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.

This archival leaderboard is no longer supported, as it relies on an old framing model, and only shows season-level data from 2015-17. For more robust data from 2018-present using the new framing model, find the updated version of our Catcher Framing Leaderboard at this link.

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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
Grandal, Yasmani la 2,843 25 52.2% 32.2% 50.8% 20.4% 74% 74.6% 38.1% 36.9% 35.3%
Cervelli, Francisco pit 3,511 21 52.5% 14.8% 30.6% 12.5% 71.9% 68% 51.1% 53.6% 33.1%
Posey, Buster sf 2,759 15 52.2% 19.5% 46.8% 10.9% 75.2% 69.2% 39.7% 47.1% 28.3%
Norris, Derek sd 3,465 15 48.3% 20.1% 36.1% 11.9% 82.9% 57.5% 51.5% 42% 18.8%
Montero, Miguel chc 2,798 13 51.2% 16.1% 32.1% 10.7% 78.2% 65.9% 47% 54.4% 28.2%
Castro, Jason hou 2,915 10 51.5% 24.1% 35.2% 16.5% 75.1% 73.9% 37.7% 46.3% 28.6%
Iannetta, Chris ana 2,456 9 48.9% 28% 44.2% 14.7% 74.9% 63.6% 37.6% 45.6% 23.4%
Molina, Yadier stl 3,577 9 48.5% 18.7% 44.6% 13.6% 76.6% 62.1% 36.5% 43% 20.1%
Flowers, Tyler cws 2,873 9 50.4% 9.6% 35.1% 11.9% 69.7% 67.5% 41.8% 54.8% 32.1%
Plawecki, Kevin nym 1,830 8 51.9% 11.8% 41.8% 6.2% 76.5% 69.3% 41.7% 53.3% 29.2%
Zunino, Mike sea 2,875 8 48.6% 26.9% 37.6% 8.9% 77.3% 53.6% 34.3% 53.5% 28%
d'Arnaud, Travis nym 2,251 8 50% 17.8% 37.2% 13.3% 77.5% 60.2% 46% 52.4% 25%
Hedges, Austin sd 1,222 7 51.8% 23.3% 35.6% 18.5% 74.5% 66.9% 43.9% 59.4% 19.1%
Rivera, René tb 2,505 7 49.3% 23.4% 35.6% 5.7% 80.2% 59.4% 47.7% 50.6% 21.2%
Joseph, Caleb bal 2,775 5 47.1% 23.6% 38.4% 10.9% 84.1% 51.1% 40.6% 45.4% 19%
Stewart, Chris pit 1,129 4 51.2% 4.1% 38.7% 14% 72.1% 63.1% 48.2% 55.2% 31%
Lobatón, Jose was 1,099 3 52.1% 20% 28% 13.7% 80% 61.3% 49.4% 52% 36.2%
Sucre, Jesús sea 1,222 3 49.1% 19.4% 36.2% 8.3% 77.9% 55.8% 40.2% 49.3% 26.5%
Wilson, Bobby tex 1,289 3 47.2% 24.2% 37.6% 14.5% 80% 57% 30.7% 50.7% 22.7%
Maldonado, Martín mil 2,062 3 48.5% 15.8% 30.9% 16.7% 77.7% 62.7% 37.4% 48.7% 29.9%
Ross, David chc 1,325 3 52.4% 22.4% 30.2% 6% 76.3% 68.2% 38.8% 49.5% 32.6%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 2,078 2 47.2% 19% 18.5% 3.3% 73.6% 56.3% 42.7% 49% 30.6%
Corporán, Carlos tex 1,001 2 48.3% 25% 41.5% 8.2% 79.1% 53.9% 49.1% 46.5% 19.1%
Susac, Andrew sf 927 2 49.1% 11.5% 35.3% 13.8% 73.8% 73.7% 37.3% 46.1% 19.6%
Mathis, Jeff mia 829 2 49.6% 15.4% 24.3% 10.8% 67.4% 64.8% 42.6% 53.1% 41.2%
Lucroy, Jonathan mil 2,416 1 47.5% 20.1% 33.2% 10% 76.4% 62% 42.7% 49.7% 20.4%
Conger, Hank hou 1,605 1 48.1% 17.9% 33% 9.3% 75.7% 65.2% 40.7% 48.6% 30.2%
Hanigan, Ryan bos 1,581 1 48.6% 20.2% 38.8% 16.9% 75.7% 60.5% 41.6% 51.3% 23.4%
Pérez, Roberto cle 1,738 1 47.1% 20.2% 32.5% 16.7% 72.9% 63.5% 39% 46.8% 25.7%
Holaday, Bryan det 488 0 46.3% 4.3% 22.2% 4.5% 73.4% 63.3% 39.6% 44.4% 23.5%
Fryer, Eric min 216 0 46.8% 25% 18.8% 0% 69.2% 66.7% 50% 50% 13.3%
Cabrera, Ramón cin 159 0 43.4% 18.2% 60% 9.1% 58.3% 55.6% 44% 46.7% 18.8%
Stassi, Max hou 136 0 40.4% 0% 38.5% 0% 60.7% 63% 10% 40% 7.7%
Ashley, Nevin mil 151 0 39.7% 25% 42.9% 11.1% 88.9% 50% 25% 40% 13.8%
Solano, Jhonatan mia 163 0 48.5% 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 69% 75.8% 16.7% 57.1% 16.7%
Thole, Josh tor 372 0 44.1% 17.9% 44.6% 21.1% 53.2% 72.8% 23.5% 44.2% 17%
Schwarber, Kyle chc 466 0 48.7% 19.4% 43.8% 11.1% 69.7% 72.5% 25% 32.6% 40%
Maile, Luke tb 294 0 44.6% 31.6% 33.3% 0% 80.6% 36.2% 25% 52.6% 14.3%
Nieves, Wil sd 129 0 41.1% 66.7% 31.3% 0% 95% 37% 20% 28.1% 16.7%
Baron, Steven sea 104 0 53.8% 0% 60% 100% 87% 52.6% 47.1% 61.9% 8.3%
Murphy, John Ryan nyy 1,434 0 48.2% 19.8% 37.6% 6% 82.6% 55.2% 39.7% 46.2% 15.3%
Gosewisch, Tuffy ari 991 0 46.6% 8.7% 29.6% 10.7% 73.2% 61% 39.7% 43.9% 24.4%
Clevenger, Steve bal 198 0 44.9% 22.2% 36.8% 0% 70.5% 61.1% 33.3% 37.8% 28%
Pacheco, Jordan ari 434 0 45.6% 15.4% 23.8% 18.8% 81.3% 54.7% 44.4% 41.9% 18.2%
Wieters, Matt bal 1,646 0 46.3% 28.3% 41.7% 15.9% 82.5% 45.1% 42% 40.1% 8.4%
Casali, Curt tb 848 0 46.6% 16.9% 33.7% 0% 87.7% 48.1% 39.6% 48.7% 5.6%
Centeno, Juan mil 170 0 41.2% 0% 32% 0% 71.9% 51.2% 40% 35.3% 12.5%
Barnes, Austin la 228 0 41.2% 0% 25% 10% 68.9% 65.9% 38.9% 41% 10.7%
Mesoraco, Devin cin 148 0 49.3% 20% 25% 0% 84.8% 58.1% 53.3% 41.4% 21.4%
Kratz, Erik phi 111 0 43.2% 28.6% 66.7% 100% 86.4% 50% 30.8% 19% 10.5%
McKenry, Michael col 850 -1 46.6% 26.2% 47.8% 10.5% 79% 55.3% 36.6% 44.8% 12.8%
Soto, Geovany cws 1,523 -1 46.8% 11.7% 33.8% 11.7% 74.4% 62.8% 29.4% 48.9% 29.8%
Hicks, John sea 313 -1 42.8% 30% 40% 17.6% 75.8% 51.4% 25% 31.5% 13.5%
Pérez, Carlos ana 2,130 -1 45.7% 24.8% 38.2% 7.1% 73.9% 52.6% 32.2% 49.2% 18.3%
Monell, Johnny nym 254 -1 40.6% 5.3% 28.6% 0% 70.9% 57.1% 38.1% 36.8% 18.5%
Telis, Tomás mia 165 -1 30.9% 11.1% 17.6% 0% 68.8% 34.6% 14.3% 30.4% 0%
Murphy, Tom col 328 -1 40.5% 0% 36% 6.7% 71.4% 36.8% 34.3% 47.2% 15.8%
Sánchez, Héctor sf 303 -1 42.6% 35% 36.7% 0% 73.9% 58% 53.6% 27.4% 13.5%
Cruz, Tony stl 934 -1 45.9% 20% 26.6% 2.6% 75.5% 65.7% 33.7% 38% 23%
Arencibia, J.P. tb 530 -1 42.8% 28.6% 27.1% 0% 82.2% 48.9% 34.8% 42.6% 17.5%
Brown, Trevor sf 357 -1 47.1% 10.3% 43.8% 6.7% 80.4% 51.7% 45.2% 40.9% 12.5%
Hernández, Óscar ari 235 -1 42.1% 13.3% 38.5% 12.5% 68.9% 65.9% 17.2% 44.4% 16.7%
Hayes, Brett cle 286 -2 36% 18.2% 31.8% 0% 56.8% 56.9% 9.5% 40.9% 11.8%
Brantly, Rob cws 310 -2 36.1% 15.4% 23.1% 10% 55.3% 57.1% 16.7% 33.3% 14.9%
Martin, Russell tor 3,423 -2 46% 26.7% 36% 10.9% 77.6% 55.1% 37.4% 45% 16.3%
Lavarnway, Ryan atl 769 -2 43.4% 28.4% 42.5% 5.6% 75.7% 56.4% 35.7% 34.6% 9.2%
Gimenez, Chris tex 1,023 -2 43.4% 19.2% 28.6% 5% 83.8% 52.7% 43.7% 40.1% 18.6%
Recker, Anthony nym 628 -3 44.9% 5.6% 28.4% 15.4% 73.6% 65.1% 25.5% 39.5% 19%
Bethancourt, Christian atl 1,217 -3 43.5% 15.7% 30.8% 7.3% 83.3% 46.2% 42.7% 41.1% 11.2%
Navarro, Dioner tor 1,068 -3 43.5% 24.2% 41.2% 20% 77.6% 58.3% 30.1% 28.6% 14.7%
Blair, Carson oak 330 -3 29.4% 5.3% 16.3% 5% 61.4% 37.8% 26.9% 26.7% 6.5%
Vogt, Stephen oak 2,661 -3 45.4% 14.4% 27% 12% 77.5% 62.2% 31.2% 38.3% 21.4%
Castillo, Welington ari 2,537 -3 44.7% 11.2% 27.9% 6.5% 68.1% 58.8% 34.1% 48.4% 22.5%
Herrmann, Chris min 863 -4 42.2% 18.2% 37.9% 11.1% 63.2% 58.1% 31.5% 35.8% 16.5%
Ramos, Wilson was 3,240 -4 46.6% 34.2% 50.4% 17.3% 82.3% 51.1% 27.2% 35% 7.8%
Phegley, Josh oak 1,799 -4 45.8% 14.3% 19.3% 5.3% 79.7% 54.5% 34.8% 47.7% 25.6%
Butera, Drew kc 1,032 -4 44.1% 15.3% 32.4% 10.2% 75.1% 61.6% 43.9% 39.7% 16%
León, Sandy bos 957 -5 42.9% 18.3% 45.7% 16.7% 70.7% 47.6% 32.4% 40.9% 15.5%
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod ari 1,310 -5 43.8% 16.4% 33.6% 16.3% 73.4% 61.7% 23.6% 35.7% 18.9%
Rupp, Cameron phi 2,174 -5 44.5% 16.8% 30.4% 13.3% 76.3% 59.8% 25.8% 43.1% 20.8%
Garneau, Dustin col 599 -5 34.2% 20.5% 23.1% 10.5% 76.5% 44.6% 19.6% 23% 1.4%
McCann, Brian nyy 3,560 -5 45.8% 21.2% 22.6% 4.5% 82.6% 48.7% 44.3% 46.3% 15.6%
Peña, Brayan cin 2,488 -5 43.6% 21% 33.8% 15.7% 71.9% 59.1% 36.2% 34.9% 19.2%
Avila, Alex det 1,295 -6 42.8% 19.1% 32.1% 16.4% 73.1% 54.2% 35.2% 38.5% 13.6%
Gomes, Yan cle 2,415 -6 44.2% 16.1% 33.3% 14.6% 83.3% 46% 41.9% 44.1% 11.8%
Realmuto, J.T. mia 3,283 -7 44.6% 15.9% 31.2% 9.9% 72.3% 54.5% 36.1% 47.6% 18%
Ellis, A.J. la 1,617 -7 41% 24.1% 51.2% 10.4% 72.1% 59.9% 20% 23.2% 11%
Chirinos, Robinson tex 2,364 -7 44.6% 14% 34.2% 4.1% 75.8% 56.2% 36% 43.2% 20.4%
Pierzynski, A.J. atl 2,987 -8 44.7% 21.5% 39.5% 14.4% 77.5% 57.4% 37.6% 32.9% 15.7%
Swihart, Blake bos 2,440 -8 42.6% 16% 39% 16.7% 65.3% 61.6% 27% 37% 21.6%
Suzuki, Kurt min 3,564 -10 45.8% 13.1% 26% 8.1% 75% 59.4% 40.9% 44.2% 23.4%
Hundley, Nick col 2,907 -11 42.3% 21.3% 36.6% 16.9% 70.9% 64.4% 25.2% 29.7% 15.7%
Ruiz, Carlos phi 2,421 -11 43% 13.1% 32% 12.8% 72.1% 49.5% 36.9% 46% 11.7%
McCann, James det 3,151 -15 43% 17.2% 42.3% 15.6% 69.2% 60% 27.4% 35.9% 16%
Perez, Salvador kc 4,347 -16 44.2% 23.3% 36.1% 13.5% 73.7% 58.2% 32.3% 40.3% 18.2%