Stat Lover

Best 10, Worst 10

mlblogsstatlover — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:54:51 +0000

Just wondering who was in the top 10 in Runs Created Above Average and Runs Created per game for the 2005 season. Well, here they are, starting with the top 10. No surprises for these guys. I do notice that Jason Giambi is on this list:

	YEAR	RCAA
Derrek Lee	2005	87
Alex Rodriguez	2005	83
Albert Pujols	2005	75
David Ortiz	2005	66
Travis Hafner	2005	60
Jason Bay	2005	59
Carlos Delgado	2005	51
Vladimir Guerrero	2005	50
Mark Teixeira	2005	50
Brian Giles	2005	49
Miguel Cabrera	2005	49
Jason Giambi	2005	49


CREATED/GAME	YEAR	RC/G
Derrek Lee	2005	10.75
Alex Rodriguez	2005	10.22
Albert Pujols	2005	9.96
Todd Helton	2005	9.25
David Ortiz	2005	8.96
Jason Bay	2005	8.79
Carlos Delgado	2005	8.32
Manny Ramirez	2005	8.01
Mark Teixeira	2005	7.91
Brian Giles	2005	7.81

And here are the worst:

	YEAR	RCAA
David Bell	2005	-35
Cristian Guzman	2005	-32
Corey Patterson	2005	-31
Neifi Perez	2005	-27
Jack Wilson	2005	-25
Royce Clayton	2005	-25
Chris Snyder	2005	-24
Tony Womack	2005	-23
Cesar Izturis	2005	-23
Jason Kendall	2005	-23


CREATED/GAME	YEAR	RC/G
David Bell	2005	3.4
Neifi Perez	2005	3.49
Jack Wilson	2005	3.66
Jason Kendall	2005	3.72
Angel Berroa	2005	3.76
Pedro Feliz	2005	3.85
Adrian Beltre	2005	4.14
Willy Taveras	2005	4.18
Omar Vizquel	2005	4.2
Juan Pierre	2005	4.25

Wow! Wasn’t Cory Patterson the Cubs leadoff hitter? I can’t believe Jason Kendall is on this list, but I can believe Neifi Perez is.

I’m glad Konerko staying

mlblogsstatlover — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:52:05 +0000

I’m glad Konerko is staying with the Sox and he’s getting more money. He was a key component in their championship, plus it puts the Sox in good shape for defense of their title. They already have the arms, they should be in good shape.

I am really curious as to where Zito is going. Even though he wasn’t as effective last year, he’s still a solid arm. I can’t wait until the winter meetings.

MVP

mlblogsstatlover — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:14:06 +0000

I can’t complain much about Pujols being chosen NL MVP this year, he had a
fantastic season as the Cardinals rolled into the post-season. But my choice
would have been Andruw Jones. When Chipper Jones came out of the lineup for 6
weeks due to injury, the Braves were 5 1/2 games out.. Due to several injuries,
the Braves were forced to call up several young players. Jones took off,
being named NL player of the month for July. By the time August rolled around ,
the Braves were 5 1/2 games in front and headed for their 14th straight
division title. The MVP is not about the best player or the best stats It is
about who is most valuable to their team. Without Jone’s superb hitting
and leadership, the Braves would not have made the playoffs Although
Pujols had better stats in most categories, Jones had a fine season also.
Here are their numbers:

	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	SLG
Jones	586	95	154	24	3	51	128	64	112	5	3	0.575
Pujols	591	129	195	38	2	41	117	97	65	16	2	0.609

	OBA	OPS	RC	RCAA	RC/G	TB	ISO	SEC	IBB	HBP	SF
Jones	.347	.922	112	22	6.56	337	0.312	0.43	13	15	7
Pujols	.430	1.039	155	75	9.96	360	0.279	0.47	27	9	3

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