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Best Catchers

Ranked by OpScore at Hall of Fame difficulty · updating

OpScore: Hall of Fame algorithm
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RankHoFⓘPOSOpScoreHoFⓘAt CⓘPos rankHoFⓘArsenalⓘP / H Splitⓘ
1
Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer

Signature

C+1
Red Diamond99125.6
125.6
1——
1
Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer

Signature

C+1
Red Diamond99125.6
125.6
1——
3
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson

The Negro Leagues

C+5
Red Diamond99124.6
124.6
3——
4
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella

Hall of Fame

C+4
Red Diamond99122.8
122.8
4——
162
Cole Carrigg
Cole Carrigg

Spotlight

CF+5
Red Diamond99107.4
120.62nd
18——
101
Craig Biggio
Craig Biggio

Moonshot

2B+4
Red Diamond99110.0
120.62nd
12——
7
Hunter Goodman
Hunter Goodman

2026 Finest

C+3
Red Diamond99119.2
119.2
5——
11
Jorge Posada
Jorge Posada

Subway

C+1
Red Diamond99117.3
117.3
6——
12
Johnny Bench
Johnny Bench

Hall of Fame

C+4
Red Diamond99117.0
117.0
7——
18
Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks

2026 Postseason

C+1
Red Diamond99116.4
116.4
8——
32
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Spooky

1B+2
Red Diamond99114.3
115.22nd
11——
32
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Spooky

1B+2
Red Diamond99114.3
115.22nd
11——
27
William Contreras
William Contreras

2026 Postseason

C
Red Diamond99114.7
114.7
9——
28
Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez

Awards

C
Red Diamond99114.6
114.6
10——
53
Carter Jensen
Carter Jensen

Spotlight

C
Red Diamond99112.6
112.6
11——
59
Samuel Basallo
Samuel Basallo

2026 Topps Update Series Baseball

C+1
Red Diamond99112.3
112.3
12——
66
Joe Torre
Joe Torre

Moonshot

C+3
Red Diamond99111.5
111.5
13——
66
Dillon Dingler
Dillon Dingler

2026 Finest

C
Red Diamond99111.5
111.5
13——
15
Victor Martinez
Victor Martinez

Awards

1B+1
Red Diamond99116.6
111.02nd
4——
75
Adley Rutschman
Adley Rutschman

New Threads

C
Red Diamond99110.9
110.9
15——
144
Willson Contreras
Willson Contreras

2026 Postseason

1B+1
Red Diamond99108.0
110.82nd
33——
78
Leonardo Bernal
Leonardo Bernal

Topps Now

C+1
Red Diamond97110.7
110.7
16——
83
Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek

Milestone

C
Red Diamond99110.6
110.6
17——
83
Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek

Ranked 1000

C
Red Diamond99110.6
110.6
17——
97
Shea Langeliers
Shea Langeliers

2026 Finest

C
Red Diamond99110.3
110.3
19——
98
Mike Napoli
Mike Napoli

Moonshot

C+2
Red Diamond99110.2
110.2
20——
101
Rafael Flores
Rafael Flores

Spotlight

C+1
Red Diamond99110.0
110.0
21——
106
Rick Ferrell
Rick Ferrell

Hall of Fame

C
Red Diamond99109.5
109.5
22——
111
Vahn Lackey
Vahn Lackey

2026 Draft

C+1
Red Diamond98109.4
109.4
23——
456
Cole Carrigg
Cole Carrigg

Topps Now

CF+5
Diamond9498.9
109.32nd
53——
114
Drake Baldwin
Drake Baldwin

2026 Finest

C
Red Diamond99109.2
109.2
24——
117
Ted Simmons
Ted Simmons

Prime

C+2
Red Diamond96109.1
109.1
25——
133
Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer

Awards

C+1
Red Diamond96108.4
108.4
26——
137
Alfredo Duno
Alfredo Duno

Pipeline

C+1
Red Diamond99108.3
108.3
27——
144
Gary Carter
Gary Carter

Awards

C+1
Red Diamond96108.0
108.0
28——
173
Rainiel Rodriguez
Rainiel Rodriguez

Pipeline

C+1
Red Diamond99107.0
107.0
29——
271
Ralphy Velazquez
Ralphy Velazquez

Pipeline

1B+2
Red Diamond99103.8
106.62nd
45——
191
Salvador Perez
Salvador Perez

Milestone

C+1
Red Diamond99106.4
106.4
30——
196
Cal Raleigh
Cal Raleigh

Milestone

C
Red Diamond99106.2
106.2
31——
117
Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges

Moonshot

1B+5
Red Diamond99109.1
105.82nd
28——
235
Gabriel Moreno
Gabriel Moreno

Spotlight

C
Red Diamond99104.9
104.9
32——
238
Biz Mackey
Biz Mackey

The Negro Leagues

C+7
Diamond90104.7
104.7
33——
129
Ben Rice
Ben Rice

2026 Postseason

1B+1
Red Diamond99108.6
104.62nd
30——
245
Shawn Ross
Shawn Ross

Topps Now

C+5
Red Diamond97104.5
104.5
34——
439
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Mural

1B+2
Red Diamond9599.2
104.32nd
57——
276
Adley Rutschman
Adley Rutschman

2026 All-Star

C
Red Diamond97103.7
103.7
35——
279
Gary Sánchez
Gary Sánchez

Spotlight

C+1
Red Diamond99103.6
103.6
36——
282
Hunter Goodman
Hunter Goodman

2026 All-Star

C+3
Red Diamond97103.5
103.5
37——
282
Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks

New Threads

C+1
Red Diamond97103.5
103.5
37——
282
Ethan Salas
Ethan Salas

Pipeline

C
Red Diamond99103.5
103.5
37——
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How the catchers ranking is built

This list ranks catchers by OpScore, not by in-game Overall. Overall is a single number that never changes with the difficulty you play on; OpScore re-weights what actually wins games and recomputes it per difficulty, so the best card on All-Star is often not the best on Legend.

For catchers the weighting leans on framing-adjacent defence, arm strength, and the plate skills that survive a full-season grind. Where that disagrees with the market — and it frequently does, because the market pays for the headline Overall — the gap is the value.

Cards eligible at catcher through a secondary position are included, because when you are filling this slot the best available option is often a card listed elsewhere. Every row links to that card’s full page — live price, OpScore breakdown, quirks, and price history.

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