SABR Defensive Index: June 19, 2022
Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of June 19, 2022.
For the 10th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Siri | HOU | CF | 5.9 |
| Jose Trevino | NYY | C | 5.6 |
| Myles Straw | CLE | CF | 5.3 |
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | 2B | 5.3 |
| Brandon Marsh | LAA | LF | 5.1 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 5.0 |
| Trevor Story | BOS | 2B | 4.8 |
| Andrew Velazquez | LAA | SS | 4.7 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 4.6 |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | SS | 4.3 |
| Ramón Urías | BAL | 3B | 4.1 |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 4.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 3B | 4.0 |
| Brett Phillips | TBR | RF | 3.9 |
| Andrés Giménez | CLE | 2B | 3.7 |
| Jeremy Peña | HOU | SS | 3.3 |
| Reese McGuire | CHW | C | 3.0 |
| Julio Rodríguez | SEA | CF | 3.0 |
| Trevor Larnach | MIN | LF | 2.8 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | CF | 2.7 |
| Santiago Espinal | TOR | 2B | 2.7 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 2.7 |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | CF | 2.7 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | RF | 2.6 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | SS | 2.4 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 7.7 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | RF | 6.7 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 5.9 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 5.0 |
| Hunter Renfroe | MIL | RF | 4.9 |
| Tommy Edman | STL | 2B | 4.7 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | SS | 4.4 |
| Jace Peterson | MIL | 3B | 4.4 |
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | SS | 4.0 |
| Connor Joe | COL | LF | 3.4 |
| Víctor Robles | WSN | CF | 3.3 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 2.8 |
| Kyle Wright | ATL | P | 2.7 |
| Ranger Suárez | PHI | P | 2.6 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | SS | 2.6 |
| Trent Grisham | SDP | CF | 2.5 |
| Zach Eflin | PHI | P | 2.4 |
| Daulton Varsho | ARI | CF | 2.3 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | C | 2.3 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 2.2 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2B | 2.2 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | 2.1 |
| Luis González | SFG | RF | 2.1 |
| David Peralta | ARI | LF | 2.0 |
| Víctor Caratini | MIL | C | 2.0 |
| Cody Bellinger | LAD | CF | 2.0 |
AL leaders, by position
(2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino | NYY | 1.6 |
| Logan Gilbert | SEA | 0.9 |
| Jameson Taillon | NYY | 0.9 |
| Justin Verlander | HOU | 0.9 |
| Zach Plesac | CLE | 0.8 |
| Corey Kluber | TBR | 0.8 |
| Gerrit Cole | NYY | 0.8 |
| Nick Pivetta | BOS | 0.7 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | 0.7 |
| José Berríos | TOR | 0.7 |
| Paul Blackburn | OAK | 0.7 |
| Alek Manoah | TOR | 0.7 |
| Frankie Montas | OAK | 0.6 |
| Cole Irvin | OAK | 0.6 |
| Nestor Cortes | NYY | 0.6 |
| Jordan Montgomery | NYY | 0.1 |
| Framber Valdez | HOU | 0.1 |
| Robbie Ray | SEA | 0.0 |
| Tarik Skubal | DET | 0.0 |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAA | 0.0 |
| Dylan Cease | CHW | 0.0 |
| Triston McKenzie | CLE | 0.0 |
| Jordan Lyles | BAL | 0.0 |
| Michael Lorenzen | LAA | 0.0 |
| Shane Bieber | CLE | -0.2 |
| Shane McClanahan | TBR | -0.2 |
| Marco Gonzales | SEA | -0.2 |
| Bruce Zimmermann | BAL | -0.7 |
| Luis Garcia | HOU | -0.7 |
| José Urquidy | HOU | -0.7 |
| Brad Keller | KCR | -0.9 |
| Patrick Sandoval | LAA | -0.9 |
| Dane Dunning | TEX | -1.3 |
| Martín Pérez | TEX | -1.5 |
| Kevin Gausman | TOR | -1.5 |
| Chris Flexen | SEA | -1.6 |
| Cal Quantrill | CLE | -1.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Trevino | NYY | 5.6 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | 4.6 |
| Reese McGuire | CHW | 3.0 |
| Sean Murphy | OAK | 2.1 |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | 2.0 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | 2.0 |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | 1.7 |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | 0.8 |
| Mike Zunino | TBR | 0.5 |
| Kyle Higashioka | NYY | 0.2 |
| Salvador Perez | KCR | 0.1 |
| Max Stassi | LAA | -0.4 |
| Christian Vazquez | BOS | -0.6 |
| Francisco Mejía | TBR | -1.1 |
| Tucker Barnhart | DET | -1.2 |
| Yasmani Grandal | CHW | -1.7 |
| Martín Maldonado | HOU | -1.8 |
| Robinson Chirinos | BAL | -2.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Walsh | LAA | 1.2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1.2 |
| Bobby Dalbec | BOS | 1.2 |
| Carlos Santana | KCR | 1.0 |
| Owen Miller | CLE | 0.6 |
| Luis Arraez | MIN | 0.6 |
| José Abreu | CHW | 0.3 |
| Hunter Dozier | KCR | 0.1 |
| Franchy Cordero | BOS | -0.1 |
| Spencer Torkelson | DET | -0.3 |
| Seth Brown | OAK | -0.4 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | -0.4 |
| Ty France | SEA | -0.6 |
| Ji-Man Choi | TBR | -0.7 |
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | -1.6 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | -1.6 |
| Anthony Rizzo | NYY | -2.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | 5.3 |
| Trevor Story | BOS | 4.8 |
| Andrés Giménez | CLE | 3.7 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2.7 |
| Santiago Espinal | TOR | 2.7 |
| Abraham Toro | SEA | 0.7 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | 0.6 |
| Tyler Wade | LAA | 0.4 |
| Josh Harrison | CHW | 0.3 |
| Adam Frazier | SEA | 0.1 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | -0.1 |
| Tony Kemp | OAK | -0.2 |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | -0.3 |
| Leury García | CHW | -0.4 |
| Rougned Odor | BAL | -2.7 |
| Nicky Lopez | KCR | -3.6 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | -3.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ramón Urías | BAL | 4.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 4.0 |
| Kevin Smith | OAK | 2.3 |
| Eugenio Suárez | SEA | 2.0 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | 0.7 |
| Matt Chapman | TOR | 0.7 |
| Anthony Rendon | LAA | 0.2 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | -0.3 |
| Yandy Díaz | TBR | -0.8 |
| Sheldon Neuse | OAK | -1.3 |
| Gio Urshela | MIN | -1.4 |
| Jeimer Candelario | DET | -1.6 |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | -1.8 |
| Harold Castro | DET | -4.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Velazquez | LAA | 4.7 |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | 4.3 |
| Jeremy Peña | HOU | 3.3 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | 2.4 |
| Wander Franco | TBR | 1.5 |
| Amed Rosario | CLE | 0.6 |
| Taylor Walls | TBR | 0.3 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | 0.3 |
| Carlos Correa | MIN | -0.8 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | NYY | -1.1 |
| Javier Báez | DET | -1.4 |
| Corey Seager | TEX | -1.7 |
| Tim Anderson | CHW | -2.4 |
| Bobby Witt | KCR | -3.4 |
| Elvis Andrus | OAK | -3.6 |
| Bo Bichette | TOR | -3.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marsh | LAA | 5.1 |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | 4.1 |
| Trevor Larnach | MIN | 2.8 |
| Andrew Benintendi | KCR | 1.9 |
| Nick Gordon | MIN | 0.5 |
| Willi Castro | DET | 0.1 |
| Austin Hays | BAL | 0.0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | TOR | -0.1 |
| AJ Pollock | CHW | -0.3 |
| Alex Verdugo | BOS | -0.3 |
| Randy Arozarena | TBR | -0.8 |
| Chad Pinder | OAK | -2.1 |
| Andrew Vaughn | CHW | -3.1 |
| Joey Gallo | NYY | -3.3 |
| Jesse Winker | SEA | -3.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Siri | HOU | 5.9 |
| Myles Straw | CLE | 5.3 |
| Julio Rodríguez | SEA | 3.0 |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | 2.7 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | 2.7 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | 2.0 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 1.9 |
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | 1.8 |
| Cristian Pache | OAK | 1.3 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | 1.0 |
| Adolis García | TEX | -0.5 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | -0.9 |
| George Springer | TOR | -1.5 |
| Luis Robert | CHW | -1.9 |
| Aaron Hicks | NYY | -2.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | 5.0 |
| Brett Phillips | TBR | 3.9 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | 2.6 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | 2.2 |
| Adam Engel | CHW | 1.1 |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | 1.0 |
| Ramón Laureano | OAK | 0.9 |
| Anthony Santander | BAL | 0.9 |
| Teoscar Hernández | TOR | 0.1 |
| Robbie Grossman | DET | -0.1 |
| Kole Calhoun | TEX | -0.6 |
| Manuel Margot | TBR | -0.9 |
| Raimel Tapia | TOR | -2.1 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Wright | ATL | 2.7 |
| Ranger Suárez | PHI | 2.6 |
| Zach Eflin | PHI | 2.4 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | 1.4 |
| Zach Davies | ARI | 1.3 |
| José Quintana | PIT | 1.0 |
| Patrick Corbin | WSN | 0.8 |
| Tyler Anderson | LAD | 0.8 |
| Germán Márquez | COL | 0.8 |
| Ian Anderson | ATL | 0.8 |
| Pablo López | MIA | 0.8 |
| Mitch Keller | PIT | 0.8 |
| Walker Buehler | LAD | 0.7 |
| Chris Bassitt | NYM | 0.7 |
| Corbin Burnes | MIL | 0.7 |
| Adrian Houser | MIL | 0.7 |
| Julio Urías | LAD | 0.7 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | 0.7 |
| Tony Gonsolin | LAD | 0.6 |
| Nick Martinez | SDP | 0.6 |
| Max Fried | ATL | 0.3 |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | 0.2 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 0.1 |
| Alex Wood | SFG | 0.1 |
| JT Brubaker | PIT | 0.1 |
| Eric Lauer | MIL | 0.1 |
| Kyle Gibson | PHI | 0.1 |
| Joe Musgrove | SDP | 0.1 |
| Zac Gallen | ARI | 0.0 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | 0.0 |
| Josiah Gray | WSN | 0.0 |
| Merrill Kelly | ARI | 0.0 |
| Yu Darvish | SDP | -0.1 |
| Austin Gomber | COL | -0.1 |
| Joan Adon | WSN | -0.1 |
| Chad Kuhl | COL | -0.2 |
| Kyle Freeland | COL | -0.2 |
| Erick Fedde | WSN | -0.6 |
| Miles Mikolas | STL | -0.6 |
| Charlie Morton | ATL | -0.7 |
| Tyler Mahle | CIN | -0.7 |
| Carlos Carrasco | NYM | -0.8 |
| Dakota Hudson | STL | -0.8 |
| Madison Bumgarner | ARI | -0.9 |
| Logan Webb | SFG | -1.3 |
| Carlos Rodón | SFG | -1.5 |
| Hunter Greene | CIN | -1.5 |
| Sean Manaea | SDP | -2.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Yadier Molina | STL | 2.3 |
| Víctor Caratini | MIL | 2.0 |
| Omar Narváez | MIL | 1.4 |
| Will Smith | LAD | 0.9 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | 0.9 |
| Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | 0.8 |
| Curt Casali | SFG | 0.7 |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | 0.5 |
| José Herrera | ARI | 0.0 |
| Tomás Nido | NYM | -0.7 |
| Austin Nola | SDP | -0.8 |
| Jacob Stallings | MIA | -0.9 |
| Andrew Knizner | STL | -1.3 |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSN | -1.5 |
| Joey Bart | SFG | -1.6 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | -1.7 |
| Jorge Alfaro | SDP | -2.0 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | -4.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Walker | ARI | 5.9 |
| Frank Schwindel | CHC | 0.5 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 0.3 |
| Matt Olson | ATL | 0.2 |
| Michael Chavis | PIT | 0.2 |
| Josh Bell | WSN | 0.2 |
| Eric Hosmer | SDP | 0.1 |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | -0.3 |
| Rowdy Tellez | MIL | -0.6 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | -0.8 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | -1.7 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | -2.1 |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | -2.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | STL | 4.7 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2.2 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2.1 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 1.6 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1.6 |
| Luis Guillorme | NYM | 1.3 |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | -0.5 |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | -0.8 |
| Jean Segura | PHI | -0.8 |
| Matt Reynolds | CIN | -1.9 |
| Kolten Wong | MIL | -2.4 |
| César Hernández | WSN | -2.8 |
| Jonathan Villar | CHC | -3.3 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | -4.0 |
| Thairo Estrada | SFG | -5.8 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 7.7 |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 5.0 |
| Jace Peterson | MIL | 4.4 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 2.8 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 0.7 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 0.5 |
| Josh Rojas | ARI | 0.3 |
| Brandon Drury | CIN | -0.5 |
| Patrick Wisdom | CHC | -0.8 |
| Wilmer Flores | SFG | -1.0 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | -1.6 |
| Maikel Franco | WSN | -1.9 |
| Eduardo Escobar | NYM | -4.7 |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | -6.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | 4.4 |
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | 4.0 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | 2.6 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | 2.2 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | 0.3 |
| Diego Castillo | PIT | 0.3 |
| Johan Camargo | PHI | 0.0 |
| Kyle Farmer | CIN | -0.7 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | -0.8 |
| Trea Turner | LAD | -0.8 |
| Luis Urías | MIL | -1.5 |
| Bryson Stott | PHI | -1.6 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | -2.6 |
| José Iglesias | COL | -3.3 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | -5.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Joe | COL | 3.4 |
| David Peralta | ARI | 2.0 |
| Tommy Pham | CIN | 1.9 |
| Lane Thomas | WSN | 1.4 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | 1.2 |
| Jurickson Profar | SDP | 0.7 |
| Joc Pederson | SFG | 0.0 |
| Yadiel Hernández | WSN | -0.2 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | -0.4 |
| Tyler O’Neill | STL | -0.8 |
| Ben Gamel | PIT | -1.0 |
| Mark Canha | NYM | -1.5 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | -1.8 |
| Jorge Soler | MIA | -1.8 |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | -2.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Víctor Robles | WSN | 3.3 |
| Trent Grisham | SDP | 2.5 |
| Daulton Varsho | ARI | 2.3 |
| Cody Bellinger | LAD | 2.0 |
| Harrison Bader | STL | 1.8 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | 1.4 |
| Alek Thomas | ARI | 1.3 |
| Lorenzo Cain | MIL | 1.1 |
| Odúbel Herrera | PHI | 1.0 |
| Nick Senzel | CIN | 0.6 |
| Adam Duvall | ATL | 0.5 |
| Brandon Nimmo | NYM | -0.2 |
| Jason Heyward | CHC | -1.0 |
| Tyrone Taylor | MIL | -1.4 |
| Jesús Sánchez | MIA | -2.1 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | -2.4 |
| Yonathan Daza | COL | -3.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 6.7 |
| Hunter Renfroe | MIL | 4.9 |
| Luis González | SFG | 2.1 |
| Avisaíl García | MIA | 1.4 |
| Pavin Smith | ARI | 1.0 |
| Starling Marte | NYM | 0.0 |
| Jack Suwinski | PIT | -0.7 |
| Brendan Donovan | STL | -0.7 |
| Seiya Suzuki | CHC | -1.0 |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | -2.7 |
| Randal Grichuk | COL | -3.3 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | -4.3 |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | -6.0 |
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