This page offers a breakdown of a catcher's or team's stance -- namely, the rate at which catcher(s) set up to receive pitches behind the plate with one or both knees down, a phenomenon which has seen a dramatic rise in popularity leaguewide with the continued understanding of the impact that such a setup can have on a catcher's ability to frame pitches. A catcher's knee is considered "down" when it is less than 9 inches above the ground at pitch release.
Catching stance data is available starting from the 2020 season. From 2020-24, catchers leaguewide had a higher called strike rate (47%) on "shadow" pitches at the edge of the zone in knee-down stances as compared to knee-up (45%), while having identical passed ball/wild pitch rates per 100 pitches (0.6).
For pitchers/batters: This shows the run values and rates for the catcher while that pitcher was on the mound or that batter was at the plate.
Note: The default view for this leaderboard is of the "league" view with the season "group by" option selected by default to highlight leaguewide trends over the years. For easy access to the "traditional" leaderboard view sorted by catcher, click here.
