Granderson takes over top spot in Yankee Run Factor
New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson hits a home run during the first inning of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers. (May 6, 2011) Credit: AP
During last week's 1-5 homestand, only three Yankees raised their batting averages -- Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira and, believe it or not, Jorge Posada.
Despite the slump in hitting, Curtis Granderson managed to have a good week in run production and took over the top spot on our Yankee Run Factor list.
Here is this week's report (with explanations below the chart):
| PLAYER | G | PA | R | RBI | HR | YRF/G | YRF/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Cervelli | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.000 | .533 |
| Curtis Granderson | 38 | 157 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 1.132 | .274 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 34 | 145 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1.088 | .255 |
| Robinson Cano | 37 | 154 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 0.973 | .234 |
| Russell Martin | 33 | 126 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 0.970 | .254 |
| Mark Teixeira | 37 | 164 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 0.946 | .213 |
| Derek Jeter | 36 | 166 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0.833 | .181 |
| Nick Swisher | 37 | 156 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0.811 | .192 |
| Eric Chavez | 17 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.647 | .282 |
| Jorge Posada | 33 | 126 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0.636 | .167 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | 131 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0.595 | .168 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.400 | .273 |
| Andruw Jones | 15 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.267 | .100 |
| 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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