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2025 Fielding Bible Award winners - Defensive Player of the Year, Patrick Bailey, Defensive Team of the Year- Chicago Cubs, 1B- Matt Olson, 2B- Nico Hoerner, 3B- Ke'Bryan Hayes, SS- Mookie Betts, LF- Steven Kwan, CF- Ceddanne Rafaela, RF- Fernando Tatis Jr., C- Patrick Bailey, P-Max Fried, Multi-Position- Ernie Clement

2025 MLBDefense

The 2025 Fielding Bible Awards Winners

Our 20th annual honoring of the best defensive players in baseball.

Mark Simon 10.23.2025

FootballNFL

A Primer on Total Points, Our Total Value Stat for Football

An explanation of the stat that attempts to best assess football player value.

Alex Vigderman 12.01.2020

Patrick Mahomes punches the air with his right arm

2025 NFL

Patrick Mahomes Is Still The King Of Clutch (Despite the Bills Loss)

When combining our Total Points player-evaluation stat with a leverage index, Mahomes sits atop the list of clutch QBs

Alex Vigderman 11.06.2025

In 2016, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives to make a backhand play on a ground ball.

2025 MLBDefenseJohn Dewan's Stat of the Week

Stat of the Week – Ultimate Winner of the World Series: Great Defense

We salute a few of the most impressive defensive players from a memorable conclusion to the season.

Mark Simon 11.05.2025

1B: Tyler Nevin (Seibu) 2B: Naoki Yoshikawa (Yomiuri) 3B: Teruaki Sato (Hanshin) SS: Atsuki Tomosugi (Lotte) LF: Misho Nishikawa (Lotte) CF: Ukyo Shuto (SoftBank) RF: Chusei Mannami (Nippon-Ham) C: Seishiro Sakamoto (Hanshin) P: Masato Morishita (Hiroshima) Multi: Natsuo Takizawa (Seibu) DPOY: Natsuo Takizawa DTOY: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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2025 NPB Fielding Bible Award Winners

Who were the best defensive players in Japan this season?

Mark Simon 11.02.2025

Micah Parsons of the Packers tackles Dak Prescott of the Cowboys from behind.

2025 NFLNFL

A Midseason Review of the Micah Parsons Trade

The deal has had some not-so-surprising results.

Ryan Rubinstein 10.30.2025

DefenseJohn Dewan's Stat of the Week

Stat of the Week: Fielding Bible Award Runners-Up

The winners aren't the only ones who should be recognized.

Mark Simon 10.29.2025

Mookie Betts prepares to make a throw from shortstop

2025 MLBDefense

World Series Defensive Scouting Report: Los Angeles Dodgers

Icon Photo: Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire The Dodgers ranked third in the majors in Defensive Runs Saved this season, which seems odd when you consider that they had negative Runs Saved at five different positions (pitcher, catcher, first base), but a few positional strengths and one big team factor can go…

Mark Simon 10.24.2025