Beltran climbing up Mets Run Factor list
After a long delay, Carlos Beltran had a field day at Coors Field. The Mets outfielder hit three home runs off of Rockies pitching, totaling six RBIs in the process, to lead New York to the win. The three homers drove Beltran's total on the season to eight. Credit: Getty Images
That three-homer performance for Carlos Beltran last Thursday gave him a nice boost in the Mets Run Factor. He was among eight Mets who upped their MRF/G during a 4-2 week.
Here's a look at the season's MRF thus far.
| PLAYER | G | PA | R | RBI | HR | MRF/G | MRF/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Davis | 36 | 149 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 1.056 | .255 |
| Justin Turner | 15 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1.000 | .357 |
| Carlos Beltran | 38 | 150 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 0.974 | .247 |
| Jose Reyes | 40 | 190 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0.950 | .200 |
| David Wright | 39 | 172 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 0.897 | .203 |
| Jason Pridie | 21 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.810 | .243 |
| Jason Bay | 20 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0.800 | .188 |
| Daniel Murphy | 36 | 120 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0.694 | .208 |
| Fernando Martinez | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | .333 |
| Angel Pagan | 19 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.632 | .146 |
| Mike Nickeas | 8 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.625 | .217 |
| Willie Harris | 36 | 86 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0.472 | .198 |
| Josh Thole | 33 | 114 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.424 | .123 |
| Scott Hairston | 28 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.321 | .180 |
| Ronny Paulino | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.300 | .100 |
| Brad Emaus | 14 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.214 | .071 |
| Lucas Duda | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.200 | .087 |
| Chin-Lung Hu | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.143 | .136 |
What is the Mets Run Factor?
The Mets Run Factor is a fairly simple statistical metric. It takes the "Runs produced" sabermetric created by Bill James and divides it in two different ways.
Equation 1
The first equation is R + RBI - HR / G = Runs produced per game, as indicated in the chart above as MRF/G.
Equation 2
The second equation is R + RBI - HR / PA = Runs produced per plate appearance, as indicated in the chart above as MRF/PA.
The Mets Run Factor is updated every Monday. See past Mets Run Factor reports.
