Catchers 25 or younger with an OPS+ over 115 with at least 450 PA's
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Cnt Player **OPS ** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 1 Johnny Bench 166 652 1972 24 CIN NL 147 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 100 23 84 2 0 12 18 6 6 .270 .379 .541 .920 *29/35 2 Carlton Fisk 162 514 1972 24 BOS AL 131 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 52 6 83 4 1 0 11 5 2 .293 .370 .538 .908 *2 3 Joe Torre 156 614 1966 25 ATL NL 148 546 83 172 20 3 36 101 60 8 61 2 2 4 18 0 4 .315 .382 .560 .942 *23 4 Mike Piazza 152 602 1993 24 LAD NL 149 547 81 174 24 2 35 112 46 6 86 3 0 6 10 3 4 .318 .370 .561 .931 *2/3 5 Joe Mauer 144 608 2006 23 MIN AL 140 521 86 181 36 4 13 84 79 21 54 1 0 7 24 8 3 .347 .429 .507 .936 *2D 6 Bill Freehan 144 618 1967 25 DET AL 155 517 66 146 23 1 20 74 73 15 71 20 3 5 9 1 2 .282 .389 .447 .836 *23 7 Brian McCann 143 492 2006 22 ATL NL 130 442 61 147 34 0 24 93 41 8 54 3 0 6 12 2 0 .333 .388 .572 .960 *2 8 Ted Simmons 142 649 1975 25 STL NL 157 581 80 193 32 3 18 100 63 16 35 1 0 4 20 1 3 .332 .396 .491 .887 *2/37 9 Johnny Bench 141 671 1970 22 CIN NL 158 605 97 177 35 4 45 148 54 9 102 0 1 11 12 5 2 .293 .345 .587 .932 *273/985 10 Joe Torre 140 594 1965 24 MLN NL 148 523 68 152 21 1 27 80 61 7 79 8 0 2 22 0 1 .291 .372 .489 .861 *23 11 Joe Torre 140 646 1964 23 MLN NL 154 601 87 193 36 5 20 109 36 4 67 7 0 2 26 2 4 .321 .365 .498 .863 *23 12 Rudy York 140 557 1938 24 DET AL 135 463 85 138 27 2 33 127 92 0 74 2 0 0 0 1 2 .298 .417 .579 .996 *27/3 13 Gary Carter 137 595 1977 23 MON NL 154 522 86 148 29 2 31 84 58 5 103 5 3 7 9 5 5 .284 .356 .525 .881 *2/7 14 Tim McCarver 136 540 1967 25 STL NL 138 471 68 139 26 3 14 69 54 19 32 5 4 6 9 8 8 .295 .369 .452 .821 *2 15 Joe Mauer 135 465 2008 25 MIN AL 108 390 75 125 25 1 8 59 67 6 37 0 1 7 17 1 1 .321 .414 .451 .865 *2 16 Yogi Berra 135 656 1950 25 NYY AL 151 597 116 192 30 6 28 124 55 0 12 4 0 0 11 4 2 .322 .383 .533 .916 *2 17 Matt Nokes 133 508 1987 23 DET AL 135 461 69 133 14 2 32 87 35 2 70 6 3 3 13 2 1 .289 .345 .536 .881 *2D/759 18 Jason Kendall 131 627 1998 24 PIT NL 149 535 95 175 36 3 12 75 51 3 51 31 2 8 6 26 5 .327 .411 .473 .884 *2 19 Ernie Lombardi 130 458 1932 24 CIN NL 118 413 43 125 22 9 11 68 41 0 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .371 .479 .850 *2 20 Johnny Bench 129 592 1969 21 CIN NL 148 532 83 156 23 1 26 90 49 7 86 4 0 7 7 6 6 .293 .353 .487 .840 *2 21 Shanty Hogan 129 470 1928 22 NYG NL 131 411 48 137 25 2 10 71 42 0 25 8 9 0 0 0 0 .333 .406 .477 .883 *2 22 Mickey Cochrane 128 507 1927 24 PHA AL 126 432 80 146 20 6 12 80 50 0 7 2 23 0 0 9 6 .338 .409 .495 .904 *2 23 Ted Simmons 127 629 1972 22 STL NL 152 594 70 180 36 6 16 96 29 8 57 2 1 3 18 1 3 .303 .336 .465 .801 *23 24 Rich Gedman 126 556 1985 25 BOS AL 144 498 66 147 30 5 18 80 50 11 79 3 3 2 12 2 0 .295 .362 .484 .846 *2 25 Thurman Munson 126 526 1970 23 NYY AL 132 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 57 6 56 7 5 4 13 5 7 .302 .386 .415 .801 *2 ----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **OPS ** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 26 Bob O'Farrell 126 481 1922 25 CHC NL 128 392 68 127 18 8 4 60 79 0 34 1 9 0 0 5 3 .324 .439 .441 .880 *2 27 Victor Martinez 125 591 2004 25 CLE AL 141 520 77 147 38 1 23 108 60 11 69 5 0 6 16 0 1 .283 .359 .492 .851 *2/D 28 Joe Torre 125 556 1963 22 MLN NL 142 501 57 147 19 4 14 71 42 4 79 5 1 7 19 1 5 .293 .350 .431 .781 *23/7 29 Frankie Hayes 125 529 1940 25 PHA AL 136 465 73 143 23 4 16 70 61 0 59 1 2 0 13 9 3 .308 .389 .477 .866 *2/3 30 Ted Simmons 124 690 1973 23 STL NL 161 619 62 192 36 2 13 91 61 15 47 2 1 7 29 2 2 .310 .370 .438 .808 *2/39 31 Ray Fosse 124 497 1970 23 CLE AL 120 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 39 5 55 1 4 3 9 1 5 .307 .361 .469 .830 *2 32 Frank Snyder 124 522 1915 21 STL NL 144 473 41 141 22 7 2 55 39 0 49 1 9 0 0 3 6 .298 .353 .387 .740 *2 33 Gary Carter 123 559 1979 25 MON NL 140 505 74 143 26 5 22 75 40 3 62 5 2 7 11 3 2 .283 .338 .485 .823 *2 34 Darrell Porter 123 511 1975 23 MIL AL 130 409 66 95 12 5 18 60 89 10 77 5 1 7 8 2 5 .232 .371 .418 .789 *2/D 35 Earl Williams 123 550 1971 22 ATL NL 145 497 64 129 14 1 33 87 42 5 80 7 0 4 11 0 1 .260 .324 .491 .815 253 36 Geovany Soto 122 458 2008 25 CHC NL 114 399 51 114 29 1 18 69 53 4 99 1 0 5 7 0 0 .286 .367 .499 .866 *2/D 37 Bill Freehan 122 572 1964 22 DET AL 144 520 69 156 14 8 18 80 36 3 68 8 1 7 8 5 1 .300 .350 .462 .812 *2/3 38 Mickey Cochrane 122 568 1928 25 PHA AL 131 468 92 137 26 12 10 57 76 0 25 3 21 0 0 7 7 .293 .395 .464 .859 *2 39 Lance Parrish 121 592 1980 24 DET AL 144 553 79 158 34 6 24 82 31 3 109 3 2 3 24 6 4 .286 .325 .499 .824 *2D/397 40 John Bateman 121 468 1966 25 HOU NL 131 433 39 121 24 3 17 70 20 9 74 5 4 6 17 0 0 .279 .315 .467 .782 *2 41 Clay Dalrymple 121 451 1962 25 PHI NL 123 370 40 102 13 3 11 54 70 7 32 4 3 4 7 1 3 .276 .393 .416 .809 *2 42 Gus Triandos 121 509 1956 25 BAL AL 131 452 47 126 18 1 21 88 48 4 73 2 3 4 21 0 0 .279 .348 .462 .810 *23 43 Bill Dickey 121 459 1932 25 NYY AL 108 423 66 131 20 4 15 84 34 0 13 0 2 0 0 2 4 .310 .361 .482 .843 *2 44 Yogi Berra 120 497 1948 23 NYY AL 125 469 70 143 24 10 14 98 25 0 24 1 2 0 9 3 3 .305 .341 .488 .829 *29 45 Bill Dickey 120 523 1931 24 NYY AL 130 477 65 156 17 10 6 78 39 0 20 0 7 0 0 2 1 .327 .378 .442 .820 *2 46 Johnny Bench 119 651 1973 25 CIN NL 151 557 83 141 17 3 25 104 83 14 83 0 1 10 22 4 1 .253 .345 .429 .774 *29/35 47 Frankie Hayes 119 486 1939 24 PHA AL 124 431 66 122 28 5 20 83 40 0 55 3 12 0 10 4 1 .283 .348 .510 .858 *2 48 Rich Gedman 118 486 1984 24 BOS AL 133 449 54 121 26 4 24 72 29 8 72 1 2 5 5 0 0 .269 .312 .506 .818 *2 49 Joe Mauer 117 471 2007 24 MIN AL 109 406 62 119 27 3 7 60 57 10 51 3 2 3 11 7 1 .293 .382 .426 .808 *2D 50 Johnny Bench 117 607 1968 20 CIN NL 154 564 67 155 40 2 15 82 31 8 96 2 2 8 14 1 5 .275 .311 .433 .744 *2 ----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **OPS ** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 51 Bill Dickey 117 473 1929 22 NYY AL 130 447 60 145 30 6 10 65 14 0 16 1 11 0 0 5 3 .324 .346 .485 .831 *2 52 Darrell Porter 116 486 1977 25 KCR AL 130 425 61 117 21 3 16 60 53 6 70 1 1 6 6 1 0 .275 .353 .452 .805 *2/D 53 Ted Simmons 116 662 1974 24 STL NL 152 599 66 163 33 6 20 103 47 8 35 6 1 9 22 0 0 .272 .327 .447 .774 *23 54 Earl Williams 116 637 1972 23 ATL NL 151 565 72 146 24 2 28 87 62 6 118 6 0 4 17 0 0 .258 .336 .457 .793 *253 Seasons/Careers found: 54.
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