Worst MLB Catchers of All Time at Defense.

One of the most important defense jobs in baseball is the catcher. Every time the ball is thrown, the catcher touches it. The best catchers are like field generals on the mound.

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Every catcher can’t be Johnny Bench, though. Some players have played their whole lives with bad defensive skills because they didn’t know any better. Even people who are in the Hall of Fame.

These are the worst catchers in the history of baseball.

Note: To make this list of backstops, we used a number of different measures, like Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR), Total Zone Runs (an estimate of runs saved or given up in the field), errors, and fielding percentage.

1. Ed Taubensee

Career: From 1991 to 2001 (ten years)

Teams: The Cleveland Indians in 1991 and 2001, the Houston Astros from 1992 to 1994, and the Cincinnati Reds from 1994 to 2000.

Statistics: 5,411 chances, 5,003 outs, 343 assists, 65 mistakes, no Gold Gloves.

Fielding percentage: 988;

defensive wins above replacement: -2.0

Total Zone Runs at: -64

The number of people caught stealing is.233

2. Michael Barrett

Career: From 1998 to 2009, which is 11 years,

Teams: Montreal Expos (1998-2003), Chicago Cubs (2004-07), San Diego Padres (2007-08), Toronto Blue Jays (2009)

Gold Glove Awards: None Stats: 6,741 chances, 6,115 putouts, 552 assists, 74 mistakes

Fielding percentage: 989;

defensive wins above replacement: -2.0

Total Zone Runs at: -65

% of people caught stealing: 218

3. Mike Piazza

Career: lasted 15 years, from 1992 to 2007. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Florida Marlins, the New York Mets, the San Diego Padres, and the Oakland Athletics.

Stats: 12,247 chances, 11,347 putouts, 768 helpers, 132 mistakes, no Gold Gloves.

Fielding percentage: 989;

defensive wins above replacement: 1.5

Total number of zone runs at position: -60

The number of people caught stealing is: 232