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I was looking at total OPS stats this morning and saw that Mauer just pulled ahead of Youk for the top spot. I'm thinking to myself: holy sht, this has to be the BEST offensive season for a catcher - EVER. So I signed up for a month to baseball-reference's stats service ($5/month).
Here's the results and I was correct. I did OPS and then OPS+, from 1871 - Present.
Cnt Player **OPS** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG Positions
+----+-----------------+---------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+---------+
1 Joe Mauer 1.096 2009 26 MIN AL 95 420 366 73 139 21 1 25 77 48 6 47 1 0 5 7 3 1 .380 .448 .648 *2D
2 Mike Piazza 1.069 1997 28 LAD NL 152 633 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 11 77 3 0 5 19 5 1 .362 .431 .638 *2/D
3 Bill Dickey 1.045 1936 29 NYY AL 112 472 423 99 153 26 8 22 107 46 0 16 3 0 0 0 0 2 .362 .428 .617 *2
4 Gabby Hartnett 1.034 1930 29 CHC NL 141 578 508 84 172 31 3 37 122 55 0 62 1 14 0 0 0 0 .339 .404 .630 *2
5 Rudy York 1.026 1937 23 DET AL 104 417 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 41 0 52 0 1 0 0 3 2 .307 .375 .651 *25/3
6 Mike Piazza 1.012 2000 31 NYM NL 136 545 482 90 156 26 0 38 113 58 10 69 3 0 2 15 4 2 .324 .398 .614 *2/D
7 Mike Piazza 1.006 1995 26 LAD NL 112 475 434 82 150 17 0 32 93 39 10 80 1 0 1 10 1 0 .346 .400 .606 *2
8 Roy Campanella 1.006 1953 31 BRO NL 144 590 519 103 162 26 3 41 142 67 0 58 4 0 0 13 4 2 .312 .395 .611 *2
9 Chris Hoiles 1.001 1993 28 BAL AL 126 503 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 69 4 94 9 3 3 10 1 1 .310 .416 .585 *2/D
10 Rudy York .996 1938 24 DET AL 135 557 463 85 138 27 2 33 127 92 0 74 2 0 0 0 1 2 .298 .417 .579 *27/3
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Cnt Player **OPS+** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions
+----+-----------------+--------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+
1 Joe Mauer 192 2009 26 MIN AL 95 420 366 73 139 21 1 25 77 48 6 47 1 0 5 7 3 1 .380 .448 .648 1.096 *2D
2 Mike Piazza 185 1997 28 LAD NL 152 633 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 11 77 3 0 5 19 5 1 .362 .431 .638 1.069 *2/D
3 Mike Piazza 172 1995 26 LAD NL 112 475 434 82 150 17 0 32 93 39 10 80 1 0 1 10 1 0 .346 .400 .606 1.006 *2
4 Mike Piazza 166 1996 27 LAD NL 148 631 547 87 184 16 0 36 105 81 21 93 1 0 2 21 0 3 .336 .422 .563 .985 *2
5 Johnny Bench 166 1972 24 CIN NL 147 652 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 100 23 84 2 0 12 18 6 6 .270 .379 .541 .920 *29/35
6 Art Wilson 166 1915 29 CHI FL 96 351 269 44 82 11 2 7 31 65 0 38 1 16 0 0 8 0 .305 .442 .439 .881 *2
7 Mike Grady 166 1904 34 STL NL 101 363 323 44 101 15 11 5 43 31 0 0 2 7 0 0 6 0 .313 .376 .474 .850 *23/45
8 Chris Hoiles 162 1993 28 BAL AL 126 503 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 69 4 94 9 3 3 10 1 1 .310 .416 .585 1.001 *2/D
9 Carlton Fisk 162 1972 24 BOS AL 131 514 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 52 6 83 4 1 0 11 5 2 .293 .370 .538 .908 *2
10 Ernie Lombardi 161 1942 34 BSN NL 105 347 309 32 102 14 0 11 46 37 0 12 1 0 0 17 1 0 .330 .403 .482 .885 *2
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After this season you have to mention Mauer in the same breath as greats like Fisk, Berra, Bench, and Piazza. His numbers are just unreal this year and he has to be the MVP regardless if the Twins even make it to the playoffs.
Here's the results and I was correct. I did OPS and then OPS+, from 1871 - Present.
Cnt Player **OPS** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG Positions
+----+-----------------+---------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+---------+
1 Joe Mauer 1.096 2009 26 MIN AL 95 420 366 73 139 21 1 25 77 48 6 47 1 0 5 7 3 1 .380 .448 .648 *2D
2 Mike Piazza 1.069 1997 28 LAD NL 152 633 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 11 77 3 0 5 19 5 1 .362 .431 .638 *2/D
3 Bill Dickey 1.045 1936 29 NYY AL 112 472 423 99 153 26 8 22 107 46 0 16 3 0 0 0 0 2 .362 .428 .617 *2
4 Gabby Hartnett 1.034 1930 29 CHC NL 141 578 508 84 172 31 3 37 122 55 0 62 1 14 0 0 0 0 .339 .404 .630 *2
5 Rudy York 1.026 1937 23 DET AL 104 417 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 41 0 52 0 1 0 0 3 2 .307 .375 .651 *25/3
6 Mike Piazza 1.012 2000 31 NYM NL 136 545 482 90 156 26 0 38 113 58 10 69 3 0 2 15 4 2 .324 .398 .614 *2/D
7 Mike Piazza 1.006 1995 26 LAD NL 112 475 434 82 150 17 0 32 93 39 10 80 1 0 1 10 1 0 .346 .400 .606 *2
8 Roy Campanella 1.006 1953 31 BRO NL 144 590 519 103 162 26 3 41 142 67 0 58 4 0 0 13 4 2 .312 .395 .611 *2
9 Chris Hoiles 1.001 1993 28 BAL AL 126 503 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 69 4 94 9 3 3 10 1 1 .310 .416 .585 *2/D
10 Rudy York .996 1938 24 DET AL 135 557 463 85 138 27 2 33 127 92 0 74 2 0 0 0 1 2 .298 .417 .579 *27/3
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Cnt Player **OPS+** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions
+----+-----------------+--------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+
1 Joe Mauer 192 2009 26 MIN AL 95 420 366 73 139 21 1 25 77 48 6 47 1 0 5 7 3 1 .380 .448 .648 1.096 *2D
2 Mike Piazza 185 1997 28 LAD NL 152 633 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 11 77 3 0 5 19 5 1 .362 .431 .638 1.069 *2/D
3 Mike Piazza 172 1995 26 LAD NL 112 475 434 82 150 17 0 32 93 39 10 80 1 0 1 10 1 0 .346 .400 .606 1.006 *2
4 Mike Piazza 166 1996 27 LAD NL 148 631 547 87 184 16 0 36 105 81 21 93 1 0 2 21 0 3 .336 .422 .563 .985 *2
5 Johnny Bench 166 1972 24 CIN NL 147 652 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 100 23 84 2 0 12 18 6 6 .270 .379 .541 .920 *29/35
6 Art Wilson 166 1915 29 CHI FL 96 351 269 44 82 11 2 7 31 65 0 38 1 16 0 0 8 0 .305 .442 .439 .881 *2
7 Mike Grady 166 1904 34 STL NL 101 363 323 44 101 15 11 5 43 31 0 0 2 7 0 0 6 0 .313 .376 .474 .850 *23/45
8 Chris Hoiles 162 1993 28 BAL AL 126 503 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 69 4 94 9 3 3 10 1 1 .310 .416 .585 1.001 *2/D
9 Carlton Fisk 162 1972 24 BOS AL 131 514 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 52 6 83 4 1 0 11 5 2 .293 .370 .538 .908 *2
10 Ernie Lombardi 161 1942 34 BSN NL 105 347 309 32 102 14 0 11 46 37 0 12 1 0 0 17 1 0 .330 .403 .482 .885 *2
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After this season you have to mention Mauer in the same breath as greats like Fisk, Berra, Bench, and Piazza. His numbers are just unreal this year and he has to be the MVP regardless if the Twins even make it to the playoffs.