Ed McNamara  
Catcher | Free Agents

Hitting
In past seasons, McNamara has been a bit of a liability with men on base. The book on McNamara is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. I tell you, it's a real trip to watch this guy play. He gives 110% all the time... unfortunately that means he tends to run out of gas as the game wears on. McNamara always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
His speed is below average and he's not a threat to steal. McNamara is a poor defensive catcher. He isn't very mobile or adept at blocking balls in the dirt. His biggest problem in the field simply has to be his throwing arm... it's well below par.

2025 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed McNamara to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2003 CAC C 20 29 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 19 0 Low Minors 25 51 . 171
2004 CAL C 26 32 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 20 0 Low Minors 27 51 . 185
2005 MOO C 29 36 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 21 0 Low Minors 33 51 . 196
2006 FA C 32 44 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 22 0 Free Agent 37 51 . 214
2007 VAF C 36 48 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 23 0 AA/AAA 39 51 . 226
2008 FA C 41 56 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 24 0 Free Agent 43 51 . 248
2009 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 25 0 Free Agent 45 51 . 258
2010 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 26 0 Free Agent 45 51 . 256
2011 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 27 0 Free Agent 45 51 . 254
2012 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 28 0 Free Agent 45 51 . 252
2013 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 29 0 Free Agent 45 51 . 250
2014 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 30 0 Free Agent 45 50 . 248
2015 FA C 44 60 40 53 53 52 52 45 42 31 0 Free Agent 45 50 . 246
2016 FA C 43 60 39 53 53 52 52 45 42 32 0 Free Agent 44 50 . 241
2017 FA C 43 60 38 53 53 52 52 45 42 33 0 Free Agent 44 48 . 238
2018 FA C 42 58 36 53 53 52 52 45 42 34 0 Free Agent 44 49 . 229
2019 FA C 42 60 36 53 53 52 52 45 42 35 0 Free Agent 44 51 . 231
2020 FA C 44 60 36 53 53 52 52 45 42 36 0 Free Agent 42 50 . 232
2021 FA C 43 60 39 53 53 52 52 45 42 37 0 Free Agent 41 51 . 231
2022 FA C 44 60 36 53 53 52 52 45 42 38 0 Free Agent 41 51 . 228
2023 FA C 44 60 34 53 53 52 52 45 42 39 0 Free Agent 40 51 . 224
2024 FA C 44 60 31 53 53 52 52 45 42 40 0 Free Agent 39 51 . 219
2025 FA C 44 60 28 53 53 52 52 45 42 41 0 Free Agent 36 51 . 214
Ratings Delta     -3             +1     -3     -5

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2007 23 PARF 11 30 3 5 2 0 1 4 2 3 9 3.000 0 0 .229 .333 .562 .000 .185 2 .957 .167
2008 24 PARN 13 40 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 2.200 1 0 .217 .100 .317 .125 .094 0 1.00 .100
2009 25 PARN 15 43 12 13 2 0 2 8 7 5 12 2.400 0 0 .367 .488 .855 .583 .194 2 .976 .302
2011 27 PARN 9 26 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 9 4.500 0 0 .276 .269 .545 .250 .000 0 1.00 .231
2017 33 PARN 17 47 5 11 3 0 2 4 6 5 11 2.200 0 0 .302 .426 .728 .300 .185 1 .983 .234
Totals     65 186 22 39 8 0 5 19 17 20 52 2.600 1 0 .283 .333 .616 .299 .160 5 .998 .210

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

Ed McNamara's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 3rd round - 68th overall selection by Calgary Calamities in the 2003 Amateur Draft

Ed McNamara's Comparable Players
Player Names
Estephan Etsitty 92.9% Devin Dallmann 92.5% Alva Vina 91.6% King Whitted 91.1% Hanzel Leheny 90.8%

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
Report Cards generated by Biorhythm v2.7.82 on Fri Aug 12 01:15:47 CEST 2011
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