Among the tens of thousands of players, managers, owners, executives and other personnel that have made their marks on baseball, only a select 346 are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including 273 former Major League players. The Class of 2024 brought four new inductees, ...
Who is the Hall of Fame catcher? Mike Piazza, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, and Ted Simmonsare the only catchers to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2016. Piazza ranked fifth of all-time in catcher JAWS, had a career wRC+ of 140, and a career WAR of 63.7 over his 16 ma...
Hall of Famers tend to be icons at their position. Derek Jeter and shortstop ... Pudge Rodriguez and catcher ... Ken Griffey Jr. and center field. The player and the position can be inseparable. But if you dig into the baseball encyclopedia entries for some of the all-time greats, you...
Rodriguez, Bagwell and Raines Voted to Hall of FameIvan "Pudge" Rodriguez has become just the fourth Puerto Ricanplayer and first catcher from that...Hummel, Rick
Ivan Rodriguez (154) – Defensive metrics don’t always hold up in cross-era comparisons, but for what it’s worth, Pudge’s 317 Defensive Runs (per Fangraphs) are 37 percent better than any other catcher in baseball history. Johnny Bench fans may argue, but Rodriguez’s reputation backs ...
• Catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, owner of 14 All-Star Game selections and 13 Gold Glove Awards -- a record for any catcher in history. Rodriguez spent most of his career with the Rangers but also won a World Series with the Marlins in 2003 and a pennant with the Detroit Tigers in...