The Scouting Report, By the Fans, For the Fans

Part 5 - Catcher Report (2002 - 2003)

Background

If you are new to this project, you should read about it first.

The Final Results

Thank you to all those who participated! I've received almost 500 ballots. For this particular article, let's look at the results of Catchers, as you Fans see them.

The Agreement column shows how much the fans agreed with each other's selections. The fans couldn't make heads or tails of Mike Lieberthal, but were in almost unison with Greg Myers. n is the number of ballots received for that player. G is the number of full games played (innings divided by 9) from 2002 to 2003.

The Fans Runs category is my own weighting system of the 7 categories, with much less weight placed on Speed and Acceleration.

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Notes

To qualify for these lists, a player had to have at least 5 ballots for each category, as well as 30 games in total in 2002 through 2003.

I converted the 5-point scale (Great, Good, Average, Fair, Poor) into a scale from 0 to 100, with 50 as the average for all fielders. One standard deviation was set to 20 (meaning that two-thirds of all players' traits will fall within the band of 30 to 70; if a player is higher than 70, then he falls in the top 16% in that category for the league).

Catchers

Player pos Instincts Acceleration Speed Hands Release Strength Accuracy Agreement n G FanRuns
Molina, Ben 2 64 24 19 71 85 81 96 0.63 12 655 18
Cash, Kevin 2 66 53 46 70 82 79 71 0.77 10 105 16
Torrealba, Yorvit 2 66 58 40 64 71 78 69 0.76 11 286 13
Ausmus, Brad 2 58 53 37 77 79 55 74 0.64 10 746 12
Miller, Damian 2 51 40 33 69 67 60 79 0.61 15 564 10
Wilson, Vance 2 50 53 39 61 73 63 71 0.7 11 350 9
Varitek, Jason 2 70 43 30 68 62 58 57 0.7 37 713 8
Olivo, Miguel 2 55 56 52 52 52 86 60 0.74 10 299 8
Mirabelli, Doug 2 55 23 20 62 61 73 70 0.69 21 255 8
Wilson, Dan 2 66 45 25 70 68 45 61 0.81 10 573 7
Blanco, Henry 2 47 13 16 66 67 62 67 0.6 12 328 6
Hernandez, Ramon 2 55 41 31 59 63 63 55 0.74 22 758 6
Lieberthal, Mike 2 63 54 35 49 74 51 52 0.34 9 757 5
Pierzynski, A.J. 2 53 44 37 52 62 57 62 0.74 13 734 5
Posada, Jorge 2 48 39 27 35 62 63 62 0.6 39 785 2
Davis, Ben 2 46 38 38 44 43 62 54 0.71 8 375 0
Phillips, Jason 2 49 31 18 49 55 51 49 0.7 11 89 0
Lo Duca, Paul 2 56 48 38 47 58 43 39 0.69 9 755 -1
Johnson, Mark L. 2 51 48 40 51 55 46 39 0.69 7 263 -1
Marrero, Eli 2 25 56 80 44 38 61 61 0.76 6 72 -1
Barrett, Michael 2 43 28 17 44 47 54 62 0.61 6 498 -1
Pratt, Todd 2 38 24 24 64 38 52 50 0.63 6 193 -2
Girardi, Joe 2 39 58 39 45 57 35 43 0.24 9 223 -3
Mayne, Brent 2 48 34 26 46 48 38 46 0.53 5 595 -4
Lopez, Javy 2 37 30 33 22 36 62 53 0.51 14 602 -5
Ross, Dave 2 43 38 27 42 32 53 35 0.7 7 113 -6
Santiago, Benito 2 43 26 23 31 51 46 35 0.44 15 656 -6
Myers, Greg 2 46 19 12 46 40 29 49 0.83 10 309 -7
Paul, Josh 2 39 52 53 34 38 39 23 0.72 6 112 -9
Alomar Jr., Sandy 2 28 19 12 46 39 30 43 0.72 10 396 -10
Kendall, Jason 2 58 53 70 26 24 24 21 0.62 6 823 -11
Wilson, Tom 2 30 31 19 30 35 33 35 0.73 7 337 -12
Piazza, Mike 2 55 34 32 51 12 22 0 0.64 14 513 -14
LeCroy, Matt 2 16 10 13 26 28 22 39 0.79 6 62 -17
Hundley, Todd 2 9 13 14 18 11 24 10 0.59 10 223 -24
Average 48 38 32 49 52 51 51 1 12 432 0
Standard Deviation 14 14 15 15 19 17 20 0 8 246 10

Player	pos	Instincts	Acceleration	Speed	Hands	Release	Strength	Accuracy	Agreement	n	G	FanRuns
Molina, Ben	2	64	24	19	71	85	81	96	0.63	12	655	18
Cash, Kevin	2	66	53	46	70	82	79	71	0.77	10	105	16
Torrealba, Yorvit	2	66	58	40	64	71	78	69	0.76	11	286	13
Ausmus, Brad	2	58	53	37	77	79	55	74	0.64	10	746	12
Miller, Damian	2	51	40	33	69	67	60	79	0.61	15	564	10
Wilson, Vance	2	50	53	39	61	73	63	71	0.7	11	350	9
Varitek, Jason	2	70	43	30	68	62	58	57	0.7	37	713	8
Olivo, Miguel	2	55	56	52	52	52	86	60	0.74	10	299	8
Mirabelli, Doug	2	55	23	20	62	61	73	70	0.69	21	255	8
Wilson, Dan	2	66	45	25	70	68	45	61	0.81	10	573	7
Blanco, Henry	2	47	13	16	66	67	62	67	0.6	12	328	6
Hernandez, Ramon	2	55	41	31	59	63	63	55	0.74	22	758	6
Lieberthal, Mike	2	63	54	35	49	74	51	52	0.34	9	757	5
Pierzynski, A.J.	2	53	44	37	52	62	57	62	0.74	13	734	5
Posada, Jorge	2	48	39	27	35	62	63	62	0.6	39	785	2
Davis, Ben	2	46	38	38	44	43	62	54	0.71	8	375	0
Phillips, Jason	2	49	31	18	49	55	51	49	0.7	11	89	0
Lo Duca, Paul	2	56	48	38	47	58	43	39	0.69	9	755	-1
Johnson, Mark L.	2	51	48	40	51	55	46	39	0.69	7	263	-1
Marrero, Eli	2	25	56	80	44	38	61	61	0.76	6	72	-1
Barrett, Michael	2	43	28	17	44	47	54	62	0.61	6	498	-1
Pratt, Todd	2	38	24	24	64	38	52	50	0.63	6	193	-2
Girardi, Joe	2	39	58	39	45	57	35	43	0.24	9	223	-3
Mayne, Brent	2	48	34	26	46	48	38	46	0.53	5	595	-4
Lopez, Javy	2	37	30	33	22	36	62	53	0.51	14	602	-5
Ross, Dave	2	43	38	27	42	32	53	35	0.7	7	113	-6
Santiago, Benito	2	43	26	23	31	51	46	35	0.44	15	656	-6
Myers, Greg	2	46	19	12	46	40	29	49	0.83	10	309	-7
Paul, Josh	2	39	52	53	34	38	39	23	0.72	6	112	-9
Alomar Jr., Sandy	2	28	19	12	46	39	30	43	0.72	10	396	-10
Kendall, Jason	2	58	53	70	26	24	24	21	0.62	6	823	-11
Wilson, Tom	2	30	31	19	30	35	33	35	0.73	7	337	-12
Piazza, Mike	2	55	34	32	51	12	22	0	0.64	14	513	-14
LeCroy, Matt	2	16	10	13	26	28	22	39	0.79	6	62	-17
Hundley, Todd	2	9	13	14	18	11	24	10	0.59	10	223	-24
Average		48	38	32	49	52	51	51	1	12	432	0
Standard Deviation		14	14	15	15	19	17	20	0	8	246	10