Statcast Catcher Framing Leaderboard

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. Runs From Extra Strikes 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: 6 called pitches (i.e., takes, or non-swings) 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.)

Catcher	Pitches	Runs Extra Strikes	Strike Rate	Zone 11	Zone 12	Zone 13	Zone 14	Zone 16	Zone 17	Zone 18	Zone 19
League Average	45540	0	48.5%	19.3%	44.8%	21.2%	65.0%	66.0%	33.8%	52.9%	27.3%
Barnes, Austin	677	2	54.9%	20.0%	49.0%	19.4%	60.8%	76.0%	30.9%	66.2%	48.8%
Pina, Manny	335	1	54.0%	37.9%	63.6%	20.0%	66.7%	78.3%	40.0%	48.8%	31.0%
Narvaez, Omar	835	4	53.7%	28.8%	55.1%	15.7%	66.2%	69.7%	43.2%	53.6%	41.8%
McCann, James	654	2	53.2%	6.7%	36.3%	25.7%	65.3%	74.0%	41.2%	62.9%	34.9%
Realmuto, J.T.	890	3	52.2%	23.8%	37.0%	20.0%	75.8%	67.9%	46.6%	50.5%	31.5%
Nottingham, Jacob	304	1	52.0%	16.7%	37.9%	21.4%	67.7%	73.9%	43.5%	58.3%	29.7%
Contreras, Willson	927	2	52.0%	20.4%	47.4%	29.8%	70.6%	67.6%	39.4%	54.6%	28.6%
Vogt, Stephen	584	1	51.9%	35.5%	35.0%	25.0%	58.3%	68.8%	32.4%	60.8%	36.9%
Caratini, Victor	473	1	51.4%	10.3%	56.1%	42.1%	59.8%	67.3%	40.0%	57.5%	14.9%
Jeffers, Ryan	460	1	51.3%	19.2%	34.1%	13.3%	75.9%	56.7%	41.5%	55.7%	34.0%
Casali, Curt	587	1	51.1%	16.7%	40.2%	27.8%	64.3%	69.4%	39.3%	64.6%	36.0%
Flowers, Tyler	395	1	51.1%	30.6%	52.4%	33.3%	62.7%	70.0%	41.9%	55.7%	19.0%
Perez, Roberto	592	1	51.0%	9.1%	51.3%	11.8%	65.0%	69.9%	25.9%	58.4%	31.1%
Stassi, Max	633	1	50.9%	11.6%	52.1%	30.0%	60.3%	73.1%	32.8%	56.5%	32.7%
Grandal, Yasmani	847	2	50.9%	29.1%	50.0%	17.8%	63.3%	69.6%	39.6%	56.2%	29.1%
Nola, Austin	1123	1	50.7%	14.3%	40.2%	24.6%	60.1%	66.5%	31.8%	66.3%	36.4%
Tromp, Chadwick	508	1	50.6%	20.0%	36.8%	17.4%	70.6%	62.9%	37.7%	58.3%	36.6%
Heineman, Tyler	384	0	50.5%	8.0%	41.7%	33.3%	74.1%	64.0%	44.4%	58.3%	18.8%
Vazquez, Christian	1132	2	50.4%	25.8%	49.4%	31.6%	67.7%	67.6%	23.5%	53.7%	25.7%
Barnhart, Tucker	857	1	50.3%	18.5%	44.1%	18.8%	70.1%	65.6%	32.3%	63.5%	26.5%
d'Arnaud, Travis	916	1	50.3%	23.9%	51.1%	36.8%	66.8%	72.0%	30.4%	44.0%	27.9%
Molina, Yadier	917	1	50.3%	15.2%	42.1%	10.8%	66.7%	74.5%	37.3%	60.4%	31.7%
Mejia, Francisco	346	0	50.3%	21.4%	44.8%	15.4%	66.1%	65.2%	42.1%	54.4%	35.3%
Bart, Joey	588	1	50.0%	23.1%	41.5%	32.3%	61.3%	66.7%	46.0%	54.6%	32.1%
Stallings, Jacob	1043	3	50.0%	11.3%	39.2%	26.9%	60.4%	66.8%	30.4%	63.3%	33.6%
Murphy, Sean	972	1	49.8%	21.2%	46.0%	14.6%	65.3%	67.8%	27.4%	57.6%	22.4%
Leon, Sandy	582	0	49.7%	14.6%	54.8%	27.3%	59.8%	66.4%	48.1%	59.6%	25.0%
Murphy, John Ryan	483	0	49.5%	10.3%	38.6%	21.7%	64.4%	68.7%	23.1%	62.4%	41.2%
Sanchez, Gary	887	-1	49.2%	15.0%	32.3%	13.9%	66.2%	69.8%	22.0%	53.8%	46.7%
Hedges, Austin	711	0	49.1%	21.2%	44.6%	26.3%	58.6%	68.1%	31.4%	54.9%	32.1%
Trevino, Jose	567	0	49.0%	19.0%	48.7%	28.0%	68.8%	58.9%	51.9%	53.3%	21.7%
Gallagher, Cam	527	-1	48.6%	15.2%	38.8%	10.0%	67.0%	57.8%	40.5%	67.2%	20.0%
Kelly, Carson	929	0	48.5%	18.2%	41.9%	21.7%	71.6%	64.2%	37.7%	50.2%	21.8%
Castro, Jason	602	-1	48.2%	29.6%	48.6%	23.3%	54.1%	63.1%	43.2%	54.7%	25.4%
Butera, Drew	406	0	48.0%	21.2%	43.6%	20.0%	68.7%	58.4%	47.8%	58.2%	15.8%
Perez, Salvador	717	-1	47.6%	14.8%	46.1%	12.8%	75.2%	69.9%	37.5%	43.2%	25.0%
Garver, Mitch	450	0	47.6%	16.1%	43.6%	17.4%	56.6%	61.8%	38.9%	56.0%	40.0%
Cervelli, Francisco	443	0	47.6%	23.8%	42.6%	6.3%	70.1%	66.7%	27.6%	45.8%	15.0%
McGuire, Reese	353	-1	47.6%	17.4%	51.1%	20.0%	57.8%	65.2%	37.5%	49.3%	28.6%
Perez, Michael	585	-1	47.5%	21.2%	64.0%	27.3%	60.4%	60.6%	19.0%	47.7%	22.2%
Avila, Alex	402	0	47.5%	26.9%	55.6%	27.8%	62.2%	60.7%	28.6%	52.7%	14.6%
Maldonado, Martin	1294	-3	47.4%	13.5%	45.9%	24.3%	64.1%	69.6%	18.9%	56.2%	19.5%
Chirinos, Robinson	650	-1	47.4%	24.1%	41.8%	22.0%	61.8%	73.0%	41.4%	41.1%	28.2%
Mathis, Jeff	566	0	47.3%	18.4%	48.4%	20.6%	60.2%	65.8%	32.6%	53.5%	24.6%
Bemboom, Anthony	403	1	47.1%	29.7%	35.7%	15.8%	63.5%	63.6%	35.1%	48.8%	32.3%
Smith, Will	705	-2	46.7%	14.8%	49.4%	22.0%	64.7%	64.8%	36.2%	51.9%	25.9%
Jansen, Danny	1042	-1	46.7%	17.9%	38.9%	20.0%	65.7%	67.3%	29.1%	45.7%	32.0%
Romine, Austin	961	0	46.5%	11.9%	32.6%	20.6%	61.9%	68.2%	28.9%	48.7%	29.0%
Wolters, Tony	884	-1	46.4%	23.2%	44.3%	22.6%	62.0%	67.2%	42.3%	45.8%	15.6%
Sisco, Chance	585	-2	46.2%	19.2%	31.9%	15.8%	68.3%	56.9%	32.6%	47.9%	22.1%
Greiner, Grayson	489	-1	46.2%	34.2%	68.3%	24.0%	54.3%	61.0%	25.0%	41.2%	8.3%
Garneau, Dustin	306	0	45.8%	9.1%	36.2%	33.3%	78.4%	58.9%	36.4%	50.9%	11.1%
Severino, Pedro	870	-4	45.6%	22.2%	38.8%	16.1%	63.9%	64.0%	33.9%	46.2%	27.3%
Torrens, Luis	452	-1	45.1%	20.0%	50.0%	17.4%	63.4%	52.7%	37.5%	50.0%	10.0%
Zunino, Mike	591	-2	45.0%	11.9%	47.4%	21.7%	67.4%	64.3%	26.2%	47.1%	20.7%
Gomes, Yan	701	-2	44.4%	17.0%	38.8%	20.0%	68.8%	56.3%	39.5%	45.5%	13.2%
Ramos, Wilson	974	0	44.3%	29.1%	57.3%	25.4%	66.3%	63.7%	24.5%	27.8%	16.5%
Suzuki, Kurt	783	-3	43.9%	22.2%	32.5%	6.9%	65.1%	62.3%	36.4%	44.2%	17.5%
Knapp, Andrew	450	-1	43.8%	17.4%	34.8%	9.1%	67.9%	48.0%	38.6%	50.0%	23.3%
Plawecki, Kevin	452	-2	43.6%	20.5%	50.8%	9.5%	59.0%	64.3%	23.3%	45.7%	19.6%
Alfaro, Jorge	593	-2	43.0%	17.7%	50.0%	16.1%	59.9%	57.0%	20.9%	46.2%	18.8%
Wieters, Matt	305	-1	42.6%	13.6%	40.4%	13.0%	62.3%	63.5%	7.1%	42.2%	18.5%
Odom, Joseph	335	-1	42.4%	12.5%	50.0%	21.4%	60.6%	54.5%	4.0%	45.9%	30.0%

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