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Leaders
Career totals built from each player's season-by-season value (5 year minimum career).
Filtered to players whose primary position is C.
| Rank | Player | Years | HOF? | Primary Pos | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickey, Bill | 1928–1946 | Yes | C | 54.12 |
| 2 | Berra, Yogi | 1946–1965 | Yes | C | 54.07 |
| 3 | Cochrane, Mickey | 1925–1937 | Yes | C | 46.57 |
| 4 | Piazza, Mike | 1992–2007 | Yes | C | 45.37 |
| 5 | Fisk, Carlton | 1969–1993 | Yes | C | 45.06 |
| 6 | Bench, Johnny | 1967–1983 | Yes | C | 43.25 |
| 7 | Hartnett, Gabby | 1922–1941 | Yes | C | 40.02 |
| 8 | Ewing, Buck | 1880–1897 | Yes | C | 38.31 |
| 9 | Schang, Wally | 1913–1931 | No | C | 33.52 |
| 10 |
| Rodriguez, Ivan |
| 1991–2011 |
| Yes |
| C |
| 31.51 |
| 11 | Bennett, Charlie | 1878–1893 | No | C | 31.33 |
| 12 | Posada, Jorge | 1995–2011 | No | C | 29.62 |
| 13 | Torre, Joe | 1961–1977 | No | C | 28.98 |
| 14 | Simmons, Ted | 1968–1988 | Yes | C | 28.71 |
| 15 | Carter, Gary | 1974–1992 | Yes | C | 28.61 |
| 16 | Freehan, Bill | 1961–1976 | No | C | 28.47 |
| 17 | Bresnahan, Roger | 1900–1915 | Yes | C | 26.83 |
| 18 | Mauer, Joe | 2004–2018 | Yes | C | 26.65 |
| 19 | Campanella, Roy | 1948–1957 | Yes | C | 26.01 |
| 20 | Posey, Buster | 2009–2021 | No | C | 25.94 |
| 21 | McCann, Brian | 2005–2019 | No | C | 25.90 |
| 22 | Burgess, Smoky | 1949–1966 | No | C | 24.23 |
| 23 | Lombardi, Ernie | 1931–1947 | Yes | C | 23.91 |
| 24 | Daulton, Darren | 1983–1997 | No | C | 23.64 |
| 25 | Clements, Jack | 1884–1900 | No | C | 22.50 |
| 26 | Porter, Darrell | 1971–1987 | No | C | 22.05 |
| 27 | Kendall, Jason | 1996–2010 | No | C | 21.51 |
| 28 | Realmuto, J. T. | 2014–2025 | No | C | 20.78 |
| 29 | McCarver, Tim | 1959–1980 | No | C | 19.75 |
| 30 | Perez, Salvador | 2011–2025 | No | C | 19.54 |
| 31 | Meyers, Jack | 1909–1917 | No | C | 19.04 |
| 32 | Martin, Russell | 2006–2019 | No | C | 19.02 |
| 33 | Haller, Tom | 1961–1972 | No | C | 18.74 |
| 34 | Davis, Virgil | 1928–1945 | No | C | 18.63 |
| 35 | Kling, Johnny | 1900–1913 | No | C | 18.35 |
| 36 | Cooper, Walker | 1940–1957 | No | C | 18.11 |
| 37 | Tenace, Gene | 1969–1983 | No | C | 18.02 |
| 38 | Rowe, Jack | 1879–1889 | No | C | 17.91 |
| 39 | Bailey, Ed | 1953–1965 | No | C | 17.90 |
| 40 | Grady, Mike | 1894–1906 | No | C | 17.90 |