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HELL NO.

OH, HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Piazza was the best hitting catcher.

Need to define question better. Piazza was a great hitting catcher but was an awful fielding catcher. Bench is still the benchmark for hitting and fielding combined. Berra, Campanella etc..
Second tier: Simmons, E. Howard.
There is another level of great fielding catchers not known for their hitting. Sunberg, Grote.

How many times each mentioned catcher batted 300 or above? How many times each mentioned catcher received a gold glove? How has the best combination of both?

How many times each mentioned catcher batted 300 or above? How many times each mentioned catcher received a gold glove? How has the best combination of both? Who is the most complete MLB catcher ever? You are right, Ivan.

Bench/Berra, either can be argued, but both are hands down the top 2 catchers of all time.

Berra Career numbers (18 yrs): .285/358 HRs/1430 RBIs/48.62 Caught Stealing Percentage
Bench Career Numbers (17 yrs): .267/389 HRs/1376 RBIs/ 43.47 Caught Stealing Percentage
Campenella Career Numbers (10 yrs): .276/242 HRs/856 RBIs/ 57.40 Caught Stealing Percentage
Mike Piazza Career Numbers (16 yrs): .308/427 HRs/1335 RBIs/34.44 Caught Stealing Percentage
Pudge Career Numbers (21 yrs): .296/311 HRs/1332 RBIs/ 45.68 Caught Stealing Percentage

Average each player, Average + HRs + RBIs + CSP divded by seasons = Catcher Value

YB 117.87
JB 122.09
RC 143.14
MP 131.53
IR 94.51

Roy's caught stealing percentage is the highest in major league history. But for his car accident, Roy would have shattered all the records.

Berra Career numbers (18 yrs): .285/358 HRs/1430 RBIs/48.62 Caught Stealing Percentage
Bench Career Numbers (17 yrs): .267/389 HRs/1376 RBIs/ 43.47 Caught Stealing Percentage
Campenella Career Numbers (10 yrs): .276/242 HRs/856 RBIs/ 57.40 Caught Stealing Percentage
Mike Piazza Career Numbers (16 yrs): .308/427 HRs/1335 RBIs/34.44 Caught Stealing Percentage
Pudge Career Numbers (21 yrs): .296/311 HRs/1332 RBIs/ 45.68 Caught Stealing Percentage

Average each player, Average + HRs + RBIs + CSP divded by seasons = Catcher Value

YB 117.87
JB 122.09
RC 143.14
MP 131.53
IR 94.51

Roy's caught stealing percentage is the highest in major league history. But for his car accident, Roy would have shattered all the records.

He was a good catcher, but best of all-time? What about the ones that came before him like Johnny Bench and the late Gary Carter?

He's not even the best pudge of all time...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Fisk

No.

No way. IMO. Pudge wasn't even better than Mike Sciosia. Piazza was the best!

I'd say he probably had the best arm of any catcher, but other catchers were better at calling a game and hitting. There is also the 'possibility' of steroids in his career.

Who the hell posted this piece of KRAPP? Mike Piazza is the best ever.....See his stats. Pudge-Fudge fooey.....

WHO the hell put this question in here? Pudge-fudge fooey......NO QUESTION HERE....Mike Piazza is the best catcher ever. LQQK AT HIS STATS........NO doubt here....

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Originally posted 01:27 PM ET  06.05 by Fastarnie

WHO the hell put this question in here? Pudge-fudge fooey......NO QUESTION HERE....Mike Piazza is the best catcher ever. LQQK AT HIS STATS........NO doubt here....

You are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo wrong.

i had to throw my two cents reading some of these quotes. benito santiago had the best arm of all catchers hands down. he threw from his knees and got people out. mike piazza was the best hitting catcher of all time with respects to berra campanella bench and now mauer. but he was only a step better than those just mentioned. his defense and confusion behind the plate take him out of the mix. i think as far as longevity, hitting, handling a pitching staff and defensive ability. for their time. i think pudge makes a really good argument for best of all time