who had the most plate appearances as a catcher from 1975 to 1984

Between 1975 and 1984, Ted Simmons made the most plate appearances by a catcher, with 5,206 plate appearances.

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	NAME	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	5,206	1,267	4,621	639	1,353	268	22	163	801	508	19	348	9	21	2,154	453	2	56	125	144	.293	.361	.466	.827	753	174.6	.363	127	161.9
2	Gary Carter G. Carter	5,075	1,255	4,488	620	1,218	236	21	197	720	476	37	569	27	30	2,087	454	19	55	63	90	.271	.342	.465	.807	711	144.3	.356	124	138.7
3	Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg	5,047	1,376	4,426	454	1,125	195	27	58	466	492	19	635	17	30	1,548	280	81	29	24	118	.254	.329	.350	.679	532	-29.5	.311	93	-40.4
4	Darrell Porter D. Porter	4,896	1,257	4,106	580	1,029	179	40	128	606	691	31	669	17	24	1,672	347	12	56	83	81	.251	.359	.407	.766	637	91.2	.343	113	75.8
5	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	4,541	1,124	3,996	645	1,120	196	28	159	601	421	66	578	76	31	1,849	383	16	42	39	85	.280	.355	.463	.818	662	159.5	.364	123	117.7
6	Bob Boone B. Boone	4,513	1,242	4,020	383	1,021	178	17	70	481	372	8	360	23	36	1,443	265	67	46	62	102	.254	.315	.359	.674	444	-59.4	.302	84	-83.4
7	Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar	4,299	1,080	3,680	440	960	151	13	52	432	515	17	344	10	13	1,293	216	56	31	36	95	.261	.352	.351	.703	492	11.7	.323	98	-8.9
8	Lance Parrish L. Parrish	3,700	915	3,397	460	889	168	21	162	540	255	12	674	20	24	1,585	351	9	27	29	103	.262	.313	.467	.780	483	68.8	.343	111	49.2
9	Rick Dempsey R. Dempsey	3,510	1,075	3,074	326	736	143	11	51	287	353	12	391	15	16	1,054	205	42	29	9	85	.239	.317	.343	.660	349	-42.4	.303	89	-42.5
10	Alan Ashby A. Ashby	3,302	944	2,909	272	695	132	12	53	348	309	8	430	6	9	1,010	197	51	25	50	88	.239	.311	.347	.658	308	-60.1	.296	86	-54.9
11	Johnny Bench J. Bench	3,113	783	2,706	389	715	145	5	144	514	362	8	518	38	12	1,302	294	4	33	46	60	.264	.349	.481	.830	456	109.7	.366	127	96.5
12	Steve Yeager S. Yeager	3,106	983	2,777	266	617	91	13	82	323	260	21	543	11	15	980	186	27	21	54	71	.222	.292	.353	.645	271	-75.6	.288	79	-75.5
13	John Stearns J. Stearns	3,080	805	2,679	332	695	152	10	46	312	323	25	294	91	51	1,005	208	23	30	25	80	.259	.341	.375	.716	356	10.8	.325	104	12.4
14	Thurman Munson T. Munson	3,049	709	2,807	362	852	124	13	56	417	180	20	252	25	24	1,170	193	6	36	30	93	.304	.346	.417	.763	388	50.1	.342	115	51.4
15	Milt May M. May	3,006	853	2,736	209	702	110	6	57	317	213	5	273	4	11	995	173	31	21	40	71	.257	.309	.364	.673	291	-43.8	.301	86	-47.1
16	Terry Kennedy T. Kennedy	2,628	678	2,409	247	663	128	8	60	346	170	11	389	3	7	987	196	9	29	45	53	.275	.322	.410	.732	300	7.5	.322	104	12
17	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	2,541	713	1,967	300	483	84	9	93	305	502	44	472	19	18	864	186	7	21	30	33	.246	.406	.439	.845	409	121.6	.384	145	130.4
18	Rick Cerone R. Cerone	2,517	694	2,298	229	548	103	12	36	261	154	11	237	3	14	783	151	31	23	5	61	.238	.287	.341	.628	213	-69.1	.284	73	-79.6
19	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	2,403	688	1,991	247	464	73	10	77	281	373	7	419	18	9	788	160	14	18	44	64	.233	.353	.396	.749	302	33.6	.338	112	35
20	Buck Martinez B. Martinez	2,336	769	2,085	191	487	105	8	46	257	167	5	323	5	8	746	159	49	30	3	42	.234	.288	.358	.646	212	-46.7	.293	77	-60.6
21	Bruce Benedict B. Benedict	2,308	655	2,019	164	516	71	5	16	197	232	9	170	11	16	645	92	32	16	45	54	.256	.333	.319	.652	216	-41.5	.295	77	-59.6
22	Brian Downing B. Downing	2,275	622	1,920	258	528	78	6	35	242	291	17	267	27	16	723	119	28	19	12	53	.275	.372	.377	.749	298	44.5	.345	114	40
23	John Wathan J. Wathan	2,180	643	1,971	249	524	65	20	16	196	172	9	214	100	33	677	101	18	10	8	73	.266	.326	.343	.670	222	-21	.306	87	-32.3
24	Charlie Moore C. Moore	2,154	664	1,938	234	522	86	19	22	198	168	3	212	26	30	712	127	34	11	3	49	.269	.327	.367	.694	234	-5.7	.317	96	-9.6
25	Jim Essian J. Essian	2,121	691	1,832	193	451	85	3	33	207	229	6	169	9	13	641	121	33	21	3	62	.246	.329	.350	.678	224	-13.3	.312	93	-16.7

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RBI

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Burleson

AVG

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Burleson

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Pallante

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Liberatore

ERA

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16th

1,278

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	103	59	.636
Cubs	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0

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Brewers

103 - 59

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45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

1,613.6

Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

93-69

92-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

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75-87

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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