by James Vlietstra
August 18, 2021
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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.
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.
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Here are this year’s top offensive performers, as determined by their V-Rating.
(Some players, like Everson Pereira of the Yankees, doesn’t have enough at bats to qualify at any particular league, even though he combines to be a 1.099 through three levels.)
MLB:
Fernando Tatis Jr. 1.064
Shohei Ohtani .985
Ronald Acuna Jr. .975
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. .939
Mike Trout .938
Brandon Crawford .889
Joey Votto .888
Bryce Harper .883
Matt Olson .878
Max Muncy .874
Nick Castellanos .857
Jesse Winker .850
Marcus Semien. .828
Bryan Reynolds .828
Juan Soto .826
Cedric Mullins .798
Aaron Judge .792
Carlos Correa .780
AAA East
Chris Gittens 1.156
Alex Jackson 1.107
Travis Demeritte 1.016
Michael Hermosillo 1.000
William Contreras 1.000
Anthony Alford .960
Jesus Sanchez. .927
Hoy Park .918
Jose Miranda .898
AAA West
Rangel Ravelo 1.135
Jose Marmolejos 1.111
Taylor Motter 1.095
Jaylin Davis 1.073
Connor Joe. 1.028
Jarred Kelenic. 1.028
Cody Thomas 1.025
Andy Ibanez 1.017
Jason Martin. 1.000
Jacob Wilson. .991
Zach Reks. .988
AA Central
Vinnie Pasquantino. .970
MJ Melendez. .939
Jose Miranda. .898
Ryan Dorow. .867
AA Northeast
Gabriel Moreno 1.126
Matt Vierling .970
Vinny Capra. .961
AA South
Jonathan Aranda. .945
Jared Young. .896
Tyler Neslony. .853
A+ South
Garrett Mitchell 1.193
Spencer Torkelson. .956
Griffin Conine. .941
George Valera. .925
A+ East
Justin Foscue. 1.148
Joe Perez 1.092
Devlin Granberg. 1.081
Ruben Cardenas. 1.062
Anthony Volpe 1.041
Alex McKenna. 1.005
Hill Alexander 1.000
A+ West
Brett Auerbach 1.088
Austin Shelton .996
Julio Rodriguez .970
A- East
Jhonkensy Noel 1.125
Joe Gray 1.092
Luke Berryhill 1.041
A- Southeast
Anthony Volpe 1.133
Elijah Dunham 1.079
Jordan Walker 1.067
Eli Wilson .868
A- West
Jairo Pomares. 1.060
Diego Cartaya 1.051
Ismael Alcantara 1.039
Braxton Martinez .912
ACL
Juan Mora 1.438
Warming Bernabel. 1.346
Ezequiel Pagan 1.324
Elly DeLaCruz 1.255
Richard Paz 1.220
Fidel Castro 1.164
Yassel Puno 1.118
Edgar Quero 1.109
Michael Ramirez 1.087
Derwin Barreto 1.082
Jose Ramos 1.059
Joshua Rivera 1.024
FCL
Madison Santos 1.768
Anthony Garcia 1.324
Jose Rivas 1.302
Tanner Murray 1.282
Omar DeLosSantos 1.276
Patrick Merino 1.200
Cesar Berbesi 1.156
Craig Lewis 1.125
Jamari Baylor 1.103
Amell Brazoban 1.092
Nelson Gomez 1.059
Justin Guerrera 1.059
Eddinson Paulino 1.049
Mario Fernandez 1.049
Blaze Jordan 1.040
Coby Mayo 1.011
DSL
Adrian Pinto 1.310
George Feliz 1.127
Leosdany Molina 1.123
Gabriel Gonzalez 1.110
Carlos Jorge 1.085
Francisco Garcia 1.078
Miguel Bleis 1.077
Carlos Amaya 1.074
Estanlin Cassiani 1.067
Brenny Escanio 1.039
Felix Taveras 1.017
Gabriel Bersing .969
