Personal Catchers for the San Francisco Giants

Personal Catchers for the San Francisco Giants

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the San Francisco Giants

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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)
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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