Disclaimer: Stats as of 8/2031

# on top = Total WAR
# on bottom = WAR/Season

-- Only 32 C All-Time in Dugout have totaled 10+ WAR
-- Only 16 have averaged more than 2 WAR over a season
-- Battle between Garcia/Warren continues as they are the only 5+ WAR/Season



Overall Stats above but let's take a look at the top 5 in depth...

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#5 All-Time C Wayne Barnes
-- Drafted #6 overall on 2019 by San Diego Padre
-- Traded to the O's in a deal for SP Jake Odorizzi
-- 6x All Star 1x Gold Golve 2x WS Champ
-- #1 in HR in 2029 (49)
-- #1 in R in 2024 (119)
-- 300th career HR on 9/27/29
-- Career High WAR: 6.0



#4 All-Time C Kyle Skipworth
-- Drafted #6 overall in 2008 by Florida Marlins
-- Traded to Minnesota in 2015 for SP Liam Hendricks
-- 9 years in MIN before spending his last 5 in STL
-- 4x All Star 3x Gold Glove
-- 300th HR (8/1/26) 1000th RBI (5/13/27) 100th R (9/15/28)
-- Career High WAR: 6.6​

-- Drafted #5 overall in 2008 by SF
-- All 17 years in San Fran taking in ~220M over his career
-- 6x All Star 6x Gold Glove
-- 1000th RBI (6/16/24) 1000th R (6/27/24) 2000th H (6/17/25)
-- Career High WAR: 4.9

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#2 All-Time C Patrick Tolentino
-- Undrafted out of Nebraska by CLE
-- Traded to ARZ in 2014 in a deal that included Nelson Cruz and Cahill
-- Traded to PHI for Roberto Perez in 2020
-- Has pocketed about 225M during his career
-- 5x All Star 2x Gold Glove 1x WS Winner
-- 1000th R (8/22/30) 1000th RBI (8/18/31)
-- Career High WAR: 6.2

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#1 All-Time C Jose Garcia
-- Drafted 51st overall by NYM in 2020
-- Has taken in about 150M in salary
-- 6x All Star 2x NL MVP
-- 4x Batting Champ 3x wOBA Leader 3x WAR Leader
-- IRON MAN (Injured once in career, food poisoning for 2 days)
-- Career High WAR: 8.8​

GRAPH BELOW shows how far C's have reached by top draft picks.
Top # = Year
Bottom # = Total WAR








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Full Stats for C's:
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C's drafted in first 3 rounds: https://public.tableausoftware.com/views/DugoutCatchers/DraftC?:embed=y&:display_count=no