Personal Catchers for the Chicago Cubs
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Chicago Cubs
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 140 | Pete Alexander (27) | 26 | Bill Killefer (100) |
| 1919 | 140 | Hippo Vaughn (37) | 33 | Bill Killefer (100) |
| 1920 | 154 | Pete Alexander (40) | 23 | Bill Killefer (61) |
| 1924 | 154 | Vic Aldridge (32) | 27 | Gabby Hartnett (100) |
| 1924 | 154 | Pete Alexander (20) | 19 | Gabby Hartnett (100) |
| 1924 | 154 | Elmer Jacobs (22) | 14 | Bob O’Farrell (53) |
| 1924 | 154 | Tony Kaufmann (26) | 17 | Bob O’Farrell (53) |
| 1925 | 154 | Wilbur Cooper (26) | 14 | Mike Gonzalez (43) |
| 1926 | 155 | Sheriff Blake (27) | 22 | Gabby Hartnett (83) |
| 1926 | 155 | Guy Bush (15) | 15 | Gabby Hartnett (83) |
| 1926 | 155 | Tony Kaufmann (22) | 18 | Gabby Hartnett (83) |
| 1926 | 155 | Charlie Root (32) | 31 | Mike Gonzalez (71) |
| 1928 | 154 | Percy Jones (19) | 13 | Mike Gonzalez (40) |
| 1937 | 154 | Tex Carleton (27) | 24 | Gabby Hartnett (97) |
| 1939 | 156 | Larry French (21) | 20 | Gus Mancuso (73) |
| 1954 | 154 | Howie Pollet (20) | 13 | Walker Cooper (43) |
| 1955 | 154 | Sam Jones (34) | 18 | Clyde McCullough (26) |
| 1955 | 154 | Paul Minner (22) | 12 | Walker Cooper (21) |
| 1959 | 155 | Glen Hobbie (33) | 28 | Sammy Taylor (96) |
| 1965 | 164 | Bill Faul (16) | 12 | Vic Roznovsky (44) |
| 1974 | 162 | Ken Frailing (16) | 12 | George Mitterwald (57) |
| 1975 | 162 | Bill Bonham (36) | 16 | Tim Hosley (36) |
| 1981 | 106 | Doug Bird (12) | 12 | Jody Davis (53) |
| 1990 | 162 | Mike Harkey (27) | 26 | Joe Girardi (120) |
| 1992 | 162 | Greg Maddux (35) | 15 | Hector Villanueva (26) |
| 2001 | 162 | Jason Bere (32) | 14 | Robert Machado (34) |
| 2001 | 162 | Jon Lieber (34) | 24 | Joe Girardi (61) |
| 2003 | 162 | Shawn Estes (28) | 16 | Paul Bako (57) |
| 2003 | 162 | Kerry Wood (32) | 27 | Damian Miller (103) |
| 2004 | 162 | Matt Clement (30) | 29 | Michael Barrett (119) |
| 2004 | 162 | Greg Maddux (33) | 32 | Paul Bako (43) |
| 2004 | 162 | Carlos Zambrano (31) | 29 | Michael Barrett (119) |
| 2005 | 162 | Mark Prior (27) | 23 | Henry Blanco (48) |
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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