While we aren’t exactly in the days of Pudge and Piazza the catcher position has seen a nice uptick over the last couple of years. In 2023 10 catchers hit 20 or more home runs and 18 catchers hit 15 or more. Fifteen catchers topped 60 RBI and 16 catchers with 100 or more plate appearances hit .260 or better. Most of this production was spread out pretty evenly. William Contreras and Adley Rutschman were at the head of the class but the field wasn’t all that far back. Our consensus rankings reflect a balanced catcher pool with plenty of room for disagreement throughout the ranks.
Meet the Analysts
The analysts are listed by initials in the rankings table in order to save some space. The rankers are as follows.
MH = Matt Heckman – @Heckman_Matt115
TT = Taylor Tarter – @TaylorTarter
LA = Lauren Auerbach – @lkauerbach
RK = Ray Kuhn – @Ray_Kuhn_28
DF = Dave Funnell – @davefunnell2
TK = Tim Karolewicz
RM = Ryan McLaughlin – @LDeePee
2024 Consensus Catcher Rankings
The catcher rankings below are based on 5×5 rotisserie scoring. We used 10 games played in 2023 as the threshold but were liberal if we thought a player would spend time at the position in 2024. Make sure to check your league rules to see who’s eligible in your league. We also have a searchable tool where you can view all 2023 Games Played by Position data.
These rankings will be updated as news occurs so make sure to check back as draft day nears.
| Cons. Rnk | Player | Team | MH | TT | LA | RK | DF | TK | RM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adley Rutschman | BAL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | William Contreras | MIL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | J.T. Realmuto | PHI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Will Smith | LAD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Yainer Diaz | HOU | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | Cal Raleigh | SEA | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Willson Contreras | STL | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| 8 | Sean Murphy | ATL | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Francisco Alvarez | NYM | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Salvador Perez | KC | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Jonah Heim | TEX | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | Gabriel Moreno | ARI | 9 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Keibert Ruiz | WSH | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | Logan O'Hoppe | LAA | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | Bo Naylor | CLE | 8 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Mitch Garver | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 23 | |
| 17 | Luis Campusano | SD | 22 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| 18 | Alejandro Kirk | TOR | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | Tyler Stephenson | CIN | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| 20 | Henry Davis | PIT | 17 | 15 | 17 | NR | 16 | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Elias Diaz | COL | 29 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 |
| 22 | Shea Langeliers | OAK | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 23 | Danny Jansen | TOR | 20 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
| 24 | Ryan Jeffers | MIN | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| 25 | Travis d'Arnaud | ATL | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| 26 | MJ Melendez | KC | NR | 14 | NR | NR | 18 | 16 | 20 |
| 27 | Yan Gomes | CHC | 30 | 26 | 28 | NR | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| 28 | Austin Wells | 16 | 27 | 20 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | |
| 29 | Tyler Soderstrom | OAK | 27 | NR | NR | NR | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| 30 | Connor Wong | 25 | NR | 23 | 26 | NR | NR | NR |
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