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I think you have to throw averages out to a great degree when evaluating. If indeed you have a catcher that makes the opposition think twice, then generally only the better base stealers will have a green light and thus a potentially higher success rate enters the equation. Attempts are really the main barometer.
Obviously in real life if you go into a series and Piazza is behind the plate, you are going to think about running more than if Rodriguez is (hats off to him if he did indeed call fastballs at the right time!)
As for Brock, of course you steal on the pitcher. The catcher is fixed. If you have the green light at that point it's a question of what the next pitch might be and what kind of lead you get. The runner can't worry about the throw. The catcher either nails him or he doesn't.
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