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Fielding

Official Fielding Run Value, Gold Glove Watch, Play of the Day, and adjusted runner-advancement prevention.

The other half of run prevention

Turn every defensive play into a decision

Range converts the ball in play. The arm changes the runner’s choice. The catcher controls strikes, blocks, and throws. The Fielding Engine keeps those skills separate, then presents them as a game-day story, a season leaderboard, and a matchup tool.

Fielding Engine v1

Defense, down to every play

Official Statcast Fielding Run Value anchors the public board. SABRhood development models add credited batted-ball opportunities and runner-advancement prevention without presenting those estimates as official tracking metrics.

Play of the Day

Randal Grichuk

Randal Grichuk converted a 17% estimated-out opportunity.

Spencer Jones lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

2026-07-27 Chicago White Sox · LF +0.75 estimated runs 77.5 mph · 243 ft 16.6% estimated out chance

development estimate; not official Catch Probability

Defensive alignment

The All-MLB Defense Team

Official Fielding Run Value selects every covered position. Pitchers use a separately labeled SABRhood play-context estimate because the official source does not supply compatible pitcher FRV.

Eight gloves, one field. Selections use official Fielding Run Value with a playing-time adjustment.
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Position rooms

The best defenders at every position

Each position gets its own qualified leaderboard, so catcher value is not compared directly with center-field range or shortstop conversion.

P

Pitcher

Pitcher Team Chances Estimated runs Fielding Index
Foster Griffin Washington Nationals 20 +0.35 116.9
C

Catcher

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Brandon Valenzuela AL Toronto Blue Jays 211 +10.4 -0.3 - +10.7
Adley Rutschman AL Baltimore Orioles 210 +9.3 - - +9.3
Dillon Dingler AL Detroit Tigers 305 +8.8 - - +8.8
Luis Torrens NL New York Mets 214 +8.4 - - +8.4
Joe Mack NL Miami Marlins 220 +6.3 - - +6.3
1B

First base

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Ty France NL San Diego Padres 272 +5.0 +4.6 - -
TJ Rumfield NL Colorado Rockies 366 +4.1 +3.4 -0.1 -
Matt Olson NL Atlanta Braves 433 +3.8 +2.7 - -
Michael Busch NL Chicago Cubs 425 +3.6 +3.2 - -
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. AL Toronto Blue Jays 363 +3.5 +3.3 - -
2B

Second base

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
JJ Wetherholt NL St. Louis Cardinals 418 +16.3 +12.8 +0.2 -
Luis Arraez NL San Francisco Giants 400 +8.9 +8.1 +0.3 -
Brice Turang NL Milwaukee Brewers 404 +8.7 +6.2 +0.0 -
Brandon Lowe NL Pittsburgh Pirates 376 +7.7 +7.1 - -
Nico Hoerner NL Chicago Cubs 416 +7.1 +6.0 +0.1 -
3B

Third base

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Matt Chapman NL San Francisco Giants 345 +5.1 +2.9 - -
Maikel Garcia AL Kansas City Royals 265 +4.9 +4.2 +0.0 -
Daniel Schneemann AL Cleveland Guardians 280 +4.8 +4.8 +0.2 -
Nolan Arenado NL Arizona Diamondbacks 390 +4.7 +4.2 - -
Alex Bregman NL Chicago Cubs 395 +4.1 +3.2 - -
SS

Shortstop

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Bobby Witt Jr. AL Kansas City Royals 376 +14.2 +13.8 +0.2 -
Brayan Rocchio AL Cleveland Guardians 423 +10.1 +8.7 +1.1 -
Masyn Winn NL St. Louis Cardinals 397 +9.5 +6.6 -0.1 -
Ezequiel Duran AL Texas Rangers 375 +8.2 +8.1 0.0 -
Andrés Giménez AL Toronto Blue Jays 372 +8.0 +7.8 -0.1 -
LF

Left field

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Cody Bellinger AL New York Yankees 409 +8.0 +5.7 +2.3 -
Jarren Duran AL Boston Red Sox 350 +5.8 +6.2 -0.4 -
Steven Kwan AL Cleveland Guardians 383 +5.6 +5.5 +0.1 -
Mauricio Dubón NL Atlanta Braves 410 +5.4 +3.9 +2.2 -
Chandler Simpson AL Tampa Bay Rays 376 +4.8 +6.3 -1.5 -
CF

Center field

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Pete Crow-Armstrong NL Chicago Cubs 425 +21.2 +17.7 +3.5 -
Ceddanne Rafaela AL Boston Red Sox 397 +13.0 +11.5 +1.5 -
Andy Pages NL Los Angeles Dodgers 410 +9.8 +4.8 +5.0 -
Jacob Young NL Washington Nationals 353 +9.1 +9.9 -0.8 -
Michael Harris II NL Atlanta Braves 362 +8.4 +7.7 +0.7 -
RF

Right field

Fielder Lg. Team Inn. FRV Range Arm Catcher
Wilyer Abreu AL Boston Red Sox 418 +5.8 +5.0 +0.8 -
Seiya Suzuki NL Chicago Cubs 270 +5.2 +2.8 +2.4 -
Cam Smith AL Houston Astros 415 +4.9 +5.0 -0.1 -
Adolis García NL Philadelphia Phillies 269 +4.5 +3.3 +1.1 -
Braden Montgomery AL Chicago White Sox 156 +4.4 +2.7 +1.7 -
Official value

Fielding Run Value leaders

Range, arm, double-play, catcher throwing, blocking, and framing components remain visible instead of collapsing every skill into one unexplained number.

Fielder Team Pos. Innings FRV Range Arm Throwing Framing
Pete Crow-Armstrong Chicago Cubs CF 425 +21.2 +17.7 +3.5 - -
JJ Wetherholt St. Louis Cardinals 2B 418 +16.3 +12.8 +0.2 - -
Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals SS 376 +14.2 +13.8 +0.2 - -
Ceddanne Rafaela Boston Red Sox CF 397 +13.0 +11.5 +1.5 - -
Brandon Valenzuela Toronto Blue Jays C 211 +10.4 -0.3 - +2.6 +8.2
Brayan Rocchio Cleveland Guardians SS 423 +10.1 +8.7 +1.1 - -
Andy Pages Los Angeles Dodgers CF 410 +9.8 +4.8 +5.0 - -
Masyn Winn St. Louis Cardinals SS 397 +9.5 +6.6 -0.1 - -
Adley Rutschman Baltimore Orioles C 210 +9.3 - - +3.3 +5.3
Jacob Young Washington Nationals CF 353 +9.1 +9.9 -0.8 - -
Luis Arraez San Francisco Giants 2B 400 +8.9 +8.1 +0.3 - -
Dillon Dingler Detroit Tigers C 305 +8.8 - - +0.1 +6.3
Brice Turang Milwaukee Brewers 2B 404 +8.7 +6.2 +0.0 - -
Michael Harris II Atlanta Braves CF 362 +8.4 +7.7 +0.7 - -
Luis Torrens New York Mets C 214 +8.4 - - +2.8 +4.9
Tristan Peters Chicago White Sox CF 345 +8.3 +8.0 +0.3 - -
Ezequiel Duran Texas Rangers SS 375 +8.2 +8.1 0.0 - -
Andrés Giménez Toronto Blue Jays SS 372 +8.0 +7.8 -0.1 - -
Cody Bellinger New York Yankees LF 409 +8.0 +5.7 +2.3 - -
Joey Ortiz Milwaukee Brewers SS 290 +7.7 +7.6 -0.2 - -
The next 90 feet

Runner-advancement prevention

Who keeps a runner from taking third on a single, scoring from second, or moving on an out after adjusting for runner, base state, contact, outs, inning, and score.

Scatter plot comparing advances stopped with official throwing run value
Advances stopped are shown on the horizontal axis and official throwing run value on the vertical axis; point size represents opportunities.
Fielder Team Pos. Chances Advance rate allowed Advances stopped Runs saved Score Sample confidence
Ceddanne Rafaela Boston Red Sox CF 157 25.3% +13.9 +3.71 117 69.2%
Andy Pages Los Angeles Dodgers CF 154 27.6% +13.6 +3.53 117 68.8%
Lawrence Butler Athletics CF 58 31.7% +4.9 +1.45 114 45.3%
Henry Bolte Athletics CF 120 30.3% +2.8 +1.36 112 63.2%
Luis Robert Jr New York Mets CF 52 31.0% +3.3 +0.92 112 42.6%
Jeff McNeil Athletics 2B 50 35.4% +5.5 +1.54 111 41.7%
Ozzie Albies Atlanta Braves 2B 61 33.6% +7.6 +1.76 111 46.6%
Justin Crawford Philadelphia Phillies CF 132 33.4% +4.7 +0.85 110 65.3%
Ryan O’Hearn Pittsburgh Pirates RF 69 32.0% +6.3 +1.95 110 49.6%
Trea Turner Philadelphia Phillies SS 61 28.8% +9.7 +2.74 109 46.6%
Carlos Cortes Athletics RF 53 28.9% +4.1 +1.49 109 43.1%
Wilyer Abreu Boston Red Sox RF 162 31.7% +11.4 +3.27 109 69.8%
Brice Matthews Houston Astros CF 62 29.3% +1.9 +0.47 109 47.0%
Cam Smith Houston Astros RF 178 32.0% +10.6 +3.28 109 71.8%
Brayan Rocchio Cleveland Guardians SS 52 34.6% +8.0 +2.15 108 42.6%
Luke Keaschall Minnesota Twins 2B 52 40.9% +5.5 +1.07 107 42.6%
Ketel Marte Arizona Diamondbacks 2B 51 38.1% +3.6 +1.02 107 42.1%
Carson Benge New York Mets RF 139 30.0% +6.5 +1.99 107 66.5%
Teoscar Hernández Los Angeles Dodgers LF 73 19.5% +6.1 +2.17 107 51.0%
Cole Young Seattle Mariners 2B 62 37.0% +5.0 +1.11 107 47.0%
Club identity

Team Defensive DNA

Official team value beside the separate SABRhood conversion and extra-base prevention lenses.

Official Fielding Run Value

Rank Team FRV Range Arm Catching
1 Chicago Cubs +48.1 +39.5 +8.4 -1.0
2 Arizona Diamondbacks +29.7 +26.7 -2.0 +2.1
3 St. Louis Cardinals +24.3 +17.5 -1.7 +1.0
4 Toronto Blue Jays +23.4 +3.5 -0.5 +22.0
5 Boston Red Sox +19.6 +19.2 +4.4 -2.4
6 Los Angeles Dodgers +18.1 +16.1 +6.0 -5.5
7 San Diego Padres +17.9 +5.7 +8.0 +0.7
8 Chicago White Sox +9.9 +10.6 +1.9 -7.0
9 Cleveland Guardians +7.4 +8.2 +2.4 -3.2
10 New York Yankees +7.2 +1.0 -0.2 +8.7
11 Atlanta Braves +6.0 +11.7 +4.1 -8.0
12 Kansas City Royals +3.5 +3.6 +2.2 -2.9
13 Miami Marlins +2.0 +5.1 -5.9 +1.9
14 San Francisco Giants +1.7 -5.9 -0.7 +5.9
15 Houston Astros +0.4 +3.4 +0.8 -3.3
16 Washington Nationals -0.8 -9.2 +0.9 +3.2
17 Tampa Bay Rays -4.6 -7.9 +0.2 +0.8
18 Milwaukee Brewers -5.3 +0.8 -5.6 -4.4
19 New York Mets -6.0 -11.2 +2.4 +6.4
20 Baltimore Orioles -6.1 -12.8 +0.8 +7.8
21 Texas Rangers -9.0 +4.8 -5.0 -5.4
22 Detroit Tigers -10.4 -15.8 -6.0 +6.1
23 Cincinnati Reds -10.6 +0.6 -6.7 -4.7
24 Colorado Rockies -11.9 -6.4 -1.8 -7.2
25 Philadelphia Phillies -12.0 -13.6 -2.5 +9.2
26 Pittsburgh Pirates -14.5 -9.7 -2.2 -3.1
27 Minnesota Twins -25.6 -16.1 -2.2 -6.0
28 Los Angeles Angels -27.4 -15.2 -0.1 -14.4
29 Athletics -27.5 -26.4 +1.4 -2.8
30 Seattle Mariners -32.2 -26.6 -1.1 -5.6

Extra-base prevention

Rank Team Chances Advance rate allowed Runs saved Score
1 Athletics 830 31.0% +11.14 134
2 Boston Red Sox 744 31.6% +9.64 133
3 New York Mets 687 33.2% +7.42 129
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 646 32.3% +3.33 118
5 Cleveland Guardians 674 34.9% +1.93 114
6 Philadelphia Phillies 736 35.7% +1.97 114
7 Baltimore Orioles 832 34.8% +0.79 111
8 Atlanta Braves 736 32.8% +0.16 109
9 New York Yankees 695 35.9% -0.88 106
10 Milwaukee Brewers 634 35.1% -1.35 105
11 Houston Astros 748 33.0% -2.25 103
12 Tampa Bay Rays 632 33.0% -1.91 103
13 Toronto Blue Jays 776 35.3% -2.39 103
14 Arizona Diamondbacks 766 33.5% -2.49 103
15 Seattle Mariners 668 33.5% -2.76 101
16 Washington Nationals 847 35.6% -4.43 99
17 San Diego Padres 735 35.6% -4.47 97
18 Cincinnati Reds 796 34.0% -4.92 97
19 Chicago White Sox 666 34.4% -4.86 95
20 Chicago Cubs 706 34.5% -5.22 95
21 Kansas City Royals 699 34.5% -5.38 94
22 Detroit Tigers 686 36.6% -5.30 94
23 Miami Marlins 791 36.3% -7.04 92
24 Minnesota Twins 819 34.7% -7.70 91
25 Colorado Rockies 827 36.1% -7.94 91
26 Pittsburgh Pirates 780 35.1% -7.94 90
27 San Francisco Giants 699 37.6% -9.81 83
28 St. Louis Cardinals 839 37.7% -12.41 81
29 Texas Rangers 655 36.1% -11.14 77
30 Los Angeles Angels 726 37.5% -14.14 72
Development status: the SABRhood PBP expected-out model does not have official starting position, jump, route, wall, or opportunity-time tracking. Those estimates are labeled separately from official Fielding Run Value. Data through 2026-07-27 .

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