SABR Defensive Index: Final 2021 rankings
Here are the final SABR Defensive Index™ rankings for the 2021 season among positional qualifiers for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
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.
For the second consecutive year, Rawlings has expanded the platform to award the best team defense over the course of the regular season. The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros were the 2021 Gold Glove Team Award winners based on their SABR Defensive Index rankings. Click here to view the full list of 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove 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:
2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are listed in bold.
AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | HOU | SS | 15.8 |
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | CF | 12.9 |
| Andrelton Simmons | MIN | SS | 11.8 |
| Dallas Keuchel | CHW | P | 10.2 |
| Joey Gallo | TEX/NYY | RF | 10.0 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 9.5 |
| Marcus Semien | TOR | 2B | 8.4 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | SS | 8.4 |
| Myles Straw | HOU/CLE | CF | 8.2 |
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 3B | 8.1 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | RF | 8.1 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | 2B | 7.5 |
| Sean Murphy | OAK | C | 6.8 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | C | 6.5 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | CF | 6.2 |
| José Ramirez | CLE | 3B | 6.1 |
| Manuel Margot | TBR | RF | 5.6 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 5.4 |
| David Fletcher | LAA | 2B | 5.3 |
| Adolis García | TEX | CF | 5.0 |
| Max Stassi | LAA | C | 4.7 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | CF | 4.7 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | 4.3 |
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 1B | 4.3 |
| Jose Trevino | TEX | C | 4.1 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Bader | STL | CF | 14.4 |
| Jacob Stallings | PIT | C | 9.2 |
| Paul DeJong | STL | SS | 7.5 |
| Adam Duvall | MIA/ATL | RF | 7.5 |
| Kevin Newman | PIT | SS | 7.0 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 6.7 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 6.7 |
| Tommy Edman | STL | 2B | 6.5 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 6.5 |
| Taijuan Walker | NYM | P | 6.0 |
| Trevor Story | COL | SS | 6.0 |
| Avisaíl García | MIL | RF | 5.9 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 1B | 5.7 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | C | 5.6 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | SS | 5.6 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | RF | 5.5 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | 5.5 |
| Tyler O’Neill | STL | LF | 5.3 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | CF | 5.3 |
| Max Fried | ATL | P | 5.1 |
| Zach Davies | CHC | P | 4.9 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 4.9 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | C | 4.3 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | P | 4.2 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | RF | 4.1 |
AL Team Leaders
| Team | Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Total SDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | -0.6 | 28.7 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 49.5 |
| TEX | 8.6 | 17.0 | 27.3 | -6.1 | 46.8 |
| TBR | 3.7 | 14.9 | 22.4 | 2.4 | 43.4 |
| CLE | 1.2 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 22.4 |
| TOR | 2.1 | 15.0 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 21.4 |
| MIN | 5.2 | 8.0 | 1.9 | -6.9 | 8.2 |
| KCR | -0.7 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -7.7 | -0.8 |
| SEA | -3.0 | 9.1 | -8.1 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| OAK | 6.3 | -7.9 | -2.5 | -3.4 | -7.5 |
| NYY | -6.5 | -13.0 | 8.4 | -8.5 | -19.6 |
| LAA | -4.0 | -5.3 | -12.9 | 0.6 | -21.6 |
| BAL | -8.9 | -20.9 | -3.9 | 1.2 | -32.5 |
| DET | -3.5 | -15.8 | -15.5 | -2.6 | -37.4 |
| CHW | -16.3 | -9.1 | -8.2 | -7.9 | -41.5 |
| BOS | -0.8 | -42.4 | -3.4 | -8.6 | -55.2 |
NL Team Leaders
| Team | Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Total SDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2.1 | 32.1 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 56.2 |
| COL | 2.2 | 30.1 | 4.4 | -5.7 | 31.0 |
| MIL | 6.1 | -7.7 | 27.1 | -1.5 | 24.0 |
| SFG | 2.8 | -0.5 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| ATL | -3.8 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 21.2 |
| NYM | 4.4 | 2.5 | -1.7 | 6.9 | 12.1 |
| LAD | 3.5 | 7.5 | 3.2 | -2.2 | 12.0 |
| MIA | -3.1 | -3.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| PIT | 8.6 | 7.1 | -22.3 | 2.0 | -4.6 |
| CHC | -0.8 | 7.2 | -9.3 | -2.8 | -5.7 |
| SDP | -4.7 | 9.6 | -8.8 | -3.4 | -7.3 |
| WSN | 1.2 | -11.4 | -6.2 | 0.4 | -16.0 |
| CIN | 2.6 | -10.9 | -20.4 | -0.4 | -29.1 |
| PHI | -0.8 | -22.6 | -15.3 | 8.3 | -30.4 |
| ARI | -1.6 | -26.6 | -6.4 | -0.5 | -35.1 |
AL leaders, by position
(2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Keuchel | CHW | 10.2 |
| Zack Greinke | HOU | 3.8 |
| José Berrios | MIN/TOR | 3.7 |
| Frankie Montas | OAK | 2.2 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | 2.2 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | 2.1 |
| Cole Irvin | OAK | 0.9 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | 0.4 |
| Mike Minor | KCR | 0.1 |
| Kyle Gibson | TEX | 0.1 |
| Gerrit Cole | NYY | 0.0 |
| Jordan Lyles | TEX | -0.5 |
| Sean Manaea | OAK | -0.5 |
| Adam Cimber | TOR | -0.6 |
| Chris Bassitt | OAK | -0.7 |
| Robbie Ray | TOR | -1.5 |
| Lucas Giolito | CHW | -1.7 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | -2.0 |
| Dylan Cease | CHW | -4.9 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | OAK | 6.8 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | 6.5 |
| Max Stassi | LAA | 4.7 |
| Jose Trevino | TEX | 4.1 |
| Mike Zunino | TBR | 3.6 |
| Christian Vázquez | BOS | 2.2 |
| Martín Maldonado | HOU | 1.4 |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | 1.0 |
| Tom Murphy | SEA | -0.4 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | -3.6 |
| Pedro Severino | BAL | -6.8 |
| Gary Sánchez | NYY | -8.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 4.3 |
| Ty France | SEA | 3.2 |
| Matt Olson | OAK | 1.4 |
| Yandy Díaz | TBR | 1.2 |
| Carlos Santana | KCR | 0.7 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 0.5 |
| José Abreu | CHW | -0.7 |
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | -1.2 |
| Jared Walsh | LAA | -1.2 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | -2.7 |
| Miguel Sanó | MIN | -5.6 |
| Bobby Dalbec | BOS | -6.1 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | TOR | 8.4 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | 7.5 |
| David Fletcher | LAA | 5.3 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | 2.8 |
| Dylan Moore | SEA | 1.7 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 1.7 |
| Rougned Odor | NYY | 1.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 0.4 |
| Tony Kemp | OAK | -0.9 |
| Leury Garcia | CHW | -1.5 |
| Willi Castro | DET | -3.1 |
| Nick Solak | TEX | -3.6 |
| Brandon Lowe | TBR | -4.8 |
| Cesar Hernandez | CLE/CHW | -5.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | OAK | 8.1 |
| José Ramirez | CLE | 6.1 |
| Joey Wendle | TBR | 4.0 |
| Yoán Moncada | CHW | 2.2 |
| Luis Arraez | MIN | 1.4 |
| Kyle Seager | SEA | 0.6 |
| Gio Urshela | NYY | -1.2 |
| Jeimer Candelario | DET | -2.9 |
| Maikel Franco | BAL | -4.8 |
| Hunter Dozier | KCR | -7.3 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | -11.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | HOU | 15.8 |
| Andrelton Simmons | MIN | 11.8 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | TEX | 8.4 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | 4.3 |
| Nicky Lopez | KCR | 1.4 |
| Bo Bichette | TOR | 1.0 |
| Tim Anderson | CHW | -0.2 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | -3.6 |
| Amed Rosario | CLE | -6.1 |
| Elvis Andrus | OAK | -6.9 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | -8.2 |
| José Iglesias | LAA/BOS | -17.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Benintendi | KCR | 3.7 |
| Randy Arozarena | TBR | 2.3 |
| Austin Hays | BAL | 1.9 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | TOR | 1.0 |
| Michael Brantley | HOU | 0.3 |
| Andrew Vaughn | CHW | -0.2 |
| Robbie Grossman | DET | -0.9 |
| Alex Verdugo | BOS | -1.0 |
| Mark Canha | OAK | -5.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | 12.9 |
| Myles Straw | HOU/CLE | 8.2 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 6.2 |
| Adolis García | TEX | 5.0 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | 4.7 |
| Ramón Laureano | OAK | 1.8 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | 0.8 |
| Akil Baddoo | DET | -1.5 |
| Brett Gardner | NYY | -1.7 |
| Randal Grichuk | TOR | -2.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Gallo | TEX/NYY | 10.0 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | 9.5 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | 8.1 |
| Manuel Margot | TBR | 5.6 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | 5.4 |
| Teoscar Hernández | TOR | 0.2 |
| Hunter Renfroe | BOS | 0.1 |
| Mitch Haniger | SEA | -2.9 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Taijuan Walker | NYM | 6.0 |
| Max Fried | ATL | 5.1 |
| Zach Davies | CHC | 4.9 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | 4.2 |
| Wade Miley | CIN | 2.3 |
| Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 1.8 |
| Kevin Gausman | SFG | 1.7 |
| Joe Musgrove | SDP | 1.6 |
| Tyler Mahle | CIN | 1.5 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | SFG | 1.5 |
| Merrill Kelly | ARI | 1.4 |
| Julio Urías | LAD | 1.4 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | 1.2 |
| German Márquez | COL | 1.2 |
| Patrick Corbin | WSN | 1.2 |
| Marcus Stroman | NYM | 1.0 |
| Max Scherzer | WSN/LAD | 0.8 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 0.6 |
| Tyler Anderson | PIT | 0.2 |
| Luis Castillo | CIN | -0.1 |
| Walker Buehler | LAD | -0.4 |
| Charlie Morton | ATL | -0.7 |
| Corbin Burnes | MIL | -0.9 |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | -1.4 |
| Yu Darvish | SDP | -1.6 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | -2.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Stallings | PIT | 9.2 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | 5.6 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | 4.3 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | 3.3 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | 2.9 |
| Yan Gomes | WSN | 2.8 |
| Tucker Barnhart | CIN | 2.4 |
| Buster Posey | SFG | 2.0 |
| Will Smith | LAD | 1.5 |
| Omar Narváez | MIL | 1.5 |
| Carson Kelly | ARI | 1.3 |
| James McCann | NYM | -1.6 |
| Victor Caratini | SDP | -3.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Max Muncy | LAD | 5.7 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 5.5 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 3.9 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | 3.0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 1.8 |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | 1.6 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 1.2 |
| Jesús Aguilar | MIA | 1.0 |
| Pavin Smith | ARI | -0.2 |
| Josh Bell | WSN | -0.3 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | -0.5 |
| Eric Hosmer | SDP | -1.9 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | -2.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | STL | 6.5 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 6.5 |
| Kolten Wong | MIL | 4.0 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 3.7 |
| Jazz Chisholm | MIA | 3.3 |
| Jean Segura | PHI | 2.0 |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2.0 |
| Adam Frazier | PIT/SDP | 1.0 |
| Josh Harrison | WSN | 0.7 |
| Jonathan India | CIN | -1.2 |
| Josh Rojas | ARI | -2.1 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 6.7 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 6.7 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 4.9 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | 3.0 |
| Starlin Castro | WSN | 2.5 |
| Wilmer Flores | SFG | -0.6 |
| Eugenio Suárez | CIN | -1.7 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC/SFG | -2.0 |
| Justin Turner | LAD | -2.3 |
| Jonathan Villar | NYM | -3.6 |
| Eduardo Escobar | ARI/MIL | -4.0 |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | -6.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Paul DeJong | STL | 7.5 |
| Kevin Newman | PIT | 7.0 |
| Trevor Story | COL | 6.0 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | 5.6 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | 3.5 |
| Javier Báez | CHC/NYM | 3.4 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | 2.0 |
| Nick Ahmed | ARI | 1.9 |
| Trea Turner | WSN/LAD | 1.4 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | -1.3 |
| Kyle Farmer | CIN | -1.3 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | -3.1 |
| Luis Urías | MIL | -3.4 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | -7.8 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler O’Neill | STL | 5.3 |
| David Peralta | ARI | 3.5 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | 2.0 |
| AJ Pollock | LAD | 1.9 |
| Raimel Tapia | COL | 1.4 |
| Tommy Pham | SDP | -2.7 |
| Joc Pederson | CHC | -3.4 |
| Dominic Smith | NYM | -3.4 |
| Jesse Winker | CIN | -3.8 |
| Andrew McCutchen | PHI | -6.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Bader | STL | 14.4 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | MIL | 5.3 |
| Trent Grisham | SDP | 3.9 |
| Starling Marte | MIA | 3.5 |
| Guillermo Heredia | ATL | 1.6 |
| Garrett Hampson | COL | 1.5 |
| Odúbel Herrera | PHI | 1.4 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | 0.8 |
| Víctor Robles | WSN | 0.1 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | -1.4 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | -2.1 |
| Tyler Naquin | CIN | -2.8 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Duvall | MIA/ATL | 7.5 |
| Avisaíl García | MIL | 5.9 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | 5.5 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | 4.1 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 3.8 |
| Jason Heyward | CHC | 2.8 |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | 2.5 |
| Michael Conforto | NYM | -2.6 |
| Charlie Blackmon | COL | -3.7 |
| Gregory Polanco | PIT | -5.1 |
| Nick Castellanos | CIN | -5.9 |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | -6.3 |
| Wil Myers | SDP | -7.9 |
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