SABR Defensive Index: July 11, 2021
Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of July 11, 2021.
For the ninth consecutive season, the SDI will be used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™, presented by SABR. The SABR Defensive Index accounts for approximately 25 percent of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process which are added to the votes from the managers and coaches.
To learn more about the SABR Defensive Index, visit SABR.org/SDI.
Scroll down to see AL and NL individual leaders, or click a link below to see SDI leaders as ranked by position:
AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
Player | Team | Position | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Chapman | OAK | 3B | 6.5 |
Joey Gallo | TEX | RF | 6.0 |
Brett Phillips | TBR | CF | 5.0 |
Dallas Keuchel | CHW | P | 5.0 |
Marcus Semien | TOR | 2B | 4.8 |
Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 4.7 |
Michael A. Taylor | KCR | CF | 4.5 |
Andrelton Simmons | MIN | SS | 4.4 |
Myles Straw | HOU | CF | 4.3 |
Sean Murphy | OAK | C | 4.2 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | SS | 4.0 |
Enrique Hernandez | BOS | CF | 3.9 |
Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 3.6 |
Joey Wendle | TBR | 3B | 3.5 |
Josh Fleming | TBR | P | 3.4 |
Zack Greinke | HOU | P | 3.2 |
Chris Flexen | SEA | P | 3.1 |
Eli White | TEX | LF | 3.1 |
Carlos Correa | HOU | SS | 3.0 |
Manuel Margot | TBR | RF | 3.0 |
Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B | 3.0 |
Jose Trevino | TEX | C | 2.8 |
Adolis García | TEX | CF | 2.8 |
Mike Zunino | TBR | C | 2.7 |
Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | CF | 2.7 |
Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 2.7 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
Player | Team | Position | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 6.3 |
Joshua Fuentes | COL | 3B | 6.1 |
Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 4.7 |
Jacob Stallings | PIT | C | 4.7 |
Adam Duvall | MIA | RF | 4.7 |
Juan Soto | WSN | RF | 4.6 |
Jason Heyward | CHC | RF | 4.5 |
Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 4.2 |
Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 2B | 4.2 |
Taijuan Walker | NYM | P | 4.0 |
Kevin Newman | PIT | SS | 3.8 |
Starling Marte | MIA | CF | 3.7 |
Nick Ahmed | ARI | SS | 3.7 |
Mike Tauchman | SFG | LF | 3.6 |
Erik Gonzalez | PIT | 3B | 3.5 |
Kolten Wong | MIL | 2B | 3.4 |
Elias Diaz | COL | C | 3.3 |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 3.3 |
Marcell Ozuna | ATL | LF | 3.3 |
Max Muncy | LAD | 1B | 3.2 |
Tommy Edman | STL | 2B | 3.1 |
Brandon Crawford | SFG | SS | 3.1 |
Jean Segura | PHI | 2B | 3.0 |
Trevor Story | COL | SS | 2.9 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | CF | 2.8 |
AL leaders, by position
(Among likely 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Dallas Keuchel | CHW | 5.0 |
Josh Fleming | TBR | 3.4 |
Zack Greinke | HOU | 3.2 |
Chris Flexen | SEA | 3.1 |
Steven Matz | TOR | 2.4 |
Jose Berrios | MIN | 2.2 |
Casey Mize | DET | 2.1 |
Aaron Civale | CLE | 1.8 |
Alex Cobb | LAA | 1.6 |
Shane McClanahan | TBR | 1.6 |
Cal Quantrill | CLE | 1.6 |
Shane Bieber | CLE | 1.5 |
Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | 1.4 |
Griffin Canning | LAA | 1.4 |
Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | 1.4 |
Matthew Boyd | DET | 0.9 |
Ross Stripling | TOR | 0.8 |
Zach Plesac | CLE | 0.6 |
Michael Pineda | MIN | 0.6 |
Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | 0.4 |
Ryan Yarbrough | TBR | 0.2 |
Kyle Gibson | TEX | 0.1 |
Kenta Maeda | MIN | 0.1 |
James Kaprielian | OAK | 0.0 |
J.A. Happ | MIN | 0.0 |
Dylan Bundy | LAA | 0.0 |
Jordan Lyles | TEX | 0.0 |
Shohei Ohtani | LAA | 0.0 |
Chris Bassitt | OAK | 0.0 |
Lucas Giolito | CHW | -0.1 |
John Means | BAL | -0.1 |
Cole Irvin | OAK | -0.1 |
Gerrit Cole | NYY | -0.1 |
Garrett Richards | BOS | -0.1 |
Kolby Allard | TEX | -0.1 |
Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | -0.2 |
Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | -0.2 |
Cristian Javier | HOU | -0.2 |
Frankie Montas | OAK | -0.2 |
Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | -0.2 |
Jordan Montgomery | NYY | -0.5 |
Mike Minor | KCR | -0.5 |
Jorge Lopez | BAL | -0.5 |
Martin Perez | BOS | -0.6 |
Jose Urena | DET | -0.6 |
Justus Sheffield | SEA | -0.7 |
Tyler Glasnow | TBR | -0.8 |
Robbie Ray | TOR | -0.8 |
Dane Dunning | TEX | -0.8 |
Sean Manaea | OAK | -0.8 |
Luis Garcia | HOU | -0.8 |
Jose Urquidy | HOU | -0.8 |
Tarik Skubal | DET | -0.9 |
Nick Pivetta | BOS | -0.9 |
Matt Shoemaker | MIN | -0.9 |
Rich Hill | TBR | -1.2 |
Dylan Cease | CHW | -1.3 |
Matt Harvey | BAL | -1.5 |
Jameson Taillon | NYY | -1.5 |
Lance Lynn | CHW | -1.6 |
Domingo German | NYY | -1.7 |
Carlos Rodon | CHW | -2.1 |
Andrew Heaney | LAA | -2.3 |
Brad Keller | KCR | -2.4 |
Brady Singer | KCR | -3.3 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Sean Murphy | OAK | 4.2 |
Austin Hedges | CLE | 3.6 |
Jose Trevino | TEX | 2.8 |
Mike Zunino | TBR | 2.7 |
Christian Vazquez | BOS | 2.3 |
Jake Rogers | DET | 2.2 |
Jonah Heim | TEX | 1.9 |
Martin Maldonado | HOU | 1.8 |
Reese McGuire | TOR | 1.6 |
Mitch Garver | MIN | 1.3 |
Ryan Jeffers | MIN | 1.2 |
Kyle Higashioka | NYY | 1.1 |
Tom Murphy | SEA | 1.1 |
Danny Jansen | TOR | 0.0 |
Yasmani Grandal | CHW | -0.1 |
Max Stassi | LAA | -0.5 |
Francisco Mejia | TBR | -0.5 |
Luis Torrens | SEA | -2.1 |
Salvador Perez | KCR | -4.1 |
Gary Sanchez | NYY | -4.1 |
Pedro Severino | BAL | -4.2 |
Kurt Suzuki | LAA | -4.6 |
Zack Collins | CHW | -6.8 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Jake Bauers | CLE | 2.6 |
Ty France | SEA | 2.3 |
Alex Kirilloff | MIN | 1.7 |
Yandy Díaz | TBR | 1.4 |
José Abreu | CHW | 0.7 |
Carlos Santana | KCR | 0.3 |
Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 0.2 |
Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | -0.4 |
Jared Walsh | LAA | -0.8 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | -0.9 |
Miguel Sano | MIN | -0.9 |
Trey Mancini | BAL | -1.0 |
Jonathan Schoop | DET | -1.4 |
Matt Olson | OAK | -1.8 |
Nate Lowe | TEX | -2.8 |
Bobby Dalbec | BOS | -5.6 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Marcus Semien | TOR | 4.8 |
Jose Altuve | HOU | 2.7 |
David Fletcher | LAA | 1.6 |
Whit Merrifield | KCR | 1.6 |
Christian Arroyo | BOS | 1.4 |
Dylan Moore | SEA | 1.3 |
Mike Brosseau | TBR | 1.2 |
Jorge Polanco | MIN | 1.1 |
Marwin Gonzalez | BOS | 0.8 |
Tony Kemp | OAK | 0.2 |
DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 0.2 |
Rougned Odor | NYY | 0.0 |
Pat Valaika | BAL | -0.3 |
Danny Mendick | CHW | -0.7 |
Luis Arraez | MIN | -0.8 |
Nick Madrigal | CHW | -1.2 |
Leury Garcia | CHW | -1.2 |
Brandon Lowe | TBR | -2.6 |
Jed Lowrie | OAK | -3.0 |
Cesar Hernandez | CLE | -3.6 |
Nick Solak | TEX | -3.7 |
Willi Castro | DET | -5.8 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Matt Chapman | OAK | 6.5 |
Joey Wendle | TBR | 3.5 |
Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3.0 |
Gio Urshela | NYY | 2.3 |
Charlie Culberson | TEX | 2.1 |
Kyle Seager | SEA | 1.5 |
Brock Holt | TEX | 1.5 |
Alex Bregman | HOU | 0.7 |
Hanser Alberto | KCR | -0.5 |
Yoan Moncada | CHW | -0.8 |
Josh Donaldson | MIN | -1.1 |
Rafael Devers | BOS | -1.1 |
Cavan Biggio | TOR | -2.0 |
Kelvin Gutierrez | BAL | -2.1 |
Jeimer Candelario | DET | -2.4 |
Anthony Rendon | LAA | -4.0 |
Hunter Dozier | KCR | -5.1 |
Maikel Franco | BAL | -6.3 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Andrelton Simmons | MIN | 4.4 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 4.0 |
Carlos Correa | HOU | 3.0 |
J.P. Crawford | SEA | 1.3 |
Nicky Lopez | KCR | 0.5 |
Freddy Galvis | BAL | -0.1 |
Tim Anderson | CHW | -1.3 |
Amed Rosario | CLE | -1.4 |
Elvis Andrus | OAK | -1.5 |
Gleyber Torres | NYY | -2.1 |
Niko Goodrum | DET | -2.4 |
José Iglesias | LAA | -3.2 |
Harold Castro | DET | -3.3 |
Bo Bichette | TOR | -3.8 |
Xander Bogaerts | BOS | -5.9 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Eli White | TEX | 3.1 |
Eddie Rosario | CLE | 2.5 |
Michael Brantley | HOU | 2.4 |
Austin Hays | BAL | 2.3 |
Chas McCormick | HOU | 1.7 |
Randy Arozarena | TBR | 1.3 |
Alex Verdugo | BOS | 0.8 |
Robbie Grossman | DET | 0.1 |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | TOR | -0.1 |
Mark Canha | OAK | -0.1 |
Andrew Vaughn | CHW | -0.9 |
Miguel Andujar | NYY | -1.0 |
Austin Meadows | TBR | -1.3 |
Trevor Larnach | MIN | -2.2 |
DJ Stewart | BAL | -2.4 |
Justin Upton | LAA | -2.6 |
Andrew Benintendi | KCR | -2.9 |
Clint Frazier | NYY | -4.3 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Brett Phillips | TBR | 5.0 |
Michael A. Taylor | KCR | 4.5 |
Myles Straw | HOU | 4.3 |
Enrique Hernandez | BOS | 3.9 |
Adolis García | TEX | 2.8 |
Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 2.7 |
Ramon Laureano | OAK | 2.0 |
Cedric Mullins | BAL | 1.8 |
Taylor Trammell | SEA | 0.8 |
Juan Lagares | LAA | -0.3 |
Akil Baddoo | DET | -0.3 |
Brett Gardner | NYY | -0.8 |
Randal Grichuk | TOR | -1.5 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Joey Gallo | TEX | 6.0 |
Kyle Tucker | HOU | 4.7 |
Manuel Margot | TBR | 3.0 |
Aaron Judge | NYY | 2.5 |
Hunter Renfroe | BOS | 2.5 |
Seth Brown | OAK | 2.2 |
Adam Eaton | CHW | 1.0 |
Harold Ramirez | CLE | 0.2 |
Teoscar Hernandez | TOR | -0.1 |
Max Kepler | MIN | -0.1 |
Nomar Mazara | DET | -0.3 |
Taylor Ward | LAA | -1.3 |
Stephen Piscotty | OAK | -1.7 |
Mitch Haniger | SEA | -1.8 |
Anthony Santander | BAL | -1.8 |
Josh Naylor | CLE | -2.2 |
Jorge Soler | KCR | -5.8 |
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NL leaders, by position
(Among likely 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Taijuan Walker | NYM | 4.0 |
Max Fried | ATL | 2.6 |
John Gant | STL | 2.3 |
Kevin Gausman | SFG | 2.3 |
Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | 2.2 |
Chi Chi Gonzalez | COL | 2.1 |
Trevor Rogers | MIA | 1.7 |
Zach Eflin | PHI | 1.7 |
Drew Smyly | ATL | 1.6 |
Antonio Senzatela | COL | 1.6 |
Patrick Corbin | WSN | 1.6 |
Tyler Mahle | CIN | 1.5 |
Jack Flaherty | STL | 1.4 |
Anthony DeSclafani | SFG | 1.4 |
Riley Smith | ARI | 1.4 |
Julio Urias | LAD | 1.4 |
Zach Davies | CHC | 1.1 |
Joe Ross | WSN | 1.0 |
Sonny Gray | CIN | 1.0 |
German Marquez | COL | 1.0 |
Tyler Anderson | PIT | 0.9 |
Wade Miley | CIN | 0.8 |
Joe Musgrove | SDP | 0.8 |
Caleb Smith | ARI | 0.8 |
Johnny Cueto | SFG | 0.8 |
Charlie Morton | ATL | 0.7 |
David Peterson | NYM | 0.7 |
Clayton Kershaw | LAD | 0.7 |
Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 0.7 |
Zack Wheeler | PHI | 0.7 |
JT Brubaker | PIT | 0.7 |
Merrill Kelly | ARI | 0.7 |
Adam Wainwright | STL | 0.6 |
Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 0.6 |
Luis Castillo | CIN | 0.4 |
Marcus Stroman | NYM | 0.3 |
Jon Lester | WSN | 0.2 |
Ian Anderson | ATL | 0.1 |
Chris Paddack | SDP | 0.0 |
Pablo Lopez | MIA | 0.0 |
Max Scherzer | WSN | 0.0 |
Austin Gomber | COL | -0.1 |
Aaron Nola | PHI | -0.1 |
Adrian Houser | MIL | -0.3 |
Corbin Burnes | MIL | -0.4 |
Jacob deGrom | NYM | -0.5 |
Sandy Alcantara | MIA | -0.6 |
Alex Wood | SFG | -0.7 |
Blake Snell | SDP | -0.7 |
Yu Darvish | SDP | -0.7 |
Erick Fedde | WSN | -0.7 |
Adbert Alzolay | CHC | -0.7 |
Vince Velasquez | PHI | -0.8 |
Jon Gray | COL | -0.9 |
Jake Arrieta | CHC | -1.0 |
Walker Buehler | LAD | -1.4 |
Carlos Martinez | STL | -1.5 |
Freddy Peralta | MIL | -1.6 |
Trevor Bauer | LAD | -1.6 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Jacob Stallings | PIT | 4.7 |
Elias Diaz | COL | 3.3 |
Tomas Nido | NYM | 2.4 |
Willson Contreras | CHC | 2.3 |
Manny Pina | MIL | 2.2 |
Tucker Barnhart | CIN | 1.6 |
Will Smith | LAD | 1.6 |
Stephen Vogt | ARI | 1.5 |
Buster Posey | SFG | 1.2 |
Yan Gomes | WSN | 1.1 |
Carson Kelly | ARI | 0.9 |
Curt Casali | SFG | 0.9 |
Jorge Alfaro | MIA | 0.5 |
Omar Narvaez | MIL | 0.5 |
Michael Perez | PIT | 0.3 |
Sandy Leon | MIA | 0.3 |
James McCann | NYM | 0.1 |
Austin Barnes | LAD | 0.0 |
Yadier Molina | STL | -0.1 |
J.T. Realmuto | PHI | -0.5 |
Tyler Stephenson | CIN | -1.2 |
Andrew Knizner | STL | -1.4 |
Victor Caratini | SDP | -1.4 |
Dom Nunez | COL | -1.7 |
Andrew Knapp | PHI | -2.4 |
William Contreras | ATL | -3.1 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Max Muncy | LAD | 3.2 |
Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 2.3 |
Christian Walker | ARI | 1.8 |
Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1.1 |
Pavin Smith | ARI | 1.1 |
Pete Alonso | NYM | 1.0 |
Jesus Aguilar | MIA | 0.7 |
Keston Hiura | MIL | 0.6 |
Josh Bell | WSN | 0.4 |
C.J. Cron | COL | 0.4 |
Brandon Belt | SFG | 0.3 |
Phillip Evans | PIT | -0.3 |
Joey Votto | CIN | -0.4 |
Albert Pujols | LAD | -0.6 |
Daniel Vogelbach | MIL | -1.1 |
Colin Moran | PIT | -1.7 |
Rhys Hoskins | PHI | -2.1 |
Eric Hosmer | SDP | -2.2 |
Freddie Freeman | ATL | -2.6 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 4.2 |
Kolten Wong | MIL | 3.4 |
Tommy Edman | STL | 3.1 |
Jean Segura | PHI | 3.0 |
Jazz Chisholm | MIA | 2.2 |
Donovan Solano | SFG | 1.6 |
Josh Harrison | WSN | 1.0 |
Ozzie Albies | ATL | 1.0 |
Jeff McNeil | NYM | 0.8 |
Brendan Rodgers | COL | 0.8 |
Eric Sogard | CHC | 0.6 |
Josh Rojas | ARI | -1.7 |
Jonathan India | CIN | -2.5 |
Adam Frazier | PIT | -3.1 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Joshua Fuentes | COL | 6.1 |
Manny Machado | SDP | 4.7 |
Erik Gonzalez | PIT | 3.5 |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 3.3 |
Evan Longoria | SFG | 2.7 |
Nolan Arenado | STL | 2.4 |
Starlin Castro | WSN | 1.5 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | ARI | 0.8 |
Wilmer Flores | SFG | 0.4 |
David Bote | CHC | 0.1 |
Kris Bryant | CHC | -0.2 |
Eduardo Escobar | ARI | -0.7 |
Eugenio Suarez | CIN | -1.2 |
Jon Berti | MIA | -1.6 |
Travis Shaw | MIL | -2.0 |
Jonathan Villar | NYM | -2.0 |
Austin Riley | ATL | -2.2 |
Justin Turner | LAD | -3.6 |
Alec Bohm | PHI | -4.8 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Francisco Lindor | NYM | 6.3 |
Miguel Rojas | MIA | 4.2 |
Kevin Newman | PIT | 3.8 |
Nick Ahmed | ARI | 3.7 |
Brandon Crawford | SFG | 3.1 |
Trevor Story | COL | 2.9 |
Javier Baez | CHC | 2.6 |
Paul DeJong | STL | 2.2 |
Edmundo Sosa | STL | 1.9 |
Kyle Farmer | CIN | 1.6 |
Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | 1.3 |
Mauricio Dubon | SFG | 1.2 |
Willy Adames | MIL | 0.8 |
Trea Turner | WSN | 0.3 |
Gavin Lux | LAD | -1.3 |
Corey Seager | LAD | -1.9 |
Dansby Swanson | ATL | -2.1 |
Luis Urias | MIL | -4.2 |
Didi Gregorius | PHI | -4.6 |
Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | -5.6 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Mike Tauchman | SFG | 3.6 |
Marcell Ozuna | ATL | 3.3 |
Christian Yelich | MIL | 2.0 |
Raimel Tapia | COL | 1.7 |
Tyler O’Neill | STL | 1.1 |
Corey Dickerson | MIA | 1.1 |
Ben Gamel | PIT | 1.0 |
AJ Pollock | LAD | 0.7 |
Dominic Smith | NYM | -0.1 |
Jurickson Profar | SDP | -0.9 |
Alex Dickerson | SFG | -1.2 |
Jesse Winker | CIN | -1.5 |
David Peralta | ARI | -1.6 |
Kyle Schwarber | WSN | -2.5 |
Tommy Pham | SDP | -2.9 |
Joc Pederson | CHC | -3.2 |
Andrew McCutchen | PHI | -5.7 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Starling Marte | MIA | 3.7 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | 2.8 |
Trent Grisham | SDP | 2.7 |
Odubel Herrera | PHI | 2.6 |
Steven Duggar | SFG | 2.5 |
Victor Robles | WSN | 2.5 |
Garrett Hampson | COL | 2.3 |
Bryan Reynolds | PIT | 0.7 |
Kevin Pillar | NYM | 0.3 |
Ian Happ | CHC | -0.9 |
Yonathan Daza | COL | -1.2 |
Chris Taylor | LAD | -1.4 |
Austin Slater | SFG | -1.4 |
Guillermo Heredia | ATL | -1.9 |
Tyler Naquin | CIN | -2.2 |
Dylan Carlson | STL | -2.6 |
Player | Team | SDI |
---|---|---|
Adam Duvall | MIA | 4.7 |
Juan Soto | WSN | 4.6 |
Jason Heyward | CHC | 4.5 |
Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | 2.2 |
Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | 1.8 |
Billy McKinney | MIL | 1.0 |
Gregory Polanco | PIT | 0.6 |
Avisail Garcia | MIL | 0.3 |
Michael Conforto | NYM | 0.2 |
Zach McKinstry | LAD | -0.2 |
Mookie Betts | LAD | -0.3 |
Charlie Blackmon | COL | -0.7 |
Wil Myers | SDP | -1.0 |
Bryce Harper | PHI | -2.8 |
Garrett Cooper | MIA | -3.6 |
Nick Castellanos | CIN | -6.2 |
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