Personal Catchers for the San Diego Padres

Personal Catchers for the San Diego Padres

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the San Diego Padres

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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)
1970 162 Clay Kirby (34) 19 Bob Barton (57)
1970 162 Dave Roberts (21) 20 Chris Cannizzaro (100)
1971 161 Clay Kirby (36) 31 Bob Barton (111)
1975 162 Randy Jones (36) 30 Fred Kendall (72)
1979 161 Randy Jones (39) 14 Fred Kendall (30)
1992 162 Frank Seminara (18) 12 Dan Walters (49)
1993 162 Andy Ashby (12) 10 Brad Ausmus (47)
1993 162 Dave Eiland (9) Dan Walters (26)
1995 144 Andy Ashby (31) 22 Brian Johnson (52)
1995 144 Andy Benes (19) 13 Brian Johnson (52)
1995 144 Joey Hamilton (30) 29 Brad Ausmus (92)
1996 162 Sean Bergman (14) 12 Brian Johnson (59)
1996 162 Joey Hamilton (33) 14 Brad Ausmus (38)
1998 162 Andy Ashby (33) 28 Carlos Hernandez (102)
1998 162 Kevin Brown (35) 34 Carlos Hernandez (102)
1998 162 Sterling Hitchcock (27) 14 Jim Leyritz (20)
1999 162 Sterling Hitchcock (33) 11 Jim Leyritz (21)
1999 162 Woody Williams (33) 16 Greg Myers (33)
2000 162 Woody Williams (23) 22 Wiki Gonzalez (72)
2001 162 Bobby Jones (33) 31 Ben Davis (122)
2002 162 Brett Tomko (32) 24 Tom Lampkin (79)
2003 162 Adam Eaton (31) 24 Gary Bennett (87)
2003 162 Jake Peavy (32) 24 Gary Bennett (87)
2003 162 Oliver Perez (19) 12 Miguel Ojeda (35)
2004 162 Ismael Valdez (20) 20 Miguel Ojeda (37)
2005 162 Adam Eaton (22) 20 Ramon Hernandez (94)
2008 162 Jake Peavy (27) 15 Josh Bard (47)
2009 162 Jake Peavy (13) 13 Henry Blanco (58)
2009 162 Chris Young (14) 13 Nick Hundley (71)

Includes all games played 1969-2010.
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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