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Analysis By Position 2005: Catchers

Valadius Oct 09 2005 04:25 PM

This is the first of my position analysis series for 2005. This series will hopefully demonstrate my hypothesis that 2005 was a turning point in terms of moving from one generation of major leaguers to the next. The data is not sorted yet, and I may end up making some sort of table, but I don't know how to yet. Key to parentheses - (Age at end of calendar year, # of big league seasons) Victor Martinez (27, 3) .305, 20 HR, 80 RBI, .853 OPS Jason Varitek (33, 8) .281, 22 HR, 70 RBI, .856 OPS Joe Mauer (22, 2) .294, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 13 SB, .783 OPS Jorge Posada (34, 9) .262, 19 HR, 71 RBI, .782 OPS Ivan Rodriguez (34, 15) .276, 14 HR, 50 RBI, .735 OPS Bengie Molina (31, 6) .295, 15 HR, 69 RBI, .782 OPS Javier Valentin (30, 5) .281, 14 HR, 50 RBI, .883 OPS Michael Barrett (29, 7) .276, 16 HR, 61 RBI, .824 OPS Rod Barajas (30, 4) .254, 21 HR, 60 RBI, .771 OPS A.J. Pierzynski (29, 5) .257, 18 HR, 56 RBI, .728 OPS Jason Kendall (31, 10) .271, 0 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB, .666 OPS Ramon Hernandez (29, 7) .290, 12 HR, 58 RBI, .772 OPS Javy Lopez (35, 12) .278, 15 HR, 49 RBI, .780 OPS Gregg Zaun (34, 11) .251, 11 HR, 61 RBI, .729 OPS Paul Lo Duca (33, 5) .283, 6 HR, 57 RBI, .714 OPS Mike Piazza (37, 13) .251, 19 HR, 62 RBI, .778 OPS Jason LaRue (31, 5) .260, 14 HR, 60 RBI, .806 OPS Mike Lieberthal (33, 10) .263, 12 HR, 47 RBI, .755 OPS Damian Miller (36, 8) .273, 9 HR, 43 RBI, .753 OPS Mike Matheny (35, 11) .242, 13 HR, 59 RBI, .701 OPS Brian Schneider (29, 4) .268, 10 HR, 44 RBI, .739 OPS Toby Hall (30, 5) .287, 5 HR, 48 RBI, .683 OPS John Buck (25, 2) .242, 12 HR, 47 RBI, .676 OPS Yadier Molina (23, 2) .252, 8 HR, 49 RBI, .654 OPS Brad Ausmus (36, 13) .258, 3 HR, 47 RBI, .682 OPS Ryan Doumit (24, 1) .255, 6 HR, 35 RBI, .722 OPS Brian McCann (21, 1) .278, 5 HR, 23 RBI, .745 OPS Dioner Navarro (21, 1) .273, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .729 OPS

MFS62 Oct 09 2005 04:30 PM

Jason Kendall - No home runs? As on ZERO? I noticed that the other day. No wonder he's been leading off. :) Later

TheOldMole Oct 09 2005 05:15 PM

Looks to me like it illustrates "no turning point."

Valadius Oct 09 2005 05:18 PM

For catchers. You wait for the first basemen.

TheOldMole Oct 09 2005 05:29 PM

I have been, ever since Olerud.

smg58 Oct 09 2005 10:28 PM

That's interesting, as the top two catchers play for teams whose AAA clubs also had catchers with big years. Kelly Shoppach has been mentioned a lot, but does anybody know what the Indians plan to do with Ryan Garko?

DocTee Oct 10 2005 12:02 AM

How are these guys listed/ranked?

Valadius Oct 10 2005 12:07 AM

I haven't listed/ranked them yet. This is just raw data.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2005 12:19 AM

And remember, what you're trying to do with this stuff (I think) is not only to show how there's an aging group of players are on their way out while a fresh new batch is on their way in, but that this sort of turnover is somehow unique or more dramatic in this time period.

Valadius Oct 10 2005 12:24 AM

Exactly. It'll be a while before I start going back in time, though.