Talk:Top ten catchers of all-time/@comment-Bball3345-2006051773136

I disagree with the argument that their is not a big difference between who a team has behind the plate. Piazza and Rodriguez have thrown out 414 and 536 base stealers, respectively. However, Piazza has allowed 1334 successes, while Pudge has allowed only 574. So basestealers have stolen at a rate of 76% off of Piazza, while only 48% off of Pudge. The large difference in steals adds up over time and hurts the teams runs against.