Tuesday, December 3, 2013

wRC+ v. OPS+: top 25 in 2013

wRC+ is the new rage and supposedly more accurate.  OPS+ is easier to find and easier to understand.

Top 25 for each in 2013:

wRC+

fangraphs.com:
























 140 items in 5 pages
1Miguel CabreraTigers14865244103137313.8 %14.4 %.288.356.348.442.636.455192-4.463.5-14.87.6
2Mike TroutAngels15771627109973315.4 %19.0 %.234.376.323.432.557.4231768.169.63.310.4
3Chris DavisOrioles16067353103138410.7 %29.6 %.348.336.286.370.634.4211672.654.0-13.56.8
4Jayson WerthNationals1295322584821011.3 %19.0 %.214.358.318.398.532.4031600.336.0-9.04.6
5Joey VottoReds1627262410173618.6 %19.0 %.186.360.305.435.491.400156-0.645.4-10.16.2
6Paul GoldschmidtDiamondbacks160710361031251513.9 %20.4 %.249.343.302.401.551.4041560.445.0-7.06.4
7Andrew McCutchenPirates1576742197842711.6 %15.0 %.190.353.317.404.508.3931555.146.99.38.2
8David OrtizRed Sox1376003084103412.7 %14.7 %.255.321.309.395.564.400152-4.430.9-15.53.8
9Shin-Soo ChooReds15471221107542015.7 %18.7 %.178.338.285.423.462.393151-0.640.3-13.35.2
10Freddie FreemanBraves1476292389109110.5 %19.2 %.181.371.319.396.501.387150-1.234.0-8.74.8
11Matt HollidayCardinals1416022210394611.5 %14.3 %.190.322.300.389.490.3831482.235.1-11.44.5
12Josh DonaldsonAthletics158668248993511.4 %16.5 %.199.333.301.384.499.3841481.137.312.17.7
13Matt CarpenterCardinals1577171112678310.0 %13.7 %.163.359.318.392.481.3811474.142.31.37.0
14Edwin EncarnacionBlue Jays1426213690104713.2 %10.0 %.262.247.272.370.534.3881451.733.7-15.94.1
15Joe MauerTwins113508116247012.0 %17.5 %.153.383.324.404.476.383144-0.525.16.25.2
16Troy TulowitzkiRockies126512257282111.1 %16.6 %.229.334.312.391.540.400143-0.624.311.95.6
17Robinson CanoYankees160681278110779.5 %12.5 %.202.327.314.383.516.384142-2.030.62.56.0
18Michael CuddyerRockies130540207484108.5 %18.5 %.198.382.331.389.530.3961401.125.6-18.52.5
19Brandon BeltGiants15057117766759.1 %21.9 %.193.351.289.360.481.3651390.024.8-5.04.0
20Brandon MossAthletics14550530738749.9 %27.7 %.267.301.256.337.522.369137-2.718.9-18.01.9
21Marlon Byrd- - -14757924758825.4 %24.9 %.220.353.291.336.511.3641360.524.0-3.74.1
22Adrian BeltreRangers16169030889217.2 %11.3 %.193.322.315.371.509.379135-1.825.9-0.75.2
23Allen CraigCardinals13456313719727.1 %17.8 %.142.368.315.373.457.363135-5.916.2-9.12.6
24Giancarlo StantonMarlins116504246262114.7 %27.8 %.231.313.249.365.480.368135-0.319.4-13.12.3
25Carlos SantanaIndians154642207574314.5 %17.1 %.187.301.268.377.455.364135-4.321.0-9.23.6

OPS+

Rk Player OPS+ PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Pos
1 Miguel Cabrera 187 652 2013 30 DET AL 148 555 103 193 26 1 44 137 90 19 94 5 0 2 19 3 0 .348 .442 .636 1.078 *5/HD
2 Mike Trout 179 716 2013 21 LAA AL 157 589 109 190 39 9 27 97 110 10 136 9 0 8 8 33 7 .323 .432 .557 .988 *87/D
3 Chris Davis 165 673 2013 27 BAL AL 160 584 103 167 42 1 53 138 72 12 199 10 0 7 4 4 1 .286 .370 .634 1.004 *3/D
4 Paul Goldschmidt 160 710 2013 25 ARI NL 160 602 103 182 36 3 36 125 99 19 145 3 0 5 25 15 7 .302 .401 .551 .952 *3/H
5 David Ortiz 160 600 2013 37 BOS AL 137 518 84 160 38 2 30 103 76 27 88 1 0 5 21 4 0 .309 .395 .564 .959 *D/3H
6 Andrew McCutchen 158 674 2013 26 PIT NL 157 583 97 185 38 5 21 84 78 12 101 9 0 4 13 27 10 .317 .404 .508 .911 *8/HD
7 Joey Votto 154 726 2013 29 CIN NL 162 581 101 177 30 3 24 73 135 19 138 4 0 6 15 6 3 .305 .435 .491 .926 *3/H
8 Jayson Werth 154 532 2013 34 WSN NL 129 462 84 147 24 0 25 82 60 3 101 5 0 5 9 10 1 .318 .398 .532 .931 *9/DH
9 Josh Donaldson 148 668 2013 27 OAK AL 158 579 89 174 37 3 24 93 76 2 110 6 1 6 15 5 2 .301 .384 .499 .883 *5/D63
10 Robinson Cano 145 681 2013 30 NYY AL 160 605 81 190 41 0 27 107 65 16 85 6 0 5 18 7 1 .314 .383 .516 .899 *4/D6
11 Edwin Encarnacion 145 621 2013 30 TOR AL 142 530 90 144 29 1 36 104 82 7 62 4 0 5 20 7 1 .272 .370 .534 .904 *3D5
12 Joe Mauer 144 508 2013 30 MIN AL 113 445 62 144 35 0 11 47 61 7 89 0 0 2 7 0 1 .324 .404 .476 .880 *2D/3H
13 Matt Holliday 144 602 2013 33 STL NL 141 520 103 156 31 1 22 94 69 5 86 9 0 4 31 6 1 .300 .389 .490 .879 *7/DH
14 Freddie Freeman 144 629 2013 23 ATL NL 147 551 89 176 27 2 23 109 66 10 121 7 0 5 10 1 0 .319 .396 .501 .897 *3/H
15 Shin-Soo Choo 143 712 2013 30 CIN NL 154 569 107 162 34 2 21 54 112 5 133 26 3 2 3 20 11 .285 .423 .462 .885 *8/7H
16 Matt Carpenter 143 717 2013 27 STL NL 157 626 126 199 55 7 11 78 72 1 98 9 3 7 4 3 3 .318 .392 .481 .873 *45/H39
17 Brandon Belt 142 571 2013 25 SFG NL 150 509 76 147 39 4 17 67 52 4 125 6 1 3 4 5 2 .289 .360 .481 .841 *3H
18 Troy Tulowitzki 140 512 2013 28 COL NL 126 446 72 139 27 0 25 82 57 5 85 4 0 5 9 1 0 .312 .391 .540 .931 *6/H
19 Brandon Moss 139 505 2013 29 OAK AL 145 446 73 114 23 3 30 87 50 3 140 6 0 3 4 4 2 .256 .337 .522 .859 *39H/7D85
20 Buster Posey 138 595 2013 26 SFG NL 148 520 61 153 34 1 15 72 60 8 70 8 0 7 15 2 1 .294 .371 .450 .821 *23/DH
21 Marlon Byrd 138 579 2013 35 TOT NL 147 532 75 155 35 5 24 88 31 2 144 8 1 7 11 2 4 .291 .336 .511 .847 *9H/87
22 Carlos Santana 137 642 2013 27 CLE AL 154 541 75 145 39 1 20 74 93 6 110 4 0 4 7 3 1 .268 .377 .455 .832 *2D3/H
23 Adrian Beltre 137 690 2013 34 TEX AL 161 631 88 199 32 0 30 92 50 12 78 7 0 2 17 1 0 .315 .371 .509 .880 *5D
24 Michael Cuddyer 137 540 2013 34 COL NL 130 489 74 162 31 3 20 84 46 5 100 2 0 3 13 10 3 .331 .389 .530 .919 *93/HD
25 Hunter Pence 136 687 2013 30 SFG NL 162 629 91 178 35 5 27 99 52 3 115 3 0 3 17 22 3 .283 .339 .483 .822 *9
Rk Player OPS+ PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Pos
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 12/3/2013.

Top three are the same guys.  Here they are in rank order with their OPS+ difference.  Positive means ranked higher in OPS+.  Negative means ranked lower in OPS+.


RankwRC+OPS+Rank Dif
1CabreraCabrera0
2TroutTrout0
3DavisDavis0
4WerthGoldschmidt2
5VottoOrtiz3
6GoldschmidtMcCutchen1
7McCutchenVotto-3
8OrtizWerth-4
9ChooDonaldson3
10FreemanCano7
11HollidayEncarnacion3
12DonaldsonMauer3
13CarpenterHolliday-2
14EncarnacionFreeman-4
15MauerChoo-6
16TulowitzkiCarpenter-3
17CanoBelt2
18CuddyerTulowitzki-2
19BeltMoss1
20MossPosey9
21ByrdByrd0
22BeltreSantana3
23CraigBeltre-1
24StantonCuddyer-6
25SantanaPence5

Posey gets the biggest boost from OPS+ with Cano a close second.  Choo and Cuddyer get the biggest penalty from OPS+ for those in both lists.  In addition to the top three, Byrd is ranked 21 in both.  Neither Craig (23) nor Stanton (24) are in the top 25 for OPS+: Craig (30), Stanton (32).

in OPS+:

+1:
McCutchen
Moss

-1:
Beltre

+2:
Goldschmidt
Belt

-2:
Holliday
Tulowitzki

+3:
Ortiz
Donaldson
Encarnacion
Mauer
Santana

-3:
Votto
Carpenter

-4:
Werth
Freeman

+5:
Pence

-6:
Choo
Cuddyer

+7:
Cano

-7:
Craig

-8:
Stanton

+9:
Posey

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