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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Min Called Pitches: 100
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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%
Norris, Derek sd 3,465 15 48.3% 20.1% 36.1% 11.9% 82.9% 57.5% 51.5% 42% 18.8%
Posey, Buster sf 2,759 15 52.2% 19.5% 46.8% 10.9% 75.2% 69.2% 39.7% 47.1% 28.3%
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%
Plawecki, Kevin nym 1,830 8 51.9% 11.8% 41.8% 6.2% 76.5% 69.3% 41.7% 53.3% 29.2%
d'Arnaud, Travis nym 2,251 8 50% 17.8% 37.2% 13.3% 77.5% 60.2% 46% 52.4% 25%
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 1,221 7 51.8% 23.3% 35.6% 18.5% 74.9% 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%
Sucre, Jesús sea 1,222 3 49.1% 19.4% 36.2% 8.3% 77.9% 55.8% 40.2% 49.3% 26.5%
Ross, David chc 1,325 3 52.4% 22.4% 30.2% 6% 76.3% 68.2% 38.8% 49.5% 32.6%
Wilson, Bobby tex 1,289 3 47.2% 24.2% 37.6% 14.5% 80% 57% 30.7% 50.7% 22.7%
Lobaton, Jose was 1,099 3 52.1% 20% 28% 13.7% 80% 61.3% 49.4% 52% 36.2%
Maldonado, Martín mil 2,062 3 48.5% 15.8% 30.9% 16.7% 77.7% 62.7% 37.4% 48.7% 29.9%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 2,078 2 47.2% 19% 18.5% 3.3% 73.6% 56.3% 42.7% 49% 30.6%
Susac, Andrew sf 927 2 49.1% 11.5% 35.3% 13.8% 73.8% 73.7% 37.3% 46.1% 19.6%
Corporán, Carlos tex 1,001 2 48.3% 25% 41.5% 8.2% 79.1% 53.9% 49.1% 46.5% 19.1%
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%
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%
Wieters, Matt bal 1,646 0 46.3% 28.3% 41.7% 15.9% 82.5% 45.1% 42% 40.1% 8.4%
Maile, Luke tb 294 0 44.6% 31.6% 33.3% 0% 80.6% 36.2% 25% 52.6% 14.3%
Pacheco, Jordan ari 434 0 45.6% 15.4% 23.8% 18.8% 81.3% 54.7% 44.4% 41.9% 18.2%
Ashley, Nevin mil 151 0 39.7% 25% 42.9% 11.1% 88.9% 50% 25% 40% 13.8%
Schwarber, Kyle chc 466 0 48.7% 19.4% 43.8% 11.1% 69.7% 72.5% 25% 32.6% 40%
Solano, Jhonatan mia 163 0 48.5% 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 69% 75.8% 16.7% 57.1% 16.7%
Cabrera, Ramón cin 159 0 43.4% 18.2% 60% 9.1% 58.3% 55.6% 44% 46.7% 18.8%
Fryer, Eric min 216 0 46.8% 25% 18.8% 0% 69.2% 66.7% 50% 50% 13.3%
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%
Kratz, Erik phi 111 0 43.2% 28.6% 66.7% 100% 86.4% 50% 30.8% 19% 10.5%
Mesoraco, Devin cin 148 0 49.3% 20% 25% 0% 84.8% 58.1% 53.3% 41.4% 21.4%
Barnes, Austin la 228 0 41.2% 0% 25% 10% 68.9% 65.9% 38.9% 41% 10.7%
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%
Holaday, Bryan det 488 0 46.3% 4.3% 22.2% 4.5% 73.4% 63.3% 39.6% 44.4% 23.5%
Stassi, Max hou 136 0 40.4% 0% 38.5% 0% 60.7% 63% 10% 40% 7.7%
Clevenger, Steve bal 198 0 44.9% 22.2% 36.8% 0% 70.5% 61.1% 33.3% 37.8% 28%
Gosewisch, Tuffy ari 991 0 46.6% 8.7% 29.6% 10.7% 73.2% 61% 39.7% 43.9% 24.4%
Nieves, Wil sd 129 0 41.1% 66.7% 31.3% 0% 95% 37% 20% 28.1% 16.7%
Thole, Josh tor 372 0 44.1% 17.9% 44.6% 21.1% 53.2% 72.8% 23.5% 44.2% 17%
Brown, Trevor sf 357 -1 47.1% 10.3% 43.8% 6.7% 80.4% 51.7% 45.2% 40.9% 12.5%
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%
Murphy, Tom col 328 -1 40.5% 0% 36% 6.7% 71.4% 36.8% 34.3% 47.2% 15.8%
Hicks, John sea 313 -1 42.8% 30% 40% 17.6% 75.8% 51.4% 25% 31.5% 13.5%
Soto, Geovany cws 1,523 -1 46.8% 11.7% 33.8% 11.7% 74.4% 62.8% 29.4% 48.9% 29.8%
Telis, Tomás mia 165 -1 30.9% 11.1% 17.6% 0% 68.8% 34.6% 14.3% 30.4% 0%
McKenry, Michael col 850 -1 46.6% 26.2% 47.8% 10.5% 79% 55.3% 36.6% 44.8% 12.8%
Hernández, Óscar ari 235 -1 42.1% 13.3% 38.5% 12.5% 68.9% 65.9% 17.2% 44.4% 16.7%
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%
Pérez, Carlos ana 2,130 -1 45.7% 24.8% 38.2% 7.1% 73.9% 52.6% 32.2% 49.2% 18.3%
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%
Martin, Russell tor 3,423 -2 46% 26.7% 36% 10.9% 77.6% 55.1% 37.4% 45% 16.3%
Hayes, Brett cle 286 -2 36% 18.2% 31.8% 0% 56.8% 56.9% 9.5% 40.9% 11.8%
Bethancourt, Christian atl 1,217 -3 43.5% 15.7% 30.8% 7.3% 83.3% 46.2% 42.7% 41.1% 11.2%
Recker, Anthony nym 628 -3 44.9% 5.6% 28.4% 15.4% 73.6% 65.1% 25.5% 39.5% 19%
Castillo, Welington ari 2,537 -3 44.7% 11.2% 27.9% 6.5% 68.1% 58.8% 34.1% 48.4% 22.5%
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%
Navarro, Dioner tor 1,068 -3 43.5% 24.2% 41.2% 20% 77.6% 58.3% 30.1% 28.6% 14.7%
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%
Butera, Drew kc 1,032 -4 44.1% 15.3% 32.4% 10.2% 75.1% 61.6% 43.9% 39.7% 16%
Phegley, Josh oak 1,799 -4 45.8% 14.3% 19.3% 5.3% 79.7% 54.5% 34.8% 47.7% 25.6%
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 2,487 -5 43.6% 21% 33.8% 15.7% 71.9% 59.1% 36.2% 34.9% 19.2%
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%
Gomes, Yan cle 2,415 -6 44.2% 16.1% 33.3% 14.6% 83.3% 46% 41.9% 44.1% 11.8%
Avila, Alex det 1,295 -6 42.8% 19.1% 32.1% 16.4% 73.1% 54.2% 35.2% 38.5% 13.6%
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%
Swihart, Blake bos 2,440 -8 42.6% 16% 39% 16.7% 65.3% 61.6% 27% 37% 21.6%
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%
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%