SABR Defensive Index: Final 2024 rankings
Here are the final SABR Defensive Index™ rankings for the 2024 season among positional qualifiers for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
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.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers were the 2024 Gold Glove Team Award winners based on their SABR Defensive Index rankings. Dylan Moore of the Seattle Mariners and Jared Triolo of the Pittsburgh Pirates were the 2024 Gold Glove Super Utility 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:
2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are listed in bold.
AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Giménez | CLE | 2B | 16.1 |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 13.8 |
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS | RF | 11.6 |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 11.4 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 10.5 |
| Freddy Fermin | KCR | C | 10.2 |
| Jake Rogers | DET | C | 9.5 |
| Carlos Santana | MIN | 1B | 9.5 |
| Jose Siri | TBR | CF | 9.2 |
| Daulton Varsho | TOR | CF | 9.2 |
| Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 8.7 |
| Austin Wells | NYY | C | 8.5 |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 7.0 |
| Jarren Duran | BOS | CF | 6.8 |
| Wyatt Langford | TEX | LF | 6.8 |
| Riley Greene | DET | LF | 6.7 |
| Colton Cowser | BAL | LF | 6.4 |
| Ernie Clement | TOR | 3B | 6.3 |
| Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 6.2 |
| Alex Verdugo | NYY | LF | 6.2 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | 6.0 |
| Josh Rojas | SEA | 3B | 5.9 |
| Brayan Rocchio | CLE | SS | 5.7 |
| Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 5.5 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | 3B | 5.4 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bailey | SFG | C | 15.6 |
| Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 14.1 |
| Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 11.2 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 10.4 |
| Sal Frelick | MIL | RF | 10.4 |
| Matt Chapman | SFG | 3B | 9.6 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | LF | 9.6 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 9.2 |
| Joey Ortiz | MIL | 3B | 9.0 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 8.8 |
| Michael A. Taylor | PIT | CF | 8.8 |
| Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 8.8 |
| Jacob Young | WSN | CF | 8.8 |
| Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 8.4 |
| Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 8.0 |
| Luis Severino | NYM | P | 7.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 7.8 |
| Otto Lopez | MIA | 2B | 7.6 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 7.4 |
| Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 7.1 |
| Blake Perkins | MIL | CF | 7.1 |
| Michael Siani | STL | CF | 6.0 |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 5.7 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B | 5.5 |
| Michael King | SDP | P | 5.4 |
AL Team Leaders
| Team | Catcher | Infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Total SDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 10.0 | 7.5 | 31.1 | -3.4 | 45.2 |
| CLE | 10.6 | 19.5 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 35.0 |
| KCR | 9.6 | 11.4 | -2.4 | 15.3 | 33.9 |
| TEX | -4.5 | 18.5 | 9.5 | -1.9 | 21.6 |
| DET | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| NYY | 15.1 | 4.9 | -0.6 | -6.8 | 12.6 |
| SEA | 8.2 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -8.9 | 7.5 |
| BOS | -9.3 | -12.4 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| HOU | -0.4 | -10.0 | 15.5 | -8.4 | -3.3 |
| TBR | 0.7 | -2.3 | 3.3 | -9.0 | -7.3 |
| BAL | -3.2 | -13.3 | 0.2 | 8.3 | -8.0 |
| LAA | -1.3 | -8.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -8.3 |
| MIN | 0.1 | -10.1 | -15.2 | -5.1 | -30.3 |
| OAK | -10.5 | -18.4 | -16.6 | -2.7 | -48.2 |
| CHW | -11.9 | -25.4 | -25.1 | -1.6 | -64.0 |
NL Team Leaders
| Team | Catcher | Infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Total SDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 1.6 | 9.0 | 25.9 | -1.0 | 35.5 |
| CHC | -2.1 | 5.5 | 15.4 | -6.8 | 12.0 |
| ARI | 2.0 | 17.3 | -3.3 | -6.7 | 9.3 |
| ATL | 2.0 | 8.5 | -7.6 | 5.3 | 8.2 |
| NYM | -1.7 | 5.5 | -4.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| LAD | -2.5 | 6.3 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 7.2 |
| PHI | 1.7 | 2.2 | -2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| STL | -4.3 | 11.1 | -3.9 | -4.1 | -1.2 |
| COL | -2.9 | 13.4 | -8.8 | -3.7 | -2.0 |
| SDP | -11.2 | -2.6 | -5.2 | 7.4 | -11.6 |
| SFG | 6.4 | -0.1 | -17.8 | -1.0 | -12.5 |
| WSN | -4.7 | -9.0 | -1.6 | -3.7 | -19.0 |
| PIT | -6.8 | -1.9 | -12.4 | 2.1 | -19.0 |
| MIA | 3.5 | -22.3 | -2.1 | -5.6 | -26.5 |
| CIN | -5.3 | -21.0 | -6.2 | 2.3 | -30.2 |
AL leaders, by position
(2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | KCR | P | 4.2 |
| Tanner Bibee | CLE | P | 3.9 |
| Tarik Skubal | DET | P | 3.9 |
| Seth Lugo | KCR | P | 3.8 |
| Michael Wacha | KCR | P | 3.2 |
| Griffin Canning | LAA | P | 3.0 |
| Chris Flexen | CHW | P | 2.6 |
| Zach Eflin | BAL/TBR | P | 2.2 |
| Bailey Ober | MIN | P | 2.2 |
| Brady Singer | KCR | P | 1.9 |
| José Berríos | TOR | P | 1.2 |
| Tanner Houck | BOS | P | 1.2 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | HOU/TOR | P | 1.1 |
| Ronel Blanco | HOU | P | 0.3 |
| Kutter Crawford | BOS | P | 0.3 |
| Nestor Cortes | NYY | P | 0.0 |
| Jack Flaherty | DET | P | -0.1 |
| Bryce Miller | SEA | P | -0.1 |
| Chris Bassitt | TOR | P | -0.6 |
| Carlos Rodón | NYY | P | -0.6 |
| Andrew Heaney | TEX | P | -0.8 |
| Tyler Anderson | LAA | P | -0.9 |
| Erick Fedde | CHW | P | -0.9 |
| JP Sears | OAK | P | -0.9 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | P | -1.0 |
| Marcus Stroman | NYY | P | -1.0 |
| Pablo López | MIN | P | -1.4 |
| Framber Valdez | HOU | P | -1.5 |
| Luis Castillo | SEA | P | -1.6 |
| Kevin Gausman | TOR | P | -1.7 |
| Hunter Brown | HOU | P | -2.4 |
| George Kirby | SEA | P | -2.7 |
| Logan Gilbert | SEA | P | -4.0 |
| Corbin Burnes | BAL | P | -6.5 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 11.4 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 10.5 |
| Freddy Fermin | KCR | C | 10.2 |
| Jake Rogers | DET | C | 9.5 |
| Austin Wells | NYY | C | 8.5 |
| Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 6.2 |
| Christian Vázquez | MIN | C | 4.0 |
| Adley Rutschman | BAL | C | 0.8 |
| Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C | -0.2 |
| Ben Rortvedt | TBR | C | -0.5 |
| Carson Kelly | DET/TEX | C | -1.0 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | C | -1.4 |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | C | -1.7 |
| Yainer Diaz | HOU | C | -3.2 |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C | -4.7 |
| Danny Jansen | BOS/TOR | C | -6.5 |
| Shea Langeliers | OAK | C | -7.0 |
| Korey Lee | CHW | C | -7.1 |
| Connor Wong | BOS | C | -8.9 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | MIN | 1B | 9.5 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B | 4.6 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 3.9 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | KCR | 1B | 1.7 |
| Seth Brown | OAK | 1B | 1.5 |
| Andrew Vaughn | CHW | 1B | -1.6 |
| Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B | -2.5 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | -2.6 |
| Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | -3.0 |
| Yandy Díaz | TBR | 1B | -3.6 |
| Ty France | SEA | 1B | -3.9 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Giménez | CLE | 2B | 16.1 |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 13.8 |
| Nicky Lopez | CHW | 2B | 0.8 |
| Zack Gelof | OAK | 2B | -0.1 |
| Colt Keith | DET | 2B | -2.0 |
| Jorge Polanco | SEA | 2B | -5.3 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | -8.0 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | -8.3 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 7.0 |
| Ernie Clement | TOR | 3B | 6.3 |
| Josh Rojas | SEA | 3B | 5.9 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | 3B | 5.4 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TOR | 3B | 3.0 |
| Maikel Garcia | KCR | 3B | 1.3 |
| Jordan Westburg | BAL | 3B | 1.3 |
| Josh Smith | TEX | 3B | -0.2 |
| Isaac Paredes | TBR | 3B | -1.5 |
| Gio Urshela | DET | 3B | -1.9 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B | -6.6 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | 6.0 |
| Brayan Rocchio | CLE | SS | 5.7 |
| Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 5.5 |
| Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 5.3 |
| Corey Seager | TEX | SS | 4.8 |
| Jeremy Peña | HOU | SS | 2.9 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | KCR | SS | 2.8 |
| Gunnar Henderson | BAL | SS | 2.7 |
| Dylan Moore | SEA | SS | 0.2 |
| Max Schuemann | OAK | SS | -0.6 |
| José Caballero | TBR | SS | -2.3 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | SS | -4.7 |
| Willi Castro | MIN | SS | -5.2 |
| Paul DeJong | CHW/KCR | SS | -8.8 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Langford | TEX | LF | 6.8 |
| Riley Greene | DET | LF | 6.7 |
| Colton Cowser | BAL | LF | 6.4 |
| Alex Verdugo | NYY | LF | 6.2 |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 4.7 |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | LF | 3.3 |
| Davis Schneider | TOR | LF | 2.5 |
| Mauricio Dubón | HOU | LF | 1.8 |
| Luke Raley | SEA | LF | 1.4 |
| Tyler O’Neill | BOS | LF | -2.9 |
| Andrew Benintendi | CHW | LF | -5.9 |
| MJ Melendez | KCR | LF | -6.0 |
| Randy Arozarena | SEA/TBR | LF | -8.9 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Siri | TBR | CF | 9.2 |
| Daulton Varsho | TOR | CF | 9.2 |
| Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 8.7 |
| Jarren Duran | BOS | CF | 6.8 |
| Julio Rodríguez | SEA | CF | 4.0 |
| Mickey Moniak | LAA | CF | 2.4 |
| Kyle Isbel | KCR | CF | 0.9 |
| Matt Vierling | DET | CF | 0.7 |
| Tyler Freeman | CLE | CF | -2.3 |
| Leody Taveras | TEX | CF | -2.6 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | CF | -5.0 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | CF | -5.1 |
| JJ Bleday | OAK | CF | -8.1 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS | RF | 11.6 |
| Jo Adell | LAA | RF | 3.6 |
| Lawrence Butler | OAK | RF | 1.5 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 0.9 |
| Wenceel Pérez | DET | RF | 0.1 |
| Juan Soto | NYY | RF | 0.0 |
| Anthony Santander | BAL | RF | -1.2 |
| Hunter Renfroe | KCR | RF | -2.1 |
| Tommy Pham | CHW/KCR | RF | -3.4 |
| George Springer | TOR | RF | -3.7 |
| Adolis García | TEX | RF | -4.8 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino | NYM | P | 7.8 |
| Michael King | SDP | P | 5.4 |
| Jake Irvin | WSN | P | 4.2 |
| Chris Sale | ATL | P | 3.0 |
| Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | P | 2.1 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | P | 2.0 |
| Shota Imanaga | CHC | P | 1.7 |
| Freddy Peralta | MIL | P | 1.7 |
| Jose Quintana | NYM | P | 1.7 |
| Dylan Cease | SDP | P | 1.4 |
| Austin Gomber | COL | P | 1.3 |
| Patrick Corbin | WSN | P | 0.7 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | P | 0.5 |
| Sean Manaea | NYM | P | 0.2 |
| Ryne Nelson | ARI | P | 0.2 |
| Kyle Gibson | STL | P | 0.0 |
| Max Fried | ATL | P | -0.1 |
| Mitch Keller | PIT | P | -0.3 |
| Sonny Gray | STL | P | -0.6 |
| Hunter Greene | CIN | P | -0.6 |
| Logan Webb | SFG | P | -0.6 |
| Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | P | -0.9 |
| Miles Mikolas | STL | P | -1.0 |
| Colin Rea | MIL | P | -1.0 |
| Jameson Taillon | CHC | P | -1.7 |
| MacKenzie Gore | WSN | P | -1.9 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bailey | SFG | C | 15.6 |
| Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 7.1 |
| William Contreras | MIL | C | 4.2 |
| Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 3.1 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | 1.1 |
| Miguel Amaya | CHC | C | 0.9 |
| Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C | -0.4 |
| Will Smith | LAD | C | -0.9 |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSN | C | -1.0 |
| Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | C | -1.2 |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C | -3.2 |
| Luis Campusano | SDP | C | -11.0 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 8.0 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 7.4 |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B | 5.3 |
| Michael Busch | CHC | 1B | 4.0 |
| Michael Toglia | COL | 1B | 2.6 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1B | 1.3 |
| Connor Joe | PIT | 1B | 0.5 |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | -0.1 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | -0.4 |
| Rowdy Tellez | PIT | 1B | -1.8 |
| Luis Arráez | MIA/SDP | 1B | -2.0 |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | -2.1 |
| Josh Bell | ARI/MIA | 1B | -6.0 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 14.1 |
| Otto Lopez | MIA | 2B | 7.6 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B | 5.5 |
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B | 3.0 |
| Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B | 2.5 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 1.4 |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B | 0.2 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SDP | 2B | 0.1 |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | 2B | -1.2 |
| Luis García Jr. | WSN | 2B | -1.7 |
| Thairo Estrada | SFG | 2B | -2.4 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | -4.7 |
| Jonathan India | CIN | 2B | -5.1 |
| Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B | -7.6 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | SFG | 3B | 9.6 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 9.2 |
| Joey Ortiz | MIL | 3B | 9.0 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 8.8 |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 5.7 |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | 3B | 0.6 |
| Jared Triolo | PIT | 3B | 0.5 |
| Enrique Hernández | LAD | 3B | 0.4 |
| Eugenio Suárez | ARI | 3B | -0.1 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | -0.2 |
| Mark Vientos | NYM | 3B | -1.7 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | -4.1 |
| Jake Burger | MIA | 3B | -5.2 |
| Christopher Morel | CHC | 3B | -6.1 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 8.8 |
| Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 8.4 |
| Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 7.8 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 4.0 |
| Kevin Newman | ARI | SS | 2.5 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | SS | 0.9 |
| Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS | 0.8 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | SS | 0.4 |
| Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | -0.6 |
| CJ Abrams | WSN | SS | -5.0 |
| Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS | -5.2 |
| Trea Turner | PHI | SS | -6.4 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | SS | -11.1 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Happ | CHC | LF | 9.6 |
| Brandon Marsh | PHI | LF | 3.3 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | LF | 3.0 |
| Jackson Chourio | MIL | LF | 1.8 |
| Brandon Nimmo | NYM | LF | 0.8 |
| Jarred Kelenic | ATL | LF | -0.4 |
| Michael Conforto | SFG | LF | -0.8 |
| Brendan Donovan | STL | LF | -1.2 |
| Spencer Steer | CIN | LF | -2.2 |
| Bryan De La Cruz | MIA/PIT | LF | -2.3 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | LF | -6.0 |
| Jurickson Profar | SDP | LF | -6.7 |
| Teoscar Hernández | LAD | LF | -7.4 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 11.2 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 10.4 |
| Michael A. Taylor | PIT | CF | 8.8 |
| Jacob Young | WSN | CF | 8.8 |
| Blake Perkins | MIL | CF | 7.1 |
| Michael Siani | STL | CF | 6.0 |
| Michael Harris II | ATL | CF | 3.6 |
| Harrison Bader | NYM | CF | 3.1 |
| Jackson Merrill | SDP | CF | 2.5 |
| Johan Rojas | PHI | CF | 0.1 |
| Andy Pages | LAD | CF | -1.6 |
| Cody Bellinger | CHC | CF | -1.7 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | CF | -3.8 |
| Corbin Carroll | ARI | CF | -4.0 |
| Heliot Ramos | SFG | CF | -9.5 |
| Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Frelick | MIL | RF | 10.4 |
| Lars Nootbaar | STL | RF | 2.9 |
| Jake McCarthy | ARI | RF | 2.0 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | RF | -0.2 |
| Will Benson | CIN | RF | -0.3 |
| Jesús Sánchez | MIA | RF | -0.5 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | RF | -0.5 |
| Lane Thomas | WSN | RF | -5.9 |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | -7.8 |
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