best defensive players based on on-ball guarding numbers

Willy Adames has 535 balls this season.

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Best defensive players based on on-ball guarding numbers this regular season
NAMEBALLSEASONTMGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Willy Adames
W. Adames
535
2026
101
393
89
24
1
18
45
28
1
122
423
169
43
0
1
0
.226
.279
.430
.709
2Ozzie Albies
O. Albies
529
2026
106
416
109
21
0
18
60
30
5
68
462
184
39
0
11
1
.262
.312
.442
.754
3Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
414
2026
83
324
74
14
1
12
30
29
1
77
356
126
27
1
1
1
.228
.293
.389
.682
4Miguel Andujar
M. Andujar
273
2026
73
239
62
20
2
5
22
11
4
38
254
101
27
0
0
2
.259
.303
.423
.726
5Orlando Arcia
O. Arcia
55
2026
17
48
13
1
0
1
2
2
0
8
50
17
2
0
0
0
.271
.300
.354
.654
6Nolan Arenado
N. Arenado
544
2026
101
343
83
19
0
14
49
36
6
81
388
144
33
0
3
2
.242
.322
.420
.742
7Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
511
2026
100
399
130
23
7
4
41
25
3
20
442
179
34
6
9
4
.326
.362
.449
.811
8José Azócar
J. Azócar
18
2026
10
17
6
2
0
0
0
1
0
4
18
8
2
0
0
0
.353
.389
.471
.859
9Javier Báez
J. Báez
75
2026
24
78
20
5
0
2
6
2
1
16
82
31
7
0
1
0
.256
.280
.397
.678
10Jake Bauers
J. Bauers
600
2026
97
325
86
16
1
18
60
52
2
101
380
158
35
0
1
3
.265
.368
.486
.855
11Josh Bell
J. Bell
572
2026
103
378
92
23
1
13
62
31
2
92
413
156
37
0
2
0
.243
.303
.413
.715
12Cody Bellinger
C. Bellinger
570
2026
102
374
97
21
3
11
53
55
0
70
434
157
35
0
5
0
.259
.350
.420
.770
13Andrew Benintendi
A. Benintendi
406
2026
93
287
69
16
2
10
53
27
0
78
319
119
28
1
4
1
.240
.302
.415
.717
14Mookie Betts
M. Betts
374
2026
69
271
62
10
0
13
34
23
1
36
296
111
23
0
1
2
.229
.291
.410
.700
15Xander Bogaerts
X. Bogaerts
563
2026
100
348
76
9
0
9
38
47
3
73
401
112
18
0
3
1
.218
.314
.322
.636
16Alex Bregman
A. Bregman
667
2026
103
407
98
17
1
11
46
53
8
76
473
150
29
0
5
2
.241
.336
.369
.705
17Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
432
2026
81
329
87
16
1
25
45
24
5
88
360
180
42
0
2
2
.264
.322
.547
.869
18Jeimer Candelario
J. Candelario
24
2026
7
18
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
8
20
4
2
0
0
0
.111
.200
.222
.422
19Victor Caratini
V. Caratini
373
2026
77
246
58
9
0
7
36
26
9
56
289
88
16
0
8
1
.236
.322
.358
.680
20Nick Castellanos
N. Castellanos
155
2026
39
115
22
5
0
4
20
5
0
34
122
39
9
0
2
1
.191
.221
.339
.560
21Willi Castro
W. Castro
435
2026
90
323
83
15
0
10
44
28
5
98
357
128
25
0
1
0
.257
.325
.396
.721
22Matt Chapman
M. Chapman
482
2026
84
307
72
18
1
7
42
37
5
81
352
113
26
0
3
1
.235
.324
.368
.692
23Michael Conforto
M. Conforto
250
2026
70
156
37
11
0
9
24
21
0
52
178
75
20
0
1
1
.237
.326
.481
.807
24Willson Contreras
W. Contreras
521
2026
97
342
98
18
2
22
66
41
18
101
404
186
42
0
3
2
.287
.389
.544
.932
25Carlos Correa
C. Correa
208
2026
32
122
34
8
0
3
16
18
0
26
141
51
11
0
1
1
.279
.369
.418
.787
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58
.458
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57
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45
62
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