most games played in a season as a catcher only by catcher and not as a dh

Salvador Perez, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre are tied for the most games by a catcher in a season, with 161 games.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Salvador Perez S. Perez	161	2021	KCR	620	88	169	24	0	48	121	28	13	170	1	0	665	337	72	0	4	4	14	.273	.316	.544	.859	105	24.6	.359	125	20.4
2	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	161	1973	STL	619	62	192	36	2	13	91	61	2	47	2	2	690	271	51	1	7	15	29	.310	.370	.438	.808	97	20.7	.358	122	17.4
3	Joe Torre J. Torre	161	1970	STL	624	89	203	27	9	21	100	70	7	91	2	2	704	311	57	0	3	10	23	.325	.398	.498	.896	121	41.8	.396	138	33.1
4	Johnny Bench J. Bench	160	1974	CIN	621	108	174	38	2	33	129	80	3	90	5	4	708	315	73	0	4	15	13	.280	.363	.507	.870	113	36.4	.387	143	34.5
5	Randy Hundley R. Hundley	160	1968	CHC	553	41	125	18	4	7	65	39	4	69	1	0	606	172	29	5	5	6	19	.226	.280	.311	.591	46	-9.4	.269	71	-17.5
6	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	159	2025	SEA	596	110	147	24	0	60	125	97	9	188	14	4	705	351	84	0	3	17	6	.247	.359	.589	.948	129	45.2	.392	161	50.4
7	Gary Carter G. Carter	159	1984	MON	596	75	175	32	1	27	106	64	6	57	2	2	669	290	60	0	3	9	8	.294	.366	.487	.853	105	30.4	.377	142	31.3
8	Salvador Perez S. Perez	158	2024	KCR	590	58	160	28	0	27	104	44	11	129	0	0	651	269	55	0	6	9	17	.271	.330	.456	.786	89	13	.335	115	10.9
9	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	158	1975	OAK	498	83	127	17	0	29	87	106	12	127	7	4	623	231	46	3	4	2	8	.255	.395	.464	.859	103	34.5	.395	153	37.2
10	Johnny Bench J. Bench	158	1970	CIN	605	97	177	35	4	45	148	54	0	102	5	2	671	355	84	1	11	9	12	.293	.345	.587	.932	118	41.7	.399	145	37.2
11	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	157	2001	PIT	606	84	161	22	2	10	53	44	20	48	13	14	672	217	34	0	2	4	18	.266	.335	.358	.693	72	-10.9	.308	83	-15.3
12	Mickey Tettleton M. Tettleton	157	1992	DET	525	82	125	25	0	32	83	122	1	137	0	6	654	246	57	0	6	18	5	.238	.379	.469	.848	99	28.8	.375	134	24.9
13	Darrell Porter D. Porter	157	1979	KCR	533	101	155	23	10	20	112	121	8	65	3	4	679	258	53	4	13	8	11	.291	.421	.484	.905	120	40.6	.399	143	36.1
14	Gary Carter G. Carter	157	1978	MON	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	62	5	70	10	6	607	225	48	2	5	11	10	.255	.336	.422	.758	75	9.2	.338	113	8.6
15	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	157	1978	BOS	571	94	162	39	5	20	88	71	7	83	7	2	658	271	64	3	6	6	10	.284	.366	.475	.841	100	28.6	.375	129	21.3
16	Thurman Munson T. Munson	157	1975	NYY	597	83	190	24	3	12	102	45	6	52	3	2	661	256	39	3	10	8	23	.318	.366	.429	.795	91	18.7	.359	125	18.7
17	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	157	1975	STL	581	80	193	32	3	18	100	63	1	35	1	3	649	285	53	0	4	16	20	.332	.396	.491	.887	107	36.1	.395	145	33.4
18	Salvador Perez S. Perez	155	2025	KCR	597	54	141	35	0	30	100	28	12	125	0	0	638	266	65	0	1	5	14	.236	.284	.446	.729	74	-1.3	.311	94	-4.9
19	William Contreras W. Contreras	155	2024	MIL	595	99	167	37	2	23	92	78	3	139	9	2	679	277	62	0	3	5	19	.281	.365	.466	.831	106	26.5	.359	130	24.8
20	Carlos Santana C. Santana	155	2011	CLE	552	84	132	35	2	27	79	97	2	133	5	3	658	252	64	0	7	7	15	.239	.351	.457	.808	92	18.2	.351	124	18.5
21	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	155	2009	TOT	588	88	178	33	1	23	108	75	3	74	1	0	672	282	57	0	6	3	17	.303	.381	.480	.861	106	25.8	.375	126	21.5
22	Russell Martin R. Martin	155	2008	LAD	553	87	155	25	0	13	69	90	5	83	18	6	650	219	38	0	2	8	16	.280	.385	.396	.781	90	11.4	.350	112	9.6
23	Lance Parrish L. Parrish	155	1983	DET	605	80	163	42	3	27	114	44	1	106	1	3	663	292	72	0	13	7	21	.269	.314	.483	.796	88	13	.344	114	10.6
24	John Stearns J. Stearns	155	1979	NYM	538	58	131	29	2	9	66	52	4	57	15	15	602	191	40	3	5	5	21	.243	.312	.355	.667	59	-11.4	.300	85	-10.8
25	Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg	155	1975	TEX	472	45	94	9	0	6	36	51	4	77	3	1	540	121	15	13	0	0	16	.199	.283	.256	.539	35	-24.5	.261	57	-25.7