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.


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 3046 11 49.2% 15% 47.9% 22.8% 65.2% 70.7% 35.3% 48.6% 27.1%
Murphy, Sean oak 2932 10 49.9% 20.2% 48.5% 20.8% 63.5% 69.3% 33.7% 55.4% 27.3%
Trevino, Jose tex 2444 9 52% 17.8% 58.2% 28.5% 65.9% 70.2% 37.4% 53.2% 31.4%
Heim, Jonah tex 2011 9 52% 19.7% 59% 34.1% 65.7% 74.3% 32.6% 50.4% 25.9%
Zunino, Mike tb 2771 8 52% 18.3% 56.8% 28.8% 57.1% 70.7% 27.3% 57.1% 34.7%
Barnhart, Tucker cin 3037 7 50% 23.3% 45.9% 22.4% 65.5% 68.2% 35.4% 52% 28.9%
Stassi, Max ana 2433 7 50.2% 21.8% 42.1% 20.1% 59.2% 76.3% 36.7% 55% 35.1%
Posey, Buster sf 2921 6 49.4% 23.7% 52% 24% 68.2% 62.9% 34.1% 52.4% 19.4%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 3379 6 49% 20.4% 45% 12.4% 70% 61.3% 39.5% 51.3% 27.8%
Nido, Tomás nym 1160 5 53.7% 20.3% 49.6% 29.5% 64.9% 79.9% 42.3% 51.4% 37.6%
McGuire, Reese tor 1760 4 49.2% 29.9% 48.4% 20.8% 67.1% 63% 32.6% 50.9% 26%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 1660 4 50.3% 17.9% 46.2% 10.5% 67.5% 68.6% 43.9% 52.3% 34.5%
Smith, Will la 3539 4 49.6% 22% 45.4% 19.4% 65.5% 68.1% 29.2% 54.4% 31.4%
d'Arnaud, Travis atl 1988 3 48% 18.9% 53.4% 19.6% 55.8% 61.9% 40.3% 55.4% 29.3%
Nola, Austin sd 1412 3 50% 14.6% 47.5% 21.3% 60.2% 69% 39.1% 57.8% 28.3%
Garver, Mitch min 1427 3 50.4% 14.4% 51.3% 33.3% 67.5% 69.1% 35.4% 52% 26.2%
Piña, Manny mil 1491 3 49.1% 15% 55% 24.4% 53.9% 71.3% 33.6% 56.4% 26.6%
Stallings, Jacob pit 3004 2 48% 14.9% 45.5% 20.9% 61.5% 68.6% 28.1% 56.4% 29.8%
Maldonado, Martín hou 3897 2 49.1% 17.8% 46.4% 21.7% 64.3% 66.7% 36.9% 53.6% 29.7%
Gallagher, Cam kc 1053 2 50.3% 13.3% 53.4% 17.3% 67.3% 64.3% 38.5% 56.9% 33%
Alfaro, Jorge mia 1632 2 49.1% 28.4% 59.6% 31.3% 64.8% 60.1% 29.1% 49.7% 19.9%
Vogt, Stephen atl 1716 2 47.4% 15.5% 50.8% 29.3% 59.8% 72.2% 29.7% 40.6% 27.4%
Vázquez, Christian bos 3988 2 49.3% 23.8% 54.6% 31.6% 66.5% 66.2% 26.5% 49.2% 24.8%
Raleigh, Cal sea 1071 2 47.5% 29.2% 55.7% 26.5% 63.3% 60% 36.7% 45.6% 13.5%
Jeffers, Ryan min 2105 2 49.3% 21.8% 42.7% 22% 65.7% 68.1% 44.1% 55.5% 23.5%
Hedges, Austin cle 2436 2 47.7% 19.8% 48.8% 27% 61.9% 67.5% 38.8% 48.7% 23.2%
Casali, Curt sf 1595 2 49.8% 11.1% 34% 10% 66.7% 62.6% 42.4% 58.9% 28.9%
Díaz, Elias col 2682 2 47.3% 30.4% 42.9% 27.4% 73.3% 53.9% 43.3% 48.5% 14.5%
Jansen, Danny tor 1750 1 48.9% 30.5% 40.9% 11.8% 70.2% 61.2% 35% 53.1% 28.5%
Plawecki, Kevin bos 1189 1 47.4% 30.5% 49.3% 18.5% 71.3% 59.3% 24% 50.9% 16.9%
Grandal, Yasmani cws 2134 1 48.4% 16% 54.4% 23.8% 64.2% 67.1% 35.8% 49.7% 25.5%
Gomes, Yan oak 2674 1 47% 21.7% 47.7% 19.8% 69.7% 59.8% 29.6% 44.1% 27.1%
Barnes, Austin la 1372 1 50% 11.4% 34.4% 15.9% 71.9% 63.5% 35% 61.2% 35.9%
Kelly, Carson ari 2491 1 48.4% 23.9% 49.2% 24.6% 62% 63.7% 35.6% 49.6% 26.6%
Pérez, Roberto cle 1139 1 49.1% 20.8% 55.5% 27.8% 65.8% 71.4% 27.5% 49.3% 25.8%
Nuñez, Dom col 2169 0 46.9% 17.5% 35.1% 14% 67.3% 61% 44.7% 55.8% 21.3%
Knapp, Andrew phi 1141 0 48.3% 10.8% 47% 17.1% 64.8% 66.4% 41.1% 47.6% 26.3%
León, Sandy mia 1385 0 50.8% 32.2% 60.1% 32.4% 60.2% 69.6% 35.8% 49% 18.7%
Stephenson, Tyler cin 2037 0 48.7% 17.8% 45.1% 25.8% 67.4% 65.5% 29.8% 49.4% 30.3%
Castro, Jason hou 1202 -1 48.3% 15.4% 45.4% 29.9% 64.6% 69.8% 31.3% 53.9% 22.3%
Varsho, Daulton ari 1079 -1 47.5% 20.5% 47.4% 24.6% 67.3% 62.3% 38.2% 49.2% 16.5%
Contreras, Willson chc 3196 -1 49% 21.2% 55.8% 28.2% 66.2% 64.5% 27.6% 49.8% 20.1%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 1072 -1 47.1% 22.8% 36.9% 17.6% 56.4% 55.9% 40.5% 60.9% 29.2%
Murphy, Tom sea 2299 -1 47.2% 23.9% 46.1% 14.8% 70.3% 62.5% 32.7% 52% 19.2%
Pérez, Michael pit 1653 -2 46.2% 14.5% 57.8% 29.2% 64.2% 63.3% 27.4% 43.2% 14.9%
Molina, Yadier stl 3515 -2 48.6% 24.4% 58.5% 30.7% 64.3% 68.2% 32.6% 40.8% 25.5%
Caratini, Victor sd 2875 -2 46.6% 15.8% 40.6% 15.3% 56% 67.7% 33.5% 49.8% 34.2%
Contreras, William atl 1333 -2 45.4% 19% 41.9% 21% 58.4% 56.2% 32.2% 52.9% 26.6%
Rogers, Jake det 1016 -2 44.8% 14.1% 46.2% 17.2% 58.8% 63.3% 26.2% 52.7% 22.1%
McCann, James nym 2625 -3 48% 12.2% 47.9% 17.2% 56.5% 73.8% 24.2% 51.8% 30.2%
Knizner, Andrew stl 1416 -4 44.1% 22.3% 45.8% 29.6% 58.1% 71.4% 27.4% 35.5% 22.4%
Mejía, Francisco tb 1720 -5 44.8% 15.3% 47.6% 20.5% 60.1% 64.8% 23.7% 45.9% 23.4%
Suzuki, Kurt ana 1995 -5 45.4% 18.7% 40.9% 16.5% 64.7% 67.6% 27.1% 45.6% 20.2%
Sánchez, Gary nyy 2863 -5 46.2% 23.2% 44.5% 14.8% 64.6% 70% 23.7% 46.3% 30%
Haase, Eric det 1776 -5 44.9% 21% 42.9% 15.9% 63.1% 64.8% 28.2% 42.2% 18.3%
Wynns, Austin bal 1316 -5 42.9% 19.1% 50.7% 19.2% 65.2% 57.2% 24.7% 36.9% 14%
Collins, Zack cws 1717 -9 41.5% 22.3% 52.8% 19.4% 71.4% 48.6% 19.6% 36% 13.9%
Severino, Pedro bal 3174 -10 43.8% 17.7% 47% 18.2% 64.2% 59.9% 26.8% 45.9% 18.9%
Perez, Salvador kc 3622 -17 45.1% 25.9% 53.9% 28.5% 65.2% 60.6% 28.6% 36.7% 19.7%