If you walk into the team store at Citizens Bank Park and head to the display of pins, you’ll see a pin with a picture of J.T. Realmuto and a slogan: “Don’t Run on Me”. This is more than a winking reference to Philly’s Revolutionary War history and the Gadsden flag. Since 2016 (the first season for which Statcast records detailed catcher throwing statistics), Realmuto has thrown runners out on 36% of caught stealing attempts, 7th best over that time period. And while counting statistics have their well-known limitations, it’s worth noting that no catcher has thwarted attempted larcenists over that time period than Realmuto’s 123.
Don’t run on Realmuto?
