Personal Catchers for the New York Mets
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the New York Mets
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 162 | Roger Craig (31) | 20 | Norm Sherry (52) |
| 1963 | 162 | Al Jackson (34) | 21 | Choo Choo Coleman (66) |
| 1964 | 163 | Al Jackson (31) | 13 | Hawk Taylor (34) |
| 1972 | 156 | Gary Gentry (26) | 17 | Jerry Grote (58) |
| 1974 | 162 | Jerry Koosman (35) | 26 | Jerry Grote (92) |
| 1976 | 162 | Tom Seaver (34) | 25 | Jerry Grote (88) |
| 1979 | 163 | Pete Falcone (31) | 17 | Alex Trevino (33) |
| 1982 | 162 | Mike Scott (22) | 17 | John Stearns (79) |
| 1983 | 162 | Tom Seaver (34) | 19 | Junior Ortiz (56) |
| 1984 | 162 | Bruce Berenyi (19) | Junior Ortiz (23) | |
| 1989 | 162 | Sid Fernandez (32) | 16 | Mackey Sasser (48) |
| 1991 | 161 | Dwight Gooden (27) | 19 | Charlie O’Brien (56) |
| 1991 | 161 | Frank Viola (35) | 25 | Rick Cerone (63) |
| 1992 | 162 | David Cone (27) | 25 | Todd Hundley (98) |
| 1992 | 162 | Dwight Gooden (31) | 25 | Charlie O’Brien (51) |
| 1995 | 144 | Bobby Jones (30) | 19 | Kelly Stinnett (59) |
| 2003 | 161 | Jae Weong Seo (31) | 12 | Jason Phillips (26) |
| 2004 | 162 | Tom Glavine (33) | 21 | Jason Phillips (72) |
| 2010 | 162 | R.A. Dickey (26) | 16 | Josh Thole (51) |
Includes all games played 1962-2010.
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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