Top Defensive Players

Our statisticians have crunched the numbers for defensive runs at every position except catcher. Here are the players with at least 500 defensive innings:

http://home.comcast.net/~briankaat/def06apba.htm

Top players at each position, by league (SL then NL), are:

1B: Ho Chi Fat +8, John Hafner +6
2b: Jacen Solo +14, (tie) Sam Robinson, Billy Verdel +9
3b: Lance Dixon +23, Elvis Dixon +21
SS: Kobe Jones +17, Jose Herrera +13
LF: Roberto Ramirez +10, Mickey Tinsley +10
CF: (tie) Brian Kaat, Kermit Crawford +11, Jorge Nunez +17
RF: Vernon Coles +13, Keith Lee +22

Other notables: Chad White +14, Brett Solo +12, Hank Crowell +16

At the bottom of the list:

-10 Joseph Greble, 1b
-15 Juan Ordonez, 2b
-13 Drew Marino, 2b
-16 Ival Vizquel, ss (getting old)
-18 Bobby Barrios, ss
-20 Jason Gonzalez (+1 at 3b, Jake Redding was +7 at short)
-15 Ray Hamilton, lf
-21 Lou Jones, cf
-17 Dee Sanders, cf
-13 Kyle Broslofski, rf