SABR Defensive Index: August 13, 2023

August 17, 2023/by sabr

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: 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	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)

Pitchers

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

Catchers

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

First base

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

Second base

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

Third base

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

Shortstop

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

Left field

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

Center field

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

Right field

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