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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Min Called Pitches: 250
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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
Trevino, Jose nyy 2,719 17 53.8% 20.6% 44.9% 19.7% 71.1% 69.1% 40.5% 62.3% 30.9%
Heim, Jonah tex 2,921 12 51.6% 31% 58.8% 21.5% 65.9% 70.9% 36.2% 48.3% 26.9%
d'Arnaud, Travis atl 2,813 10 48.9% 21.6% 43% 25% 65.5% 60.3% 37.6% 57.1% 24.9%
Raleigh, Cal sea 2,777 9 49.2% 21.9% 54.5% 24.3% 65.1% 62.5% 26.7% 57.3% 27.4%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 1,978 9 50.8% 24.1% 47% 14.5% 71% 60.8% 42.1% 58.5% 20.7%
Murphy, Sean oak 3,263 8 49.6% 25.3% 48.2% 24.9% 61.3% 68.1% 29.8% 54.3% 31.1%
Narváez, Omar mil 2,370 6 49.9% 17% 47% 21.4% 63.9% 67.5% 37.3% 55.2% 24.4%
Serven, Brian col 1,564 5 50.2% 14.9% 60.2% 37.1% 59.2% 68% 34.3% 50.7% 26.4%
Molina, Yadier stl 2,202 5 49.1% 28.5% 60.6% 35.5% 63.8% 65.8% 29.9% 43.3% 22.6%
Nido, Tomás nym 2,391 5 50.4% 17.3% 50% 29.5% 58.3% 71.7% 31.4% 54.8% 32.9%
Rutschman, Adley bal 2,356 4 49.6% 28.4% 52.7% 31.4% 68.2% 62.6% 40.5% 55.2% 18.6%
Zavala, Seby cws 1,380 4 51.5% 19% 55.6% 30.1% 67.3% 68.4% 36.2% 55.2% 27.2%
Grandal, Yasmani cws 1,705 4 47.9% 15.9% 59.3% 34.2% 62.5% 64.2% 20.2% 46.7% 22.3%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 1,968 4 48.6% 11.5% 43.7% 14% 70.4% 58.6% 40.7% 59.4% 29.6%
Kelly, Carson ari 2,595 3 47.7% 19.3% 51.1% 19.3% 61.1% 58.4% 35.8% 53% 23.6%
McGuire, Reese bos 2,095 3 46.8% 32.4% 54.7% 24.3% 68.5% 60.2% 23.2% 45.7% 20.4%
Heineman, Tyler pit 1,464 3 48% 15.2% 44.6% 21.3% 61.1% 65% 35.6% 56.8% 26.7%
Delay, Jason pit 1,447 2 48.6% 28.3% 49.4% 33.3% 55.7% 67.6% 28.9% 55.3% 26.7%
Barnes, Austin la 1,525 2 49.8% 11.8% 41.1% 14.6% 57.6% 65.1% 37.6% 67.1% 35.3%
Jeffers, Ryan min 1,540 2 48.1% 23.7% 56.8% 17.8% 64.3% 66.8% 26.9% 45.3% 28.5%
McCann, James nym 1,407 2 48.1% 15.9% 53.9% 20.9% 48.8% 71.1% 25.4% 55% 27.7%
Garcia, Aramis cin 1,070 2 49.3% 17.5% 49.6% 21.6% 71.4% 63.8% 46.2% 48.5% 23.7%
León, Sandy min 745 1 50.5% 25% 59.1% 40% 67.2% 60.5% 32.3% 50.8% 18.1%
Sánchez, Gary min 2,278 1 47.2% 23.1% 51% 22% 60.4% 65.5% 28% 54.2% 23.8%
Hedges, Austin cle 2,585 1 48.9% 16.5% 46.5% 24.3% 66.5% 66.2% 34.9% 55.6% 28.1%
Plawecki, Kevin tex 1,486 1 48.3% 22.2% 56.7% 33% 62.3% 66.2% 29.3% 47.1% 18.9%
Pérez, Roberto pit 540 1 49.4% 18.9% 44.8% 31.6% 55.7% 71.5% 33.3% 55.5% 22.4%
Vázquez, Christian hou 2,909 1 47.9% 22.7% 55.9% 26.5% 62.9% 63.7% 29.7% 50.5% 22.9%
Viloria, Meibrys tex 523 1 51.8% 37.1% 50% 33.3% 67.6% 62.7% 40.9% 55.9% 23.4%
Zunino, Mike tb 843 1 48.4% 8.8% 50.3% 31% 55.9% 71.8% 41% 56.4% 26.3%
Huff, Sam tex 720 1 50.1% 28% 45.6% 18.4% 72.4% 62.4% 41.5% 54.1% 27.3%
Caratini, Victor mil 2,422 1 48.4% 15.2% 49.8% 20.5% 56.6% 69.7% 32.1% 52.9% 32.5%
Stassi, Max ana 2,498 0 46.8% 25% 46.3% 20.8% 64.4% 58.4% 29.5% 54.8% 20%
Bethancourt, Christian tb 1,297 0 47.1% 15.2% 46.4% 22.8% 61.8% 67.4% 27% 51.2% 21.3%
Murphy, Tom sea 322 0 45% 23.1% 48.9% 17.6% 64.1% 71.7% 10.5% 32.7% 33.3%
Papierski, Michael cin 920 0 45.5% 28.8% 47% 27% 55.6% 65.9% 15.6% 51.5% 23.6%
Garver, Mitch tex 449 0 47.4% 12.5% 51.4% 9.1% 63.3% 62.9% 27.8% 53.6% 25%
Wallach, Chad ana 291 0 45% 10% 52.6% 6.3% 65.7% 59.5% 17.4% 48.2% 23.1%
Moreno, Gabriel tor 496 0 44.2% 10.6% 56.6% 0% 61.4% 64.6% 48.5% 50% 13.9%
Barrera, Tres was 494 0 47.2% 22.6% 62.1% 9.1% 63.9% 57.1% 38.5% 49.5% 20.7%
Varsho, Daulton ari 638 0 44.8% 17.9% 37.9% 11.1% 53.7% 62.7% 27.3% 47.6% 27.9%
Pinto, René tb 638 0 49.7% 12.8% 54.5% 16.2% 60.3% 62.2% 40.9% 55.6% 40.4%
Wong, Connor bos 511 0 46.2% 18.9% 53.7% 38.5% 55.6% 71.6% 20% 45.5% 20%
Thaiss, Matt ana 356 0 44.7% 5% 31.1% 11.8% 54.4% 75.9% 20.8% 56.5% 25.7%
Campusano, Luis sd 290 0 44.1% 11.8% 58.8% 28.6% 45.2% 73.8% 10% 39.2% 20.8%
Rivero, Sebastián kc 280 0 45% 30.4% 62.1% 18.2% 45.1% 65% 26.7% 46.8% 13.8%
Herrera, Jose ari 1,194 0 46.6% 26.8% 39.2% 25.3% 61.7% 70% 30.2% 40.6% 24.1%
Nuñez, Dom col 336 0 44.3% 27.3% 44.9% 15.4% 62% 56.8% 36.4% 53% 4.9%
Mazeika, Patrick nym 560 0 46.1% 23.1% 50% 18.5% 60.9% 61.9% 33.3% 45.5% 16.9%
Henry, Payton mia 327 0 45% 13.8% 41% 11.1% 70.4% 47.4% 28% 56.7% 13.3%
Gallagher, Cam kc 389 0 46% 24.1% 51.6% 21.1% 63.1% 49.2% 31% 58.4% 23.4%
Bemboom, Anthony bal 497 0 47.7% 13.9% 21.8% 13.3% 68.9% 55.4% 39.5% 60.4% 36.5%
Contreras, Willson chc 2,048 0 46% 20.3% 58.6% 22.4% 65.6% 55.5% 31.3% 42.9% 22.1%
Wynns, Austin sf 1,325 0 47.7% 14.9% 54.5% 31.1% 63.2% 65.2% 17.7% 48% 22%
Gomes, Yan chc 1,993 0 46.6% 26.7% 56% 15.6% 66.7% 55% 31.7% 49.7% 15.8%
Maldonado, Martín hou 3,272 -1 47.9% 25.6% 53.6% 26.9% 65.9% 60.9% 30.8% 48.6% 20.4%
Fortes, Nick mia 1,520 -1 48.7% 22.4% 50.6% 30.9% 62% 65.1% 28.1% 53.4% 23.2%
Langeliers, Shea oak 455 -1 45.1% 20% 68.4% 34.3% 55.7% 63.6% 6.5% 38.5% 19.6%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 4,144 -1 48% 21.6% 43.6% 23.5% 66.4% 63.5% 33.1% 51.9% 23.6%
Maile, Luke cle 1,575 -1 44.3% 20.4% 51.4% 21.3% 62.4% 62.6% 23.9% 38.8% 20.9%
Robinson, Chuckie cin 612 -1 44% 29.3% 53.1% 23.3% 61.2% 70% 24.1% 29.3% 14.9%
Bart, Joey sf 2,313 -1 47% 18.2% 54.6% 15.3% 57.4% 68.2% 27.9% 48.9% 26.5%
Jansen, Danny tor 1,631 -1 46.7% 16.5% 50.8% 12% 67.8% 59.6% 36% 48.3% 19.2%
Knapp, Andrew sf 415 -1 41.4% 18.5% 43.6% 14.8% 56.3% 56% 20% 47.7% 15.6%
Romine, Austin cin 1,195 -2 44.1% 18.9% 54% 21.4% 58.2% 63.9% 30.9% 43.2% 14.4%
Hummel, Cooper ari 433 -2 37.9% 4.5% 36.5% 9.4% 45.7% 64.2% 14.6% 47.1% 2.9%
Higgins, P.J. chc 783 -2 45.2% 16.7% 56% 34.3% 58.2% 54% 27.8% 47.5% 23.2%
Casali, Curt sea 1,314 -2 46.5% 19.2% 42.9% 18.8% 59.6% 62.2% 22.5% 52.3% 25.7%
Stephenson, Tyler cin 1,352 -2 45.2% 16.8% 44.1% 21.3% 62.2% 63.9% 29.9% 44.6% 26.2%
Castro, Jason hou 624 -2 41.5% 22.2% 41.9% 14.3% 65% 62.1% 30.4% 32.3% 16.7%
Smith, Will la 3,027 -2 47.1% 19.4% 44.8% 21.5% 61.6% 67.9% 21.1% 52.1% 26.6%
Vogt, Stephen oak 423 -2 40.7% 13.9% 55.2% 23.5% 50% 63.5% 12.5% 28.6% 25%
Alfaro, Jorge sd 1,768 -2 46.7% 16.9% 47.6% 34.1% 53.8% 71.9% 20.2% 48% 22.1%
Mejía, Francisco tb 1,959 -3 46.3% 19.4% 48.7% 20% 59.2% 61.5% 35.9% 52.3% 23.6%
Contreras, William atl 1,629 -3 45.1% 18.8% 49.6% 23.8% 59.5% 64.5% 25.9% 43.6% 20.3%
Torrens, Luis sea 940 -3 42% 20.5% 47.5% 13% 64.1% 52.4% 23.9% 41.9% 18.8%
Pérez, Michael nym 1,214 -3 44.2% 22.4% 45.5% 17% 54.8% 57.3% 32.1% 52.2% 21.7%
Barnhart, Tucker det 2,550 -3 46.9% 16.7% 42.3% 21% 62% 66.4% 25% 52.3% 27.2%
Ruiz, Keibert was 3,116 -4 45.8% 23.8% 50.9% 24.8% 68.2% 57.8% 34.3% 42.5% 15.6%
Suzuki, Kurt ana 1,155 -4 42.4% 16.9% 46.3% 11.7% 63.8% 53.1% 24.6% 48.1% 20%
Stubbs, Garrett phi 988 -4 43.2% 15.8% 36.4% 17.9% 61.4% 52.2% 29.9% 52.2% 20.5%
Adams, Riley was 1,280 -6 42.8% 20% 45.9% 25.3% 61% 59.1% 31.3% 40.8% 12.8%
Haase, Eric det 1,982 -6 44.8% 16.1% 44.1% 24.7% 64.3% 56.3% 31.9% 50% 16.5%
Knizner, Andrew stl 2,403 -6 44.1% 17% 48.9% 23.4% 56.1% 67.3% 21.9% 40.9% 22%
Stallings, Jacob mia 2,945 -7 46% 16.3% 43.9% 18.5% 58.6% 58.6% 29.4% 54% 26.4%
Díaz, Elias col 2,932 -7 43.9% 26.8% 54.1% 15.4% 65.7% 51% 27.8% 40.7% 16.9%
Perez, Salvador kc 2,186 -8 43% 23.8% 53.4% 16.7% 64.2% 57.6% 25.3% 36.9% 15.4%
Nola, Austin sd 3,060 -10 46.4% 23.4% 45% 21.2% 59.6% 64.5% 29.1% 49.6% 22.2%
Melendez, MJ kc 2,094 -12 41.8% 13.4% 38.3% 11.6% 55.9% 59.8% 27.7% 45.4% 21.1%
Chirinos, Robinson bal 1,805 -14 40% 11.6% 41% 19% 50.8% 54.3% 32.6% 50.4% 16.9%