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.
TOTAL = (2x Career)+(1.75x Long Peak)+(Short Peak)+(2x Prime) adjusted for era, timeline, and other factors.
1Johnny Bench
1967—1983		75.2
CAREER		47.2
LONG PEAK		23.9
SHORT PEAK		32.7
PRIME		302.0
TOTAL
2Josh Gibson
1930—1946		72.8
CAREER		56.8
LONG PEAK		30.5
SHORT PEAK		44.2
PRIME		299.5
TOTAL
3Gary Carter
1974—1992		70.1
CAREER		48.2
LONG PEAK		23.1
SHORT PEAK		35.8
PRIME		299.2
TOTAL
4Carlton Fisk
1969—1993		68.4
CAREER		37.7
LONG PEAK		20.3
SHORT PEAK		23.2
PRIME		252.3
TOTAL
5Joe Mauer
2004—2018		55.3
CAREER		39.0
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		28.9
PRIME		247.8
TOTAL
6Yogi Berra
1946—1965		59.5
CAREER		36.8
LONG PEAK		17.4
SHORT PEAK		27.5
PRIME		229.3
TOTAL
7Buster Posey
2009—2021		44.9
CAREER		36.7
LONG PEAK		18.8
SHORT PEAK		29.2
PRIME		229.1
TOTAL
8Ivan Rodriguez
1991—2011		68.7
CAREER		39.6
LONG PEAK		19.3
SHORT PEAK		30.3
PRIME		228.5
TOTAL
9Thurman Munson
1969—1979		46.0
CAREER		37.0
LONG PEAK		19.3
SHORT PEAK		27
PRIME		219.9
TOTAL
10Ted Simmons
1968—1988		50.3
CAREER		34.8
LONG PEAK		16.2
SHORT PEAK		22.9
PRIME		206.2
TOTAL
11Bill Dickey
1928—1946		57.3
CAREER		35.9
LONG PEAK		18.1
SHORT PEAK		26.3
PRIME		203.2
TOTAL
12Mike Piazza
1992—2007		59.6
CAREER		42.2
LONG PEAK		21.9
SHORT PEAK		30.9
PRIME		197.7
TOTAL
13Bill Freehan
1961—1976		44.7
CAREER		33.7
LONG PEAK		18.3
SHORT PEAK		22.5
PRIME		196.4
TOTAL
14Jorge Posada
1995—2011		42.7
CAREER		32.9
LONG PEAK		16.8
SHORT PEAK		23.2
PRIME		195.4
TOTAL
15Roy Campanella
1937—1957		35.6
CAREER		34.3
LONG PEAK		18.9
SHORT PEAK		26.9
PRIME		195.3
TOTAL
16Mickey Cochrane
1925—1937		49.1
CAREER		36.2
LONG PEAK		17.6
SHORT PEAK		27
PRIME		191.9
TOTAL
17Yadier Molina
2004—2021		42.1
CAREER		28.7
LONG PEAK		16.5
SHORT PEAK		22.4
PRIME		191.0
TOTAL
18Joe Torre
1960—1977		57.6
CAREER		37.2
LONG PEAK		17.8
SHORT PEAK		25.7
PRIME		185.2
TOTAL
19Gene Tenace
1969—1983		46.8
CAREER		34.9
LONG PEAK		16.3
SHORT PEAK		25.4
PRIME		184.9
TOTAL
20Jim Sundberg
1974—1989		40.5
CAREER		28.6
LONG PEAK		14.3
SHORT PEAK		21.3
PRIME		181.9
TOTAL
21Gabby Hartnett
1922—1941		56.9
CAREER		31.0
LONG PEAK		15.1
SHORT PEAK		20.6
PRIME		179.0
TOTAL
22Jason Kendall
1996—2010		41.7
CAREER		30.4
LONG PEAK		14.6
SHORT PEAK		20
PRIME		179.0
TOTAL
23Darrell Porter
1971—1987		40.9
CAREER		29.0
LONG PEAK		15.7
SHORT PEAK		18.3
PRIME		173.3
TOTAL
24Lance Parrish
1977—1995		39.5
CAREER		28.4
LONG PEAK		14.3
SHORT PEAK		19.5
PRIME		170.9
TOTAL
25Russell Martin
2006—2019		38.8
CAREER		26.7
LONG PEAK		15.0
SHORT PEAK		16.7
PRIME		168.4
TOTAL
26Biz Mackey
1920—1947		48.3
CAREER		29.9
LONG PEAK		16.5
SHORT PEAK		20.4
PRIME		168.1
TOTAL
27Salvador Perez
2011—2021		29.7
CAREER		24.0
LONG PEAK		13.2
SHORT PEAK		15.2
PRIME		152.9
TOTAL
28Brian McCann
2005—2019		31.9
CAREER		24.5
LONG PEAK		13.4
SHORT PEAK		17.6
PRIME		151.1
TOTAL
29Mickey Tettleton
1984—1997		29.4
CAREER		24.7
LONG PEAK		14.9
SHORT PEAK		20.7
PRIME		150.5
TOTAL
30Roger Bresnahan
1897—1915		42.1
CAREER		30.5
LONG PEAK		16.0
SHORT PEAK		22.9
PRIME		149.5
TOTAL
31Elston Howard
1955—1968		27.1
CAREER		26.6
LONG PEAK		16.0
SHORT PEAK		20.7
PRIME		149.4
TOTAL
32Wally Schang
1913—1931		47.9
CAREER		25.2
LONG PEAK		12.3
SHORT PEAK		17.5
PRIME		148.6
TOTAL
33J.T. Realmuto
2014—2021		23.3
CAREER		23.3
LONG PEAK		13.5
SHORT PEAK		18.3
PRIME		143.1
TOTAL
34Manny Sanguillen
1967—1980		27.6
CAREER		26.4
LONG PEAK		13.7
SHORT PEAK		18.9
PRIME		141.6
TOTAL
35Tony Pena
1980—1997		24.7
CAREER		24.7
LONG PEAK		13.8
SHORT PEAK		20.7
PRIME		139.9
TOTAL
36Javy Lopez
1992—2006		29.7
CAREER		24.8
LONG PEAK		15.1
SHORT PEAK		15.3
PRIME		139.4
TOTAL
37Ernie Lombardi
1931—1947		39.5
CAREER		25.0
LONG PEAK		12.3
SHORT PEAK		17.7
PRIME		139.0
TOTAL
38Louis Santop
1910—1926		40.3
CAREER		25.8
LONG PEAK		14.1
SHORT PEAK		16
PRIME		138.5
TOTAL
39Victor Martinez
2002—2018		31.9
CAREER		28.3
LONG PEAK		15.0
SHORT PEAK		17.1
PRIME		137.4
TOTAL
40Del Crandall
1949—1966		28.2
CAREER		24.6
LONG PEAK		13.6
SHORT PEAK		17.3
PRIME		136.5
TOTAL
41Tom Haller
1961—1972		29.3
CAREER		24.0
LONG PEAK		12.2
SHORT PEAK		17.6
PRIME		136.3
TOTAL
42Chris Hoiles
1989—1998		23.5
CAREER		22.3
LONG PEAK		13.3
SHORT PEAK		18.6
PRIME		133.7
TOTAL
43Tim McCarver
1959—1980		28.3
CAREER		21.5
LONG PEAK		12.8
SHORT PEAK		17.3
PRIME		133.6
TOTAL
44Terry Steinbach
1986—1999		28.0
CAREER		21.5
LONG PEAK		10.9
SHORT PEAK		15.6
PRIME		133.2
TOTAL
45Darren Daulton
1983—1997		23.0
CAREER		22.2
LONG PEAK		15.8
SHORT PEAK		18.3
PRIME		132.4
TOTAL
46Smoky Burgess
1949—1967		33.3
CAREER		23.0
LONG PEAK		10.6
SHORT PEAK		14.6
PRIME		130.9
TOTAL
47Ed Bailey
1953—1966		27.2
CAREER		23.0
LONG PEAK		12.2
SHORT PEAK		17.4
PRIME		127.4
TOTAL
48Mike Scioscia
1980—1992		26.1
CAREER		21.7
LONG PEAK		12.1
SHORT PEAK		15.7
PRIME		125.8
TOTAL
49Butch Wynegar
1976—1988		26.5
CAREER		22.8
LONG PEAK		11.8
SHORT PEAK		15.4
PRIME		124.8
TOTAL
50Walker Cooper
1940—1957		27.3
CAREER		23.0
LONG PEAK		12.4
SHORT PEAK		15
PRIME		123.7
TOTAL
51Sherm Lollar
1946—1963		30.1
CAREER		21.9
LONG PEAK		10.8
SHORT PEAK		15.7
PRIME		123.5
TOTAL
52Ray Schalk
1912—1929		33.0
CAREER		22.0
LONG PEAK		10.5
SHORT PEAK		18
PRIME		120.0
TOTAL
53Terry Kennedy
1978—1991		21.6
CAREER		19.3
LONG PEAK		11.6
SHORT PEAK		17
PRIME		119.2
TOTAL
54Jonathan Lucroy
2010—2021		17.7
CAREER		19.2
LONG PEAK		13.7
SHORT PEAK		17.6
PRIME		118.4
TOTAL
55Charles Johnson
1994—2005		22.6
CAREER		20.4
LONG PEAK		12.6
SHORT PEAK		16.1
PRIME		117.2
TOTAL
56Bob Boone
1972—1990		27.4
CAREER		20.2
LONG PEAK		10.5
SHORT PEAK		12.2
PRIME		115.5
TOTAL
57Mike Stanley
1986—2000		20.9
CAREER		19.4
LONG PEAK		11.3
SHORT PEAK		15.4
PRIME		115.4
TOTAL
58Mike Napoli
2006—2017		26.3
CAREER		22.7
LONG PEAK		12.7
SHORT PEAK		16.6
PRIME		115.3
TOTAL
59Jason Varitek
1997—2011		24.2
CAREER		18.7
LONG PEAK		10.9
SHORT PEAK		14.4
PRIME		114.1
TOTAL
60Johnny Bassler
1913—1927		21.3
CAREER		19.7
LONG PEAK		10.9
SHORT PEAK		18.8
PRIME		112.1
TOTAL
61Ramon Hernandez
1999—2013		22.1
CAREER		18.8
LONG PEAK		10.6
SHORT PEAK		14.9
PRIME		111.1
TOTAL
62Rick Dempsey
1969—1992		25.1
CAREER		17.4
LONG PEAK		9.4
SHORT PEAK		12.7
PRIME		110.8
TOTAL
63Rick Ferrell
1929—1947		29.8
CAREER		19.7
LONG PEAK		9.1
SHORT PEAK		16.6
PRIME		110.1
TOTAL
64John Stearns
1974—1984		19.7
CAREER		19.5
LONG PEAK		12.5
SHORT PEAK		14.7
PRIME		109.8
TOTAL
65John Romano
1958—1967		20.9
CAREER		20.0
LONG PEAK		11.8
SHORT PEAK		15
PRIME		109.0
TOTAL
66Matt Wieters
2009—2020		18.3
CAREER		17.3
LONG PEAK		11.9
SHORT PEAK		14.5
PRIME		108.0
TOTAL
67John Roseboro
1957—1970		22.5
CAREER		19.4
LONG PEAK		10.3
SHORT PEAK		13.6
PRIME		107.1
TOTAL
68A.J. Pierzynski
1998—2016		23.8
CAREER		18.0
LONG PEAK		9.9
SHORT PEAK		11.5
PRIME		107.0
TOTAL
69Johnny Kling
1900—1913		29.0
CAREER		22.4
LONG PEAK		11.4
SHORT PEAK		15.5
PRIME		106.9
TOTAL
70Steve O'Neill
1911—1928		26.1
CAREER		20.6
LONG PEAK		12.1
SHORT PEAK		16.8
PRIME		106.5
TOTAL
71Chief Meyers
1909—1917		25.2
CAREER		21.3
LONG PEAK		11.9
SHORT PEAK		18.1
PRIME		106.3
TOTAL
72Spud Davis
1928—1945		23.0
CAREER		21.2
LONG PEAK		12.0
SHORT PEAK		15.6
PRIME		105.2
TOTAL
73Carlos Ruiz
2006—2017		22.5
CAREER		20.9
LONG PEAK		11.8
SHORT PEAK		16.2
PRIME		104.5
TOTAL
74Kurt Suzuki
2007—2021		19.9
CAREER		18.3
LONG PEAK		10.0
SHORT PEAK		11.4
PRIME		102.8
TOTAL
75Joe Ferguson
1970—1983		21.0
CAREER		19.7
LONG PEAK		13.2
SHORT PEAK		9.9
PRIME		101.8
TOTAL
76Andy Seminick
1943—1957		21.5
CAREER		18.7
LONG PEAK		10.8
SHORT PEAK		15
PRIME		99.8
TOTAL
77Earl Battey
1955—1967		18.8
CAREER		18.7
LONG PEAK		10.6
SHORT PEAK		13.9
PRIME		98.8
TOTAL
78Ernie Whitt
1976—1991		18.3
CAREER		18.3
LONG PEAK		8.9
SHORT PEAK		13.1
PRIME		96.0
TOTAL
79Quincy Trouppe
1930—1952		21.1
CAREER		17.0
LONG PEAK		12.0
SHORT PEAK		16
PRIME		94.5
TOTAL
80Bob O'Farrell
1915—1935		21.3
CAREER		17.1
LONG PEAK		12.4
SHORT PEAK		16.2
PRIME		94.3
TOTAL
81Jody Davis
1981—1990		15.8
CAREER		16.9
LONG PEAK		9.8
SHORT PEAK		14.4
PRIME		93.6
TOTAL
82Muddy Ruel
1915—1934		20.5
CAREER		16.4
LONG PEAK		9.8
SHORT PEAK		16.8
PRIME		91.9
TOTAL
83Alex Avila
2009—2021		16.8
CAREER		15.5
LONG PEAK		10.2
SHORT PEAK		10.2
PRIME		91.7
TOTAL
84Miguel Montero
2006—2018		14.3
CAREER		15.3
LONG PEAK		11.5
SHORT PEAK		13.4
PRIME		91.3
TOTAL
85Hank Gowdy
1910—1930		23.7
CAREER		13.7
LONG PEAK		7.1
SHORT PEAK		14.1
PRIME		90.4
TOTAL
86Paul LoDuca
1998—2008		17.9
CAREER		18.7
LONG PEAK		11.6
SHORT PEAK		16
PRIME		89.6
TOTAL
87Steve Yeager
1972—1986		17.9
CAREER		14.7
LONG PEAK		8.1
SHORT PEAK		12.2
PRIME		88.7
TOTAL
88Benito Santiago
1986—2005		27.4
CAREER		18.6
LONG PEAK		9.4
SHORT PEAK		13.1
PRIME		88.5
TOTAL
89Clay Dalrymple
1960—1971		16.8
CAREER		14.8
LONG PEAK		10.5
SHORT PEAK		13
PRIME		88.0
TOTAL
90Don Slaught
1982—1997		19.3
CAREER		14.7
LONG PEAK		7.2
SHORT PEAK		11.1
PRIME		87.6
TOTAL
91Brad Ausmus
1993—2010		16.5
CAREER		15.0
LONG PEAK		9.7
SHORT PEAK		11.2
PRIME		87.0
TOTAL
92Bubbles Hargrave
1913—1930		16.4
CAREER		17.9
LONG PEAK		12.3
SHORT PEAK		13.9
PRIME		86.8
TOTAL
93Yasmani Grandal
2012—2021		21.9
CAREER		19.2
LONG PEAK		10.5
SHORT PEAK		12.1
PRIME		85.4
TOTAL
94Harry Danning
1933—1942		14.7
CAREER		15.7
LONG PEAK		10.7
SHORT PEAK		13.9
PRIME		85.1
TOTAL
95Hank Severeid
1911—1926		18.6
CAREER		16.7
LONG PEAK		8.1
SHORT PEAK		14.2
PRIME		85.0
TOTAL
96Stan Lopata
1948—1960		15.3
CAREER		16.2
LONG PEAK		9.9
SHORT PEAK		13.3
PRIME		83.9
TOTAL
97Mike Lieberthal
1994—2007		15.3
CAREER		14.7
LONG PEAK		9.1
SHORT PEAK		11.7
PRIME		82.5
TOTAL
98Ray Fosse
1967—1979		12.9
CAREER		15.2
LONG PEAK		10.7
SHORT PEAK		12.7
PRIME		82.0
TOTAL
99Chris Iannetta
2006—2019		15.0
CAREER		15.3
LONG PEAK		8.7
SHORT PEAK		9.1
PRIME		81.6
TOTAL
100Sandy Alomar Jr.
1988—2007		13.7
CAREER		13.2
LONG PEAK		8.4
SHORT PEAK		9.2
PRIME		79.1
TOTAL
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