DEFENSE SHARES

This is the full data set for an article that explains defense shares in great depth.  In a nutshell, each team is given a number of shares based on their batting average on balls in play (BABIP) and runs per game allowed after adjusting for Defense Independent Pitching Statistics (DIPS).  The minimum score is 100 and the maximum score is 200.  Each player on the team is then given a share of those points based on the number of unassisted putouts and assists they receive.  If there is more than one assist on a play, the out is divided between all the assisters (.5 for 2 assists, .33 for 3 assists, etc.).  The final defensive share is the percentage of defense points a player has earned on each team.  In these data, players receive separate shares for playing different positions or for different teams, and they have not been combined.  A key appears at the bottom of the page

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Limit by team:  All Teams ANA ARI ATL BAL BOS CHA CHN CIN CLE COL DET FLO HOU KCA LAN MIL MIN NYA NYN OAK PHI PIT SDN SEA SFN SLN TBA TEX TOR WAS  Or position: All positions Pitcher Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Left field Center Field Right Field  order by Total Defense Shares Defense Shares per PABIP Total UPO+Asst UPO+Asst/PABIP Runs/PABIP and click:

KEY: PABIP=Plate appearances for balls in play (essentially hits plus outs in the field); UPO=unassisted putout; Asst Shares=Assist shares (see above); Runs=Runs scored while the player was on the field; Def Shares=Defense Shares (see above); DSPAA=Defense Shares per PABIP times 1000; UPO+Asst=Sum of UPO plus assist shares; UPO+Asst/PABIP=UPO+Asst per PABIP times 1000; Runs/PABIP=Runs scores while on defense per PABIP times 1000.

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