With that in mind, I've put together a list of the catcher career stolen bases leaders. To show up, a player needs to have played at least 60% of his career behind the dish. That's an arbitrary number, to be sure, but I think having half your games elsewhere lessens your claim to being a full-time catcher. In any event, it highlights that this list is dependent on what you consider a full-time catcher; if you want 75% of career games, the list shrinks even further. As for me, like I said, I'm going with 60% for this list.
Most Career Stolen Bases by a Catcher, 1901-2007
- Roger Bresnahan, 212
- Ray Schalk, 177
- Jason Kendall, 162
- Red Dooin, 133
- Carlton Fisk, 128
- Johnny Kling, 123
- Wally Schang, 121
- Ivan Rodriguez, 114
- John Wathan, 105
- Brad Ausmus, 101
- Billy Sullivan, 92
- Benito Santiago, 91
- John Stearns, 91
- Ivey Wingo, 87
- Jimmy Wilson, 86
- Eddie Ainsmith, 86
- Tony Pena, 80
- Johnny Bench, 68
- Johnny Roseboro, 67
- Luke Sewell, 65
I've italicized the active players on the list. I somehow doubt Jason Kendall will change his position. :)
For more information on catchers, and even a similar list, go visit the Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers. There's more information on backstops there than you could probably ever want to know.
For more information on catchers, and even a similar list, go visit the Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers. There's more information on backstops there than you could probably ever want to know.
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John Wathan!
I forget what trivia question he was the answer to (something like, most SB for a catcher for the Royals), but I won a 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle in the early 1990s at a card show in a trivia contest, and that was the final question.
Thank you, John Wathan!
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