PRIME		 5.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 141.6
TOTAL
35 Tony Pena
1980—1997 		23.8
CAREER		 23.5
LONG PEAK		 12.8
SHORT PEAK		 19.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 139.9
TOTAL
36 Javy Lopez
1992—2006 		27.6
CAREER		 23.1
LONG PEAK		 14.0
SHORT PEAK		 14.2
PRIME		 3.3
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 139.4
TOTAL
37 Ernie Lombardi
1931—1947 		32.9
CAREER		 20.8
LONG PEAK		 10.2
SHORT PEAK		 14.7
PRIME		 6.0
CHWAR		 -3.5
ADJ		 139.0
TOTAL
38 Louis Santop
1910—1926 		32.5
CAREER		 20.8
LONG PEAK		 11.4
SHORT PEAK		 12.9
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 138.5
TOTAL
39 Victor Martinez
2002—2018 		30.7
CAREER		 27.2
LONG PEAK		 14.4
SHORT PEAK		 16.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -19.0
ADJ		 137.4
TOTAL
40 Del Crandall
1949—1966 		27.4
CAREER		 21.9
LONG PEAK		 12.1
SHORT PEAK		 15.4
PRIME		 6.3
CHWAR		 -0.3
ADJ		 136.5
TOTAL
41 Tom Haller
1961—1972 		26.6
CAREER		 21.8
LONG PEAK		 11.1
SHORT PEAK		 16.0
PRIME		 3.5
CHWAR		 1.5
ADJ		 136.3
TOTAL
42 Chris Hoiles
1989—1998 		23.5
CAREER		 22.1
LONG PEAK		 13.3
SHORT PEAK		 17.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 133.7
TOTAL
43 Tim McCarver
1959—1980 		25.9
CAREER		 19.7
LONG PEAK		 11.7
SHORT PEAK		 15.9
PRIME		 11.4
CHWAR		 2.6
ADJ		 133.6
TOTAL
44 Terry Steinbach
1986—1999 		27.5
CAREER		 21.5
LONG PEAK		 11.3
SHORT PEAK		 14.5
PRIME		 3.8
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 133.2
TOTAL
45 Darren Daulton
1983—1997 		22.6
CAREER		 21.7
LONG PEAK		 14.7
SHORT PEAK		 17.0
PRIME		 5.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 132.4
TOTAL
46 Smoky Burgess
1949—1967 		29.7
CAREER		 20.5
LONG PEAK		 9.5
SHORT PEAK		 13.0
PRIME		 3.3
CHWAR		 -0.3
ADJ		 130.9
TOTAL
47 Ed Bailey
1953—1966 		24.4
CAREER		 20.6
LONG PEAK		 10.9
SHORT PEAK		 15.6
PRIME		 1.9
CHWAR		 0.3
ADJ		 127.4
TOTAL
48 Mike Scioscia
1980—1992 		24.9
CAREER		 20.3
LONG PEAK		 11.2
SHORT PEAK		 14.5
PRIME		 3.7
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 125.8
TOTAL
49 Butch Wynegar
1976—1988 		24.4
CAREER		 21.0
LONG PEAK		 10.9
SHORT PEAK		 14.2
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 124.8
TOTAL
50 Walker Cooper
1940—1957 		25.9
CAREER		 20.7
LONG PEAK		 10.6
SHORT PEAK		 12.8
PRIME		 9.1
CHWAR		 -1.7
ADJ		 123.7
TOTAL
51 Sherm Lollar
1946—1963 		26.5
CAREER		 19.3
LONG PEAK		 9.5
SHORT PEAK		 13.8
PRIME		 3.4
CHWAR		 -0.8
ADJ		 123.5
TOTAL
52 Ray Schalk
1912—1929 		27.5
CAREER		 18.1
LONG PEAK		 8.6
SHORT PEAK		 14.8
PRIME		 5.5
CHWAR		 -5.5
ADJ		 120.0
TOTAL
53 Terry Kennedy
1978—1991 		21.0
CAREER		 18.9
LONG PEAK		 11.6
SHORT PEAK		 15.7
PRIME		 0.6
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 119.2
TOTAL
54 Jonathan Lucroy
2010—2021 		18.5
CAREER		 19.0
LONG PEAK		 13.5
SHORT PEAK		 17.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 118.4
TOTAL
55 Charles Johnson
1994—2005 		21.1
CAREER		 18.9
LONG PEAK		 11.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.9
PRIME		 4.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 117.2
TOTAL
56 Bob Boone
1972—1990 		25.3
CAREER		 18.6
LONG PEAK		 9.7
SHORT PEAK		 11.3
PRIME		 0.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 115.5
TOTAL
57 Mike Stanley
1986—2000 		21.3
CAREER		 19.9
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 14.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -2.8
ADJ		 115.4
TOTAL
58 Mike Napoli
2006—2017 		25.6
CAREER		 22.1
LONG PEAK		 12.3
SHORT PEAK		 16.1
PRIME		 10.4
CHWAR		 -20.1
ADJ		 115.3
TOTAL
59 Jason Varitek
1997—2011 		22.7
CAREER		 17.6
LONG PEAK		 10.2
SHORT PEAK		 13.5
PRIME		 6.3
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 114.1
TOTAL
60 Johnny Bassler
1913—1927 		20.9
CAREER		 19.5
LONG PEAK		 9.0
SHORT PEAK		 15.5
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -3.8
ADJ		 112.1
TOTAL
61 Ramon Hernandez
1999—2013 		20.9
CAREER		 17.8
LONG PEAK		 10.0
SHORT PEAK		 14.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 111.1
TOTAL
62 Rick Dempsey
1969—1992 		23.9
CAREER		 16.8
LONG PEAK		 8.7
SHORT PEAK		 11.7
PRIME		 3.9
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 110.8
TOTAL
63 Rick Ferrell
1929—1947 		24.8
CAREER		 16.4
LONG PEAK		 7.6
SHORT PEAK		 13.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -3.3
ADJ		 110.1
TOTAL
64 John Stearns
1974—1984 		19.0
CAREER		 18.9
LONG PEAK		 11.6
SHORT PEAK		 13.6
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 109.8
TOTAL
65 John Romano
1958—1967 		18.9
CAREER		 18.1
LONG PEAK		 10.7
SHORT PEAK		 13.6
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 1.7
ADJ		 109.0
TOTAL
66 Matt Wieters
2009—2020 		19.0
CAREER		 17.0
LONG PEAK		 11.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 108.0
TOTAL
67 John Roseboro
1957—1970 		20.4
CAREER		 17.6
LONG PEAK		 9.3
SHORT PEAK		 12.3
PRIME		 7.9
CHWAR		 0.7
ADJ		 107.1
TOTAL
68 A.J. Pierzynski
1998—2016 		22.7
CAREER		 17.2
LONG PEAK		 9.4
SHORT PEAK		 11.0
PRIME		 2.3
CHWAR		 0.1
ADJ		 107.0
TOTAL
69 Johnny Kling
1900—1913 		23.5
CAREER		 18.1
LONG PEAK		 9.2
SHORT PEAK		 12.5
PRIME		 13.5
CHWAR		 -7.4
ADJ		 106.9
TOTAL
70 Steve O'Neill
1911—1928 		22.1
CAREER		 16.9
LONG PEAK		 9.9
SHORT PEAK		 13.8
PRIME		 4.8
CHWAR		 -5.4
ADJ		 106.5
TOTAL
71 Chief Meyers
1909—1917 		20.5
CAREER		 17.3
LONG PEAK		 9.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.7
PRIME		 13.7
CHWAR		 -5.3
ADJ		 106.3
TOTAL
72 Spud Davis
1928—1945 		20.7
CAREER		 17.5
LONG PEAK		 9.9
SHORT PEAK		 12.9
PRIME		 2.4
CHWAR		 -2.9
ADJ		 105.2
TOTAL
73 Carlos Ruiz
2006—2017 		17.5
CAREER		 16.3
LONG PEAK		 9.2
SHORT PEAK		 15.8
PRIME		 2.7
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 104.5
TOTAL
74 Kurt Suzuki
2007—2021 		19.7
CAREER		 17.9
LONG PEAK		 9.8
SHORT PEAK		 11.2
PRIME		 0.4
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 102.8
TOTAL
75 Joe Ferguson
1970—1983 		19.6
CAREER		 18.2
LONG PEAK		 12.2
SHORT PEAK		 9.1
PRIME		 3.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 101.8
TOTAL
76 Andy Seminick
1943—1957 		18.5
CAREER		 16.1
LONG PEAK		 9.3
SHORT PEAK		 12.9
PRIME		 4.3
CHWAR		 -0.9
ADJ		 99.8
TOTAL
77 Earl Battey
1955—1967 		17.0
CAREER		 16.9
LONG PEAK		 9.6
SHORT PEAK		 12.5
PRIME		 3.2
CHWAR		 0.4
ADJ		 98.8
TOTAL
78 Ernie Whitt
1976—1991 		17.0
CAREER		 16.9
LONG PEAK		 8.2
SHORT PEAK		 12.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 96.0
TOTAL
79 Quincy Trouppe
1930—1952 		17.2
CAREER		 13.9
LONG PEAK		 9.8
SHORT PEAK		 13.0
PRIME
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 94.5
TOTAL
80 Bob O'Farrell
1915—1935 		18.0
CAREER		 14.1
LONG PEAK		 10.3
SHORT PEAK		 13.4
PRIME		 3.6
CHWAR		 -3.9
ADJ		 94.3
TOTAL
81 Jody Davis
1981—1990 		15.0
CAREER		 16.0
LONG PEAK		 9.0
SHORT PEAK		 13.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 93.6
TOTAL
82 Muddy Ruel
1915—1934 		17.8
CAREER		 13.6
LONG PEAK		 8.1
SHORT PEAK		 13.9
PRIME		 4.8
CHWAR		 -3.9
ADJ		 91.9
TOTAL
83 Alex Avila
2009—2021 		17.1
CAREER		 15.5
LONG PEAK		 10.0
SHORT PEAK		 10.0
PRIME		 2.2
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 91.7
TOTAL
84 Miguel Montero
2006—2018 		13.9
CAREER		 14.9
LONG PEAK		 11.2
SHORT PEAK		 13.1
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 91.3
TOTAL
85 Hank Gowdy
1910—1930 		21.6
CAREER		 12.3
LONG PEAK		 6.3
SHORT PEAK		 11.6
PRIME		 5.5
CHWAR		 -4.4
ADJ		 90.4
TOTAL
86 Paul LoDuca
1998—2008 		13.4
CAREER		 14.0
LONG PEAK		 8.7
SHORT PEAK		 14.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 89.6
TOTAL
87 Steve Yeager
1972—1986 		16.7
CAREER		 13.5
LONG PEAK		 7.5
SHORT PEAK		 11.2
PRIME		 7.3
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 88.7
TOTAL
88 Benito Santiago
1986—2005 		17.8
CAREER		 12.1
LONG PEAK		 6.1
SHORT PEAK		 12.2
PRIME		 2.6
CHWAR		 1.0
ADJ		 88.5
TOTAL
89 Clay Dalrymple
1960—1971 		15.3
CAREER		 13.5
LONG PEAK		 9.5
SHORT PEAK		 11.8
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.8
ADJ		 88.0
TOTAL
90 Don Slaught
1982—1997 		18.3
CAREER		 13.6
LONG PEAK		 6.7
SHORT PEAK		 10.3
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 87.6
TOTAL
91 Brad Ausmus
1993—2010 		15.8
CAREER		 14.3
LONG PEAK		 9.3
SHORT PEAK		 10.5
PRIME		 0.6
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 87.0
TOTAL
92 Bubbles Hargrave
1913—1930 		14.7
CAREER		 15.9
LONG PEAK		 10.1
SHORT PEAK		 11.4
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -3.4
ADJ		 86.8
TOTAL
93 Yasmani Grandal
2012—2021 		15.2
CAREER		 13.3
LONG PEAK		 7.3
SHORT PEAK		 12.0
PRIME		 5.5
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 85.4
TOTAL
94 Harry Danning
1933—1942 		14.8
CAREER		 14.1
LONG PEAK		 9.0
SHORT PEAK		 11.6
PRIME		 1.3
CHWAR		 -1.6
ADJ		 85.1
TOTAL
95 Hank Severeid
1911—1926 		17.4
CAREER		 13.8
LONG PEAK		 6.7
SHORT PEAK		 11.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -4.2
ADJ		 85.0
TOTAL
96 Stan Lopata
1948—1960 		13.5
CAREER		 14.3
LONG PEAK		 8.7
SHORT PEAK		 11.7
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 -0.2
ADJ		 83.9
TOTAL
97 Mike Lieberthal
1994—2007 		14.2
CAREER		 13.7
LONG PEAK		 8.5
SHORT PEAK		 10.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 82.5
TOTAL
98 Ray Fosse
1967—1979 		11.9
CAREER		 14.0
LONG PEAK		 9.9
SHORT PEAK		 11.7
PRIME		 3.1
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 82.0
TOTAL
99 Chris Iannetta
2006—2019 		14.6
CAREER		 14.9
LONG PEAK		 8.5
SHORT PEAK		 8.9
PRIME		 0.0
CHWAR		 0.0
ADJ		 81.6
TOTAL
100 Sandy Alomar Jr.
1988—2007 		13.9
CAREER		 13.4
LONG PEAK		 8.8
SHORT PEAK		 8.6
PRIME		 5.2
CHWAR		 1.5
ADJ		 79.1
TOTAL
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