A's 3B Matt Chapman and C Sean Murphy Win Rawlings Gold Glove Awards

By | November 7, 2021

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland A's third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Sean Murphy have been named Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners. It is Chapman's third career Gold Glove Award. Murphy is the first A's catcher to win the award.

Chapman, 28, led Major League third basemen with a .987 fielding percentage (440-for-446), ranked first in total chances (446) and putouts (166), ranked second in double plays (38), and was fourth in assists (274). The putouts are the most by a third baseman since Darrell Evans had 185 for Atlanta in 1974 and the third most in Oakland history (Sal Bando had 188 in 1968, 178 in 1969). His .9865 fielding percentage fell just shy of the Oakland record of .9872 (386-for-391) set by Eric Chavez in 2006.

Murphy, 27, tied for third among Major League catchers in defensive runs saved (10) and ranked fourth among American League catchers in ERA (3.99) and games started (104). His 17 home runs are the most by an A's catcher since Stephen Vogt also hit 17 in 2015 and are the fifth most in Oakland history while playing catcher.

To determine the winners, each manager and up to six coaches on his staff voted from a pool of qualified players in their League and could vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added a sabermetric component to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, as part of its collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). The SABR Defensive Index™ comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers' and coaches' vote continuing to carry the majority.

Fans can vote for their favorite defensive player in each League to determine who will be named the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners. A combination of the national fan vote and the SABR Defensive Index™ will determine winners. Voting for the Platinum Glove Award will begin online at www.rawlings.com on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 9:30 p.m. ET and will remain open until Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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