SABR Defensive Index: July 13, 2025

July 18, 2025/by wpadmin

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of July 13, 2025.

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
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	9.4
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	9.0
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	8.2
Carlos Narváez	BOS	C	8.0
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	7.3
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	6.9
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	6.9
Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	6.6
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	6.2
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	5.8
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	5.5
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	5.2
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	5.2
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	5.1
Ben Williamson	SEA	3B	5.1
Harrison Bader	MIN	LF	4.6
Adolis García	TEX	RF	4.6
Aaron Judge	NYY	RF	4.6
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	4.5
Ramón Urías	BAL	3B	4.5
Max Fried	NYY	P	4.3
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	4.2
Andrés Giménez	TOR	2B	4.1
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	4.1
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	3.9

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	RF	12.1
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	10.1
Patrick Bailey	SFG	C	9.1
Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B	8.7
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	8.3
Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	8.1
Nick Allen	ATL	SS	6.3
Sal Frelick	MIL	RF	6.3
Tyrone Taylor	NYM	CF	6.3
Luis Torrens	NYM	C	6.0
Masyn Winn	STL	SS	5.5
Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	5.1
Tommy Pham	PIT	LF	5.0
James Wood	WSN	LF	4.6
Ian Happ	CHC	LF	4.4
Mookie Betts	LAD	SS	4.2
Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	4.2
Spencer Steer	CIN	1B	4.2
Victor Scott II	STL	CF	4.1
Nolan Arenado	STL	3B	3.9
Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	P	3.9
Matt Chapman	SFG	3B	3.8
Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	3.7
Willson Contreras	STL	1B	3.4
Tyler Fitzgerald	SFG	2B	3.4

AL leaders, by position

(Likely 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Max Fried	NYY	P	4.3
Luis Severino	ATH	P	3.4
Jacob deGrom	TEX	P	2.0
JP Sears	ATH	P	1.8
Gavin Williams	CLE	P	1.8
Seth Lugo	KCR	P	1.7
Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	P	1.7
Tarik Skubal	DET	P	1.5
Kris Bubic	KCR	P	1.4
Chris Paddack	MIN	P	1.3
Dean Kremer	BAL	P	1.2
Zack Littell	TBR	P	1.2
José Berríos	TOR	P	0.9
Sean Burke	CHW	P	0.9
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	0.9
Tanner Bibee	CLE	P	0.8
Bryan Woo	SEA	P	0.7
Tyler Anderson	LAA	P	0.6
Michael Wacha	KCR	P	0.6
Carlos Rodón	NYY	P	0.5
Ryan Pepiot	TBR	P	0.4
Hunter Brown	HOU	P	0.2
José Soriano	LAA	P	0.2
Shane Baz	TBR	P	0.1
Jack Flaherty	DET	P	0.1
Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	P	-0.2
Michael Lorenzen	KCR	P	-0.5
Joe Ryan	MIN	P	-0.6
Taj Bradley	TBR	P	-0.7
Jeffrey Springs	ATH	P	-1.0
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	-1.4
Kyle Hendricks	LAA	P	-1.6
Chris Bassitt	TOR	P	-1.8
Framber Valdez	HOU	P	-1.8
Garrett Crochet	BOS	P	-2.0

Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Carlos Narváez	BOS	C	8.0
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	5.2
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	5.2
Freddy Fermin	KCR	C	3.8
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	3.4
Austin Wells	NYY	C	3.4
Christian Vázquez	MIN	C	1.1
Bo Naylor	CLE	C	0.7
Danny Jansen	TBR	C	-0.5
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	-0.7
Matt Thaiss	CHW,TBR	C	-0.8
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	-1.2
Salvador Perez	KCR	C	-3.1
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-4.6
Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C	-4.6
Shea Langeliers	ATH	C	-5.0
Yainer Diaz	HOU	C	-5.7

First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	6.6
Ty France	MIN	1B	2.2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	1.8
Paul Goldschmidt	NYY	1B	1.7
Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR	1B	0.6
Jonathan Aranda	TBR	1B	0.4
Jake Burger	TEX	1B	0.4
Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	-0.9
Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	-1.9
Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B	-2.2
Christian Walker	HOU	1B	-4.2

Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	6.2
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	4.2
Andrés Giménez	TOR	2B	4.1
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B	3.8
Daniel Schneemann	CLE	2B	0.6
Luis Urías	ATH	2B	-0.2
Lenyn Sosa	CHW	2B	-1.6
Jonathan India	KCR	2B	-2.0
Gleyber Torres	DET	2B	-4.1
Jackson Holliday	BAL	2B	-5.8
Kristian Campbell	BOS	2B	-7.5
Brandon Lowe	TBR	2B	-8.2

Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	5.5
Ben Williamson	SEA	3B	5.1
Ramón Urías	BAL	3B	4.5
Addison Barger	TOR	3B	1.4
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	1.3
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	1.2
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	1.0
Zach McKinstry	DET	3B	-1.8
Junior Caminero	TBR	3B	-2.7
Brooks Lee	MIN	3B	-3.2
Miguel Vargas	CHW	3B	-3.5
Isaac Paredes	HOU	3B	-4.0
Luis Rengifo	LAA	3B	-4.2

Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	9.0
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	7.3
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	5.8
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	4.5
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	2.6
José Caballero	TBR	SS	2.1
Gabriel Arias	CLE	SS	1.3
Trey Sweeney	DET	SS	0.1
Josh Smith	TEX	SS	-0.2
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	-0.3
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	-1.4
Chase Meidroth	CHW	SS	-1.6
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	-1.8
Trevor Story	BOS	SS	-2.5
Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	-3.7
Jacob Wilson	ATH	SS	-5.1
Carlos Correa	MIN	SS	-6.6

Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	8.2
Harrison Bader	MIN	LF	4.6
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	3.9
Riley Greene	DET	LF	3.1
Tyler Soderstrom	ATH	LF	2.9
Cody Bellinger	NYY	LF	1.2
Willi Castro	MIN	LF	0.4
Randy Arozarena	SEA	LF	0.2
Drew Waters	KCR	LF	-0.6
Jake Mangum	TBR	LF	-0.8
Taylor Ward	LAA	LF	-1.9
Jarren Duran	BOS	LF	-2.6
Jasson Domínguez	NYY	LF	-3.4
Jose Altuve	HOU	LF	-3.6

Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	9.4
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	6.9
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	4.1
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	2.1
Kameron Misner	TBR	CF	1.4
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	1.4
Javier Báez	DET	CF	0.3
Byron Buxton	MIN	CF	-1.5
Trent Grisham	NYY	CF	-2.1
Angel Martínez	CLE	CF	-3.2
JJ Bleday	ATH	CF	-4.8
Jo Adell	LAA	CF	-8.3
Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF	-8.9

Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	6.9
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	5.1
Adolis García	TEX	RF	4.6
Aaron Judge	NYY	RF	4.6
Lawrence Butler	ATH	RF	3.1
Nolan Jones	CLE	RF	-0.9

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NL leaders, by position