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Ray Schalk

#43 RANKED AT POSITION
1912—1929
Catcher
BORN
August 12, 1892, in Harvel, IL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 165
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox
.253
BATTING AVERAGE
1762
GAMES
32.9
WAR
.340
ON-BASE PCT
579
RUNS
25.7
WAR7
.316
SLUGGING
1345
HITS
12.2
WAR3
.656
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
11
HOME RUNS
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
The best defensive catcher in baseball before World War II.
Hall of Fame
1917
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Schalk
CAREER
32.9
LONG PEAK
25.7
PRIME
18.0
SHORT PEAK
12.2
JAWS
29.3
WAR PER
3.0
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 Ray Schalk Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
43
CAREER
34
LONG PEAK
50
PRIME
36
SHORT PEAK
82
JAWS
35
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

Schalk
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.032.925.71812.229.3353.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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