Player stats

Passed Balls 2021

Pitches a catcher is charged with failing to hold or control, allowing a runner to advance.

Season

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Passed Balls / 2021

Jorge Alfaro

C, MIA

Season leader

Passed Balls2021 season
#	Player	Team	PB
1	J. AlfaroJorge Alfaro	C, MIA	13
2	C. VázquezChristian Vázquez	C, BOS	10
3	P. SeverinoPedro Severino	C, BAL	10
4	M. ZuninoMike Zunino	C, TB	10
5	W. SmithWill Smith	C, LAD	9
6	J. McCannJames McCann	C, NYM	8
7	S. ZavalaSeby Zavala	C, CWS	8
8	E. DíazElias Díaz	C, COL	8
9	M. StassiMax Stassi	C, LAA	8
10	G. SánchezGary Sánchez	C, NYY	8
11	C. KellyCarson Kelly	C, AZ	8
12	Y. GrandalYasmani Grandal	C, CWS	7
13	E. HaaseEric Haase	C, DET	7
14	M. MaldonadoMartín Maldonado	C, HOU	7
15	T. StephensonTyler Stephenson	C, CIN	7
16	W. ContrerasWilliam Contreras	C, ATL	7
17	K. SuzukiKurt Suzuki	C, LAA	7
18	V. CaratiniVictor Caratini	C, SD	6
19	Y. MolinaYadier Molina	C, STL	6
20	J. RealmutoJ.T. Realmuto	C, PHI	6
21	K. HigashiokaKyle Higashioka	C, NYY	6
22	D. NuñezDom Nuñez	C, COL	6
23	R. JeffersRyan Jeffers	C, MIN	6
24	T. MurphyTom Murphy	C, SEA	6
25	S. VogtStephen Vogt	C, ATL	5
26	C. RaleighCal Raleigh	C, SEA	5
27	O. NarváezOmar Narváez	C, MIL	5
28	C. CasaliCurt Casali	C, SF	4
29	A. KnappAndrew Knapp	C, PHI	4
30	S. LeónSandy León	C, MIA	4
31	R. McGuireReese McGuire	C, TOR	4
32	F. MejíaFrancisco Mejía	C, TB	4
33	A. NolaAustin Nola	C, SD	4
34	W. RamosWilson Ramos	C, CLE	4
35	D. VarshoDaulton Varsho	C, AZ	4
36	M. GarverMitch Garver	C, MIN	4
37	K. SmithKevan Smith	C, ATL	4
38	R. ChirinosRobinson Chirinos	C, CHC	4
39	A. GarciaAramis Garcia	C, OAK	4
40	J. TrevinoJose Trevino	C, TEX	4
41	C. WallachChad Wallach	C, MIA	4
42	R. RiveraRené Rivera	C, WSH	4
43	N. FortesNick Fortes	C, MIA	4
44	T. BarnhartTucker Barnhart	C, CIN	3
45	D. ButeraDrew Butera	C, LAA	3
46	Z. CollinsZack Collins	C, CWS	3
47	K. PlaweckiKevin Plawecki	C, BOS	3
48	R. PérezRoberto Pérez	C, CLE	3
49	J. RogersJake Rogers	C, DET	3
50	C. SiscoChance Sisco	C, NYM	3

PB: Pitches a catcher is charged with failing to hold or control, allowing a runner to advance.

Understanding Passed Balls

Pitches a catcher is charged with failing to hold or control, allowing a runner to advance.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.