Personal Catchers for the Washington Nationals

Personal Catchers for the Washington Nationals

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Washington Nationals

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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)
1972 156 Balor Moore (22) 12 Tim McCarver (42)
1973 162 Balor Moore (32) 15 Terry Humphrey (26)
1974 161 Steve Rogers (38) 36 Barry Foote (119)
1985 161 Floyd Youmans (12) Sal Butera (40)
1986 161 Jay Tibbs (31) 19 Dann Bilardello (55)
1986 161 Floyd Youmans (32) 18 Mike Fitzgerald (60)
1987 162 Bryn Smith (26) 24 Mike Fitzgerald (87)
1989 162 Kevin Gross (31) 22 Nelson Santovenia (83)
1989 162 Dennis Martinez (33) 20 Mike Fitzgerald (67)
1989 162 Pascual Perez (28) 24 Nelson Santovenia (83)
1989 162 Bryn Smith (32) 26 Mike Fitzgerald (67)
1990 162 Oil Can Boyd (31) 29 Mike Fitzgerald (84)
1991 161 Brian Barnes (27) 15 Mike Fitzgerald (47)
1991 161 Dennis Martinez (31) 21 Ron Hassey (34)
1992 162 Dennis Martinez (32) 26 Gary Carter (79)
1995 144 Carlos Perez (23) 13 Tim Laker (42)
1996 162 Rheal Cormier (27) 24 Darrin Fletcher (104)
1996 162 Jeff Fassero (34) 30 Lenny Webster (50)
1997 162 Jeff Juden (22) 22 Chris Widger (78)
1997 162 Pedro Martinez (31) 27 Darrin Fletcher (79)
1997 162 Carlos Perez (32) 26 Darrin Fletcher (79)
2008 161 John Lannan (31) 15 Wil Nieves (46)
2010 162 John Lannan (25) 13 Wil Nieves (42)

Includes all games played 1969-2010.
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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