Active Leaders & Records for Defensive WAR
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Kiermaier (12, 34) | 20.1 | 3821 | L |
| 2. | Nolan Arenado (12, 33) | 19.2 | 6552 | R |
| 3. | Salvador Perez (13, 34) | 15.4 | 5716 | R |
| 4. | Mookie Betts (11, 31) | 14.3 | 5889 | R |
| Brandon Crawford (14, 37) | 14.3 | 6257 | L | |
| 6. | Manny Machado (13, 31) | 13.8 | 6983 | R |
| 7. | Nick Ahmed (11, 34) | 13.0 | 3249 | R |
| Carlos Correa (10, 29) | 13.0 | 4437 | R | |
| 9. | Trevor Story (9, 31) | 12.8 | 3734 | R |
| 10. | Matt Chapman (8, 31) | 12.4 | 3700 | R |
| Yan Gomes (13, 36) | 12.4 | 4023 | R | |
| 12. | Marcus Semien (12, 33) | 12.3 | 5944 | R |
| 13. | Francisco Lindor (10, 30) | 12.2 | 5541 | B |
| 14. | Javier Báez (11, 31) | 11.9 | 4478 | R |
| 15. | Martín Maldonado (14, 37) | 11.4 | 3769 | R |
| 16. | Jason Heyward (15, 34) | 11.1 | 6657 | L |
| 17. | DJ LeMahieu (13, 35) | 10.4 | 6452 | R |
| 18. | Miguel Rojas (11, 35) | 10.3 | 3545 | R |
| 19. | Jake Marisnick (11, 33) | 9.6 | 2247 | R |
| 20. | Michael A. Taylor (11, 33) | 9.3 | 3250 | R |
| 21. | J.T. Realmuto (11, 33) | 9.0 | 4676 | R |
| 22. | Dansby Swanson (9, 30) | 8.9 | 4130 | R |
| 23. | Roberto Pérez (10, 35) | 8.1 | 1769 | R |
| 24. | Enrique Hernández (11, 32) | 8.0 | 3560 | R |
| 25. | Ke'Bryan Hayes (5, 27) | 7.9 | 1683 | R |
| Ryan McMahon (8, 29) | 7.9 | 2892 | L | |
| Kolten Wong (11, 33) | 7.9 | 4283 | L | |
| 28. | Byron Buxton (10, 30) | 7.8 | 2574 | R |
| 29. | Paul DeJong (8, 30) | 7.5 | 2876 | R |
| 30. | Tucker Barnhart (11, 33) | 7.4 | 3019 | L |
| 31. | Jean Segura (12, 34) | 7.3 | 5937 | R |
| 32. | Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7, 29) | 7.1 | 2493 | R |
| Joey Wendle (9, 34) | 7.1 | 2325 | L | |
| 34. | Willson Contreras (9, 32) | 7.0 | 3441 | R |
| 35. | Kevin Pillar (12, 35) | 6.9 | 4084 | R |
| 36. | Ha-Seong Kim (4, 28) | 6.8 | 1628 | R |
| 37. | Willy Adames (7, 28) | 6.7 | 3035 | R |
| Andrés Giménez (5, 25) | 6.7 | 1622 | L | |
| 39. | David Fletcher (7, 30) | 6.5 | 2189 | R |
| Austin Hedges (10, 31) | 6.5 | 2241 | R | |
| 41. | Harrison Bader (8, 30) | 6.4 | 2186 | R |
| 42. | Tommy Edman (5, 29) | 6.3 | 2425 | B |
| 43. | Daulton Varsho (5, 27) | 5.9 | 1693 | L |
| Christian Vázquez (10, 33) | 5.9 | 3040 | R | |
| 45. | José Ramírez (12, 31) | 5.7 | 5515 | B |
| 46. | Alex Bregman (9, 30) | 5.5 | 4297 | R |
| Nico Hoerner (6, 27) | 5.5 | 1692 | R | |
| James McCann (11, 34) | 5.5 | 3113 | R | |
| 49. | Taylor Walls (3, 27) | 5.4 | 991 | B |
| 50. | Jacob Stallings (9, 34) | 5.3 | 1540 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| 51. | Trea Turner (10, 31) | 5.2 | 4549 | R |
| 52. | Anthony Rendon (12, 34) | 5.1 | 4867 | R |
| 53. | Sandy León (12, 35) | 5.0 | 1729 | B |
| 54. | J.P. Crawford (8, 29) | 4.9 | 2879 | L |
| 55. | Jose Iglesias (11, 34) | 4.7 | 4043 | R |
| 56. | Myles Straw (6, 29) | 4.6 | 1976 | R |
| 57. | Ketel Marte (10, 30) | 4.4 | 4075 | B |
| Corey Seager (10, 30) | 4.4 | 4015 | L | |
| 59. | Curt Casali (10, 35) | 4.2 | 1454 | R |
| Trent Grisham (6, 27) | 4.2 | 2059 | L | |
| 61. | Ozzie Albies (8, 27) | 4.1 | 3443 | B |
| 62. | Nicky Lopez (6, 29) | 4.0 | 1981 | L |
| Jeremy Peña (3, 26) | 4.0 | 1298 | R | |
| Brett Phillips (7, 30) | 4.0 | 971 | L | |
| 65. | Orlando Arcia (9, 29) | 3.8 | 2818 | R |
| Elias Díaz (10, 33) | 3.8 | 2255 | R | |
| Luke Maile (9, 33) | 3.8 | 1128 | R | |
| Gabriel Moreno (3, 24) | 3.8 | 533 | R | |
| Yolmer Sanchez (8, 32) | 3.8 | 2503 | B | |
| 70. | Manuel Margot (9, 29) | 3.7 | 2903 | R |
| Jose Trevino (7, 31) | 3.7 | 1091 | R | |
| 72. | Wander Franco (3, 23) | 3.6 | 1143 | B |
| Starling Marte (13, 35) | 3.6 | 5719 | R | |
| Víctor Robles (8, 27) | 3.6 | 1806 | R | |
| 75. | Austin Riley (6, 27) | 3.4 | 2682 | R |
| 76. | Jonah Heim (5, 29) | 3.3 | 1363 | B |
| Danny Jansen (7, 29) | 3.3 | 1403 | R | |
| Carson Kelly (9, 29) | 3.3 | 1535 | R | |
| 79. | Adam Frazier (9, 32) | 3.2 | 3570 | L |
| Aaron Judge (9, 32) | 3.2 | 3742 | R | |
| Gary Sánchez (10, 31) | 3.2 | 2976 | R | |
| Will Smith (6, 29) | 3.2 | 2070 | R | |
| 83. | Max Kepler (10, 31) | 3.1 | 3889 | L |
| Sean Murphy (6, 29) | 3.1 | 1701 | R | |
| Anthony Volpe (2, 23) | 3.1 | 716 | R | |
| 86. | Nick Allen (3, 25) | 2.9 | 725 | R |
| Adam Duvall (11, 35) | 2.9 | 3442 | R | |
| Jorge Mateo (5, 29) | 2.9 | 1152 | R | |
| 89. | Mauricio Dubón (6, 29) | 2.8 | 1288 | R |
| Erik González (7, 32) | 2.8 | 894 | R | |
| Chris Owings (11, 32) | 2.8 | 2489 | R | |
| Brendan Rodgers (6, 27) | 2.8 | 1373 | R | |
| 93. | Bo Bichette (6, 26) | 2.7 | 2434 | R |
| Alejandro Kirk (5, 25) | 2.7 | 1248 | R | |
| Carlos Pérez (5, 33) | 2.7 | 859 | R | |
| Edmundo Sosa (6, 28) | 2.7 | 847 | R | |
| Mike Trout (14, 32) | 2.7 | 6635 | R | |
| Ramón Urías (5, 30) | 2.7 | 1204 | R | |
| 99. | Albert Almora (7, 30) | 2.6 | 1605 | R |
| Austin Barnes (10, 34) | 2.6 | 1580 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| Yasmani Grandal (12, 35) | 2.6 | 4642 | B |
