+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
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 1945-1973, 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. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 125 | R |
| Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 125 | R | |
| 3. | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 116 | R |
| 4. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 113 | R |
| 5. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 103 | L |
| 6. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 98 | R |
| 7. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 92 | R |
| 8. | Mark Ellis (11, 36) | 82 | R |
| 9. | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 81 | R |
| 10. | Clint Barmes (11, 34) | 79 | R |
| 11. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 73 | R |
| 12. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 72 | R |
| 13. | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | 70 | L |
| 14. | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | 66 | R |
| Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 66 | L | |
| 16. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 65 | R |
| Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 65 | R | |
| Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 65 | R | |
| 19. | Henry Blanco (16, 41) | 61 | R |
| Evan Longoria (6, 27) | 61 | R | |
| Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | 61 | R | |
| 22. | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 60 | R |
| 23. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 59 | R |
| David DeJesus (11, 33) | 59 | L | |
| 25. | Michael Bourn (8, 30) | 58 | R |
| Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 58 | L | |
| Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 58 | R | |
| 28. | Brett Gardner (6, 29) | 57 | L |
| 29. | Endy Chavez (12, 35) | 56 | L |
| Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 56 | R | |
| 31. | Brendan Ryan (7, 31) | 53 | R |
| Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | 53 | R | |
| 33. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 50 | R |
| Franklin Gutierrez (9, 30) | 50 | R | |
| J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 50 | R | |
| 36. | Giancarlo Stanton (4, 23) | 47 | R |
| Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 47 | R | |
| 38. | John McDonald (15, 38) | 45 | R |
| 39. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 44 | R |
| Drew Stubbs (5, 28) | 44 | R |