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. Fielding Team Team Pitches
Catcher
Framing
Runs
Strike
Rate
 Zone 11
 Zone 12
 Zone 13
 Zone 14
 Zone 16
 Zone 17
 Zone 18
 Zone 19
Brewers 1807 7 52.6% 28.1% 52.6% 19.6% 66.7% 69.9% 41.1% 53.6% 33.3%
Padres 1980 5 52.1% 18.6% 44.4% 18.2% 62.4% 69.8% 42.4% 62.6% 37.5%
White Sox 1907 5 51.1% 19% 44.1% 20% 63.4% 72% 38.7% 59.6% 30.4%
Pirates 1782 3 49.3% 13.6% 37% 21.2% 62.7% 66.5% 28.2% 61.2% 34.8%
Cubs 1757 3 51.8% 19% 54.4% 31.3% 64.4% 67.8% 40.7% 54.6% 26.7%
Athletics 1897 3 49.7% 20.6% 44.4% 13.3% 66.2% 69.9% 25.8% 54.6% 24.1%
Phillies 1681 2 49.1% 22.9% 40.1% 20.7% 67.1% 61.9% 45.2% 50.9% 26.9%
Cardinals 1756 2 48.3% 14.5% 44.2% 11.9% 64.3% 70.2% 33.3% 56.3% 27.2%
Giants 1821 2 49.5% 18.3% 38.5% 25.5% 66.8% 65% 40.7% 53.6% 33.3%
D-backs 1887 2 50% 23.8% 39.7% 25% 66% 67.3% 36% 55.2% 27.3%
Braves 2141 2 48.9% 20.9% 52% 29.8% 66.3% 66.2% 31.6% 49.7% 21.3%
Angels 1796 1 48.7% 23.1% 47% 20% 59.2% 68.7% 33.3% 54.1% 30.1%
Guardians 1844 1 50.4% 11.3% 49.2% 23% 62.6% 69.3% 38.5% 57.9% 29.8%
Rangers 1986 1 48.7% 20% 51.1% 25.8% 63.7% 65.2% 41.7% 50% 26.5%
Red Sox 1850 1 48.4% 20.9% 50.9% 26.3% 66.9% 64.8% 27.1% 49.8% 23.3%
Reds 1780 1 49.8% 16.3% 42.7% 20.3% 67.8% 67.3% 33.3% 62.1% 29.3%
Twins 1726 0 48.8% 18.9% 45.2% 16.7% 64.3% 61.7% 36.4% 55.4% 33.2%
Astros 2335 -1 48% 20.4% 45.9% 25.4% 66.7% 67.8% 29.3% 53.8% 20.1%
Royals 1853 -1 49.2% 16.7% 44.9% 15.2% 73.1% 65.9% 37.9% 52.4% 25.5%
Yankees 1841 -1 48.6% 17.1% 34.5% 15.6% 66.6% 69.6% 27.9% 53.5% 38.8%
Rockies 1890 -1 47.2% 21.8% 42.3% 21.5% 68.6% 60.4% 40% 49.3% 17.2%
Mets 1787 -1 45.2% 22.4% 49.6% 20.9% 65.7% 64.7% 26.6% 36.4% 26.6%
Tigers 1665 -2 46.2% 19.5% 45.4% 21.1% 59.5% 66% 27.7% 46.5% 25.5%
Blue Jays 1932 -2 46.2% 15.4% 39.9% 20.8% 61.5% 67.9% 26.2% 47.6% 32.7%
Dodgers 2128 -3 47.7% 17.2% 47.8% 20% 60.4% 68.2% 35.6% 54.4% 30.2%
Marlins 1853 -4 44.5% 17.5% 46.6% 14.1% 64.3% 59.8% 25.5% 48.4% 18.2%
Mariners 1944 -4 46.9% 18% 43.9% 26.3% 61.1% 58.7% 30.3% 55.2% 30.1%
Nationals 1765 -6 44.3% 21.4% 34.7% 14.3% 65.8% 62.9% 37.1% 44.6% 16.7%
Orioles 1895 -7 45.7% 22.1% 35.9% 15.5% 65.9% 61% 30.5% 47.8% 25.9%
Rays 2255 -8 45.2% 16.4% 53.3% 24.1% 60.8% 63.1% 21.4% 44.5% 20.1%