John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™

Catcher Pickoff Leaders
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? [...]

September 13, 2009 Tags: catcher, Gerald Laird, Ivan Rodriguez, Joe Mauer, Jose Molina, Kenji Johjima, Koyie Hill, leaders, Miguel Olivo, Paul Lo Duca, pickoff, Russell Martin, Yadier Molina Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, stats No Comments