SABR Defensive Index: August 10, 2025

August 13, 2025/by wpadmin

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of August 10, 2025.

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
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	11.4
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	10.1
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	9.4
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	8.9
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	8.6
Carlos Narváez	BOS	C	7.9
Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	7.7
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	7.6
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	7.5
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	7.5
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	7.1
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	6.7
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	6.5
Ramón Urías	BAL/HOU	3B	5.9
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	5.8
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	5.1
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	5.0
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	4.9
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	4.9
Harrison Bader	MIN	LF	4.8
Adolis García	TEX	RF	4.8
Ben Williamson	SEA	3B	4.7
Luis Severino	ATH	P	4.6
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	4.3
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	4.3

NL Overall Leaders (Top 25 Fielders)

Player	Team	Position	SDI
Fernando Tatis Jr.	SDP	RF	15.3
Ke’Bryan Hayes	CIN/PIT	3B	14.2
Patrick Bailey	SFG	C	12.1
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	11.5
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	11.3
Luis Torrens	NYM	C	7.6
Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B	7.4
Spencer Steer	CIN	1B	7.0
Tyrone Taylor	NYM	CF	6.7
Nick Allen	ATL	SS	6.4
Masyn Winn	STL	SS	6.4
Sal Frelick	MIL	RF	6.3
Jacob Young	WSN	CF	6.1
Tommy Pham	PIT	LF	5.9
Mookie Betts	LAD	SS	5.1
Sean Murphy	ATL	C	5.1
Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	5.0
Ryan McMahon	COL	3B	5.0
Brice Turang	MIL	2B	5.0
Matt Chapman	SFG	3B	4.9
Victor Scott II	STL	CF	4.8
Jesús Sánchez	MIA	RF	4.5
Corbin Carroll	ARI	RF	4.4
Kyle Stowers	MIA	LF	4.4
Xavier Edwards	MIA	2B	4.3

AL leaders, by position

(Likely 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award qualifiers)

Pitchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Luis Severino	ATH	P	4.6
Max Fried	NYY	P	3.9
Seth Lugo	KCR	P	2.7
Jacob deGrom	TEX	P	2.0
Tarik Skubal	DET	P	2.0
Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	P	1.8
Gavin Williams	CLE	P	1.8
Dean Kremer	BAL	P	1.3
Brayan Bello	BOS	P	1.1
Ryan Pepiot	TBR	P	1.1
Kevin Gausman	TOR	P	0.9
José Berríos	TOR	P	0.8
Hunter Brown	HOU	P	0.8
Bryan Woo	SEA	P	0.8
Zack Littell	TBR	P	0.7
Chris Paddack	DET/MIN	P	0.7
José Soriano	LAA	P	0.7
Tyler Anderson	LAA	P	0.6
Michael Wacha	KCR	P	0.6
Jack Flaherty	DET	P	0.2
Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	P	-0.3
Tanner Bibee	CLE	P	-0.4
Will Warren	NYY	P	-0.6
Carlos Rodón	NYY	P	-0.7
Shane Baz	TBR	P	-1.1
Garrett Crochet	BOS	P	-1.3
Joe Ryan	MIN	P	-1.3
Jeffrey Springs	ATH	P	-1.5
Luis Castillo	SEA	P	-1.6
Chris Bassitt	TOR	P	-1.8
Framber Valdez	HOU	P	-1.9

Catchers

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	8.9
Carlos Narváez	BOS	C	7.9
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	7.5
Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	4.3
Freddy Fermin	KCR	C	3.1
Austin Wells	NYY	C	1.4
Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	1.3
Danny Jansen	TBR	C	1.0
Christian Vázquez	MIN	C	0.3
Bo Naylor	CLE	C	-0.8
Jonah Heim	TEX	C	-1.2
Salvador Perez	KCR	C	-4.0
Shea Langeliers	ATH	C	-4.8
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-5.3
Yainer Diaz	HOU	C	-6.1
Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	C	-7.6

First base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Carlos Santana	CLE	1B	7.7
Ty France	MIN/TOR	1B	4.1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	2.5
Paul Goldschmidt	NYY	1B	1.2
Jonathan Aranda	TBR	1B	0.9
Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	0.9
Jake Burger	TEX	1B	0.3
Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	0.1
Vinnie Pasquantino	KCR	1B	0.0
Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B	-3.6
Christian Walker	HOU	1B	-4.9

Second base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Marcus Semien	TEX	2B	6.5
Mauricio Dubón	HOU	2B	5.0
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B	4.1
Daniel Schneemann	CLE	2B	1.3
Luis Urías	ATH	2B	-0.6
Lenyn Sosa	CHW	2B	-3.1
Jonathan India	KCR	2B	-3.9
Gleyber Torres	DET	2B	-4.1
Jackson Holliday	BAL	2B	-7.0
Brandon Lowe	TBR	2B	-8.6

Third base

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Ramón Urías	BAL/HOU	3B	5.9
Ernie Clement	TOR	3B	4.9
Ben Williamson	SEA	3B	4.7
José Ramírez	CLE	3B	4.3
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	3.4
Alex Bregman	BOS	3B	2.9
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	1.9
Addison Barger	TOR	3B	0.1
Zach McKinstry	DET	3B	-1.3
Junior Caminero	TBR	3B	-2.1
Luis Rengifo	LAA	3B	-3.5
Brooks Lee	MIN	3B	-3.6
Miguel Vargas	CHW	3B	-4.1
Isaac Paredes	HOU	3B	-4.7

Shortstop

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Taylor Walls	TBR	SS	8.6
Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	7.6
Corey Seager	TEX	SS	7.5
Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR	SS	5.1
José Caballero	TBR	SS	1.7
Gabriel Arias	CLE	SS	1.3
Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	1.1
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	0.9
Trey Sweeney	DET	SS	0.3
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	-0.5
Josh Smith	TEX	SS	-0.8
Chase Meidroth	CHW	SS	-1.0
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	-1.8
Javier Báez	DET	SS	-2.4
Trevor Story	BOS	SS	-3.1
Jacob Wilson	ATH	SS	-4.8
Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	-6.3
Carlos Correa	HOU/MIN	SS	-10.9

Left field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Steven Kwan	CLE	LF	9.4
Wyatt Langford	TEX	LF	4.9
Harrison Bader	MIN	LF	4.8
Riley Greene	DET	LF	3.6
Tyler Soderstrom	ATH	LF	3.4
Cody Bellinger	NYY	LF	2.8
Michael A. Taylor	CHW	LF	1.4
Willi Castro	MIN	LF	1.0
Jarren Duran	BOS	LF	-0.2
Jake Mangum	TBR	LF	-0.2
Taylor Ward	LAA	LF	-0.5
Randy Arozarena	SEA	LF	-0.9
Jose Altuve	HOU	LF	-4.7
Jasson Domínguez	NYY	LF	-6.0

Center field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	CF	10.1
Julio Rodríguez	SEA	CF	7.1
Kyle Isbel	KCR	CF	6.7
Jake Meyers	HOU	CF	2.8
Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	CF	1.2
Byron Buxton	MIN	CF	-1.9
Trent Grisham	NYY	CF	-3.8
Angel Martínez	CLE	CF	-5.4
Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF	-7.5
Jo Adell	LAA	CF	-10.1

Right field

Player	Team	Pos	SDI
Wilyer Abreu	BOS	RF	11.4
Cam Smith	HOU	RF	5.8
Adolis García	TEX	RF	4.8
Aaron Judge	NYY	RF	3.4
Lawrence Butler	ATH	RF	2.6
Ramón Laureano	BAL	RF	1.6
Nathan Lukes	TOR	RF	1.5
Nolan Jones	CLE	RF	0.4

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NL leaders, by position