Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Chicago White Sox

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YearGamesPitcher (starts)As batteryCatcher (starts)
1958155Jim Wilson (23)
16
Earl Battey (41)
1961163Juan Pizarro (25)
19
Cam Carreon (63)
1962162Juan Pizarro (32)
27
Cam Carreon (85)
1972154Tom Bradley (40)
16
Tom Egan (33)
1972154Wilbur Wood (49)
48
Ed Herrmann (108)
1973162Wilbur Wood (48)
39
Ed Herrmann (110)
1975161Jesse Jefferson (21)
11
Pete Varney (27)
1975161Wilbur Wood (43)
43
Brian Downing (134)
1977162Wilbur Wood (18)
12
Brian Downing (51)
1978161Wilbur Wood (27)
26
Bill Nahorodny (100)
1987162Floyd Bannister (34)
12
Ron Hassey (24)
1991162Greg Hibbard (29)
25
Carlton Fisk (91)
1991162Charlie Hough (29)
20
Ron Karkovice (49)
1991162Charlie Hough (29)
9
Don Wakamatsu (9)
1992162Charlie Hough (27)
26
Ron Karkovice (98)
1992162Jack McDowell (34)
18
Carlton Fisk (51)
1996162Wilson Alvarez (35)
28
Ron Karkovice (99)
1996162James Baldwin (28)
13
Chad Kreuter (26)
1996162Alex Fernandez (35)
30
Ron Karkovice (99)
1998163James Baldwin (24)
19
Chad Kreuter (71)
1998163Jaime Navarro (27)
15
Charlie O'Brien (54)
1998163Jim Parque (21)
11
Robert Machado (33)
1998163Mike Sirotka (33)
22
Chad Kreuter (71)
1999162Jaime Navarro (27)
23
Brook Fordyce (90)
1999162Mike Sirotka (32)
29
Mark Johnson (67)
2003162Mark Buehrle (35)
28
Sandy Alomar (57)
2003162Jon Garland (32)
29
Miguel Olivo (98)
2003162Esteban Loaiza (34)
33
Miguel Olivo (98)
2004162Mark Buehrle (35)
17
Sandy Alomar (46)
2004162Mark Buehrle (35)
15
Jamie Burke (32)
2004162Jose Contreras (13)
12
Ben Davis (44)
2004162Freddy Garcia (16)
13
Ben Davis (44)
2004162Esteban Loaiza (21)
16
Miguel Olivo (40)
2004162Scott Schoeneweis (19)
18
Sandy Alomar (46)

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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