Personal Catchers for the Detroit Tigers
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Detroit Tigers
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| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 155 | Doc Ayers (23) | 14 | Eddie Ainsmith (51) |
| 1920 | 155 | Hooks Dauss (32) | 22 | Oscar Stanage (70) |
| 1920 | 155 | Howard Ehmke (33) | 21 | Oscar Stanage (70) |
| 1920 | 155 | Dutch Leonard (27) | 14 | Larry Woodall (14) |
| 1921 | 154 | Bert Cole (11) | 10 | Larry Woodall (14) |
| 1922 | 155 | Herman Pillette (37) | 17 | Larry Woodall (31) |
| 1923 | 155 | Hooks Dauss (39) | 39 | Johnny Bassler (121) |
| 1923 | 155 | Herman Pillette (36) | 18 | Larry Woodall (34) |
| 1925 | 156 | Rip Collins (20) | 16 | Larry Woodall (49) |
| 1926 | 157 | Sam Gibson (24) | 18 | Clyde Manion (57) |
| 1927 | 156 | Earl Whitehill (31) | 18 | Johnny Bassler (58) |
| 1929 | 155 | George Uhle (30) | 21 | Eddie Phillips (59) |
| 1930 | 154 | Vic Sorrell (30) | 22 | Ray Hayworth (68) |
| 1930 | 154 | George Uhle (29) | 15 | Gene Desautels (38) |
| 1930 | 154 | Earl Whitehill (31) | 14 | Gene Desautels (38) |
| 1931 | 154 | Vic Sorrell (32) | 28 | Ray Hayworth (74) |
| 1932 | 153 | Vic Sorrell (31) | 29 | Ray Hayworth (90) |
| 1932 | 153 | Earl Whitehill (31) | 17 | Muddy Ruel (41) |
| 1936 | 154 | Tommy Bridges (38) | 24 | Ray Hayworth (71) |
| 1939 | 155 | Bobo Newsom (31) | 27 | Birdie Tebbetts (94) |
| 1940 | 155 | Tommy Bridges (28) | 28 | Birdie Tebbetts (104) |
| 1940 | 155 | Bobo Newsom (34) | 23 | Billy Sullivan (51) |
| 1941 | 155 | Tommy Bridges (22) | 21 | Birdie Tebbetts (96) |
| 1941 | 155 | Bobo Newsom (36) | 22 | Billy Sullivan (59) |
| 1943 | 155 | Tommy Bridges (22) | 20 | Paul Richards (93) |
| 1944 | 156 | Hal Newhouser (34) | 30 | Paul Richards (83) |
| 1944 | 156 | Dizzy Trout (40) | 34 | Bob Swift (73) |
| 1945 | 155 | Al Benton (27) | 22 | Bob Swift (84) |
| 1945 | 155 | Hal Newhouser (36) | 30 | Paul Richards (70) |
| 1946 | 155 | Fred Hutchinson (26) | 24 | Birdie Tebbetts (82) |
| 1946 | 155 | Hal Newhouser (34) | 18 | Paul Richards (44) |
| 1946 | 155 | Dizzy Trout (32) | 15 | Bob Swift (29) |
| 1948 | 154 | Virgil Trucks (26) | 23 | Bob Swift (99) |
| 1953 | 158 | Ralph Branca (14) | 10 | Johnny Bucha (43) |
| 1953 | 158 | Billy Hoeft (27) | 23 | Matt Batts (98) |
| 1954 | 155 | Ned Garver (32) | 27 | Frank House (99) |
| 1959 | 154 | Paul Foytack (37) | 29 | Lou Berberet (91) |
| 1963 | 162 | Jim Bunning (35) | 28 | Gus Triandos (90) |
| 1972 | 156 | Woodie Fryman (14) | 10 | Duke Sims (25) |
| 1976 | 161 | Mark Fidrych (29) | 29 | Bruce Kimm (52) |
| 1976 | 161 | Dave Roberts (36) | 20 | Bill Freehan (60) |
| 1977 | 162 | Mark Fidrych (11) | Bruce Kimm (9) | |
| 1978 | 162 | Dave Rozema (28) | 23 | Milt May (89) |
| 1984 | 162 | Juan Berenguer (27) | 11 | Marty Castillo (28) |
| 1990 | 162 | Jack Morris (36) | 32 | Mike Heath (99) |
| 1992 | 162 | Frank Tanana (31) | 16 | Chad Kreuter (50) |
| 1999 | 161 | Justin Thompson (24) | 13 | Bill Haselman (37) |
| 2001 | 162 | Steve Sparks (33) | 15 | Javier Cardona (30) |
| 2003 | 162 | Adam Bernero (17) | 11 | Matt Walbeck (38) |
| 2003 | 162 | Gary Knotts (18) | 17 | Brandon Inge (98) |
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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