As far as a catchers calling rating, I would say no. Piazza and Maddux as a battery would be a running teams delight but I would put my money on Pizza's and Mad Dogs team to win. Why? Maddux is going to call his own game, and even more importantly is going to hit his spots most of the time. More so when both were prime vintage models.
Whether a catcher can call a good game or not falls low on the list behind what the pitcher brings to the mound. I can call for a fastball up and in for a guy that dives on the first pitch. If the pitcher is "afraid" to throw it there and leaves it over the outside corner... well I must be a stupid catcher.
The confidence that a certain catcher gives a pitcher has more to do with his ability to block the pitchers best offspeed pitch in the dirt than when they call for it. Dont make baseball any more complicated than it is. Or to quote the classic "Bull Durham" line; "Dont think meat, it only hurts the team.
