| 2026 Defensive WAR Leaders | ||||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | DEF | WAAD | WAAWPD | RAAD | RGP | RIF | ROF | RC | RD |
| 1 | Andy Pages | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 21.6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Taylor Walls | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 20.4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Brice Turang | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 19.5 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Nasim Nunez | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 6 | Matt Chapman | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Cole Young | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.5 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| JJ Wetherholt | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Cody Bellinger | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Shea Langeliers | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| Jose Caballero | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Gabriel Moreno | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| 15 | Steven Kwan | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Kevin McGonigle | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Geraldo Perdomo | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Caleb Durbin | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 20 | Otto Lopez | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Harris II | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Alex Bregman | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 23 | Maikel Garcia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 24 | Brandon Lowe | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mookie Betts | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Dansby Swanson | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tristan Peters | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.9 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Masyn Winn | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 29 | Max Muncy | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mauricio Dubon | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 31 | Dillon Dingler | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Zach Neto | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | Corbin Carroll | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Zack Gelof | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Evan Carter | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ty France | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| A.J. Ewing | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 38 | Nico Hoerner | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson Merrill | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Brayan Rocchio | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gleyber Torres | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 42 | Ryan Jeffers | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ozzie Albies | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Willy Adames | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 45 | Seiya Suzuki | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Adley Rutschman | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Langford | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 48 | Chase Meidroth | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Junior Caminero | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezequiel Duran | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |