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
Yankees 4714 20 51.6% 16.4% 44.3% 17.2% 70.9% 64.5% 40.5% 61% 30.3%
Rangers 4694 15 51% 29.9% 55.2% 21.5% 66.7% 68.5% 36.9% 50.6% 26.1%
White Sox 4573 10 48.4% 23.6% 56.2% 29.4% 67.4% 64.2% 23.7% 48.6% 23.3%
Mets 4542 8 49% 18.1% 51.8% 24.9% 55.4% 69.8% 29.7% 54.2% 29.1%
Blue Jays 4468 7 47.9% 19.3% 49.1% 12% 69.1% 58.8% 39.4% 53.2% 19.1%
Brewers 5077 7 49% 15.5% 47.4% 20.1% 59.7% 68.8% 33.6% 54.3% 29.6%
Braves 4626 7 47.3% 20.3% 46.4% 24.2% 63.6% 61.4% 33.4% 51.2% 22.9%
Athletics 4604 6 47.9% 23.1% 51.3% 25% 60.5% 67.1% 25.8% 48.7% 28.3%
Mariners 4456 5 47.1% 21.7% 51.1% 21.8% 64.8% 61.4% 24% 51% 25.6%
Twins 4552 4 47.8% 22.8% 52.7% 23.9% 62.1% 65.4% 27.3% 51.2% 24.7%
Pirates 4889 4 47.3% 22.7% 45.5% 24.5% 57.3% 65.2% 32.5% 54.5% 24.4%
D-backs 4950 1 46.2% 19% 44.2% 18.9% 59.5% 62.1% 31% 48.9% 22.9%
Red Sox 4840 1 47.3% 22.8% 55.7% 28.6% 62.2% 63.8% 28.7% 47.3% 20%
Dodgers 4568 0 48% 17.1% 43.5% 18.8% 60.7% 67.1% 26.9% 57.5% 29.6%
Guardians 4514 0 47% 18% 48.6% 22.3% 64.9% 64.6% 30.9% 49.6% 25.2%
Cubs 4828 -1 46.1% 22.7% 57.1% 21.5% 65.1% 55% 30.9% 46.5% 19.7%
Cardinals 4995 -1 46.3% 22.6% 54.4% 28.4% 60.1% 66.8% 25.3% 41.9% 22.1%
Astros 4878 -1 47.1% 25% 51.5% 25.3% 64.7% 61.3% 31.1% 48.2% 21.2%
Rays 4391 -2 47.6% 16.2% 49% 23.4% 59.2% 65.2% 36.3% 54.3% 25.5%
Reds 5138 -2 46% 20.2% 49.5% 23.4% 61.3% 66% 31.3% 44.5% 21.5%
Rockies 4834 -2 46% 22.9% 55.4% 22% 63.4% 57.4% 30.1% 44.9% 19.2%
Giants 4772 -2 47% 17.2% 53.4% 21.3% 59% 64.9% 24.3% 49.9% 25.4%
Angels 4495 -4 45.3% 20.9% 45.2% 15.2% 63.6% 59% 26.9% 53.3% 20%
Phillies 5139 -5 47.1% 20.5% 42.2% 22.6% 65.4% 61.5% 32.3% 52% 23%
Marlins 4795 -8 46.8% 18.2% 45.9% 22.8% 60.6% 59.8% 28.8% 54% 24.8%
Orioles 4680 -9 45.7% 21.4% 45.5% 26.1% 62.5% 58.6% 36.6% 53.9% 19.9%
Tigers 4647 -9 45.8% 16.4% 42.9% 21.9% 62.5% 62.2% 27.6% 51.1% 23.2%
Nationals 5025 -10 45.1% 22.8% 50.6% 24.8% 65.6% 58.4% 33.8% 42.7% 15.4%
Padres 5135 -11 46.4% 20.9% 46.8% 27.2% 56.8% 67.6% 24.9% 48.5% 22%
Royals 5030 -21 42.9% 19.6% 48.4% 15% 59.7% 58.5% 26.7% 43.3% 19.3%