Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

The Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award is awarded annually to the best defensive players at each fielding position in Major League Baseball. One overall Defensive Player of the Year is also selected each year. Unlike the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, which are voted on by Major League managers and coaches, the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award winners are determined by statistics using sabermetrics. In 2012, the baseball glove manufacturer Wilson created the Defensive Player of the Year award to commemorate the best defensive players in the Majors at each position. For the first two seasons of the award (2012 to 2013), the award was given to one player on each Major League team, in addition to the overall awards.

Key

Year	Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season
1B	First baseman
2B	Second baseman
3B	Third baseman
SS	Shortstop
LF	Left fielder
CF	Center fielder
RF	Right fielder
C	Catcher
P	Pitcher

Winners

American League (2012–2013)

2012

Player	Team	Position
J. J. Hardy	Baltimore Orioles	SS
Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	2B
Robinson Canó	New York Yankees	2B
José Molina	Tampa Bay Rays	C
Brett Lawrie	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
Alexei Ramírez	Chicago White Sox	SS
Jason Kipnis	Cleveland Indians	2B
Austin Jackson	Detroit Tigers	OF
Lorenzo Cain	Kansas City Royals	OF
Denard Span	Minnesota Twins	OF
Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
Josh Reddick	Oakland Athletics	OF
Brendan Ryan	Seattle Mariners	SS
Adrián Beltré	Texas Rangers	3B

2013

Player	Team	Position
Manny Machado	Baltimore Orioles	3B
Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	2B
Robinson Canó	New York Yankees	2B
Evan Longoria	Tampa Bay Rays	3B
Colby Rasmus	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Gordon Beckham	Chicago White Sox	2B
Yan Gomes	Cleveland Indians	C
Austin Jackson	Detroit Tigers	OF
Lorenzo Cain	Kansas City Royals	OF
Brian Dozier	Minnesota Twins	2B
J. B. Shuck	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
Matt Dominguez	Houston Astros	3B
Josh Reddick	Oakland Athletics	OF
Dustin Ackley	Seattle Mariners	2B
Craig Gentry	Texas Rangers	OF

National League (2012–2013)

2012

Player	Team	Position
Michael Bourn	Atlanta Braves	OF
Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	OF
David Wright	New York Mets	3B
Carlos Ruiz	Philadelphia Phillies	C
Adam LaRoche	Washington Nationals	1B
Darwin Barney	Chicago Cubs	2B
Brandon Phillips	Cincinnati Reds	2B
Justin Maxwell	Houston Astros	OF
Carlos Gómez	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	C
Aaron Hill	Arizona Diamondbacks	2B
Carlos González	Colorado Rockies	OF
Matt Kemp	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
Chase Headley	San Diego Padres	3B
Brandon Crawford	San Francisco Giants	SS

2013

Player	Team	Position
Andrelton Simmons	Atlanta Braves	SS
Donovan Solano	Miami Marlins	2B
Juan Lagares	New York Mets	OF
Carlos Ruiz	Philadelphia Phillies	C
Denard Span	Washington Nationals	OF
Darwin Barney	Chicago Cubs	2B
Jay Bruce	Cincinnati Reds	OF
Carlos Gómez	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
Russell Martin	Pittsburgh Pirates	C
Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	C
Gerardo Parra	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF
DJ LeMahieu	Colorado Rockies	2B
Juan Uribe	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B
Chris Denorfia	San Diego Padres	OF
Gregor Blanco	San Francisco Giants	OF

Major Leagues combined (2014–present)

Year	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	C	P
2014	Adrian Gonzalez	Ian Kinsler	Juan Uribe	Andrelton Simmons	Alex Gordon	Lorenzo Cain	Jason Heyward	Russell Martin	Johnny Cueto
2015	Paul Goldschmidt	Dee Gordon	Nolan Arenado	Andrelton Simmons	Starling Marte	Kevin Pillar	Jason Heyward	Buster Posey	Jacob deGrom

Overall Defensive Player of the Year

Year	League	Player	Team	Position
2012	American	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
2012	National	Michael Bourn	Atlanta Braves	OF
2013	American	Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	2B
2013	National	Gerardo Parra	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF
2014	National	Jason Heyward	Atlanta Braves	OF
2015	National	Andrelton Simmons	Atlanta Braves	SS

Defensive Team of the Year

Year	Team
2014	Cincinnati Reds
2015	Arizona Diamondbacks