Personal Catchers for the Minnesota Twins

Personal Catchers for the Minnesota Twins

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Minnesota Twins

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Overall records
ANA ARI ATL BAL BOS CHA CHN CIN CLE COL DET FLO HOU KCA LAN
MIL MIN NYA NYN OAK PHI PIT SDN SEA SFN SLN TBA TEX TOR WAS
Year Games Pitcher (starts) As battery Catcher (starts)
1919 142 Walter Johnson (29) 14 Sam Agnew (31)
1919 142 Jim Shaw (37) 20 Patsy Gharrity (51)
1920 153 Walter Johnson (15) 14 Val Picinich (37)
1921 154 Walter Johnson (32) 27 Val Picinich (44)
1922 154 Walter Johnson (31) 30 Val Picinich (70)
1923 155 Walter Johnson (34) 34 Muddy Ruel (121)
1923 155 George Mogridge (30) 13 Patsy Gharrity (34)
1923 155 Tom Zachary (29) 13 Patsy Gharrity (34)
1925 152 Stan Coveleski (32) 32 Muddy Ruel (119)
1925 152 Tom Zachary (33) 12 Hank Severeid (27)
1928 155 Garland Braxton (24) 23 Muddy Ruel (97)
1932 154 Firpo Marberry (15) 15 Roy Spencer (91)
1936 153 Bobo Newsom (38) 25 Cliff Bolton (76)
1937 158 Wes Ferrell (24) 21 Rick Ferrell (83)
1939 153 Dutch Leonard (34) 25 Rick Ferrell (81)
1940 154 Ken Chase (34) 18 Jake Early (51)
1940 154 Dutch Leonard (35) 35 Rick Ferrell (97)
1941 156 Dutch Leonard (33) 27 Jake Early (92)
1944 154 Dutch Leonard (31) 26 Rick Ferrell (95)
1944 154 Johnny Niggeling (24) 22 Rick Ferrell (95)
1946 155 Mickey Haefner (27) 20 Al Evans (76)
1950 155 Gene Bearden (9) Len Okrie (11)
1950 155 Sid Hudson (30) 21 Al Evans (77)
1951 154 Don Johnson (20) 14 Clyde Kluttz (45)
1951 154 Connie Marrero (25) 18 Mike Guerra (55)
1951 154 Julio Moreno (18) 13 Mike Guerra (55)
1952 157 Bob Porterfield (29) 18 Clyde Kluttz (40)
1954 155 Mickey McDermott (26) 19 Joe Tipton (51)
1954 155 Bob Porterfield (31) 27 Ed Fitz Gerald (96)
1954 155 Dean Stone (23) 18 Joe Tipton (51)
1955 154 Mickey McDermott (20) 16 Ed Fitz Gerald (66)
1956 155 Chuck Stobbs (33) 24 Clint Courtney (66)
1957 154 Camilo Pascual (26) 19 Lou Berberet (71)
1959 154 Camilo Pascual (30) 16 Hal Naragon (46)
1970 162 Jim Kaat (34) 15 Paul Ratliff (38)
1971 160 Bert Blyleven (38) 15 Phil Roof (28)
1972 154 Bert Blyleven (38) 20 Phil Roof (48)
1972 154 Jim Kaat (15) 15 Phil Roof (48)
1972 154 Dick Woodson (36) 18 George Mitterwald (44)
1974 163 Joe Decker (37) 32 Glenn Borgmann (103)
1978 162 Darrell Jackson (15) 10 Glenn Borgmann (41)
1982 162 Bobby Castillo (25) 21 Tim Laudner (90)
1982 162 Brad Havens (32) 15 Sal Butera (41)
1982 162 Jack O’Connor (19) 17 Tim Laudner (90)
1987 162 Frank Viola (36) 23 Tim Laudner (76)
1988 162 Allan Anderson (30) 24 Brian Harper (41)
1988 162 Charlie Lea (23) 12 Brian Harper (41)
1988 162 Frank Viola (35) 31 Tim Laudner (102)
1989 162 Allan Anderson (33) 29 Brian Harper (86)
1989 162 Shane Rawley (25) 25 Tim Laudner (57)
1989 162 Roy Smith (26) 23 Brian Harper (86)
1989 162 Frank Viola (24) 21 Tim Laudner (57)
1990 162 Scott Erickson (17) 15 Junior Ortiz (45)
1991 162 Scott Erickson (32) 28 Junior Ortiz (41)
1991 162 Jack Morris (35) 31 Brian Harper (114)
1992 162 Scott Erickson (32) 24 Lenny Webster (32)
1992 162 Kevin Tapani (34) 33 Brian Harper (128)
1997 162 Brad Radke (35) 32 Terry Steinbach (112)
1997 162 Bob Tewksbury (26) 25 Terry Steinbach (112)
1998 162 LaTroy Hawkins (33) 19 Javier Valentin (42)
1998 162 Mike Morgan (17) 11 Javier Valentin (42)
1998 162 Brad Radke (32) 32 Terry Steinbach (116)
1999 161 LaTroy Hawkins (33) 23 Javier Valentin (59)
1999 161 Eric Milton (34) 27 Terry Steinbach (96)
1999 161 Brad Radke (33) 27 Terry Steinbach (96)
2002 161 Kyle Lohse (31) 15 Tom Prince (40)
2004 162 Carlos Silva (33) 27 Henry Blanco (95)
2010 162 Carl Pavano (32) 15 Drew Butera (44)

Includes all games played 1919-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M – P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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