Adley Rutschman, turning on 99 mph pic.twitter.com/jvWiMTuOvt

A great catcher is hard to find. Adley Rutschman is really starting to play like one.

Can the Orioles rookie go from No. 1 Draft pick to No. 1 prospect to the No. 1 Major League catcher? Absolutely. And judging from what he's doing right now, you might not have to wait a long time to see it.

Rutschman already looks like one of the best all-around catchers in baseball. Let's break down how he's excelling at three key components of the position: his arm, his framing and his bat.

He has a top-5 arm

Rutschman has caught six of 22 attempted basestealers this season, a 27% clip which is only slightly above the 25% league average. But those numbers should pick up, because Rutschman is already one of the quickest catchers to second base. The big plays to control the run game are coming.

Rutschman's average pop time to second base on steal attempts is 1.91 seconds. That's how long it takes from when he receives the pitch to when his throw gets to the second-base bag. Major League average pop time is 2.00 seconds -- Rutschman is tied for the fourth-fastest catcher. The ones in front of him are all well known for their great arms.

Fastest avg. pop time to 2B, 2022 1. J.T. Realmuto: 1.83 seconds 2. Jorge Alfaro: 1.88 seconds 3. Sean Murphy: 1.90 seconds 4. (tie) Adley Rutschman: 1.91 seconds 4. (tie) Gabriel Moreno: 1.91 seconds MLB avg. pop time: 2.00 seconds

Rutschman has a great arm, too. His average "max-effort" arm strength is 87.1 mph, also fourth best among catchers, behind the Rays' Christian Bethancourt, Realmuto and Alfaro.

#MLBFieldVision: Adley Rutschman caught stealing on a pitch in the dirt 1.86 second pop time 85.2 mph arm strength 29.0 ft/sec sprint speed for Brujan pic.twitter.com/eufKlYRXd7

He's a top-5 framer

The next key defensive area for a catcher is pitch framing, and Rutschman is excelling at it.

Rutschman has gotten called strikes on 49.7% of the borderline pitches he's received -- those are pitches taken by the batter that are within one baseball's width of the edge of the strike zone. His called strike rate on those pitches, where the call can go either way, is fourth best among regular catchers.

Highest called strike % on borderline pitches, 2022 Min. 1,000 borderline pitches received 1. Jose Trevino: 54.1% 2. Jonah Heim: 52.2% 3. Alejandro Kirk: 50.0% 4. Adley Rutschman: 49.7% 5. Sean Murphy: 49.6% MLB avg.: 46.8%

Rutschman is establishing himself as one of the most well-rounded framing catchers. He's been an above-average framer on all four edges of the strike zone. Just look at a few of the strikeouts he's stolen for Orioles pitchers, including against some top hitters.

That's Rutscham getting José Abreu, Julio Rodríguez and Josh Donaldson punched out on borderline fastballs, Bobby Dalbec on a slider, Jose Trevino on a curveball and Hunter Dozier on a changeup -- all tracked by Statcast as just out of the strike zone, but all called third strikes.

He's a top-5 hitting catcher

Offense from the catcher position is extra valuable these days, and after a slow start at the plate, Rutschman has quickly started raking on a level with the best at the position. 

Highest OPS+ among catchers, 2022 Min. 200 PA 1. Alejandro Kirk: 142  2. William Contreras: 136 3. Willson Contreras: 132 4. Adley Rutschman: 127 5. Will Smith: 125 League avg.: 100

The only catchers having better overall offensive seasons than Rutschman are three 2022 All-Stars.

The breakout happened fast. Rutschman was batting .143 through his first 15 big league games … and then he took off. Over his last 43 games since June 10, he's slashing .295/.399/.541 -- a .940 OPS -- with five homers, 21 doubles, and nearly as many walks (24) as strikeouts (27). The whole range of hitting skills that made Rutschman a No. 1 overall Draft pick is showing up at once.

Adley Rutschman, turning on 99 mph pic.twitter.com/jvWiMTuOvt

Here's a quick rundown of Rutschman's skills underlying the different parts of that stat line. 

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It's already valuable to have a catcher who can do just one or two of the things that Rutschman is doing. But all of them? That tells you: Rutschman can be a true star catcher, and he can be one soon.