highest ops by a rookie catcher in a season since 1920

Since 1920, Mike Piazza has the highest OPS by a rookie catcher, with an OPS of .932 in 1993.

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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	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.932	1993	LAD	149	547	81	174	24	2	35	112	46	3	86	3	4	602	307	61	0	6	6	10	.318	.370	.561	108	36.3	.401	150	37.5
2	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	.909	1972	BOS	131	457	74	134	28	9	22	61	52	4	83	5	2	514	246	59	1	0	6	11	.293	.370	.538	88	37.6	.407	165	33.4
3	Matt Nokes M. Nokes	.880	1987	DET	135	461	69	133	14	2	32	87	35	6	70	2	1	508	247	48	3	3	2	13	.289	.345	.536	83	21	.376	131	20
4	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
5	Butch Henline B. Henline	.859	1922	PHN	125	430	57	136	20	4	14	64	36	8	33	2	2	481	206	38	7				.316	.380	.479	78	17.7	.394	109	5.8
6	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	.839	1973	LAD	136	487	84	128	26	0	25	88	87	1	81	1	1	585	229	51	0	10	9	5	.263	.369	.470	88	23.8	.373	136	24.3
7	Earl Williams E. Williams	.815	1971	ATL	145	497	64	129	14	1	33	87	42	7	80	0	1	550	244	48	0	4	5	11	.260	.324	.491	78	21.8	.364	123	14
8	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.801	1970	NYY	132	453	59	137	25	4	6	53	57	7	56	5	7	526	188	35	5	4	6	13	.302	.386	.415	76	16.9	.360	128	17.1
9	Benito Santiago B. Santiago	.791	1987	SDP	146	546	64	164	33	2	18	79	16	5	112	21	12	572	255	53	1	4	2	12	.300	.324	.467	77	7	.340	109	6.5
10	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	.790	2026	KCR	149	527	80	126	35	2	27	81	65	4	170	2	1	603	246	64	0	7	1	4	.239	.323	.467	84	12.1	.341	116	11.2
11	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.783	2005	MIN	131	489	61	144	26	2	9	55	61	1	64	13	1	554	201	37	0	3	12	9	.294	.372	.411	73	6.5	.340	109	5.9
12	Kenji Johjima K. Johjima	.783	2006	SEA	144	506	61	147	25	1	18	76	20	13	46	3	1	542	228	44	0	3	1	15	.291	.332	.451	71	2.9	.338	105	3.6
13	Johnny Bench J. Bench	.743	1968	CIN	154	564	67	155	40	2	15	82	31	2	96	1	5	607	244	57	2	8	8	14	.275	.311	.433	73	17	.332	115	8.8
14	Bengie Molina B. Molina	.739	2000	ANA	130	473	59	133	20	2	14	71	23	6	33	1	0	513	199	36	4	7	0	17	.281	.318	.421	59	-8.6	.322	84	-10.8
15	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	.738	1989	HOU	134	443	64	114	21	2	13	60	49	6	64	21	3	509	178	36	6	5	8	7	.257	.336	.402	62	6.3	.330	115	8.3
16	Todd Zeile T. Zeile	.731	1990	STL	144	495	62	121	25	3	15	57	67	2	77	2	4	570	197	43	0	6	3	11	.244	.333	.398	69	4.9	.330	102	1.6
17	Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar	.719	1976	MIN	149	534	58	139	21	2	10	69	79	2	63	0	0	622	194	33	4	3	7	14	.260	.356	.363	75	9.4	.336	113	8.5
18	MJ Melendez	.706	2022	KCR	129	460	57	100	21	3	18	62	66	1	131	2	3	534	181	42	0	7	1	2	.217	.313	.393	61	0.2	.310	98	-1.3
19	Agustín Ramírez A. Ramírez	.701	2025	MIA	136	537	72	124	33	1	21	67	36	8	113	16	3	585	222	55	0	4	2	13	.231	.287	.413	64	-5.4	.302	91	-6.3
20	Randy Hundley R. Hundley	.682	1966	CHC	149	526	50	124	22	3	19	63	35	3	113	1	3	579	209	44	10	5	3	11	.236	.285	.397	60	-1.5	.300	84	-10.8
21	Buck Rodgers B. Rodgers	.681	1962	LAA	155	565	65	146	34	6	6	61	45	0	68	1	8	624	210	46	6	8	6	16	.258	.309	.372	62	-10.1	.301	85	-11.8
22	Bob Boone B. Boone	.675	1973	PHI	145	521	42	136	20	2	10	61	41	0	36	3	4	575	190	32	5	8	8	7	.261	.311	.365	56	-7.4	.302	82	-12.1
23	Dave Rader D. Rader	.640	1972	SFG	133	459	44	119	14	1	6	41	29	3	31	1	2	494	153	21	1	2	4	12	.259	.306	.333	45	-3.9	.293	81	-10.5
24	Matt Walbeck M. Walbeck	.530	1994	MIN	97	338	31	69	12	0	5	35	17	2	37	1	1	359	96	17	1	1	1	7	.204	.246	.284	16	-29.2	.237	32	-32.2

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Muncy

RBI

3

Muncy

AVG

.333

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Yamamoto

10

Yamamoto

ERA

0.00

Sasaki

Team Rankings

204

7th

801

4th

1,521

4th

ERA

3.55

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	LAD	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/12	LAD	@	MIL	5:00 PM
Wed 10/14	MIL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	MIL	@	LAD	9:00 PM
Fri 10/16	MIL	@	LAD	9:00 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

3 - 1

Final

Braves

1 - 3

Wed 7 Oct 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Muncy

2

Contreras

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

7

Ramírez

6

Chourio

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

8

Rice

8

Meidroth

Playoffs Run Leaders

6

Ramírez

5

Vargas

5

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.600

Halpin

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

107

Williams

103.7

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

76

Harris

75

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

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72-94

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 9/14	SDP	@	COL	8-7
Tue 9/15	LAD	@	CIN	4-0
Tue 9/15	CWS	@	CLE	6-7
Tue 9/15	ATH	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	LAD	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/12	LAD	@	MIL	5:00 PM
Mon 10/12	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Tue 10/13	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/14	MIL	@	LAD	8:00 PM

Since 1920, Mike Piazza has the highest OPS by a rookie catcher, with an OPS of .932 in 1993.

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