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Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard
You are absolutely right about the Big Train, I formally change Cy to Walter.
As for catchers though, I stand by my Piazza choice, his offensive stats don't exactly dwarf Bench's, but they are quite a bit better. Piazza's slash line destroys that of Bench. Piazza was easily the greatest hitting catcher of all time, so it comes down to the glove.
Here are the offensive and defensive stats and Bench shines in throwing runners out and Total Fielding Runs Above Average (Piazza's is terrible), but Piazza beats them all in range (he was underrated on defense, although not exactly great). Very interesting stuff. I would definitely put Piazza as the GOAT at the catching position, especially after seeing these comparisons.
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Yeah, I agree Piazza was a bit underrated on defense. He actually had a career positive defensive WAR (albeit slightly)
But overall, I think it's hard to go with anyone but Johnny Bench or Josh Gibson.
I do want to give a shout out to Campanella though. I think his peak was really strong, and he is the All-Time leader in % throwing out would-be base-stealers and an
unbelievable 57.4%