Catcher Assist Records

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine assist records for catchers. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all of the possible assist record variations.

"I forgot to put in one (contract) clause, I don't have to play when the temperature is lower than my age." - Carlton Fisk
Assists Records

Catchers

Record Lg Name Data
Fewest
In A Season (150+ Games)
AL Brad Ausmus 68 2000
NL Randy Hundley 59 1967
Fewest
In A Season
By The League Leader
AL Terry Kennedy 58 1987
NL Phil Masi 52 1945
Most
In A Career
AL Ray Schalk 1,810
NL Red Dooin 1,593
Most
In A Game
AL Wally Schang 8 05-12-1920
NL Mike Hines 9 05-01-1883
Most
In A Season
AL Oscar Stanage 212 1911
NL Pat Moran 214 1903
Most
In An Inning
AL Bill Dickey 3 05-13-1929
6th Inning
Les Nunamaker 08-03-1914
2nd Inning
Ray Schalk 09-30-1921
8th Inning
Jim Sundberg 09-03-1976
5th Inning
NL Jim Campbell 3 06-16-1963
3rd Inning
Bruce Edwards 08-15-1946
4th Inning
Most Seasons
Leading The League
AL Jim Sundberg 6 1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1981
NL Del Crandall 6 1953
1954
1957
1958
1959
1960
Gabby Hartnett 1925
1927
1928
1930
1934
1935


Did you know that the catcher with the most career assists in the major leagues is Deacon McGuire who had one-thousand eight-hundred thirty-five catching assists?

In the National League, the modern record for assists by a catcher in a game is seven and the last catcher to tie the record was Bert Adams of Phildalphia on August 21, 1919!

In the American Association, Jocko Milligan of Philadelphia established the major league record for catcher assists in an inning on July 26, 1887!