Statcast Catcher Framing Leaderboard

Catcher framing is the art of a catcher receiving a pitch in a way that makes it more likely for an umpire to call it a strike. This page breaks down the catcher’s view into eight zones around the strike zone and shows the called strike percentage of all non-swings in that zone. Strike Rate shows the cumulative total of all zones. Runs From Extra Strikes converts strikes to runs saved on a .125 run/strike basis, and includes park and pitcher adjustments. To qualify, a catcher must receive 6 called pitches per team game.
How to say it: “In 2018, Jeff Mathis converted 55 percent of non-swing pitches into called strikes in the Shadow Zone, the best rate of any catcher in baseball.”

Qualifier: 6 called pitches (i.e., takes, or non-swings) in the ‘shadow zone’ per team game. (The shadow zone is essentially the edges of the strike zone, roughly one ball width inside and one ball wide outside of the zone. See what that looks like here.)

Catcher	Pitches	Runs Extra Strikes	Strike Rate	Zone 11	Zone 12	Zone 13	Zone 14	Zone 16	Zone 17	Zone 18	Zone 19
League Average	134132	0	48.4%	20.1%	46.4%	21.3%	65.3%	66.7%	33.6%	49.7%	25.9%
Plawecki, Kevin	1227	4	54.2%	20.0%	47.4%	21.5%	64.7%	79.3%	31.8%	54.1%	28.7%
Hedges, Austin	2583	19	54.0%	23.2%	49.1%	24.1%	64.0%	67.8%	43.4%	61.4%	40.3%
Stassi, Max	1209	6	53.3%	20.0%	41.9%	20.7%	64.9%	77.6%	31.0%	59.0%	36.9%
Flowers, Tyler	2155	13	53.0%	21.8%	52.8%	12.1%	64.5%	68.7%	36.1%	62.5%	36.2%
Martin, Russell	1389	5	52.9%	25.0%	53.0%	18.1%	70.4%	75.0%	35.6%	49.6%	28.2%
Kelly, Carson	2422	7	52.4%	20.4%	44.5%	16.7%	69.3%	67.8%	40.6%	55.6%	37.8%
Avila, Alex	1293	4	52.4%	14.1%	50.8%	17.4%	68.9%	68.6%	38.4%	55.9%	33.3%
Pina, Manny	1115	5	51.9%	20.8%	51.0%	18.8%	62.4%	71.4%	50.6%	55.2%	31.6%
Posey, Buster	2527	10	51.8%	28.3%	46.5%	15.5%	74.3%	68.0%	36.9%	50.1%	24.3%
Leon, Sandy	1419	1	51.8%	29.2%	60.9%	24.7%	65.9%	68.9%	24.1%	46.4%	18.1%
Perez, Roberto	2853	11	51.7%	16.4%	45.6%	23.5%	66.0%	71.1%	40.9%	56.2%	32.5%
Barnes, Austin	1560	1	51.5%	15.1%	34.9%	14.9%	60.8%	69.5%	36.0%	63.2%	45.8%
Caratini, Victor	1302	2	51.4%	28.8%	41.0%	23.5%	63.8%	74.6%	41.9%	53.6%	29.3%
Murphy, Tom	1810	5	50.9%	15.6%	37.9%	12.2%	58.1%	65.4%	43.2%	66.3%	34.8%
Grandal, Yasmani	3526	11	50.9%	19.6%	51.0%	28.5%	57.5%	72.7%	32.6%	56.3%	31.4%
Vazquez, Christian	3103	10	50.9%	24.9%	53.7%	27.5%	65.9%	71.4%	31.5%	47.1%	28.7%
Smith, Will	981	2	50.9%	27.8%	54.0%	21.7%	64.9%	69.6%	25.0%	50.5%	33.0%
Realmuto, J.T.	3625	9	50.5%	19.9%	39.4%	22.9%	74.6%	64.3%	40.5%	50.6%	26.9%
Stallings, Jacob	1170	2	50.0%	17.7%	38.6%	13.9%	67.2%	67.5%	44.4%	49.8%	34.7%
Jansen, Danny	2732	6	50.0%	22.1%	47.2%	23.0%	70.6%	64.3%	39.6%	53.6%	26.4%
Zunino, Mike	1959	-1	49.5%	21.8%	55.2%	23.4%	63.9%	70.0%	29.7%	53.0%	20.3%
Castro, Jason	1925	1	49.4%	18.5%	42.6%	19.7%	65.3%	68.5%	33.0%	51.9%	29.5%
McCann, Brian	2042	6	49.2%	19.8%	40.3%	16.9%	76.0%	63.8%	40.9%	48.2%	22.1%
Casali, Curt	1543	0	48.9%	8.3%	50.6%	23.4%	65.1%	68.4%	32.7%	50.3%	23.9%
Gallagher, Cam	1122	1	48.8%	18.8%	31.7%	14.0%	72.2%	55.9%	55.8%	52.3%	25.5%
Barnhart, Tucker	2227	2	48.8%	9.2%	44.5%	24.1%	61.7%	67.7%	31.5%	58.1%	29.5%
Contreras, Willson	2641	1	48.6%	21.6%	45.1%	16.9%	62.5%	70.2%	32.8%	48.4%	22.7%
d'Arnaud, Travis	1854	-2	48.4%	23.0%	57.8%	26.1%	61.4%	63.7%	25.8%	51.2%	23.3%
Garver, Mitch	1987	-2	48.3%	15.0%	40.4%	12.3%	64.6%	64.2%	36.8%	58.0%	28.6%
Maldonado, Martin	2704	-1	48.2%	17.3%	42.4%	19.3%	62.2%	71.1%	26.3%	50.4%	28.7%
Molina, Yadier	2796	-3	48.0%	26.2%	58.5%	22.7%	66.5%	67.3%	27.6%	43.1%	19.2%
Greiner, Grayson	1495	0	47.9%	26.9%	39.0%	21.8%	63.3%	68.8%	32.1%	49.7%	21.3%
Romine, Austin	1665	0	47.9%	18.2%	42.9%	23.0%	70.2%	62.1%	36.6%	46.7%	21.9%
Gomes, Yan	2345	0	47.8%	20.6%	36.2%	17.3%	72.7%	60.6%	35.1%	50.7%	20.5%
Alfaro, Jorge	2940	-2	47.7%	29.5%	47.5%	20.3%	65.8%	60.4%	38.1%	49.8%	20.1%
Mathis, Jeff	2234	-3	47.5%	11.6%	36.4%	11.4%	59.3%	71.8%	30.2%	52.6%	31.4%
Suzuki, Kurt	1997	-2	47.3%	27.5%	48.6%	23.6%	67.9%	61.5%	35.5%	46.0%	17.0%
Chirinos, Robinson	2979	-8	47.3%	16.7%	40.1%	13.4%	65.0%	64.6%	38.7%	51.4%	24.3%
Lucroy, Jonathan	2212	-4	47.0%	11.5%	39.5%	18.5%	62.9%	68.0%	24.6%	50.3%	28.8%
Cervelli, Francisco	966	-2	46.9%	25.8%	41.4%	11.1%	66.7%	59.8%	40.5%	47.1%	25.0%
Sanchez, Gary	2499	-3	46.9%	24.0%	41.9%	22.4%	64.5%	68.5%	23.1%	43.2%	30.0%
Iannetta, Chris	1242	-2	46.9%	23.9%	53.7%	30.0%	74.2%	60.4%	35.9%	34.1%	23.3%
Maile, Luke	1074	-2	46.8%	17.8%	45.9%	24.1%	61.9%	67.7%	38.9%	52.6%	21.1%
Ramos, Wilson	3389	-4	46.8%	25.4%	58.1%	35.9%	62.9%	67.8%	23.0%	33.1%	16.9%
Mejia, Francisco	1412	-3	46.7%	14.8%	35.8%	16.1%	60.3%	68.5%	32.5%	55.1%	30.7%
Narvaez, Omar	2682	-6	46.5%	19.3%	43.3%	31.0%	57.8%	65.3%	33.2%	45.3%	27.3%
Rogers, Jake	948	-1	46.4%	13.1%	46.7%	8.7%	61.3%	63.3%	23.5%	54.8%	27.8%
Severino, Pedro	2408	-3	46.4%	20.0%	43.6%	21.3%	64.3%	62.6%	30.7%	47.9%	22.7%
Viloria, Meibrys	990	-2	46.3%	20.3%	35.0%	28.9%	58.5%	66.9%	31.3%	53.2%	22.6%
Hicks, John	1677	-4	46.3%	20.0%	41.1%	24.1%	64.9%	65.9%	31.7%	45.4%	20.9%
Phegley, Josh	2552	-9	46.0%	19.1%	45.6%	19.2%	66.6%	59.6%	29.0%	44.0%	24.8%
Wolters, Tony	2919	-10	45.7%	15.8%	46.5%	16.0%	62.2%	65.9%	33.2%	46.6%	22.1%
Vogt, Stephen	1314	-2	45.1%	16.1%	29.9%	22.2%	64.3%	64.1%	27.7%	51.5%	28.5%
Diaz, Elias	2445	-9	44.8%	20.2%	48.5%	23.2%	63.1%	61.6%	33.1%	38.3%	20.7%
Sisco, Chance	1291	-4	44.5%	13.3%	40.9%	18.3%	68.3%	60.0%	33.7%	43.0%	17.3%
McCann, James	2849	-16	44.2%	20.9%	50.6%	27.5%	65.4%	61.9%	20.3%	43.0%	13.0%
Holaday, Bryan	942	-3	43.6%	18.5%	36.6%	15.8%	56.9%	66.1%	32.4%	42.6%	21.9%
Kiner-Falefa, Isiah	1058	-6	42.8%	20.6%	37.1%	11.1%	65.6%	53.7%	23.0%	46.0%	20.7%
Wieters, Matt	1184	-6	42.6%	14.1%	48.1%	15.1%	68.8%	54.5%	25.3%	41.2%	17.4%
Castillo, Welington	1353	-9	42.4%	9.6%	51.8%	16.9%	57.9%	63.9%	31.1%	37.7%	24.8%
Smith, Kevan	1246	-7	42.0%	17.1%	50.3%	19.5%	64.9%	60.6%	17.0%	37.9%	17.4%

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