ranking MLB catchers for defense for 2026
| NAME | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
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| 1 |  | V. Caratini | 2026 | 53 | 163 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .215 | .311 | .319 | .630 | 18 | -4.8 | .287 | 78 | -5.1 | |
| 2 |  | T. d'Arnaud | 2026 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .300 | .314 | .614 | 4 | -1.1 | .284 | 76 | -1.1 | |
| 3 | | E. DÃaz | 2026 | TOT | 17 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .316 | .541 | .856 | 6 | 1.5 | .368 | 133 | 1.5 |
| 4 | | J.C. Escarra | 2026 | 28 | 73 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .178 | .228 | .260 | .488 | 3 | -6.2 | .219 | 34 | -6.2 | |
| 5 | | A. Garcia | 2026 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .316 | .474 | 0 | -1.8 | .202 | 21 | -1.8 | |
| 6 | | M. Garver | 2026 | 35 | 90 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .327 | .322 | .649 | 11 | -1.4 | .301 | 95 | -0.7 | |
| 7 | | E. Haase | 2026 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .259 | .510 | .769 | 7 | 0.5 | .328 | 110 | 0.7 | |
| 8 | | A. Hedges | 2026 | 33 | 93 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .337 | .366 | .702 | 12 | -0.2 | .315 | 99 | -0.1 | |
| 9 | | J. Heim | 2026 | TOT | 30 | 92 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .297 | .489 | .786 | 14 | 1.6 | .337 | 112 | 1.4 |
| 10 | | T. Heineman | 2026 | 31 | 78 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .205 | .205 | .410 | 1 | -8.8 | .191 | 15 | -8.8 | |
| 11 | | K. Higashioka | 2026 | 39 | 115 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .313 | .391 | .704 | 15 | -0.3 | .314 | 99 | -0.2 | |
| 12 | | A. Jackson | 2026 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .265 | .273 | .537 | 2 | -2 | .243 | 48 | -2.1 | |
| 13 | | D. Jansen | 2026 | 41 | 123 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .171 | .277 | .309 | .586 | 11 | -5.5 | .269 | 68 | -5.4 | |
| 14 | | C. Kelly | 2026 | 54 | 169 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .349 | .361 | .710 | 23 | 0.8 | .323 | 106 | 1.2 | |
| 15 | | S. León | 2026 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | -3 | -7.9 | .085 | -58 | -7.8 | |
| 16 | | J. McCann | 2026 | 21 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .203 | .217 | .254 | .471 | 2 | -5.4 | .209 | 25 | -5.5 | |
| 17 | | R. McGuire | 2026 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .273 | .172 | .445 | 1 | -2.6 | .222 | 35 | -2.6 | |
| 18 | | J. Pereda | 2026 | 19 | 63 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .324 | .365 | .689 | 8 | -0.4 | .310 | 100 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | S. Perez | 2026 | 67 | 261 | 25 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .199 | .245 | .326 | .570 | 18 | -15.1 | .251 | 52 | -16.1 | |
| 20 | | Y. Pozo | 2026 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .242 | .242 | .273 | .515 | 2 | -2.4 | .228 | 41 | -2.3 | |
| 21 |  | J.T. Realmuto | 2026 | 49 | 161 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .293 | .329 | .622 | 16 | -5.1 | .283 | 75 | -5.2 | |
| 22 | | A. Sánchez | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 | 1 | -0.5 | .260 | 62 | -0.5 | |
| 23 |  | G. Sánchez | 2026 | 41 | 110 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 | .370 | .473 | .843 | 22 | 6 | .373 | 139 | 6.2 | |
| 24 | | L. Torrens | 2026 | 44 | 119 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .273 | .319 | .593 | 10 | -5.3 | .267 | 70 | -4.6 | |
| 25 | | J. Trevino | 2026 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .182 | .188 | .369 | 0 | -4.2 | .168 | -7 | -4.4 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 25 | .648 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | 7.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 11.0 | |
32 | 40 | .444 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
43 | 26 | .623 | ||
39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 7.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 9.0 | |
34 | 37 | .479 | 10.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
37 | 34 | .521 | 8.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.5 | |
27 | 46 | .370 | 19.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 28 | .594 | 1.5 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 32 | .543 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | ||
34 | 40 | .459 | 6.0 | |
30 | 42 | .417 | 9.0 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 36 | .507 | ||
36 | 36 | .500 | 0.5 | |
35 | 37 | .486 | 1.5 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 4.5 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 8.0 |
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