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Active Leaders & Records for Runs Created
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Statistic Description: Runs Created A set of formulas developed by Bill James and others that estimates a player’s total contributions to a team’s runs total.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Runs Created | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 2138 | R |
| 2. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 2005 | R |
| 3. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 1991 | L |
| 4. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 1965 | B |
| 5. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 1849 | R |
| 6. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 1793 | L |
| 7. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 1717 | R |
| 8. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 1691 | L |
| 9. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 1626 | R |
| 10. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 1590 | L |
| 11. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 1587 | L |
| 12. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 1443 | B |
| 13. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 1394 | L |
| 14. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 1376 | B |
| 15. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 1370 | R |
| 16. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 1367 | R |
| 17. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 1324 | B |
| 18. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 1302 | L |
| 19. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 1287 | R |
| 20. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 1255 | R |
| 21. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 1238 | R |
| 22. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 1226 | R |
| 23. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 1222 | R |
| 24. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | 1179 | L |
| 25. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 1173 | R |
| 26. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 1138 | R |
| 27. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 1129 | B |
| 28. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 1118 | R |
| 29. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 1116 | B |
| 30. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 1112 | R |
| 31. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 1076 | R |
| 32. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 1074 | L |
| 33. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 1007 | R |
| 34. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 963 | L |
| 35. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | 961 | L |
| 36. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 955 | B |
| 37. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 936 | R |
| David Wright (9, 29) | 936 | R | |
| 39. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 915 | R |
| 40. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 894 | L |
| 41. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 891 | L |
| 42. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 866 | L |
| 43. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 860 | L |
| 44. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 852 | L |
| 45. | Ryan Howard (9, 32) | 830 | L |
| 46. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 822 | L |
| 47. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 816 | L |
| 48. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 811 | R |
| 49. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 807 | B |
| 50. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 790 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Runs Created | Bats |
| 51. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 778 | B |
| 52. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 767 | L |
| 53. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 759 | L |
| 54. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 757 | L |
| 55. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 754 | L |
| 56. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 749 | L |
| 57. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | 746 | R |
| Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 746 | R | |
| 59. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 737 | L |
| Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 737 | B | |
| 61. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 728 | B |
| 62. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 716 | R |
| 63. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 702 | L |
| 64. | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 693 | R |
| 65. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 689 | L |
| 66. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 684 | R |
| 67. | Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | 679 | L |
| 68. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 678 | B |
| Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 678 | R | |
| 70. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 677 | L |
| 71. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | 669 | R |
| 72. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 648 | L |
| 73. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 644 | B |
| 74. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 639 | R |
| 75. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 638 | R |
| 76. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 637 | R |
| 77. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 636 | L |
| 78. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 618 | R |
| 79. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 614 | B |
| Ty Wigginton (11, 34) | 614 | R | |
| 81. | Joey Votto (6, 28) | 613 | L |
| 82. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 612 | R |
| 83. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 611 | R |
| 84. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | 609 | L |
| 85. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 605 | R |
| 86. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 601 | B |
| 87. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 596 | R |
| 88. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 594 | R |
| 89. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | 587 | R |
| 90. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 586 | R |
| 91. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | 584 | R |
| 92. | Brian McCann (8, 28) | 579 | L |
| Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 579 | R | |
| 94. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | 576 | R |
| 95. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | 574 | L |
| 96. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 569 | R |
| 97. | Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | 563 | R |
| 98. | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 557 | R |
| 99. | Corey Hart (9, 30) | 553 | R |
| 100. | Eric Hinske (11, 34) | 551 | L |
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