The Most Home Runs by a Catcher in a Season
Perez. Bench. Piazza. Let's take a look back and revisit some of the best power-hitting seasons by a major league backstop. The gear weighs on them in the summer heat. They're battered and they're bruised – sometimes too many to count. Their knees ache. For major league backstops, the season is a grind. There's a reason why people refer to catcher's equipment as the "tools of ignorance." And why many players are eventually moved out from behind the plate to preserve their legs and lengthen their careers. But all that is what makes it so impressive when a catcher can put together a banner offensive season to go along with the work behind the dish. The Elite Group In the long history of Major League Baseball, only seven backstops have hit 40 or more home runs in a single season. Let's take a walk down memory lane into some of those years before listing the rest of the best power seasons by a catcher. To qualify for this all-time leaderboard, a p...