Earl Battey

Catcher

1955—1967

earl-battey
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#78

Player Detail

Earl Jesse
GIVEN NAME
Battey
SURNAME
January 5, 1935, in Los Angeles, CA
BORN
November 15, 2003, in Ocala, FL, USA
DIED
1955—1967
Playing Career
Played from 20-32
PLAYING AGE
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Minnesota Twins
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 205
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 10, 1955
Major League Debut
September 27, 1967
FINAL GAME

55

HITTING

55

POWER

35

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Earl was one of the top catchers in the American League in the 1960s, winning three consecutive Gold Glove Awards between 1960 and 1962.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1141
969
104
449
.270
7 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

BEST SEASON

1963 Twins

28 Years Old

.285
AVG
26
HR
84
RBI
64
RUNS
.369
OBP
145
HITS
17
2B
1
3B
.476
SLG
61
BB
0
SB
4.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.270
.349
.409

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.757
.692
109.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
18.7
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

As young catchers, Battey and Romano battled each other for the backup role to starter Sherm Lollar.

Contemporaries

Earl Battey Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Battey
524
142
57
22
2
15
66
62
69
2
214
207
.270
.349
.409
757
AVG C
536
133
55
21
3
14
51
76
2
201
189
.249
.317
.375
.692

Earl Battey Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
78
86
61
76
69
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
78
70
74
73
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Earl Battey PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
18.8
18.7
13.9
10.6
2.66
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Earl Battey
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
143.8
130.8
102.0
67.4
20.4
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Earl Battey
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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