i think Russell Martin, pudge, and Molina are the hardest.
2007-05-31 14:39:25 · 14 answers · asked by Dodgerblue 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
at first i thought martin, , i rod & ausmas
the official stats say this about caught stealing from these catchers :
martin (19)
paulina (pitts) 16
david ross ( 11)
v. martinex ( 9)
i rod (8)
ausmas(7)
the worse for the record ( means stolen bases given up by catchers)
bard (sd) successs steals of ( 36)( only 4 caught stealing)
& pasada ( yanks ) suceess of (39) with ( 9) caught stealing
also, it does depend on how good of job the pitchers hold the runners on, & how good their move is as well !
hope this helps!
2007-05-31 15:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by purple pirate spiderman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Below are the stats from the last 3 years on % of runners caught stealing. Based on this I'd say Molina is the best.
2007:
Y. Molina 57% (8 of 14) the low number of attempts also shows how respected he is
D. Ross 48% (11 of 23)
R. Paulino 46% (16 of 35)
Martin 6th, Ausmus 8th, Pudge 9th
2006:
Pudge 51% (26 of 51)
Molina 44% (29 of 66)
R. Hernandez 43% (42 of 97)
Martin 10th, Ausmus 15th
2005:
Molina 64% (25 of 39)
Pudge 52% (35 of 68)
Mauer 43% (23 of 54)
Ausmus 10th
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding?groupId=9&season=2007&seasonType=2&split=78&sortColumn=catcherCaughtStealingPct
2007-05-31 22:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by aladou 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ivan Rodriguez is probably the hardest. He has that awesome pick off move to first. AJ Pierzinski is the easiest to run on. He has thrown out 2 of 25 this season (yes that is a whopping 8%).
2007-05-31 21:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 of my countrymen Yadier Molina and Pudge Rodrigez
2007-06-01 00:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by luiyo76 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When Pudge was in his prime...throwing runners out from the crouch position...that is a deadly arm...It makes me wonder how Ricky Henderson would do is his prime Vs. Pudge in his prime...
2007-05-31 21:46:26 · answer #5 · answered by A.J. H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pudge and Piazza lol
2007-05-31 21:57:46 · answer #6 · answered by sjr239 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'll say pudge too & of everyday catchers victor martinez is the easiest to run on
2007-05-31 21:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jeremy Z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pudge is up there, Brad Ausmus may be tougher.
2007-05-31 21:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by verndragonx 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joe Mauer
2007-05-31 23:36:00 · answer #9 · answered by viperdk28 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jorge Posada.
2007-05-31 22:19:14 · answer #10 · answered by frankcujo89 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋