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He had the best career caught-stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68% (versus a league average of 31%), and he had nine seasons with a caught-stealing rate of 50% or higher. [3] Only one major league catcher (Yadier Molina) has more putouts. Rodríguez recorded 2,844 hits in his career, the most of any catcher in MLB history.
Yadier Molina, the leader in all-time putouts by a catcher. The catcher is a defensive position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called ...
[1] [63] [30] [33] He led the National League three times in caught stealing percentage and ended his career with a .990 fielding percentage at catcher and an overall .987 fielding percentage. [1] He caught 118 shutouts during his career, ranking him 12th all-time among major league catchers. [ 64 ]
Henderson was caught stealing 335 times in his career, including a record 293 times in the American League. Lou Brock, who ranks second on the all-time stolen base list and holds the National League record for career steals with 938, also holds the National League record for times caught stealing. Brock, who spent his entire career in the ...
Most runners caught stealing: 810, Deacon McGuire [21] Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Deacon McGuire [22] Most stolen base attempts: 2,308, Deacon McGuire; Highest caught stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella [23] Most games caught: 2,427, Iván Rodríguez [24] Most caught no hitters: 4, Jason Varitek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015.
Records for consecutive successful stolen base attempts are limited by the available data, as times caught stealing has been recorded officially only since 1920. Max Carey established a mark in 1922–23 of 36 consecutive stolen bases without being caught, [30] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975.
It was the latest sweet swing amid a spectacular start to 2024 for the 26-year-old catcher, whose 195 wRC+ currently ranks top-12 among qualified hitters and, unsurprisingly, first among his ...
[1] [22] Grote posted a .991 fielding percentage and his 56.3% caught stealing percentage was second-best among National League catchers. [23] He was also credited with guiding a Mets young pitching staff that led the league in victories and shutouts and finished second in team earned run average. [5] [24]