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In sabermetrics, the defensive spectrum is a graphical representation of the positions on a baseball field, arranged from the easiest (such as first base and the outfield corners) on the left to the hardest (such as the catcher and middle infielders) on the right.
Rank: Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 As) Number of recorded assists during the 2025 Major League Baseball season: MLB: Total career assists as a catcher in Major League Baseball * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame: Bold: Denotes active player. [a]
Richard Kendall of the Society for American Baseball Research devised a study that ranked Crandall as the fourth most dominating fielding catcher in major league history. [28] The youngest battery to play in the Major Leagues was the Boston Braves battery of Del Crandell catching and Johnny Antonnelli pitching, both were 19 years old at the time.
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 ...
In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the catcher is assigned the number 2. Because catching is generally regarded as the most grueling position in baseball, catchers have historically played fewer games than any other non-pitching position; it is still unusual for a player to catch all of their team's games for even a month.
Will Smith has been one of the Dodgers' best hitters since his debut in 2019. His work to improve on defense has made him one of baseball's best catchers.
Jake Beckley, the all-time leader in career putouts. In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by a Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (a tagout), catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (a Force out), catching a thrown ball and tagging a ...
That coupled with his defensive contributions gives him a team-best 5.2 WAR according to Baseball Reference, ahead of even Christian Walker (36 homers, 5.1 WAR) and Cy Young candidate Zac Gallen ...