Buster Posey Had Best Catching Seasons In SF Giants’ History

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3. Dick Dietz, 1970

Year ▾ Age G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
1970 28 148 612 82 148 36 2 22 107 0 1 109 106 .300 .426 .515 .941 153

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Generated 2/14/2014.

Dietz earned his only All-Star Game berth with a season for the ages in 1970, as he set career highs in just about every major offensive category.

He was third in the National League with a 6.4 Offensive WAR and was fifth with an OPS-plus of 1953. Among conventional stats was third with 109 walks and a .426 on-base percentage, fourth with 36 doubles, seventh with a .941 OPS and 10th with 107 RBI.

Dietz led NL catchers with 36 doubles, a .426 on-base percentage and a .941 OPS; was second with 22 home runs, 107 RBI and a .515 slugging percentage; and third with a .300 batting average and 82 runs. His OPS was nine points higher than that of MVP Johnny Bench of the Reds.

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