Personal Catchers for the Detroit Tigers

Personal Catchers for the Detroit Tigers

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Detroit Tigers

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Overall records
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)
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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