Introducing EqSBR

In my ongoing series on BP I've been writing about quantifying baserunning. This week I'll take a look at stolen bases and pickoffs and introduce a metric called Equivalent Stolen Base Runs (EqSBR). As with the other metrics I've created this one uses the Run Expectancy matrix for 2000-2005 and then assigns run values to various stolen base attempts and pickoffs based on the starting base/out situation. And also as with the other metrics what we're trying to do is measure how many theoretical runs a player or team gained or gave up on the base paths in total in order to put this aspect of the game in perspective.

Here are the values for 2005 for players with 10 or more opportunities (stolen base attempts + pick offs).

                       Opps      PO      CS   EqSBR
Alfonso Soriano          32       0       2    4.92
Johnny Damon             19       0       1    2.84
Kenny Lofton             24       0       3    2.64
Jason Bay                22       0       1    2.39
Rafael Furcal            57       1      11    2.36
Jimmy Rollins            50       3       9    2.24
Torii Hunter             30       0       7    2.18
Marcus Giles             18       0       3    2.04
Willie Bloomquist        16       1       2    1.74
Jose Reyes               77       2      17    1.73
Joe Mauer                14       1       2    1.60
Craig Biggio             12       0       1    1.55
Albert Pujols            19       1       3    1.54
Reggie Sanders           15       0       1    1.39
Julio Lugo               47       0      11    1.29
Ichiro Suzuki            42       1       9    1.23
Craig Counsell           33       0       7    1.22
Damian Jackson           17       1       3    1.18
Jacque Jones             16       0       4    1.03
Cliff Floyd              14       0       2    1.01
Russ Adams               11       0       2    0.90
Jayson Werth             14       1       3    0.83
Juan Pierre              75       1      18    0.82
Mike Cameron             13       1       2    0.65
Aaron Rowand             22       1       6    0.63
Carlos Lee               18       1       5    0.61
Orlando Cabrera          23       1       3    0.61
Cory Sullivan            15       0       3    0.58
Derrek Lee               19       1       4    0.55
Chase Utley              19       1       4    0.53
Raul Ibanez              10       0       4    0.39
Tony Womack              32       2       7    0.37
Joey Gathright           25       0       5    0.36
Royce Clayton            17       1       4    0.28
Antonio Perez            14       0       4    0.26
Adam Kennedy             24       1       5    0.26
Jason Ellison            20       0       6    0.22
Gary Sheffield           10       0       2    0.17
Carlos Beltran           22       0       6    0.14
Derek Jeter              17       0       5    0.09
So Taguchi               11       0       2    0.02
Rickie Weeks             17       1       3    0.01
Junior Spivey            12       0       3    0.01
Adam Everett             28       0       7    0.00
Willie Harris            14       1       4   -0.02
Jason Kendall            11       0       3   -0.04
Carl Crawford            58       4      12   -0.08
Maicer Izturis           12       0       3   -0.08
Hector Luna              12       0       2   -0.11
David Wright             22       0       7   -0.12
Miguel Cairo             15       1       4   -0.12
Vernon Wells             11       0       3   -0.20
Eric Hinske              12       0       4   -0.24
Vladimir Guerrero        13       1       2   -0.24
Chone Figgins            80       1      18   -0.30
Jack Wilson              10       0       3   -0.32
Eric Bruntlett           10       1       3   -0.36
Jermaine Dye             15       0       4   -0.40
Edgar Renteria           13       0       4   -0.43
Gary Jr. Matthews        12       1       3   -0.47
Gary Matthews            12       1       3   -0.47
Gary Matthews Jr.        12       1       3   -0.47
Nook Logan               31       3       9   -0.50
Alex Rodriguez           26       1       7   -0.53
Tadahito Iguchi          18       1       6   -0.57
Brian Giles              19       1       6   -0.58
Craig Monroe             11       0       3   -0.61
Alex Sanchez             13       0       5   -0.61
Covelli Crisp            22       1       7   -0.61
Coco Crisp               22       1       7   -0.61
Neifi Perez              12       0       4   -0.69
Lew Ford                 18       0       6   -0.72
Corey Patterson          21       1       6   -0.81
Steve Finley             12       0       4   -0.85
Nick Punto               21       0       8   -0.87
Scott Podsednik          86       4      27   -0.92
Bob Abreu                40       2      11   -0.93
Bobby Abreu              40       2      11   -0.93
Bill Hall                25       1       7   -0.93
Billy Hall               25       1       7   -0.93
Willy Taveras            47       2      13   -0.93
Melvin Mora              10       0       4   -0.97
Pablo Ozuna              21       0       7   -0.99
Felipe Lopez             22       1       8   -1.01
Aaron Boone              13       1       4   -1.05
Eric Byrnes              10       1       3   -1.06
Darin Erstad             13       1       4   -1.08
Travis Lee               11       0       4   -1.12
Clint Barmes             10       0       4   -1.21
Ivan Rodriguez           11       1       4   -1.25
Luis Castillo            17       0       7   -1.28
Mark Loretta             12       0       4   -1.29
Emil Brown               14       3       4   -1.36
Jason Lane               10       2       4   -1.39
Jonny Gomes              14       0       5   -1.54
Eric Young               13       0       6   -1.59
Jeff DaVanon             17       0       6   -1.63
Grady Sizemore           33       1      11   -1.63
Ryan Freel               49       3      13   -1.67
Shawn Green              13       1       5   -1.73
Matt Holliday            19       2       5   -1.82
Preston Wilson           12       0       6   -1.90
Matt Lawton              28       1      10   -1.91
Rob Mackowiak            12       1       5   -1.96
Dave Roberts             35       1      13   -1.97
Omar Vizquel             35       2      12   -1.97
Dave Dellucci            10       2       5   -1.98
David Dellucci           10       2       5   -1.98
Shannon Stewart          12       0       5   -1.99
Angel Berroa             14       2       7   -2.09
Angel M. Berroa          14       2       7   -2.09
Mark Grudzielanek        14       0       6   -2.11
Mark Kotsay              11       1       6   -2.16
David DeJesus            11       1       6   -2.26
Juan Encarnacion         12       1       6   -2.30
Brandon Inge             14       1       7   -2.31
Reed Johnson             11       0       6   -2.31
Alexis Rios              23       0       9   -2.47
Alex Rios                23       0       9   -2.47
Cristian Guzman          12       1       5   -2.48
Aubrey Huff              13       1       8   -2.49
Brian Roberts            39       3      13   -2.62
Juan Uribe               11       1       7   -2.64
David Eckstein           19       0       8   -2.70
Cesar Izturis            16       0       8   -2.80
Chris Burke              17       1       7   -2.85
Morgan Ensberg           13       0       7   -2.90
Luis Matos               28       2      11   -3.06
Jerry Hairston           17       0       9   -3.32
Nick Johnson             12       1       9   -3.43
Randy Winn               30       1      12   -3.69
Jeremy Reed              23       1      12   -3.72
Juan Rivera              10       0       9   -3.76
Jeromy Burnitz           12       3       7   -4.02
Brady Clark              23       0      13   -4.20
Brad Wilkerson           19       2      12   -6.23