2014 MLB Player Production with Runs Created

In the previous post I looked at MLB team runs created productivity.  While the model does an excellent job of explaining how runs are created, here I want to focus on the individual batters for the 2014 season and look at their individual contributions to the team's runs.

To do that, I take the estimated coefficients from the MLB team Runs Created model and multiply them by the actual player statistics for each player in 2014.  Calculating this yields an value of the players Runs Created.  (If you are interested, I have blogged previously on how to calculate MLB Player Production using MLB Team Runs Created).

So, for the past season, the most productive player in terms of Runs Created was Mike Trout.  The top 10 players for 2014 are listed in the table below.

playerID		teamID		Runs Created
troutmi01		LAA		127.23
mccutan01		PIT		116.21
bautijo02		TOR		113.96
cabremi01		DET		112.95
martivi01		DET		112.61
brantmi02		CLE		111.68
abreujo02		CHA		110.99
altuvjo01		HOU		107.00
stantmi03		MIA		105.63
cruzne02		BAL		104.04

For comparison purposes, here is the link for MLB player Runs Created in 2012 and 2013.