MLB's 10 Greatest Catchers of All-Time

10. Jorge Posada

Posada has been one of the most underrated Yankees ever. He has been the starting catcher for the Yanks for the past 10 seasons. In 1,483 career games played, he has a .277 career average with 221 home runs, 883 RBI and 762 runs. He also has a .380 career on-base percentage, 317 doubles, and 1,379 base hits.

He has also been selected to five All-Star teams, starting in two of them. He has also won the Silver Slugger Award five times. His best season was 2003, when he batted .281 with 30 homers and 101 RBI, which resulted in him being third in the MVP voting. Finally, he also helped lead the Yankees to the World Series five times, winning three of them.

9. Joe Torre

Torre is known for being one of the greatest managers ever, but he was also a fantastic player. In 2,209 career games played, he had a .297 average with 252 home runs and 1185 RBI. He also had 2,342 base hits, 996 runs scored, 344 doubles, and a .365 on-base percentage. Torre was also selected to nine All-Star teams, starting at catcher for four of them. 

Torre played catcher for the majority of his career, but he also played third base for a decent part of his career. He was a solid defensive player, as he won a gold glove in the 1965 season. Finally, he won the 1971 MVP award, batting .363 while hitting 24 home runs and driving in 137 runs.

8. Gary Carter

Carter was one of the best catchers throughout the '70s and '80s. In 2,296 career games played, he had a .262 average with 324 home runs and 1225 RBI. He also had 2,092 base hits, 371 doubles, 1025 runs scored, and a .335 career on-base percentage. In 19 seasons, he made the All-Star team 11 times, starting at catcher in seven of them.

Carter was also one of the best defensive catchers, as he won three consecutive gold gloves from 1980 until 1982. He also won five Silver Slugger Awards in the early '80s. He placed in the top six in the MVP voting in four different seasons, finishing second in the 1980 season.

7. Carlton Fisk

Fisk was one of the most long-lasting catchers, as he played in four decades ('60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s). In 2,499 career games played, he had a .269 average, 376 home runs and 1,330 RBI. He also had 2,356 base hits, 1,276 runs scored, 421 doubles, and 128 stolen bases. He won the 1972 Rookie of the Year Award.

Fisk was selected to the All-Star team 11 times, starting at catcher seven times. He also won the Silver Slugger Award three times in the '80s and was a good defensive player, winning a gold glove in 1972. Finally, Fisk only changed his socks once in his career, as he was traded from the Red Sox to the White Sox in 1980.

6. Bill Dickey

Dickey was the first great Yankees catcher, playing from the '20s through the mid-'40s. In 1,789 career games played, he had a .313 average, 202 home runs and 1,209 RBI. He also had 930 runs scored, 343 doubles and a .382 on-base percentage. He was selected to 11 All-Star teams, starting at catcher in six of them.

Dickey had his best season in 1938 with a .313 average, 27 home runs, 115 RBI, and 84 runs in just 134 games, finishing second in the MVP voting. Finally, Dickey was a part of several great Yankee teams, as he helped New York to the World Series eight times in his 17-year career, winning seven of them.

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