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The V-Ratings (The Ultimate Offensive Metric In MLB) – The Greatest Single Seasons!
by James Vlietstra
June 9, 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.
Here is a handful of active players along with their pre 2021 V-Ratings. As you can see there’s several very talented players in today’s game.
THE GREATEST SINGLE SEASON NUMERATORS
1921 Babe Ruth 896
1927 Lou Gehrig 836
1931 Lou Gehrig 834
1927 Babe Ruth 818
1894 Billy Hamilton 813
1932 Jimmy Foxx 812
1930 Hack Wilson 810
1923 Babe Ruth 809
1936 Lou Gehrig 809
1930 Lou Gehrig 796
2001 Barry Bonds 795
1930 Chuck Klein 789
1937 Hank Greenberg 788
1938 Jimmy Foxx 782
2001 Sammy Sosa 781
1920 Babe Ruth 780
1894 Hugh Duffy 776
1949 Ted Williams 776
1928 Babe Ruth 774
1922 Roger Hornsby 772
1930 Babe Ruth 770
1931 Babe Ruth 769
1934 Lou Gehrig 769
1911 Ty Cobb 769
1929 Roger Hornsby 765
1937 Joe DiMaggio 762
1926 Babe Ruth 759
1937 Lou Gehrig 757
1924 Babe Ruth 754
1998 Mark McGwire 751
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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 V-Ratings of some of the biggest stars in the game today!
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I welcome your comments and a great discussion!
