I don't know that you can really talk about Mauer as a catcher the same way you can talk about Posey or Molina.
Mauer appeared in 921 games as catcher but also 603 games as a first baseman. Compare that to Posey who appeared as a catcher in 1,093 games and only 229 at first base.
I think Mauer had essentially two careers, one as the premier catcher in the American League and another as a league average first baseman.
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