What to do when we’re all quarantined and bored? Well we figured it’s a good time to do some sifting through history to find the best individual seasons by Houston Astros players at each position. In this first part, we focus on the catchers.
The criteria is largely based on Baseball-Reference’s WAR figure, since it takes into account both offensive and defensive value. To make the list, the player must have primarily played catcher (sorry, Evan Gattis), and each player can only appear on the list once. So without further ado, here are our top five individual seasons by Astros catchers.