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) | 19.1 | 6579 | R |
| 3. | Salvador Perez (13, 34) | 15.4 | 5737 | R |
| 4. | Mookie Betts (11, 31) | 14.4 | 5918 | R |
| Brandon Crawford (14, 37) | 14.4 | 6259 | L | |
| 6. | Manny Machado (13, 31) | 14.0 | 7008 | R |
| 7. | Nick Ahmed (11, 34) | 13.1 | 3265 | R |
| 8. | Carlos Correa (10, 29) | 12.9 | 4455 | R |
| 9. | Trevor Story (9, 31) | 12.8 | 3734 | R |
| 10. | Marcus Semien (12, 33) | 12.7 | 5969 | R |
| 11. | Francisco Lindor (10, 30) | 12.4 | 5567 | B |
| 12. | Matt Chapman (8, 31) | 12.3 | 3724 | R |
| Yan Gomes (13, 36) | 12.3 | 4034 | R | |
| 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) | 9.4 | 3264 | R |
| 21. | J.T. Realmuto (11, 33) | 9.1 | 4697 | R |
| 22. | Dansby Swanson (9, 30) | 8.8 | 4153 | R |
| 23. | Enrique Hernández (11, 32) | 8.1 | 3580 | R |
| Ryan McMahon (8, 29) | 8.1 | 2919 | L | |
| Roberto Pérez (10, 35) | 8.1 | 1769 | R | |
| 26. | Ke'Bryan Hayes (5, 27) | 8.0 | 1709 | 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 | 2892 | R |
| 30. | Tucker Barnhart (11, 33) | 7.4 | 3025 | L |
| 31. | Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7, 29) | 7.3 | 2510 | R |
| Jean Segura (12, 34) | 7.3 | 5937 | R | |
| 33. | Joey Wendle (9, 34) | 7.1 | 2330 | L |
| 34. | Willson Contreras (9, 32) | 7.0 | 3468 | R |
| 35. | Kevin Pillar (12, 35) | 6.9 | 4088 | R |
| 36. | Ha-Seong Kim (4, 28) | 6.7 | 1651 | R |
| 37. | Andrés Giménez (5, 25) | 6.6 | 1650 | L |
| 38. | David Fletcher (7, 30) | 6.5 | 2189 | R |
| Austin Hedges (10, 31) | 6.5 | 2241 | R | |
| 40. | Willy Adames (7, 28) | 6.4 | 3060 | R |
| 41. | Harrison Bader (8, 30) | 6.3 | 2201 | R |
| Tommy Edman (5, 29) | 6.3 | 2425 | B | |
| 43. | Christian Vázquez (10, 33) | 6.2 | 3054 | R |
| 44. | Daulton Varsho (5, 27) | 6.1 | 1713 | L |
| 45. | José Ramírez (12, 31) | 5.7 | 5543 | B |
| 46. | Jacob Stallings (9, 34) | 5.5 | 1551 | R |
| 47. | James McCann (11, 34) | 5.4 | 3125 | R |
| Taylor Walls (3, 27) | 5.4 | 991 | B | |
| 49. | Alex Bregman (9, 30) | 5.3 | 4324 | R |
| Trea Turner (10, 31) | 5.3 | 4576 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Defensive WAR | PA | Bats |
| 51. | Nico Hoerner (6, 27) | 5.2 | 1722 | 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) | 4.5 | 4100 | B |
| 58. | Corey Seager (10, 30) | 4.4 | 4041 | L |
| 59. | Curt Casali (10, 35) | 4.2 | 1454 | R |
| 60. | Trent Grisham (6, 27) | 4.1 | 2075 | L |
| 61. | Orlando Arcia (9, 29) | 4.0 | 2841 | R |
| Gabriel Moreno (3, 24) | 4.0 | 549 | R | |
| Brett Phillips (7, 30) | 4.0 | 971 | L | |
| 64. | Nicky Lopez (6, 29) | 3.9 | 2003 | L |
| Jeremy Peña (3, 26) | 3.9 | 1324 | R | |
| 66. | Ozzie Albies (8, 27) | 3.8 | 3471 | B |
| Starling Marte (13, 35) | 3.8 | 5733 | R | |
| Yolmer Sanchez (8, 32) | 3.8 | 2503 | B | |
| Jose Trevino (7, 31) | 3.8 | 1100 | R | |
| 70. | Adam Frazier (9, 32) | 3.7 | 3580 | L |
| Luke Maile (9, 33) | 3.7 | 1145 | R | |
| Manuel Margot (9, 29) | 3.7 | 2911 | R | |
| 73. | Elias Díaz (10, 33) | 3.6 | 2277 | R |
| Wander Franco (3, 23) | 3.6 | 1143 | B | |
| Víctor Robles (8, 27) | 3.6 | 1806 | R | |
| 76. | Carson Kelly (9, 29) | 3.5 | 1541 | R |
| 77. | Jonah Heim (5, 29) | 3.4 | 1380 | B |
| Danny Jansen (7, 29) | 3.4 | 1419 | R | |
| Will Smith (6, 29) | 3.4 | 2095 | R | |
| 80. | Austin Riley (6, 27) | 3.3 | 2710 | R |
| Gary Sánchez (10, 31) | 3.3 | 2985 | R | |
| 82. | Aaron Judge (9, 32) | 3.2 | 3772 | R |
| 83. | Max Kepler (10, 31) | 3.1 | 3910 | L |
| Jorge Mateo (5, 29) | 3.1 | 1171 | R | |
| Sean Murphy (6, 29) | 3.1 | 1701 | R | |
| 86. | Alejandro Kirk (5, 25) | 3.0 | 1255 | R |
| Anthony Volpe (2, 23) | 3.0 | 749 | 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 | 770 | L | |
| Chris Owings (11, 32) | 2.8 | 2489 | R | |
| Brendan Rodgers (6, 27) | 2.8 | 1393 | 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 |
| 97. | Albert Almora (7, 30) | 2.6 | 1605 | R |
| Austin Barnes (10, 34) | 2.6 | 1587 | R | |
| Yasmani Grandal (12, 35) | 2.6 | 4642 | B | |
| Edmundo Sosa (6, 28) | 2.6 | 852 | R |
