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

1923	154	Elam Vangilder (35)	15	Pat Collins (37)
1927	155	Lefty Stewart (19)	16	Steve O’Neill (55)
1928	154	General Crowder (31)	20	Clyde Manion (66)
1928	154	Sam Gray (31)	23	Wally Schang (77)
1929	154	General Crowder (34)	16	Clyde Manion (34)
1930	154	Dick Coffman (30)	17	Clyde Manion (52)
1930	154	Lefty Stewart (33)	29	Rick Ferrell (91)
1931	154	Dick Coffman (17)	11	Benny Bengough (37)
1938	155	Lefty Mills (27)	20	Tommy Heath (59)
1939	156	Jack Kramer (31)	22	Joe Glenn (79)
1940	156	Vern Kennedy (32)	31	Bob Swift (116)
1940	156	Johnny Niggeling (20)	20	George Susce (37)
1941	157	Elden Auker (31)	17	Bob Swift (48)
1941	157	Johnny Niggeling (20)	18	Rick Ferrell (92)
1942	151	Johnny Niggeling (27)	26	Rick Ferrell (75)
1943	153	Johnny Niggeling (20)	20	Rick Ferrell (67)
1943	153	Steve Sundra (29)	21	Frankie Hayes (70)
1944	154	Jack Kramer (31)	24	Red Hayworth (77)
1945	154	Jack Kramer (25)	19	Red Hayworth (44)
1949	155	Cliff Fannin (25)	20	Les Moss (79)
1950	154	Don Johnson (12)	11	Les Moss (53)
1950	154	Stubby Overmire (19)	15	Les Moss (53)
1951	154	Jim McDonald (11)	11	Matt Batts (60)
1951	154	Duane Pillette (24)	21	Sherm Lollar (83)
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 1919-2010.
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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