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But in recent decades, the workload of top major league catchers has gradually increased, and the top ten career leaders all made their major league debuts after 1968. Iván Rodríguez [3] [4] [5] is the all-time leader in games played as a catcher, playing 2,427 games at the position. [6]
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records; List of Major League Baseball attendance records; List of Major League Baseball postseason records. List of World Series career records; List of World Series single-game records; List of World Series single-series records
He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bench was the leader of the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that dominated the National League in the mid-1970s, winning six division titles, four National League pennants and two World ...
Catchers are being counted on more and more for things like plate blocking and pitch. In recent years, the role of the backstop in baseball has evolved.
List of Major League Baseball career games played as a catcher leaders; List of Major League Baseball career games played as a first baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career games played as a second baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career games played as a third baseman leaders
Greg Maddux is the all-time leader in career putouts by a pitcher with 546; [9] [10] [11] he is the only pitcher to record more than 400 career putouts. Zack Greinke, the active leader in putouts by a pitcher and 7th all-time. Jack Morris holds the American League record. Tony Mullane held the major league record for 87 years.
Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [a] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays. In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.