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 | 3825 | L |
| 2. | Nolan Arenado (12, 33) | 19.1 | 6584 | R |
| 3. | Salvador Perez (13, 34) | 15.4 | 5741 | R |
| 4. | Mookie Betts (11, 31) | 14.6 | 5923 | R |
| 5. | Brandon Crawford (14, 37) | 14.4 | 6259 | L |
| 6. | Manny Machado (13, 31) | 14.0 | 7012 | R |
| 7. | Nick Ahmed (11, 34) | 13.0 | 3269 | R |
| 8. | Carlos Correa (10, 29) | 12.9 | 4459 | R |
| 9. | Trevor Story (9, 31) | 12.8 | 3734 | R |
| 10. | Marcus Semien (12, 33) | 12.7 | 5975 | R |
| 11. | Matt Chapman (8, 31) | 12.3 | 3728 | R |
| Yan Gomes (13, 36) | 12.3 | 4034 | R | |
| Francisco Lindor (10, 30) | 12.3 | 5571 | B | |
| 14. | Javier Báez (11, 31) | 11.6 | 4493 | R |
| 15. | Martín Maldonado (14, 37) | 11.4 | 3778 | R |
| 16. | Jason Heyward (15, 34) | 11.1 | 6657 | L |
| 17. | DJ LeMahieu (13, 35) | 10.4 | 6452 | R |
| Miguel Rojas (11, 35) | 10.4 | 3562 | R | |
| 19. | Jake Marisnick (11, 33) | 9.6 | 2247 | R |
| 20. | Michael A. Taylor (11, 33) | 9.5 | 3267 | R |
| 21. | J.T. Realmuto (11, 33) | 9.2 | 4702 | R |
| 22. | Dansby Swanson (9, 30) | 8.7 | 4157 | R |
| 23. | Enrique Hernández (11, 32) | 8.1 | 3580 | R |
| Ryan McMahon (8, 29) | 8.1 | 2922 | L | |
| Roberto Pérez (10, 35) | 8.1 | 1769 | R | |
| 26. | Ke'Bryan Hayes (5, 27) | 8.0 | 1713 | R |
| 27. | Byron Buxton (10, 30) | 7.9 | 2587 | R |
| Kolten Wong (11, 33) | 7.9 | 4283 | L | |
| 29. | Paul DeJong (8, 30) | 7.5 | 2896 | R |
| 30. | Tucker Barnhart (11, 33) | 7.4 | 3025 | L |
| 31. | Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7, 29) | 7.3 | 2512 | R |
| Jean Segura (12, 34) | 7.3 | 5937 | R | |
| 33. | Joey Wendle (9, 34) | 7.1 | 2330 | L |
| 34. | Kevin Pillar (12, 35) | 7.0 | 4089 | R |
| 35. | Willson Contreras (9, 32) | 6.9 | 3473 | R |
| 36. | Ha-Seong Kim (4, 28) | 6.7 | 1656 | R |
| 37. | David Fletcher (7, 30) | 6.6 | 2189 | R |
| 38. | Andrés Giménez (5, 25) | 6.5 | 1654 | L |
| Austin Hedges (10, 31) | 6.5 | 2244 | R | |
| 40. | Willy Adames (7, 28) | 6.4 | 3065 | R |
| 41. | Harrison Bader (8, 30) | 6.3 | 2205 | R |
| Tommy Edman (5, 29) | 6.3 | 2425 | B | |
| 43. | Christian Vázquez (10, 33) | 6.2 | 3058 | R |
| 44. | Daulton Varsho (5, 27) | 6.0 | 1718 | L |
| 45. | James McCann (11, 34) | 5.6 | 3129 | R |
| José Ramírez (12, 31) | 5.6 | 5547 | B | |
| 47. | Jacob Stallings (9, 34) | 5.5 | 1551 | R |
| 48. | Taylor Walls (3, 27) | 5.4 | 991 | B |
| 49. | Trea Turner (10, 31) | 5.3 | 4576 | R |
| 50. | Alex Bregman (9, 30) | 5.2 | 4328 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| 51. | Nico Hoerner (6, 27) | 5.1 | 1726 | R |
| 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. | Corey Seager (10, 30) | 4.6 | 4046 | L |
| Myles Straw (6, 29) | 4.6 | 1976 | R | |
| 58. | Ketel Marte (10, 30) | 4.5 | 4103 | B |
| 59. | Curt Casali (10, 35) | 4.2 | 1454 | R |
| 60. | Trent Grisham (6, 27) | 4.1 | 2075 | L |
| 61. | Jeremy Peña (3, 26) | 4.0 | 1327 | R |
| Brett Phillips (7, 30) | 4.0 | 971 | L | |
| 63. | Orlando Arcia (9, 29) | 3.9 | 2844 | R |
| Gabriel Moreno (3, 24) | 3.9 | 553 | R | |
| 65. | Ozzie Albies (8, 27) | 3.8 | 3475 | B |
| Nicky Lopez (6, 29) | 3.8 | 2008 | L | |
| Yolmer Sanchez (8, 32) | 3.8 | 2503 | B | |
| Jose Trevino (7, 31) | 3.8 | 1103 | R | |
| 69. | Elias Díaz (10, 33) | 3.7 | 2280 | R |
| Luke Maile (9, 33) | 3.7 | 1146 | R | |
| Manuel Margot (9, 29) | 3.7 | 2911 | R | |
| Starling Marte (13, 35) | 3.7 | 5737 | R | |
| 73. | Wander Franco (3, 23) | 3.6 | 1143 | B |
| Adam Frazier (9, 32) | 3.6 | 3580 | L | |
| Víctor Robles (8, 27) | 3.6 | 1806 | R | |
| 76. | Jonah Heim (5, 29) | 3.5 | 1385 | B |
| Carson Kelly (9, 29) | 3.5 | 1544 | R | |
| 78. | Danny Jansen (7, 29) | 3.4 | 1423 | R |
| Will Smith (6, 29) | 3.4 | 2100 | R | |
| 80. | Austin Riley (6, 27) | 3.3 | 2714 | R |
| Gary Sánchez (10, 31) | 3.3 | 2985 | R | |
| 82. | Aaron Judge (9, 32) | 3.2 | 3776 | R |
| 83. | Jorge Mateo (5, 29) | 3.1 | 1175 | R |
| Sean Murphy (6, 29) | 3.1 | 1701 | R | |
| Anthony Volpe (2, 23) | 3.1 | 753 | R | |
| 86. | Max Kepler (10, 31) | 3.0 | 3914 | L |
| Alejandro Kirk (5, 25) | 3.0 | 1255 | R | |
| 88. | Nick Allen (3, 25) | 2.9 | 732 | R |
| Adam Duvall (11, 35) | 2.9 | 3447 | R | |
| 90. | Erik González (7, 32) | 2.8 | 894 | R |
| Kyle Isbel (4, 27) | 2.8 | 774 | L | |
| Chris Owings (11, 32) | 2.8 | 2489 | R | |
| Brendan Rodgers (6, 27) | 2.8 | 1396 | R | |
| Mike Trout (14, 32) | 2.8 | 6647 | R | |
| Ramón Urías (5, 30) | 2.8 | 1213 | R | |
| 96. | Carlos Pérez (5, 33) | 2.7 | 859 | R |
| Cal Raleigh (4, 27) | 2.7 | 1245 | B | |
| Edmundo Sosa (6, 28) | 2.7 | 857 | R | |
| 99. | Albert Almora (7, 30) | 2.6 | 1605 | R |
| Austin Barnes (10, 34) | 2.6 | 1587 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| Mauricio Dubón (6, 29) | 2.6 | 1307 | R | |
| Yasmani Grandal (13, 35) | 2.6 | 4646 | B |
