Active Leaders & Records for Defensive WAR
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nolan Arenado (14, 35) | 21.2 | 7802 | R |
| 2. | Mookie Betts (13, 33) | 18.6 | 7136 | R |
| 3. | Matt Chapman (10, 33) | 15.8 | 5099 | R |
| 4. | Francisco Lindor (12, 32) | 14.4 | 6958 | B |
| 5. | Manny Machado (15, 33) | 14.3 | 8518 | R |
| 6. | Marcus Semien (14, 35) | 13.7 | 7391 | R |
| 7. | Trevor Story (11, 33) | 13.5 | 4636 | R |
| 8. | Salvador Perez (15, 36) | 13.4 | 7221 | R |
| 9. | Carlos Correa (12, 31) | 13.3 | 5485 | R |
| 10. | Miguel Rojas (13, 37) | 12.8 | 4289 | R |
| 11. | Dansby Swanson (11, 32) | 12.7 | 5558 | R |
| 12. | Javier Báez (13, 33) | 12.4 | 5200 | R |
| 13. | Ke'Bryan Hayes (7, 29) | 12.3 | 2670 | R |
| 14. | J.T. Realmuto (13, 35) | 12.1 | 5748 | R |
| 15. | Isiah Kiner-Falefa (9, 31) | 11.5 | 3502 | R |
| 16. | Taylor Walls (6, 29) | 10.9 | 1771 | B |
| 17. | Andrés Giménez (7, 27) | 10.8 | 2788 | L |
| 18. | Ryan McMahon (10, 31) | 10.7 | 4211 | L |
| 19. | Daulton Varsho (7, 29) | 9.5 | 2642 | L |
| 20. | Nico Hoerner (8, 29) | 8.9 | 3229 | R |
| 21. | Harrison Bader (10, 32) | 8.7 | 3157 | R |
| 22. | Enrique Hernández (13, 34) | 8.5 | 4156 | R |
| 23. | Byron Buxton (12, 32) | 8.2 | 3732 | R |
| 24. | Alex Bregman (11, 32) | 7.8 | 5684 | R |
| Corey Seager (12, 32) | 7.8 | 5091 | L | |
| Christian Vázquez (12, 35) | 7.8 | 3685 | R | |
| 27. | Austin Hedges (12, 33) | 7.5 | 2659 | R |
| Ha-Seong Kim (6, 30) | 7.5 | 2239 | R | |
| Jeremy Peña (5, 28) | 7.5 | 2569 | R | |
| 30. | Tommy Edman (8, 31) | 7.1 | 2979 | B |
| 31. | Paul DeJong (9, 32) | 6.9 | 3500 | R |
| 32. | Willy Adames (9, 30) | 6.7 | 4623 | R |
| José Ramírez (14, 33) | 6.7 | 7073 | B | |
| 34. | J.P. Crawford (10, 31) | 6.6 | 4149 | L |
| Ceddanne Rafaela (4, 25) | 6.6 | 1541 | R | |
| 36. | Brice Turang (4, 26) | 6.4 | 2062 | L |
| 37. | Myles Straw (9, 31) | 6.2 | 2420 | R |
| 38. | Willson Contreras (11, 34) | 5.9 | 4592 | R |
| 39. | Freddy Fermin (5, 31) | 5.8 | 1103 | R |
| Anthony Rendon (12, 36) | 5.8 | 5022 | R | |
| 41. | Ozzie Albies (10, 29) | 5.7 | 4810 | B |
| Ernie Clement (6, 30) | 5.7 | 1711 | R | |
| James McCann (13, 36) | 5.7 | 3506 | R | |
| Gabriel Moreno (5, 26) | 5.7 | 1323 | R | |
| 45. | Danny Jansen (9, 31) | 5.6 | 2183 | R |
| Sean Murphy (8, 31) | 5.6 | 2313 | R | |
| Trea Turner (12, 33) | 5.6 | 5949 | R | |
| 48. | Nick Allen (5, 27) | 5.5 | 1246 | R |
| Elias Díaz (12, 35) | 5.5 | 2852 | R | |
| Steven Kwan (5, 28) | 5.5 | 2888 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| Anthony Volpe (4, 25) | 5.5 | 2003 | R | |
| 52. | Mauricio Dubón (8, 31) | 5.4 | 2360 | R |
| Ketel Marte (12, 32) | 5.4 | 5427 | B | |
| Zach Neto (4, 25) | 5.4 | 1843 | R | |
| Will Smith (8, 31) | 5.4 | 3147 | R | |
| 56. | Pete Crow-Armstrong (4, 24) | 5.2 | 1421 | L |
| Geraldo Perdomo (6, 26) | 5.2 | 2465 | B | |
| 58. | Michael Harris II (5, 25) | 5.1 | 2370 | L |
| 59. | Sandy León (14, 37) | 4.9 | 1785 | B |
| 60. | Kyle Isbel (6, 29) | 4.7 | 1692 | L |
| Alejandro Kirk (7, 27) | 4.7 | 2121 | R | |
| Edmundo Sosa (8, 30) | 4.7 | 1503 | R | |
| 63. | Jose Trevino (9, 33) | 4.6 | 1624 | R |
| 64. | Ezequiel Tovar (5, 24) | 4.5 | 2019 | R |
| 65. | Cody Bellinger (10, 30) | 4.4 | 5101 | L |
| Jonah Heim (7, 31) | 4.4 | 2320 | B | |
| Carson Kelly (11, 31) | 4.4 | 2431 | R | |
| 68. | Patrick Bailey (4, 27) | 4.3 | 1415 | B |
| 69. | Gunnar Henderson (5, 25) | 4.2 | 2495 | L |
| Ramón Urías (7, 32) | 4.2 | 1924 | R | |
| 71. | Otto Lopez (5, 27) | 4.1 | 1379 | R |
| Masyn Winn (4, 24) | 4.1 | 1608 | R | |
| 73. | Wilyer Abreu (4, 27) | 4.0 | 1277 | L |
| Orlando Arcia (11, 31) | 4.0 | 3587 | R | |
| José Caballero (4, 29) | 4.0 | 1375 | R | |
| Jake Meyers (6, 30) | 4.0 | 1691 | R | |
| Adley Rutschman (5, 28) | 4.0 | 2388 | B | |
| Yolmer Sanchez (8, 34) | 4.0 | 2503 | B | |
| 79. | Brenton Doyle (4, 28) | 3.9 | 1694 | R |
| Austin Riley (8, 29) | 3.9 | 3810 | R | |
| 81. | Luke Maile (10, 35) | 3.8 | 1304 | R |
| Cal Raleigh (6, 29) | 3.8 | 2678 | B | |
| 83. | Luis Robert Jr. (7, 28) | 3.6 | 2473 | R |
| Jacob Young (4, 26) | 3.6 | 1263 | R | |
| 85. | Adam Frazier (11, 34) | 3.5 | 4346 | L |
| Matt Olson (11, 32) | 3.5 | 5542 | L | |
| Víctor Robles (10, 29) | 3.5 | 2274 | R | |
| 88. | Wander Franco (3, 25) | 3.4 | 1143 | B |
| 89. | Trent Grisham (8, 29) | 3.3 | 3095 | L |
| Jorge Mateo (7, 31) | 3.3 | 1524 | R | |
| Keibert Ruiz (7, 27) | 3.3 | 2023 | B | |
| 92. | Maikel Garcia (5, 26) | 3.2 | 2124 | R |
| Nicky Lopez (8, 31) | 3.2 | 2450 | L | |
| 94. | David Hamilton (4, 28) | 3.1 | 764 | L |
| Jeff McNeil (9, 34) | 3.1 | 3876 | L | |
| Tyrone Taylor (8, 32) | 3.1 | 1762 | R | |
| 97. | Nick Fortes (6, 29) | 3.0 | 1367 | R |
| Jose Siri (6, 30) | 3.0 | 1301 | R | |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. (7, 27) | 3.0 | 3277 | R | |
| Jared Triolo (4, 28) | 3.0 | 1190 | R |
