Granderson still first in Yankee Run Factor
Curtis Granderson #14 of the New York Yankees connects on a first inning base hit against the Baltimore Orioles. (July 31, 2011) Credit: Jim McIsaac
Curtis Granderson continues his MVP-like season remaining on top of the Yankee Run Factor by a decent margin. Nick Swisher increased his YRF/G last week with two home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored against the Mariners and Orioles. He also raised his season average from .258 to .270.
| PLAYER | G | PA | R | RBI | HR | YRF/G | YRF/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | 104 | 460 | 94 | 78 | 28 | 1.385 | .313 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 80 | 344 | 53 | 52 | 13 | 1.150 | .267 |
| Robinson Cano | 105 | 447 | 66 | 68 | 16 | 1.124 | .264 |
| Mark Teixeira | 105 | 464 | 63 | 79 | 29 | 1.076 | .244 |
| Nick Swisher | 100 | 422 | 54 | 62 | 14 | 1.020 | .242 |
| Derek Jeter | 84 | 391 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 0.976 | .210 |
| Francisco Cervelli | 30 | 96 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0.833 | .260 |
| Russell Martin | 82 | 328 | 35 | 40 | 10 | 0.793 | .198 |
| Eric Chavez | 21 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.762 | .296 |
| Brett Gardner | 105 | 381 | 55 | 27 | 4 | 0.743 | .205 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 68 | 199 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0.647 | .221 |
| Andruw Jones | 45 | 124 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0.644 | .234 |
| Jorge Posada | 85 | 299 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 0.518 | .147 |
| Brandon Laird | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | .222 |
| Ramiro Pena | 14 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.286 | .138 |
| Chris Dickerson | 41 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.244 | .323 |
| 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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