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.


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 23669 96 50.5% 20.2% 46.8% 23.7% 64.6% 71% 33.4% 53.2% 30.5%
Posey, Buster sf 17034 65 50.9% 23.7% 45% 16.1% 72.3% 67.1% 35.7% 50.6% 25.6%
Flowers, Tyler 12506 59 51.6% 15.1% 39.2% 14.5% 68.1% 69.4% 40.4% 59.6% 34.1%
Hedges, Austin 17397 55 50.8% 20.3% 46.8% 24.7% 64.4% 67% 39.3% 57.5% 30%
d'Arnaud, Travis 17444 39 49.4% 21.5% 47.7% 21.4% 66.9% 63.4% 36.9% 52.4% 26.2%
Pérez, Roberto 12881 37 50.1% 17.3% 44.3% 22% 67.5% 69.8% 35.9% 51.7% 28.7%
Vázquez, Christian 20223 32 49.1% 20.5% 48.5% 26% 65.5% 68.3% 30.5% 50.1% 27%
Heim, Jonah 8384 30 50.4% 23.5% 54.8% 28.1% 64.5% 71.3% 32% 48.4% 25.8%
Trevino, Jose 8215 30 51.4% 20.5% 51.6% 23.6% 68.6% 67% 39.1% 55.6% 27%
Molina, Yadier stl 25310 30 48.3% 22.4% 50.9% 20.9% 68.3% 65.3% 33.6% 45.2% 22.5%
Zunino, Mike 18396 28 49% 19.1% 45.6% 22.2% 65.5% 64.7% 32.5% 54.6% 27.7%
Murphy, Sean 10790 26 49.3% 21.6% 47% 21.7% 62% 66.3% 30.9% 57.1% 26.8%
Montero, Miguel 6270 25 50.3% 14.9% 37.4% 13.9% 72.9% 65.1% 39.1% 54.9% 30.5%
Martin, Russell 13092 24 48.4% 22.2% 40.6% 19.3% 73.2% 64% 36.2% 47.8% 23.2%
Castro, Jason 14033 24 48.9% 19.2% 40.9% 20.1% 68.5% 70.9% 33.7% 46.5% 26.5%
Norris, Derek 8465 24 47.5% 16.2% 35.8% 14% 78.4% 59.2% 46.2% 45.3% 20.4%
Stassi, Max 9292 24 49.8% 19.7% 45.2% 20.8% 63.6% 70% 32.6% 55.3% 30.6%
Cervelli, Francisco 12536 23 49% 17% 29.6% 9.1% 69.9% 63.1% 45.2% 53.3% 28.2%
Mathis, Jeff 8171 22 51.5% 14.1% 32.3% 12.6% 62% 71.5% 40.4% 59.4% 42.6%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 7421 18 50.1% 15.2% 42.7% 17.8% 67.5% 66.2% 39.5% 57.9% 32.1%
Barnes, Austin la 10557 17 50.1% 12.3% 36% 13.1% 59.7% 71% 36.4% 61.8% 40.3%
Raleigh, Cal sea 7094 17 48.2% 23.3% 52.7% 24.4% 64.3% 63.1% 32% 50.4% 22.4%
Bailey, Patrick sf 2513 16 52.9% 26.8% 54.6% 30.8% 61.4% 66.5% 37.2% 59.3% 31.8%
Rivera, René 7747 15 48.6% 19.5% 37.7% 13.8% 71.1% 66.4% 37.8% 48.6% 28.2%
Nido, Tomás nym 6043 14 50.6% 16.5% 47.2% 26.4% 61.2% 73.8% 30.8% 52.5% 34.6%
Maldonado, Martín 26199 13 48.1% 19.8% 43.8% 20.6% 64.7% 66% 33.3% 51% 28.1%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 5790 13 49.2% 20% 44.5% 13.3% 64.2% 60.6% 40.4% 58.9% 24.2%
Joseph, Caleb 8959 11 47.9% 22.3% 38.4% 12.6% 75.4% 58.5% 38.5% 48.4% 23.9%
Zavala, Seby 3864 10 50.4% 18.3% 54.3% 28.6% 68.9% 66.7% 36.8% 53.8% 24.2%
Kelly, Carson 10876 9 48.8% 19.6% 47.3% 20.7% 65.1% 63.3% 36.3% 51.6% 25.5%
Alvarez, Francisco nym 3019 9 48.8% 21.5% 49.5% 28.9% 66.9% 64% 35.8% 52.4% 25.3%
Rutschman, Adley bal 5312 9 49% 25.7% 57.2% 30% 69.1% 62% 34.3% 48.2% 19.6%
Murphy, John Ryan 4674 8 50.3% 13.9% 38.7% 11.6% 72.3% 65.2% 39% 55.2% 29.4%
Gallagher, Cam 5206 8 49.6% 17.2% 44.8% 17.7% 69.2% 60.4% 45.9% 55.3% 25.7%
Plawecki, Kevin 10362 8 48.2% 20.4% 45.7% 20.5% 66.2% 67.7% 30.3% 48.6% 22.9%
Lobaton, Jose 4007 8 49.2% 16.8% 32.1% 8.6% 72.8% 60.8% 42.1% 52.8% 32.9%
Wolters, Tony 9545 7 47.3% 16.2% 38.9% 16.2% 65.6% 64.1% 37.4% 52.1% 27.1%
Delay, Jason pit 3116 7 48.4% 23.3% 48.9% 30.6% 53.3% 68.6% 28.9% 57.3% 26%
Caratini, Victor 10171 7 47.8% 18.2% 44.6% 19.3% 58.2% 68.5% 32.9% 50.9% 30.1%
Kratz, Erik 3470 6 49.4% 24.9% 46% 24.5% 66% 67.6% 37.3% 50.3% 24.3%
McGuire, Reese 6588 6 48.2% 27.7% 52.2% 22.6% 65.3% 63.2% 30.9% 50.8% 22%
Serven, Brian col 1788 6 50.1% 16.9% 61.3% 35.7% 59.7% 67.4% 33% 50.3% 26.4%
Ross, David 2858 6 51.1% 18.2% 34.6% 5.6% 72.4% 70.2% 37.8% 46.5% 33.2%
Jansen, Danny tor 9975 6 48.3% 21.1% 46.5% 18% 69.4% 62.8% 35.4% 49.6% 25.3%
Gomes, Yan 21134 5 46.9% 22.1% 39.6% 15.8% 71.7% 57.3% 37.9% 48.8% 21%
Stewart, Chris 3237 5 48.7% 10.6% 31.3% 10.9% 68.6% 62% 43% 53.9% 32.2%
Garcia, Aramis 2274 4 50% 19.9% 47.4% 24.1% 68.9% 67% 39.1% 50.6% 28.9%
Bemboom, Anthony 1860 4 49.1% 18.5% 35.2% 15.4% 64% 71.1% 31.5% 53.3% 37.4%
Heineman, Tyler 2333 4 48.2% 14.4% 44.1% 23.8% 62.4% 65.8% 37.8% 56.1% 25.3%
Wilson, Bobby 5077 4 47.1% 20.2% 36.4% 9.7% 76% 62.2% 30.2% 49.4% 24%
Piña, Manny 8860 3 47.6% 17.4% 40.8% 17.5% 62.3% 69.5% 36% 49% 27.4%
Lopez, Raffy 1427 3 49.5% 15.8% 29% 9.1% 64.2% 74.2% 26.9% 50.7% 41.1%
Romine, Austin 9641 3 47.7% 19.6% 41.3% 18.7% 68.6% 62.9% 39.3% 47.3% 23.8%
Gattis, Evan 2902 3 49.4% 11.6% 43.3% 21.4% 71.3% 69.2% 34.2% 52.6% 20.7%
Naylor, Bo cle 1802 3 46.9% 22.4% 51% 24.2% 63.1% 66.8% 27.5% 44% 25.3%
Barrera, Tres 1342 2 48.5% 14.8% 51.5% 9.6% 66% 63.7% 37% 51.6% 26.5%
Rortvedt, Ben 1447 2 49.8% 11.2% 44.6% 23.7% 56% 70.3% 34.3% 61% 34.1%
Corporán, Carlos 1001 2 48.3% 25% 41.5% 8.2% 79.1% 53.9% 49.1% 46.5% 19.1%
Jeffers, Ryan min 6221 2 47.6% 23.3% 49.8% 19.5% 64.6% 62.9% 36.4% 49.5% 24.5%
Amaya, Miguel chc 985 2 50.3% 27.9% 53% 13.9% 57.6% 64.8% 44.7% 54.7% 28.6%
Pinto, René tb 1427 2 50.1% 20.9% 58.1% 29.2% 58.9% 66.7% 37.9% 52.9% 29.1%
Sucre, Jesús 5020 2 47.3% 13.5% 32.2% 13% 72% 59.3% 35.9% 52.5% 26.5%
Rogers, Jake det 4813 2 47.6% 16.6% 44.2% 17.7% 58.7% 64.7% 32.1% 58.2% 24.3%
Contreras, William 6256 2 46.7% 17.2% 47.6% 22.5% 58.9% 63.1% 30.8% 52.6% 25.1%
Fortes, Nick mia 4301 1 47.5% 19.4% 47.6% 19.5% 60.6% 63.2% 31.1% 54.2% 25.2%
Graterol, Juan 1083 1 48.3% 19.5% 39.8% 24% 59.9% 75.1% 34.7% 49.7% 27%
Casali, Curt 9850 1 47.1% 18.2% 43.4% 17% 70.5% 60.6% 33.4% 49.3% 21.5%
Susac, Andrew 1346 1 46.1% 14% 35.3% 12.7% 70% 69.9% 35% 43.1% 20%
Fermin, Freddy kc 1738 1 47.6% 12.3% 48.3% 18.1% 60.4% 59.9% 42.6% 53.5% 28.5%
Thole, Josh 1497 1 42.3% 18.4% 45.8% 18.5% 73.1% 59% 23.8% 36.7% 8.8%
Astudillo, Willians 1213 1 47% 19.7% 47.1% 16.2% 66.5% 66.4% 36.1% 45.7% 21.8%
Nottingham, Jacob 820 1 47.6% 13.7% 34.8% 16.7% 64.9% 68.7% 32% 54.5% 24.7%
Sabol, Blake sf 1341 1 49% 20.2% 49% 27.7% 56.9% 74.7% 31.7% 50.9% 22.8%
Allen, Austin 858 1 48.6% 22.2% 42% 11.6% 68.3% 67.8% 27.7% 49.7% 25.7%
Nuñez, Dom col 2770 1 47.5% 19.7% 36.5% 13.7% 66.9% 61.9% 43.5% 57.6% 19.2%
Fryer, Eric 1756 1 47.9% 22.6% 30.5% 5.7% 73.6% 59.8% 33.5% 50.5% 23.7%
Tromp, Chadwick 802 1 49.6% 14% 39.6% 12.2% 72.3% 60.3% 39.5% 55.2% 34.9%
Narváez, Omar 15735 1 47.1% 20.6% 47.1% 23.1% 65.2% 64.7% 31.7% 45.2% 22.8%
Kolozsvary, Mark cin 202 0 47% 19% 48.5% 27.3% 52.8% 73.3% 22.2% 50% 13.3%
Mazeika, Patrick nym 1078 0 47.6% 26.8% 52.4% 26.7% 64.6% 63.5% 29.5% 46.2% 18.1%
Papierski, Michael cin 920 0 45.5% 28.8% 47% 27% 55.6% 65.9% 15.6% 51.5% 23.6%
Rivas, Webster sd 586 0 46.6% 20% 51.6% 12.1% 65.1% 62.2% 37.5% 48.1% 27.4%
Okey, Chris 154 0 41.6% 7.7% 33.3% 0% 46.2% 70% 45.5% 50% 27.8%
Taylor, Beau 508 0 49.8% 15.2% 49% 20.8% 65.4% 72.7% 27.8% 54.1% 27%
Read, Raudy was 128 0 28.1% 14.3% 20.8% 0% 41.7% 62.5% 0% 19% 5.6%
Porter, Logan kc 250 0 48.4% 15.4% 51.5% 0% 51.8% 77.4% 41.7% 50.7% 26.3%
Wells, Austin nyy 535 0 47.5% 23.1% 49.3% 10.3% 64% 63.6% 23.5% 52% 37.5%
McBride, Matt 321 0 43.6% 19% 33.3% 0% 74.1% 61.8% 23.5% 36.8% 8.8%
Hamilton, Caleb 184 0 46.2% 10% 37.5% 44.4% 50% 68.8% 16.7% 64.3% 23.8%
Solano, Jhonatan 163 0 48.5% 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 69% 75.8% 16.7% 57.1% 16.7%
Ashley, Nevin mil 151 0 39.7% 25% 42.9% 11.1% 88.9% 50% 25% 40% 13.8%
Henry, Payton mia 449 0 47% 20% 42.6% 25% 67.7% 51.2% 32.4% 59.3% 13.5%
Hudson, Joe 344 0 49.4% 23.1% 49.1% 8.3% 71% 62.9% 46.7% 50.8% 15.2%
Pineda, Israel was 125 0 45.6% 25% 52% 57.1% 50% 64.5% 14.3% 33.3% 15.4%
Pacheco, Jordan 434 0 45.6% 15.4% 23.8% 18.8% 81.3% 54.7% 44.4% 41.9% 18.2%
Moore, Adam 286 0 41.3% 30% 45.5% 18.2% 61.7% 41.4% 26.1% 36.2% 30.4%
Wallach, Chad 3373 0 47.1% 19.2% 41.1% 13.5% 64.3% 66% 32.2% 51.6% 28.5%
Huff, Sam tex 1145 0 48.2% 23.8% 47.1% 23.9% 65.9% 61.4% 33.3% 51.5% 33.1%
Ohlman, Mike tor 107 0 43% 16.7% 22.2% 25% 45.5% 80% 25% 54.5% 33.3%
McCann, Brian 13289 0 47.7% 15.7% 24.7% 10.2% 75.7% 58.1% 45.6% 51.7% 24.3%
Herrera, Iván stl 511 0 45.8% 15.2% 59.1% 18.2% 63.4% 67.7% 18.2% 40.7% 23.1%
Hernández, Óscar 369 0 44.4% 13% 34.4% 6.7% 72.6% 71.9% 26.8% 39.2% 21.3%
Bart, Joey sf 3936 0 48.5% 18.4% 51.2% 18.7% 58.8% 68.2% 31.6% 52.7% 29.1%
Rivero, Sebastián kc 647 0 45.3% 28.8% 50.7% 26.7% 58.6% 64.8% 25% 40.9% 25%
Schwarber, Kyle 491 0 49.5% 18.2% 45.5% 10.5% 70% 73.6% 30.8% 33.7% 40.5%
Rosario, Alberto stl 283 0 45.6% 9.1% 22.7% 16.7% 74.6% 42.3% 47.2% 48.4% 25.7%
Conger, Hank 2725 0 46.3% 18.2% 37% 11.3% 75.6% 61.7% 37.7% 45.3% 26.5%
O'Keefe, Brian sea 155 0 41.9% 16.7% 64% 30% 50% 67.7% 0% 40% 5.3%
Godoy, José 491 0 47.3% 14.7% 47.9% 21.7% 65.3% 61% 38.2% 51.9% 15.9%
Millas, Drew was 254 0 42.5% 10% 27.6% 38.5% 55.6% 70% 17.4% 51% 16%
Davis, Taylor 221 0 49.3% 35% 46.4% 28.6% 72.4% 80.6% 38.5% 49.2% 18.8%
Iannetta, Chris 11156 0 47.2% 19.5% 40.4% 14% 71% 65% 31.9% 43.5% 28%
Sánchez, Ali 132 0 53.8% 0% 35.7% 20% 66.7% 69.6% 26.7% 57.6% 61.5%
Greiner, Grayson 3744 0 47.8% 27.3% 47.5% 19% 64.8% 67% 27.8% 46.7% 17.4%
Gale, Rocky 223 0 47.5% 11.1% 55.2% 0% 67.7% 76.5% 47.1% 38.1% 19%
Freitas, David 1014 0 46.7% 27.9% 38.8% 4.2% 67.3% 63.7% 26.7% 48.3% 28.9%
Lavastida, Bryan cle 118 0 38.1% 9.1% 52.6% 7.7% 62.5% 61.5% 22.2% 40.7% 20%
Rodríguez, Endy pit 1380 0 46.8% 13.9% 54.4% 22% 62.6% 58.9% 37.2% 50% 22.5%
Nieves, Wil 129 0 41.1% 66.7% 31.3% 0% 95% 37% 20% 28.1% 16.7%
Briceño, José ana 1037 0 47.5% 23.9% 42.6% 35.7% 61% 74.2% 25.3% 42.2% 29.2%
Salazar, César hou 133 0 45.1% 16.7% 75% 0% 48.3% 57.1% 16.7% 47.1% 14.3%
Farmer, Kyle 293 0 42% 18.5% 45.2% 21.7% 71.8% 62.3% 5.9% 36.8% 20%
Baron, Steven 212 0 48.6% 7.7% 40% 12.5% 82% 53.6% 37.9% 55.3% 9.1%
Arencibia, J.P. 530 -1 42.8% 28.6% 27.1% 0% 82.2% 48.9% 34.8% 42.6% 17.5%
Cruz, Tony 1180 -1 44.2% 16.9% 27% 5.8% 74.6% 63.2% 29.1% 38.8% 18.8%
Pérez, Carlos cws 547 -1 42.6% 27.7% 46.9% 21.1% 58.6% 57% 28.9% 44.4% 13.4%
Soderstrom, Tyler oak 457 -1 42% 7.1% 50% 16.7% 61.9% 53.6% 29.4% 44.7% 10.5%
Monell, Johnny 254 -1 40.6% 5.3% 28.6% 0% 70.9% 57.1% 38.1% 36.8% 18.5%
McKenry, Michael 850 -1 46.6% 26.2% 47.8% 10.5% 79% 55.3% 36.6% 44.8% 12.8%
Ciuffo, Nick 457 -1 43.3% 14.3% 44.1% 13% 67.9% 58.7% 26.9% 42.5% 17%
Odom, Joseph 464 -1 43.5% 14.3% 53.5% 27.8% 54.7% 55.4% 15.6% 48% 30.4%
Robinson, Chuckie cin 612 -1 44% 29.3% 53.1% 23.3% 61.2% 70% 24.1% 29.3% 14.9%
Campusano, Luis sd 1689 -1 46.1% 13.2% 43.1% 25.6% 51% 74.1% 21.1% 51.2% 30.8%
Lee, Korey 873 -1 45.7% 25.9% 53.8% 18.6% 58.1% 60.7% 37.7% 48.8% 17.9%
Marjama, Mike sea 309 -1 40.5% 4% 21.4% 15.4% 74.5% 67.2% 24% 35.9% 19%
Telis, Tomás 302 -1 32.8% 13.6% 30.8% 0% 69.1% 36.6% 22.6% 32.9% 2.9%
Federowicz, Tim 1356 -1 47.6% 20.9% 51.5% 15% 74.9% 61.5% 35.8% 42% 14.5%
Thaiss, Matt ana 2343 -1 46.1% 21% 45.6% 18.3% 54.7% 69.7% 22.4% 52.4% 25.1%
Varsho, Daulton 1932 -1 46.6% 17.9% 42.6% 21.2% 62.7% 64.3% 35% 48.7% 22.3%
Turner, Stuart cin 669 -1 43.5% 18.8% 36.2% 15.2% 59.4% 63.9% 40% 38% 22.8%
Marchán, Rafael phi 519 -1 43.9% 15.2% 42.1% 16.7% 52.7% 67% 25.9% 41.1% 28.6%
Fry, David cle 401 -2 35.2% 5.6% 23.7% 0% 53.3% 44.6% 35.3% 41.3% 20.6%
Soto, Geovany 2493 -2 45.6% 13.1% 33.5% 12.4% 67.6% 64% 26.9% 48% 28%
Hummel, Cooper 433 -2 37.9% 4.5% 36.5% 9.4% 45.7% 64.2% 14.6% 47.1% 2.9%
Moreno, Gabriel 3273 -2 45.4% 15.5% 42.6% 12.4% 59.2% 58.5% 34% 55.5% 23.6%
Lavarnway, Ryan 1345 -2 44.4% 30.4% 51.3% 16.9% 73.9% 57.4% 35% 36% 10.6%
Brantly, Rob 611 -2 41.2% 25% 29% 13% 64.6% 64.8% 14.6% 35.7% 17.8%
Bandy, Jett 3714 -2 47.1% 11.4% 37.7% 18.8% 68.3% 69.1% 38.4% 43.9% <