New Stat: RIPA%

A valuable statistic is runs. If your team has more runs than the other team at the end of nine innings, you win the game. It doesn’t matter how the runs are created, but the fact they count on the scoreboard. So my statistical analysis is very simple: it’s called RIPA % (Runs in Plate Appearances percentage). You take the total amount of runs that a player scores and divide that number by the total amount of plate appearances that the player has. Obviously, the players with the higher percentages would be considered better run producers. This stat is valuable because you can structure your batting order based upon the players that have the highest RIPA %. In essence, you would want to get those players more at-bats over the course of the season. Additionally, as a Manager, you could use this stat as an additional component in any late inning strategies that you might want to implement. A pinch hitter with a better RIPA % could be the difference in a close ballgame.