| 1949-56 | Named to the Major League All-Star Team |
| 1951, 1953, 1955 | Named National League Most Valuable Player |
| 1953 | Set major league record for most home runs by a catcher in a season (41) |
| 1953 | Set major league record for most runs batted in by a catcher in a season (142) |
| 1959 | Published book It's Good to Be Alive |
| 1969 | Inducted as the second African American baseball player into the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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