Runs produced is a baseball statistic that can help estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. The formula adds together the player's runs and run batted in, and then subtracts the player's home runs.[1]
Home runs are subtracted to compensate for the batter getting credit for both one run and at least one RBI when hitting a home run.
Unlike runs created, runs produced is a teammate-dependent stat in that it includes Runs and RBIs, which are affected by which batters bat near a player in the batting order. Also, subtracting home runs seems logical from an individual perspective, but on a team level it double-counts runs that are not home runs.
To counteract the double-counting, some[who?] have suggested an alternate formula which is the average of a player's runs scored and runs batted in.
Here, when a player scores a run, he shares the credit with the batter who drove him in, so both are credited with half a run produced. The same is true for an RBI, where credit is shared between the batter and runner. In the case of a home run, the batter is responsible for both the run scored and the RBI, so the runs produced are (1 + 1)/2 = 1, as expected.
All-time Major League Baseball leaders
Player
|
Career length
|
Runs produced[2]
|
Ty Cobb
|
1905–1928
|
4,066
|
Hank Aaron
|
1954–1976
|
3,716
|
Babe Ruth
|
1914–1935
|
3,673
|
Cap Anson
|
1871–1897
|
3,501
|
Barry Bonds
|
1986–2007
|
3,461
|
Albert Pujols
|
2001-2022
|
3,429
|
Stan Musial
|
1941–1963
|
3,425
|
Alex Rodriguez
|
1994–2016
|
3,411
|
Lou Gehrig
|
1923–1939
|
3,390
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Honus Wagner
|
1897-1927
|
3,367
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