best ops single season by a catcher this century

Between the 2000 and 2099 seasons, Joe Mauer had the highest OPS by a catcher in a season, with an OPS of 1.031 in 2009.

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	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	1.031	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	606	307	59	0	5	14	13	.365	.444	.587	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
2	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	1.012	2000	NYM	136	482	90	156	26	0	38	113	58	3	69	4	2	545	296	64	0	2	10	15	.324	.398	.614	110	38.9	.423	153	39.1
3	Jorge Posada J. Posada	.970	2007	NYY	144	506	91	171	42	1	20	90	74	6	98	2	0	589	275	63	0	3	7	18	.338	.426	.543	116	42.8	.418	157	41.8
4	Buster Posey B. Posey	.957	2012	SFG	148	530	78	178	39	1	24	103	69	2	96	1	1	610	291	64	0	9	7	19	.336	.408	.549	114	44.7	.406	164	46.5
5	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.957	2001	NYM	141	503	81	151	29	0	36	94	67	2	87	0	2	573	288	65	0	1	19	20	.300	.384	.573	104	32.9	.395	143	32
6	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	.948	2025	SEA	159	596	110	147	24	0	60	125	97	9	188	14	4	705	351	84	0	3	17	6	.247	.359	.589	129	45.2	.392	162	51.2
7	Jorge Posada J. Posada	.943	2000	NYY	151	505	92	145	35	1	28	86	107	8	151	2	2	624	266	64	0	4	10	11	.287	.417	.527	117	34.9	.405	140	33.8
8	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.936	2006	MIN	140	521	86	181	36	4	13	84	79	1	54	8	3	608	264	53	0	7	21	24	.347	.429	.507	110	33.3	.396	141	32.6
9	Jorge Posada J. Posada	.922	2003	NYY	142	481	83	135	24	0	30	101	93	10	110	2	4	588	249	54	0	4	6	13	.281	.405	.518	106	34	.397	145	33.2
10	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	.917	2001	LAD	125	460	71	147	28	0	25	90	39	6	30	2	4	519	250	53	5	9	2	11	.320	.374	.543	91	26.3	.387	139	26.7
11	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.903	2002	NYM	135	478	69	134	23	2	33	98	57	3	82	0	3	541	260	58	0	3	9	26	.280	.359	.544	89	24.5	.381	136	24.4
12	Brian McCann B. McCann	.896	2008	ATL	145	509	68	153	42	1	23	87	57	4	64	5	0	573	266	66	0	3	4	17	.301	.373	.523	96	27.2	.386	136	25.6
13	Alex Avila A. Avila	.895	2011	DET	141	464	63	137	33	4	19	82	73	3	131	3	1	551	235	56	3	8	9	8	.295	.389	.506	91	29.4	.384	140	25.9
14	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	.893	2004	DET	135	527	72	176	32	2	19	86	41	3	91	7	4	575	269	53	0	4	6	15	.334	.383	.510	96	25	.382	134	25
15	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.882	2000	PIT	152	579	112	185	33	6	14	58	79	15	79	22	12	678	272	53	1	4	3	13	.320	.412	.470	118	28.9	.390	127	24.8
16	Jorge Posada J. Posada	.881	2004	NYY	137	449	72	122	31	0	21	81	88	9	92	1	3	547	216	52	0	1	5	24	.272	.400	.481	93	24.7	.384	134	24
17	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.880	2013	MIN	113	445	62	144	35	0	11	47	61	0	89	0	1	508	212	46	0	2	7	7	.324	.404	.476	83	27.5	.383	143	24.9
18	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	.879	2007	CLE	147	562	78	169	40	0	25	114	62	10	76	0	0	645	284	65	0	11	12	19	.301	.374	.505	103	22.8	.373	129	23.3
19	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	.876	2017	NYY	122	471	79	131	20	0	33	90	40	10	120	2	1	525	250	53	0	4	1	9	.278	.345	.531	85	20.7	.368	131	19.9
20	Yadier Molina Y. Molina	.874	2012	STL	138	505	65	159	28	0	22	76	45	5	55	12	3	563	253	50	3	5	4	10	.315	.373	.501	92	27.3	.375	138	25.7
21	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	.872	2004	BAL	150	579	83	183	33	3	23	86	47	6	97	0	0	638	291	59	0	6	4	16	.316	.370	.503	102	23.2	.373	128	22.4
22	Jason Varitek J. Varitek	.872	2004	BOS	137	463	67	137	30	1	18	73	62	10	126	10	3	536	223	49	0	1	9	11	.296	.390	.482	87	20.5	.375	125	17.2
23	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.871	2010	MIN	137	510	88	167	43	1	9	75	65	3	53	1	4	584	239	53	0	6	14	19	.327	.402	.469	93	26.1	.377	135	23.8
24	Geovany Soto G. Soto	.868	2008	CHC	141	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	62	2	121	0	1	563	249	60	0	5	6	11	.285	.364	.504	88	20.6	.373	120	14.3
25	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.867	2026	AZ	125	453	67	139	32	1	15	75	59	5	78	6	2	526	218	48	0	9	0	9	.307	.386	.481	88	25.9	.378	138	24.5

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

3.81

Bradley

Team Rankings

180

13th

712

10th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Tigers	73	83	.468	8.0
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 9/22	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Wed 9/23	MIN	@	SFG	3:45 PM
Fri 9/25	TEX	@	MIN	8:10 PM
Sat 9/26	TEX	@	MIN	4:10 PM

Last Game

Twins

73 - 83

Final

Angels

60 - 96

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

107

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

103

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.397

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

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0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

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12.73

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12.13

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K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

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5.62

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24

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Rasmussen

31

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2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	79	.494	18.5
Orioles	75	81	.481	20.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Tigers	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

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Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
Sun 9/6	ATL	@	PHI	5-4
Sun 9/6	BOS	@	BAL	3-1
Sun 9/6	LAA	@	PIT	0-1
Sun 9/6	DET	@	CLE	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 9/21	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
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