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Rick Dempsey

Rick Dempsey

#59 RANKED AT POSITION
1969—1992
Catcher
BORN
September 13, 1949, in Fayetteville, TN
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 190
PRIMARY TEAM
Baltimore Orioles
.233
BATTING AVERAGE
1765
GAMES
25.3
WAR
.319
ON-BASE PCT
525
RUNS
17.3
WAR7
.347
SLUGGING
1093
HITS
9.4
WAR3
.666
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
96
HOME RUNS
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Handled pitchers well, loved to slide on wet tarps during rain delays.
1983
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Dempsey
CAREER
25.3
LONG PEAK
17.3
PRIME
12.7
SHORT PEAK
9.4
JAWS
21.3
WAR PER
2.3
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 Rick Dempsey Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
59
CAREER
57
LONG PEAK
83
PRIME
89
SHORT PEAK
98
JAWS
64
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

Dempsey
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.025.317.312.79.421.32.353.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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