SABR Defensive Index: Final 2020 rankings

November 6, 2020/by sabr

Here are the final SABR Defensive Index™ rankings for the 2020 season among positional qualifiers for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

Due to the compressed 2020 MLB season, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifications have been amended to rely solely on the SABR Defensive Index, rather than a combination of the SDI and the managers and coaches’ vote. For 2020 consideration, pitchers must have pitched at least 50 innings, catchers must have played in at least 29 games and infielders/outfielders must have completed at least 265 defensive innings. Each player qualifies at the position he has played at most (SDI is only for play at qualified position).

In 2020, Rawlings also expanded the platform to award the best team defense over the course of the regular season. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians were the 2020 Gold Glove Team Award winners based on their SABR Defensive Index rankings.

Click here to view the full list of 2020 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners.

To learn more about the SABR Defensive Index, visit SABR.org/SDI.

Scroll down to see AL and NL individual and team leaders, or click a link below to see SDI leaders as ranked by position:

Teams: AL NL
AL: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
NL: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF

2020 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are listed in bold.

AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Joey Gallo	TEX	RF	7.1
César Hernández	CLE	2B	5.6
Luis Robert	CHW	CF	5.6
Byron Buxton	MIN	CF	5.5
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	5.2
Roberto Pérez	CLE	C	5.1
Ramón Laureano	OAK	CF	5.0
Kevin Kiermaier	TBR	CF	4.9
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	3B	4.7
Evan White	SEA	1B	4.3
Gio Urshela	NYY	3B	4.0
Alex Gordon	KCR	LF	3.8
Carlos Correa	HOU	SS	3.3
Niko Goodrum	DET	SS	3.2
Clint Frazier	NYY	RF	3.1
Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B	3.1
Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS	3.1
Yasmani Grandal	CHW	C	2.9
Yoán Moncada	CHW	3B	2.9
Anthony Santander	BAL	RF	2.8
Whit Merrifield	KCR	RF	2.7
Danny Mendick	CHW	2B	2.6
James McCann	CHW	C	2.5
Matt Olson	OAK	1B	2.5
Nicky Lopez	KCR	2B	2.2
Jonathan Schoop	DET	2B	2.2

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Nolan Arenado	COL	3B	8.5
Mookie Betts	LAD	RF	7.5
Tyler O’Neill	STL	LF	7.0
Kolten Wong	STL	2B	6.2
Javier Báez	CHC	SS	6.0
Trent Grisham	SDP	CF	5.9
Tucker Barnhart	CIN	C	4.7
Manny Machado	SDP	3B	4.4
Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS	4.2
Cody Bellinger	LAD	CF	4.1
Miguel Rojas	MIA	SS	3.6
Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B	3.5
Adam Frazier	PIT	2B	3.4
Brian Anderson	MIA	3B	3.1
Jacob Stallings	PIT	C	2.9
Evan Longoria	SFG	3B	2.9
Jason Heyward	CHC	RF	2.7
Brandon Crawford	SFG	SS	2.4
Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B	2.4
David Peralta	ARI	LF	2.3
Willson Contreras	CHC	C	2.2
Max Fried	ATL	P	2.2
Luis Urías	MIL	3B	1.9
Enrique Hernández	LAD	2B	1.9
Shogo Akiyama	CIN	LF	1.8

AL Team Leaders

Team	Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders	Pitchers	Total SDI
Indians	5.1	7.1	2.6	2.4	17.2
White Sox	5.3	6.1	3.3	-0.2	14.5
Twins	0.7	1.2	9.6	2.3	13.8
Rays	-1.1	0.2	9.0	1.5	9.6
Astros	-0.9	6.2	0.7	0.0	6.0
Athletics	2.5	-2.1	7.9	-3.9	4.4
Rangers	-0.2	-4.2	7.8	-0.1	3.3
Mariners	-5.4	3.9	2.1	0.2	0.8
Tigers	-2.9	2.4	0.1	-0.6	-1.0
Royals	1.5	0.5	0.1	-3.3	-1.2
Yankees	0.7	-3.6	-0.6	-0.5	-4.0
Orioles	-2.4	-4.7	4.3	-1.9	-4.7
Red Sox	-0.6	-14.2	2.8	-0.1	-12.1
Angels	0.8	-3.9	-12.5	1.3	-14.3
Blue Jays	-1.9	-3.1	-7.9	-2.5	-15.4

NL Team Leaders

Team	Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders	Pitchers	Total SDI
Cubs	3.6	11.6	3.3	3.4	21.9
Cardinals	1.2	10.3	9.9	0.2	21.6
Dodgers	1.4	0.2	11.5	0.0	13.1
Padres	-0.9	7.4	4.1	-2.6	8.0
Rockies	-1.4	12.5	-0.5	-2.6	8.0
Pirates	3.1	-0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1
Reds	4.0	-4.6	-1.3	2.3	0.4
Diamondbacks	-2.4	1.0	4.4	-2.6	0.4
Giants	0.1	2.4	-3.6	0.3	-0.8
Marlins	-1.1	5.4	-10.2	1.8	-4.1
Braves	-4.0	-1.5	-2.5	-0.4	-8.4
Brewers	3.9	-5.1	-8.8	0.7	-9.3
Mets	-1.8	-10.7	-5.0	2.6	-14.9
Phillies	-0.4	-7.9	-14.3	1.0	-21.6
Nationals	-5.1	-12.4	-9.4	-2.5	-29.4

AL leaders, by position

(2020 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	SDI
Griffin Canning	LAA	1.4
Kenta Maeda	MIN	1.0
Zach Plesac	CLE	1.0
Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	0.7
Blake Snell	TBR	0.6
Jordan Lyles	TEX	0.6
Zack Greinke	HOU	0.5
Justus Sheffield	SEA	0.4
Dylan Bundy	LAA	0.4
Jose Berrios	MIN	0.4
Ryan Yarbrough	TBR	0.3
Marco Gonzales	SEA	0.2
Gerrit Cole	NYY	0.2
Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	0.2
Mike Minor	OAK	0.1
Andrew Heaney	LAA	0.1
Jesus Luzardo	OAK	0.1
Lucas Giolito	CHW	0.1
Kyle Gibson	TEX	0.1
Brad Keller	KCR	0.0
Alex Cobb	BAL	0.0
Shane Bieber	CLE	0.0
Brady Singer	KCR	0.0
Cristian Javier	HOU	0.0
Carlos Carrasco	CLE	0.0
Dallas Keuchel	CHW	0.0
Kris Bubic	KCR	-0.1
Dylan Cease	CHW	-0.1
Matthew Boyd	DET	-0.1
Taijuan Walker	SEA	-0.2
Danny Duffy	KCR	-0.2
Aaron Civale	CLE	-0.2
Martin Perez	BOS	-0.4
Mike Fiers	OAK	-0.4
Tyler Glasnow	TBR	-0.6
Frankie Montas	OAK	-0.6
Chris Bassitt	OAK	-0.8
Lance Lynn	TEX	-0.9
Sean Manaea	OAK	-1.2
Spencer Turnbull	DET	-1.3
Framber Valdez	HOU	-1.7

Catchers

Player	Team	SDI
Roberto Pérez	CLE	5.1
Yasmani Grandal	CHW	2.9
James McCann	CHW	2.5
Salvador Pérez	KCR	2.1
Sean Murphy	OAK	1.5
Martín Maldonado	HOU	0.8
Pedro Severino	BAL	0.6
Christian Vázquez	BOS	0.4
Michael Pérez	TBR	-0.2
Max Stassi	LAA	-0.7
Danny Jansen	TOR	-1.8
Austin Romine	DET	-1.8
Gary Sánchez	NYY	-1.9

First base

Player	Team	SDI
Evan White	SEA	4.3
Yuli Gurriel	HOU	3.1
Matt Olson	OAK	2.5
José Abreu	CHW	2.0
Jeimer Candelario	DET	1.2
Carlos Santana	CLE	0.7
Todd Frazier	TEX	0.4
Hunter Dozier	KCR	0.1
Ji-Man Choi	TBR	-0.1
Mitch Moreland	BOS	-0.3
Michael Chavis	BOS	-0.5
Miguel Sanó	MIN	-1.5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	-1.7
Luke Voit	NYY	-2.5

Second base

Player	Team	SDI
César Hernández	CLE	5.6
Danny Mendick	CHW	2.6
Jonathan Schoop	DET	2.2
Nicky Lopez	KCR	2.2
Cavan Biggio	TOR	1.9
DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1.5
José Altuve	HOU	-0.6
Joe Panik	TOR	-0.6
Shed Long	SEA	-1.0
Hanser Alberto	BAL	-1.4
Rougned Odor	TEX	-1.8
Brandon Lowe	TBR	-2.1
Tony Kemp	OAK	-2.9
Tommy La Stella	LAA	-4.2

Third base

Player	Team	SDI
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	4.7
Gio Urshela	NYY	4.0
Yoán Moncada	CHW	2.9
Joey Wendle	TBR	1.3
Rio Ruiz	BAL	1.1
Maikel Franco	KCR	0.8
Alex Bregman	HOU	0.7
Matt Chapman	OAK	0.6
Marwin González	MIN	0.2
Travis Shaw	TOR	-1.1
Anthony Rendon	LAA	-1.2
Kyle Seager	SEA	-2.8
José Ramírez	CLE	-3.0
Rafael Devers	BOS	-7.4

Shortstop

Player	Team	SDI
J.P. Crawford	SEA	5.2
Carlos Correa	HOU	3.3
Niko Goodrum	DET	3.2
Francisco Lindor	CLE	3.1
Marcus Semien	OAK	1.2
Adalberto Mondesi	KCR	1.1
Andrelton Simmons	LAA	0.3
Jorge Polanco	MIN	-0.4
Tyler Wade	NYY	-0.5
David Fletcher	LAA	-0.5
Willy Adames	TBR	-1.0
Pat Valaika	BAL	-2.2
Tim Anderson	CHW	-2.2
Xander Bogaerts	BOS	-2.9
Willi Castro	DET	-3.5
Gleyber Torres	NYY	-4.5

Left field

Player	Team	SDI
Alex Gordon	KCR	3.8
Kyle Tucker	HOU	2.1
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	1.2
Eddie Rosario	MIN	1.1
Robbie Grossman	OAK	0.6
Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	-0.9
Brett Gardner	NYY	-1.1
Nick Solak	TEX	-1.4
Justin Upton	LAA	-1.4
Eloy Jiménez	CHW	-2.1

Center field

Player	Team	SDI
Luis Robert	CHW	5.6
Byron Buxton	MIN	5.5
Ramón Laureano	OAK	5.0
Kevin Kiermaier	TBR	4.9
Leody Taveras	TEX	1.8
Manuel Margot	TBR	1.6
George Springer	HOU	1.6
Cedric Mullins	BAL	1.5
Austin Hays	BAL	0.7
Delino DeShields	CLE	0.7
Jackie Bradley Jr.	BOS	0.1
Jake Cave	MIN	0.0
Victor Reyes	DET	-0.2
Kyle Lewis	SEA	-1.7
Aaron Hicks	NYY	-2.8
Randal Grichuk	TOR	-4.0
Mike Trout	LAA	-4.9

Right field

Player	Team	SDI
Joey Gallo	TEX	7.1
Clint Frazier	NYY	3.1
Anthony Santander	BAL	2.8
Whit Merrifield	KCR	2.7
Mark Canha	OAK	2.0
Dylan Moore	SEA	1.9
Max Kepler	MIN	1.4
Nomar Mazara	CHW	1.1
Stephen Piscotty	OAK	0.9
Kevin Pillar	BOS	0.7
Hunter Renfroe	TBR	-0.8
Tyler Naquin	CLE	-0.8
Alex Verdugo	BOS	-1.4
Teoscar Hernández	TOR	-1.7
Jo Adell	LAA	-2.7
Josh Reddick	HOU	-3.4

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NL leaders, by position