Joe Torre

#10 RANKED AT POSITION

1960—1977

Catcher

BORN

July 18, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-2 / 212

PRIMARY TEAM

Atlanta Braves

.297

BATTING AVERAGE

2209

GAMES

57.6 WAR

.365

ON-BASE PCT

996 RUNS

37.4 WAR7

.452

SLUGGING

2342

HITS

17.9 WAR3

.817

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

252 HOME RUNS

4.2 WAR PER SEASON

Better player than you think he was; not as great a manager as you think he was. Longtime executive John McHale said of Torre the manager: “He didn’t respond to discipline as a player, but that’s what he’s strong on now.”

9-TIME
ALL-STAR

Braves
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Torre	CAREER 57.6	LONG PEAK 37.4	PRIME 25.7	SHORT PEAK 17.9	JAWS 47.5	WAR PER 4.2
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 Joe Torre Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 10	CAREER 8	LONG PEAK 8	PRIME 13	SHORT PEAK 13	JAWS 8
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