SABR Defensive Index: Final 2018 rankings
Here are the final SABR Defensive Index™ rankings for the 2018 season among positional qualifiers for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
For the sixth 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 overall leaders, or click a link below to see SDI leaders as ranked by position:
2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are listed in bold.
AL overall leaders
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 3B | 21.9 |
| Marcus Semien | OAK | SS | 14.7 |
| Mookie Betts | BOS | RF | 12.8 |
| Matt Olson | OAK | 1B | 12.4 |
| Alex Gordon | KCR | LF | 11.0 |
| Andrelton Simmons | LAA | SS | 10.9 |
| Rougned Odor | TEX | 2B | 10.0 |
| Francisco Lindor | CLE | SS | 9.7 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | RF | 8.7 |
| Ian Kinsler | LAA/BOS | 2B | 8.4 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 7.8 |
| Jose Iglesias | DET | SS | 7.4 |
| JaCoby Jones | DET | LF | 6.9 |
| Mike Zunino | SEA | C | 6.8 |
| Justin Upton | LAA | LF | 6.6 |
| Delino DeShields | TEX | CF | 6.2 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 3B | 5.8 |
| Jed Lowrie | OAK | 2B | 5.8 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | C | 5.4 |
| Joey Wendle | TBR | 2B | 5.0 |
| Jean Segura | SEA | SS | 5.0 |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | RF | 4.7 |
| Carlos Sanchez | CHW | 3B | 4.4 |
| Kole Calhoun | LAA | RF | 4.3 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | CF | 4.2 |
NL overall leaders
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ LeMahieu | COL | 2B | 19.5 |
| Kolten Wong | STL | 2B | 13.8 |
| Nick Ahmed | ARI | SS | 13.1 |
| Corey Dickerson | PIT | LF | 12.8 |
| Ender Inciarte | ATL | CF | 10.6 |
| Brandon Belt | SFG | 1B | 9.6 |
| Adam Duvall | CIN/ATL | LF | 9.1 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | 1B | 8.7 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 8.5 |
| Harrison Bader | STL | CF | 7.6 |
| Addison Russell | CHC | SS | 7.3 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | 1B | 7.2 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B | 7 |
| Albert Almora | CHC | CF | 6.9 |
| Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B | 6.8 |
| Travis Shaw | MIL | 3B | 6.5 |
| Michael A. Taylor | WSN | CF | 6.4 |
| Paul DeJong | STL | SS | 6.4 |
| Lorenzo Cain | MIL | CF | 6.4 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | SS | 6.4 |
| Buster Posey | SFG | C | 6.4 |
| Starling Marte | PIT | CF | 6.4 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 6.2 |
| Manny Piña | MIL | C | 6.1 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1B | 5.8 |
AL leaders, by position
(2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | NYY | 3.4 |
| Luis Severino | NYY | 2.5 |
| Bartolo Colon | TEX | 2.2 |
| Andrew Cashner | BAL | 1.8 |
| Blake Snell | TBR | 1.7 |
| Andrew Heaney | LAA | 1.4 |
| Kyle Gibson | MIN | 1.2 |
| Dallas Keuchel | HOU | 1.1 |
| Mike Clevinger | CLE | 0.9 |
| David Price | BOS | 0.9 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL | 0.8 |
| Gerrit Cole | HOU | 0.8 |
| Jose Berrios | MIN | 0.8 |
| Danny Duffy | KCR | 0.7 |
| Corey Kluber | CLE | 0.6 |
| Chris Sale | BOS | 0.5 |
| Justin Verlander | HOU | 0.5 |
| James Shields | CHW | 0.4 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | CHW | 0.4 |
| Mike Leake | SEA | 0.3 |
| Marco Gonzales | SEA | 0.3 |
| Trevor Bauer | CLE | 0.1 |
| Rick Porcello | BOS | -0.1 |
| Jake Odorizzi | MIN | -0.2 |
| Charlie Morton | HOU | -0.3 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE | -0.4 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | -0.7 |
| Alex Cobb | BAL | -0.7 |
| Matthew Boyd | DET | -0.7 |
| Lucas Giolito | CHW | -0.9 |
| Cole Hamels | TEX | -1.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Zunino | SEA | 6.8 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | 5.4 |
| Sandy Leon | BOS | 4.1 |
| Martin Maldonado | HOU | 3.4 |
| Max Stassi | HOU | 2.8 |
| Austin Romine | NYY | 2.8 |
| James McCann | DET | 2.7 |
| Yan Gomes | CLE | 2.6 |
| Russell Martin | TOR | 0.3 |
| Caleb Joseph | BAL | 0.2 |
| Wilson Ramos | TBR | -1.9 |
| Robinson Chirinos | TEX | -5.1 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | OAK | -5.4 |
| Omar Narvaez | CHW | -8.4 |
| Mitch Garver | MIN | -9.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Olson | OAK | 12.4 |
| Ronald Guzman | TEX | 2.6 |
| Mitch Moreland | BOS | 2.1 |
| Yonder Alonso | CLE | 2.1 |
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 0.4 |
| Neil Walker | NYY | 0.4 |
| Justin Smoak | TOR | -1.3 |
| Chris Davis | BAL | -3.2 |
| Jose Abreu | CHW | -3.3 |
| Ryon Healy | SEA | -5.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Rougned Odor | TEX | 10.0 |
| Ian Kinsler | LAA/BOS | 8.4 |
| Jed Lowrie | OAK | 5.8 |
| Joey Wendle | TBR | 5.0 |
| Jonathan Schoop | BAL | 2.9 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | 0.0 |
| Jason Kipnis | CLE | -0.4 |
| Niko Goodrum | DET | -1.0 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | -1.8 |
| Dee Gordon | SEA | -1.8 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | -2.0 |
| Brian Dozier | MIN | -3.5 |
| Eduardo Nunez | BOS | -5.7 |
| Devon Travis | TOR | -7.1 |
| Yoan Moncada | CHW | -10.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 21.9 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 5.8 |
| Carlos Sanchez | CHW | 4.4 |
| Matt Duffy | TBR | 3.8 |
| Mike Moustakas | KCR | 2.2 |
| Kyle Seager | SEA | 2.0 |
| Jose Ramirez | CLE | 1.5 |
| Eduardo Escobar | MIN | 1.3 |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | -1.1 |
| Jeimer Candelario | DET | -1.2 |
| Yangervis Solarte | TOR | -5.7 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | -7.9 |
| Miguel Andujar | NYY | -21.1 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | OAK | 14.7 |
| Andrelton Simmons | LAA | 10.9 |
| Francisco Lindor | CLE | 9.7 |
| Jose Iglesias | DET | 7.4 |
| Jean Segura | SEA | 5.0 |
| Carlos Correa | HOU | 4.1 |
| Didi Gregorius | NYY | 3.2 |
| Tim Anderson | CHW | 2.4 |
| Tim Beckham | BAL | -3.3 |
| Aledmys Diaz | TOR | -5.4 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | -6.5 |
| Ehire Adrianza | MIN | -6.7 |
| Jurickson Profar | TEX | -6.9 |
| Manny Machado | BAL | -10.4 |
| Alcides Escobar | KCR | -11.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | KCR | 11.0 |
| JaCoby Jones | DET | 6.9 |
| Justin Upton | LAA | 6.6 |
| Andrew Benintendi | BOS | 4.0 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | HOU | 3.3 |
| Brett Gardner | NYY | 3.1 |
| Eddie Rosario | MIN | -0.3 |
| Michael Brantley | CLE | -1.1 |
| Denard Span | TBR/SEA | -1.2 |
| Joey Gallo | TEX | -4.0 |
| Teoscar Hernandez | TOR | -5.0 |
| Trey Mancini | BAL | -6.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | TEX | 6.2 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | 4.2 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | 3.9 |
| Adam Engel | CHW | 2.9 |
| Kevin Pillar | TOR | 2.3 |
| George Springer | HOU | -0.1 |
| Mallex Smith | TBR | -0.6 |
| Mark Canha | OAK | -3.1 |
| Guillermo Heredia | SEA | -3.6 |
| Aaron Hicks | NYY | -5.4 |
| Adam Jones | BAL | -12.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Mookie Betts | BOS | 12.8 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | 8.7 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | 7.8 |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | 4.7 |
| Kole Calhoun | LAA | 4.3 |
| Randal Grichuk | TOR | 3.3 |
| Josh Reddick | HOU | 2.0 |
| Carlos Gomez | TBR | 2.0 |
| Nomar Mazara | TEX | -3.9 |
| Stephen Piscotty | OAK | -4.5 |
| Nick Castellanos | DET | -9.9 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran | ATL | 4.6 |
| Zack Greinke | ARI | 4.5 |
| Patrick Corbin | ARI | 3.7 |
| Clayton Richard | SDP | 3.7 |
| Jacob deGrom | NYM | 1.8 |
| Tanner Roark | WSN | 1.7 |
| Jose Urena | MIA | 1.4 |
| Miles Mikolas | STL | 1.3 |
| Zack Godley | ARI | 1.2 |
| Gio Gonzalez | MIL | 1.2 |
| Chase Anderson | MIL | 1.2 |
| Zack Wheeler | NYM | 1.1 |
| Luis Castillo | CIN | 0.9 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 0.7 |
| Nick Pivetta | PHI | 0.6 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | ATL | 0.5 |
| Tyler Anderson | COL | 0.3 |
| Sean Newcomb | ATL | 0.3 |
| German Marquez | COL | 0.3 |
| Jake Arrieta | PHI | 0.2 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | MIL | 0.0 |
| Derek Holland | SFG | 0.0 |
| Trevor Williams | PIT | -0.4 |
| Jose Quintana | CHC | -0.5 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | -0.6 |
| Jon Gray | COL | -0.7 |
| Jon Lester | CHC | -0.9 |
| Jameson Taillon | PIT | -1.0 |
| Alex Wood | LAD | -1.1 |
| Kyle Freeland | COL | -2.0 |
| Max Scherzer | WSN | -2.4 |
| Ivan Nova | PIT | -2.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Buster Posey | SFG | 6.4 |
| Manny Piña | MIL | 6.1 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | 4.1 |
| Yasmani Grandal | LAD | 3.7 |
| Austin Hedges | SDP | 3.6 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | 2.0 |
| J.T. Realmuto | MIA | -0.1 |
| Tucker Barnhart | CIN | -1.1 |
| Francisco Cervelli | PIT | -1.2 |
| Jorge Alfaro | PHI | -2.1 |
| Kurt Suzuki | ATL | -4.1 |
| Chris Iannetta | COL | -5.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Belt | SFG | 9.6 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | 8.7 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | 7.2 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 5.8 |
| Jesus Aguilar | MIL | 3.0 |
| Eric Hosmer | SDP | 2.2 |
| Carlos Santana | PHI | 2.0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | 1.8 |
| Cody Bellinger | LAD | 1.0 |
| Ian Desmond | COL | -1.3 |
| Wilmer Flores | NYM | -1.9 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | -2.0 |
| Jose Martinez | STL | -5.5 |
| Justin Bour | MIA | -6.1 |
| Josh Bell | PIT | -6.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| DJ LeMahieu | COL | 19.5 |
| Kolten Wong | STL | 13.8 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 8.5 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 7.0 |
| Wilmer Difo | WSN | 5.6 |
| Ben Zobrist | CHC | 3.3 |
| Logan Forsythe | LAD | 1.7 |
| Starlin Castro | MIA | 1.5 |
| Jose Pirela | SDP | 0.3 |
| Javier Baez | CHC | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Villar | MIL | -0.5 |
| Scooter Gennett | CIN | -5.3 |
| Cesar Hernandez | PHI | -5.8 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | NYM/PHI | -10.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | COL | 6.8 |
| Travis Shaw | MIL | 6.5 |
| Todd Frazier | NYM | 3.7 |
| Johan Camargo | ATL | 3.2 |
| Matt Carpenter | STL | 3.0 |
| Anthony Rendon | WSN | 0.5 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC | 0.1 |
| Christian Villanueva | SDP | -0.2 |
| Evan Longoria | SFG | -2.2 |
| Eugenio Suarez | CIN | -2.9 |
| Maikel Franco | PHI | -7.0 |
| Colin Moran | PIT | -9.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Ahmed | ARI | 13.1 |
| Addison Russell | CHC | 7.3 |
| Paul DeJong | STL | 6.4 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | 6.4 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | 6.2 |
| Orlando Arcia | MIL | 3.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | 3.3 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | 2.5 |
| Freddy Galvis | SDP | 0.5 |
| Trea Turner | WSN | 0.2 |
| Trevor Story | COL | -0.3 |
| Scott Kingery | PHI | -3.6 |
| Jordy Mercer | PIT | -4.7 |
| Jose Peraza | CIN | -5.6 |
| Amed Rosario | NYM | -8.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Dickerson | PIT | 12.8 |
| Adam Duvall | CIN/ATL | 9.1 |
| Kyle Schwarber | CHC | 5.1 |
| Ryan Braun | MIL | 3.2 |
| Cameron Maybin | MIA | 2.9 |
| Gerardo Parra | COL | 2.7 |
| Marcell Ozuna | STL | 2.0 |
| Michael Conforto | NYM | 1.7 |
| David Peralta | ARI | 0.5 |
| Joc Pederson | LAD | -0.1 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | -0.3 |
| Matt Kemp | LAD | -2.2 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | -4.2 |
| Ronald Acuna | ATL | -4.6 |
| Derek Dietrich | MIA | -7.7 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | -11.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ender Inciarte | ATL | 10.6 |
| Harrison Bader | STL | 7.6 |
| Albert Almora | CHC | 6.9 |
| Lorenzo Cain | MIL | 6.4 |
| Michael A. Taylor | WSN | 6.4 |
| Starling Marte | PIT | 6.4 |
| Billy Hamilton | CIN | 5.2 |
| Manuel Margot | SDP | 3.5 |
| Gorkys Hernandez | SFG | 1.7 |
| Enrique Hernandez | LAD | 1.2 |
| Lewis Brinson | MIA | -0.4 |
| A.J. Pollock | ARI | -0.8 |
| Tommy Pham | STL | -4.0 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | -5.6 |
| Odubel Herrera | PHI | -6.9 |
| Charlie Blackmon | COL | -19.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis | ATL | 5.1 |
| Jason Heyward | CHC | 3.9 |
| Jon Jay | ARI | 2.9 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | COL | 0.7 |
| Brian Anderson | MIA | 0.2 |
| Gregory Polanco | PIT | -0.8 |
| Brandon Nimmo | NYM | -1.3 |
| Andrew McCutchen | SFG | -1.7 |
| Yasiel Puig | LAD | -1.9 |
| Nick Williams | PHI | -8.9 |
| Bryce Harper | WSN | -11.9 |
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