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
Narváez, Omar mil 2980 10 49.2% 14.9% 47.6% 22.6% 65.4% 70.9% 35.1% 48.3% 27.5%
Heim, Jonah tex 1993 9 51.9% 20% 58.8% 33.6% 65.4% 74% 32.8% 50.6% 26.1%
Murphy, Sean oak 2874 9 49.8% 19.9% 48.8% 20.6% 63.6% 69.1% 32% 55.3% 27%
Trevino, Jose tex 2379 8 51.8% 18.3% 57.8% 28% 65.4% 70.1% 37.8% 53.4% 31.1%
Zunino, Mike tb 2705 7 51.7% 18.7% 56.4% 29% 56.7% 70.2% 26.6% 56.7% 34.3%
Stassi, Max ana 2370 6 50% 22.2% 41.7% 19.7% 59.5% 75.8% 36% 55.1% 34.6%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 2991 5 49.6% 23.1% 45.7% 22.1% 65.1% 68.2% 34.7% 51.3% 28.6%
Posey, Buster sf 2883 5 49.2% 24.1% 51.9% 24.2% 68.1% 62.3% 33.9% 52.1% 19%
Nido, Tomás nym 1147 5 53.5% 20.3% 49.6% 26.2% 64.9% 79.9% 41.5% 51.4% 37.1%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 3335 4 48.7% 20.5% 45% 12% 69.6% 61.1% 38.9% 51.3% 27.3%
McGuire, Reese tor 1730 4 48.9% 29.6% 48.1% 20.2% 66.8% 62.5% 32.8% 50.5% 25.2%
Piña, Manny mil 1466 3 49% 15.2% 54.3% 24% 53.6% 71.2% 34.4% 56.3% 26.8%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 1631 3 50% 17.9% 46.4% 10.6% 67.1% 68.1% 43.8% 52% 33.5%
Garver, Mitch min 1399 3 50.5% 14.9% 51% 33.8% 67.8% 69.5% 34.7% 52% 25.7%
Barrera, Tres was 821 2 49.8% 8.3% 41.7% 6.9% 67.1% 69.7% 36.7% 53.3% 32.2%
Nola, Austin sd 1388 2 49.3% 14.6% 45.9% 21.3% 59.6% 68.5% 38% 57.2% 28%
Stallings, Jacob pit 2982 2 48.1% 15% 45.3% 21.1% 61.6% 68.6% 28.1% 56.3% 30%
Vogt, Stephen atl 1688 2 47.1% 14.7% 50.3% 29.6% 59.2% 72.2% 29.3% 40.7% 27.4%
Jeffers, Ryan min 2055 2 49.3% 22.2% 42.6% 22.5% 65.7% 67.9% 43.4% 55.4% 23.6%
Smith, Kevan atl 757 2 51.3% 14.6% 60.2% 37.5% 70.5% 69.1% 37.7% 40.1% 29.7%
Díaz, Elias col 2628 2 47.1% 30.5% 42.8% 26.7% 73% 53.8% 43.6% 48.3% 14.4%
Raleigh, Cal sea 1060 2 47.8% 29.5% 55.4% 28.1% 63.3% 61.3% 36.7% 45.2% 13.5%
d'Arnaud, Travis atl 1953 2 47.6% 18.9% 53.4% 19.6% 55.4% 61.9% 39.7% 55% 28.6%
Smith, Will la 3445 2 49.2% 21.7% 45.5% 18.6% 65.3% 67.4% 28.9% 53.7% 31.4%
Barnes, Austin la 1361 1 50% 10.5% 33.7% 15.9% 72.2% 63.9% 35.4% 61% 36.2%
Garcia, Aramis oak 734 1 49.9% 19.5% 45.9% 22.9% 65.1% 68.8% 26.4% 55.7% 32.1%
Gallagher, Cam kc 1032 1 50.2% 12.5% 52.8% 17.6% 68% 64.4% 37.9% 56.3% 32.6%
Vázquez, Christian bos 3898 1 49.1% 23.8% 54.9% 31.3% 66.6% 66.1% 24.8% 48.7% 24.1%
Rortvedt, Ben min 846 1 49.8% 10.3% 40.8% 13.6% 61.1% 66.2% 41.7% 62.4% 37%
Jansen, Danny tor 1688 1 48.6% 29.3% 41.9% 11.3% 69.8% 60.8% 34.9% 52.3% 28%
Grandal, Yasmani cws 2105 1 48.3% 16.4% 54.1% 23.8% 64.2% 67.1% 36.1% 49.3% 25.3%
Maldonado, Martín hou 3812 1 49% 17.5% 46.3% 21.2% 64.3% 66.5% 37% 53.6% 29.7%
Casali, Curt sf 1574 1 49.4% 11.4% 33.8% 10% 66.1% 62.4% 41.2% 58.7% 28.6%
Nuñez, Dom col 2145 1 47.1% 17.8% 35.3% 14.1% 67.1% 61.3% 44.7% 56.1% 21.7%
Plawecki, Kevin bos 1168 1 47.3% 30.5% 49.6% 18.5% 71.1% 59.8% 22.9% 50.7% 17%
Kelly, Carson ari 2443 1 48.3% 23.9% 49.4% 23.5% 62.4% 63.8% 35.2% 49.2% 25.7%
Hedges, Austin cle 2356 1 47.3% 20% 48.8% 26% 61.1% 66.9% 38.8% 47.8% 23.6%
Wolters, Tony chc 229 0 51.5% 8.3% 32% 50% 59.6% 68.6% 45.5% 63.8% 35.5%
Stubbs, Garrett hou 238 0 44.1% 16.1% 25.8% 26.7% 71% 58.2% 35.7% 65.7% 23.1%
Ruiz, Keibert was 668 0 47.3% 27.8% 52.5% 32% 73.1% 59.6% 25% 42.6% 26.4%
Alfaro, Jorge mia 1577 0 48.5% 29.5% 58.8% 30.8% 64.1% 58.8% 28% 49.6% 20.1%
Higgins, P.J. chc 148 0 51.4% 16.7% 44.4% 50% 51.7% 61.8% 36.4% 71.4% 35.3%
Lavarnway, Ryan cle 216 0 45.8% 31.6% 65.7% 50% 62.5% 56.8% 20% 34.9% 20%
Rivas, Webster sd 586 0 46.6% 20% 51.6% 12.1% 65.1% 62.2% 37.5% 48.1% 27.4%
Rivero, Sebastián kc 367 0 45.5% 27.8% 43.5% 31.6% 70% 64.7% 24.2% 35.7% 34.3%
Maile, Luke mil 230 0 47.8% 46.2% 51.5% 16.7% 70.4% 69.6% 22.7% 50% 8.7%
Lobaton, Jose chc 117 0 41% 11.1% 26.7% 14.3% 64.7% 61.3% 0% 43.5% 18.2%
Fortes, Nick mia 157 0 40.1% 7.7% 30.8% 25% 60% 61.5% 22.2% 32.6% 28.6%
Astudillo, Willians min 150 0 38% 0% 44.4% 37.5% 72% 62.1% 21.4% 16% 13.6%
Pérez, Roberto cle 1116 0 48.5% 21% 55.2% 26.8% 65.6% 70.3% 26.5% 48.5% 25.8%
Mazeika, Patrick nym 518 0 49.2% 30.2% 56.1% 38.9% 67.6% 65.7% 26.7% 46.8% 19.3%
Brantly, Rob nyy 110 0 55.5% 75% 39.1% 33.3% 65% 76.9% 10% 75% 20%
Gomes, Yan oak 2618 0 46.9% 20.9% 47.9% 18.7% 70% 59.9% 29.3% 44% 26%
Zavala, Seby cws 738 0 49.7% 26.1% 53.7% 27.5% 72.6% 62.9% 30.6% 57.3% 20%
Hicks, John tex 153 0 45.1% 20% 41.7% 20% 50% 76.2% 12.5% 46.2% 0%
Knapp, Andrew phi 1113 0 48.2% 11.1% 46.9% 17.4% 64.8% 66.1% 40.3% 47.5% 26.5%
Godoy, José sea 316 0 47.5% 10.5% 51.1% 13.3% 64.7% 60.4% 37.5% 50.7% 13%
Tromp, Chadwick sf 122 0 54.1% 0% 50% 10% 90% 52.4% 46.2% 61.9% 25%
Wong, Connor bos 100 0 49% 20% 36.4% 66.7% 66.7% 55.9% 33.3% 56.3% 30.8%
Holaday, Bryan ari 297 0 46.1% 13.3% 47.6% 6.7% 50.9% 73.6% 18.2% 42.9% 25%
Wallach, Chad mia 490 0 50% 25.6% 50.8% 7.1% 66.7% 61.6% 33.3% 52.9% 37%
León, Sandy mia 1355 0 50.5% 33.3% 60.1% 33.3% 59.8% 68.6% 35% 49% 18.8%
Lucroy, Jonathan atl 156 0 42.9% 20% 46.7% 0% 85.2% 58.1% 14.3% 33.3% 11.8%
Campusano, Luis sd 274 0 52.2% 5.3% 42.3% 15.4% 63% 76.8% 29.6% 60.8% 46.4%
Bemboom, Anthony ana 225 0 52% 19% 42.1% 11.1% 74.5% 77.1% 41.2% 51.9% 30.4%
Henry, Payton mia 122 0 52.5% 36.4% 46.7% 42.9% 59.1% 59.3% 44.4% 66.7% 14.3%
Greiner, Grayson det 703 -1 48.5% 31.6% 53.9% 25% 60% 66.9% 27.5% 44.5% 14%
Chirinos, Robinson chc 700 -1 48.1% 18.2% 43.6% 15.2% 57% 68.8% 32.7% 54.7% 27.7%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 1057 -1 47.1% 21.8% 36.9% 17.6% 56.3% 56.5% 41% 61.4% 27.9%
Varsho, Daulton ari 1068 -1 47.6% 20.8% 47.8% 25% 67% 62.4% 38.6% 49% 16.5%
Contreras, Willson chc 3157 -1 49% 21.4% 56.1% 27.9% 65.9% 64.5% 27.8% 49.8% 19.8%
Marchán, Rafael phi 419 -1 43.2% 10.7% 38.1% 10.7% 58.1% 66.7% 26.9% 39% 28.6%
Romine, Austin chc 471 -1 41.4% 28.1% 34.5% 21.6% 56.5% 53.9% 26.1% 47.5% 30.2%
Stephenson, Tyler cin 2004 -1 48.6% 17.6% 45.3% 24.6% 67.2% 65.6% 29.4% 49.2% 29.7%
Murphy, Tom sea 2279 -1 47.2% 24.2% 46.2% 15% 70.3% 62.2% 32.3% 52% 18.9%
Garneau, Dustin det 553 -1 43.4% 18.6% 47.8% 28.2% 58.8% 63.7% 24.4% 42.1% 19.6%
Castro, Jason hou 1176 -1 48% 15.4% 45.4% 30.3% 64.5% 69.9% 29.7% 53.2% 22.9%
Ramos, Wilson cle 939 -2 47.1% 20.8% 54.9% 30.5% 60% 70.9% 36.7% 34.8% 15.6%
Contreras, William atl 1317 -2 45.3% 19% 41.1% 21% 58.3% 56.5% 30.4% 53.1% 27%
Torrens, Luis sea 961 -2 43.7% 16.2% 39% 17.4% 62.6% 60.3% 26.2% 47% 16.2%
Butera, Drew ana 333 -2 37.8% 20.7% 47.2% 9.1% 59.2% 49.2% 23.1% 38.9% 19.4%
Rivera, René was 731 -2 44.5% 16.7% 44.4% 14.3% 63.7% 57.5% 33.3% 48.2% 20.6%
Pérez, Michael pit 1640 -2 46.1% 14.5% 58.1% 29.9% 63.7% 63% 27.4% 43.4% 14.9%
Jackson, Alex mia 970 -3 46.8% 17.6% 41.8% 10.7% 61.6% 68.4% 38.8% 54.9% 26.6%
Avila, Alex was 752 -3 43.4% 10.7% 44.6% 13.3% 58.3% 58% 39.6% 55.4% 14.1%
McCann, James nym 2601 -3 47.9% 12.4% 48% 17.5% 56.4% 73.8% 23.8% 51.7% 29.9%
Sisco, Chance nym 634 -3 43.2% 17.8% 44.7% 19% 63.6% 52.6% 26.2% 48.4% 29.6%
Rogers, Jake det 1004 -3 44.4% 14.1% 46.6% 17.2% 58.7% 62.8% 26.2% 52% 22.1%
Caratini, Victor sd 2811 -3 46.3% 16.1% 40.9% 15.5% 55.8% 67.5% 33.1% 48.9% 33.4%
Adams, Riley was 817 -3 43.7% 14.5% 51.3% 21.9% 64% 62.6% 20.3% 38.7% 6.1%
Molina, Yadier stl 3473 -3 48.4% 24.2% 58.6% 30.9% 64% 68.2% 32% 40.6% 25.1%
Knizner, Andrew stl 1389 -4 43.8% 22.2% 45.1% 28.8% 57.8% 71.1% 27% 35.3% 22.1%
Haase, Eric det 1759 -5 44.8% 21.1% 42.8% 16% 63.2% 64.2% 28.9% 42.4% 17.9%
Mejía, Francisco tb 1704 -5 44.7% 14.6% 47.8% 20% 60% 64.7% 23.7% 46% 23.6%
Wynns, Austin bal 1304 -5 42.9% 19.3% 50.7% 19.5% 65.6% 56.9% 23.8% 36.8% 14.3%
Suzuki, Kurt ana 1963 -5 45.3% 19% 40.8% 16.5% 64.6% 67.2% 27.5% 45.8% 20.3%
Sánchez, Gary nyy 2807 -6 45.9% 22% 44.4% 14.4% 64.3% 70.1% 23.2% 45.9% 29.1%
Collins, Zack cws 1708 -10 41.4% 21.9% 52.6% 19.4% 71% 48.8% 19.6% 36.1% 13.9%
Severino, Pedro bal 3132 -10 43.7% 17.3% 47.7% 18.4% 63.9% 59.7% 26.8% 45.7% 19%
Perez, Salvador kc 3576 -18 44.8% 25.9% 53.9% 28% 65.1% 60.2% 28.5% 36.1% 19.4%