| 2026 Defensive WAR Leaders | ||||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | DEF | WAAD | WAAWPD | RAAD | RGP | RIF | ROF | RC | RD |
| 1 | Taylor Walls | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 26.7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Brice Turang | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Andy Pages | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 22.9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 21.1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Cole Young | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Zach Neto | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 18 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Alex Bregman | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 10 | Geraldo Perdomo | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 18.2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Steven Kwan | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Brandon Lowe | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Jose Caballero | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Kevin McGonigle | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 15 | JJ Wetherholt | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Masyn Winn | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Matt Chapman | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 18 | Cody Bellinger | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Gabriel Moreno | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| Caleb Durbin | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Colton Cowser | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | Mookie Betts | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Joey Ortiz | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 25 | Luis Torrens | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Otto Lopez | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 13.1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Dillon Dingler | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 | A.J. Ewing | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Stephenson | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Dansby Swanson | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Michael Harris II | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | Victor Mesa | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Victor Mesa Jr. | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Shea Langeliers | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Corey Seager | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Zack Gelof | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Keibert Ruiz | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 38 | Ty France | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Nathan Lukes | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Ezequiel Duran | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jackson Chourio | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| 42 | Gunnar Henderson | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 44 | Tristan Peters | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.8 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
| Garrett Mitchell | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Corbin Carroll | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Seiya Suzuki | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Chase Meidroth | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jackson Merrill | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Nico Hoerner | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |