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
Hedges, Austin sd 2,682 16 53.9% 23.3% 47.8% 23.4% 64.2% 68.2% 44.1% 61.9% 39.9%
Flowers, Tyler atl 2,251 15 53% 22.6% 54% 11.8% 64.9% 68.3% 35.1% 62.4% 35.4%
Grandal, Yasmani mil 3,703 13 51% 19.5% 51.8% 31.7% 58.4% 72.5% 32.6% 55.7% 31.2%
Pérez, Roberto cle 3,032 12 51.8% 16.4% 47.9% 23.4% 65.8% 71.4% 42.2% 56% 32.3%
Vázquez, Christian bos 3,250 12 51.2% 24.6% 55.3% 28% 65.7% 71% 30.8% 47.2% 28%
McCann, Brian atl 2,265 9 49.8% 23.4% 41.8% 16% 74.4% 64.3% 42.3% 48.7% 24.5%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 3,727 8 50.4% 21% 38.4% 23.7% 74.7% 63.3% 40% 51% 27.1%
Posey, Buster sf 2,673 7 51.4% 27.4% 46.3% 14.5% 74.2% 67.5% 35.9% 50% 24.6%
Stassi, Max ana 1,203 7 53.6% 19.8% 43.3% 19.3% 65.4% 77.5% 31.5% 59% 38.3%
Martin, Russell la 1,490 6 53.2% 24.6% 53.6% 22.2% 70.2% 75.2% 36.3% 49.8% 28%
Kelly, Carson ari 2,587 5 52.3% 22.2% 45.1% 18.1% 69.6% 68.2% 38.6% 54.5% 37.1%
Piña, Manny mil 1,184 4 52.1% 20.3% 50% 17% 61.2% 72.8% 49.4% 57% 30.9%
Murphy, Tom sea 1,972 4 50.5% 14.6% 38.9% 12.2% 57.3% 66.4% 40.6% 64.5% 35.1%
Jansen, Danny tor 2,831 4 50.3% 23.1% 47.2% 22.2% 70.5% 64.8% 40.1% 54% 26.8%
Avila, Alex ari 1,403 4 52.5% 14.1% 50.4% 20% 69.8% 68.2% 37.6% 55.8% 32.5%
Plawecki, Kevin cle 1,279 4 53.6% 20.9% 45.4% 21.5% 63.9% 79.7% 30.9% 53.8% 27%
Stallings, Jacob pit 1,387 4 50.5% 18.1% 38.8% 10.9% 65.2% 68% 44.7% 52.3% 37%
León, Sandy bos 1,570 3 51.8% 28.9% 63.1% 23.9% 68.2% 67.8% 24.7% 44.6% 17.5%
Nido, Tomás nym 1,011 2 50.5% 16.7% 43.3% 22% 59.8% 77.5% 25.8% 48.4% 39.8%
Knapp, Andrew phi 973 2 51.7% 34.5% 62.3% 29.4% 72.7% 57.8% 34.2% 47.6% 25.3%
Smith, Will la 1,317 2 50.5% 29.5% 55% 18% 68.4% 66.3% 26.9% 48.6% 31.2%
Caratini, Victor chc 1,346 2 51% 28% 41.4% 21.5% 62.1% 74.1% 42.2% 53.8% 29.5%
Castro, Jason min 2,067 2 49.9% 17% 43.7% 20.5% 65.5% 68.7% 33.1% 51.9% 32.1%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 2,359 2 49% 10.6% 45.5% 23.7% 61.9% 68.9% 30.8% 58.2% 28.8%
Gallagher, Cam kc 1,127 1 48.7% 18.1% 30.4% 14% 72.1% 56.4% 55.8% 52.4% 24.8%
Greiner, Grayson det 1,629 1 47.6% 25.8% 40.1% 20.7% 64.2% 68.8% 30.5% 49.8% 19.6%
Molina, Yadier stl 3,362 1 48.8% 27% 59.8% 25.6% 66.5% 67.8% 30.6% 43.1% 19.7%
Barnes, Austin la 1,560 1 51.6% 14.9% 36.2% 16.7% 61.5% 69.7% 36% 63.1% 45.4%
Gomes, Yan was 2,811 1 47.7% 21.8% 38.1% 18.8% 70.5% 60.6% 37% 50.7% 18.7%
Trevino, Jose tex 1,034 0 47.7% 25.3% 56.5% 23.7% 70.9% 63% 26.1% 41.5% 13.1%
Casali, Curt cin 1,636 0 48.7% 7.5% 50.6% 22.2% 65.7% 67% 32.1% 50.7% 25.2%
Romine, Austin nyy 1,846 0 48.7% 22.8% 46.2% 25.3% 71.1% 62.4% 37.9% 46.6% 21.3%
Cervelli, Francisco atl 1,021 -1 47.4% 26.9% 43.9% 10.8% 67.2% 60.1% 40% 47.7% 23%
Rogers, Jake det 1,058 -1 47.6% 12.9% 46.1% 10.2% 64% 64.3% 24.1% 56.2% 27.7%
Maldonado, Martín hou 3,010 -1 48.2% 19% 43.5% 21.4% 62.5% 70.5% 25.3% 50.1% 28.4%
d'Arnaud, Travis tb 2,226 -2 48.8% 21.9% 56.8% 27.6% 62.7% 62.9% 27% 50.6% 25.4%
Iannetta, Chris col 1,240 -2 46.7% 23.4% 53.4% 30.2% 74.8% 60.6% 35.4% 33.6% 24.1%
Zunino, Mike tb 2,020 -2 49.4% 21.9% 54.9% 24.5% 64.6% 69.4% 29.5% 53% 21.1%
Mathis, Jeff tex 2,230 -2 47.7% 11.5% 37.7% 12.7% 59.2% 72% 30.8% 52.7% 31.7%
Lucroy, Jonathan chc 2,271 -3 47.2% 12.1% 39.4% 18.8% 62.9% 68.3% 24.5% 50.1% 30.4%
Holaday, Bryan mia 999 -3 43.7% 18.1% 36.7% 14.6% 58.3% 67.2% 33.8% 41.7% 22.5%
Maile, Luke tor 1,156 -3 46.8% 18.1% 47.4% 27.7% 61% 66% 41.3% 51.2% 21.4%
Ramos, Wilson nym 3,507 -3 46.8% 25.7% 58.8% 35.2% 63.3% 67.5% 22% 32.8% 16%
Vogt, Stephen sf 1,406 -3 45.4% 15.5% 31.1% 22.2% 64.8% 63.5% 31.7% 50.2% 28.2%
Hicks, John det 1,711 -3 46.8% 20.8% 40.8% 26.2% 65.6% 65.9% 32.9% 45.2% 20.9%
Mejía, Francisco sd 1,539 -4 47.3% 16.5% 36.5% 14% 61.9% 70.1% 33.3% 55.4% 28.7%
Garver, Mitch min 2,205 -4 48.6% 13.4% 43.3% 13.6% 62.7% 63.9% 36.8% 58.4% 31%
Viloria, Meibrys kc 1,222 -4 45.1% 22.1% 35.8% 25.4% 58.2% 67.6% 29.9% 48.5% 20.2%
Contreras, Willson chc 2,874 -4 48.4% 22.9% 46.6% 21.6% 62.7% 70.1% 30.8% 47.6% 21.1%
Severino, Pedro bal 2,520 -5 46.2% 19.9% 43.3% 20.3% 63.7% 61.4% 32.1% 48.4% 22.6%
Phegley, Josh oak 2,663 -5 45.9% 18.8% 44% 18.8% 67.2% 59.6% 28.3% 43.8% 26.4%
Suzuki, Kurt was 2,267 -5 46.7% 29.7% 46.2% 23.2% 67.6% 60.5% 33.5% 44.3% 18.1%
Sisco, Chance bal 1,369 -5 44.3% 14.4% 40.4% 18.5% 67.1% 59.5% 34.3% 44.1% 18.5%
Kiner-Falefa, Isiah tex 1,107 -6 42.6% 19.4% 37.6% 10.9% 65.3% 53.4% 20.3% 46.8% 20.8%
Narváez, Omar sea 2,824 -6 46.7% 19.6% 42.7% 30.6% 58.8% 64.7% 33.2% 45.8% 27.3%
Alfaro, Jorge mia 3,156 -6 47.4% 28.2% 48.3% 21.6% 66.1% 59.7% 35.8% 49.1% 19.6%
Sánchez, Gary nyy 2,821 -6 46.9% 24.9% 44.4% 24.1% 64.6% 68.1% 22.9% 42.2% 29.5%
Wieters, Matt stl 1,224 -6 43.2% 15.1% 49.1% 16.7% 68.8% 54.7% 26.2% 40.9% 19.1%
Wolters, Tony col 3,050 -7 46% 15.7% 46.3% 16.4% 63.6% 65.9% 31.8% 46.9% 22.3%
Smith, Kevan ana 1,482 -7 42.8% 16.2% 52.1% 20% 64.1% 65% 16.8% 38.2% 15.6%
Castillo, Welington cws 1,397 -8 42.7% 9.2% 52.5% 16.9% 57.8% 65.4% 31.5% 38.3% 25%
Díaz, Elias pit 2,545 -9 44.7% 20% 46.7% 24.8% 63.7% 61.7% 33.7% 38.7% 20%
Chirinos, Robinson hou 3,448 -10 47.9% 18.6% 44.3% 14.7% 64.5% 65.5% 38.5% 50.7% 23.5%
McCann, James cws 2,991 -15 44.9% 22.2% 51.1% 26.6% 65.8% 63.4% 20.1% 44% 13.9%