Top Five Catchers in Pittsburgh Pirates History

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had some very good catchers in their history. Let’s run down the top five backstops in the franchise’s storied history.

Like with shortstops, we’re going to continue to look at the top five players each position on the diamond in Pittsburgh Pirates history. Today, we’re going to move behind the plate, and look at the top five catchers in Bucco history.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a deep and storied history at catcher. It is, after all, one of the most important positions on the diamond. Catchers can help pitchers get more strikes, or relax a pitcher. Plus, they are usually the leader type on the team. The Pirates have always seemed to have a plan when it came to behind the plate. This even applies to the past decade when the Pirates have featured top notch back stops such as Russell Martin and Francisco Cervelli.

Like before, a player who has played more games with the Pirates will be weighed more heavily than one who has played fewer games than the Pirates. Also, era adjusted statistics such as OPS+, and wRC+ are weighed much more heavily since we are comparing catchers from multiple different eras in baseball history.

So, let’s get started with number five.