List of Major League Baseball career assists as a catcher leaders

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Deacon McGuire, the all-time leader in assists by a catcher.

In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket.

Deacon McGuire[1][2] is the all-time leader with 1,860 career assists. Only 48 catchers have recorded 1,000 or more career assists, with Yadier Molina[3] being the only one active.

Key[]

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2021 As) Number of recorded assists during the 2021 Major League Baseball season.
A Total career assists.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List[]

Yadier Molina, the active leader and tied for 41st all-time in assists by a catcher.
  • Stats updated as of the 2021 season
Rank Player (2021 As) A
1 Deacon McGuire 1,860
2 Ray Schalk * 1,811
3 Steve O'Neill 1,698
4 Red Dooin 1,590
5 Charles Zimmer 1,580
6 Johnny Kling 1,554
7 Ivey Wingo 1,487
8 Wilbert Robinson * 1,454
9 Bill Bergen 1,444
Pop Snyder 1,444
11 Wally Schang 1,420
12 Duke Farrell 1,418
13 George Gibson 1,386
14 Oscar Stanage 1,381
15 Malachi Kittridge 1,363
16 Lou Criger 1,342
17 Frank Snyder 1,332
18 Bill Killefer 1,319
19 Billy Sullivan 1,314
20 Jack Warner 1,309
21 Gabby Hartnett * 1,254
22 Bill Rariden 1,231
23 Iván Rodríguez * 1,227
24 Gary Carter * 1,203
25 Roger Bresnahan * 1,195
26 Bob Boone 1,174
27 Muddy Ruel 1,136
28 Rick Ferrell * 1,127
29 Al López * 1,115
30 Hank Severeid 1,112
31 Heinie Peitz 1,095
32 Eddie Ainsmith 1,088
33 Luke Sewell 1,084
34 Jack Clements 1,082
35 Frank Bowerman 1,077
36 Silver Flint 1,071
37 Otto Miller 1,053
38 Charlie Bennett 1,048
Carlton Fisk * 1,048
40 Tony Peña 1,045
41 Yadier Molina (49) 1,037
Cy Perkins 1,037
43 Ed McFarland 1,024
44 Buck Ewing * 1,017
45 Bill Holbert 1,013
46 Jim Sundberg 1,007
47 Doc Bushong 1,001
48 Hank Gowdy 1,000
49 Chief Meyers 996
50 Pat Moran 990
Rank Player (2021 As) A
51 Jason Kendall 989
52 Jack O'Connor 987
53 Bob O'Farrell 980
Lance Parrish 980
55 Jimmy Archer 979
56 Ossee Schrecongost 969
57 Benito Santiago 960
58 Brad Ausmus 956
59 Bill Dickey * 954
60 Russell Martin 941
61 Jimmie Wilson 931
62 Ted Simmons * 915
63 Larry McLean 905
64 Rollie Hemsley 897
65 Connie Mack * 864
66 Joe Sugden 861
67 Walter Schmidt 858
68 King Kelly * 857
69 Bill Carrigan 854
70 Ed Sweeney 852
71 Johnny Bench * 850
72 Ernie Lombardi * 845
73 Mickey Cochrane * 840
74 Mike González 838
75 John Henry 826
76 Jocko Milligan 825
77 A. J. Pierzynski 823
78 Boileryard Clarke 806
79 Gus Mancuso 803
80 Yogi Berra * 798
81 Art Wilson 796
82 Admiral Schlei 792
83 Sam Agnew 773
84 Rick Dempsey 768
85 Pop Schriver 764
86 Del Crandall 759
87 Darrell Porter 754
88 Zack Taylor 752
89 Les Nunamaker 745
90 Gabby Street 744
91 Thurman Munson 742
92 Mike Scioscia 737
93 Mike Piazza * 733
94 Val Picinich 732
95 Brian McCann 729
96 Doc Powers 724
97 Bill Freehan 721
98 Johnny Bassler 708
99 Johnny Edwards 703
100 John Grim 696
Jorge Posada 696

Notes[]

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Deacon McGuire Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Bigelow, Robert W. "Deacon Mcguire Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Yadier Molina Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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