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. Catcher Framing Runs 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: For catchers 6 called pitches (i.e., takes, or non-swings) in the ‘shadow zone’ per team game. For pitchers and batters 1.5 called pitches 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.)
For pitchers/batters: This shows the framing that occurred behind the plate while the player in question was pitching or hitting.
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Rk. Catcher Team Pitches
Catcher
Framing
Runs
Strike
Rate
 Zone 11
 Zone 12
 Zone 13
 Zone 14
 Zone 16
 Zone 17
 Zone 18
 Zone 19
Bailey, Patrick sf 2353 15 52.8% 26% 54.2% 32.6% 61.4% 65.7% 37.3% 59.1% 32.5%
Hedges, Austin tex 2003 12 52.3% 27.4% 58% 41.2% 53.5% 69.7% 38.6% 60.5% 27.1%
Alvarez, Francisco nym 2834 10 49.4% 21.9% 50.7% 29.4% 67.3% 64.4% 37.4% 52.5% 26.2%
Heim, Jonah tex 2945 10 49.2% 20.9% 50.4% 28.3% 63.8% 70.8% 27.6% 47% 26.8%
Murphy, Sean atl 2742 7 49.4% 19.3% 44.9% 22.1% 59.4% 63.6% 33% 63.7% 23.9%
Contreras, William mil 3042 7 48.4% 16% 49.7% 24.8% 58.4% 64.7% 31.8% 57.2% 26.6%
Trevino, Jose nyy 1450 6 49.9% 20.2% 49% 19% 65% 65.8% 43.5% 56.5% 22.9%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 2053 6 48.6% 12.8% 41.7% 26% 58.2% 66.1% 31.8% 63.1% 29.8%
Raleigh, Cal sea 2974 5 47.6% 22.9% 50.5% 23.2% 64.5% 63.7% 32.6% 46.5% 20.5%
Gallagher, Cam cle 1355 5 50.9% 21.4% 50% 25.8% 65% 65.3% 39.3% 53.6% 29.7%
Caratini, Victor mil 1542 5 47.9% 21.4% 55% 23.6% 58.3% 67.2% 26.1% 52.1% 24.7%
Rogers, Jake det 2616 5 48.6% 19.1% 41.6% 21.5% 56.8% 65.4% 34.9% 60.9% 24.3%
Rutschman, Adley bal 2824 5 48.9% 22.3% 61.4% 28.3% 70.8% 62.7% 29.7% 42.1% 20.5%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 2317 5 49.4% 18% 48.3% 10.4% 64.1% 59.3% 41.6% 60% 24.3%
Naylor, Bo cle 1580 4 47.8% 23.4% 52% 25.3% 63.7% 67.3% 25% 45.3% 25.3%
Zavala, Seby ari 1631 4 50.1% 15.9% 53.3% 28.6% 70.8% 66.5% 40% 51.1% 24.7%
Delay, Jason pit 1592 4 48.5% 18.8% 48.3% 29.7% 52.7% 69.7% 30% 59.2% 25.6%
Grandal, Yasmani cws 2338 4 47.2% 18.9% 54.9% 34.5% 56.3% 68.7% 26.4% 47.9% 21.1%
Vázquez, Christian min 2324 3 47.8% 17.3% 47.4% 30.5% 59.5% 66% 34.1% 53.9% 26.2%
Wynns, Austin col 1221 3 47.7% 20.5% 58.4% 36.5% 60.3% 63.5% 31.6% 42.7% 16.9%
Barnhart, Tucker chc 975 3 49.7% 24.1% 53.2% 26.1% 62.3% 66% 32.6% 54.3% 21.1%
d'Arnaud, Travis atl 1610 3 48.6% 22.4% 50.7% 18.3% 61.9% 63.1% 34.1% 53% 24.3%
Fortes, Nick mia 2464 3 47.8% 18.2% 46.6% 12.9% 59.9% 62.8% 32.4% 58.6% 27.7%
Jansen, Danny tor 1854 2 47.7% 20.3% 53.7% 19.1% 69% 57.3% 35.3% 49.4% 20.5%
Sánchez, Gary sd 1842 2 48.4% 17.9% 52.5% 27.6% 56.7% 64.7% 30.6% 54% 27.7%
Sabol, Blake sf 1193 1 49.1% 21.8% 47.6% 26.6% 57.8% 74% 34.4% 50.5% 23.4%
Zunino, Mike cle 1070 1 47.2% 26.2% 47.3% 18.6% 68.4% 56.1% 33.9% 52.9% 20.3%
Fermin, Freddy kc 1660 1 47.6% 12.9% 47.9% 19% 60.1% 60.2% 43.1% 53.1% 27.4%
Wallach, Chad ana 1257 0 46.7% 20.2% 42.4% 14.3% 61.5% 67% 37.2% 48.7% 29%
McCann, James bal 1428 0 47.1% 23% 50.3% 30.6% 64.8% 60% 28.2% 52.4% 18.2%
Narváez, Omar nym 1057 0 44.6% 19.2% 46.9% 25% 61.4% 57.5% 27.9% 47.3% 22.6%
Barnes, Austin la 1343 0 47.7% 9.1% 46.2% 13.8% 51.9% 73% 27.1% 54.6% 34.3%
McGuire, Reese bos 1355 0 47.9% 23.5% 57.9% 28.3% 62.7% 62.9% 34.9% 50.2% 16.2%
Kelly, Carson det 1082 -1 44.8% 6.8% 53.2% 21.2% 57% 59.6% 32.9% 50.2% 12.8%
Rodríguez, Endy pit 1149 -1 46.9% 13.8% 52.8% 22.4% 63.5% 60.4% 39.5% 51% 22.5%
Thaiss, Matt ana 1987 -1 46.4% 23.6% 48% 20% 54.7% 68.5% 22.6% 51.7% 25%
Jeffers, Ryan min 1907 -2 45.4% 26.3% 54.9% 20.7% 61.7% 56.5% 31.3% 43.7% 18.7%
Maile, Luke cin 1637 -2 42.6% 11.3% 57.6% 27% 54.8% 65.2% 20.2% 38.7% 13.2%
Bethancourt, Christian tb 2409 -2 47.1% 25.8% 52.1% 26.1% 66.6% 57.7% 28.4% 51.1% 18.8%
Haase, Eric cle 1706 -2 46.3% 9.3% 42% 18.6% 59.7% 62.6% 30.4% 57.2% 25.1%
Gomes, Yan chc 2506 -2 44.5% 25.1% 52% 19.4% 61% 59.9% 29.5% 42.7% 20.1%
Campusano, Luis sd 1071 -2 45.1% 15.7% 39.3% 27.3% 50.3% 74.4% 21.4% 51.7% 28.9%
Nola, Austin sd 1333 -3 43.1% 15.1% 50.5% 23.1% 55.3% 60.7% 23.2% 47.1% 20.7%
Knizner, Andrew stl 1854 -3 44.7% 20.6% 60.6% 36.4% 61.5% 62.7% 26.2% 33.6% 12.8%
Moreno, Gabriel ari 2564 -3 45.5% 17.2% 40.2% 14.3% 58.4% 57.3% 32.4% 56.3% 25.7%
O'Hoppe, Logan ana 1172 -3 42.6% 24% 45.4% 11.4% 63.1% 51.3% 27.1% 50.7% 15.6%
Murphy, Tom sea 1016 -3 42.8% 13.1% 42.1% 25% 59.7% 51.6% 38.8% 49.4% 15.8%
Pérez, Carlos oak 918 -3 40% 19.7% 48.1% 32.8% 51.5% 59.8% 19.1% 36% 8%
Mejía, Francisco tb 1262 -4 43.5% 9% 49.7% 20% 58.7% 54.9% 25.2% 50.3% 26.7%
Stallings, Jacob mia 1952 -4 44.7% 17.1% 43.6% 23.1% 56.2% 69% 34.2% 46.5% 17.5%
Herrera, Jose ari 1189 -4 41.5% 19.5% 45.4% 30.8% 49% 64.9% 22.8% 41.2% 15%
Diaz, Yainer hou 1227 -4 41.9% 16.8% 45.9% 21.4% 54.7% 61.3% 34.9% 43.4% 17%
Smith, Will la 2864 -4 44.7% 13.4% 45.2% 21.5% 54.7% 65.1% 26.4% 55.5% 19.9%
Adams, Riley was 1209 -5 42.7% 18.3% 43.2% 23.1% 59.5% 64.4% 27.6% 43.7% 14.9%
Wong, Connor bos 2898 -5 43.9% 12.8% 42.9% 27.2% 52.1% 69.2% 23.5% 48% 17.9%
Contreras, Willson stl 2766 -5 44.3% 21.3% 50.3% 25.9% 59.8% 59.9% 26.4% 40.2% 18.5%
Perez, Salvador kc 2379 -6 44.1% 16.7% 48.4% 16.2% 60% 60.3% 30.7% 46.6% 20.2%
Díaz, Elias col 3322 -8 43.2% 25.7% 60.8% 25.5% 63.4% 48.7% 28.1% 35% 12.5%
Langeliers, Shea oak 3481 -8 43.8% 13.4% 43.9% 19.6% 49.3% 66.9% 26.4% 47.3% 25.1%
Stephenson, Tyler cin 2278 -8 42.3% 27% 59.6% 35.3% 56.1% 51.2% 26.2% 35.7% 12.2%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 3608 -11 44.3% 13.4% 51.6% 14.7% 61.6% 56.6% 31.2% 45.5% 20.2%
Ruiz, Keibert was 3505 -12 42.9% 23.7% 54.1% 24.6% 58.5% 58.8% 19.2% 39.5% 17.7%
Maldonado, Martín hou 2970 -17 40.8% 27.2% 46.5% 22.5% 54.5% 55.7% 21.1% 40.3% 14.3%