A batter advances a runner on first to either second or third with a single, double, base on balls, hit batsmen, error, sacrifice bunt, or another kind of out. If that runner then scores, the batter who advanced him is given a Run Assisted. If the run scored on a triple or home run, a Run Assisted would not be credited, because the advancement would be unnecessary in scoring the run.Tom Tango and others have questioned the emboldened portion reasoning that there are additional scenarios where an assist hit might not be necessary. For example, suppose a team gets three straight singles to score a run. The single would be a Run Assisted. However, if the next batter doubles scoring two more runs, the second single becomes unnecessary to the first run being scored. This was causing a bit of confusion, I am removing the emboldened portion and giving a player an assist any time he advances a runner who later scores. That should give us a cleaner statistic
Also note that a player also gets a Run Assisted if he advances a runner to second or third and the run scores during his at bat without a his getting an RBI. For example, if a batter singles a runner to third and the runner scores on a throwing error all during one at bat, the batter gets credited with a Run Assisted. The ways a player can get a Run Assisted (RAS) are described below:
- A batter advances a runner to either second or third with a hit, base on balls, hit batsmen, error, sacrifice bunt, or another kind of out. If that runner then scores either during the same at bat or an ensuing at bat, the batter who advanced him is given a Run Assisted.
- A batter reaches base and is removed for a pinch runner or is replaced by another runner on a force out. If the new runner then scores, the batter who originally reached base is given a Run Assisted.
About three quarters (76%) of Runs Assisted involved a batter getting on base, so it wasn't just a bunch of "productive outs". The NL percentage (72%) was a little lower because of the greater number of sacrifice bunts. In comparison, about 86% of plate appearances (in both leagues) when an RBI occurred involved a batter reaching base.
Table 1: Runs Assisted by League, 2012
American League
|
National League
|
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Assisted Run Type
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
Single
|
2,306
|
40.7
|
2,452
|
39.1
|
Double
|
415
|
7.3
|
398
|
6.4
|
Base on balls
|
904
|
16.0
|
967
|
15.4
|
Hit batsman
|
151
|
2.7
|
127
|
2.0
|
Reached on error
|
246
|
4.5
|
274
|
4.4
|
Sacrifice bunt
|
258
|
4.4
|
495
|
7.9
|
Ground out
|
879
|
15.5
|
1,007
|
16.1
|
Air Out
|
220
|
3.9
|
266
|
4.2
|
Replaced by runner
|
289
|
5.1
|
285
|
4.5
|
Totals
|
5,668
|
100.0
|
6,271
|
100
|
Tables 2, 3 and 4 below list the AL, NL and Tigers Runs Assisted Leaders respectively. Each table is broken down by type of assist. Twins catcher Joe Mauer was the AL leader with 68, only 12 (18%) involving an out. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was 11th with 49 RAS. The biggest surprise on the list is probably Twins outfielder Ben Revere with 52 including 5 sacrifice bunts.
Braves multi-position player Martin Prado led the NL with 65 RAS. In fact three of the top six were Braves including Jason Heyward (53) and Freddie Freeman (50).
The Tigers Runs Assisted leader was Cabrera (49), followed by first baseman Prince Fielder (44) and surprisingly Brennan Boesch (40). The fact that Austin Jackson had fewer RAS (39) than Boesch probably says more about his spot in the batting order than anything else. He didn't have a lot of opportunities to move runners along due to the generally weak bottom of the Tigers order.
Table 2: Runs Assisted Leaders in AL, 2012
Team
|
H
|
BB
|
HBP
|
ROE
|
SH
|
OUT
|
RR
|
RAS
|
|
Joe
Mauer
|
MIN
|
36
|
16
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
12
|
2
|
68
|
Robinson
Cano
|
NYA
|
34
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
62
|
Elvis
Andrus
|
TEX
|
26
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
15
|
4
|
59
|
Paul
Konerko
|
CHA
|
26
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
10
|
56
|
Billy
Butler
|
KCA
|
25
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
8
|
52
|
Ben
Revere
|
MIN
|
33
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
52
|
J.J.
Hardy
|
BAL
|
23
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
17
|
2
|
51
|
Derek
Jeter
|
NYA
|
27
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
50
|
David
Murphy
|
TEX
|
26
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
50
|
Asdrubal
Cabrera
|
CLE
|
31
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
49
|
Miguel
Cabrera
|
DET
|
25
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
49
|
Jason
Kipnis
|
CLE
|
23
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
49
|
Michael
Brantley
|
CLE
|
24
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
48
|
Erick Aybar
|
ANA
|
26
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
47
|
Yunel
Escobar
|
TOR
|
18
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
47
|
Table 3: Runs Assisted Leaders in NL, 2012
Player
|
Team
|
H
|
BB
|
HBP
|
ROE
|
SH
|
OUT
|
RR
|
RAS
|
Martin
Prado
|
ATL
|
25
|
13
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
4
|
65
|
Matt
Holliday
|
SLN
|
32
|
13
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
62
|
Adam
LaRoche
|
WAS
|
23
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
2
|
54
|
Jason
Heyward
|
ATL
|
29
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
53
|
Buster
Posey
|
SFN
|
33
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
51
|
Freddie
Freeman
|
ATL
|
16
|
15
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
50
|
Andrew
McCutchen
|
PIT
|
26
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
50
|
Daniel
Murphy
|
NYN
|
28
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
50
|
Chase
Headley
|
SDN
|
23
|
16
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
49
|
Jon
Jay
|
SLN
|
22
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
49
|
Ryan
Zimmerman
|
WAS
|
27
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
49
|
Darwin
Barney
|
CHN
|
26
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
47
|
Melky
Cabrera
|
SFN
|
26
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
0
|
47
|
Starlin Castro
|
CHN
|
22
|
8
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
47
|
Justin
Upton
|
ARI
|
34
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
46
|
Table 4: Tigers Runs Assisted Leaders, 2012
Player
|
H
|
BB
|
HBP
|
ROE
|
SH
|
OUT
|
RR
|
RAS
|
Miguel
Cabrera
|
25
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
49
|
Prince
Fielder
|
25
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
44
|
Brennan
Boesch
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
40
|
Austin
Jackson
|
20
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
9
|
2
|
39
|
Delmon
Young
|
23
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
36
|
Andy
Dirks
|
17
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
28
|
Jhonny
Peralta
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
27
|
Quintin
Berry
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
24
|
Ramon
Santiago
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
1
|
24
|
Alex
Avila
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
22
|
Omar
Infante
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
19
|
Ryan
Raburn
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
17
|
Danny
Worth
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
Gerald Laird
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Avisail
Garcia
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
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