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Johnny Kling

#67 RANKED AT POSITION
1900—1913
Catcher
BORN
November 13, 1875, in Kansas City, MO
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 160
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago Cubs
.272
BATTING AVERAGE
1261
GAMES
29.1
WAR
.319
ON-BASE PCT
475
RUNS
25.9
WAR7
.357
SLUGGING
1154
HITS
14.2
WAR3
.676
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
20
HOME RUNS
3.7
WAR PER SEASON
The catcher on the Cubs great teams of the early 20th century. Overshadowed by Tinker, Evers, and Chance.
1907-08
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Kling
CAREER
29.1
LONG PEAK
25.9
PRIME
15.5
SHORT PEAK
14.2
JAWS
27.5
WAR PER
3.7
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 Johnny Kling Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
67
CAREER
41
LONG PEAK
47
PRIME
61
SHORT PEAK
68
JAWS
44
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Kling
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.029.125.915.514.227.53.753.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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