Personal Catchers for the Baltimore Orioles

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Baltimore Orioles

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Overall records

ANA ARI ATL BAL BOS CHA CHN CIN CLE COL DET FLO HOU KCA LAN
MIL MIN NYA NYN OAK PHI PIT SDN SEA SFN SLN TBA TEX TOR WAS

Year Games Pitcher (starts) As battery Catcher (starts)

1959 155 Billy O'Dell (24) 13 Joe Ginsberg (40)

1962 162 Robin Roberts (25) 14 Hobie Landrith (50)

1965 162 Robin Roberts (15) 12 John Orsino (55)

1969 162 Tom Phoebus (33) 16 Clay Dalrymple (23)

1970 162 Mike Cuellar (40) 28 Elrod Hendricks (83)

1971 158 Mike Cuellar (38) 26 Elrod Hendricks (83)

1972 154 Mike Cuellar (35) 17 Elrod Hendricks (27)

1975 159 Mike Cuellar (36) 30 Elrod Hendricks (64)

1975 159 Mike Torrez (36) 26 Dave Duncan (86)

1976 162 Mike Cuellar (19) 10 Elrod Hendricks (23)

1976 162 Ken Holtzman (13) 13 Dave Duncan (85)

1978 161 Dennis Martinez (38) 16 Dave Skaggs (28)

1978 161 Jim Palmer (38) 37 Rick Dempsey (130)

1979 159 Mike Flanagan (38) 35 Rick Dempsey (112)

1979 159 Dennis Martinez (39) 35 Dave Skaggs (46)

1979 159 Steve Stone (32) 29 Rick Dempsey (112)

1988 161 Jose Bautista (25) 19 Mickey Tettleton (75)

1996 163 Mike Mussina (36) 35 Chris Hoiles (120)

1997 162 Scott Erickson (33) 29 Lenny Webster (73)

1997 162 Jimmy Key (34) 25 Chris Hoiles (85)

1997 162 Mike Mussina (33) 25 Chris Hoiles (85)

1998 162 Scott Erickson (36) 33 Lenny Webster (78)

1998 162 Mike Mussina (29) 29 Chris Hoiles (78)

1999 162 Jason Johnson (21) 10 Mike Figga (26)

2005 162 Erik Bedard (24) 18 Javy Lopez (75)

2006 162 Rodrigo Lopez (29) 13 Javy Lopez (19)

Year	Games	Pitcher (starts)	As battery	Catcher (starts)
1959	155	Billy O'Dell (24)	13	Joe Ginsberg (40)
1962	162	Robin Roberts (25)	14	Hobie Landrith (50)
1965	162	Robin Roberts (15)	12	John Orsino (55)
1969	162	Tom Phoebus (33)	16	Clay Dalrymple (23)
1970	162	Mike Cuellar (40)	28	Elrod Hendricks (83)
1971	158	Mike Cuellar (38)	26	Elrod Hendricks (83)
1972	154	Mike Cuellar (35)	17	Elrod Hendricks (27)
1975	159	Mike Cuellar (36)	30	Elrod Hendricks (64)
1975	159	Mike Torrez (36)	26	Dave Duncan (86)
1976	162	Mike Cuellar (19)	10	Elrod Hendricks (23)
1976	162	Ken Holtzman (13)	13	Dave Duncan (85)
1978	161	Dennis Martinez (38)	16	Dave Skaggs (28)
1978	161	Jim Palmer (38)	37	Rick Dempsey (130)
1979	159	Mike Flanagan (38)	35	Rick Dempsey (112)
1979	159	Dennis Martinez (39)	35	Dave Skaggs (46)
1979	159	Steve Stone (32)	29	Rick Dempsey (112)
1988	161	Jose Bautista (25)	19	Mickey Tettleton (75)
1996	163	Mike Mussina (36)	35	Chris Hoiles (120)
1997	162	Scott Erickson (33)	29	Lenny Webster (73)
1997	162	Jimmy Key (34)	25	Chris Hoiles (85)
1997	162	Mike Mussina (33)	25	Chris Hoiles (85)
1998	162	Scott Erickson (36)	33	Lenny Webster (78)
1998	162	Mike Mussina (29)	29	Chris Hoiles (78)
1999	162	Jason Johnson (21)	10	Mike Figga (26)
2005	162	Erik Bedard (24)	18	Javy Lopez (75)
2006	162	Rodrigo Lopez (29)	13	Javy Lopez (19)

Includes all games played 1956-2007.
Selected according to the formula (M - P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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