SABR Defensive Index: June 4, 2023

June 7, 2023/by sabr

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of June 4, 2023.

The SDI is 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: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
NL: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF

AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Kevin Kiermaier	TOR	CF	6.1
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	6.0
Alex Verdugo	BOS	RF	5.9
Ramón Laureano	OAK	RF	5.5
Wander Franco	TBR	SS	5.3
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	4.8
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	4.2
Jorge Mateo	BAL	SS	4.1
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	3.4
Matt Chapman	TOR	3B	3.3
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	3.3
Will Brennan	CLE	RF	3.2
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	3.1
Taylor Walls	TBR	3B	3.1
Seby Zavala	CHW	C	2.9
Adolis García	TEX	RF	2.9
Austin Hays	BAL	LF	2.7
Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	2.6
Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	2.6
Jose Trevino	NYY	C	2.4
Akil Baddoo	DET	LF	2.4
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	2.3
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	2.2
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	2.1
Connor Wong	BOS	C	2.0
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	2.0
Matt Vierling	DET	RF	2.0

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	7.7
Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	RF	6.6
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	6.4
Ha-Seong Kim	SDP	2B	6.0
Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	5.9
Xander Bogaerts	SDP	SS	4.3
Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	4.2
Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	3.9
Jeimer Candelario	WSN	3B	3.6
Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	3.5
J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	3.5
Willy Adames	MIL	SS	3.3
Sean Murphy	ATL	C	3.2
Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	3.2
William Contreras	MIL	C	3.1
Thairo Estrada	SFG	2B	3.0
Jon Berti	MIA	SS	2.7
Anthony DeSclafani	SFG	P	2.5
Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C	2.5
Elias Díaz	COL	C	2.5
Austin Hedges	PIT	C	2.4
Dominic Smith	WSN	1B	2.4
Christian Walker	ARI	1B	2.4
Josh Rojas	ARI	3B	2.4
Nick Fortes	MIA	C	2.3
LaMonte Wade Jr.	SFG	1B	2.2
Christian Yelich	MIL	LF	2.2

AL leaders, by position

(2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Zack Greinke	KCR	P	1.6
George Kirby	SEA	P	1.4
Jordan Lyles	KCR	P	1.4
Lance Lynn	CHW	P	1.4
Chris Bassitt	TOR	P	1.0
Dylan Cease	CHW	P	0.8
Eduardo Rodriguez	DET	P	0.8
Framber Valdez	HOU	P	0.8
Tyler Wells	BAL	P	0.8
Domingo Germán	NYY	P	0.7
Pablo López	MIN	P	0.7
Kyle Gibson	BAL	P	0.6
JP Sears	OAK	P	0.6
Martín Pérez	TEX	P	0.5
José Berríos	TOR	P	0.1
Shane Bieber	CLE	P	0.1
Zach Eflin	TBR	P	0.1
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	0.1
Logan Gilbert	SEA	P	0.0
Jon Gray	TEX	P	0.0
Sonny Gray	MIN	P	0.0
Michael Kopech	CHW	P	0.0
Dean Kremer	BAL	P	0.0
Brady Singer	KCR	P	0.0
Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	P	-0.1
Shane McClanahan	TBR	P	-0.1
Shohei Ohtani	LAA	P	-0.1
Joe Ryan	MIN	P	-0.1
Gerrit Cole	NYY	P	-0.2
Lucas Giolito	CHW	P	-0.2
Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	P	-0.7
Cristian Javier	HOU	P	-0.7
Hunter Brown	HOU	P	-1.6
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	-1.6

Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	3.1
Seby Zavala	CHW	C	2.9
Jose Trevino	NYY	C	2.4
Connor Wong	BOS	C	2.0
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	1.6
Jake Rogers	DET	C	1.5
Kyle Higashioka	NYY	C	1.3
Christian Vázquez	MIN	C	1.1
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	0.8
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	0.7
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	0.4
Danny Jansen	TOR	C	0.3
Christian Bethancourt	TBR	C	-0.4
Eric Haase	DET	C	-0.8
Matt Thaiss	LAA	C	-1.7
Salvador Perez	KCR	C	-2.7
Martín Maldonado	HOU	C	-3.0
Mike Zunino	CLE	C	-3.3
Yasmani Grandal	CHW	C	-5.3
Shea Langeliers	OAK	C	-5.8

First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	2.6
Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	2.6
Ryan Noda	OAK	1B	0.6
Andrew Vaughn	CHW	1B	0.5
Yandy Díaz	TBR	1B	0.3
Joey Gallo	MIN	1B	-0.2
Ty France	SEA	1B	-0.8
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	-0.8
Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B	-0.9
José Abreu	HOU	1B	-1.0
Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR	1B	-2.5
Triston Casas	BOS	1B	-2.7
Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	-4.0

Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	4.2
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	3.4
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	2.3
Brandon Lowe	TBR	2B	1.3
Brandon Drury	LAA	2B	0.2
Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B	-0.2
Whit Merrifield	TOR	2B	-0.3
Zach McKinstry	DET	2B	-0.7
Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B	-0.9
Kolten Wong	SEA	2B	-2.0
Michael Massey	KCR	2B	-2.6
Adam Frazier	BAL	2B	-3.0
Tony Kemp	OAK	2B	-3.1

Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Matt Chapman	TOR	3B	3.3
Taylor Walls	TBR	3B	3.1
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	2.0
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	1.9
Gio Urshela	LAA	3B	1.6
Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	1.3
DJ LeMahieu	NYY	3B	0.9
Eugenio Suárez	SEA	3B	0.4
Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	-0.6
Jace Peterson	OAK	3B	-1.3
Nick Maton	DET	3B	-1.7
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B	-2.9
Isaac Paredes	TBR	3B	-3.0

Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wander Franco	TBR	SS	5.3
Jorge Mateo	BAL	SS	4.1
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	2.2
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	2.1
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	1.5
Javier Báez	DET	SS	1.4
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	0.1
Elvis Andrus	CHW	SS	0.0
Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	-0.3
Carlos Correa	MIN	SS	-0.6
Tim Anderson	CHW	SS	-1.2
Bobby Witt	KCR	SS	-1.9
Enrique Hernández	BOS	SS	-3.6
Amed Rosario	CLE	SS	-6.7

Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	3.3
Austin Hays	BAL	LF	2.7
Akil Baddoo	DET	LF	2.4
Daulton Varsho	TOR	LF	1.8
Randy Arozarena	TBR	LF	1.1
Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	LF	0.5
Taylor Ward	LAA	LF	-0.7
Jarred Kelenic	SEA	LF	-0.9
Trevor Larnach	MIN	LF	-1.0
Andrew Benintendi	CHW	LF	-1.2

Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Kevin Kiermaier	TOR	CF	6.1
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	6.0
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	4.8
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	NYY	CF	1.6
Leody Taveras	TEX	CF	1.1
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	0.9
Michael A. Taylor	MIN	CF	0.7
Jarren Duran	BOS	CF	0.4
Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF	0.3
Manuel Margot	TBR	CF	-1.0
Mike Trout	LAA	CF	-1.0
Riley Greene	DET	CF	-1.5
Myles Straw	CLE	CF	-2.2
Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF	-4.7

Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Alex Verdugo	BOS	RF	5.9
Ramón Laureano	OAK	RF	5.5
Will Brennan	CLE	RF	3.2
Adolis García	TEX	RF	2.9
Matt Vierling	DET	RF	2.0
Josh Lowe	TBR	RF	1.3
George Springer	TOR	RF	0.7
Teoscar Hernández	SEA	RF	0.0
Aaron Judge	NYY	RF	-2.2
Hunter Renfroe	LAA	RF	-2.7
MJ Melendez	KCR	RF	-3.4
Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	-4.7

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NL leaders, by position