Know Your 40: Chris Stewart
What do we actually know about catcher defense? Is he really a pitch framing thief?
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .300 | .276 | |
| 2006 | 42 | 136 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .397 | .426 | |
| 2007 | 89 | 290 | 34 | 81 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 3 | .279 | .387 | .397 | |
| 2008 | Yankees | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | |
| 2009 | Yankees | 42 | 94 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .298 | .309 | .372 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | |
| 2010 | Yankees | 93 | 266 | 27 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .359 | .335 |
| 2011 | Yankees | 43 | 124 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 1 | .266 | .324 | .395 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | |
| 2012 | Yankees | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| 2012 | 99 | 354 | 43 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 82 | 6 | 0 | .246 | .341 | .316 | |
| Career Total | 184 | 490 | 58 | 133 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 45 | 85 | 5 | 5 | .271 | .339 | .353 | |
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