San Francisco Giants: Top Ten Catchers in Team History
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(2009-Current)
Wins Above Replacement: 33.5
Posey won Rookie of the Year in 2010, Comeback Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in 2012 and won his first Gold Glove this season. He has led a pitching staff and lineup to three World Series trophies and has been to four All-Star games. With his bat and glove, he has now established himself as the best catcher in the game. He has also earned a collectively higher WAR than both Hall of Famers in team history.
Overall, over 899 career games with the Giants so far, he has a slashline of .307/.373/.476 for an OPS of .848. 699 of those games have been at catcher.
It’s pretty outstanding that the Giants current catcher is the greatest catcher in team history. As fans, we are literally witnessing history before our eyes.
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