Personal Catchers for the Anaheim Angels
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Anaheim Angels
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| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 161 | Ken McBride (36) | 18 | Ed Sadowski (52) |
| 1972 | 155 | Rickey Clark (15) | 12 | Art Kusnyer (54) |
| 1972 | 155 | Andy Messersmith (21) | 21 | Jeff Torborg (54) |
| 1978 | 162 | Nolan Ryan (31) | 14 | Terry Humphrey (41) |
| 1980 | 160 | Dave LaRoche (9) | Dan Whitmer (33) | |
| 1984 | 162 | Tommy John (29) | 15 | Jerry Narron (29) |
| 1992 | 162 | Bert Blyleven (24) | 22 | Ron Tingley (46) |
| 1992 | 162 | Julio Valera (28) | 17 | Mike Fitzgerald (50) |
| 1993 | 162 | Chuck Finley (35) | 22 | Greg Myers (72) |
| 1993 | 162 | Scott Sanderson (21) | 13 | John Orton (33) |
| 1996 | 161 | Mark Langston (18) | 12 | Don Slaught (53) |
| 1997 | 162 | Allen Watson (34) | 23 | Chad Kreuter (61) |
| 1998 | 162 | Chuck Finley (34) | 31 | Matt Walbeck (91) |
| 1998 | 162 | Steve Sparks (20) | 18 | Phil Nevin (64) |
| 1999 | 162 | Chuck Finley (33) | 13 | Charlie OโBrien (20) |
| 1999 | 162 | Omar Olivares (20) | 20 | Matt Walbeck (79) |
| 1999 | 162 | Steve Sparks (26) | 10 | Steve Decker (15) |
| 2000 | 162 | Kent Bottenfield (21) | 13 | Matt Walbeck (38) |
| 2002 | 162 | Jarrod Washburn (32) | 29 | Bengie Molina (114) |
| 2004 | 162 | Bartolo Colon (34) | 22 | Jose Molina (57) |
| 2005 | 162 | Paul Byrd (31) | Josh Paul (9) | |
| 2006 | 162 | Jered Weaver (19) | 17 | Mike Napoli (77) |
| 2008 | 162 | Ervin Santana (32) | 27 | Jeff Mathis (90) |
| 2009 | 162 | Ervin Santana (23) | 18 | Jeff Mathis (78) |
| 2010 | 162 | Joe Saunders (20) | 15 | Mike Napoli (59) |
Includes all games played 1961-2010.
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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