Sunday, October 4, 2015

Andrelton Simmons Will Likely Join Elite Who Have Led Their League In Defensive WAR Three Straight Years Or More

He leads the NL with 3.5 and Brandon Crawford has 2.9 going into today, the last day of the season. He would be the 12th guy to do it. Joe Tinker led the NL every year from 1905-09 except 1907, when his double play mate at 2B, Johnny Evers, led the league. Evers was 1st with 3.3 and Tinker was 2nd with 2.8.

Here are the players who have done it in the AL


Year American League dWAR
2001   Rey Sanchez   (KCR) 2.4
2000   Rey Sanchez   (KCR) 2.8
1999   Rey Sanchez   (KCR) 2.7
1991   Cal Ripken+   (BAL) 3.4
1990   Cal Ripken+   (BAL) 3.4
1989   Cal Ripken+   (BAL) 3.4
1988   Ozzie Guillen   (CHW) 3.4
1987   Ozzie Guillen   (CHW) 3.7
1986   Ozzie Guillen   (CHW) 3.1
1978   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 3.7
1977   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 3.4
1976   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 3.9
1975   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 4.9
1974   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 3.5
1973   Mark Belanger   (BAL) 4
1936   Billy Rogell   (DET) 1.5
1935   Billy Rogell   (DET) 2.7
1934   Billy Rogell   (DET) 2.2
1915    George McBride   (WSH) 2.2
1914    George McBride   (WSH) 3
1913   George McBride   (WSH) 3.6
1912   George McBride   (WSH) 2.7

Now the NL


Year National League dWAR
2015   Andrelton Simmons   (ATL) 3.5
2014   Andrelton Simmons   (ATL) 3.9
2013   Andrelton Simmons   (ATL) 5.4
2002   Andruw Jones   (ATL) 2.3
2001   Andruw Jones   (ATL) 2.9
2000   Andruw Jones   (ATL) 2.6
1989   Ozzie Smith+   (STL) 4.7
1988   Ozzie Smith+   (STL) 3.1
1987   Ozzie Smith+   (STL) 2.4
1949   Pee Wee Reese+   (BRO) 2.3
1948   Pee Wee Reese+   (BRO) 1.7
1947   Pee Wee Reese+   (BRO) 2.1
1922   Dave Bancroft+   (NYG) 2.7
1921   Dave Bancroft+   (NYG) 3.2
1920   Dave Bancroft+   (2TM) 4
1919   Art Fletcher   (NYG) 3.9
1918   Art Fletcher   (NYG) 3.4
1917   Art Fletcher   (NYG) 5.1

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