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
Bailey, Patrick sf 2456 16 53.1% 26% 54.5% 32.1% 61.6% 66.3% 37.1% 59.5% 32%
Hedges, Austin tex 2011 13 52.4% 27.2% 58.1% 42.2% 53.5% 69.8% 38.2% 60.6% 27.1%
Alvarez, Francisco nym 2901 10 49.2% 21% 50% 29.2% 67.5% 64.5% 36.7% 53% 25.8%
Heim, Jonah tex 3080 10 48.9% 20.4% 50.7% 28.3% 63.3% 70.1% 27.3% 46.6% 26.5%
Contreras, William mil 3184 7 48.2% 15.3% 49.5% 24.2% 58.4% 64.7% 32.7% 56.6% 26.6%
Murphy, Sean atl 2818 7 49% 18.8% 45% 22.4% 59.1% 63.1% 32.4% 63% 24.1%
Higashioka, Kyle nyy 2054 6 48.6% 12.8% 41.5% 26% 58.2% 66.1% 31.8% 63.1% 29.8%
Trevino, Jose nyy 1450 5 49.9% 20.2% 49% 19% 65% 65.8% 43.5% 56.5% 22.9%
Kirk, Alejandro tor 2435 5 49.4% 17.5% 46.9% 10.3% 64.5% 60.3% 42.3% 59.7% 24.3%
Rutschman, Adley bal 2938 5 48.6% 22.7% 61.2% 28.7% 69.8% 61.8% 29.6% 42.7% 20.2%
Zavala, Seby ari 1635 5 50% 15.9% 53.1% 28.3% 70.8% 66.4% 40% 51.1% 24.7%
Raleigh, Cal sea 3107 5 47.4% 21.8% 50.6% 22.8% 63.8% 63.6% 32.7% 46.6% 20.8%
Gallagher, Cam cle 1386 5 51.2% 22.2% 49.7% 25.4% 66.8% 65.3% 39.1% 53.4% 28.9%
Caratini, Victor mil 1569 4 47.7% 21.2% 54.3% 23.2% 58.8% 67.4% 25.2% 51.8% 24.7%
Rogers, Jake det 2676 4 48.6% 19% 41% 21% 56.6% 65.5% 36.2% 61% 23.7%
Delay, Jason pit 1624 4 48.2% 18.8% 49.1% 29.2% 51.5% 69.6% 29.3% 58.4% 25.3%
Grandal, Yasmani cws 2338 4 47.2% 18.9% 54.9% 34.5% 56.3% 68.7% 26.4% 47.9% 21.1%
Barnhart, Tucker chc 975 3 49.7% 24.1% 53.2% 26.1% 62.3% 66% 32.6% 54.3% 21.1%
Fortes, Nick mia 2547 3 47.7% 18.7% 46.6% 14% 60.1% 62.1% 32.6% 58% 26.8%
Naylor, Bo cle 1687 3 47.7% 22.5% 51.8% 25% 63.8% 67.1% 27.4% 44.8% 26%
Wynns, Austin col 1277 3 47.5% 20.2% 57.5% 38.5% 60.5% 63.2% 29.4% 43.6% 16.9%
d'Arnaud, Travis atl 1687 3 48.5% 22.2% 50.2% 18.4% 61.5% 64.4% 32.6% 52.9% 23%
Vázquez, Christian min 2393 3 47.8% 17.2% 46.9% 29.8% 59.9% 66.8% 34.6% 53.7% 25.8%
Amaya, Miguel chc 945 2 50.3% 29.3% 53.1% 14.7% 58.5% 64.8% 46.6% 52.7% 28.2%
Sánchez, Gary sd 1842 2 48.4% 17.9% 52.5% 27.6% 56.7% 64.7% 30.6% 54% 27.7%
Jansen, Danny tor 1854 2 47.7% 20.3% 53.7% 19.1% 69% 57.3% 35.3% 49.4% 20.5%
Fermin, Freddy kc 1660 1 47.6% 12.9% 47.9% 19% 60.1% 60.2% 43.1% 53.1% 27.4%
Sabol, Blake sf 1281 1 48.9% 19.5% 48.6% 27.4% 57.1% 73.2% 33% 51.2% 23.4%
Zunino, Mike cle 1070 1 47.2% 26.2% 47.3% 18.6% 68.4% 56.1% 33.9% 52.9% 20.3%
McCann, James bal 1444 0 47.2% 22.5% 50.3% 30.6% 64.9% 60.1% 27.8% 52.7% 18.2%
Barnes, Austin la 1399 0 47.9% 9.9% 46.6% 16.2% 51.6% 74.1% 26.1% 54% 34.3%
Narváez, Omar nym 1117 0 45.1% 18.7% 46.3% 25.4% 63.1% 58.2% 27.4% 48% 22%
Wallach, Chad ana 1282 0 46.3% 19.8% 42.3% 14.1% 60.4% 66.8% 36.8% 48.1% 29%
McGuire, Reese bos 1387 0 48% 23.2% 57.9% 29% 63% 63% 35.1% 49.8% 17%
Rodríguez, Endy pit 1292 0 46.7% 14.4% 54.5% 22% 62.3% 60.9% 39% 49% 22.9%
Bethancourt, Christian tb 2439 -1 47% 25.3% 52.1% 26.7% 66.6% 57.7% 28% 51.1% 18.5%
Thaiss, Matt ana 1987 -1 46.4% 23.6% 48% 20% 54.7% 68.5% 22.6% 51.7% 25%
Kelly, Carson det 1161 -1 45.4% 8.2% 55.3% 20% 58.2% 58.8% 35.2% 50.4% 13.8%
Jeffers, Ryan min 1966 -2 45% 25.5% 54.4% 20% 60.8% 56.2% 31.3% 43.8% 18.4%
Campusano, Luis sd 1125 -2 45.1% 15.3% 39.9% 26.8% 49.5% 73.5% 20.9% 51.8% 29.1%
Haase, Eric cle 1706 -2 46.3% 9.3% 42% 18.6% 59.7% 62.6% 30.4% 57.2% 25.1%
Maile, Luke cin 1684 -2 42.3% 11.2% 57% 26.6% 54.7% 64.3% 20.2% 38.5% 13.9%
Murphy, Tom sea 1016 -3 42.8% 13.1% 42.1% 25% 59.7% 51.6% 38.8% 49.4% 15.8%
Pérez, Carlos oak 958 -3 40% 18.7% 47.8% 31.8% 52.3% 59.9% 21.6% 35.1% 7.9%
Gomes, Yan chc 2632 -3 44.2% 25.2% 51.4% 18.8% 59.8% 60.7% 28.5% 42.9% 19.7%
Nola, Austin sd 1333 -3 43.1% 15.1% 50.5% 23.1% 55.3% 60.7% 23.2% 47.1% 20.7%
Moreno, Gabriel ari 2681 -3 45.4% 16.4% 39.8% 13.8% 58.5% 57.3% 32.3% 56.3% 26.2%
O'Hoppe, Logan ana 1339 -4 42% 23.6% 45.1% 11.5% 62.5% 49.5% 27.9% 48.7% 15.3%
Herrera, Jose ari 1189 -4 41.5% 19.5% 45.4% 30.8% 49% 64.9% 22.8% 41.2% 15%
Knizner, Andrew stl 1967 -4 44.1% 20% 58.6% 35.5% 61.9% 62.3% 24.8% 33.5% 12.9%
Stallings, Jacob mia 1979 -4 44.8% 17.5% 44.1% 22.4% 56.5% 69% 34.2% 46.3% 17.5%
Wong, Connor bos 2966 -4 44% 12.8% 42.4% 26.7% 51.6% 69.7% 23.9% 47.8% 18.4%
Smith, Will la 2970 -4 44.7% 13.2% 45% 21.2% 54.9% 65.1% 26.5% 55.5% 20.5%
Diaz, Yainer hou 1289 -4 42.1% 16.9% 45.5% 20.3% 55.5% 62.4% 35.4% 43.9% 16.9%
Mejía, Francisco tb 1262 -4 43.5% 9% 49.7% 20% 58.7% 54.9% 25.2% 50.3% 26.7%
Contreras, Willson stl 2765 -5 44.3% 21.3% 50.4% 25.9% 59.8% 59.9% 26.4% 40.2% 18.5%
Adams, Riley was 1209 -5 42.7% 18.3% 43.2% 23.1% 59.5% 64.4% 27.6% 43.7% 14.9%
Perez, Salvador kc 2412 -6 44.1% 16.6% 47.8% 16.1% 60.1% 60.2% 30.6% 46.7% 20.3%
Díaz, Elias col 3424 -8 43.2% 25% 60.7% 26% 63.7% 48.5% 28.1% 35.1% 12.1%
Langeliers, Shea oak 3588 -8 44% 14.8% 44.3% 19.2% 49.3% 66.7% 27.1% 47.8% 25%
Stephenson, Tyler cin 2362 -9 42% 27.2% 59.8% 34.7% 55.4% 50.9% 25.2% 36% 11.8%
Ruiz, Keibert was 3575 -12 42.8% 23.6% 53.7% 24.6% 58.2% 59.3% 19% 39.5% 17.5%
Realmuto, J.T. phi 3779 -12 43.9% 12.6% 50.4% 14.3% 61.6% 56.6% 30.4% 44.9% 20.4%
Maldonado, Martín hou 3026 -17 40.8% 26.9% 46.8% 23.2% 54.5% 55.8% 20.6% 40% 14.2%