SABR Defensive Index: July 17, 2022
Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of July 17, 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 Trevino | NYY | C | 8.6 |
| Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | 2B | 6.5 |
| Andrew Velazquez | LAA | SS | 6.2 |
| Trevor Story | BOS | 2B | 5.8 |
| Brandon Marsh | LAA | LF | 5.7 |
| Ramón Urías | BAL | 3B | 5.6 |
| Myles Straw | CLE | CF | 5.4 |
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 5.1 |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | SS | 4.8 |
| Jeremy Peña | HOU | SS | 4.7 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 4.4 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 3B | 4.4 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | CF | 4.1 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 4.0 |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 3.8 |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 3.6 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | 3.5 |
| Reese McGuire | CHW | C | 3.5 |
| Julio Rodríguez | SEA | CF | 3.5 |
| Eugenio Suarez | SEA | 3B | 3.0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | RF | 2.9 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | CF | 2.8 |
| Josh Harrison | CHW | 2B | 2.6 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 2.6 |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | CF | 2.6 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
| Player | Team | Position | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 10.0 |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 9.2 |
| Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 8.5 |
| Jace Peterson | MIL | 3B | 7.0 |
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | SS | 6.1 |
| Tommy Edman | STL | 2B | 5.9 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | RF | 5.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | SS | 5.1 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | SS | 5.0 |
| Hunter Renfroe | MIL | RF | 4.9 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 2B | 4.6 |
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | 4.1 |
| Connor Joe | COL | LF | 3.9 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | SS | 3.8 |
| Alek Thomas | ARI | CF | 3.4 |
| Harrison Bader | STL | CF | 3.0 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 3B | 3.0 |
| Víctor Robles | WSN | CF | 2.9 |
| Tyler Anderson | LAD | P | 2.7 |
| Daulton Varsho | ARI | CF | 2.6 |
| Taijuan Walker | NYM | P | 2.4 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | CF | 2.4 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 2.3 |
| David Peralta | ARI | LF | 2.2 |
| Luis Guillorme | NYM | 2B | 2.2 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 2.2 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 1B | 2.2 |
AL leaders, by position
(2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | NYY | 1.7 |
| Zach Plesac | CLE | 1.5 |
| Gerrit Cole | NYY | 1.5 |
| Justin Verlander | HOU | 1.0 |
| Jordan Montgomery | NYY | 0.9 |
| Framber Valdez | HOU | 0.8 |
| Triston McKenzie | CLE | 0.7 |
| Shane Bieber | CLE | 0.6 |
| José Berríos | TOR | 0.6 |
| Cole Irvin | OAK | 0.4 |
| Logan Gilbert | SEA | 0.3 |
| Robbie Ray | SEA | 0.1 |
| Corey Kluber | TBR | 0.1 |
| Alek Manoah | TOR | 0.0 |
| Dylan Cease | CHW | 0.0 |
| Tarik Skubal | DET | 0.0 |
| Jordan Lyles | BAL | 0.0 |
| Nick Pivetta | BOS | -0.1 |
| Frankie Montas | OAK | -0.2 |
| Nestor Cortes | NYY | -0.3 |
| Dane Dunning | TEX | -0.6 |
| Martín Pérez | TEX | -0.7 |
| Kevin Gausman | TOR | -0.7 |
| Chris Flexen | SEA | -0.8 |
| Paul Blackburn | OAK | -0.8 |
| Cal Quantrill | CLE | -0.9 |
| Brad Keller | KCR | -0.9 |
| Shane McClanahan | TBR | -0.9 |
| Marco Gonzales | SEA | -1.1 |
| José Urquidy | HOU | -1.6 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Trevino | NYY | 8.6 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | 4.0 |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | 3.8 |
| Reese McGuire | CHW | 3.5 |
| Austin Hedges | CLE | 2.1 |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | 2.0 |
| Jonah Heim | TEX | 2.0 |
| Sean Murphy | OAK | 1.8 |
| Kyle Higashioka | NYY | 1.6 |
| Max Stassi | LAA | 1.0 |
| Christian Vazquez | BOS | 0.7 |
| Tucker Barnhart | DET | -0.7 |
| Martín Maldonado | HOU | -1.5 |
| Francisco Mejía | TBR | -1.8 |
| Robinson Chirinos | BAL | -2.7 |
| MJ Melendez | KCR | -6.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 3.5 |
| Carlos Santana | KCR | 1.9 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 0.8 |
| José Abreu | CHW | 0.7 |
| Jared Walsh | LAA | 0.5 |
| Ji-Man Choi | TBR | 0.5 |
| Spencer Torkelson | DET | 0.0 |
| Bobby Dalbec | BOS | -0.3 |
| Seth Brown | OAK | -0.5 |
| Owen Miller | CLE | -0.5 |
| Hunter Dozier | KCR | -0.5 |
| Luis Arraez | MIN | -0.5 |
| Ty France | SEA | -0.8 |
| Franchy Cordero | BOS | -1.9 |
| Yuli Gurriel | HOU | -3.0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | NYY | -3.0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | -4.1 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Schoop | DET | 6.5 |
| Trevor Story | BOS | 5.8 |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 3.6 |
| Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2.6 |
| Josh Harrison | CHW | 2.6 |
| Santiago Espinal | TOR | 2.0 |
| Andrés Giménez | CLE | 1.7 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | 0.2 |
| Tony Kemp | OAK | -0.5 |
| Rougned Odor | BAL | -1.2 |
| Adam Frazier | SEA | -1.4 |
| Leury García | CHW | -1.4 |
| Luis Rengifo | LAA | -1.8 |
| Whit Merrifield | KCR | -2.1 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | -2.9 |
| Nicky Lopez | KCR | -4.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Ramón Urías | BAL | 5.6 |
| DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 4.4 |
| Eugenio Suárez | SEA | 3.0 |
| José Ramírez | CLE | 1.1 |
| Sheldon Neuse | OAK | 0.6 |
| Yandy Díaz | TBR | -0.6 |
| Matt Chapman | TOR | -0.6 |
| Alex Bregman | HOU | -1.6 |
| Jeimer Candelario | DET | -1.8 |
| Gio Urshela | MIN | -1.8 |
| Rafael Devers | BOS | -2.3 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Velazquez | LAA | 6.2 |
| Jorge Mateo | BAL | 4.8 |
| Jeremy Peña | HOU | 4.7 |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | 1.9 |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | 1.7 |
| Amed Rosario | CLE | 1.2 |
| Taylor Walls | TBR | 1.1 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | NYY | 1.0 |
| Carlos Correa | MIN | 0.6 |
| Javier Báez | DET | -1.4 |
| Corey Seager | TEX | -1.5 |
| Elvis Andrus | OAK | -1.6 |
| Tim Anderson | CHW | -2.7 |
| Bo Bichette | TOR | -4.5 |
| Bobby Witt | KCR | -7.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan | CLE | 7.2 |
| Brandon Marsh | LAA | 5.7 |
| Andrew Benintendi | KCR | 2.0 |
| Austin Hays | BAL | 1.1 |
| Robbie Grossman | DET | 0.8 |
| Nick Gordon | MIN | 0.2 |
| Willi Castro | DET | 0.0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | TOR | -0.1 |
| Raimel Tapia | TOR | -0.5 |
| AJ Pollock | CHW | -0.6 |
| Alex Verdugo | BOS | -0.9 |
| Randy Arozarena | TBR | -2.3 |
| Joey Gallo | NYY | -4.2 |
| Jesse Winker | SEA | -5.1 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Myles Straw | CLE | 5.4 |
| Cedric Mullins | BAL | 4.1 |
| Julio Rodríguez | SEA | 3.5 |
| Enrique Hernández | BOS | 2.8 |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | 2.6 |
| Michael A. Taylor | KCR | 2.2 |
| Cristian Pache | OAK | 2.0 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 1.5 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | 1.3 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | 0.9 |
| Adolis García | TEX | 0.7 |
| George Springer | TOR | 0.0 |
| Brett Phillips | TBR | -0.5 |
| Aaron Hicks | NYY | -3.0 |
| Luis Robert | CHW | -4.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | HOU | 5.1 |
| Max Kepler | MIN | 4.4 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | BOS | 2.9 |
| Teoscar Hernández | TOR | 2.1 |
| Ramón Laureano | OAK | 1.1 |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | 0.8 |
| Anthony Santander | BAL | 0.3 |
| Kole Calhoun | TEX | -0.9 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson | LAD | 2.7 |
| Taijuan Walker | NYM | 2.4 |
| Ian Anderson | ATL | 1.5 |
| Tony Gonsolin | LAD | 1.5 |
| Corbin Burnes | MIL | 1.5 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | 1.4 |
| Germán Márquez | COL | 1.4 |
| Kyle Wright | ATL | 1.3 |
| Max Fried | ATL | 1.2 |
| Zac Gallen | ARI | 0.8 |
| Logan Webb | SFG | 0.8 |
| JT Brubaker | PIT | 0.8 |
| Pablo López | MIA | 0.7 |
| Chris Bassitt | NYM | 0.7 |
| Aaron Nola | PHI | 0.6 |
| José Quintana | PIT | 0.3 |
| Joe Musgrove | SDP | 0.2 |
| Charlie Morton | ATL | 0.1 |
| Kyle Gibson | PHI | 0.1 |
| Eric Lauer | MIL | 0.1 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | 0.0 |
| Tyler Mahle | CIN | 0.0 |
| Chad Kuhl | COL | 0.0 |
| Patrick Corbin | WSN | -0.1 |
| Carlos Carrasco | NYM | -0.1 |
| Josiah Gray | WSN | -0.1 |
| Merrill Kelly | ARI | -0.1 |
| Julio Urías | LAD | -0.2 |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | -0.5 |
| Miles Mikolas | STL | -0.6 |
| Alex Wood | SFG | -0.6 |
| Carlos Rodón | SFG | -0.8 |
| Madison Bumgarner | ARI | -0.9 |
| Sean Manaea | SDP | -1.6 |
| Hunter Greene | CIN | -1.6 |
| Yu Darvish | SDP | -1.6 |
| Kyle Freeland | COL | -1.7 |
| Dakota Hudson | STL | -1.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| J.T. Realmuto | PHI | 4.1 |
| Tomás Nido | NYM | 1.7 |
| Travis d’Arnaud | ATL | 0.9 |
| Will Smith | LAD | 0.9 |
| Omar Narváez | MIL | 0.2 |
| Joey Bart | SFG | -1.4 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | -1.6 |
| Andrew Knizner | STL | -1.7 |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSN | -1.9 |
| Jacob Stallings | MIA | -2.3 |
| Austin Nola | SDP | -4.0 |
| Elias Díaz | COL | -5.2 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Walker | ARI | 8.5 |
| C.J. Cron | COL | 2.2 |
| Rhys Hoskins | PHI | 1.6 |
| Michael Chavis | PIT | 0.8 |
| Josh Bell | WSN | 0.8 |
| Wilmer Flores | SFG | 0.5 |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | -0.5 |
| Matt Olson | ATL | -0.6 |
| Rowdy Tellez | MIL | -1.2 |
| Eric Hosmer | SDP | -1.3 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | STL | -1.4 |
| Pete Alonso | NYM | -2.2 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | -2.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | STL | 5.9 |
| Brendan Rodgers | COL | 4.6 |
| Luis Guillorme | NYM | 2.2 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA | 2.0 |
| Ozzie Albies | ATL | 1.9 |
| Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1.9 |
| Bryson Stott | PHI | 1.1 |
| Gavin Lux | LAD | 1.0 |
| Jeff McNeil | NYM | -1.5 |
| Kolten Wong | MIL | -3.5 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | -3.9 |
| César Hernández | WSN | -4.4 |
| Thairo Estrada | SFG | -6.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 10.0 |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 9.2 |
| Jace Peterson | MIL | 7.0 |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 3.0 |
| Ryan McMahon | COL | 2.3 |
| Manny Machado | SDP | 1.4 |
| Josh Rojas | ARI | -1.7 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | -2.1 |
| Maikel Franco | WSN | -2.3 |
| Brandon Drury | CIN | -2.6 |
| Patrick Wisdom | CHC | -2.9 |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | -5.9 |
| Eduardo Escobar | NYM | -6.0 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | CHC | 6.1 |
| Dansby Swanson | ATL | 5.1 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | 5.0 |
| Miguel Rojas | MIA | 3.8 |
| Willy Adames | MIL | 2.2 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | 1.0 |
| Diego Castillo | PIT | -0.3 |
| Trea Turner | LAD | -1.3 |
| Luis Urías | MIL | -1.7 |
| José Iglesias | COL | -1.8 |
| Kyle Farmer | CIN | -1.8 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | -5.2 |
| Brandon Crawford | SFG | -5.5 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Joe | COL | 3.9 |
| David Peralta | ARI | 2.2 |
| Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | 1.8 |
| Jurickson Profar | SDP | 1.5 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | 1.5 |
| Lane Thomas | WSN | 0.6 |
| Jack Suwinski | PIT | 0.5 |
| Tommy Pham | CIN | -0.1 |
| Brendan Donovan | STL | -0.1 |
| Yadiel Hernández | WSN | -0.9 |
| Christian Yelich | MIL | -0.9 |
| Mark Canha | NYM | -1.4 |
| Jorge Soler | MIA | -1.5 |
| Chris Taylor | LAD | -1.7 |
| Joc Pederson | SFG | -2.9 |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | -4.4 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Alek Thomas | ARI | 3.4 |
| Harrison Bader | STL | 3.0 |
| Víctor Robles | WSN | 2.9 |
| Daulton Varsho | ARI | 2.6 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | 2.4 |
| Cody Bellinger | LAD | 2.0 |
| Brandon Nimmo | NYM | 1.0 |
| Adam Duvall | ATL | 0.8 |
| Trent Grisham | SDP | 0.5 |
| Tyrone Taylor | MIL | -0.5 |
| Jesús Sánchez | MIA | -1.1 |
| Nick Senzel | CIN | -1.3 |
| Yonathan Daza | COL | -1.9 |
| Christopher Morel | CHC | -3.5 |
| Bryan Reynolds | PIT | -4.7 |
| Player | Team | SDI |
|---|---|---|
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 5.8 |
| Hunter Renfroe | MIL | 4.9 |
| Starling Marte | NYM | -0.5 |
| Avisaíl García | MIA | -1.3 |
| Dylan Carlson | STL | -2.2 |
| Randal Grichuk | COL | -2.3 |
| Juan Soto | WSN | -5.9 |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | -7.4 |
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