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2008 National League Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Yadier Molina
SLN
C
26.0
12.1
5.8
1.9
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Yadier Molina
SLN
C
26.0
12.1
5.8
1.9
2 Russell Martin
LAN
C
25.4
7.1
3.7
-1.2
3 Bengie Molina
SFN
C
33.9
6.7
8.2
3.7
4 Humberto Quintero
HOU
C
28.9
5.4
3.5
1.7
5 Chris Iannetta
COL
C
25.2
4.5
4.8
1.5
6 Chris Snyder
ARI
C
27.4
4.3
6.3
2.6
7 Raul Chavez
PIT
C
35.3
3.8
1.3
0.2
8 Carlos Ruiz
PHI
C
29.4
2.8
4.5
1.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Adrian Gonzalez
SDN
1B
26.1
-1.1
2.4
0.7
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Albert Pujols
SLN
1B
28.5
25.2
2.4
0.8
2 Lance Berkman
HOU
1B
32.4
19.0
2.9
1.2
3 Joey Votto*
CIN
1B
24.8
6.0
1.9
0.4
4 James Loney
LAN
1B
24.2
3.5
2.2
0.5
5 Adam LaRoche
PIT
1B
28.7
3.0
1.3
-0.2
6 Travis Ishikawa*
SFN
1B
24.8
2.1
0.3
0.1
7 Todd Helton
COL
1B
34.9
1.9
1.3
0.4
8 Doug Mientkiewicz
PIT
1B
34.0
0.8
0.3
-0.0
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Brandon Phillips
CIN
2B
27.0
8.5
8.6
4.5
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Brandon Phillips
CIN
2B
27.0
8.5
8.6
4.5
2 Felipe Lopez
MULT
2B
28.1
7.4
1.8
-0.8
3 Kelly Johnson
ATL
2B
26.4
6.6
4.7
0.7
4 Chase Utley
PHI
2B
29.5
5.2
7.4
2.8
5 Augie Ojeda
ARI
2B
33.5
5.1
2.1
1.1
6 Orlando Hudson
ARI
2B
30.6
4.3
5.7
2.7
7 Jeff Baker
COL
2B
27.0
3.8
1.6
0.4
8 Clint Barmes
COL
2B
29.3
3.2
2.1
0.5
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
David Wright
NYN
3B
25.5
-0.3
3.7
0.2
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Blake DeWitt*
LAN
3B
22.9
11.1
3.9
2.1
2 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS
3B
23.8
8.4
3.4
1.2
3 Bill Hall
MIL
3B
28.5
8.1
2.6
0.4
4 Pedro Feliz
PHI
3B
33.2
5.8
3.4
1.0
5 Andy LaRoche*
MULT
3B
24.8
3.9
1.3
0.1
6 Jose Castillo
MULT
3B
27.3
3.6
2.4
0.3
7 Martin Prado*
ATL
3B
24.7
2.6
0.6
0.2
8 Aramis Ramirez
CHN
3B
30.0
2.4
3.9
0.8
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Jimmy Rollins
PHI
SS
29.6
-10.5
6.3
2.1
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cristian Guzman
WAS
SS
30.3
7.4
5.7
1.4
2 Omar Vizquel
SFN
SS
41.2
6.7
3.9
1.5
3 Jack Wilson
PIT
SS
30.5
6.2
2.8
0.2
4 Troy Tulowitzki
COL
SS
23.7
5.9
4.6
1.4
5 Brendan Ryan
SLN
SS
26.3
5.1
1.2
0.3
6 Yunel Escobar
ATL
SS
25.7
4.9
3.3
-0.7
7 Paul Janish*
CIN
SS
25.7
2.8
1.2
0.5
8 Brian Bixler*
PIT
SS
25.7
2.7
1.3
0.2
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Carlos Beltran
NYN
CF
31.2
8.6
5.4
1.7
Nate McLouth
PIT
CF
26.7
-4.2
2.4
-1.2
Shane Victorino
PHI
CF
27.6
-21.8
5.1
1.9
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hunter Pence
HOU
RF
25.2
11.3
3.9
1.5
2 Willy Taveras
COL
CF
26.5
10.7
2.4
-0.2
3 Jayson Werth
PHI
RF
29.1
10.2
3.3
1.4
4 Randy Winn
SFN
RF
34.1
10.1
3.6
1.3
5 Carlos Beltran
NYN
CF
31.2
8.6
5.4
1.7
6 Alfonso Soriano
CHN
LF
32.5
8.1
2.8
1.3
7 Endy Chavez
NYN
RF
30.4
7.9
2.4
1.3
8 Ryan Braun
MIL
LF
24.6
7.5
3.3
1.2
9 Willie Harris
WAS
LF
30.0
6.1
2.0
0.7
10 Nyjer Morgan*
PIT
LF
28.0
5.9
0.4
-0.2
11 Mike Cameron
MIL
CF
35.5
5.6
4.1
1.3
12 Kosuke Fukudome*
CHN
RF
31.2
5.3
3.5
1.4
13 Andruw Jones
LAN
CF
31.2
4.3
2.0
0.7
14 Eric Byrnes
ARI
LF
32.4
4.2
0.8
0.1
15 Jeff Francoeur
ATL
RF
24.5
3.9
3.1
0.7
16 Alfredo Amezaga
FLO
CF
30.5
3.8
2.5
1.3
17 Matt Diaz
ATL
LF
30.3
3.4
0.6
0.1
18 Dave Roberts
SFN
LF
36.1
3.1
0.6
0.3
19 Austin Kearns
WAS
RF
28.1
2.9
1.7
0.4
20 Jay Bruce*
CIN
RF
21.2
2.8
1.3
-0.6
21 Will Venable*
SDN
CF
25.7
2.8
0.7
0.1
22 Ryan Ludwick
SLN
RF
30.0
2.8
3.1
1.0
23 Jim Edmonds
MULT
CF
38.0
2.0
3.4
1.1
24 Conor Jackson
ARI
LF
26.2
1.8
1.6
0.6
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

2008 American League Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Joe Mauer
MIN
C
25.2
-2.3
9.1
4.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jeff Mathis
LAA
C
25.3
12.4
2.8
-0.3
2 Dioner Navarro
TBA
C
24.4
8.4
7.0
3.0
3 Gerald Laird
TEX
C
28.6
8.3
2.0
-1.0
4 Rod Barajas
TOR
C
32.8
7.8
5.9
2.7
5 Ivan Rodriguez
MULT
C
36.6
6.5
6.7
3.0
6 Kurt Suzuki
OAK
C
24.7
5.8
9.8
5.0
7 Jose Molina
NYA
C
33.1
4.9
7.4
4.5
8 Jason Varitek
BOS
C
36.2
4.1
5.9
1.7
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Carlos Pena
TBA
1B
30.1
-2.6
2.7
1.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lyle Overbay
TOR
1B
31.4
18.1
4.1
2.3
2 Daric Barton*
OAK
1B
22.9
5.5
1.2
-0.3
3 Kevin Millar
BAL
1B
36.8
4.9
2.5
1.1
4 Ryan Garko
CLE
1B
27.5
4.2
1.6
0.3
5 Paul Konerko
CHA
1B
32.3
3.6
2.2
0.9
6 Kevin Youkilis
BOS
1B
29.3
2.7
2.1
0.8
7 Richie Sexson
MULT
1B
33.5
1.9
1.3
0.4
8 Ben Broussard
TEX
1B
31.8
1.0
0.2
-0.1
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dustin Pedroia
BOS
2B
24.9
-4.2
7.7
3.1
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ian Kinsler
TEX
2B
26.0
14.5
2.7
-0.8
2 Mark Ellis
OAK
2B
31.1
12.8
5.4
2.1
3 Robinson Cano
NYA
2B
25.7
7.9
6.4
1.8
4 Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE
2B
22.6
7.7
4.8
2.3
5 Howard Kendrick
LAA
2B
25.0
7.2
5.8
3.2
6 Jose Lopez
SEA
2B
24.6
5.0
5.6
1.5
7 Aaron Hill
TOR
2B
26.3
2.7
2.3
0.7
8 Mark Grudzielanek
KCA
2B
38.0
2.3
4.3
2.0
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Adrian Beltre
SEA
3B
29.2
1.6
3.6
0.7
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Evan Longoria*
TBA
3B
22.7
11.5
5.5
3.0
2 Carlos Guillen
DET
3B
32.8
6.0
2.6
0.7
3 Joe Crede
CHA
3B
30.2
5.1
3.1
1.1
4 Juan Uribe
CHA
3B
28.9
5.0
2.3
1.2
5 Melvin Mora
BAL
3B
36.4
4.4
3.4
0.8
6 Jack Hannahan
OAK
3B
28.3
4.4
3.3
0.9
7 Mike Lowell
BOS
3B
34.4
4.3
4.4
2.1
8 Chone Figgins
LAA
3B
30.4
2.1
3.2
0.9
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Michael Young
TEX
SS
31.7
7.4
8.1
3.4
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Erick Aybar
LAA
SS
24.5
8.6
6.6
3.7
2 Michael Young
TEX
SS
31.7
7.4
8.1
3.4
3 Mike Aviles*
KCA
SS
27.3
6.9
5.3
2.6
4 Alex Cora
BOS
SS
32.7
4.4
1.9
0.5
5 Jason Bartlett
TBA
SS
28.7
4.2
6.1
2.1
6 Adam Everett
MIN
SS
31.4
3.9
2.7
1.4
7 Tony Pena
KCA
SS
27.3
3.0
3.3
1.2
8 Ramon Santiago
DET
SS
28.8
2.3
0.9
0.1
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Torii Hunter
LAA
CF
33.0
7.3
6.5
3.3
Grady Sizemore
CLE
CF
25.9
-3.8
3.6
0.0
Ichiro Suzuki
SEA
RF
34.7
6.6
2.5
-0.4
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Carlos Gomez*
MIN
CF
22.6
23.0
4.7
1.4
2 Alex Rios
TOR
RF
27.4
16.4
6.1
3.3
3 Jay Payton
BAL
LF
35.6
13.1
2.7
1.2
4 Franklin Gutierrez
CLE
RF
25.4
10.0
2.6
0.9
5 Jacoby Ellsbury*
BOS
CF
24.8
8.4
6.9
4.4
6 Mark Teahen
KCA
RF
26.8
7.4
2.8
1.1
7 Coco Crisp
BOS
CF
28.7
7.4
4.4
2.0
8 Torii Hunter
LAA
CF
33.0
7.3
6.5
3.3
9 Carlos Gonzalez*
OAK
CF
22.7
6.7
3.0
1.3
10 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA
RF
34.7
6.6
2.5
-0.4
11 Curtis Granderson
DET
CF
27.3
6.6
3.0
-0.2
12 Ryan Sweeney*
OAK
RF
23.4
5.7
2.7
0.8
13 Carl Crawford
TBA
LF
26.9
5.0
2.8
1.3
14 Adam Jones
BAL
CF
22.9
4.9
3.1
0.2
15 Nelson Cruz
TEX
RF
28.0
4.8
0.4
-0.1
16 Ben Francisco*
CLE
LF
26.7
3.4
1.7
0.3
17 Clete Thomas*
DET
LF
24.6
3.2
0.8
0.2
18 Dewayne Wise
CHA
LF
30.4
3.0
1.1
0.5
19 Fernando Perez*
TBA
CF
25.2
2.9
1.0
0.6
20 Brett Gardner*
NYA
CF
24.9
2.9
0.9
0.2
21 David DeJesus
KCA
LF
28.5
2.9
3.6
1.3
22 Denard Span*
MIN
RF
24.3
2.9
1.9
0.4
23 Mitch Maier*
KCA
CF
26.0
1.9
0.9
0.3
24 Ryan Raburn
DET
LF
27.2
1.8
0.4
-0.0
*Rookie
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