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Roger Bresnahan

#34 RANKED AT POSITION
1897—1915
Catcher
BORN
June 11, 1879, in Toledo, OH
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 200
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Giants
.279
BATTING AVERAGE
1446
GAMES
42.1
WAR
.386
ON-BASE PCT
682
RUNS
30.5
WAR7
.377
SLUGGING
1252
HITS
16.0
WAR3
.764
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
26
HOME RUNS
4.7
WAR PER SEASON
Reportedly first catcher to wear shinguards. Starred for McGraw’s Giants in early 1900s.
Hall of Fame

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bresnahan
CAREER
42.1
LONG PEAK
30.5
PRIME
22.9
SHORT PEAK
16.0
JAWS
36.3
WAR PER
4.7
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 Roger Bresnahan Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
34
CAREER
22
LONG PEAK
20
PRIME
18
SHORT PEAK
21
JAWS
22
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

Bresnahan
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.042.130.522.91636.34.753.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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