+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases. From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Stolen Bases Allowed as C | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | 882 | R |
| 2. | Ramon Hernandez (15, 37) | 787 | R |
| 3. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | 597 | R |
| 4. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | 592 | R |
| 5. | Russell Martin (8, 30) | 513 | R |
| 6. | John Buck (10, 32) | 457 | R |
| 7. | Miguel Olivo (12, 34) | 454 | R |
| 8. | Yorvit Torrealba (13, 34) | 430 | R |
| 9. | Kurt Suzuki (7, 29) | 409 | R |
| 10. | Carlos Ruiz (8, 34) | 394 | R |
| 11. | Geovany Soto (9, 30) | 372 | R |
| 12. | Gerald Laird (11, 33) | 351 | R |
| 13. | Henry Blanco (16, 41) | 350 | R |
| 14. | Chris Snyder (10, 32) | 348 | R |
| 15. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 346 | R |
| 16. | Dioner Navarro (10, 29) | 335 | R |
| 17. | Mike Napoli (8, 31) | 328 | R |
| 18. | Ryan Doumit (9, 32) | 322 | R |
| Chris Iannetta (8, 30) | 322 | R | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia (7, 28) | 322 | R | |
| 21. | Jose Molina (14, 38) | 316 | R |
| 22. | Jeff Mathis (8, 30) | 281 | R |
| Miguel Montero (8, 29) | 281 | R | |
| 24. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 280 | R |
| 25. | Nick Hundley (6, 29) | 277 | R |
| 26. | Alex Avila (5, 26) | 234 | R |
| 27. | Matt Wieters (5, 27) | 233 | R |
| 28. | David Ross (12, 36) | 231 | R |
| 29. | Kelly Shoppach (9, 33) | 225 | R |
| 30. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 200 | R |
| 31. | John Baker (6, 32) | 198 | R |
| 32. | Jonathan Lucroy (4, 27) | 196 | R |
| 33. | Lou Marson (6, 27) | 181 | R |
| 34. | Humberto Quintero (11, 33) | 174 | R |
| 35. | Buster Posey (5, 26) | 172 | R |
| 36. | Brayan Pena (9, 31) | 167 | R |
| 37. | Wil Nieves (10, 35) | 164 | R |
| Carlos Santana (4, 27) | 164 | R | |
| 39. | J.P. Arencibia (4, 27) | 160 | R |
| 40. | Jesus Flores (5, 28) | 152 | R |