Catcher Leaders
Top 100 Catcher in MLB history by games played at the position
| Rank | Player Name | Games at C | Years Active | Career G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Rodriguez | 2427 | 1991-2011 | 2543 | 9592 | 2844 | 311 | 0.296 |
| 2 | Carlton Fisk | 2226 | 1969-1993 | 2499 | 8756 | 2356 | 376 | 0.269 |
| 3 | Bob Boone | 2225 | 1972-1990 | 2264 | 7245 | 1838 | 105 | 0.254 |
| 4 | Yadier Molina | 2184 | 2004-2022 | 2226 | 7817 | 2168 | 176 | 0.277 |
| 5 | Gary Carter | 2056 | 1974-1992 | 2296 | 7971 | 2092 | 324 | 0.262 |
| 6 | Jason Kendall | 2025 | 1996-2010 | 2085 | 7627 | 2195 | 75 | 0.288 |
| 7 | Tony Peña | 1950 | 1980-1997 | 1988 | 6489 | 1687 | 107 | 0.260 |
| 8 | Brad Ausmus | 1938 | 1993-2010 | 1971 | 6279 | 1579 | 80 | 0.251 |
| 9 | A. J. Pierzynski | 1936 | 1998-2016 | 2059 | 7290 | 2043 | 188 | 0.280 |
| 10 | Jim Sundberg | 1927 | 1974-1989 | 1962 | 6021 | 1493 | 95 | 0.248 |
| 11 | Al Lopez | 1919 | 1928-1947 | 1950 | 5916 | 1547 | 51 | 0.261 |
| 12 | Benito Santiago | 1917 | 1986-2005 | 1978 | 6951 | 1830 | 217 | 0.263 |
| 13 | Lance Parrish | 1820 | 1977-1995 | 1988 | 7067 | 1782 | 324 | 0.252 |
| 14 | Rick Ferrell | 1807 | 1929-1947 | 1884 | 6028 | 1692 | 28 | 0.281 |
| 15 | Gabby Hartnett | 1787 | 1922-1941 | 1990 | 6432 | 1912 | 236 | 0.297 |
| 16 | Ted Simmons | 1769 | 1968-1988 | 2456 | 8680 | 2472 | 248 | 0.285 |
| 17 | Johnny Bench | 1743 | 1967-1983 | 2158 | 7658 | 2048 | 389 | 0.267 |
| 18 | Ray Schalk | 1727 | 1912-1929 | 1762 | 5306 | 1345 | 11 | 0.253 |
| 19 | Bill Dickey | 1704 | 1928-1946 | 1789 | 6300 | 1969 | 202 | 0.313 |
| 20 | Yogi Berra | 1695 | 1946-1965 | 2120 | 7555 | 2150 | 358 | 0.285 |
| 21 | Rick Dempsey | 1634 | 1969-1992 | 1766 | 4692 | 1093 | 96 | 0.233 |
| 22 | Mike Piazza | 1629 | 1992-2007 | 1912 | 6911 | 2127 | 427 | 0.308 |
| 23 | Jim Hegan | 1628 | 1941-1960 | 1666 | 4772 | 1087 | 92 | 0.228 |
| 24 | Deacon McGuire | 1614 | 1884-1912 | 1781 | 6291 | 1750 | 45 | 0.278 |
| 25 | Brian McCann | 1612 | 2005-2019 | 1755 | 6067 | 1590 | 282 | 0.262 |
| 26 | Russell Martin | 1579 | 2006-2019 | 1693 | 5701 | 1416 | 191 | 0.248 |
| 27 | Bill Freehan | 1577 | 1961-1976 | 1774 | 6073 | 1591 | 200 | 0.262 |
| 28 | Jorge Posada | 1574 | 1995-2011 | 1829 | 6092 | 1664 | 275 | 0.273 |
| 29 | Sherm Lollar | 1573 | 1946-1963 | 1752 | 5351 | 1415 | 155 | 0.264 |
| 30 | Luke Sewell | 1558 | 1921-1942 | 1630 | 5383 | 1393 | 20 | 0.259 |
| 31 | Ernie Lombardi | 1542 | 1931-1947 | 1853 | 5855 | 1792 | 190 | 0.306 |
| 32 | Kurt Suzuki | 1539 | 2007-2022 | 1635 | 5563 | 1421 | 143 | 0.255 |
| 33 | Steve O'Neill | 1533 | 1911-1928 | 1590 | 4795 | 1259 | 13 | 0.263 |
| 34 | Darrell Porter | 1506 | 1971-1987 | 1782 | 5539 | 1369 | 188 | 0.247 |
| 35 | Jason Varitek | 1488 | 1997-2011 | 1546 | 5099 | 1307 | 193 | 0.256 |
| 36 | Rollie Hemsley | 1480 | 1928-1947 | 1593 | 5047 | 1321 | 31 | 0.262 |
| 37 | Del Crandall | 1479 | 1949-1966 | 1573 | 5026 | 1276 | 179 | 0.254 |
| 38 | John Roseboro | 1475 | 1957-1970 | 1585 | 4847 | 1206 | 104 | 0.249 |
| 39 | Mickey Cochrane | 1449 | 1925-1937 | 1482 | 5169 | 1652 | 119 | 0.320 |
| 40 | Ramon Hernandez | 1447 | 1999-2013 | 1526 | 5105 | 1345 | 169 | 0.263 |
| 41 | Wally Schang | 1431 | 1913-1931 | 1842 | 5307 | 1506 | 59 | 0.284 |
| 42 | Muddy Ruel | 1409 | 1915-1934 | 1468 | 4514 | 1242 | 4 | 0.275 |
| 43 | Johnny Edwards | 1394 | 1961-1974 | 1470 | 4577 | 1106 | 81 | 0.242 |
| 44 | Mike Scioscia | 1394 | 1980-1992 | 1441 | 4373 | 1131 | 68 | 0.259 |
| 45 | Tim McCarver | 1386 | 1959-1980 | 1909 | 5529 | 1501 | 97 | 0.271 |
| 46 | Terry Steinbach | 1379 | 1986-1999 | 1546 | 5369 | 1453 | 162 | 0.271 |
| 47 | Terry Kennedy | 1378 | 1978-1991 | 1491 | 4979 | 1313 | 113 | 0.264 |
| 48 | Gus Mancuso | 1359 | 1928-1945 | 1460 | 4505 | 1194 | 53 | 0.265 |
| 49 | Javy Lopez | 1351 | 1992-2006 | 1503 | 5319 | 1527 | 260 | 0.287 |
| 50 | Jimmie Wilson | 1351 | 1923-1940 | 1525 | 4778 | 1358 | 32 | 0.284 |
| 51 | Jerry Grote | 1348 | 1963-1981 | 1421 | 4339 | 1092 | 39 | 0.252 |
| 52 | Bob O'Farrell | 1335 | 1915-1935 | 1492 | 4101 | 1120 | 51 | 0.273 |
| 53 | Sandy Alomar | 1324 | 1988-2007 | 1377 | 4530 | 1236 | 112 | 0.273 |
| 54 | Wilbert Robinson | 1316 | 1886-1902 | 1371 | 5075 | 1388 | 18 | 0.273 |
| 55 | Frankie Hayes | 1311 | 1933-1947 | 1364 | 4493 | 1164 | 119 | 0.259 |
| 56 | Alan Ashby | 1298 | 1973-1989 | 1370 | 4123 | 1010 | 90 | 0.245 |
| 57 | Salvador Perez | 1291 | - | 1707 | 6477 | 1712 | 303 | 0.264 |
| 58 | Mike Matheny | 1285 | 1994-2006 | 1305 | 3877 | 925 | 67 | 0.239 |
| 59 | Bengie Molina | 1285 | 1998-2010 | 1362 | 4812 | 1317 | 144 | 0.274 |
| 60 | Virgil Davis | 1284 | 1928-1945 | 1458 | 4255 | 1312 | 77 | 0.308 |
| 61 | Dan Wilson | 1281 | 1992-2005 | 1299 | 4186 | 1097 | 88 | 0.262 |
| 62 | Rick Cerone | 1278 | 1975-1992 | 1329 | 4069 | 998 | 59 | 0.245 |
| 63 | Thurman Munson | 1277 | 1969-1979 | 1423 | 5344 | 1558 | 113 | 0.292 |
| 64 | Del Rice | 1249 | 1945-1961 | 1309 | 3826 | 908 | 79 | 0.237 |
| 65 | Butch Wynegar | 1249 | 1976-1988 | 1301 | 4330 | 1102 | 65 | 0.255 |
| 66 | Joe Girardi | 1247 | 1989-2003 | 1277 | 4127 | 1100 | 36 | 0.267 |
| 67 | Ernie Whitt | 1247 | 1976-1991 | 1328 | 3774 | 938 | 134 | 0.249 |
| 68 | Frank Snyder | 1244 | 1912-1927 | 1392 | 4229 | 1122 | 47 | 0.265 |
| 69 | Charles Zimmer | 1239 | 1884-1903 | 1280 | 4546 | 1225 | 26 | 0.269 |
| 70 | Don Slaught | 1238 | 1982-1997 | 1327 | 4063 | 1151 | 77 | 0.283 |
| 71 | Ivey Wingo | 1232 | 1911-1929 | 1327 | 4003 | 1039 | 25 | 0.260 |
| 72 | Steve Yeager | 1230 | 1972-1986 | 1269 | 3584 | 816 | 102 | 0.228 |
| 73 | Hank Severeid | 1226 | 1911-1926 | 1390 | 4312 | 1245 | 17 | 0.289 |
| 74 | Walker Cooper | 1223 | 1940-1957 | 1473 | 4702 | 1341 | 173 | 0.285 |
| 75 | Andy Seminick | 1212 | 1943-1957 | 1304 | 3921 | 953 | 164 | 0.243 |
| 76 | Tom Haller | 1198 | 1961-1972 | 1294 | 3935 | 1011 | 134 | 0.257 |
| 77 | Malachi Kittridge | 1197 | 1890-1906 | 1216 | 4029 | 882 | 17 | 0.219 |
| 78 | Red Dooin | 1195 | 1902-1916 | 1290 | 4004 | 961 | 10 | 0.240 |
| 79 | George Gibson | 1195 | 1905-1918 | 1213 | 3776 | 893 | 15 | 0.236 |
| 80 | Roy Campanella | 1182 | 1948-1957 | 1215 | 4205 | 1161 | 242 | 0.276 |
| 81 | Mickey Owen | 1175 | 1937-1954 | 1209 | 3649 | 929 | 14 | 0.255 |
| 82 | Johnny Kling | 1170 | 1900-1913 | 1261 | 4246 | 1154 | 20 | 0.272 |
| 83 | Mike Lieberthal | 1170 | 1994-2007 | 1212 | 4218 | 1155 | 150 | 0.274 |
| 84 | Charles Johnson | 1160 | 1994-2005 | 1188 | 3836 | 940 | 167 | 0.245 |
| 85 | J. T. Realmuto | 1146 | - | 1239 | 4548 | 1237 | 168 | 0.272 |
| 86 | Darrin Fletcher | 1143 | 1989-2002 | 1245 | 3902 | 1048 | 124 | 0.269 |
| 87 | Brent Mayne | 1143 | 1990-2004 | 1279 | 3614 | 951 | 38 | 0.263 |
| 88 | Smoky Burgess | 1141 | 1949-1967 | 1691 | 4471 | 1318 | 126 | 0.295 |
| 89 | Elston Howard | 1138 | 1955-1968 | 1605 | 5363 | 1471 | 167 | 0.274 |
| 90 | Chris Iannetta | 1122 | 2006-2019 | 1197 | 3563 | 820 | 141 | 0.230 |
| 91 | Billy Sullivan | 1119 | 1899-1916 | 1147 | 3647 | 777 | 21 | 0.213 |
| 92 | Yasmani Grandal | 1114 | - | 1307 | 4138 | 977 | 194 | 0.236 |
| 93 | Manny Sanguillen | 1114 | 1967-1980 | 1448 | 5062 | 1500 | 65 | 0.296 |
| 94 | Cy Perkins | 1112 | 1915-1934 | 1171 | 3604 | 933 | 30 | 0.259 |
| 95 | Martin Maldonado | 1108 | - | 1167 | 3449 | 701 | 115 | 0.203 |
| 96 | Phil Masi | 1101 | 1939-1952 | 1229 | 3468 | 917 | 47 | 0.264 |
| 97 | Birdie Tebbetts | 1099 | 1936-1952 | 1162 | 3704 | 1000 | 38 | 0.270 |
| 98 | Jonathan Lucroy | 1098 | 2010-2021 | 1210 | 4140 | 1134 | 108 | 0.274 |
| 99 | Todd Hundley | 1096 | 1990-2003 | 1225 | 3769 | 883 | 202 | 0.234 |
| 100 | Buster Posey | 1093 | 2009-2021 | 1371 | 4970 | 1500 | 158 | 0.302 |