Always nice to learn a little more about a relatively obscure player.
Are the WAR and other stats you provided just for the years the players played catcher?
And do you happen to have a source for the WAR per 650 plate appearances stat you cite? That is an interesting statistic. I'd like to see the other guys leading the list.
I might include Gene Tenace in the conversation as the most worthy pre-1980 catcher. Yes, he retired in 1983, but most of his good years were in the 70s. Tenace's career OPS+ was 136.
Bill Freehan was pretty solid as well, as he was an 11x All Star with 5 Gold Gloves.
Last edited by cgjackson222; 01-15-2023 at 12:33 PM.
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