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Honorable mentionsBruce Benedict was a strong defensive asset who logged the fourth-most innings as a catcher in franchise history Greg Olson was the primary catcher when the Braves made their surprising run to the 1991 World Series And no list of Braves catchers would be complete without at least mentioning Biff Pocoroba. The Oakland Athletics are close to trading catcher Sean Murphy, MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand reports. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon{display:inline-block;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;line-height:20px;}/*!sc*/ Eddie Prez, 1995-2001 and 2004-05Key fact: Owns a franchise-best 1.250 OPS (minimum 25 at-bats) in NLCS games. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--spillover{display:none;}/*!sc*/ article > header{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ The 2019 Atlanta Braves have played 161 games during the regular season, won 97 games and lost 64 games. 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Atlanta's four catchers this season - William Contreras, Travis d'Arnaud, Tyler Flowers and Alex . Well, from 2005-13, his 42.5 WAR (per FanGraphs) ranked second among all MLB catchers. 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