From: genetic+@pitt.edu (Dr. Dave)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: NL MLV numbers through 9/7
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:02:16 GMT
Organization: Department of Industrial Engineering

Here's the latest MLV rankings for the National League.  Bonds continues to
produce at the highest rate in the NL; Sheffield continues to show the highest
gross value (thanks to Bonds's 19-game injury vacation).

Unlike the AL, where the MVP race looks to be between Edgar Martinez and a
couple of pitchers, the National League race is wide open.  Bonds is the most
productive hitter, but Sheffield has stayed healthier and plays third base.
Darren Daulton, though, has stayed pretty much on their heels while playing
catcher, which makes him my personal favorite.

The players below are ranked by *rate* of offensive contribution, expressed
in marginal runs above average per (full) game played that they could be
expected to produce for an average team.  This number does not include any
contributions (or debits) incurred on the basepaths, nor any defensive value
(either for position played or actual performance).  The second column is an
estimated gross value, in total marginal runs, obtained by pro-rating the 
MR/G number by actual plate appearances so far.


Player		MR/G   Total MR
		
"BONDS,B"	.438	50.90
"SHEFFIELD,G"	.419	52.35
"MCGRIFF,F"	.347	42.90
"DAULTON,D"	.298	34.09
"KRUK,J"	.278	34.74
"CLARK,W"	.260	31.75
"WALKER,L"	.232	26.56
"SANDERS,D"	.230	16.94
"LARKIN,B"	.205	24.77
"CAMINITI,K"	.199	21.25
"GRACE,M"	.191	25.81
"SANDBERG,R"	.190	26.35
"SANDERS,R"	.188	16.22
"SHARPERSON,M"	.180	13.89
"LANKFORD,R"	.179	24.22
"PENDLETON,T"	.177	24.42
"BUTLER,B"	.177	23.49
"HOLLINS,D"	.153	20.54
"GWYNN,T"	.141	18.65
"DYKSTRA,L"	.135	12.32
"DAWSON,A"	.124	14.22
"MORRIS,H"	.122	11.09
"DESHIELDS,D"	.121	15.94
"BIGGIO,C"	.121	17.01
"ROBERTS,B"	.115	14.06
"OWEN,S"	.105	9.48
"NIXON,O"	.098	9.25
"BLAUSER,J"	.095	6.79
"BONILLA,B"	.091	10.32
"BREAM,S"	.088	7.42
"ALOU,M"	.087	6.60
"JUSTICE,D"	.086	9.96
"GILKEY,B"	.081	6.66
"SNYDER,C"	.072	6.34
"MAGADAN,D"	.072	6.41
"GRISSOM,M"	.066	9.35
"MURRAY,E"	.062	7.83
"THOMPSON,RO"	.058	5.98
"BOSTON,D"	.058	3.96
"BAGWELL,J"	.057	7.62
"INCAVIGLIA,P"	.053	4.38
"SABO,C"	.044	3.77
"KARROS,E"	.038	4.32
"SMITH,O"	.035	3.95
"FELDER,M"	.033	2.24
"FINLEY,S"	.028	3.71
"BASS,K"	.023	1.99
"OLIVER,J"	.020	2.15
"BRAGGS,G"	.020	1.41
"O'NEILL,P"	.018	2.04
"JACKSON,DJ"	.015	1.91
"ZEILE,T"	.013	1.37
"BUECHELE,S"	.011	1.35
"GANT,R"	.009	1.10
"SOSA,S"	.009	0.59
"MCGEE,W"	.002	0.24
"CHAMBERLAIN,"	-.001	-0.10
"BELL,JA"	-.001	-0.10
"MERCED,O"	-.002	-0.18
"ANTHONY,E"	-.009	-0.85
"GONZALEZ,L"	-.011	-0.88
"OFFERMAN,J"	-.011	-1.29
"MAY,D"		-.019	-1.31
"LAVALLIERE,M"	-.020	-1.37
"FERNANDEZ,T"	-.021	-2.77
"DUNCAN,M"	-.023	-2.98
"DORAN,B"	-.028	-2.62
"RANDOLPH,W"	-.028	-2.14
"CLARK,JE"	-.032	-3.31
"MORANDINI,M"	-.037	-3.02
"PAGNOZZI,T"	-.046	-5.00
"HARRIS,L"	-.051	-3.93
"SANTIAGO,B"	-.059	-5.22
"MARTINEZ,D"	-.063	-5.49
"JOHNSON,H"	-.063	-6.06
"GIRARDI,J"	-.066	-4.26
"BARBERIE,B"	-.066	-4.09
"DAVIS,E"	-.084	-6.07
"GALARRAGA,A"	-.085	-6.65
"MANWARING,K"	-.086	-7.05
"OLSON,GR"	-.087	-6.50
"JAVIER,S"	-.094	-6.31
"KING,J"	-.097	-9.56
"LEMKE,M"	-.099	-9.62
"WALLACH,T"	-.104	-12.91
"SANCHEZ,R"	-.109	-6.95
"WILLIAMS,MA"	-.114	-13.30
"PECOTA,B"	-.117	-7.39
"CARTER,G"	-.119	-8.40
"BERRYHILL,D"	-.124	-7.87
"BENZINGER,T"	-.131	-9.34
"TAUBENSEE,E"	-.135	-8.80
"AMARO,R"	-.136	-10.34
"DASCENZO,D"	-.149	-12.24
"HUNDLEY,T"	-.155	-11.31
"HANSEN,D"	-.159	-11.65
"STILLWELL,K"	-.166	-13.82
"SCHOFIELD,D"	-.177	-18.10
"CLAYTON,R"	-.190	-12.07
"SCIOSCIA,M"	-.197	-15.87
"LEWIS,D"	-.212	-15.13
"VIZCAINO,J"	-.215	-15.52
"LIND,J"	-.221	-23.26
"BELLIARD,R"	-.274	-18.37
"CANDAELE,C"	-.295	-22.28
-- 
      David M. Tate      | From my dugout sleep I fell into the Game
 dtate@unix.cis.pitt.edu | And I crouched in the circle while my insides froze
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