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Ivan '' Pudge '' Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez: I would call it highly probable that Ivan ''Pudge '' Rodriguez is the best defensive catcher of all time. It is so hard to make a claim like this across era's and given that I haven't seen some of the greats play. Arguments could certainly be made in favor of several others; suffice it to say, he was great behind the plate! Pudge has won the Gold Glove Award 13 times. Through May of 2006 he had thrown out 48% of would be base stealers and even though his career has trended downward since, he still has thrown out 45.68% lifetime. Combine this with his proficiency at picking runners off of first and his defensive prowess begins to shine through. He currently leads all catchers in MLB history in putouts and assists. I-Rod has a lifetime fielding percentage of .991. It was and is the leadership & defensive intangibles with this backstop that helped to create his defensive greatness. Offensively, this 14 time All Star was equally impressive. He was an AL MVP Award winner and a 7 time Silver Slugger Award winner. Pudge has 572 doubles, the most all time for catchers, and good enough for 21st all time at any position; 24 more doubles would place him 15th all time. He has the most doubles in a season for catchers with 44. He was the first catcher in AL history to have a 20/20 season and he was the first catcher in Major League history to have 30 home runs, 100 runs batted in, and 100 runs scored in a season. In recent years, his age has slowed him down and had an effect on his lifetime batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. Nonetheless, his lifetime stats are still very impressive. They are as follows: .296 BA, .334 OBP, .464 SLG., 311 HR, 1332 RBI, 1354 RS, 572 DB, and 127 SB. Ivan ''Pudge'' Rodriguez was one of the greatest catchers of all time. He is the 2nd greatest catcher all - time on my list on my list ...
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