Atlanta Braves Catchers Last 10 Years

By Mahesh Bajagain / 10 November 2023 02:36 AM

Braves Catchers Last 10 Years includes Sean Murphy, Travis d'Arnaud, and Tyler Flowers. Evan Gattis was the Braves designated hitter and catcher in season 2014.

A baseball catcher's major job is to catch the ball pitched by the pitcher standing behind the hitter. He needs to have a soft hand, the ability to read the pitches, and a quick foot and hand as well as he has to throw the ball to the second base within 2 seconds.

Joe Torre, Brian McCann, and Javy Lopez are considered as the Braves catchers of all time. Likewise, former Braves catchers including Ernie Lombardi, Johnny Kling, and Del Crandall are regarded as the greatest catchers of the Atlanta Braves.

On the basis of bWar, Braves best single season by a catcher was in 2003 when Javy Lopez had a bWAR of 6.8. Likewise, Brian McCann had a bWAR of 5.5, 4.3, and 3.6 in the seasons 2008, 2006, and 2010 which are regarded as the best single season by any catcher after Javy Lopez in 2003.

Lopez had the highest OPS+ in 2003 with 169 as well. Overall, since 1990, Javy Lopez and Brian McCann have been the best catchers that have played in Braves Jersey.

Braves Catchers By Year Since 2014

Braves catchers by year include Brian McCann from 2006 to 2014 and Javy Lopez from 1994 to 2003. A.J. Pierzynski served as Braves catcher in MLB season 2015.

Here is the list of Brave catchers by year since 2014:

2014: Evan Gattis (primary), Gerald Laird, Christian Bethancourt, and Ryan Doumit
2015: A.J. Pierzynski (primary), Christian Bethancourt, and Ryan Lavarnway
2016: Tyler Flowers (primary), A.J. Pierzynski, and Anthony Recker
2017: Tyler Flowers (primary), Kurt Suzuki, David Freitas, and Anthony Recker
2018: Kurt Suzuki (primary), Tyler Flowers, Carlos Perez, Christ Stewart, and Rene Rivera
2019: Tyler Flowers (primary), Brian McCann, Francisco Cervelli, Alex Jackson, and John Ryan Murphy
2020: Travis d'Arnaud (primary), Tyler Flowers, William Contreras, and Alex Jackson
2021: Travis d'Arnaud (primary),William Contreras, Kevan Smith, Stephan Vogt, Alex Jackson, Jeff Mathis, and Jonathan Lucroy
2022: Travis d'Arnaud (primary), William Contreras, Manny Piña, and Chadwick Tromp
2023: Sean Murphy (primary), Chadwick Tromp, and Travis d'Arnaud

2023

Atlanta Braves Catchers 2023 includes Chadwick Tromp and Travis d'Arnaud. Sean Murphy is the primary catcher of the Braves in the season 2023.

Sean Murphy made his MLB debut in 2019 as Oakland Athletics catcher and designated hitter. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves in season 2023 from Athletics. Murphy won a Golden Glove Award in 2021 and in his debut season at the Braves, he was included in the all-star game. Murphy has hit 67 career home runs of which 21 came this season for the Atlanta Braves.

Murphy appeared in 102 games for the Braves as a catcher and spent 866 innings at this position. His fielding percentage as a primary catcher for the Braves this season is .990. Likewise, Chadwick Tromp appeared in 6 games as a catcher this season and stood 44.0 innings at this position with a fielding percentage of 1.00.

Likewise, Travis d'Arnaud who was playing as a primary catcher of the Braves since 2020 has been dropped this season. He played 59 games this season facing 530.0 innings. His MLB fielding percentage is .995 while his fielding percentage this season is .991.

2022

Atlanta Braves catchers 2022 are William Contreras, Manny Piña, and Chadwick Tromp. Travis d'Arnaud played this season as the primary catcher of the Braves this season.

Travis d'Arnaud made his MLB debut in 2013 as a catcher for the New York Mets. He spent 7 seasons at Mets before moving to Tampa Bay in 2019. However, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves as a primary catcher in 2020. Travis d'Arnaud has hit 108 home runs in his MLB career and in the 2022 season, he hit 18 home runs for the Braves.

Travis played 99 games this season with a fielding percentage of .998. In those 99 games, he stood as a catcher for 876.1 innings. He was included in All-Star 2022. Likewise, William Contreras appeared in 60 games as a catcher and spent 518.2 innings with a fielding percentage of .986.

Similarly, Manny Pina and Chadwick Tromp played 5 and 1 games as catchers of the Braves in 2022 respectively. Pina spent 44.0 innings and Tromp spent 9.0 innings as catcher of the Braves.

2021

Travis d'Arnaud was the primary catcher of the Atlanta Braves in 2021. Other Atlanta Braves catchers 2021 were William Contreras, Kevan Smith, and Stephan Vogt.

Alex Jackson, Jeff Mathis, and Jonathan Lucroy also played as the catcher in the Braves this season. There were altogether 7 catchers in the Braves Squad. However, Travis d'Arnaud played the most 53 games and stood in the position as a catcher for 470.2. He had a fielding percentage of .998 this season.

Here is the list of the other 6 catchers with their game appearance and innings faced in the MLB season 2021 as Braves catchers:

William Contreras: 49 games and 415.2 innings. Fielding Percentage: .995
Kevan Smith: 29 games and 227.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: .996
Stephan Vogt: 23 games and 189.1 innings. Fielding Percentage: 1.000
Alex Jackson: 9 games and 64.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: .985
Jeff Mathis: 3 games and 26.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: 1.000
Jonathan Lucroy: 2 games and 18.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: 1.000

2020

Atlanta Braves catchers 2020 include Travis d'Arnaud as their primary catcher. Tyler Flowers, William Contreras, and Alex Jackson also played as Braves' catchers this season.

This was the debut Season of Travis d'Arunaud at the Braves and he was brought to the Braves to fill the position of primary catcher. In his debut season at Braves 35 games as the season was shortened to 60 games because of the pandemic. He stood in this position for 295.1 innings with a fielding percentage of .990.

Likewise, Tyler Flowers got a chance to stand up as a catcher on the ground in 22 games where he stood for 184.0 innings with a fielding percentage of .995. Similarly, William Contreras and Alex Jackson both were featured in 4 games in which Contreras stood for 21.0 innings while Jackson faced 24.0 innings. Both have a fielding record of 1.000 this season.

2019

Atlanta Braves catchers 2021 include Tyler Flowers, Brian McCann, and Francisco Cervelli. Braves used 5 catchers this season including Alex Jackson and John Ryan Murphy.

Tyler Flowers was used as the primary catcher after he was dropped from the same role in the previous season. This season Flowers played a total of 83 games and stood for 679.0 innings as a catcher with a fielding percentage of .996.

Here is the list of the other 4 catchers with their game appearance and innings faced in the MLB season 2019 as Braves catchers:

Brian McCann: 83 games and 678.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: .995
Francisco Cervelli: 9 games and 55.2 innings. Fielding Percentage: .983
Alex Jackson: 4 games and 36.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: 1.000
John Ryan Murphy: 2 games and 2.0 innings. Fielding Percentage: 1.000

2018

Atlanta Braves catchers 2018 include Kurt Suzuki, Carlos Perez, Christ Stewart, and Rene Rivera. Tyler Flowers was dropped from the role of primary catcher after 2 seasons.

Kurt Suzuki played 93 games of MLB 2018 season for the Atlanta Braves as their primary catcher. He stood in the ground for 749.0 innings this season with a fielding percentage of .994. Likewise, Tyler Flowers got less chance than his previous seasons as he appeared in 76 games this season facing 617.0 innings on the ground with a fielding percentage of .998.

The other 3 catchers of the Braves, Carlos Perez, Christ Stewart, and Rene Rivera were featured in 6, 5, and 3 games respectively in the MLB season 2018.

2017

Atlanta Braves catchers 2017 are Tyler Flowers, Kurt Suzuki, David Freitas, and Anthony Recker. Flowers and Suzuki were assigned this role more frequently this season.

Flowers stood up for 745.0 innings in 85 games in this position with a fielding percentage of .993. Likewise, Kurt Suzuki was featured as a Braves catcher in 77 games this season. He faced 641.1 innings with a fielding percentage of .995.

Similarly, David Freitas and Anthony Recker were the other 2 catchers in the Braves squad this season who got a chance to play 6 and 4 games respectively. Freitas played 42.0 innings while Recker spent 13. 0 innings in those matches.

2016

Tyler Flowers, A.J. Pierzynski, and Anthony Recker were the three catchers of the Atlanta Braves in the season 2016. Flowers was used as their primary catcher.

This season Tyler Flowers was traded from Chicago White Sox for the role of Braves primary Catcher. He played a total of 81 games in which he stood for 686.0 innings with a fielding percentage of .995. A.J. Pierzynski was dropped from the role of primary catcher this season and he was featured in 64 games and stood for 532 innings in his last MLB season. His fielding percentage this season was .992.

Anthony Recker was the third-choice catcher in the squad of Braves in this season, He got a chance to appear in 28 games in the season he was traded to the Braves from the Mets. He stood up for 229.2 innings with a fielding percentage of .995.

2015

Atlanta Braves catchers in 2015 include A.J. Pierzynski as its primary catcher. Christian Bethancourt and Ryan Lavarnway were the other 2 catchers in the squad of Braves this season.

A.J. Pierzynski was the most-used Braves catcher this season as he was on the playing list in 107 games. He was on the ground facing a total of 909.2 innings with a fielding percentage of .997. Similarly, Christian Bethancourt got a chance to play 42 MLB games as a catcher and he stood up for 357.0 innings this season demonstrating a fielding percentage of .988.

The Braves third choice catcher this season was Ryan Lavarnway as he was featured only in 21 MLB games facing 158.2 innings. He was traded to Oakland Athletics the next season.

2014

Evan Gattis was the Primary catcher of the Atlanta Braves in the season 2014. Gerald Laird, Christian Bethancourt, and Ryan Doumit were the other 3 catchers on the Braves roster in 2014.

Evan Gattis made his MLB debut in 2013 through the Atlanta Braves as a catcher, first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. However, he was more focused as a catcher in the 2014 season as he was assigned the role of primary catcher of the Braves this season. He played 93 games which included 799.0 innings as a catcher this season with a fielding percentage of .994. He was moved to the Houston Astros for the 2015 season.

Here is the list of the other 3 catchers with their game appearance and innings faced in the MLB season 2021 as Braves catchers: