Personal Catchers for the Cleveland Indians
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Cleveland Indians
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| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 153 | George Uhle (44) | 41 | Steve OโNeill (108) |
| 1936 | 157 | George Blaeholder (16) | 12 | Frankie Pytlak (58) |
| 1936 | 157 | Bob Feller (8) | Greek George (22) | |
| 1938 | 153 | Johnny Allen (27) | 27 | Frankie Pytlak (93) |
| 1938 | 153 | Bob Feller (36) | 29 | Rollie Hemsley (58) |
| 1939 | 154 | Johnny Allen (26) | 17 | Frankie Pytlak (47) |
| 1939 | 154 | Bob Feller (35) | 30 | Rollie Hemsley (101) |
| 1940 | 155 | Bob Feller (37) | 34 | Rollie Hemsley (113) |
| 1943 | 153 | Jim Bagby (33) | 19 | Gene Desautels (56) |
| 1943 | 153 | Al Smith (27) | 25 | Buddy Rosar (97) |
| 1947 | 157 | Don Black (28) | 13 | Al Lopez (37) |
| 1947 | 157 | Bob Feller (37) | 37 | Jim Hegan (120) |
| 1950 | 155 | Bob Lemon (37) | 36 | Jim Hegan (124) |
| 1951 | 155 | Bob Feller (32) | 31 | Jim Hegan (116) |
| 1951 | 155 | Mike Garcia (30) | 15 | Birdie Tebbetts (37) |
| 1952 | 155 | Steve Gromek (13) | 11 | Birdie Tebbetts (31) |
| 1952 | 155 | Bob Lemon (36) | 15 | Joe Tipton (29) |
| 1952 | 155 | Early Wynn (33) | 31 | Jim Hegan (93) |
| 1953 | 155 | Early Wynn (34) | 33 | Jim Hegan (91) |
| 1954 | 156 | Early Wynn (36) | 36 | Jim Hegan (121) |
| 1955 | 154 | Herb Score (32) | 17 | Hank Foiles (31) |
| 1955 | 154 | Early Wynn (31) | 31 | Jim Hegan (91) |
| 1956 | 155 | Mike Garcia (30) | 11 | Earl Averill (25) |
| 1956 | 155 | Early Wynn (35) | 30 | Jim Hegan (97) |
| 1960 | 154 | Gary Bell (23) | 10 | Russ Nixon (21) |
| 1965 | 162 | Luis Tiant (30) | 24 | Joe Azcue (97) |
| 1966 | 162 | Sam McDowell (28) | 24 | Del Crandall (39) |
| 1967 | 162 | Steve Hargan (29) | 23 | Duke Sims (77) |
| 1967 | 162 | Luis Tiant (29) | 25 | Joe Azcue (80) |
| 1968 | 162 | Luis Tiant (32) | 29 | Joe Azcue (90) |
| 1968 | 162 | Stan Williams (24) | 22 | Duke Sims (71) |
| 1973 | 162 | Dick Tidrow (40) | 27 | Dave Duncan (84) |
| 1977 | 161 | Jim Bibby (30) | 19 | Ray Fosse (67) |
| 1977 | 161 | Wayne Garland (38) | 30 | Fred Kendall (93) |
| 1979 | 161 | Len Barker (19) | 15 | Ron Hassey (61) |
| 1982 | 162 | Len Barker (33) | 25 | Ron Hassey (91) |
| 1982 | 162 | Rick Sutcliffe (27) | 15 | Chris Bando (49) |
| 1983 | 162 | Neal Heaton (16) | 11 | Jim Essian (31) |
| 1983 | 162 | Rick Sutcliffe (35) | 27 | Ron Hassey (97) |
| 1984 | 163 | Rick Sutcliffe (15) | 13 | Ron Hassey (37) |
| 1985 | 162 | Neal Heaton (33) | 13 | Butch Benton (22) |
| 1986 | 163 | Tom Candiotti (34) | 23 | Chris Bando (72) |
| 1986 | 163 | Phil Niekro (32) | 32 | Chris Bando (72) |
| 1986 | 163 | Ken Schrom (33) | 31 | Andy Allanson (91) |
| 1987 | 162 | Tom Candiotti (32) | 23 | Chris Bando (65) |
| 1987 | 162 | Phil Niekro (22) | 19 | Chris Bando (65) |
| 1987 | 162 | Ken Schrom (29) | 16 | Rick Dempsey (48) |
| 1987 | 162 | Greg Swindell (15) | 12 | Rick Dempsey (48) |
| 1987 | 162 | Rich Yett (11) | 10 | Andy Allanson (47) |
| 1989 | 162 | Scott Bailes (11) | 11 | Joel Skinner (57) |
| 1989 | 162 | Buddy Black (32) | 19 | Joel Skinner (57) |
| 1989 | 162 | Tom Candiotti (31) | 28 | Andy Allanson (103) |
| 1989 | 162 | John Farrell (31) | 28 | Andy Allanson (103) |
| 1995 | 144 | Dennis Martinez (28) | 25 | Tony Pena (78) |
| 1996 | 161 | Dennis Martinez (20) | 14 | Tony Pena (50) |
| 2000 | 162 | Bartolo Colon (30) | 20 | Einar Diaz (69) |
| 2003 | 162 | Brian Anderson (24) | 15 | Tim Laker (42) |
| 2007 | 162 | Paul Byrd (31) | 31 | Kelly Shoppach (44) |
| 2007 | 162 | Fausto Carmona (32) | 31 | Victor Martinez (118) |
| 2007 | 162 | CC Sabathia (34) | 32 | Victor Martinez (118) |
| 2008 | 162 | Cliff Lee (31) | 27 | Kelly Shoppach (94) |
| 2008 | 162 | CC Sabathia (18) | 13 | Victor Martinez (54) |
| 2009 | 162 | Cliff Lee (22) | 22 | Kelly Shoppach (74) |
| 2009 | 162 | Carl Pavano (21) | 17 | Kelly Shoppach (74) |
| 2010 | 162 | Fausto Carmona (33) | 12 | Mike Redmond (18) |
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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