2014 MLB Defensive Statistics

Be sure to check out our page on Major League Baseball defensive stat rankings and see how teams stack up in their leagues and divisions.  In an era where offense steals the headlines, fundamental defense still remains the most important element of a good baseball team.  Find out which teams have the highest fielding percentage, and commit the least amount of errors in the field.  Find out the defensive statistics of each individual player, and get a complete defensive breakdown for every team in MLB. For all things relating to defensive stats in Major League Baseball, this is your page.

Obviously the most important category in terms of numbers as they relate to defense, are runs. In other words, how many runs on average are teams giving up. This can be found below, as the order goes from the best defensive team in each league, down to the team surrendering the highest number of runs. But if you want to see the order and break it down from one of the other categories on the chart, such as hits, walks or strikeouts, you can do so as well by clicking on that category. Click here if you want to view offensive rankings.

From there, the order will flip, so that you can gauge how teams are stacking up to each other from other angles. This information can be used to compare against upcoming teams and games on the 2014 MLB schedule. Teams that are yielding a lot of offense typically tend to play sloppier on defense. It's information like this that can be used to your advantage on the games that you choose to make a wager on pro baseball. Before you do choose to make a bet, you should consult this page to compare the teams, and make sure that the bet makes sense.