Baseball Gold Gloves

The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards have been given out for fielding excellence almost without flaw since 1957. The coaches and managers have correctly awarded Willie Mays, Johnny Bench, Ozzie Smith, Keith Hernandez and others for their amazing ability to catch and throw a baseball. Ivan Rodriguez and Greg Maddux were very durable enabling them to have the most Gold Gloves at their position for both the 90s and 00s.
Over the last 8 decades, Latin players have become increasingly common. Also players have gotten bigger. Shortstops used to be 150 lbs. Now they are 220. Although players peak defensively around age 23, the awards usually go to established players over 25.
CATCHER FIRSTBASE SECONDBASE SHORTSTOP THIRDBASE LEFTFIELD CENTERFIELD RIGHTFIELD PITCHER
2020s Patrick Bailey Christian Walker Andres Gimenez Dansby Swanson Matt Chapman Ian Happ Brenton Doyle Mookie Betts Max Fried
2010s Yadier Molina Eric Hosmer Brandon Phillips Andrelton Simmons Nolan Arenado Alex Gordon Kevin Kiermaier Jason Heyward Zack Greinke
2000s Ivan Rodriguez John Olerud Orlando Hudson Derek Jeter Scott Rolen Andruw Jones Torii Hunter Ichiro Suzuki Greg Maddux
90s Ivan Rodriguez J.T. Snow Roberto Alomar Omar Vizquel Robin Ventura Barry Bonds Devon White Ken Griffey Jr. Greg Maddux
80s Bob Boone Keith Hernandez Ryne Sandberg Ozzie Smith Mike Schmidt Dave Winfield Dwayne Murphy Andre Dawson Ron Guidry
70s Johnny Bench George Scott Joe Morgan Mark Belanger Brooks Robinson Cesar Cedeno Garry Maddox Paul Blair Jim Kaat
60s Bill Freehan Bill White Bill Mazeroski Luis Aparicio Brooks Robinson Jim Landis Willie Mays Roberto Clemente Jim Kaat
50s Sherm Lollar Gil Hodges Nellie Fox Roy McMillan Frank Malzone Minnie Minoso Willie Mays Al Kaline Bobby Shantz
Some teams emphasize defence and have more than one Gold Glover. For example, the 2021 St. Louis Cardinals had 5. The 1970 World Series featured two juggernauts: The Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds. Both had excellent defences.
BAL 1973-75 Bobby Grich 2B Mark Belanger SS Brooks Robinson 3B Paul Blair OF
BAL 1969-71 Davey Johnson 2B Mark Belanger SS Brooks Robinson 3B Paul Blair OF
CHW 1960 Nellie Fox 2B Luis Aparicio SS Minnie Minoso LF Jim Landis CF
CIN 1974-77 Johnny Bench C Joe Morgan 2B Dave Concepcion SS Cesar Geronimo OF
CLE 2022 Andrés Giménez 2B Steven Kwan LF Myles Straw CF Shane Bieber P
PHI 1981 Manny Trillo 2B Mike Schmidt 3B Garry Maddox OF Steve Carlton P
PHI 1979 Bob Boone C Manny Trillo 2B Mike Schmidt 3B Garry Maddox OF
PHI 1978 Bob Boone C Larry Bowa SS Mike Schmidt 3B Garry Maddox OF
SEA 2003 John Olerud 1B Bret Boone 2B Ichiro Suzuki OF Mike Cameron OF
SFG 1993 Kirt Manwaring C Robby Thompson 2B Matt Williams 3B Barry Bonds OF
SLN 2021 Paul Goldschmidt 1B Tommy Edman 2B Nolan Arenado 3B Tyler O'Neill LF+Harrison Bader CF
SLN 2003 Mike Matheny C Edgar Renteria SS Scott Rolen 3B Jim Edmonds OF
SLN 2002 Fernando Vina 2B Edgar Renteria SS Scott Rolen 3B Jim Edmonds OF
SLN 1963 Bill White 1B Ken Boyer 3B Curt Flood OF Bobby Shantz P
Starting in 2020, the three finalists at each position have been named before the winner is announced. This provides some drama and recognition for lessor known talents such as Brayan Rocchio, Ernie Clement and Bryson Stott.
2024 AL
Cal Raleigh SEA C
   Freddy Fermin KCR C
   Jake Rogers DET C
Carlos Santana MIN 1B
   Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B
   Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
   Nicky Lopez CHW 2B
   Marcus Semien TEX 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR SS
   Brayan Rocchio CLE SS
   Anthony Volpe NYY SS
Alex Bregman HOU 3B
   Ernie Clement TOR 3B
   José Ramírez CLE 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
   Colton Cowser BAL LF
   Alex Verdugo NYY LF
Daulton Varsho TOR CF
   Jarren Duran BOS CF
   Jake Meyers HOU CF
Wilyer Abreu BOS RF
   Jo Adell LAA RF
   Juan Soto NYY RF
Seth Lugo KCR P
   Griffin Canning LAA P
   Cole Ragans KCR P
Dylan Moore SEA UT
   Willi Castro MIN UT
   Mauricio Dubón HOU UT
NL
Patrick Bailey SFG C
   Gabriel Moreno ARI C
   Will Smith LAD C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
   Matt Olson ATL 1B
   Bryce Harper PHI 1B
Brice Turang MIL 2B
   Bryson Stott PHI 2B
   Ketel Marte ARI 2B
Ezquiel Tovar COL SS
   Masyn Winn STL SS
   Dansby Swanson CHC SS
Matt Chapman SFG 3B
   Ryan McMahon COL 3B
   Nolan Arenado STL 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
   Brandon Marsh PHI LF
   Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI LF
Brenton Doyle COL CF
   Jacob Young WSN CF
   Blake Perkins MIL CF
Sal Frelick MIL RF
   Jake McCarthy ARI RF
   Mike Yastrzemski SFG RF
Chris Sale ATL P
   Zack Wheeler PHI P
   Luis Severino NYM P
Jared Triolo PIT UT
   Kiké Hernández LAD UT
   Brendan Donovan STL UT
The 2025 Gold Gloves will be awarded in November. There will likely be several first time winners. Ceddanne Rafaela, Denzel Clarke, Jacob Young and Pete Crow-Armstrong made many spectacular catches. For statistics, Baseball Reference has a sortable fielding stats page. On MLB.com, writers have twice stated who they think the Gold Glove prediction (Sept 2025). Gold Glove prediction (June 2025) should be.
2023 AL
Jonah Heim TEX C
   Alejandro Kirk TOR C
   Adley Rutschman BAL C
Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B
   Anthony Rizzo NYY 1B
   Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
   Mauricio Dubón HOU 2B
   Marcus Semien TEX 2B
Anthony Volpe NYY SS
   Corey Seager TEX SS
   Carlos Correa MIN SS
Matt Chapman TOR 3B
   Alex Bregman HOU 3B
   José Ramírez CLE 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
   Daulton Varsho TOR LF
   Austin Hays BAL LF
Kevin Kiermaier TOR CF
   Luis Robert Jr. CHW CF
   Julio Rodríguez SEA CF
Adolis García TEX RF
   Alex Verdugo BOS RF
   Kyle Tucker HOU RF
José Berríos TOR P
   Sonny Gray MIN P
   Pablo López MIN P
Mauricio Dubón HOU UT
   Taylor Walls TBR UT
   Zach McKinstry DET UT
NL
Gabriel Moreno ARI C
   Patrick Bailey SFG C
   J.T. Realmuto PHI C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
   Freddie Freeman LAD 1B
   Carlos Santana MIL 1B
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B
   Tommy Edman STL 2B
   Bryson Stott PHI 2B
Dansby Swanson CHC SS
   Francisco Lindor NYM SS
   Ezequiel Tovar COL SS
Ke'Bryan Hayes PIT 3B
   Austin Riley ATL 3B
   Ryan McMahon COL 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
   David Peralta LAD LF
   Eddie Rosario ATL LF
Brenton Doyle COL CF
   Alek Thomas ARI CF
   Michael Harris II ATL CF
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP RF
   Lane Thomas WSN RF
   Mookie Betts LAD RF
Zack Wheeler PHI P
   Taijuan Walker PHI P
   Jesús Luzardo MIA P
Ha-Seong Kim SDP UT
   Mookie Betts LAD UT
   Tommy Edman STL UT
There is a time lag between an event happening and people recognizing it. Although players peak defensively around age 23, the awards usually go to established players over 25. The average Gold Glove pitcher and utility player is 32. Even at shortstop and centerfield the average ages are 27 and 29.
2022 AL
Jose Trevino NYY C
   Sean Murphy OAK C
   Cal Raleigh SEA C
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B
   Luis Arraez MIN 1B
   Anthony Rizzo NYY 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
   Jonathan Schoop DET 2B
   Marcus Semien TEX 2B
Jeremy Peña HOU SS
   Xander Bogaerts BOS SS
   Carlos Correa MIN SS
Ramón Urías BAL 3B
   Matt Chapman TOR 3B
   José Ramírez CLE 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
   Andrew Benintendi KCR LF
   Brandon Marsh LAA LF
Myles Straw CLE CF
   Cedric Mullins BAL CF
   Michael A. Taylor KCR CF
Kyle Tucker HOU RF
   Jackie Bradley Jr. BOS RF
   Max Kepler MIN RF
Shane Bieber CLE P
   José Berríos TOR P
   Jameson Taillon NYY P
DJ LeMahieu NYY UT
   Whit Merrifield KCR UT
   Luis Rengifo LAA UT
NL
J.T. Realmuto PHI C
   Travis d'Arnaud ATL C
   Tomás Nido NYM C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
   Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B
   Matt Olson ATL 1B
Brendan Rodgers COL 2B
   Jake Cronenworth SDP 2B
   Tommy Edman STL 2B
Dansby Swanson ATL SS
   Ha-Seong Kim SDP SS
   Miguel Rojas MIA SS
Nolan Arenado SLN 3B
   Ke'Bryan Hayes PIT 3B
   Ryan McMahon COL 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
   David Peralta ARI LF
   Christian Yelich MIL LF
Trent Grisham SDP CF
   Victor Robles WSH CF
   Alek Thomas ARI CF
Mookie Betts LAD RF
   Juan Soto SDP RF
   Daulton Varsho ARI RF
Max Fried ATL P
   Tyler Anderson LAD P
   Corbin Burnes MIL P
Brendan Donovan SLN UT
   Tommy Edman STL UT
   Mookie Betts LAD UT
The players with the most gold gloves are:
Greg Maddux, 18
Brooks Robinson, 16
Jim Kaat, 16
Ivan Rodriguez, 13
Ozzie Smith, 13
Willie Mays, 12
Roberto Clemente, 12
Keith Hernandez, 11
Omar Vizquel, 11
Nolan Arenado, 10
Roberto Alomar, 10
Al Kaline, 10
Mike Schmidt, 10
Andruw Jones, 10
Ken Griffey Jr., 10
Johnny Bench, 10
Ichiro Suzuki,10
Several outstanding deadball era defenders aren't on this list because they played before Gold Gloves were awarded.
2021 AL
Sean Murphy OAK C
   Martín Maldonado HOU C
   Salvador Perez KCR C
Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B
   Matt Olson OAK 1B
   Jared Walsh LAA 1B
Marcus Semien TOR 2B
   David Fletcher LAA 2B
   Whit Merrifield KCR 2B
Carlos Correa HOU SS
   J.P. Crawford SEA SS
   Andrelton Simmons MIN SS
Matt Chapman OAK 3B
   José Ramírez CLE 3B
   Joey Wendle TBR 3B
Andrew Benintendi KCR LF
   Randy Arozarena TBR LF
   Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI LF
Michael A. Taylor KCR CF
   Kevin Kiermaier TBR CF
   Myles Straw CLE CF
Joey Gallo TEX RF
   Hunter Renfroe BOS RF
   Kyle Tucker HOU RF
Dallas Keuchel CHW P
   José Berríos TOR P
   Zack Greinke HOU P
NL
Jacob Stallings PIT C
   Yadier Molina STL C
   J.T. Realmuto PHI C
Paul Goldschmidt SLN 1B
   Freddie Freeman ATL 1B
   Max Muncy LAD 1B
Tommy Edman SLN 2B
   Ozzie Albies ATL 2B
   Kolten Wong MIL 2B
Brandon Crawford SFG SS
   Francisco Lindor NYM SS
   Kevin Newman PIT SS
Nolan Arenado SLN 3B
   Manny Machado SDP 3B
   Ryan McMahon COL 3B
Tyler O'Neill SLN LF
   David Peralta ARI LF
   AJ Pollock LAD LF
Harrison Bader SLN CF
   Bryan Reynolds PIT CF
   Jackie Bradley Jr. MIL CF
Adam Duvall ATL RF
   Mookie Betts LAD RF
   Mike Yastrzemski SFG RF
Max Fried ATL P
   Zach Davies CHC P
   Zack Wheeler PHI P
The Rawlings Gold Glove has been awarded since 1957. The complete list Gold Glove winners includes 422 names. In 1958, they began awarding Gold Gloves to each league. In 2020, they began awarding Gold Gloves to a new position: Utilty Player.
2020 AL
Roberto Pérez CLE C
   Yasmani Grandal CHW C
   James McCann CHW C
Evan White SEA 1B
   Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B
   Matt Olson OAK 1B
Cesar Hernandez CLE 2B
   Nicky Lopez KCR 2B
   Jonathan Schoop DET 2B
J.P. Crawford SEA SS
   Carlos Correa HOU SS
   Niko Goodrum DET SS
Isiah Kiner-Falefa TEX 3B
   Yoán Moncada CHW 3B
   Gio Urshela MIN 3B
Alex Gordon KCR LF
   Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI LF
   Kyle Tucker HOU LF
Luis Robert CHW CF
   Byron Buxton MIN CF
   Ramón Laureano OAK CF
Joey Gallo TEX RF
   Clint Frazier NYY RF
   Anthony Santander BAL RF
Griffin Canning LAA P
   Kenta Maeda MIN P
   Zach Plesac CLE P
NL
Tucker Barnhart CIN C
   Willson Contreras CHC C
   Jacob Stallings PIT C
Freddie Freeman ATL 1B
Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B
   Brandon Belt SFG 1B
   Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B
Kolten Wong SLN 2B
   Adam Frazier PIT 2B
   Nico Hoerner CHC 2B
Javier Báez CHC SS
   Miguel Rojas MIA SS
   Dansby Swanson ATL SS
Nolan Arenado COL 3B
   Brian Anderson MIA 3B
   Manny Machado SDP 3B
Tyler O'Neill SLN LF
   Shogo Akiyama CIN LF
   David Peralta ARI LF
Trent Grisham SDP CF
   Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL CF
   Cody Bellinger LAD CF
Mookie Betts LAD RF
   Charlie Blackmon COL RF
   Jason Heyward CHC RF
Max Fried ATL P
   Kyle Hendricks CHC P
   Alec Mills CHC P
2024 AL
Cal Raleigh SEA C
Carlos Santana MIN 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR SS
Alex Bregman HOU 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
Daulton Varsho TOR CF
Wilyer Abreu BOS RF
Seth Lugo KCR P
Dylan Moore SEA UT
NL
Patrick Bailey SFG C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
Brice Turang MIL 2B
Ezquiel Tovar COL SS
Matt Chapman SFG 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
Brenton Doyle COL CF
Sal Frelick MIL RF
Chris Sale ATL P
Jared Triolo PIT UT
2023 AL
Jonah Heim TEX C
Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
Anthony Volpe NYY SS
Matt Chapman TOR 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
Kevin Kiermaier TOR CF
Adolis García TEX RF
José Berríos TOR P
Mauricio Dubón HOU UT
NL
Gabriel Moreno ARI C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
Nico Hoerner CHC 2B
Dansby Swanson CHC SS
Ke'Bryan Hayes PIT 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
Brenton Doyle COL CF
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP RF
Zack Wheeler PHI P
Ha-Seong Kim SDP UT
2022 AL
Jose Trevino NYY C
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B
Andrés Giménez CLE 2B
Jeremy Peña HOU SS
Ramón Urías BAL 3B
Steven Kwan CLE LF
Myles Straw CLE CF
Kyle Tucker HOU RF
Shane Bieber CLE P
DJ LeMahieu NYY UT
NL
J.T. Realmuto PHI C
Christian Walker ARI 1B
Brendan Rodgers COL 2B
Dansby Swanson ATL SS
Nolan Arenado SLN 3B
Ian Happ CHC LF
Trent Grisham SDP CF
Mookie Betts LAD RF
Max Fried ATL P
Brendan Donovan SLN UT
2021 AL
Sean Murphy OAK C
Yuli Gurriel HOU 1B
Marcus Semien TOR 2B
Carlos Correa HOU SS
Matt Chapman OAK 3B
Andrew Benintendi KCR LF
Michael A. Taylor KCR CF
Joey Gallo TEX RF
Dallas Keuchel CHW P
NL
Jacob Stallings PIT C
Paul Goldschmidt SLN 1B
Tommy Edman SLN 2B
Brandon Crawford SFG SS
Nolan Arenado SLN 3B
Tyler O'Neill SLN LF
Harrison Bader SLN CF
Adam Duvall ATL RF
Max Fried ATL P
2020 AL
Roberto Pérez CLE C
Evan White SEA 1B
Cesar Hernandez CLE 2B
J.P. Crawford SEA SS
Isiah Kiner-Falefa TEX 3B
Alex Gordon KCR LF
Luis Robert CHW CF
Joey Gallo TEX RF
Griffin Canning LAA P
NL
Tucker Barnhart CIN C
Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B
Freddie Freeman ATL 1B
Kolten Wong SLN 2B
Javier Báez CHC SS
Nolan Arenado COL 3B
Tyler O'Neill SLN LF
Trent Grisham SDP CF
Mookie Betts LAD RF
Max Fried ATL P