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Active Leaders & Records for Defensive WAR
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Statistic Description: Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. For this calculation, we use a replacement level on defense is the league average. Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 28.4 | B |
| 2. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 24.1 | R |
| 3. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 22.1 | R |
| 4. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 20.7 | R |
| 5. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 20.6 | R |
| 6. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 17.7 | R |
| 7. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 17.3 | L |
| 8. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 15.3 | R |
| 9. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 15.1 | R |
| 10. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 14.4 | B |
| 11. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 14.2 | R |
| 12. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 13.8 | B |
| 13. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 13.5 | R |
| 14. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 13.3 | R |
| 15. | Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 13.0 | R |
| 16. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 12.9 | B |
| 17. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 12.0 | B |
| 18. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 11.8 | R |
| 19. | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 10.8 | R |
| 20. | John McDonald (14, 37) | 10.7 | R |
| Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 10.7 | R | |
| 22. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 10.6 | R |
| Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 10.6 | R | |
| 24. | Nick Punto (12, 34) | 10.2 | B |
| 25. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 8.6 | L |
| Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 8.6 | R | |
| Russell Martin (7, 29) | 8.6 | R | |
| 28. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 8.5 | B |
| Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 8.5 | R | |
| 30. | Evan Longoria (5, 26) | 8.4 | R |
| 31. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 8.2 | R |
| 32. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 8.1 | R |
| Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 8.1 | L | |
| 34. | Franklin Gutierrez (8, 29) | 8.0 | R |
| 35. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 7.8 | R |
| 36. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 7.7 | L |
| 37. | Henry Blanco (15, 40) | 7.6 | R |
| 38. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 7.5 | R |
| 39. | Brett Gardner (5, 28) | 7.4 | L |
| Alexei Ramirez (5, 30) | 7.4 | R | |
| 41. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 7.2 | R |
| 42. | Jose Molina (13, 37) | 7.1 | R |
| Carlos Ruiz (7, 33) | 7.1 | R | |
| 44. | Brian Schneider (13, 35) | 7.0 | L |
| 45. | Jeff Mathis (8, 29) | 6.8 | R |
| Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 6.8 | R | |
| Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 6.8 | B | |
| 48. | Kurt Suzuki (6, 28) | 6.5 | R |
| 49. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 6.4 | L |
| Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 6.4 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | Bats |
| 51. | Matt Wieters (4, 26) | 6.3 | B |
| 52. | Austin Jackson (3, 25) | 6.0 | R |
| 53. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | 5.9 | R |
| Carlos Gomez (6, 26) | 5.9 | R | |
| 55. | Gerald Laird (10, 32) | 5.8 | R |
| 56. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 5.7 | R |
| Chris Young (7, 28) | 5.7 | R | |
| 58. | Erick Aybar (7, 28) | 5.6 | B |
| Rod Barajas (14, 36) | 5.6 | R | |
| 60. | Elvis Andrus (4, 23) | 5.5 | R |
| Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 5.5 | B | |
| 62. | Humberto Quintero (10, 32) | 5.4 | R |
| Alex Rios (9, 31) | 5.4 | R | |
| 64. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 5.2 | L |
| Omar Infante (11, 30) | 5.2 | R | |
| Miguel Olivo (11, 33) | 5.2 | R | |
| 67. | Tony Gwynn (7, 29) | 5.1 | L |
| 68. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 5.0 | L |
| 69. | Darwin Barney (3, 26) | 4.8 | R |
| Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 4.8 | B | |
| 71. | Alfredo Amezaga (9, 34) | 4.7 | B |
| Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 4.7 | B | |
| 73. | David Ross (11, 35) | 4.6 | R |
| 74. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 4.5 | B |
| Jerry Hairston (15, 36) | 4.5 | R | |
| Jack Hannahan (6, 32) | 4.5 | L | |
| Brian McCann (8, 28) | 4.5 | L | |
| Sean Rodriguez (5, 27) | 4.5 | R | |
| Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 4.5 | R | |
| Denard Span (5, 28) | 4.5 | L | |
| 81. | Ramon Santiago (11, 32) | 4.3 | B |
| 82. | Peter Bourjos (3, 25) | 4.2 | R |
| Stephen Drew (7, 29) | 4.2 | L | |
| 84. | Endy Chavez (11, 34) | 4.1 | L |
| Paul Janish (5, 29) | 4.1 | R | |
| Jose Lopez (9, 28) | 4.1 | R | |
| 87. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 4.0 | R |
| Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 4.0 | B | |
| Chris Snyder (9, 31) | 4.0 | R | |
| 90. | Bill Hall (11, 32) | 3.9 | R |
| Brett Lawrie (2, 22) | 3.9 | R | |
| Corey Patterson (12, 32) | 3.9 | L | |
| Ronny Paulino (8, 31) | 3.9 | R | |
| 94. | Alcides Escobar (5, 25) | 3.8 | R |
| Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | 3.8 | R | |
| Martin Prado (7, 28) | 3.8 | R | |
| Yorvit Torrealba (12, 33) | 3.8 | R | |
| 98. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 3.7 | L |
| 99. | Ryan Hanigan (6, 31) | 3.6 | R |
| Jason Heyward (3, 22) | 3.6 | L |
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