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)

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

(2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

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

 

Catchers

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

 

First base

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

 

Second base

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

 

Third base

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

 

Shortstop

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

 

Left field

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

 

Center field

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

 

Right field

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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