Earl Battey

Catcher

1955—1967

BORN

January 5, 1935, in Los Angeles, CA

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HT / WT

6-1 / 205

MLB DEBUT

September 10, 1955

FINAL GAME

September 27, 1967

PRIMARY TEAM

Minnesota Twins

.270

BATTING AVERAGE

969

HITS

18.8

WAR

.349

ON-BASE PCT

104

18.7

WAR7

.409

SLUGGING

.757

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

2.7

WAR PER SEASON

Earl Battey

— # 79 RANKED AT POSITION —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Battey	18.8	18.7	13.9	10.6	18.8	2.7
AVG HOFer	53.5	35.0	25.5	17.5	44.3	4.4

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Earl Battey Rank?

Ranking Among Catchers by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
82	73	78	79	79

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Catchers