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The V-Ratings (The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB) – The 10,000 Club!
by James Vlietstra
June 2, 2021
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Introducing V-Rating:
The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB
Background: I have sifted through the numbers to determine who the best offensive players have been in Major League history by using runs produced, total bases, walks, hit by pitches, net stolen bases, grounding into double plays, and sacrifices to determine the most productive players per at bat.
I call this new formula The V-Rating.
TODAY I provide, in rank order from highest to lowest, a detailed list of
Way back in high school math class I learned about algebra. The numerator is divided by the denominator. The formula used for determining a player’s V-Rating includes runs produced plus total bases plus net stolen bases plus walks plus hit-by-pitch minus grounded-into-double plays divided by plate appearances minus sacrifices.
Only 14 players have a numerator above 10,000. As of this writing, 4 of those are not currently in the Hall Of Fame.
The following players have the highest career Numerators:
The 10,000 Club:
Barry Bonds 12,309
Ty Cobb 11,954
Henry Aaron 11,845
Babe Ruth 11,576
Stan Musial 10,975
Rickey Henderson 10,888
Willie Mays 10,863
Alex Rodriguez 10,730
Pete Rose 10,546
Carl Yastrzemski 10,361
Albert Pujols 10,317
Tris Speaker 10,160
Honus Wagner 10,025
Lou Gehrig 10,003
The Best of the Rest
Mel Ott 9,938
Frank Robinson 9,903
Ted Williams 9,870
Cap Anson 9,840
Eddie Murray 9,540
Jimmy Foxx 9,502
Eddie Collins 9,463
Ken Griffey Jr 9,448
Dave Winfield 9,307
Derek Jeter 9,121
Craig Biggio 9,024
Paul Molitor 9,014
Jim Thome 8,987
Reggie Jackson 8,925
Wade Boggs 8,921
Chipper Jones 8,910
Mickey Mantle 8,908
George Brett 8,904
Adrian Beltre 8,808
Joe Morgan 8,804
Al Kaline 8,790
Frank Thomas 8,764
Roger Hornsby 8,723
Charlie Gehringer 8,575
Nap Lajoie 8,497
Mike Schmidt 8,469
Robin Yount 8,480
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PREVIOUS POSTS IN SERIES:
Introducing V-Rating (The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB)
The V-Ratings (The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB) of Every Hall-of-Fame Batter
The V-Ratings (The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB) – Monument Park Worthy?
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NEXT WEEK – I will share the greatest single season numerators!
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I welcome your comments and a great discussion!
