SABR Defensive Index: June 7, 2026

June 11, 2026/by wpadmin

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of June 7, 2026.

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
Cody Bellinger	NYY	LF	9.4
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	7.5
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	7.3
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	6.9
Cole Young	SEA	2B	5.9
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	5.8
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	5.5
Caleb Durbin	BOS	3B	5.3
Evan Carter	TEX	CF	4.6
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	4.6
Chandler Simpson	TBR	LF	4.4
Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	3.9
Tristan Peters	CHW	CF	3.5
Brandon Valenzuela	TOR	C	3.5
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	3.5
Colson Montgomery	CHW	SS	3.3
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	3.1
Zack Gelof	ATH	3B	3.0
Jarren Duran	BOS	LF	2.9
Austin Martin	MIN	RF	2.9
Michael Massey	KCR	2B	2.9
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	2.9
Daniel Schneemann	CLE	CF	2.9
Willson Contreras	BOS	1B	2.7
Steven Kwan	CLE	CF	2.6

 

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	10.4
Matt Chapman	SFG	3B	8.2
Andy Pages	LAD	CF	8.1
Luis Torrens	NYM	C	5.6
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	5.2
JJ Wetherholt	STL	2B	4.7
Max Muncy	LAD	3B	4.2
Joey Ortiz	MIL	SS	4.1
Jacob Young	WSN	CF	4.0
Alex Freeland	LAD	2B	3.9
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	3.8
Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	3.7
Corbin Carroll	ARI	RF	3.6
Geraldo Perdomo	ARI	SS	3.6
Ke’Bryan Hayes	CIN	3B	3.5
Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	3.4
TJ Rumfield	COL	1B	3.4
Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	3.3
J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	3.3
Jordan Walker	STL	RF	3.1
Michael Busch	CHC	1B	3.0
Nolan Arenado	ARI	3B	2.9
Ildemaro Vargas	ARI	1B	2.9
Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	2.6
Nolan McLean	NYM	P	2.6

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AL leaders, by position

(Likely 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Connelly Early	BOS	P	1.8
Luis Severino	ATH	P	1.8
Tanner Bibee	CLE	P	1.5
Max Fried	NYY	P	1.3
Ranger Suarez	BOS	P	1.3
Anthony Kay	CHW	P	1.2
Jacob deGrom	TEX	P	1.1
Gavin Williams	CLE	P	1.1
Sean Burke	CHW	P	0.9
Shane McClanahan	TBR	P	0.8
Patrick Corbin	TOR	P	0.7
Peter Lambert	HOU	P	0.7
Seth Lugo	KCR	P	0.7
Trevor Rogers	BAL	P	0.7
Ryan Weathers	NYY	P	0.7
Taj Bradley	MIN	P	0.6
Kris Bubic	KCR	P	0.6
Nick Martinez	TBR	P	0.6
Tarik Skubal	DET	P	0.6
Jeffrey Springs	ATH	P	0.6
Payton Tolle	BOS	P	0.6
Michael Wacha	KCR	P	0.6
Parker Messick	CLE	P	0.5
Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	P	0.5
Will Warren	NYY	P	0.5
Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN/TOR	P	0.5
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	0.4
Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	P	0.4
Kyle Bradish	BAL	P	0.2
Keider Montero	DET	P	0.2
Cam Schlittler	NYY	P	0.2
Reid Detmers	LAA	P	0.1
Eric Lauer	TOR	P	0.1
Davis Martin	CHW	P	0.1
MacKenzie Gore	TEX	P	0.0
Emerson Hancock	SEA	P	0.0
Casey Mize	DET	P	0.0
Bailey Ober	MIN	P	0.0
José Soriano	LAA	P	0.0
Brandon Young	BAL	P	0.0
Noah Cameron	KCR	P	-0.1
Aaron Civale	ATH	P	-0.1
Erick Fedde	CHW	P	-0.1
Stephen Kolek	KCR	P	-0.1
Bryan Woo	SEA	P	-0.1
J.T. Ginn	ATH	P	-0.5
Connor Prielipp	MIN	P	-0.5
Kumar Rocker	TEX	P	-0.5
Shane Baz	BAL	P	-0.6
Brayan Bello	BOS	P	-0.6
Joey Cantillo	CLE	P	-0.6
Jack Flaherty	DET	P	-0.6
Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	P	-0.6
Jack Leiter	TEX	P	-0.6
Steven Matz	TBR	P	-0.6
Chris Bassitt	BAL	P	-0.7
Mike Burrows	HOU	P	-0.7
Logan Gilbert	SEA	P	-0.7
George Kirby	SEA	P	-0.7
Joe Ryan	MIN	P	-0.7
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	-0.8
Walbert Ureña	LAA	P	-0.8
Dylan Cease	TOR	P	-1.0
Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	P	-1.2
Jacob Lopez	ATH	P	-1.2
Framber Valdez	DET	P	-1.3
Sonny Gray	BOS	P	-1.7
Slade Cecconi	CLE	P	-1.9
Drew Rasmussen	TBR	P	-2.4

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Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	4.6
Brandon Valenzuela	TOR	C	3.5
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	2.9
Christian Vázquez	HOU	C	2.4
Austin Wells	NYY	C	2.2
Carlos Narváez	BOS	C	0.3
Shea Langeliers	ATH	C	0.2
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	0.0
Victor Caratini	MIN	C	-0.4
Hunter Feduccia	TBR	C	-0.8
Carter Jensen	KCR	C	-1.2
Danny Jansen	TEX	C	-1.6
Edgar Quero	CHW	C	-2.5
Nick Fortes	TBR	C	-3.9
Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C	-5.5

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First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	3.9
Willson Contreras	BOS	1B	2.7
Jake Burger	TEX	1B	2.4
Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR	1B	2.3
Christian Walker	HOU	1B	2.2
Kody Clemens	MIN	1B	1.8
Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B	1.2
Kyle Manzardo	CLE	1B	0.7
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	0.5
Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	0.1
Munetaka Murakami	CHW	1B	-0.9
Josh Naylor	SEA	1B	-1.5
Jonathan Aranda	TBR	1B	-4.2
Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	-5.2

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Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Cole Young	SEA	2B	5.9
Michael Massey	KCR	2B	2.9
Marcelo Mayer	BOS	2B	1.3
Jeremiah Jackson	BAL	2B	1.1
Oswald Peraza	LAA	2B	0.3
Ben Williamson	TBR	2B	0.1
Jeff McNeil	ATH	2B	-0.3
Chase Meidroth	CHW	2B	-0.5
Ezequiel Duran	TEX	2B	-1.0
Richie Palacios	TBR	2B	-1.0
Travis Bazzana	CLE	2B	-1.2
Ernie Clement	TOR	2B	-1.4
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B	-1.6
Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	-2.0
Luke Keaschall	MIN	2B	-5.0

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Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	5.8
Caleb Durbin	BOS	3B	5.3
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	3.1
Zack Gelof	ATH	3B	3.0
Blaze Alexander	BAL	3B	1.3
Miguel Vargas	CHW	3B	0.5
Kazuma Okamoto	TOR	3B	0.3
Isaac Paredes	HOU	3B	-0.7
Ryan McMahon	NYY	3B	-1.2
Junior Caminero	TBR	3B	-2.4
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	-3.8
Coby Mayo	BAL	3B	-4.9

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Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	6.9
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	3.5
Colson Montgomery	CHW	SS	3.3
José Caballero	NYY	SS	2.1
Andrés Giménez	TOR	SS	0.8
Kevin McGonigle	DET	SS	0.7
Jacob Wilson	ATH	SS	0.5
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	0.3
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	-0.2
Trevor Story	BOS	SS	-1.3
Brayan Rocchio	CLE	SS	-2.1
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	-4.0
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	-5.4
Brooks Lee	MIN	SS	-5.9

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Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Cody Bellinger	NYY	LF	9.4
Chandler Simpson	TBR	LF	4.4
Jarren Duran	BOS	LF	2.9
Randy Arozarena	SEA	LF	0.8
Angel Martínez	CLE	LF	0.6
Tyler Soderstrom	ATH	LF	0.4
Taylor Ward	BAL	LF	0.4
Trevor Larnach	MIN	LF	-0.4
Sam Antonacci	CHW	LF	-1.7
Riley Greene	DET	LF	-1.9
Isaac Collins	KCR	LF	-2.0

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Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	5.5
Evan Carter	TEX	CF	4.6
Tristan Peters	CHW	CF	3.5
Daniel Schneemann	CLE	CF	2.9
Steven Kwan	CLE	CF	2.6
Brice Matthews	HOU	CF	0.6
Daulton Varsho	TOR	CF	0.1
Byron Buxton	MIN	CF	-0.1
Cedric Mullins	TBR	CF	-0.1
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	-0.2
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	-0.3
Mike Trout	LAA	CF	-2.6
Leody Taveras	BAL	CF	-3.5
Trent Grisham	NYY	CF	-3.6
Matt Vierling	DET	CF	-3.7

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Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	7.5
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	7.3
Austin Martin	MIN	RF	2.9
Brandon Nimmo	TEX	RF	1.7
Aaron Judge	NYY	RF	1.6
Jac Caglianone	KCR	RF	1.4
Lawrence Butler	ATH	RF	1.3
Jo Adell	LAA	RF	-1.5
Wenceel Pérez	DET	RF	-2.6
Jesús Sánchez	TOR	RF	-2.6
Luke Raley	SEA	RF	-3.6

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NL leaders, by position

(Likely 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Nolan McLean	NYM	P	2.6
Foster Griffin	WSN	P	1.9
Adrian Houser	SFG	P	1.3
Michael McGreevy	STL	P	1.3
Shohei Ohtani	LAD	P	1.3
Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	P	1.3
Dustin May	STL	P	1.2
Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	P	1.2
Kyle Leahy	STL	P	0.8
Max Meyer	MIA	P	0.8
Brad Lord	WSN	P	0.7
Zac Gallen	ARI	P	0.6
Clay Holmes	NYM	P	0.6
Shota Imanaga	CHC	P	0.6
Mitch Keller	PIT	P	0.6
Michael Lorenzen	COL	P	0.6
Tyler Mahle	SFG	P	0.6
Martín Pérez	ATL	P	0.6
Tyler Phillips	MIA	P	0.6
Zack Wheeler	PHI	P	0.6
Justin Wrobleski	LAD	P	0.6
Chase Burns	CIN	P	0.5
Grant Holmes	ATL	P	0.5
Merrill Kelly	ARI	P	0.5
Chad Patrick	MIL	P	0.5
Colin Rea	CHC	P	0.3
Janson Junk	MIA	P	0.2
Brady Singer	CIN	P	0.2
Paul Skenes	PIT	P	0.2
Jesús Luzardo	PHI	P	0.1
Chase Dollander	COL	P	0.0
Jake Irvin	WSN	P	0.0
Matthew Liberatore	STL	P	0.0
Sean Manaea	NYM	P	0.0
Ryne Nelson	ARI	P	0.0
Aaron Nola	PHI	P	0.0
Chris Paddack	CIN/MIA	P	0.0
Freddy Peralta	NYM	P	0.0
Robbie Ray	SFG	P	0.0
Chris Sale	ATL	P	0.0
Emmet Sheehan	LAD	P	0.0
Miles Mikolas	WSN	P	-0.1
Landen Roupp	SFG	P	-0.1
Randy Vásquez	SDP	P	-0.1
Walker Buehler	SDP	P	-0.2
David Peterson	NYM	P	-0.2
Brandon Sproat	MIL	P	-0.2
Zack Littell	WSN	P	-0.3
Jameson Taillon	CHC	P	-0.3
Sandy Alcantara	MIA	P	-0.5
Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	P	-0.5
Andrew Abbott	CIN	P	-0.6
Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	P	-0.6
Ben Brown	CHC	P	-0.6
Bubba Chandler	PIT	P	-0.6
Kyle Freeland	COL	P	-0.6
Andrew Painter	PHI	P	-0.6
Logan Webb	SFG	P	-0.6
Bryce Elder	ATL	P	-0.7
Kyle Harrison	MIL	P	-0.7
Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	P	-0.7
Michael King	SDP	P	-0.8
Edward Cabrera	CHC	P	-1.1
Cade Cavalli	WSN	P	-1.1
Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	P	-1.2
Andre Pallante	STL	P	-1.3
Eduardo Rodríguez	ARI	P	-1.3
Roki Sasaki	LAD	P	-1.3
Michael Soroka	ARI	P	-1.3
Eury Pérez	MIA	P	-2.4

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Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Luis Torrens	NYM	C	5.6
J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	3.3
Patrick Bailey	SFG	C	2.5
William Contreras	MIL	C	2.5
Freddy Fermin	SDP	C	2.5
Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	2.5
Keibert Ruiz	WSN	C	2.5
Will Smith	LAD	C	1.2
Henry Davis	PIT	C	1.1
Pedro Pagés	STL	C	0.7
Drake Baldwin	ATL	C	0.2
Hunter Goodman	COL	C	-0.1
Drew Millas	WSN	C	-0.8
Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C	-2.2
Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	-2.5
Carson Kelly	CHC	C	-3.1

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First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	5.2
TJ Rumfield	COL	1B	3.4
Michael Busch	CHC	1B	3.0
Ildemaro Vargas	ARI	1B	2.9
Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	2.6
Connor Norby	MIA	1B	1.3
Spencer Horwitz	PIT	1B	1.0
Luis García Jr.	WSN	1B	0.7
Alec Burleson	STL	1B	0.1
Sal Stewart	CIN	1B	0.1
Rafael Devers	SFG	1B	-0.9
Mark Vientos	NYM	1B	-2.4
Curtis Mead	WSN	1B	-2.8
Gavin Sheets	SDP	1B	-2.8
Bryce Harper	PHI	1B	-3.9
Jake Bauers	MIL	1B	-4.4

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Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
JJ Wetherholt	STL	2B	4.7
Alex Freeland	LAD	2B	3.9
Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	3.4
Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B	2.4
Brandon Lowe	PIT	2B	1.9
Brice Turang	MIL	2B	1.7
Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	1.1
Luis Arraez	SFG	2B	0.9
Nasim Nuñez	WSN	2B	0.8
Willi Castro	COL	2B	0.0
Matt McLain	CIN	2B	0.0
Marcus Semien	NYM	2B	-1.7
Xavier Edwards	MIA	2B	-2.2
Bryson Stott	PHI	2B	-3.5

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Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Matt Chapman	SFG	3B	8.2
Max Muncy	LAD	3B	4.2
Ke’Bryan Hayes	CIN	3B	3.5
Nolan Arenado	ARI	3B	2.9
Alex Bregman	CHC	3B	1.6
Javier Sanoja	MIA	3B	0.9
Luis Rengifo	MIL	3B	0.6
Brett Baty	NYM	3B	0.3
Nolan Gorman	STL	3B	0.0
Manny Machado	SDP	3B	-0.1
Kyle Karros	COL	3B	-1.0
Bo Bichette	NYM	3B	-1.1
Austin Riley	ATL	3B	-2.8
Nick Gonzales	PIT	3B	-2.9
Alec Bohm	PHI	3B	-3.8

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Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Joey Ortiz	MIL	SS	4.1
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	3.8
Geraldo Perdomo	ARI	SS	3.6
Konnor Griffin	PIT	SS	2.3
Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS	2.1
Mauricio Dubón	ATL	SS	0.9
Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	0.1
Otto Lopez	MIA	SS	-0.1
Masyn Winn	STL	SS	-0.2
David Hamilton	MIL	SS	-1.3
Xander Bogaerts	SDP	SS	-1.7
Trea Turner	PHI	SS	-2.6
Willy Adames	SFG	SS	-3.6
CJ Abrams	WSN	SS	-3.7

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Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Brandon Marsh	PHI	LF	1.9
Mike Yastrzemski	ATL	LF	1.9
Teoscar Hernández	LAD	LF	1.2
Nathan Church	STL	LF	1.1
Daylen Lile	WSN	LF	1.0
Ian Happ	CHC	LF	0.5
Ramón Laureano	SDP	LF	0.3
Heliot Ramos	SFG	LF	-0.7
Spencer Steer	CIN	LF	-1.1
Kyle Stowers	MIA	LF	-1.1
Bryan Reynolds	PIT	LF	-1.3

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Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	10.4
Andy Pages	LAD	CF	8.1
Jacob Young	WSN	CF	4.0
Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	3.3
TJ Friedl	CIN	CF	0.6
Jackson Merrill	SDP	CF	0.3
Victor Scott II	STL	CF	-0.4
Garrett Mitchell	MIL	CF	-1.4
Jake McCarthy	COL	CF	-2.5
Jakob Marsee	MIA	CF	-3.1
Drew Gilbert	SFG	CF	-3.4
Oneil Cruz	PIT	CF	-5.4
Justin Crawford	PHI	CF	-5.9

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Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Seiya Suzuki	CHC	RF	3.7
Corbin Carroll	ARI	RF	3.6
Jordan Walker	STL	RF	3.1
Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	RF	0.7
Carson Benge	NYM	RF	0.4
Kyle Tucker	LAD	RF	0.1
Adolis García	PHI	RF	-0.2
Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	RF	-0.3
Sal Frelick	MIL	RF	-1.1
Jung Hoo Lee	SFG	RF	-1.7
James Wood	WSN	RF	-1.9
Troy Johnston	COL	RF	-3.5
Ryan O’Hearn	PIT	RF	-3.8
Owen Caissie	MIA	RF	-4.3

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