MLB Wins Above Replacement - 2026

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2026 Defensive WAR Leaders
RK	PLAYER	DEF	WAAD	WAAWPD	RAAD	RGP	RIF	ROF	RC	RD
1	Brice Turang	2.7	2.7	0.5	25.8	1	2	0	0	21
2	Taylor Walls	2.6	2.6	0.5	24.4	-1	-1	0	0	18
3	Ceddanne Rafaela	2.4	2.4	0.5	22.2	-1	0	7	0	18
4	Cole Young	2.3	2.3	0.5	21.8	1	1	0	0	17
5	Andy Pages	2.2	2.2	0.5	21.9	2	0	9	0	18
6	Wilyer Abreu	2	2	0.5	18.6	1	0	7	0	23
7	Pete Crow-Armstrong	1.8	1.8	0.5	18.1	-2	0	1	0	14
	Matt Chapman	1.8	1.8	0.5	17.2	0	2	0	0	15
9	JJ Wetherholt	1.7	1.7	0.5	17.1	0	4	0	0	12
	Bobby Witt Jr.	1.7	1.7	0.5	16	3	0	0	0	9
11	Jose Caballero	1.6	1.6	0.5	15.4	1	3	0	0	11
	Steven Kwan	1.6	1.6	0.5	15.1	2	0	7	0	16
	Geraldo Perdomo	1.6	1.6	0.5	16.2	-1	1	0	0	8
	Kevin McGonigle	1.6	1.6	0.5	15.3	-1	2	0	0	8
	Alex Bregman	1.6	1.6	0.5	15.8	0	2	0	0	13
16	Masyn Winn	1.5	1.5	0.5	15.1	2	5	0	0	8
	Mookie Betts	1.5	1.5	0.5	15	-2	0	0	0	9
	Otto Lopez	1.5	1.5	0.5	15	-2	2	0	0	7
	Cody Bellinger	1.5	1.5	0.5	13.5	-1	0	4	0	17
20	Brandon Lowe	1.4	1.4	0.5	14.3	1	1	0	0	11
	Caleb Durbin	1.4	1.4	0.5	13.4	0	3	0	0	10
	Zach Neto	1.4	1.4	0.5	13.1	-2	3	0	0	5
23	Gabriel Moreno	1.3	1.3	0.5	13	2	1	0	6	8
	A.J. Ewing	1.3	1.3	0.5	12.7	0	0	3	0	11
	Maikel Garcia	1.3	1.3	0.5	12	-1	1	0	0	10
	Luis Torrens	1.3	1.3	0.5	12.6	1	0	0	7	8
27	Michael Harris II	1.2	1.2	0.5	12.5	-1	0	-1	0	9
	Dansby Swanson	1.2	1.2	0.5	11.8	1	0	0	0	5
	Tyler Stephenson	1.2	1.2	0.5	11.7	3	0	0	2	5
	Shea Langeliers	1.2	1.2	0.5	10.8	0	-1	0	5	7
31	Michael Massey	1.1	1.1	0.5	9.9	1	0	0	0	7
32	Keibert Ruiz	1	1	0.5	9.9	1	0	0	3	4
	Colton Cowser	1	1	0.5	9.4	1	0	-1	0	9
	Mauricio Dubon	1	1	0.5	10.1	2	1	3	0	9
	Dillon Dingler	1	1	0.5	9.2	3	0	0	2	4
	Corey Seager	1	1	0.5	9.3	-1	-1	0	0	5
	Tristan Peters	1	1	0.5	8.8	0	0	-2	0	7
38	Gleyber Torres	0.9	0.9	0.5	8.4	0	1	0	0	7
	Corbin Carroll	0.9	0.9	0.5	8.7	0	0	-2	0	13
40	Ezequiel Duran	0.8	0.8	0.5	7.6	-2	0	2	0	4
	Jackson Merrill	0.8	0.8	0.5	8.2	9	0	1	0	4
	Ty France	0.8	0.8	0.5	8	1	1	0	0	13
	Nico Hoerner	0.8	0.8	0.5	7.7	2	-1	0	0	2
44	Ozzie Albies	0.7	0.7	0.5	7.5	1	-1	0	0	3
	Brayan Rocchio	0.7	0.7	0.5	6.7	0	-1	0	0	-1
	Henry Bolte	0.7	0.7	0.5	6.7	-1	0	3	0	4
	Max Muncy	0.7	0.7	0.5	7.2	0	-1	0	0	4
	Ryan Jeffers	0.7	0.7	0.5	6.2	1	0	0	0	2
	Carson Kelly	0.7	0.7	0.5	6.7	1	0	0	0	1
50	Garrett Mitchell	0.6	0.6	0.5	6.2	0	0	-1	0	3

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Glossary

WAR: Wins Above Replacement
OFF: Offensive Wins Above Replacement
DEF: Defensive Wins Above Replacement
WAA: Wins Above Average
TRPG: Average Team Runs Per Game With Player
ORPG: Opponent Team Runs Per Game Against Player
RAA: Runs Above Average
WAAWP: W-L Percentage Off Wins Above Average
RB: Batting Runs From Weighted Runs Above Average
RBR: Baserunning Runs From Weighted Runs Above Average
RAR: Runs Above Replacement
RAAO: Offensive Runs Above Average
WAAO: Offensive Wins Above Average

WAAWPO: W-L Percentage Off Offensive Wins Above Average
WAAD: Defensive Wins Above Average
WAAWPD: W-L Percentage Off Defensive Wins Above Average
RAAD: Defensive Runs Above Average
RGP: Superlative Defensive Plays
RIF: Infield Defensive Ability
ROF: Outfield Arm Ratings
RC: Catcher Defense
RD: Overall Defensive Ability
RA: Actual Runs Allowed
BIP: Percentage Of Team's Balls In Play
PPF: The Pitchers Team Park Factor

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