Top 5 pitcher-catcher duos in MLB history. Minimum 3 years together
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Whitey Ford - Yogi Berra
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Don Newcombe - Roy Campanella
Tom Seaver - Johnny Bench
Clemens-Posada
Spahn-Crandell
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Pedro and Varitek
Gooden-Carter
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Red Ruffing and Bill Dickey-
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Munson & Catfish
Jack Morris & Lance Parrish
I was looking at Hunter's stats recently and his yearly innings pitched and complete game totals were astounding!
Wainwright and Molina
Bob Gibson & Tim McCarver
Steve Carlton & Tom McCarver
Sandy Koufax and Johnny Roseboro
Rollie Fingers & Ted Simmons
Mickey Lolich & Bill Freehan
Grove / Cochrane
Mathewson/Bresnahan
Feller/Hegan
Spahn/Crandall
Blyleven/Mitterwald
did anyone mention?
@grote15 & Seaver
Clearly the winner!
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If we limit this to just three years, there is a real darkhorse contender-
Mort and Walker Cooper
I suspect this will not be a popular choice among those that never heard of them.
One can also consider Koufax and Roseboro
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They certainly deserve their place in the conversation. The black mark on them is that they peaked during the war years, when competition was not exactly at its peak, but they were the #1 battery of that time.
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I had never heard of these two. Interesting.
Buster posey and either Tim Lincecum or Bumgartner.
Maddux-Smoltz-Avery & Javy Lopez
Put Glavine in there, and you got the full set.
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I think the only combo that could compare to Seaver- Bench would be Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
Arguments could be made that all 4 of those players could be GOAT at their position.
Every other combo mentioned not so much.
Justin Verlander / Ivan Rodriguez? Right at 3 years I believe.
Javy usually didn't catch Maddux, only in the playoffs. It was usually the backup at the time catching Maddux. As for why I really don't know that answer. Personal differences? Pitching strategy differences? And those few times a season they paired up it usually wasn't Maddux's best outings.
Glavine should replace Maddux, who had Eddie Perez as his personal catcher for years.
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I do recall that Maddux was often paired up with Eddie Perez. They seemed to have worked better together, but I am not sure the exact technicals on that. I think it was more of a strategic practical pairing and nothing to do with any personality conflict with Lopez.
At one point, it did look like Glavine, Smoltz, Maddux, and Avery would all enter the HOF. It was unfortunate that Avery just kind of fizzled away as he showed a lot of promise at a very young age.
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It is hard to beat the two hall of famers in Seaver and Bench. It is harder to forget the Bench Home Run off of Seaver in the 1973 playoffs.
Second would have to be Gooden and Carter which is a third Hall of Famer
Some others worth mentioning
Pedro Martinez and Mike Piazza
Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra
Lefty Gomez and Bill Dickey
Bucky Walters and Ernie Lombardi
Red Ruffing and Bill Dickey
Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove (34-4)
Seaver and Bench are certainly GOAT caliber players, but they were only a battery from 1977 to 1980, and that stretch is hardly GOAT caliber for either of them (although they were both very good).
I don't see how any combo could hope to compare to Grove and Cochrane.