Personal Catchers for the San Francisco Giants
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the San Francisco Giants
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| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 154 | Bugs Raymond (9) | Art Wilson (24) | |
| 1919 | 140 | Jesse Barnes (34) | 20 | Mike Gonzalez (47) |
| 1919 | 140 | Rube Benton (28) | 12 | Frank Snyder (30) |
| 1923 | 153 | Hugh McQuillan (32) | 28 | Frank Snyder (103) |
| 1923 | 153 | Mule Watson (15) | 12 | Hank Gowdy (37) |
| 1925 | 152 | Jack Bentley (22) | 14 | Hank Gowdy (34) |
| 1925 | 152 | Kent Greenfield (20) | 18 | Frank Snyder (91) |
| 1928 | 155 | Vic Aldridge (17) | 12 | Bob O’Farrell (35) |
| 1929 | 152 | Larry Benton (31) | 27 | Shanty Hogan (91) |
| 1929 | 152 | Freddie Fitzsimmons (30) | 28 | Shanty Hogan (91) |
| 1929 | 152 | Carl Hubbell (35) | 25 | Bob O’Farrell (60) |
| 1930 | 154 | Bill Walker (34) | 24 | Bob O’Farrell (61) |
| 1931 | 153 | Freddie Fitzsimmons (33) | 31 | Shanty Hogan (110) |
| 1931 | 153 | Bill Walker (28) | 17 | Bob O’Farrell (43) |
| 1934 | 153 | Carl Hubbell (35) | 13 | Harry Danning (14) |
| 1934 | 153 | Hal Schumacher (36) | 34 | Gus Mancuso (118) |
| 1941 | 156 | Bob Carpenter (19) | 11 | Gabby Hartnett (33) |
| 1942 | 154 | Hal Schumacher (29) | 13 | Gus Mancuso (36) |
| 1944 | 155 | Bill Voiselle (41) | 31 | Ernie Lombardi (94) |
| 1945 | 154 | Jack Brewer (21) | 19 | Clyde Kluttz (51) |
| 1945 | 154 | Van Mungo (26) | 24 | Ernie Lombardi (94) |
| 1955 | 154 | Sal Maglie (21) | 13 | Wes Westrum (51) |
| 1958 | 154 | Johnny Antonelli (34) | 31 | Bob Schmidt (107) |
| 1958 | 154 | Ruben Gomez (30) | 20 | Valmy Thomas (47) |
| 1959 | 154 | Sam Jones (35) | 26 | Hobie Landrith (88) |
| 1962 | 165 | Jack Sanford (38) | 35 | Tom Haller (83) |
| 1963 | 162 | Juan Marichal (40) | 32 | Ed Bailey (83) |
| 1963 | 162 | Jack Sanford (42) | 41 | Tom Haller (79) |
| 1964 | 162 | Bob Hendley (29) | 18 | Del Crandall (57) |
| 1977 | 162 | Jim Barr (38) | 29 | Marc Hill (95) |
| 1977 | 162 | Bob Knepper (27) | 11 | Gary Alexander (30) |
| 1978 | 162 | Vida Blue (35) | 31 | Marc Hill (104) |
| 1978 | 162 | John Montefusco (36) | 16 | Mike Sadek (32) |
| 1979 | 162 | Ed Whitson (17) | 13 | Dennis Littlejohn (62) |
| 1984 | 162 | Mike Krukow (33) | 30 | Bob Brenly (113) |
| 1986 | 162 | Mike Krukow (34) | 30 | Bob Brenly (78) |
| 1987 | 162 | Mike Krukow (28) | 24 | Bob Brenly (100) |
| 1988 | 162 | Kelly Downs (26) | 18 | Bob Melvin (74) |
| 1988 | 162 | Mike Krukow (20) | 19 | Bob Brenly (55) |
| 1991 | 162 | Trevor Wilson (29) | 17 | Kirt Manwaring (57) |
| 1996 | 162 | William VanLandingham (32) | 15 | Tom Lampkin (44) |
| 1999 | 162 | Joe Nathan (14) | Doug Mirabelli (24) | |
| 1999 | 162 | Russ Ortiz (33) | 24 | Brent Mayne (85) |
| 2000 | 162 | Shawn Estes (30) | 26 | Bobby Estalella (89) |
| 2000 | 162 | Mark Gardner (20) | 18 | Doug Mirabelli (71) |
| 2000 | 162 | Livan Hernandez (33) | 31 | Bobby Estalella (89) |
| 2000 | 162 | Kirk Rueter (31) | 28 | Doug Mirabelli (71) |
| 2001 | 162 | Russ Ortiz (33) | 13 | Bobby Estalella (28) |
| 2002 | 162 | Ryan Jensen (30) | 22 | Yorvit Torrealba (40) |
| 2002 | 162 | Kirk Rueter (33) | 31 | Benito Santiago (122) |
| 2006 | 161 | Noah Lowry (27) | 23 | Todd Greene (37) |
| 2009 | 162 | Tim Lincecum (32) | 30 | Bengie Molina (120) |
| 2010 | 162 | Madison Bumgarner (18) | 18 | Buster Posey (75) |
| 2010 | 162 | Jonathan Sanchez (33) | 20 | Eli Whiteside (32) |
| 2010 | 162 | Todd Wellemeyer (11) | 10 | Bengie Molina (55) |
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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