To take things even further, a stat whizzing through my caffein soaked brain suddenly took form of the name Runs Created Over League Average . After wracking my brain w/my over-simplified version of runs created [ob% times Slg% times plate appearances and adjust the runs created by the park factor again before dividing by plate appearances], I toss the figure located exactly up from this spot into the statistical blender [figure out the league average and subtract you figure from the league average]. When an individual's RC% is higher than the league average, add the points above average to .500, while subtracting points below average from .500.

Most of you would wonder how this set of numbers should be examined. Simply, when the percentage reads above .500, the player is above average, while in reverse the player is below average. A player near the .500 mark either positively or negatively is marginal, while a player above .550 is great. Someone below .490 ought to think about hanging up their cleats or must play way above the margin defensively. To make it easier for the average fan to comprehend this systematic series of numbers, I have created a tier system to classify the quality of the player. Players in tier one are the elite players of the league, while tier two represents the slightly worse, but not terrible horrible players to marginal players. The third teir are players who risk being sent to the minors.

2004 Runs Created Above League Average
[Minimum 500 Plate Appearances]

Tier I [.550+]
.845 B. Bonds
.639 J. Edmonds
.639 A. Pujols
.619 T. Helton
.614 S. Rolen
.614 A. Beltre
.612 L. Berkman
.606 J.D. Drew
.605 T. Hafner
.599 V.Guerrero
.589 M. Ramirez
.589 B. Abbreau
.586 J. Thome
.584 M. Mora
.584 A. Dunn
.574 D. Ortiz
.573 G. Sheffield
.572 S. Casey
.569 C. Beltran
.568 C. Guillen
.567 A. Ramirez
.566 H. Matsui
.560 M. Loretta
.558 I. Rodreguez
.558 E. Durazo
.556 C. Lee
.554 M. Cabrerra
.554 M. Alou
.554 J. Posada
.554 A. Rodriguez
.553 B. Wilkerson
.551 M. Lowell
.551 L. Overbay

Tier II [.500-.549]
.549 M. Teixeira
.547 P. Nevin
.546 C. Delgado
.545 P. Konerko
.545 B. Giles
.543 J. Kent
.542 C. Wilson
.541 M. Tejada
.541 I. Suzuki
.541 A. Rowand
.539 A. Huff
.538 V. Martinez
.537 Javey Lopez
.537 J. Burnitz
.536 Jo Guillen
.536 J. Varitek
.534 J. Blake
.534 J. Bagwell
.533 C. Jones
.532 R. Durham
.531 D. Lee
.530 K. Millar
.529 J. Damon
.528 J. Estrada
.528 O. Infante
.528 D. Jeter
.527 T. Martinez
.527 S. Green
.526 M. Piazza
.526 A. Jones
.525 P. Burrell
.525 M. Kotsay
.524 S. Sosa
.523 S. Finley
.522 J. Kendell
.522 D. Bell
.521 L. Ford
.521 K. Greene
.520 M. Bradley
.520 J. Wilson
.520 H. Blalock
.519 V. Castilla
.519 S. Hillenbrand
.519 G. Jenkins
.519 C. Pena
.518 R. Ibanez
.517 J. Pierre
.517 M. Cameron
.517 B. Williams
.516 M. Biggio
.516 J. Rollins
.514 M. Young
.514 M. Lawton
.514 M. Bellhorn
.514 E. Byrnes
.514 C. Crisp
.513 J. Uribe
.512 J. Conine
.510 C. Crawford
.509 R. Belliard
.509 P. Polonco
.508 T. Hunter
.508 J. Jiminez
.507 M. Lieberthall
.506 T. Wiggington
.506 S. Hatteberg
.506 R. Palmeiro
.505 J. Dye
.504 R. Winn
.504 R. Freel
.504 P. Feliz
.504 J. Cruz, Jr
.502 M. Tucker
.502 A. Kennedy
.501 P. Lo Duca
.501 M. Grissom
.501 R. Furcal
.500 T. Womack
.500 J. Randa
.500 A. Soriano

Tier III [.499-.000]
.498 O. Hudson
.498 C. Patterson
.497 Mackowiak
.497 J. Vizquel
.496 B. Higginson
.495 R. Baldelli
.495 K. Matsui
.495 J. Gerut
.495 E. Rentaria
.495 C. Tracy
.494 L. Castilla
.494 L. Bigbie
.494 J. Lugo
.493 R. Hildago
.492 C. Figgons
.491 S. Burroughs
.489 T. Batista
.489 E. Alfonzo
.489 D. Bautista
.489 Bo Crosby
.487 J. Pierzenski
.485 J. Jones
.485 Br. Boone
.483 J. Payton
.483 E. Martinez
.482 O. Cabrera
.482 Ed. Chavez
.479 T. Redman
.479 R. Clayton
.479 B. Roberts
.477 A. Berroa
.476 A. Gonzalez
.475 J. Crede
.471 R. Johnson
.471 D. Eckstein
.470 C. Guzman
.468 C. Counsell
.466 E. Hinske
.466 A. Miles
.465 A. Cintron
.461 S. Podsednik