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Chris Cannizzaro

Christopher John Cannizzaro

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 3, 1938 in Oakland, CA
High School: San Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1960
Teams (by GP): Padres/Mets/Dodgers/Cubs/Pirates/... 1960-1974

Final Game: September 28, 1974
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 22 STL NL 7 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .273 .222 .495 34 2 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1961 23 STL NL 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 158 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1962 24 NYM NL 59 156 133 9 32 2 1 0 9 1 1 19 26 .241 .335 .271 .606 65 36 5 1 1 2 1 2/9
1963 25 NYM NL 16 35 33 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .242 .257 .273 .530 53 9 0 0 0 1 0 2
1964 26 NYM NL 60 182 164 11 51 10 0 0 10 0 5 14 28 .311 .367 .372 .739 113 61 3 1 2 1 2 2
1965 27 NYM NL 114 284 251 17 46 8 2 0 7 0 2 28 60 .183 .270 .231 .502 46 58 5 2 3 0 4 *2
1968 30 PIT NL 25 70 58 5 14 2 2 1 7 0 0 9 13 .241 .343 .397 .740 124 23 2 0 3 0 4 2
1969 31 SDP NL 134 469 418 23 92 14 3 4 33 0 1 42 81 .220 .290 .297 .587 68 124 16 0 7 2 8 *2 AS
1970 32 SDP NL 111 397 341 27 95 13 3 5 42 2 7 48 49 .279 .366 .378 .745 105 129 9 1 4 3 8 *2
1971 33 TOT NL 92 309 260 20 54 9 1 6 31 0 0 39 34 .208 .314 .319 .633 75 83 20 2 6 2 2 2
1971 33 SDP NL 21 75 63 2 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 11 10 .190 .320 .254 .574 70 16 7 1 0 0 0 2
1971 33 CHC NL 71 234 197 18 42 8 1 5 23 0 0 28 24 .213 .311 .340 .652 76 67 13 1 6 2 2 2
1972 34 LAD NL 73 233 200 14 48 6 0 2 18 0 1 31 38 .240 .341 .300 .641 86 60 4 0 1 1 5 2
1973 35 LAD NL 17 25 21 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .190 .280 .190 .470 36 4 0 0 0 1 1 2
1974 36 SDP NL 26 67 60 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 11 .183 .258 .200 .458 33 12 3 0 1 0 0 2
13 Yrs 740 2240 1950 132 458 66 12 18 169 3 17 241 354 .235 .319 .309 .628 78 602 67 7 28 14 35
162 Game Avg. 162 490 427 29 100 14 3 4 37 1 4 53 77 .235 .319 .309 .628 78 132 15 2 6 3 8
NYM (4 yrs) 249 657 581 41 137 21 3 0 30 1 8 62 122 .236 .312 .282 .594 70 164 13 4 6 4 7
SDP (4 yrs) 292 1008 882 54 210 29 6 10 87 2 8 107 151 .238 .320 .319 .639 81 281 35 2 12 5 16
STL (2 yrs) 13 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 .308 .273 .580 55 3 0 0 0 1 0
LAD (2 yrs) 90 258 221 14 52 6 0 2 21 0 1 34 41 .235 .335 .290 .624 81 64 4 0 1 2 6
PIT (1 yr) 25 70 58 5 14 2 2 1 7 0 0 9 13 .241 .343 .397 .740 124 23 2 0 3 0 4
CHC (1 yr) 71 234 197 18 42 8 1 5 23 0 0 28 24 .213 .311 .340 .652 76 67 13 1 6 2 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1960 22 STL NL 7 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /2
1961 23 STL NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /2
1962 24 NYM NL 59 156 -5 -0 -1 3 2 -1 -0.1 5 4 0.4 .498 .499 0.1 0.6 1 $ 2/9
1963 25 NYM NL 16 35 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .511 .501 0.3 0.1 3 $ 2
1964 26 NYM NL 60 182 3 -3 0 5 2 8 0.9 6 14 1.5 .515 .505 0.9 0.9 9 $ 2
1965 27 NYM NL 114 284 -15 -1 -0 11 5 -1 -0.1 10 9 0.9 .499 .500 -0.4 1.8 -2 $ *2
1968 30 PIT NL 25 70 0 -0 0 1 1 2 0.3 2 5 0.6 .513 .502 0.4 0.3 4 $ 2
1969 31 SDP NL 134 469 -20 -1 -1 0 7 -14 -1.4 16 2 0.1 .489 .491 0.0 0.9 2 $ *2 AS
1970 32 SDP NL 111 397 3 -3 0 3 6 9 1.0 11 20 2.1 .508 .506 1.8 1.0 17 $ *2
1971 33 SDP NL 21 75 -2 -0 -1 -2 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .480 .497 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 2
1971 33 CHC NL 71 234 -7 -0 -1 -2 4 -6 -0.7 7 0 0.0 .489 .495 0.2 0.2 2 $ 2
1972 34 LAD NL 73 233 -3 -1 -0 -5 4 -7 -0.7 7 0 0.0 .489 .495 0.5 -0.1 5 $ 2
1973 35 LAD NL 17 25 -2 -0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .487 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ 2
1974 36 SDP NL 26 67 -3 -1 -1 1 1 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.1 .490 .498 -0.2 0.3 -2 $ 2
13 Seasons 740 2240 -51 -10 -4 14 35 -16 -1.5 71 55 5.5 .497 .499 3.6 5.8 41 $
NYM (4 yrs) 249 657 -17 -4 -1 19 10 7 0.9 22 30 3.1 .503 .501 0.9 3.4 10 $
SDP (4 yrs) 292 1008 -21 -4 -3 2 16 -11 -1.1 31 21 1.9 .496 .498 1.6 2.1 19 $
STL (2 yrs) 13 13 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
LAD (2 yrs) 90 258 -5 -2 -0 -6 4 -9 -0.9 7 -1 -0.1 .489 .497 0.5 -0.2 5 $
PIT (1 yr) 25 70 0 -0 0 1 1 2 0.3 2 5 0.6 .513 .502 0.4 0.3 4 $
CHC (1 yr) 71 234 -7 -0 -1 -2 4 -6 -0.7 7 0 0.0 .489 .495 0.2 0.2 2 $

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1960 STL NL 22 C 6 3 1 28.2 22 19 3 0 1 1.000 0 0 6.91 3.67 .986 6.59 6.57 0 1 1 0 0% 40% 0
1961 STL NL 23 C 5 0 0 8.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.40 1.00 .984 6.37 6.32 0 0 0 0 0
1962 NYM NL 24 C 56 42 32 376.1 259 218 34 7 3 .973 3 10 6.03 4.50 .987 6.72 6.66 11 25 16 20 56% 34% 6
1962 NYM NL 24 OF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .970 2.25 2.00
1962 NYM NL 24 RF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 1.80 1.90
1963 NYM NL 25 C 15 10 5 86.0 55 49 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.76 3.67 .986 7.07 7.05 1 6 1 4 80% 42% 0
1964 NYM NL 26 C 53 47 32 403.1 256 225 28 3 6 .988 5 15 5.65 4.77 .988 6.81 6.76 4 10 11 16 59% 40% 2
1965 NYM NL 27 C 112 103 49 782.1 516 435 69 12 8 .977 11 17 5.80 4.50 .988 6.96 6.97 6 17 28 31 53% 36% 8
1968 PIT NL 30 C 25 18 12 167.1 124 111 10 3 1 .976 1 7 6.51 4.84 .990 6.87 6.90 0 5 4 6 60% 39% 2
1969 SDP NL 31 C 132 128 112 1102.2 722 644 69 9 8 .988 0 0 5.82 5.40 .989 7.06 7.01 14 45 58 41 41% 40% 3 AS
1970 SDP NL 32 C 110 100 84 882.1 615 559 44 12 5 .980 3 4 6.15 5.48 .987 6.85 6.82 2 23 47 23 33% 33% 2
1971 TOT NL 33 C 89 80 72 710.2 464 425 32 7 4 .985 -4 -7 5.79 5.13 .988 6.34 6.33 7 32 43 18 30% 35% 3
1971 SDP NL 33 C 19 19 18 164.0 121 114 6 1 2 .992 -2 -15 6.59 6.32 .988 6.34 6.33 2 11 7 3 30% 35% 0
1971 CHC NL 33 C 70 61 54 546.2 343 311 26 6 2 .983 -2 -4 5.55 4.81 .988 6.34 6.33 5 21 36 15 29% 35% 3
1972 LAD NL 34 C 72 59 51 525.0 344 312 26 6 4 .983 -5 -11 5.79 4.69 .987 6.61 6.63 4 24 30 10 25% 37% 1
1973 LAD NL 35 C 13 4 2 55.2 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -22 5.34 2.54 .987 6.34 6.34 1 3 3 0 0% 36% 0
1974 SDP NL 36 C 26 23 10 192.0 141 126 12 3 2 .979 1 6 6.47 5.31 .985 6.12 6.11 0 4 15 6 29% 33% 1
13 Seasons C 714 617 462 5320.2 3556 3161 333 62 42 .983 14 3 5.91 4.89 .988 6.78 6.75 50 195 257 175 41% 37% 28
1 Season OF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .970 2.25 2.00
1 Season RF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 1.80 1.90
13 Seasons TOT 715 617 462 5322.2 3557 3162 333 62 42 .983 14 3 5.91 4.89 .988 6.77 6.74 50 195 257 175 41% 37% 28
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1980 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1969

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1965 NL  1.8 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1969 NL  16 (10th)
1971 NL  20 (5th)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1965 NL  112 (4th)
1969 NL  132 (5th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1965 NL  69 (2nd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1965 NL  12 (1st)
1969 NL  9 (4th)
1970 NL  12 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  14 (3rd)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1969 NL  58 (3rd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1965 NL  31 (3rd)
1969 NL  41 (3rd)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1962 NL  55.6 (1st)
1965 NL  52.5 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1964 NL  5 (3rd)
1965 NL  11 (1st)
Career  14 (81st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1791), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2925), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (239th), 5.5 career WAR/5.9 7yr-peak WAR/5.7 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 14) = 49.3 career WAR/32.0 7yr-peak WAR/40.7 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  7. Paul Bako (960)
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  7. Joe Ginsberg (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Paul Bako (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196729Detroit Tigers$13,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$13,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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