3 Ball...GOT IT
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Thought it would be interesting to see everyone's opinion on the two C's, and more specifically, which is better. I'm not sure myself, so I decided to look into some statistics comparing the two.
I tried to include as many statistics as possible as far as different aspects of the game. Unfortunately, there's no real way to quantify a catcher's ability to call a game. Being that Gomes/Perez have for the most part been restricted to specific SPs, pitcher's ERA while they're catching may not be a fair metric.
For reference, Gomes has played 92 games (297 ABs) and Perez has played 58 games (174 ABs). It's been about a 60/40 split.
Pitches Seen per PA:
Yan Gomes: 3.82 pitches/PA (4th lowest on team - Urshela, Brantley, Lindor)
Roberto Perez: 4.34 pitches/PA (team leader)
RISP:
Yan Gomes: 23/98 (.235 AVG), .729 OPS, 39 RBI
Roberto Perez: 19/54 (.333 AVG), .918 OPS, 27 RBI
RISP 2 Outs:
Yan Gomes: 11/47 (.234 AVG), .762 OPS, 20 RBI (team leader)
Roberto Perez: 9/30 (.300 AVG), .777 OPS, 12 RBI
Defense:
Yan Gomes: 3 DRS (Defensive runs saved), 0.9 DWAR (12th MLB), 3 Passed Balls
Roberto Perez: 5 DRS, 4 Passed Balls, 1.0 DWAR (11th MLB)
Base Runners
Yan Gomes: 29 SB/23 CS - 44.2% (3rd in MLB), 7 throwing errors
Roberto Perez: 15 SB/10 CS - 40.0% (5th in MLB), 1 throwing error
Pitch Framing - Baseball Prospectus Framing Runs
Yan Gomes: -0.3 (27th in MLB), -0.31 +calls/gm (23rd in MLB)
Roberto Perez: 8.5 (11th in MLB), 1.02 +calls/gm (5th in MLB)
All of these stats are as of Sept 4. (Of course Gomes had a 2-out, 3-Run HR as well as 2 throwing errors that would affect a lot of these stats a bit)
Overall, I was surprised at how even they've been with some advanced hitting stats. Their slight differences are that Gomes has a little more pop, while Perez has more patience. I included the clutch statistics knowing that there was a disparity there, although a large majority of that is simply luck. However, over the last three years, Gomes has a .203 RISP on a 250 AB sample size. And although he hit below .200, Perez had some huge clutch moments in the postseason last year. Take those numbers however you'd like.
Defensively, we all know both are well above average. However, Perez is in a class of his own. In regards to framing ability and throwing ability, nobody has matched Perez. The others who have framed better are well behind his rate of handling base runners. And it should also be pointed out he's doubled as a psychiatrist for Trevor Bauer for quite some time lol.
I'm still split on who I'd prefer, but it's much closer now than I would have said a year ago. Gomes just had one of his best games of the season, so that may affect this poll some lol. Give me what you think
I tried to include as many statistics as possible as far as different aspects of the game. Unfortunately, there's no real way to quantify a catcher's ability to call a game. Being that Gomes/Perez have for the most part been restricted to specific SPs, pitcher's ERA while they're catching may not be a fair metric.
For reference, Gomes has played 92 games (297 ABs) and Perez has played 58 games (174 ABs). It's been about a 60/40 split.
Pitches Seen per PA:
Yan Gomes: 3.82 pitches/PA (4th lowest on team - Urshela, Brantley, Lindor)
Roberto Perez: 4.34 pitches/PA (team leader)
RISP:
Yan Gomes: 23/98 (.235 AVG), .729 OPS, 39 RBI
Roberto Perez: 19/54 (.333 AVG), .918 OPS, 27 RBI
RISP 2 Outs:
Yan Gomes: 11/47 (.234 AVG), .762 OPS, 20 RBI (team leader)
Roberto Perez: 9/30 (.300 AVG), .777 OPS, 12 RBI
Defense:
Yan Gomes: 3 DRS (Defensive runs saved), 0.9 DWAR (12th MLB), 3 Passed Balls
Roberto Perez: 5 DRS, 4 Passed Balls, 1.0 DWAR (11th MLB)
Base Runners
Yan Gomes: 29 SB/23 CS - 44.2% (3rd in MLB), 7 throwing errors
Roberto Perez: 15 SB/10 CS - 40.0% (5th in MLB), 1 throwing error
Pitch Framing - Baseball Prospectus Framing Runs
Yan Gomes: -0.3 (27th in MLB), -0.31 +calls/gm (23rd in MLB)
Roberto Perez: 8.5 (11th in MLB), 1.02 +calls/gm (5th in MLB)
All of these stats are as of Sept 4. (Of course Gomes had a 2-out, 3-Run HR as well as 2 throwing errors that would affect a lot of these stats a bit)
Overall, I was surprised at how even they've been with some advanced hitting stats. Their slight differences are that Gomes has a little more pop, while Perez has more patience. I included the clutch statistics knowing that there was a disparity there, although a large majority of that is simply luck. However, over the last three years, Gomes has a .203 RISP on a 250 AB sample size. And although he hit below .200, Perez had some huge clutch moments in the postseason last year. Take those numbers however you'd like.
Defensively, we all know both are well above average. However, Perez is in a class of his own. In regards to framing ability and throwing ability, nobody has matched Perez. The others who have framed better are well behind his rate of handling base runners. And it should also be pointed out he's doubled as a psychiatrist for Trevor Bauer for quite some time lol.
I'm still split on who I'd prefer, but it's much closer now than I would have said a year ago. Gomes just had one of his best games of the season, so that may affect this poll some lol. Give me what you think