SABR Defensive Index: August 13, 2023
Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of August 13, 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 Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
Player | Team | Position | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Wander Franco | TBR | SS | 11.8 |
Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 10.0 |
Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 9.8 |
Andrés Giménez | CLE | 2B | 8.9 |
Adolis García | TEX | RF | 7.8 |
Matt Chapman | TOR | 3B | 7.2 |
Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 7.1 |
Alex Verdugo | BOS | RF | 7.0 |
Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 6.9 |
Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 6.6 |
Julio Rodríguez | SEA | CF | 6.6 |
Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | CF | 6.3 |
Michael A. Taylor | MIN | CF | 6.3 |
Jonah Heim | TEX | C | 5.7 |
Luis Robert Jr. | CHW | CF | 5.3 |
Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 5.1 |
Maikel Garcia | KCR | 3B | 5.0 |
Anthony Rizzo | NYY | 1B | 4.5 |
José Ramírez | CLE | 3B | 4.1 |
Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 4.0 |
Will Brennan | CLE | RF | 3.9 |
Mauricio Dubón | HOU | 2B | 3.9 |
Austin Hays | BAL | LF | 3.9 |
José Berríos | TOR | P | 3.4 |
Jorge Mateo | BAL | SS | 3.3 |
NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)
Player | Team | Position | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | RF | 16.0 |
Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 11.7 |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 10.4 |
Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 10.3 |
Patrick Bailey | SFG | C | 10.1 |
Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 9.4 |
Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | 2B | 8.3 |
Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 7.0 |
Miguel Rojas | LAD | SS | 7.0 |
Carlos Santana | MIL,PIT | 1B | 6.5 |
Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B | 6.4 |
Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 6.1 |
Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B | 5.7 |
Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 5.7 |
Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 5.6 |
William Contreras | MIL | C | 5.3 |
Alex Call | WSN | CF | 5.1 |
Alek Thomas | ARI | CF | 5.1 |
Joey Wiemer | MIL | CF | 4.9 |
Thairo Estrada | SFG | 2B | 4.8 |
Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 4.5 |
Matt McLain | CIN | SS | 4.5 |
Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 4.3 |
Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 4.2 |
Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 4.2 |
AL leaders, by position
(2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
José Berríos | TOR | P | 3.4 |
Dean Kremer | BAL | P | 2.6 |
Pablo López | MIN | P | 2.3 |
Shohei Ohtani | LAA | P | 1.4 |
Sonny Gray | MIN | P | 1.3 |
Dylan Cease | CHW | P | 1.1 |
Brady Singer | KCR | P | 1.1 |
Chris Bassitt | TOR | P | 1.0 |
Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | P | 0.8 |
Kevin Gausman | TOR | P | 0.7 |
Gerrit Cole | NYY | P | 0.6 |
Zach Eflin | TBR | P | 0.6 |
Kyle Gibson | BAL | P | 0.6 |
George Kirby | SEA | P | 0.6 |
JP Sears | OAK | P | 0.6 |
Jon Gray | TEX | P | -0.2 |
Lance Lynn | CHW | P | -0.2 |
Michael Lorenzen | DET | P | -0.3 |
Kyle Bradish | BAL | P | -0.4 |
Hunter Brown | HOU | P | -0.8 |
Yusei Kikuchi | TOR | P | -0.8 |
Joe Ryan | MIN | P | -0.8 |
Framber Valdez | HOU | P | -0.8 |
Logan Gilbert | SEA | P | -0.9 |
Jordan Lyles | KCR | P | -0.9 |
Luis Castillo | SEA | P | -1.1 |
Lucas Giolito | CHW,LAA | P | -1.1 |
Dane Dunning | TEX | P | -2.0 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 6.6 |
Jonah Heim | TEX | C | 5.7 |
Seby Zavala | CHW | C | 2.4 |
Connor Wong | BOS | C | 2.3 |
Christian Vázquez | MIN | C | 1.6 |
Jake Rogers | DET | C | 1.5 |
Adley Rutschman | BAL | C | 0.6 |
Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 0.1 |
Christian Bethancourt | TBR | C | -0.4 |
Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C | -0.4 |
Kyle Higashioka | NYY | C | -1.1 |
Danny Jansen | TOR | C | -1.2 |
Matt Thaiss | LAA | C | -1.2 |
Shea Langeliers | OAK | C | -3.9 |
Salvador Perez | KCR | C | -5.5 |
Martín Maldonado | HOU | C | -6.3 |
Yasmani Grandal | CHW | C | -6.8 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Anthony Rizzo | NYY | 1B | 4.5 |
Nathaniel Lowe | TEX | 1B | 4.0 |
Josh Naylor | CLE | 1B | 1.5 |
Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B | 0.1 |
Andrew Vaughn | CHW | 1B | 0.1 |
Yandy Díaz | TBR | 1B | 0.0 |
Ryan Noda | OAK | 1B | -0.9 |
José Abreu | HOU | 1B | -2.0 |
Nick Pratto | KCR | 1B | -2.6 |
Ty France | SEA | 1B | -3.7 |
Triston Casas | BOS | 1B | -4.6 |
Spencer Torkelson | DET | 1B | -6.5 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | -6.6 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Andrés Giménez | CLE | 2B | 8.9 |
Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 6.9 |
Mauricio Dubón | HOU | 2B | 3.9 |
Gleyber Torres | NYY | 2B | 1.2 |
Taylor Walls | TBR | 2B | 1.0 |
Brandon Drury | LAA | 2B | 0.0 |
Michael Massey | KCR | 2B | -0.2 |
Brandon Lowe | TBR | 2B | -0.5 |
Elvis Andrus | CHW | 2B | -0.8 |
Whit Merrifield | TOR | 2B | -0.9 |
Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B | -1.7 |
Tony Kemp | OAK | 2B | -5.1 |
Adam Frazier | BAL | 2B | -6.9 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Chapman | TOR | 3B | 7.2 |
Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 5.1 |
Maikel Garcia | KCR | 3B | 5.0 |
José Ramírez | CLE | 3B | 4.1 |
Josh Jung | TEX | 3B | 2.5 |
DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 3B | 1.4 |
Eugenio Suárez | SEA | 3B | 0.8 |
Ramón Urías | BAL | 3B | -1.4 |
Gunnar Henderson | BAL | 3B | -1.6 |
Jace Peterson | OAK | 3B | -1.6 |
Isaac Paredes | TBR | 3B | -2.3 |
Jake Burger | CHW | 3B | -3.3 |
Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B | -4.6 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Wander Franco | TBR | SS | 11.8 |
Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 9.8 |
Jorge Mateo | BAL | SS | 3.3 |
Javier Báez | DET | SS | 2.3 |
Jeremy Peña | HOU | SS | 0.7 |
Bobby Witt | KCR | SS | 0.0 |
Carlos Correa | MIN | SS | -1.9 |
Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | -2.6 |
J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | -3.4 |
Enrique Hernández | BOS | SS | -4.9 |
Tim Anderson | CHW | SS | -6.9 |
Amed Rosario | CLE | SS | -10.0 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Steven Kwan | CLE | LF | 10.0 |
Austin Hays | BAL | LF | 3.9 |
Daulton Varsho | TOR | LF | 2.5 |
Willi Castro | MIN | LF | 1.8 |
Randy Arozarena | TBR | LF | 0.7 |
Joey Gallo | MIN | LF | 0.1 |
Taylor Ward | LAA | LF | 0.1 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | NYY | LF | -0.1 |
Jarred Kelenic | SEA | LF | -1.0 |
Andrew Benintendi | CHW | LF | -4.9 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 7.1 |
Julio Rodríguez | SEA | CF | 6.6 |
Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | CF | 6.3 |
Michael A. Taylor | MIN | CF | 6.3 |
Luis Robert Jr. | CHW | CF | 5.3 |
Chas McCormick | HOU | CF | 2.5 |
Mike Trout | LAA | CF | 0.5 |
Leody Taveras | TEX | CF | 0.3 |
Jose Siri | TBR | CF | -0.4 |
Manuel Margot | TBR | CF | -1.3 |
Jarren Duran | BOS | CF | -2.4 |
Myles Straw | CLE | CF | -2.5 |
Riley Greene | DET | CF | -4.2 |
Esteury Ruiz | OAK | CF | -6.7 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Adolis García | TEX | RF | 7.8 |
Alex Verdugo | BOS | RF | 7.0 |
Will Brennan | CLE | RF | 3.9 |
Zach McKinstry | DET | RF | 2.6 |
Teoscar Hernández | SEA | RF | 2.2 |
Anthony Santander | BAL | RF | 2.2 |
Matt Vierling | DET | RF | 2.1 |
George Springer | TOR | RF | 1.8 |
Max Kepler | MIN | RF | 1.2 |
Josh Lowe | TBR | RF | 0.4 |
Luke Raley | TBR | RF | -0.4 |
Hunter Renfroe | LAA | RF | -3.6 |
Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | -3.7 |
MJ Melendez | KCR | RF | -6.0 |
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NL leaders, by position
(2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Jesús Luzardo | MIA | P | 2.7 |
Taijuan Walker | PHI | P | 2.3 |
Ryne Nelson | ARI | P | 2.2 |
Zack Wheeler | PHI | P | 2.1 |
Jack Flaherty | STL | P | 2.0 |
Marcus Stroman | CHC | P | 1.8 |
Spencer Strider | ATL | P | 1.7 |
Aaron Nola | PHI | P | 1.1 |
Bryce Elder | ATL | P | 0.7 |
Merrill Kelly | ARI | P | 0.7 |
Zac Gallen | ARI | P | 0.6 |
Kodai Senga | NYM | P | 0.6 |
Alex Cobb | SFG | P | 0.4 |
Patrick Corbin | WSN | P | 0.4 |
Mitch Keller | PIT | P | 0.2 |
Max Scherzer | NYM | P | 0.0 |
Austin Gomber | COL | P | -0.1 |
Justin Steele | CHC | P | -0.2 |
Charlie Morton | ATL | P | -0.4 |
Johan Oviedo | PIT | P | -0.5 |
Blake Snell | SDP | P | -0.5 |
Graham Ashcraft | CIN | P | -0.6 |
Miles Mikolas | STL | P | -0.7 |
Freddy Peralta | MIL | P | -0.7 |
Rich Hill | PIT,SDP | P | -0.8 |
Corbin Burnes | MIL | P | -0.9 |
Logan Webb | SFG | P | -1.1 |
Jordan Montgomery | STL | P | -1.5 |
Drew Smyly | CHC | P | -1.6 |
Kyle Freeland | COL | P | -2.1 |
Sandy Alcantara | MIA | P | -2.4 |
Josiah Gray | WSN | P | -2.4 |
Yu Darvish | SDP | P | -2.7 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Patrick Bailey | SFG | C | 10.1 |
Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 6.1 |
William Contreras | MIL | C | 5.3 |
Sean Murphy | ATL | C | 4.1 |
Austin Hedges | PIT | C | 3.7 |
Will Smith | LAD | C | 3.1 |
Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 2.7 |
Jacob Stallings | MIA | C | 0.3 |
Yan Gomes | CHC | C | 0.2 |
Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C | -0.7 |
J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | -1.2 |
Elias Díaz | COL | C | -2.7 |
Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C | -2.7 |
Willson Contreras | STL | C | -3.8 |
Keibert Ruiz | WSN | C | -9.5 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Carlos Santana | MIL,PIT | 1B | 6.5 |
Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 4.5 |
Christian Walker | ARI | 1B | 4.2 |
Dominic Smith | WSN | 1B | 4.0 |
LaMonte Wade Jr. | SFG | 1B | 0.7 |
Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 0.5 |
Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | 0.1 |
Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1B | -1.9 |
Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B | -2.4 |
Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | -2.6 |
Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B | -4.1 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Ha-Seong Kim | SDP | 2B | 8.3 |
Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B | 6.4 |
Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B | 5.7 |
Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 5.7 |
Thairo Estrada | SFG | 2B | 4.8 |
Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 3.9 |
Owen Miller | MIL | 2B | 1.5 |
Luis Arraez | MIA | 2B | -0.1 |
Jeff McNeil | NYM | 2B | -0.8 |
Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B | -1.1 |
Nolan Gorman | STL | 2B | -2.0 |
Jonathan India | CIN | 2B | -3.3 |
Miguel Vargas | LAD | 2B | -4.5 |
Luis García | WSN | 2B | -5.5 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 10.4 |
Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 10.3 |
Manny Machado | SDP | 3B | 5.6 |
Brian Anderson | MIL | 3B | 2.7 |
Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 2.4 |
Jeimer Candelario | CHC,WSN | 3B | 2.3 |
Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 1.0 |
J.D. Davis | SFG | 3B | -0.9 |
Max Muncy | LAD | 3B | -2.1 |
Jean Segura | MIA | 3B | -5.3 |
Brett Baty | NYM | 3B | -7.8 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 9.4 |
Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 7.0 |
Miguel Rojas | LAD | SS | 7.0 |
Matt McLain | CIN | SS | 4.5 |
Willy Adames | MIL | SS | 4.3 |
Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 4.2 |
Jon Berti | MIA | SS | 3.0 |
Paul DeJong | STL | SS | 1.9 |
Xander Bogaerts | SDP | SS | 1.8 |
Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | 1.1 |
Trea Turner | PHI | SS | 0.6 |
Tommy Edman | STL | SS | 0.5 |
CJ Abrams | WSN | SS | -2.1 |
Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | SS | -2.4 |
Brandon Crawford | SFG | SS | -4.7 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Bryan Reynolds | PIT | LF | 2.4 |
David Peralta | LAD | LF | 2.2 |
Mark Canha | MIL,NYM | LF | 1.5 |
Eddie Rosario | ATL | LF | 0.2 |
Ian Happ | CHC | LF | 0.0 |
Corbin Carroll | ARI | LF | -0.6 |
Christian Yelich | MIL | LF | -0.6 |
Juan Soto | SDP | LF | -1.8 |
Bryan De La Cruz | MIA | LF | -2.3 |
Jurickson Profar | COL | LF | -7.8 |
Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF | -13.4 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Brenton Doyle | COL | CF | 11.7 |
Alex Call | WSN | CF | 5.1 |
Alek Thomas | ARI | CF | 5.1 |
Joey Wiemer | MIL | CF | 4.9 |
Michael Harris II | ATL | CF | 3.3 |
Cody Bellinger | CHC | CF | 3.0 |
Brandon Marsh | PHI | CF | 1.6 |
Mike Yastrzemski | SFG | CF | 1.5 |
Lars Nootbaar | STL | CF | 1.3 |
TJ Friedl | CIN | CF | 0.6 |
Brandon Nimmo | NYM | CF | 0.6 |
James Outman | LAD | CF | 0.4 |
Trent Grisham | SDP | CF | -0.1 |
Jack Suwinski | PIT | CF | -0.9 |
Player | Team | Pos | SDI |
---|---|---|---|
Fernando Tatis Jr. | SDP | RF | 16.0 |
Jake McCarthy | ARI | RF | 1.9 |
Mookie Betts | LAD | RF | 1.0 |
Lane Thomas | WSN | RF | 0.9 |
Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | RF | -1.1 |
Connor Joe | PIT | RF | -1.1 |
Seiya Suzuki | CHC | RF | -1.5 |
Jesús Sánchez | MIA | RF | -3.6 |
Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF | -4.0 |
Starling Marte | NYM | RF | -4.3 |
Michael Conforto | SFG | RF | -6.0 |
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