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Catcher Pickoff Leaders
Posted by John Dewan on Dec 16th 2015
September 11, 2009
Over the last several seasons, no one compares. Yadier Molina has nabbed more baserunners who fell asleep on the bases than any other catcher by a wide margin. Here are the leaders in catcher pickoffs since 2003:
| Most Catcher Pickoffs (Since 2003) | |
| Player | Pickoffs |
| Yadier Molina | 33 |
| Miguel Olivo | 19 |
| Jose Molina | 17 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 13 |
| Jeff Mathis | 11 |
How much is that helping his team? In The Fielding Bible—Volume II, we spent a considerable amount of time and effort on translating catcher defense into Defensive Runs Saved. We are now adding catcher pickoffs as an additional element. Based on analyzing run values, each catcher pickoff is estimated to save the team .46 runs. Over the years, Molina's 33 pickoffs are worth 15 runs. Once again, no one compares to Yadier:
| Defensive Runs Saved Leaders—Catchers (Since 2003) | |
| Player | Runs Saved |
| Yadier Molina | 45 |
| Jose Molina | 35 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 35 |
| Gerald Laird | 23 |
| Paul Lo Duca | 21 |
In 2009, the Yadier version of the Molina brothers is once again doing well, currently tied for third in most defensive Runs Saved at catcher. Here are the 2009 Runs Saved leaders for catchers, now including catcher pickoffs:
| Defensive Runs Saved Leaders—Catchers (2009 through September 10) | |
| Player | Runs Saved |
| Koyie Hill | 8 |
| Rob Johnson | 8 |
| Yadier Molina | 4 |
| Russell Martin | 4 |
| Kenji Johjima | 4 |
| Miguel Montero | 4 |
| Jeff Mathis | 4 |
| Joe Mauer | 4 |
| David Ross | 4 |
| Eliezer Alfonzo | 4 |