[5] In 2006, John Dewan issued The Fielding Bible, a 241 page book,[6] based on analysis of every ball put into play in during the 2005 season, resulting in rankings at each defensive position for all regular players in Major League Baseball (MLB).

[9] (Rafael Palmeiro won a 1999 AL Gold Glove as a first baseman despite being primarily a designated hitter and appearing in only 28 games at first base that season.

[15] Members of the award's voting panel have included Dewan, sabermetric pioneer Bill James, and writers Peter Gammons, NBC Sports' Joe Posnanski, SB Nation editor Rob Neyer, and ESPN analyst Doug Glanville.

[16][17][18] The 2024 panel's 15 members included Tyler Kepner of The Athletic, Eduardo Pérez of ESPN, and Bobby Scales of the Detroit Tigers Radio Network.

[23] Jeff Wilson of The Southern Illinoisan believes that Gold Glove results are unduly influenced by a player's offensive prowess.

[24] Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star noted that people "point out the primitive nature of defensive stats — even if that's more perception now than reality.