Fielding Bible Award

A Fielding Bible Award recognizes the best defensive player for each fielding position in Major League Baseball (MLB) based on “statistical analysis, the eye test, and any other factors that [panelists] wish to utilize.” John Dewan and SIS conduct the annual selection process, which commenced in 2006. The awards are voted on by a panel of 10 to 15 sabermetrically inclined journalists and bloggers. The awards have historically been announced before the Gold Glove Awards, the traditional measurement of fielding excellence. Dewan wrote that this award cannot equal the prestige of the Gold Glove, which started 50 years earlier, but it provides an alternative.