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Thurman Munson

#9 RANKED AT POSITION
1969—1979
Catcher
BORN
June 7, 1947, in Akron, OH
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 190
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.292
BATTING AVERAGE
1423
GAMES
46.1
WAR
.346
ON-BASE PCT
696
RUNS
37.1
WAR7
.410
SLUGGING
1558
HITS
19.3
WAR3
.756
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
113
HOME RUNS
5.2
WAR PER SEASON
Great Yankee catcher and team leader who died mid-season when the plane he piloted crashed.
7-TIME
ALL-STAR
Yankees
ALL-TIME TEAM
1977-78
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Munson
CAREER
46.1
LONG PEAK
37.1
PRIME
27.0
SHORT PEAK
19.3
JAWS
41.6
WAR PER
5.2
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 Thurman Munson Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
9
CAREER
17
LONG PEAK
9
PRIME
10
SHORT PEAK
8
JAWS
14
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

Munson
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.046.137.12719.341.65.253.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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