most home runs in a season by a rookie catcher

Mike Piazza and Rudy York are tied for the most homers by a rookie catcher, with 35 home runs.

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	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	35	1993	LAD	149	547	81	174	24	2	112	46	3	86	3	4	602	307	61	0	6	6	10	.318	.370	.561	.932	108	36.3	.401	150	37.5
2	Rudy York R. York	35	1937	DET	104	375	72	115	18	3	101	41	0	52	3	2	417	244	56	1				.307	.375	.651	1.026	87	35.1	.447	144	26.7
3	Earl Williams E. Williams	33	1971	ATL	145	497	64	129	14	1	87	42	7	80	0	1	550	244	48	0	4	5	11	.260	.324	.491	.815	78	21.8	.364	123	14
4	Matt Nokes M. Nokes	32	1987	DET	135	461	69	133	14	2	87	35	6	70	2	1	508	247	48	3	3	2	13	.289	.345	.536	.880	83	21	.376	131	20
5	Wilin Rosario W. Rosario	28	2012	COL	117	396	67	107	19	0	71	25	1	99	4	5	426	210	47	0	4	2	10	.270	.312	.530	.843	63	14.2	.356	107	3.8
6	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	27	2026	KCR	149	527	80	126	35	2	81	65	4	170	2	1	603	246	64	0	7	1	4	.239	.323	.467	.790	84	12.1	.341	116	11.2
7	Francisco Alvarez F. Alvarez	25	2023	NYM	123	382	51	80	12	0	63	34	6	110	2	0	423	167	37	0	1	0	14	.209	.284	.437	.721	49	-3.1	.310	96	-1.9
8	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	25	1973	LAD	136	487	84	128	26	0	88	87	1	81	1	1	585	229	51	0	10	9	5	.263	.369	.470	.839	88	23.8	.373	136	24.3
9	Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz	23	2023	HOU	104	355	51	100	22	0	60	11	5	74	0	0	377	191	45	0	6	0	12	.282	.308	.538	.846	57	11	.354	127	12.2
10	J.P. Arencibia	23	2011	TOR	129	443	47	97	20	4	78	36	4	133	1	1	486	194	47	0	3	3	6	.219	.282	.438	.720	53	-2	.311	91	-5
11	Geovany Soto G. Soto	23	2008	CHC	141	494	66	141	35	2	86	62	2	121	0	1	563	249	60	0	5	6	11	.285	.364	.504	.868	88	20.6	.373	120	14.3
12	Eric Haase E. Haase	22	2021	DET	98	351	48	81	12	1	61	26	2	119	2	0	381	161	35	0	2	0	11	.231	.286	.459	.745	47	0.6	.316	100	0
13	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	22	1972	BOS	131	457	74	134	28	9	61	52	4	83	5	2	514	246	59	1	0	6	11	.293	.370	.538	.909	88	37.6	.407	165	33.4
14	Agustín Ramírez A. Ramírez	21	2025	MIA	136	537	72	124	33	1	67	36	8	113	16	3	585	222	55	0	4	2	13	.231	.287	.413	.701	64	-5.4	.302	91	-6.3
15	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	20	2016	NYY	53	201	34	60	12	0	42	24	2	57	1	0	229	132	32	0	2	2	5	.299	.376	.657	1.032	47	20.2	.425	170	19.4
16	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	19	2025	ATL	124	405	56	111	18	2	80	38	3	68	0	0	446	190	39	0	0	0	9	.274	.341	.469	.810	66	13.6	.351	125	13.5
17	Randy Hundley R. Hundley	19	1966	CHC	149	526	50	124	22	3	63	35	3	113	1	3	579	209	44	10	5	3	11	.236	.285	.397	.682	60	-1.5	.300	84	-10.8
18	Samuel Basallo S. Basallo	18	2026	BAL	112	360	40	80	10	1	54	32	4	106	0	0	399	146	29	0	3	2	7	.222	.291	.406	.696	43	-4.3	.303	95	-2.5
19	MJ Melendez	18	2022	KCR	129	460	57	100	21	3	62	66	1	131	2	3	534	181	42	0	7	1	2	.217	.313	.393	.706	61	0.2	.310	98	-1.3
20	Buster Posey B. Posey	18	2010	SFG	108	406	58	124	23	2	67	30	4	55	0	2	443	205	43	0	3	5	12	.305	.357	.505	.862	69	17.9	.371	133	17.7
21	Kenji Johjima K. Johjima	18	2006	SEA	144	506	61	147	25	1	76	20	13	46	3	1	542	228	44	0	3	1	15	.291	.332	.451	.783	71	2.9	.338	105	3.6
22	Benito Santiago B. Santiago	18	1987	SDP	146	546	64	164	33	2	79	16	5	112	21	12	572	255	53	1	4	2	12	.300	.324	.467	.791	77	7	.340	109	6.5
23	Tom Haller T. Haller	18	1962	SFG	99	272	53	71	13	1	55	51	4	59	1	4	331	140	32	3	1	1	3	.261	.384	.515	.899	58	19.7	.397	144	18
24	Mike Napoli M. Napoli	16	2006	LAA	99	268	47	61	13	0	42	51	5	90	2	3	325	122	29	0	1	0	2	.228	.360	.455	.815	48	7	.357	115	6.2
25	Terry Steinbach T. Steinbach	16	1987	OAK	122	391	66	111	16	3	56	32	9	66	1	2	438	181	35	3	3	2	10	.284	.349	.463	.812	64	9.9	.353	119	10.7

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Ohtani

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85

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

14

Yamamoto

182

Yamamoto

ERA

1.79

Ohtani

Team Rankings

204

7th

801

4th

1,521

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ERA

3.55

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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

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Final

Giants

65 - 97

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Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

3

Riley

2

Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Tatis

2

Murakami

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Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

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Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

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Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Duran

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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75-87

76-87

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
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM

Mike Piazza and Rudy York are tied for the most homers by a rookie catcher, with 35 home runs.

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