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Bill Freehan

#13 RANKED AT POSITION
1961—1976
Catcher
BORN
November 29, 1941, in Detroit, MI
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-3 / 203
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.262
BATTING AVERAGE
1774
GAMES
44.8
WAR
.340
ON-BASE PCT
706
RUNS
33.8
WAR7
.412
SLUGGING
1591
HITS
18.3
WAR3
.752
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
200
HOME RUNS
4.1
WAR PER SEASON
Best catcher in the American League for a decade starting in the early 1960s. Famously blocked a non-sliding Lou Brock off the plate in a pivotal victory in Game Five of the 1968 World Series.
11-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1968
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Freehan
CAREER
44.8
LONG PEAK
33.8
PRIME
22.5
SHORT PEAK
18.3
JAWS
39.3
WAR PER
4.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Bill Freehan Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
13
CAREER
19
LONG PEAK
17
PRIME
19
SHORT PEAK
11
JAWS
17
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Freehan
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.044.833.822.518.339.34.153.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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