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Steve Yeager

#88 RANKED AT POSITION
1972—1986
Catcher
BORN
November 24, 1948, in Huntington, WV
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 190
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers
.228
BATTING AVERAGE
1269
GAMES
17.7
WAR
.298
ON-BASE PCT
357
RUNS
14.7
WAR7
.355
SLUGGING
816
HITS
8.1
WAR3
.653
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
102
HOME RUNS
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Nearly became baseball’s second fatality when he was struck in the neck by a jagged piece of a bat. Physician hopped out of the stands and helped save Yeager’s life.

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Yeager
CAREER
17.7
LONG PEAK
14.7
PRIME
12.2
SHORT PEAK
8.1
JAWS
16.2
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 Steve Yeager Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
88
CAREER
88
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
95
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
91
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

Yeager
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.017.714.712.28.116.22.253.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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