SABR Defensive Index: August 22, 2021
Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of August 22, 2021.
For the ninth 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 individual leaders, or click a link below to see SDI leaders as ranked by position:
AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | SS | 10.6 |
| Carlos Correa | HOU | SS | 9.7 |
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | CF | 9.5 |
| Joey Gallo | TEX/NYY | RF | 8.6 |
| Dallas Keuchel | CHW | P | 7.5 |
| Marcus Semien | TOR | 2B | 7.4 |
| Myles Straw | CLE/HOU | CF | 7.1 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | 2B | 6.8 |
| Andrelton Simmons | MIN | SS | 6.4 |
| Sean Murphy | OAK | C | 6.2 |
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 3B | 6.0 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | CF | 5.3 |
| Jose Trevino | TEX | C | 5.3 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | 3B | 5.2 |
| Adolis García | TEX | CF | 5.0 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 4.6 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 4.6 |
| Zack Greinke | HOU | P | 3.8 |
| José Berríos | MIN/TOR | P | 3.7 |
| Joey Wendle | TBR | 3B | 3.5 |
| Manuel Margot | TBR | RF | 3.5 |
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 1B | 3.4 |
| Chris Flexen | SEA | P | 3.3 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2B | 3.3 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | CF | 3.3 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Stallings | PIT | C | 7.7 |
| Paul DeJong | STL | SS | 7.0 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | SS | 6.6 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 6.5 |
| Jean Segura | PHI | 2B | 6.2 |
| Tommy Edman | STL | 2B | 6.1 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 5.8 |
| Adam Duvall | ATL/MIA | RF | 5.4 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | C | 5.4 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | RF | 5.3 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 5.0 |
| Jason Heyward | CHC | RF | 4.8 |
| Javier Báez | CHC/NYM | SS | 4.5 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | C | 4.3 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 1B | 4.3 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 2B | 4.2 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 4.2 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | CF | 4.1 |
| Kevin Newman | PIT | SS | 3.9 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 3.8 |
| Tyler O’Neill | STL | LF | 3.7 |
| Starling Marte | MIA | CF | 3.6 |
| Kolten Wong | MIL | 2B | 3.6 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | 3.5 |
| Zach Davies | CHC | P | 3.3 |
AL leaders, by position
(Among likely 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Keuchel | CHW | 7.5 |
| Zack Greinke | HOU | 3.8 |
| José Berríos | MIN/TOR | 3.7 |
| Chris Flexen | SEA | 3.3 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | 2.6 |
| Casey Mize | DET | 2.1 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | 1.3 |
| Cole Irvin | OAK | 0.9 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | TEX | 0.5 |
| Gerrit Cole | NYY | 0.0 |
| Frankie Montas | OAK | -0.2 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | -0.4 |
| Mike Minor | KCR | -0.6 |
| Jordan Lyles | TEX | -0.6 |
| Chris Bassitt | OAK | -0.7 |
| Sean Manaea | OAK | -0.8 |
| Lucas Giolito | CHW | -1.0 |
| Lance Lynn | CHW | -1.1 |
| Robbie Ray | TOR | -1.5 |
| Brad Keller | KCR | -1.7 |
| Nick Pivetta | BOS | -1.7 |
| Dylan Cease | CHW | -3.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | OAK | 6.2 |
| Jose Trevino | TEX | 5.3 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | 4.6 |
| Reese McGuire | TOR | 2.4 |
| Max Stassi | LAA | 2.4 |
| Martín Maldonado | HOU | 1.9 |
| Mike Zunino | TBR | 1.2 |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | 0.9 |
| Christian Vázquez | BOS | 0.2 |
| Tom Murphy | SEA | 0.0 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | -3.5 |
| Gary Sánchez | NYY | -3.6 |
| Pedro Severino | BAL | -5.7 |
| Zack Collins | CHW | -10.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 3.4 |
| Ty France | SEA | 2.6 |
| Yandy Díaz | TBR | 1.4 |
| Matt Olson | OAK | 1.1 |
| Carlos Santana | KCR | 0.3 |
| José Abreu | CHW | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | -0.3 |
| Jared Walsh | LAA | -1.2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | -1.5 |
| Miguel Sanó | MIN | -2.5 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | -3.4 |
| Bobby Dalbec | BOS | -6.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | TOR | 7.4 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | 6.8 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | 3.3 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 2.1 |
| Dylan Moore | SEA | 1.1 |
| Rougned Odor | NYY | 1.1 |
| David Fletcher | LAA | 1.1 |
| Tony Kemp | OAK | 0.9 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 0.7 |
| Leury Garcia | CHW | -1.3 |
| Cesar Hernandez | CHW/CLE | -2.7 |
| Nick Solak | TEX | -3.8 |
| Brandon Lowe | TBR | -3.9 |
| Willi Castro | DET | -5.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 6.0 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | 5.2 |
| Joey Wendle | TBR | 3.5 |
| Yoán Moncada | CHW | 3.0 |
| Kyle Seager | SEA | 2.0 |
| Gio Urshela | NYY | 1.4 |
| Luis Arraez | MIN | 0.4 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | -4.0 |
| Jeimer Candelario | DET | -4.4 |
| Maikel Franco | BAL | -5.3 |
| Hunter Dozier | KCR | -7.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 10.6 |
| Carlos Correa | HOU | 9.7 |
| Andrelton Simmons | MIN | 6.4 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | 2.2 |
| Nicky Lopez | KCR | 1.9 |
| Tim Anderson | CHW | 0.6 |
| Bo Bichette | TOR | -1.4 |
| Elvis Andrus | OAK | -2.9 |
| Amed Rosario | CLE | -5.8 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | -5.9 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | -8.1 |
| José Iglesias | LAA | -14.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Hays | BAL | 2.1 |
| Michael Brantley | HOU | 1.8 |
| Randy Arozarena | TBR | 0.5 |
| Robbie Grossman | DET | 0.3 |
| Andrew Benintendi | KCR | -0.3 |
| Alex Verdugo | BOS | -0.6 |
| Andrew Vaughn | CHW | -0.9 |
| Mark Canha | OAK | -1.8 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | TOR | -2.2 |
| Justin Upton | LAA | -4.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | 9.5 |
| Myles Straw | CLE/HOU | 7.1 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 5.3 |
| Adolis García | TEX | 5.0 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | 3.3 |
| Ramón Laureano | OAK | 1.3 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | -0.5 |
| Akil Baddoo | DET | -1.2 |
| Brett Gardner | NYY | -2.1 |
| Randal Grichuk | TOR | -2.9 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Gallo | TEX/NYY | 8.6 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | 4.6 |
| Manuel Margot | TBR | 3.5 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | 3.1 |
| Teoscar Hernández | TOR | 1.2 |
| Hunter Renfroe | BOS | 0.8 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | 0.8 |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | -3.3 |
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NL leaders, by position
(Among likely 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Davies | CHC | 3.3 |
| Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 2.3 |
| Kevin Gausman | SFG | 2.2 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | 1.8 |
| Joe Musgrove | SDP | 1.6 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 1.5 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | SFG | 1.5 |
| Merrill Kelly | ARI | 1.4 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | 1.3 |
| Patrick Corbin | WSN | 1.0 |
| Wade Miley | CIN | 0.8 |
| Tyler Mahle | CIN | 0.8 |
| Julio Urías | LAD | 0.7 |
| Max Scherzer | WSN/LAD | 0.7 |
| Marcus Stroman | NYM | 0.6 |
| German Márquez | COL | 0.3 |
| Luis Castillo | CIN | 0.1 |
| Charlie Morton | ATL | -0.1 |
| Walker Buehler | LAD | -0.5 |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | -1.2 |
| Yu Darvish | SDP | -1.5 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | -1.7 |
| Corbin Burnes | MIL | -1.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Stallings | PIT | 7.7 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | 5.4 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | 4.3 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | 3.1 |
| Tucker Barnhart | CIN | 2.8 |
| Omar Narváez | MIL | 1.5 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | 1.1 |
| Buster Posey | SFG | 1.1 |
| Carson Kelly | ARI | 0.9 |
| Will Smith | LAD | 0.6 |
| James McCann | NYM | -0.6 |
| Victor Caratini | SDP | -3.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Max Muncy | LAD | 4.3 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 3.5 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1.7 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 1.4 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1.4 |
| Pavin Smith | ARI | 1.2 |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | 1.2 |
| Jesús Aguilar | MIA | 0.2 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | 0.0 |
| Josh Bell | WSN | -0.8 |
| Eric Hosmer | SDP | -1.2 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | -2.0 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | -2.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Segura | PHI | 6.2 |
| Tommy Edman | STL | 6.1 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 4.2 |
| Kolten Wong | MIL | 3.6 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2.6 |
| Jazz Chisholm | MIA | 2.4 |
| Josh Harrison | WSN | 0.6 |
| Josh Rojas | ARI | -1.2 |
| Adam Frazier | PIT/SDP | -1.6 |
| Donovan Solano | SFG | -1.7 |
| Jonathan India | CIN | -2.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 6.5 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 4.2 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3.8 |
| Starlin Castro | WSN | 2.1 |
| Wilmer Flores | SFG | -0.3 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | -1.0 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC/SFG | -1.0 |
| Justin Turner | LAD | -1.6 |
| Luis Urías | MIL | -1.7 |
| Jonathan Villar | NYM | -2.1 |
| Eduardo Escobar | ARI/MIL | -3.6 |
| Eugenio Suárez | CIN | -3.7 |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | -5.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Paul DeJong | STL | 7.0 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | 6.6 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | 5.8 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | 5.0 |
| Javier Báez | CHC/NYM | 4.5 |
| Kevin Newman | PIT | 3.9 |
| Nick Ahmed | ARI | 2.9 |
| Kyle Farmer | CIN | 1.8 |
| Trea Turner | WSN/LAD | 1.3 |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | 0.9 |
| Trevor Story | COL | 0.3 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | -2.0 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | -5.6 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | -8.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler O’Neill | STL | 3.7 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | 2.0 |
| Raimel Tapia | COL | 1.7 |
| AJ Pollock | LAD | 0.6 |
| David Peralta | ARI | 0.3 |
| Dominic Smith | NYM | -1.6 |
| Joc Pederson | CHC | -3.4 |
| Jesse Winker | CIN | -3.7 |
| Tommy Pham | SDP | -4.2 |
| Andrew McCutchen | PHI | -4.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | 4.1 |
| Starling Marte | MIA | 3.6 |
| Trent Grisham | SDP | 2.7 |
| Garrett Hampson | COL | 2.1 |
| Odúbel Herrera | PHI | 1.7 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | 1.3 |
| Guillermo Heredia | ATL | 0.7 |
| Víctor Robles | WSN | 0.3 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | -1.0 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | -1.9 |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | -2.4 |
| Tyler Naquin | CIN | -2.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Duvall | ATL/MIA | 5.4 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | 5.3 |
| Jason Heyward | CHC | 4.8 |
| Avisaíl García | MIL | 3.2 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | 2.7 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | ATL | 2.3 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 0.1 |
| Michael Conforto | NYM | -0.4 |
| Charlie Blackmon | COL | -2.5 |
| Gregory Polanco | PIT | -3.1 |
| Wil Myers | SDP | -4.5 |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | -5.0 |
| Nick Castellanos | CIN | -5.8 |
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