For single seasons, From 1901 to 2015, (requiring WAR_def≥3.59), sorted by greatest Defensive WAR: Results
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Rk | Player | dWAR | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | ||||
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1 | Andrelton Simmons | 5.4 | 2013 | 23 | ATL | NL | 157 | 658 | 606 | 76 | 150 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 40 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 5 | .248 | .296 | .396 | .692 | *6/H |
2 | Terry Turner | 5.3 | 1906 | 25 | CLE | AL | 147 | 643 | 584 | 85 | 170 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 18 | 27 | .291 | .338 | .372 | .709 | *6 | ||||
3 | Art Fletcher | 5.1 | 1917 | 32 | NYG | NL | 151 | 608 | 557 | 70 | 145 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 12 | .260 | .312 | .343 | .655 | *6 | ||||
4 | Kevin Kiermaier | 5.0 | 2015 | 25 | TBR | AL | 151 | 535 | 505 | 62 | 133 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | .263 | .298 | .420 | .718 | *8H/9 |
5 | Mark Belanger | 4.9 | 1975 | 31 | BAL | AL | 152 | 502 | 442 | 44 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .226 | .286 | .276 | .562 | *6/H |
6 | Ozzie Smith | 4.7 | 1989 | 34 | STL | NL | 155 | 664 | 593 | 82 | 162 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 55 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 7 | .273 | .335 | .361 | .696 | *6/H |
7 | Carlos Gomez | 4.6 | 2013 | 27 | MIL | NL | 147 | 590 | 536 | 80 | 152 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 73 | 37 | 2 | 146 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 7 | .284 | .338 | .506 | .843 | *8/H |
8 | Brooks Robinson | 4.5 | 1968 | 31 | BAL | AL | 162 | 667 | 608 | 65 | 154 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .304 | .416 | .720 | *5 |
9 | Mark Belanger | 4.4 | 1968 | 24 | BAL | AL | 145 | 530 | 472 | 40 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 114 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .208 | .272 | .248 | .520 | *6 |
10 | Frankie Frisch | 4.4 | 1927 | 29 | STL | NL | 153 | 693 | 617 | 112 | 208 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 48 | .337 | .387 | .472 | .858 | *4/6 | ||||
11 | Manny Machado | 4.3 | 2013 | 20 | BAL | AL | 156 | 710 | 667 | 88 | 189 | 51 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 29 | 0 | 113 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 7 | .283 | .314 | .432 | .746 | *5 |
12 | Joe Tinker | 4.3 | 1908 | 27 | CHC | NL | 157 | 609 | 548 | 67 | 146 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 30 | .266 | .307 | .391 | .697 | *6 | ||||
13 | Darin Erstad | 4.2 | 2002 | 28 | ANA | AL | 150 | 663 | 625 | 99 | 177 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 27 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 3 | .283 | .313 | .389 | .702 | *8/3DH |
14 | Brooks Robinson | 4.2 | 1967 | 30 | BAL | AL | 158 | 681 | 610 | 88 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 54 | 9 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .328 | .434 | .763 | *5 |
15 | Rabbit Maranville | 4.2 | 1914 | 22 | BSN | NL | 156 | 663 | 586 | 74 | 144 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 45 | 56 | 6 | 27 | 28 | .246 | .306 | .326 | .632 | *6 | ||||
16 | Adam Everett | 4.1 | 2006 | 29 | HOU | NL | 150 | 566 | 514 | 52 | 123 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 5 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .239 | .290 | .352 | .642 | *6/H |
17 | Jack Wilson | 4.1 | 2005 | 27 | PIT | NL | 158 | 639 | 587 | 60 | 151 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .257 | .299 | .363 | .662 | *6/H |
18 | Hughie Critz | 4.1 | 1933 | 32 | NYG | NL | 133 | 605 | 558 | 68 | 137 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | .246 | .279 | .306 | .586 | *4 | |||
19 | Gerardo Parra | 4.0 | 2013 | 26 | ARI | NL | 156 | 663 | 601 | 79 | 161 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | .268 | .323 | .403 | .726 | *98/7H |
20 | Rey Ordonez | 4.0 | 1999 | 28 | NYM | NL | 154 | 588 | 520 | 49 | 134 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 49 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | .258 | .319 | .317 | .636 | *6/H |
21 | Gary Carter | 4.0 | 1983 | 29 | MON | NL | 145 | 609 | 541 | 63 | 146 | 37 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 51 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .336 | .444 | .780 | *2/H3 |
22 | Mark Belanger | 4.0 | 1973 | 29 | BAL | AL | 154 | 544 | 470 | 60 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | .226 | .302 | .262 | .564 | *6/H |
23 | Ron Hansen | 4.0 | 1964 | 26 | CHW | AL | 158 | 665 | 575 | 85 | 150 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 7 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .347 | .419 | .766 | *6 |
24 | Eddie Miller | 4.0 | 1943 | 26 | CIN | NL | 154 | 632 | 576 | 49 | 129 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 8 | .224 | .271 | .293 | .564 | *6 | |||
25 | Glenn Wright | 4.0 | 1924 | 23 | PIT | NL | 153 | 662 | 616 | 80 | 177 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 111 | 27 | 52 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | .287 | .318 | .425 | .744 | *6 | |||
Rk | Player | dWAR | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | ||||
26 | Dave Bancroft | 4.0 | 1920 | 29 | TOT | NL | 150 | 673 | 613 | 102 | 183 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | .299 | .346 | .387 | .732 | *6 | |||
27 | Andrelton Simmons | 3.9 | 2014 | 24 | ATL | NL | 146 | 576 | 540 | 44 | 132 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 5 | .244 | .286 | .331 | .617 | *6/H |
28 | Andruw Jones | 3.9 | 1998 | 21 | ATL | NL | 159 | 631 | 582 | 89 | 158 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 90 | 40 | 8 | 129 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 4 | .271 | .321 | .515 | .836 | *8/H |
29 | Mark Belanger | 3.9 | 1976 | 32 | BAL | AL | 153 | 589 | 522 | 66 | 141 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 51 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | .270 | .336 | .326 | .661 | *6/H |
30 | Bobby Grich | 3.9 | 1973 | 24 | BAL | AL | 162 | 700 | 581 | 82 | 146 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 107 | 3 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 9 | .251 | .373 | .387 | .760 | *4 |
31 | Graig Nettles | 3.9 | 1971 | 26 | CLE | AL | 158 | 690 | 598 | 78 | 156 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 86 | 82 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | .261 | .350 | .435 | .785 | *5 |
32 | Hal Lanier | 3.9 | 1967 | 24 | SFG | NL | 151 | 557 | 525 | 37 | 112 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .213 | .239 | .255 | .494 | *64 |
33 | Tommy Thevenow | 3.9 | 1926 | 22 | STL | NL | 156 | 608 | 563 | 64 | 144 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 8 | .256 | .291 | .311 | .602 | *6 | ||||
34 | Art Fletcher | 3.9 | 1919 | 34 | NYG | NL | 127 | 515 | 488 | 54 | 135 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | .277 | .300 | .357 | .656 | *6 | ||||
35 | Troy Tulowitzki | 3.8 | 2007 | 22 | COL | NL | 155 | 682 | 609 | 104 | 177 | 33 | 5 | 24 | 99 | 57 | 3 | 130 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | .291 | .359 | .479 | .838 | *6 |
36 | Andruw Jones | 3.8 | 1999 | 22 | ATL | NL | 162 | 679 | 592 | 97 | 163 | 35 | 5 | 26 | 84 | 76 | 11 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 12 | .275 | .365 | .483 | .848 | *8 |
37 | Darrin Jackson | 3.8 | 1992 | 28 | SDP | NL | 155 | 628 | 587 | 72 | 146 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 26 | 4 | 106 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 3 | .249 | .283 | .392 | .675 | *8/7H9 |
38 | Devon White | 3.8 | 1992 | 29 | TOR | AL | 153 | 696 | 641 | 98 | 159 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 47 | 0 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 4 | .248 | .303 | .390 | .693 | *8/D |
39 | Luis Aparicio | 3.8 | 1960 | 26 | CHW | AL | 153 | 670 | 600 | 86 | 166 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 43 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 8 | .277 | .323 | .343 | .666 | *6 |
40 | Dick Bartell | 3.8 | 1936 | 28 | NYG | NL | 145 | 573 | 510 | 71 | 152 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 6 | .298 | .355 | .418 | .773 | *6/H | |||
41 | Alex Gonzalez | 3.7 | 2010 | 33 | TOT | ML | 157 | 640 | 595 | 74 | 149 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 88 | 31 | 2 | 118 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .294 | .447 | .741 | *6 |
42 | Ozzie Guillen | 3.7 | 1987 | 23 | CHW | AL | 149 | 604 | 560 | 64 | 156 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 8 | .279 | .303 | .354 | .656 | *6/H |
43 | Buddy Bell | 3.7 | 1979 | 27 | TEX | AL | 162 | 720 | 670 | 89 | 200 | 42 | 3 | 18 | 101 | 30 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | .299 | .327 | .451 | .778 | *56 |
44 | Mark Belanger | 3.7 | 1978 | 34 | BAL | AL | 135 | 408 | 348 | 39 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .213 | .299 | .250 | .549 | *6/H |
45 | Ron Hansen | 3.7 | 1963 | 25 | CHW | AL | 144 | 571 | 482 | 55 | 109 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 78 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .330 | .351 | .681 | *6/H |
46 | Darwin Barney | 3.6 | 2012 | 26 | CHC | NL | 156 | 588 | 548 | 73 | 139 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .254 | .299 | .354 | .653 | *4/H6 |
47 | Franklin Gutierrez | 3.6 | 2009 | 26 | SEA | AL | 153 | 629 | 565 | 85 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 70 | 46 | 3 | 122 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | .283 | .339 | .425 | .764 | *8 |
48 | Aurelio Rodriguez | 3.6 | 1970 | 22 | TOT | AL | 159 | 663 | 610 | 70 | 152 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 83 | 40 | 5 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | .249 | .302 | .420 | .721 | *5/6 |
49 | Gene Alley | 3.6 | 1968 | 27 | PIT | NL | 133 | 530 | 474 | 48 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | .245 | .307 | .321 | .628 | *64/H |
50 | Marty Marion | 3.6 | 1944 | 26 | STL | NL | 144 | 565 | 506 | 50 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 43 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | .267 | .324 | .362 | .686 | *6 | |||
Rk | Player | dWAR | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | ||||
51 | Woody Williams | 3.6 | 1944 | 31 | CIN | NL | 155 | 707 | 653 | 73 | 157 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | .240 | .290 | .289 | .580 | *4/6 | |||
52 | Joe Tinker | 3.6 | 1906 | 25 | CHC | NL | 148 | 603 | 523 | 75 | 122 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 36 | 30 | .233 | .293 | .289 | .581 | *6/5 | ||||
53 | Joe Tinker | 3.6 | 1905 | 24 | CHC | NL | 149 | 611 | 547 | 70 | 135 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 66 | 34 | 49 | 1 | 29 | 31 | .247 | .292 | .320 | .612 | *6 |
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