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Statistic Description: Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Avg The number of runs above or below average the player was worth based on the number of plays made. This number combines the Rtz, Rdp, Rof, Rcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution. See the glossary section for a more complete explanation. Provided by BaseballProjection.com
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) | Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 242 | R |
| 2. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 150 | R |
| 3. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 133 | R |
| 4. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 125 | R |
| 5. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 121 | R |
| 6. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 120 | R |
| 7. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 115 | R |
| 8. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 103 | L |
| 9. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 95 | R |
| 10. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 91 | R |
| 11. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 83 | R |
| 12. | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 79 | R |
| Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 79 | R | |
| 14. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 75 | R |
| 15. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 69 | R |
| 16. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 68 | L |
| 17. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 67 | R |
| Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 67 | R | |
| Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 67 | R | |
| 20. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 66 | R |
| 21. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 65 | R |
| 22. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 64 | L |
| Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 64 | R | |
| 24. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | 62 | L |
| 25. | Henry Blanco (15, 40) | 61 | R |
| Brett Gardner (5, 28) | 61 | L | |
| Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 61 | L | |
| 28. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 60 | R |
| 29. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 59 | R |
| 30. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 57 | R |
| 31. | Franklin Gutierrez (8, 29) | 55 | R |
| Evan Longoria (5, 26) | 55 | R | |
| 33. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 54 | R |
| David DeJesus (10, 32) | 54 | L | |
| 35. | Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 53 | R |
| Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 53 | R | |
| Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 53 | R | |
| 38. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 52 | R |
| Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 52 | R | |
| 40. | Endy Chavez (11, 34) | 51 | L |