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 5108 22 49.2% 22.5% 48.3% 22.4% 59% 68.7% 32.6% 53.5% 31.9%
Giants 5117 14 50.3% 22.5% 53.7% 26.8% 62.6% 68.4% 29% 54.6% 26.5%
Guardians 4981 14 49.5% 23.9% 48.8% 19.3% 65.9% 68.3% 34.5% 50.8% 23.7%
Mariners 4352 11 48% 21.4% 54.5% 26.8% 60.3% 67.9% 27.7% 47% 25.3%
Tigers 4678 10 49.8% 17.5% 45.9% 27.2% 60.6% 68.1% 36.2% 56.6% 29%
Blue Jays 4684 8 47.7% 21.5% 50.4% 20% 63.2% 63.3% 30.8% 49.8% 26.5%
Rays 4516 6 48.1% 14.8% 53.6% 23.7% 55% 68% 26% 51.3% 30.2%
Mets 5243 5 46.3% 15.3% 47.1% 19.7% 52.6% 67.5% 31.9% 53.6% 25%
Braves 4658 2 47.2% 17.8% 48.3% 20.4% 57.4% 67.7% 28.8% 52% 21.2%
Rangers 4613 2 47.6% 20.1% 42.9% 29.9% 60.7% 66.4% 32.9% 50.4% 21.1%
Pirates 4753 2 45.4% 10.5% 44.1% 29.8% 47.6% 69.7% 25.4% 50.8% 30.1%
D-backs 4822 1 46.4% 15.8% 42% 17.5% 59.7% 63.5% 32.6% 53.4% 23.7%
Brewers 5000 0 47.6% 15.8% 44.3% 25.8% 59.3% 67.2% 33.4% 52.5% 26.3%
Cardinals 4722 0 45.8% 18.4% 48% 17% 63.1% 61.2% 30.9% 49.2% 21.6%
Twins 4591 -1 46.9% 18.3% 52% 24.9% 59.6% 66.4% 29.4% 48.5% 21.9%
Royals 5028 -3 47.3% 15.7% 42.5% 18.5% 58.2% 65.9% 32.5% 56.5% 25.8%
Astros 4881 -4 47% 19.2% 53.4% 27.1% 64.1% 65.4% 25.5% 44.4% 23.8%
Rockies 5033 -4 45% 21.9% 50.9% 25.4% 61.3% 64.5% 23.3% 41.2% 20.3%
Angels 4629 -5 44.2% 24.5% 47.4% 21.6% 60.7% 57.8% 31.1% 45.5% 18%
Marlins 4907 -5 45.7% 20.5% 45.2% 20.7% 58.2% 65.5% 29.6% 48.6% 23.2%
Reds 4751 -5 43.5% 17.9% 52.2% 31% 53.6% 68.1% 19% 41.1% 16.4%
Phillies 4792 -5 44.7% 11.3% 37.8% 11.5% 60.2% 61.8% 31.6% 52% 22.6%
Nationals 4668 -6 44.2% 15.7% 44.1% 21.6% 58.8% 65.6% 24.9% 45.2% 23%
Padres 4842 -7 45.7% 18.9% 49.6% 22.9% 54.3% 66.3% 27.8% 49.3% 23.5%
Red Sox 4768 -8 46.3% 17% 46.2% 21.7% 57.5% 66.7% 33.8% 50.2% 21.6%
Athletics 4813 -8 44% 17.5% 48.4% 24.2% 58.5% 66.2% 22.6% 40.7% 19.2%
Cubs 4837 -8 45.2% 24.7% 51.9% 25.7% 56.1% 63.4% 27.3% 46.4% 20.5%
White Sox 5047 -9 43.5% 17.2% 46.9% 19.5% 58.7% 62.7% 24.5% 44.9% 20.4%
Orioles 4810 -9 45.6% 30.8% 52.4% 30.6% 59.2% 62.5% 26.6% 44.2% 16.3%
Dodgers 5148 -10 44.1% 17% 45% 17.5% 58.3% 62.4% 28% 48.4% 22.5%