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%
Flowers, Tyler cws 2,873 9 50.4% 9.6% 35.1% 11.9% 69.7% 67.5% 41.8% 54.8% 32.1%
Molina, Yadier stl 3,577 9 48.5% 18.7% 44.6% 13.6% 76.6% 62.1% 36.5% 43% 20.1%
Iannetta, Chris ana 2,456 9 48.9% 28% 44.2% 14.7% 74.9% 63.6% 37.6% 45.6% 23.4%
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%
Plawecki, Kevin nym 1,830 8 51.9% 11.8% 41.8% 6.2% 76.5% 69.3% 41.7% 53.3% 29.2%
Rivera, René tb 2,505 7 49.3% 23.4% 35.6% 5.7% 80.2% 59.4% 47.7% 50.6% 21.2%
Hedges, Austin sd 1,222 7 51.8% 23.3% 35.6% 18.5% 74.5% 66.9% 43.9% 59.4% 19.1%
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%
Ross, David chc 1,325 3 52.4% 22.4% 30.2% 6% 76.3% 68.2% 38.8% 49.5% 32.6%
Lobatón, Jose was 1,099 3 52.1% 20% 28% 13.7% 80% 61.3% 49.4% 52% 36.2%
Wilson, Bobby tex 1,289 3 47.2% 24.2% 37.6% 14.5% 80% 57% 30.7% 50.7% 22.7%
Sucre, Jesús sea 1,222 3 49.1% 19.4% 36.2% 8.3% 77.9% 55.8% 40.2% 49.3% 26.5%
Maldonado, Martín mil 2,062 3 48.5% 15.8% 30.9% 16.7% 77.7% 62.7% 37.4% 48.7% 29.9%
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%
Corporán, Carlos tex 1,001 2 48.3% 25% 41.5% 8.2% 79.1% 53.9% 49.1% 46.5% 19.1%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 2,078 2 47.2% 19% 18.5% 3.3% 73.6% 56.3% 42.7% 49% 30.6%
Hanigan, Ryan bos 1,581 1 48.6% 20.2% 38.8% 16.9% 75.7% 60.5% 41.6% 51.3% 23.4%
Conger, Hank hou 1,605 1 48.1% 17.9% 33% 9.3% 75.7% 65.2% 40.7% 48.6% 30.2%
Pérez, Roberto cle 1,738 1 47.1% 20.2% 32.5% 16.7% 72.9% 63.5% 39% 46.8% 25.7%
Lucroy, Jonathan mil 2,416 1 47.5% 20.1% 33.2% 10% 76.4% 62% 42.7% 49.7% 20.4%
Solano, Jhonatan mia 163 0 48.5% 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 69% 75.8% 16.7% 57.1% 16.7%
Nieves, Wil sd 129 0 41.1% 66.7% 31.3% 0% 95% 37% 20% 28.1% 16.7%
Maile, Luke tb 294 0 44.6% 31.6% 33.3% 0% 80.6% 36.2% 25% 52.6% 14.3%
Gosewisch, Tuffy ari 991 0 46.6% 8.7% 29.6% 10.7% 73.2% 61% 39.7% 43.9% 24.4%
Baron, Steven sea 104 0 53.8% 0% 60% 100% 87% 52.6% 47.1% 61.9% 8.3%
Holaday, Bryan det 488 0 46.3% 4.3% 22.2% 4.5% 73.4% 63.3% 39.6% 44.4% 23.5%
Barnes, Austin la 228 0 41.2% 0% 25% 10% 68.9% 65.9% 38.9% 41% 10.7%
Thole, Josh tor 372 0 44.1% 17.9% 44.6% 21.1% 53.2% 72.8% 23.5% 44.2% 17%
Clevenger, Steve bal 198 0 44.9% 22.2% 36.8% 0% 70.5% 61.1% 33.3% 37.8% 28%
Kratz, Erik phi 111 0 43.2% 28.6% 66.7% 100% 86.4% 50% 30.8% 19% 10.5%
Wieters, Matt bal 1,646 0 46.3% 28.3% 41.7% 15.9% 82.5% 45.1% 42% 40.1% 8.4%
Schwarber, Kyle chc 466 0 48.7% 19.4% 43.8% 11.1% 69.7% 72.5% 25% 32.6% 40%
Casali, Curt tb 848 0 46.6% 16.9% 33.7% 0% 87.7% 48.1% 39.6% 48.7% 5.6%
Fryer, Eric min 216 0 46.8% 25% 18.8% 0% 69.2% 66.7% 50% 50% 13.3%
Ashley, Nevin mil 151 0 39.7% 25% 42.9% 11.1% 88.9% 50% 25% 40% 13.8%
Cabrera, Ramón cin 159 0 43.4% 18.2% 60% 9.1% 58.3% 55.6% 44% 46.7% 18.8%
Murphy, John Ryan nyy 1,434 0 48.2% 19.8% 37.6% 6% 82.6% 55.2% 39.7% 46.2% 15.3%
Pacheco, Jordan ari 434 0 45.6% 15.4% 23.8% 18.8% 81.3% 54.7% 44.4% 41.9% 18.2%
Stassi, Max hou 136 0 40.4% 0% 38.5% 0% 60.7% 63% 10% 40% 7.7%
Centeno, Juan mil 170 0 41.2% 0% 32% 0% 71.9% 51.2% 40% 35.3% 12.5%
Mesoraco, Devin cin 148 0 49.3% 20% 25% 0% 84.8% 58.1% 53.3% 41.4% 21.4%
Monell, Johnny nym 254 -1 40.6% 5.3% 28.6% 0% 70.9% 57.1% 38.1% 36.8% 18.5%
Arencibia, J.P. tb 530 -1 42.8% 28.6% 27.1% 0% 82.2% 48.9% 34.8% 42.6% 17.5%
Sánchez, Héctor sf 303 -1 42.6% 35% 36.7% 0% 73.9% 58% 53.6% 27.4% 13.5%
McKenry, Michael col 850 -1 46.6% 26.2% 47.8% 10.5% 79% 55.3% 36.6% 44.8% 12.8%
Murphy, Tom col 328 -1 40.5% 0% 36% 6.7% 71.4% 36.8% 34.3% 47.2% 15.8%
Hernández, Óscar ari 235 -1 42.1% 13.3% 38.5% 12.5% 68.9% 65.9% 17.2% 44.4% 16.7%
Pérez, Carlos ana 2,130 -1 45.7% 24.8% 38.2% 7.1% 73.9% 52.6% 32.2% 49.2% 18.3%
Brown, Trevor sf 357 -1 47.1% 10.3% 43.8% 6.7% 80.4% 51.7% 45.2% 40.9% 12.5%
Telis, Tomás mia 165 -1 30.9% 11.1% 17.6% 0% 68.8% 34.6% 14.3% 30.4% 0%
Hicks, John sea 313 -1 42.8% 30% 40% 17.6% 75.8% 51.4% 25% 31.5% 13.5%
Cruz, Tony stl 934 -1 45.9% 20% 26.6% 2.6% 75.5% 65.7% 33.7% 38% 23%
Soto, Geovany cws 1,523 -1 46.8% 11.7% 33.8% 11.7% 74.4% 62.8% 29.4% 48.9% 29.8%
Brantly, Rob cws 310 -2 36.1% 15.4% 23.1% 10% 55.3% 57.1% 16.7% 33.3% 14.9%
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%
Hayes, Brett cle 286 -2 36% 18.2% 31.8% 0% 56.8% 56.9% 9.5% 40.9% 11.8%
Martin, Russell tor 3,423 -2 46% 26.7% 36% 10.9% 77.6% 55.1% 37.4% 45% 16.3%
Bethancourt, Christian atl 1,217 -3 43.5% 15.7% 30.8% 7.3% 83.3% 46.2% 42.7% 41.1% 11.2%
Vogt, Stephen oak 2,661 -3 45.4% 14.4% 27% 12% 77.5% 62.2% 31.2% 38.3% 21.4%
Blair, Carson oak 330 -3 29.4% 5.3% 16.3% 5% 61.4% 37.8% 26.9% 26.7% 6.5%
Castillo, Welington ari 2,537 -3 44.7% 11.2% 27.9% 6.5% 68.1% 58.8% 34.1% 48.4% 22.5%
Navarro, Dioner tor 1,068 -3 43.5% 24.2% 41.2% 20% 77.6% 58.3% 30.1% 28.6% 14.7%
Recker, Anthony nym 628 -3 44.9% 5.6% 28.4% 15.4% 73.6% 65.1% 25.5% 39.5% 19%
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%
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%
León, Sandy bos 957 -5 42.9% 18.3% 45.7% 16.7% 70.7% 47.6% 32.4% 40.9% 15.5%
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%
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod ari 1,310 -5 43.8% 16.4% 33.6% 16.3% 73.4% 61.7% 23.6% 35.7% 18.9%
Peña, Brayan cin 2,487 -5 43.6% 21% 33.8% 15.7% 71.9% 59.1% 36.2% 34.9% 19.2%
McCann, Brian nyy 3,560 -5 45.8% 21.2% 22.6% 4.5% 82.6% 48.7% 44.3% 46.3% 15.6%
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%
Ruiz, Carlos phi 2,421 -11 43% 13.1% 32% 12.8% 72.1% 49.5% 36.9% 46% 11.7%
Hundley, Nick col 2,907 -11 42.3% 21.3% 36.6% 16.9% 70.9% 64.4% 25.2% 29.7% 15.7%
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%