SABR Defensive Index: July 9, 2023

July 12, 2023/by sabr

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of July 9, 2023.

The SDI is 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: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
NL: P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF

AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Wander Franco	TBR	SS	9.1
Alex Verdugo	BOS	RF	7.5
Kevin Kiermaier	TOR	CF	7.3
Matt Chapman	TOR	3B	7.1
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	7.0
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	6.5
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	6.2
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	6.0
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	5.8
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	5.7
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	5.6
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	5.3
Jose Trevino	NYY	C	4.9
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	4.8
Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	4.6
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	4.5
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	4.5
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	4.4
Jorge Mateo	BAL	SS	4.2
Connor Wong	BOS	C	4.2
Adolis García	TEX	RF	3.9
Zack Greinke	KCR	P	3.7
Michael A. Taylor	MIN	CF	3.7
Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	3.6
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	3.4

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	11.1
Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	RF	11.0
Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	9.1
Ha-Seong Kim	SDP	2B	8.0
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	7.8
Brenton Doyle	COL	CF	7.0
Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	6.3
Miguel Rojas	LAD	SS	5.4
Sean Murphy	ATL	C	5.3
Carlos Santana	PIT	1B	5.2
Thairo Estrada	SFG	2B	5.1
Jon Berti	MIA	SS	4.7
Brice Turang	MIL	2B	4.7
Austin Hedges	PIT	C	4.5
Willy Adames	MIL	SS	4.3
Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B	4.3
Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	4.3
Brandon Marsh	PHI	CF	4.2
Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	4.0
Nick Fortes	MIA	C	4.0
Bryson Stott	PHI	2B	4.0
Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	3.9
Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	3.4
Dominic Smith	WSN	1B	3.2
William Contreras	MIL	C	3.0

AL leaders, by position

(2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Zack Greinke	KCR	P	3.7
José Berríos	TOR	P	2.5
Pablo López	MIN	P	1.5
Shohei Ohtani	LAA	P	1.4
Brady Singer	KCR	P	1.3
Kyle Gibson	BAL	P	1.1
Shane McClanahan	TBR	P	0.9
Tyler Wells	BAL	P	0.9
Dylan Cease	CHW	P	0.8
Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	P	0.8
Zach Eflin	TBR	P	0.7
Domingo Germán	NYY	P	0.7
Gerrit Cole	NYY	P	0.6
Martín Pérez	TEX	P	0.6
JP Sears	OAK	P	0.6
George Kirby	SEA	P	0.5
Chris Bassitt	TOR	P	0.3
Dane Dunning	TEX	P	0.3
Shane Bieber	CLE	P	0.1
Dean Kremer	BAL	P	0.1
Hunter Brown	HOU	P	0.0
Sonny Gray	MIN	P	0.0
Jon Gray	TEX	P	-0.1
Yusei Kikuchi	TOR	P	-0.1
Lance Lynn	CHW	P	-0.1
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	-0.6
Framber Valdez	HOU	P	-0.6
Cristian Javier	HOU	P	-0.7
Logan Gilbert	SEA	P	-0.8
Jordan Lyles	KCR	P	-0.8
Joe Ryan	MIN	P	-0.8
Lucas Giolito	CHW	P	-1.1
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	-1.7

Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	7.0
Jose Trevino	NYY	C	4.9
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	4.8
Connor Wong	BOS	C	4.2
Christian Vázquez	MIN	C	3.2
Seby Zavala	CHW	C	3.0
Jake Rogers	DET	C	2.6
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	1.6
Kyle Higashioka	NYY	C	0.5
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	-0.2
Danny Jansen	TOR	C	-0.4
Christian Bethancourt	TBR	C	-0.6
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	-0.6
Matt Thaiss	LAA	C	-1.0
Martín Maldonado	HOU	C	-5.3
Salvador Perez	KCR	C	-5.4
Shea Langeliers	OAK	C	-5.8
Yasmani Grandal	CHW	C	-7.4

First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	3.6
Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	3.1
Josh Naylor	CLE	1B	1.6
José Abreu	HOU	1B	-0.2
Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B	-0.4
Andrew Vaughn	CHW	1B	-0.5
Ty France	SEA	1B	-0.7
Yandy Díaz	TBR	1B	-0.8
Ryan Noda	OAK	1B	-1.4
Nick Pratto	KCR	1B	-3.2
Triston Casas	BOS	1B	-4.6
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	-4.9
Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	-4.9

Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	6.5
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	5.6
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	4.5
Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B	1.2
Taylor Walls	TBR	2B	1.2
Brandon Drury	LAA	2B	0.2
Whit Merrifield	TOR	2B	-0.4
Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B	-0.9
Adam Frazier	BAL	2B	-4.7
Tony Kemp	OAK	2B	-5.0

Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Matt Chapman	TOR	3B	7.1
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	5.7
Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	4.6
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	4.5
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	3.4
Gio Urshela	LAA	3B	2.2
DJ LeMahieu	NYY	3B	0.8
Eugenio Suárez	SEA	3B	-0.7
Jace Peterson	OAK	3B	-1.3
Ramón Urías	BAL	3B	-1.4
Isaac Paredes	TBR	3B	-2.6
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	3B	-3.0
Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	-3.5

Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wander Franco	TBR	SS	9.1
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	6.0
Jorge Mateo	BAL	SS	4.2
Javier Báez	DET	SS	2.9
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	2.1
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	1.4
Carlos Correa	MIN	SS	1.1
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	1.0
Elvis Andrus	CHW	SS	-1.1
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	-1.8
Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	-2.8
Bobby Witt	KCR	SS	-3.2
Enrique Hernández	BOS	SS	-3.6
Tim Anderson	CHW	SS	-4.9
Amed Rosario	CLE	SS	-10.0

Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	6.2
Austin Hays	BAL	LF	2.9
Daulton Varsho	TOR	LF	2.0
Randy Arozarena	TBR	LF	1.8
Taylor Ward	LAA	LF	1.5
Willi Castro	MIN	LF	1.0
Jarred Kelenic	SEA	LF	0.0
Joey Gallo	MIN	LF	-0.1
Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	LF	-0.5
Andrew Benintendi	CHW	LF	-2.5

Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Kevin Kiermaier	TOR	CF	7.3
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	5.8
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	5.3
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	4.4
Michael A. Taylor	MIN	CF	3.7
Leody Taveras	TEX	CF	1.3
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	NYY	CF	0.5
Mike Trout	LAA	CF	0.5
Manuel Margot	TBR	CF	0.1
Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF	0.0
Jarren Duran	BOS	CF	-0.3
Jose Siri	TBR	CF	-0.7
Myles Straw	CLE	CF	-2.6
Esteury Ruiz	OAK	CF	-5.7

Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Alex Verdugo	BOS	RF	7.5
Adolis García	TEX	RF	3.9
Will Brennan	CLE	RF	3.3
Matt Vierling	DET	RF	1.8
Max Kepler	MIN	RF	1.6
Zach McKinstry	DET	RF	1.4
Josh Lowe	TBR	RF	0.5
George Springer	TOR	RF	-0.2
Teoscar Hernández	SEA	RF	-0.3
Anthony Santander	BAL	RF	-0.8
MJ Melendez	KCR	RF	-3.0
Kyle Tucker	HOU	RF	-3.3
Hunter Renfroe	LAA	RF	-3.9

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NL leaders, by position