I looked up the ERA's for the Blue Jays pitchers when Benji Molina is behind the plate compared to Greg Zaun's. Blue Jay pitchers have a 4.67 ERA when Molina is catching, compared to a 4.61 ERA when Zaun is catching. Heading into tonight's game, Molina has caught 707.1 innings, while Zaun has caught 437.1 innings. Jason Phillips has caught 19 innings, with Jays pitchers having a 4.74 ERA.
Now these numbers don't necessarily say that Zaun is a better catcher than Molina because Jays pitchers have a slightly lower ERA. If you catch Roy Halladay most of the time, the ERA will be lower. The opposite can be said if you caught Josh Towers more often.
Pitchers ERA’s With Each Catcher Thursday, August 31, 2006
