Oct 20 2011 10:17 PM
As much fun as it has been to solicit votes for Metly post-season awards, many of these categories had an obvious standout. But no position category is so doomed to feature an obvious winner as catcher, where a single man staffs the position at once, and usually one guy has clear primacy in that role over his teammates, whether he's particularly good or not.
Not so much this year, even though there were few injuries and not trades. (But there was a suspension.)
Please vote for your top three Mets catchers of 2011. They will be awarded five points for each first-place vote, four for each second-place vote, etc. He with most points after a week is awarded the Crane Pool Forum Gary Carter Award for Outstanding Mets Catcher.
Three Mets made themselves eligible by catching for the Flushing Nine this season: Mike Nickeas, Ronny Paulino, and Josh Thole. If you want to fill out a five-man ballot, I won't stop you from including Eric Langill and Dave Racaniello. Just, you know, do it with some degree of seriousness. History is in your hands, here.
Please vote so we may honor the most esteemed of the Mets' catchers of 2011. In voting, please consider only the performance of the players in question that occurred while they were catching. (See the stats below.) Feel free to include your arguments in your posts or to add stats beyond those included. Tweeters, please send the word out to Crane Pool Nation.
Catcher Hitting
| Catchers | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ROE |
| Mike Nickeas | 18 | 57 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .192 | .250 | .269 | .519 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronny Paulino | 60 | 229 | 213 | 20 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | .282 | .316 | .371 | .687 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Josh Thole | 97 | 369 | 326 | 21 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 41 | .276 | .351 | .353 | .703 | 115 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Catcher Fielding (See Glossary of Terms Below)
| ? | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rctch | Rdrs | Rdrs/yr | RsbC | RerC | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
| Mike Nickeas | 20 | 15 | 13 | 143.2 | 124 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7.77 | 6.20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31% |
| Ronny Paulino | 68 | 56 | 46 | 511 | 412 | 375 | 30 | 7 | 3 | .983 | -4 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -3 | -1 | 7.13 | 5.96 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 20% |
| Josh Thole | 102 | 91 | 76 | 793.1 | 703 | 657 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .997 | -5 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -4 | -1 | 7.95 | 6.87 | 16 | 24 | 65 | 17 | 21% |
Glossary of Terms
G -- Games Caught.
GS -- Games Started at Catcher.
CG -- Complete Games at Catcher.
Inn -- Innings Played as Catcher.
Ch -- Defensive Chances. Putouts + Assists + Errors.
PO -- Putouts.
A -- Assists.
E -- Errors Committed.
DP -- Double Plays Turned.
Fld% -- Fielding Percentage. Putouts + Assists / (Putouts + Assists + Errors).
Rtot -- Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Avg. The number of runs above or below average the player was worth based on the number of plays made. This number combines the Rtz, Rdp, Rof, Rcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution.
Rtot/yr -- Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Avg per 1,200 Inn. The number of runs above or below average the fielder was worth per 1,200 Innings (approx 135 games). This number combines the Rtz, Rdp, Rof, Rcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution.
Rctch -- Total Zone Catcher Runs Above Avg. The number of runs above or below average the catcher was worth based on baserunner kills and baserunner advances.
Rdrs -- BIS Defensive Runs Saved Above Avg. The number of runs above or below average the player was worth based on the number of plays made. This number combines the Rpm, Rbdp, Rbof, Rbcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution.
Rdrs/yr -- BIS Defensive Runs Saved Above Avg per 1,200 Inn. The number of runs above or below average the fielder was worth per 1,200 Innings (approx 135 games). This number combines the Rpm, Rbdp, Rbof, Rbcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution.
RsbC -- BIS Catcher Runs Above Avg. The number of runs above or below average the catcher was worth based on baserunner kills and baserunner advances.
RerC -- BIS Catcher Pitch Calling Runs Above Avg. The number of runs above or below average the catcher was for the pitcher ERA.
RF/9 -- Range Factor per 9 Inn. 9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played.
RF/G -- Range Factor per Game. (Putouts + Assists) / Games Played.
PB -- Passed Balls.
WP -- Wild Pitches.
SB -- Stolen Bases.
CS -- Caught Stealing.
CS% -- Caught Stealing Percentage. CS / (SB + CS).
