Best defensive catchers

Ranked on: Blocking 36% · Arm strength 26% · Arm accuracy 20% · Fielding 18%. Ranked among cards rated 90 overall and above — below that the order is simply the overall rating again.

1. 1Ivan RodriguezMIA · Awards · Blocking 100% · Arm accuracy 99%9912,496top 2%
2. 2Adley RutschmanBOS · New Threads · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 99%99top 4%
3. 3Dillon DinglerDET · 2026 Finest · Blocking 100% · Arm accuracy 99%9915,299top 5%
4. 4Rick FerrellBOS · Hall of Fame · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 97%9956,995top 7%
5. 5Ethan SalasSD · Pipeline · Blocking 99% · Fielding 98%99top 8%
6. 6Johnny BenchCIN · Hall of Fame · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 99%996,720top 10%
7. 7Biz MackeyFA · The Negro Leagues · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 92%9011,099top 11%
8. 8Patrick BaileyCLE · 2026 Postseason · Arm accuracy 99% · Fielding 98%99top 13%
9. 9Cole Carriggalso CFCOL · Spotlight · Arm strength 98% · Blocking 97%9921,109top 14%
10. 10Liam HicksTB · 2026 Postseason · Arm accuracy 97% · Blocking 95%99top 16%
11. 11Josh GibsonFA · The Negro Leagues · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 94%999,398top 17%
12. 12Leonardo BernalSTL · Topps Now · Blocking 98% · Arm strength 92%97top 19%
13. 13Gary CarterWAS · Awards · Blocking 99% · Arm strength 86%9610,173top 20%
14. 14Alfredo DunoCIN · Pipeline · Blocking 98% · Arm strength 91%99top 22%
15. 15Alejandro KirkTOR · Mural · Blocking 100% · Fielding 98%926,694top 24%
16. 16Gary SánchezMIL · Spotlight · Arm strength 98% · Arm accuracy 92%99top 25%
17. 17Ryder HelfrickARI · 2026 Draft · Blocking 99% · Arm strength 86%97top 27%
18. 18Vahn LackeyMIN · 2026 Draft · Blocking 97% · Arm accuracy 89%9899,775top 28%
19. 19J.T. RealmutoPHI · Cityscapes · Blocking 93% · Arm accuracy 92%917,097top 30%
20. 20Gabriel MorenoARI · Spotlight · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 95%99top 31%
21. 21Carter JensenKC · Spotlight · Blocking 92% · Arm strength 87%99top 33%
22. 22Shea LangeliersOAK · 2026 All-Star · Arm strength 98% · Arm accuracy 95%9727,444top 34%
23. 23Cal RaleighSEA · Milestone · Blocking 97% · Fielding 87%9990,900top 36%
24. 24Rainiel RodriguezSTL · Pipeline · Blocking 97% · Arm accuracy 96%999,748top 37%
25. 25Jorge PosadaNYY · Subway · Blocking 97% · Arm strength 86%99245,000top 39%
26. 26Joe MauerMIN · Awards · Blocking 99% · Fielding 84%96top 40%
27. 27Salvador PerezKC · Cornerstone · Blocking 95% · Arm accuracy 92%93top 42%
28. 28Rodolfo DuránSD · Topps Now · Blocking 99% · Arm strength 93%927,900top 44%
29. 29Brandon ValenzuelaTOR · Topps Now · Blocking 95% · Arm accuracy 79%90top 45%
30. 30Joe TorreATL · Summer · Blocking 92% · Arm accuracy 92%944,799top 47%
31. 31Craig Biggioalso 2BHOU · Moonshot · Blocking 97% · Arm accuracy 89%99top 48%
32. 32Ted SimmonsSTL · Prime · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 76%9630,998top 50%
33. 33Rafael FloresPIT · Spotlight · Blocking 92% · Arm strength 89%9910,050top 51%
34. 34Jason VaritekBOS · Ranked 1000 · Blocking 99% · Fielding 84%99top 53%
35. 35Ralphy Velazquezalso 1BCLE · Pipeline · Blocking 94% · Arm accuracy 83%99top 54%
36. 36Collin PriceHOU · Topps Now · Blocking 96% · Arm strength 84%946,800top 56%
37. 37Roy CampanellaLAD · Postseason · Blocking 97% · Arm strength 73%94top 57%
38. 38Nathan FlewellingTB · Spotlight · Blocking 99% · Fielding 76%97top 59%
39. 39Luis CampusanoSD · Topps Now · Arm accuracy 99% · Blocking 92%97top 60%
40. 40Hunter GoodmanCOL · 2026 Finest · Blocking 96% · Fielding 78%99top 62%
41. 41William ContrerasMIL · 2026 All-Star · Arm accuracy 99% · Blocking 91%95top 64%
42. 42Carlos Santanaalso 1BCLE · Spooky · Blocking 96% · Arm strength 77%99top 65%
43. 43Eduardo ValenciaDET · Topps Now · Blocking 99% · Arm accuracy 72%976,750top 67%
44. 44Samuel BasalloBAL · Mural · Arm strength 98% · Blocking 91%9622,994top 68%
45. 45Jake RogersCWS · Topps Now · Blocking 99% · Fielding 84%977,987top 70%
46. 46Austin WellsNYY · 2026 Postseason · Blocking 100% · Fielding 92%99top 71%
47. 47Carson KellyCHC · Topps Now · Blocking 96% · Arm strength 75%94top 73%
48. 48Sebastian RiveroLAA · Topps Now · Blocking 95% · Arm strength 77%94top 74%
49. 49Will SmithLAD · World Baseball Classic · Arm accuracy 97% · Blocking 91%9029,996top 76%
50. 50Dalton RushingLAD · Topps Now · Blocking 96% · Arm strength 66%946,086top 77%
51. 51Drew RomoCWS · Topps Now · Blocking 93% · Arm strength 68%91top 79%
52. 52Shawn RossPIT · Topps Now · Blocking 97% · Arm strength 66%97top 80%
53. 53Drake BaldwinATL · 2026 Finest · Blocking 99% · Fielding 77%99top 82%
54. 54Victor MartinezCLE · Postseason · Blocking 93% · Arm accuracy 72%92124,570top 84%
55. 55Mike PiazzaNYM · Subway · Blocking 98% · Arm strength 59%99top 85%
56. 56Mike NapoliTEX · Moonshot · Blocking 97% · Arm strength 61%997,019top 87%
57. 57Mitch GarverMIN · Vintage · Blocking 91% · Arm accuracy 63%93top 88%
58. 58Cooper IngleCLE · Topps Now · Blocking 95% · Fielding 63%94top 90%
59. 59Willson Contrerasalso 1BBOS · Spotlight · Blocking 87% · Fielding 80%917,484top 91%
60. 60Edgar QueroCWS · Topps Now · Blocking 90% · Arm accuracy 72%92top 93%
61. 61Keibert RuizWAS · Spotlight · Blocking 97% · Fielding 65%937,185top 94%
62. 62Moisés BallesterosCHC · Spotlight · Blocking 87% · Arm strength 59%906,668top 96%
63. 63Iván HerreraSTL · 2026 All-Star · Blocking 93% · Arm strength 46%966,699top 97%
64. 64Ben Ricealso 1BNYY · Spotlight · Blocking 87% · Fielding 30%93top 99%
65. 65Gil Hodgesalso 1BLAD · Moonshot · Blocking 85% · Fielding 44%99top 100%