- OPP - Runners on base in batters plate appearances excluding neutral results (i.e. no base runner advancement and no outs on play).
- ADV - Base runners advanced.
- ADV% - Percentage of base runners advanced.
- ADVAA - Base runners Advanced Above Average.
Table 1: American League Base Advancement by Team
OPP
|
ADV
|
ADV%
|
ADVAA
|
|
Texas
|
3601
|
1539
|
.427
|
92
|
Los
Angeles
|
3492
|
1474
|
.422
|
71
|
Minnesota
|
3728
|
1540
|
.413
|
42
|
Cleveland
|
3732
|
1515
|
.406
|
16
|
Kansas
City
|
3415
|
1384
|
.405
|
12
|
Detroit
|
3616
|
1464
|
.405
|
11
|
New
York
|
3734
|
1507
|
.404
|
7
|
Boston
|
3450
|
1379
|
.400
|
-7
|
Chicago
|
3322
|
1323
|
.398
|
-12
|
Tampa
Bay
|
3393
|
1335
|
.393
|
-28
|
Toronto
|
3231
|
1267
|
.392
|
-31
|
Baltimore
|
3261
|
1265
|
.388
|
-45
|
Seattle
|
3258
|
1262
|
.387
|
-47
|
Oakland
|
3338
|
1259
|
.377
|
-82
|
Table 2: National League Base Advancement by Team
Team
|
OPP
|
ADV
|
ADV%
|
ADVAA
|
San
Francisco
|
3834
|
1603
|
.418
|
72
|
Colorado
|
3496
|
1464
|
.419
|
68
|
St.
Louis
|
3843
|
1597
|
.416
|
62
|
Atlanta
|
3586
|
1471
|
.410
|
39
|
Los
Angeles
|
3508
|
1436
|
.409
|
35
|
Washington
|
3533
|
1420
|
.402
|
9
|
Arizona
|
3585
|
1436
|
.401
|
4
|
Milwaukee
|
3518
|
1407
|
.400
|
2
|
Philadelphia
|
3467
|
1384
|
.399
|
-1
|
Pittsburgh
|
3233
|
1279
|
.396
|
-12
|
New
York
|
3476
|
1374
|
.395
|
-14
|
San
Diego
|
3539
|
1398
|
.395
|
-16
|
Chicago
|
3208
|
1232
|
.384
|
-49
|
Cincinnati
|
3409
|
1310
|
.384
|
-52
|
Florida
|
3311
|
1258
|
.380
|
-65
|
Houston
|
3238
|
1213
|
.375
|
-80
|
Table 3 shows the Tigers ADV% leaders for players with 100 or more opportunities. The surprising leader is journeyman outfielder Quintin Berry at .500. In other words, he advanced half the runners on base in his plate appearances (minus neutrals). This is explained by a .345 batting average with men on base as opposed to .202 with the bases empty. While it's possible he has a small base runner advancing skill, this is likely a small sample fluke and we should not expect him to approach a .500 ADV% again. His high success rate did help the Tigers in 2012 however.
The next two hitters - MVP third baseman Miguel Cabrera (.477) and first baseman Prince Fielder (.469) - are no shock. The fourth player is another unexpected name - Ramon Santiago at .451. Santiago is more difficult to explain than Berry as he batted just .206 with runners on base and hit into 7 double plays. He did have three hits with the bases loaded though which is nine (or 12%) of his total advances. He also had five sacrifice bunts. Those factors don't explain all of his advancement success, but removing those advances would drop him below average. That is the danger of small sample sizes.
Less surprising are the names at the bottom the list. Ryan Raburn was last at .328 just behind Delmon Young (.338) and Gerald Laird (.348). Of course, none of those players will be back next year.
Table 3: Advancement Percentage for Tigers, 2012
Player
|
OPP
|
ADV
|
ADV%
|
Quintin
Berry
|
164
|
82
|
.500
|
Miguel
Cabrera
|
417
|
199
|
.477
|
Prince
Fielder
|
416
|
195
|
.469
|
Ramon
Santiago
|
164
|
74
|
.451
|
Andy
Dirks
|
198
|
82
|
.414
|
Omar
Infante
|
133
|
55
|
.414
|
Brennan
Boesch
|
319
|
129
|
.404
|
Austin
Jackson
|
307
|
123
|
.401
|
Alex
Avila
|
253
|
98
|
.387
|
Jhonny
Peralta
|
352
|
127
|
.361
|
Gerald
Laird
|
112
|
39
|
.348
|
Delmon Young
|
408
|
138
|
.338
|
Ryan
Raburn
|
137
|
45
|
.328
|
Table 4 reveals that Cabrera was +31 runners advanced above average followed by Prince Fielder (+28). Even after accounting for playing time, Berry (+16) and Santiago (+8) still rank high on this list.
Table 4: Advancement Above Average for Tigers, 2012
Player
|
OPP
|
ADV
|
ADVAA
|
Miguel
Cabrera
|
417
|
199
|
31
|
Prince
Fielder
|
416
|
195
|
28
|
Quintin
Berry
|
164
|
82
|
16
|
Ramon
Santiago
|
164
|
74
|
8
|
Andy
Dirks
|
198
|
82
|
2
|
Omar
Infante
|
133
|
55
|
2
|
Brennan
Boesch
|
319
|
129
|
1
|
Austin
Jackson
|
307
|
123
|
-0
|
Alex
Avila
|
253
|
98
|
-4
|
Gerald
Laird
|
112
|
39
|
-6
|
Ryan
Raburn
|
137
|
45
|
-10
|
Jhonny Peralta
|
352
|
127
|
-14
|
Delmon
Young
|
408
|
138
|
-26
|
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