About Catchers since 2002

The chart below shows MLB catchers' averages for OPS and HR per 600 PA. While catchers' production in OPS has remained relatively stable, it is on the back of an increase in HR. The result: declining AVG and OBP from catchers.

There is so much to unpack in this. A promise to the site is we'll circle back, dig deeper, once the site is live. For now, here are some follow up questions to later touch on:

  • Where have the Plate Appearances come from? How is it distributed between "starters" and backups?
  • What's most different from the past? The top end, the middle or the bottom?
  • How much of all this (i.e reality) comes in Salvador Perez's wake?
Catchers Since 2002

Original chart by Anecdote Baseball

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