Granderson leads Yankee Run Factor
Yankees' Curtis Granderson celebrates in the dugout after his two-run home run against the Athletics during the first inning. (May 31, 2011) Credit: AP
Curtis Granderson continues to lead the Yankee Run Factor with a decent West Coast trip with one homer and 5 RBIs. Mark Teixeira now leads the Yankees in home runs with 18. Despite the .258 average, he continues to hit the ball out of the yard and drive in runs.
Here is this week's report (with explanations below the chart):
| PLAYER | G | PA | R | RBI | HR | YRF/G | YRF/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | 57 | 247 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 1.228 | .238 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 53 | 228 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 1.094 | .254 |
| Robinson Cano | 56 | 237 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 1.054 | .249 |
| Mark Teixeira | 56 | 252 | 35 | 41 | 18 | 1.036 | .230 |
| Francisco Cervelli | 11 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.909 | .286 |
| Derek Jeter | 55 | 260 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 0.873 | .185 |
| Russell Martin | 48 | 187 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 0.854 | .219 |
| Nick Swisher | 53 | 222 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 0.830 | .198 |
| Eric Chavez | 17 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.647 | .282 |
| Brett Gardner | 56 | 188 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0.643 | .191 |
| Andruw Jones | 24 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.542 | .260 |
| Jorge Posada | 45 | 169 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0.533 | .142 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 26 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.462 | .226 |
| Gustavo Molina | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | .000 |
What is the Yankee Run Factor?
The Yankee 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 YRF/G.
Equation 2
The second equation is R + RBI - HR / PA = Runs produced per plate appearance, as indicated in the chart above as YRF/PA.
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