Fielding Bible Award

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The Fielding Bible Award is a sabermetrically driven baseball honor that recognizes the best defensive players at each position across Major League Baseball, serving as an analytically focused alternative to traditional fielding awards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball award
sports award
aimsTo identify the best defensive players in MLB
provide a more accurate measure of defensive value than traditional awards
basedOn defensive metrics
sabermetrics
category Major League Baseball awards
surface form: Baseball awards

Major League Baseball awards
surface form: Major League Baseball trophies and awards
comparedTo Gold Glove Award
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs analytically focused alternative to traditional fielding awards
emphasizes objective defensive evaluation
firstAwarded mid-2000s
focusesOn defense
frequency annual
hasCategory best defensive player at each position
hasPanel baseball analysts
media members
sabermetric experts
hasPerspective sabermetric
includesCategory catcher
center fielder
first baseman
left fielder
multi-position player
pitcher
right fielder
second baseman
shortstop
third baseman
isAlternativeTo Gold Glove Award
language English
level Major League Baseball
surface form: Major League
namedAfter The Fielding Bible
presentedBy Baseball Info Solutions
Sports Info Solutions
recognizes individual defensive excellence
relatedTo The Fielding Bible
surface form: The Fielding Bible (book)
scope Major League Baseball
all of MLB
selectionMethod expert panel voting
statistical analysis
sport baseball
typeOfRanking position-by-position defensive ranking
uses statistical modeling
video scouting
usesDataFrom advanced defensive statistics
play-by-play defensive data

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Gold Glove Award relatedAward Fielding Bible Award