Mickey Cochrane

#19 RANKED AT POSITION

1925—1937

Catcher

BORN

April 6, 1903, in Bridgewater, MA

BATS / THROWS

Left / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 180

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia A's

.320

BATTING AVERAGE

1482

GAMES

49.8 WAR

.419

ON-BASE PCT

1041

RUNS

36.6 WAR7

.478

SLUGGING

1652

HITS

17.7 WAR3

.897

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

119 HOME RUNS

5.4 WAR PER SEASON

One of the most intense players in history, batted .320 and was baseball’s best all-around catcher in the 1920s and early 1930s. Managed and played the Tigers to their first World Series title in 1935.

Hall of Fame

2-TIME
ALL-STAR

A's
ALL-TIME TEAM

1929-30, 1935
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Cochrane	CAREER 49.8	LONG PEAK 36.6	PRIME 27.0	SHORT PEAK 17.7	JAWS 43.2	WAR PER 5.4
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 Mickey Cochrane Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 19	CAREER 13	LONG PEAK 12	PRIME 9	SHORT PEAK 14	JAWS 12
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