Rich Gedman
Career 1,033 G · 795 H · 88 HR · 382 RBI · .252 AVG
Seasons leading his league
3
0 best in baseball
3 league only
17
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
3
Categories led
1986
Best season
Spanning 1985–1986, peaking at 2 titles in 1986.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,719th League titles 3
- 1,785th Top-5 finishes 17
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 131st Catcher Putouts 5,274
- 170th Catcher Double Plays 62
- 243rd Catcher Assists 431
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1986 AL 6.95 1985 #3 1988 #2 |
| Catcher Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1985 AL 78 1986 #2 |
| Catcher Putouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1986 AL 866 1985 #2 |
| Catcher Fielding Percentage | — | #2 | — | 1986 #2 |
| Catcher Double Plays | — | #2 | — | 1985 #2 1986 #3 |
Title Seasons
2 seasons with at least one titleBatting
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | AL | 9 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .208 | .417 |
| 1981 | BOS | AL | 62 | 205 | 22 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 31 | 0 | .288 | .317 | .434 | .751 |
| 1982 | BOS | AL | 92 | 289 | 30 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 37 | 0 | .249 | .279 | .363 | .642 |
| 1983 | BOS | AL | 81 | 204 | 21 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 0 | .294 | .345 | .412 | .757 |
| 1984 | BOS | AL | 133 | 449 | 54 | 121 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 29 | 72 | 0 | .269 | .312 | .506 | .818 |
| 1985 | BOS | AL | 144 | 498 | 66 | 147 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 50 | 79 | 2 | .295 | .362 | .484 | .846 |
| 1986 | BOS | AL | 135 | 462 | 49 | 119 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 65 | 37 | 61 | 1 | .258 | .315 | .424 | .739 |
| 1987 | BOS | AL | 52 | 151 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 0 | .205 | .250 | .278 | .528 |
| 1988 | BOS | AL | 95 | 299 | 33 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 49 | 0 | .231 | .279 | .368 | .647 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | 93 | 260 | 24 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 0 | .212 | .273 | .292 | .565 |
| 1990 | HOU +1 | NL | 50 | 119 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0 | .202 | .319 | .286 | .605 |
| 1991 | SLN | NL | 46 | 94 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .106 | .140 | .213 | .353 |
| 1992 | SLN | NL | 41 | 105 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .219 | .291 | .286 | .576 |
| Career | — | — | 1,033 | 3,159 | 331 | 795 | 176 | 12 | 88 | 382 | 236 | 509 | 3 | .252 | .304 | .399 | .703 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | AL | C | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .867 | 6.50 |
| 1981 | BOS | AL | C | 59 | 56 | 498.1 | 275 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 308 | .990 | 5.17 |
| 1982 | BOS | AL | C | 86 | 74 | 671.2 | 397 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 436 | .977 | 4.95 |
| 1983 | BOS | AL | C | 68 | 53 | 474.1 | 274 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 306 | .980 | 4.41 |
| 1984 | BOS | AL | C | 125 | 115 | 1030.0 | 693 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 769 | .977 | 6.01 |
| 1985 | BOS | AL | C | 139 | 129 | 1156.0 | 768 | 78 | 15 | 13 | 861 | .983 | 6.09 |
| 1986 | BOS | AL | C | 134 | 124 | 1106.2 | 866 | 65 | 6 | 10 | 937 | .994 | 6.95 |
| 1987 | BOS | AL | C | 51 | 41 | 383.2 | 306 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 328 | .976 | 6.27 |
| 1988 | BOS | AL | C | 93 | 85 | 737.0 | 570 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 615 | .992 | 6.56 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | C | 91 | 72 | 660.1 | 486 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 532 | .981 | 5.74 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | C | 48 | 39 | 333.0 | 207 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 238 | .996 | 4.94 |
| 1991 | SLN | NL | C | 43 | 27 | 251.0 | 192 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 210 | .976 | 4.77 |
| 1992 | SLN | NL | C | 40 | 31 | 291.0 | 227 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 242 | .988 | 5.98 |
| Career | — | — | C | 979 | 848 | 7611.0 | 5,274 | 431 | 92 | 62 | 5,797 | .984 | 5.83 |