Career Leaders
& Records for Total Zone Runs as C
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Avg The number of runs above or below average the player was worth based on the number of plays made. This number combines the Rtz , Rdp , Rof , Rcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution. See the glossary section for a more complete explanation. Provided by BaseballProjection.com
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)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
1. Ivan Rodriguez (21)167 R 2. Jim Sundberg (16)114 R 3. Bob Boone (19)107 R 4. Gary Carter+ (19)106 R 5. Brad Ausmus (18)99 R 6. Johnny Bench+ (17)97 R 7. Yadier Molina 83 R 8. Del Crandall (16)72 R 9. Charles Johnson (12)71 R 10. Rick Dempsey (24)70 R Steve Yeager (15)70 R 12. Clay Dalrymple (12)62 R Ron Karkovice (12)62 R 14. Henry Blanco 59 R 15. Charlie O'Brien (15)58 R 16. Butch Wynegar (13)54 R 17. Mike Matheny (13)53 R Tom Pagnozzi (12)53 R 19. Dan Wilson (14)49 R 20. Kirt Manwaring (13)47 R 21. Mike LaValliere (12)46 R Tony Pena (18)46 R 23. Lance Parrish (19)43 R 24. Randy Hundley (14)42 R Joe Mauer 42 R 26. Rick Wilkins (11)41 R 27. Brian Schneider 40 R 28. Elston Howard (14)39 R 29. Jody Davis (10)38 R Mike Scioscia (13)38 R 31. John Stearns (11)36 R 32. Sherm Lollar (18)35 R 33. Thurman Munson (11)34 R 34. Gerald Laird 33 R Manny Sanguillen (13)33 R 36. Bruce Benedict (12)32 R Jose Molina 32 R Mike Ryan (11)32 R 39. Kenji Johjima (4)31 R Mike Redmond (13)31 R 41. Ed Bailey (14)30 R Carlton Fisk+ (24)30 R Steve Lake (11)30 R 44. Jake Gibbs (10)29 R 45. Yogi Berra+ (19)28 R Damian Miller (11)28 R 47. Rod Barajas 27 R Terry Steinbach (14)27 R 49. Alberto Castillo (12)26 R Bill Freehan (15)26 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
51. Carlos Ruiz 24 R Yorvit Torrealba 24 R 53. Humberto Quintero 23 R 54. Jim Essian (12)22 R Marc Hill (14)22 R 56. Jerry Grote (16)21 R Ramon Hernandez 21 R Terry Kennedy (14)21 R David Ross 21 R Benito Santiago (20)21 R 61. Dick Bertell (7)20 R Bob Kearney (8)20 R Buck Rodgers (9)20 R Matt Wieters 20 R 65. Dann Bilardello (8)19 R Paul Casanova (10)19 R Ernie Whitt (15)19 R 68. Ryan Hanigan 18 R 69. Lou Marson 17 R Bob Melvin (10)17 R George Mitterwald (11)17 R 72. Joe Azcue (11)16 R Lou Berberet (7)16 R Buck Martinez (17)16 R Milt May (15)16 R Vance Wilson (8)16 R 77. Raul Chavez (11)15 R Bo Diaz (13)15 R Andy Etchebarren (15)15 R Johnny Oates (11)15 R 81. Bob Barton (10)14 R Glenn Borgmann (9)14 R Chris Cannizzaro (13)14 R Barry Foote (10)14 R Tom Lampkin (13)14 R Eli Marrero (10)14 R 87. Einar Diaz (11)13 R Jason LaRue (12)13 R Ken Rudolph (9)13 R Kurt Suzuki 13 R Dave Valle (13)13 R Jerry Zimmerman (8)13 R 93. Earl Battey (13)12 R Ramon Castro (13)12 R Jorge Fabregas (9)12 R Jim French (7)12 R Jerry May (10)12 R Ellie Rodriguez (9)12 R 99. Smoky Burgess (18)11 R Duffy Dyer (14)11 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Brandon Inge 11 R Hobie Landrith (14)11 R Paul Lo Duca (11)11 R Mike O'Berry (7)11 R Phil Roof (15)11 R 106. Roy Campanella+ (10)10 R Frank Fernandez (6)10 R Gil Reyes (7)10 R Valmy Thomas (5)10 R 110. Jerry McNertney (9)9 R Darrell Porter (17)9 R Hal Smith (7)9 R Alex Trevino (13)9 R 114. Eddie Perez (11)8 R Buster Posey 8 R Joel Skinner (9)8 R Ken Suarez (7)8 R Jeff Torborg (10)8 R 119. Chris Hoiles (10)7 R Mark Johnson (8)7 R Ray Katt (8)7 R Dioner Navarro 7 R Mark Parent (13)7 R Tom Prince (17)7 R Andy Seminick (15)7 R Joe Torre (18)7 R 127. Sandy Alomar (20)6 R Dick Brown (9)6 R Mike Difelice (13)6 R Johnny Edwards (14)6 R Rich Gedman (13)6 R Elrod Hendricks (12)6 R Nick Hundley 6 R Fernando Lunar (3)6 R Robert Machado (9)6 R Russell Martin 6 R Corky Miller 6 R Jeff Newman (9)6 R Ed Ott (8)6 R Landon Powell 6 R 141. Drew Butera 5 R Brian Dorsett (8)5 R Bengie Molina (13)5 R Angel Pena (3)5 R Jack Shepard (4)5 R Rube Walker (11)5 R 147. Joe Girardi (15)4 R Fran Healy (9)4 R Scott Hemond (7)4 R Terry Humphrey (9)4 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Marcus Jensen (7)4 R Joe Kmak (2)4 R Carl Nichols (6)4 R John Orton (5)4 R Hardy Peterson (4)4 R Mike Roarke (4)4 R Ed Sadowski (5)4 R Matt Sinatro (10)4 R Chris Stewart 4 R Marc Sullivan (5)4 R Steve Swisher (9)4 R El Tappe (6)4 R Taylor Teagarden 4 R Moe Thacker (5)4 R Wes Westrum (11)4 R 166. Gary Allenson (7)3 R Joe Astroth (10)3 R John Boccabella (12)3 R Ben Davis (7)3 R Bill Fahey (11)3 R Bob Geren (5)3 R Frank House (10)3 R Chris Howard (3)3 R Miguel Montero 3 R Larry Owen (6)3 R Brayan Pena 3 R Bill Sarni (5)3 R Billy Shantz (3)3 R Ray Smith (3)3 R John Sullivan (5)3 R 181. Danny Ardoin (5)2 R Javier Cardona (3)2 R Steve Decker (7)2 R Jeff DeWillis (1)2 R A.J. Ellis 2 R Jack Fimple (4)2 R John Flaherty (14)2 R Tyler Flowers 2 R Wiki Gonzalez (7)2 R Bill Heath (4)2 R Eric Helfand (3)2 R Bob Henley (1)2 R Erik Kratz 2 R Chris Krug (3)2 R Bill Lindsey (1)2 R Cody McKay (2)2 R Greg Myers (18)2 R Ronny Paulino 2 R Rene Rivera 2 R Dave Roberts (10)2 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Vic Roznovsky (5)2 R Nelson Santovenia (7)2 R Jimmie Schaffer (8)2 R Kelly Shoppach 2 R Tim Spehr (8)2 R Jeff Tackett (4)2 R Jim Tatum (5)2 R Ron Tingley (9)2 R Neal Watlington (1)2 R 210. Randy Bobb (2)1 R Jamie Burke (8)1 R Steve Christmas (3)1 R Craig Colbert (2)1 R Jeff Datz (1)1 R Jim Deidel (1)1 R Luis Exposito 1 R Jim Fanning (4)1 R Les Fusselman (2)1 R Guillermo Garcia (2)1 R John Gibbons (2)1 R Toby Hall (9)1 R Bill Hayes (2)1 R Bret Hemphill (1)1 R Ron Henry (2)1 R Darrell Johnson (6)1 R Ed Kirkpatrick (16)1 R Ryan Lavarnway 1 R Jesse Levis (9)1 R Jose Lobaton 1 R Steve Lomasney (1)1 R Jerry Lynch (13)1 R Mike Mahoney (3)1 R Jim Mangan (3)1 R Luis Martinez 1 R Don McCormack (2)1 R Clyde McCullough (15)1 R Willie Morales (1)1 R Cal Neeman (7)1 R Hector Ortiz (4)1 R Les Peden (1)1 R Bobby Ramos (6)1 R Wilson Ramos 1 R Ken Retzer (4)1 R Austin Romine 1 R John Roseboro (14)1 R Mike Sandlock (5)1 R Dane Sardinha (6)1 R Joe Siddall (4)1 R Charlie Silvera (10)1 R Ron Slocum (3)1 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Chris Snyder 1 R B.J. Surhoff (19)1 R Tom Tischinski (3)1 R Sammy White (11)1 R 255. Bob Adams (1)0 R Hank Allen (7)0 R Bob Allietta (1)0 R Bill Almon (15)0 R Clemente Alvarez (1)0 R Dick Aylward (1)0 R Joe Ayrault (1)0 R Frank Baldwin (1)0 R Cuno Barragan (3)0 R Hank Bauer (14)0 R Billy Beane (6)0 R Edwin Bellorin (3)0 R Terry Bell (2)0 R Mike Blowers (11)0 R Buddy Booker (2)0 R J.C. Boscan 0 R Tom Brookens (12)0 R Jeremy Brown (1)0 R Nelson Burbrink (1)0 R Paul Burris (4)0 R Sam Calderone (3)0 R Tony Castillo (1)0 R Darrel Chaney (11)0 R Alvin Colina (1)0 R Don Crow (1)0 R Tony Cruz 0 R Bob Davis (8)0 R Brad Davis 0 R Doug Davis (2)0 R Carlos Delgado (17)0 R Carlos Diaz (1)0 R Andy Dominique (2)0 R Brian Esposito 0 R Cecil Espy (8)0 R Tim Federowicz 0 R Don Gile (4)0 R Chuck Goggin (3)0 R Yan Gomes 0 R Mickey Grasso (7)0 R Tom Gregorio (1)0 R Edwards Guzman (3)0 R John Hairston (1)0 R Bill Hall (3)0 R John Harrell (1)0 R Jeff Hearron (2)0 R Michel Hernandez 0 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Toby Hernandez (1)0 R Joe Hietpas (1)0 R Steven Hill 0 R Gil Hodges (18)0 R Bobby Hofman (7)0 R Gail Hopkins (7)0 R Raul Ibanez 0 R Paul Jata (1)0 R Tim Jones (6)0 R Ryan Jorgensen (3)0 R Don Kelly 0 R Pat Kelly (1)0 R Bruce Kimm (4)0 R Jim King (11)0 R Jay Kleven (1)0 R Lou Klimchock (12)0 R Nick Koback (3)0 R Randy Kutcher (5)0 R Al Lakeman (9)0 R Tom Lawless (8)0 R Sandy Leon 0 R Dave Liddell (1)0 R Bob Lipski (1)0 R Joe Lis (8)0 R Greg Litton (6)0 R Donny Lucy (3)0 R Trey Lunsford (2)0 R Mitch Lyden (1)0 R Steve Lyons (9)0 R Eric MacKenzie (1)0 R Gordon MacKenzie (1)0 R Martin Maldonado 0 R Kelly Mann (2)0 R Joe McCabe (2)0 R Roger McCardell (1)0 R Terry McGriff (6)0 R Jim McNamara (2)0 R Norm Miller (10)0 R Luke Montz 0 R Pete Naton (1)0 R Gus Niarhos (9)0 R Jose Oquendo (12)0 R Bobo Osborne (6)0 R Mickey Owen (13)0 R Jose Pagan (15)0 R Jim Pankovits (6)0 R Tom Patton (1)0 R Bill Pecota (9)0 R Jorge Pedre (2)0 R Miguel Perez (1)0 R
Rank Player (yrs, age)Total Zone Runs as C Throws
Josh Phelps (8)0 R Kyle Phillips (2)0 R Joe Pignatano (6)0 R Manny Pina 0 R Jim Pyburn (3)0 R Lenny Randle (12)0 R Tommie Reynolds (8)0 R Guillermo Rodriguez 0 R Ruben Rodriguez (2)0 R Marc Ronan (1)0 R Bob Roselli (5)0 R John Roskos (3)0 R Vinny Rottino 0 R Dusty Ryan (2)0 R Frank Sacka (2)0 R Lenn Sakata (11)0 R Omir Santos 0 R Dave Schmidt (1)0 R Larry See (2)0 R Scott Sheldon (5)0 R Tom Shopay (7)0 R Nick Stavinoha (3)0 R Rick Stelmaszek (3)0 R Andy Stewart (1)0 R Max St. Pierre (1)0 R Walt Streuli (3)0 R Mark Strittmatter (1)0 R Champ Summers (11)0 R Mike Sweeney (16)0 R Bob Swift (14)0 R Nick Testa (1)0 R George Thomas (13)0 R Wyatt Toregas (2)0 R Cesar Tovar (12)0 R Eddie Tucker (3)0 R Matt Tupman (1)0 R Bobby Valentine (10)0 R Hector Valle (1)0 R Stephen Vogt 0 R Lee Walls (10)0 R Dan Walters (2)0 R Danny Walton (9)0 R Dusty Wathan (1)0 R Pete Whisenant (8)0 R Craig Wilson (7)0 R Larry Wolfe (4)0 R Shawn Wooten (6)0 R Tom Yewcic (1)0 R Sal Yvars (8)0 R Don Zimmer (12)0 R
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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