Rick Cerone

Catcher

1975—1992

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
NR

Player Detail

Richard Aldo
GIVEN NAME
Cerone
SURNAME
May 19, 1954, in Newark, NJ
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1975—1992
Playing Career
Played from 21-38
PLAYING AGE
Cleveland Indians
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
Montreal Expos
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 192
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 17, 1975
Major League Debut
July 10, 1992
FINAL GAME

40

HITTING

40

POWER

40

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In 1981, Cerone recorded “A Long Run Home,” a song released as a 7″ single.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1329
998
59
436
.245

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1980 Yankees

26 Years Old

.278
AVG
14
HR
85
RBI
70
RUNS
.321
OBP
144
HITS
30
2B
4
3B
.432
SLG
32
BB
1
SB
4.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.245
.301
.343

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.644
.682
94.9

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
9.2
43.9

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

One Degree Of Separation

In the years after the death of Thurman Munson, Cerone and Wynegar often split time behind the plate for the Yankees.

Contemporaries

Rick Cerone 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
Cerone
542
133
52
25
2
8
58
43
60
1
186
179
.245
.301
.343
644
AVG C
536
133
57
23
2
12
49
82
3
198
186
.248
.313
.369
.682

Rick Cerone Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
189
NR
NR
NR
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
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Rick Cerone PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
8.0
10.5
4.5
7.2
0.97
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Rick Cerone
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
91.7
120.3
UNK
82.5
11.1
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Rick Cerone
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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