SABR Defensive Index: Final 2024 rankings

November 3, 2024/by sabr

Here are the final SABR Defensive Index™ rankings for the 2024 season among positional qualifiers for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

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.

Click here to view the full list of 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners

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

2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are listed in bold.

AL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	16.1
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	13.8
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	11.6
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	11.4
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	10.5
Freddy Fermin	KCR	C	10.2
Jake Rogers	DET	C	9.5
Carlos Santana	MIN	1B	9.5
Jose Siri	TBR	CF	9.2
Daulton Varsho	TOR	CF	9.2
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	8.7
Austin Wells	NYY	C	8.5
Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	7.0
Jarren Duran	BOS	CF	6.8
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	6.8
Riley Greene	DET	LF	6.7
Colton Cowser	BAL	LF	6.4
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	6.3
Bo Naylor	CLE	C	6.2
Alex Verdugo	NYY	LF	6.2
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	6.0
Josh Rojas	SEA	3B	5.9
Brayan Rocchio	CLE	SS	5.7
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	5.5
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	5.4

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Patrick Bailey	SFG	C	15.6
Brice Turang	MIL	2B	14.1
Brenton Doyle	COL	CF	11.2
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	10.4
Sal Frelick	MIL	RF	10.4
Matt Chapman	SFG	3B	9.6
Ian Happ	CHC	LF	9.6
Nolan Arenado	STL	3B	9.2
Joey Ortiz	MIL	3B	9.0
Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	8.8
Michael A. Taylor	PIT	CF	8.8
Masyn Winn	STL	SS	8.8
Jacob Young	WSN	CF	8.8
Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	8.4
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	8.0
Luis Severino	NYM	P	7.8
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	7.8
Otto Lopez	MIA	2B	7.6
Christian Walker	ARI	1B	7.4
Gabriel Moreno	ARI	C	7.1
Blake Perkins	MIL	CF	7.1
Michael Siani	STL	CF	6.0
Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	3B	5.7
Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	5.5
Michael King	SDP	P	5.4

AL leaders, by position

(2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Cole Ragans	KCR	P	4.2
Tanner Bibee	CLE	P	3.9
Tarik Skubal	DET	P	3.9
Seth Lugo	KCR	P	3.8
Michael Wacha	KCR	P	3.2
Griffin Canning	LAA	P	3.0
Chris Flexen	CHW	P	2.6
Zach Eflin	BAL/TBR	P	2.2
Bailey Ober	MIN	P	2.2
Brady Singer	KCR	P	1.9
José Berríos	TOR	P	1.2
Tanner Houck	BOS	P	1.2
Yusei Kikuchi	HOU/TOR	P	1.1
Ronel Blanco	HOU	P	0.3
Kutter Crawford	BOS	P	0.3
Nestor Cortes	NYY	P	0.0
Jack Flaherty	DET	P	-0.1
Bryce Miller	SEA	P	-0.1
Chris Bassitt	TOR	P	-0.6
Carlos Rodón	NYY	P	-0.6
Andrew Heaney	TEX	P	-0.8
Tyler Anderson	LAA	P	-0.9
Erick Fedde	CHW	P	-0.9
JP Sears	OAK	P	-0.9
Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	P	-1.0
Marcus Stroman	NYY	P	-1.0
Pablo López	MIN	P	-1.4
Framber Valdez	HOU	P	-1.5
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	-1.6
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	-1.7
Hunter Brown	HOU	P	-2.4
George Kirby	SEA	P	-2.7
Logan Gilbert	SEA	P	-4.0
Corbin Burnes	BAL	P	-6.5

Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	11.4
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	10.5
Freddy Fermin	KCR	C	10.2
Jake Rogers	DET	C	9.5
Austin Wells	NYY	C	8.5
Bo Naylor	CLE	C	6.2
Christian Vázquez	MIN	C	4.0
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	0.8
Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C	-0.2
Ben Rortvedt	TBR	C	-0.5
Carson Kelly	DET/TEX	C	-1.0
Salvador Perez	KCR	C	-1.4
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	-1.7
Yainer Diaz	HOU	C	-3.2
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-4.7
Danny Jansen	BOS/TOR	C	-6.5
Shea Langeliers	OAK	C	-7.0
Korey Lee	CHW	C	-7.1
Connor Wong	BOS	C	-8.9

First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Carlos Santana	MIN	1B	9.5
Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B	4.6
Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	3.9
Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR	1B	1.7
Seth Brown	OAK	1B	1.5
Andrew Vaughn	CHW	1B	-1.6
Josh Naylor	CLE	1B	-2.5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	-2.6
Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B	-3.0
Yandy Díaz	TBR	1B	-3.6
Ty France	SEA	1B	-3.9

Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Andrés Giménez	CLE	2B	16.1
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	13.8
Nicky Lopez	CHW	2B	0.8
Zack Gelof	OAK	2B	-0.1
Colt Keith	DET	2B	-2.0
Jorge Polanco	SEA	2B	-5.3
Jose Altuve	HOU	2B	-8.0
Gleyber Torres	NYY	2B	-8.3

Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Alex Bregman	HOU	3B	7.0
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	6.3
Josh Rojas	SEA	3B	5.9
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	5.4
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TOR	3B	3.0
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	1.3
Jordan Westburg	BAL	3B	1.3
Josh Smith	TEX	3B	-0.2
Isaac Paredes	TBR	3B	-1.5
Gio Urshela	DET	3B	-1.9
Rafael Devers	BOS	3B	-6.6

Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	6.0
Brayan Rocchio	CLE	SS	5.7
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	5.5
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	5.3
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	4.8
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	2.9
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	2.8
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	2.7
Dylan Moore	SEA	SS	0.2
Max Schuemann	OAK	SS	-0.6
José Caballero	TBR	SS	-2.3
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	SS	-4.7
Willi Castro	MIN	SS	-5.2
Paul DeJong	CHW/KCR	SS	-8.8

Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	6.8
Riley Greene	DET	LF	6.7
Colton Cowser	BAL	LF	6.4
Alex Verdugo	NYY	LF	6.2
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	4.7
Taylor Ward	LAA	LF	3.3
Davis Schneider	TOR	LF	2.5
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	LF	1.8
Luke Raley	SEA	LF	1.4
Tyler O’Neill	BOS	LF	-2.9
Andrew Benintendi	CHW	LF	-5.9
MJ Melendez	KCR	LF	-6.0
Randy Arozarena	SEA/TBR	LF	-8.9

Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Jose Siri	TBR	CF	9.2
Daulton Varsho	TOR	CF	9.2
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	8.7
Jarren Duran	BOS	CF	6.8
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	4.0
Mickey Moniak	LAA	CF	2.4
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	0.9
Matt Vierling	DET	CF	0.7
Tyler Freeman	CLE	CF	-2.3
Leody Taveras	TEX	CF	-2.6
Aaron Judge	NYY	CF	-5.0
Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF	-5.1
JJ Bleday	OAK	CF	-8.1

Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	11.6
Jo Adell	LAA	RF	3.6
Lawrence Butler	OAK	RF	1.5
Max Kepler	MIN	RF	0.9
Wenceel Pérez	DET	RF	0.1
Juan Soto	NYY	RF	0.0
Anthony Santander	BAL	RF	-1.2
Hunter Renfroe	KCR	RF	-2.1
Tommy Pham	CHW/KCR	RF	-3.4
George Springer	TOR	RF	-3.7
Adolis García	TEX	RF	-4.8

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NL leaders, by position