Best and Worst seasons by a Red Sox hitter Legend: NAME = The player's name PLAYED = The years spanning the player's Red Sox career (though he need not have played for the Sox in every single intervening year). YRS = number of years spent with the Red Sox PA = plate appearances with the Red Sox AVG = batting average " " " " OBP = on-base percentage " " " " SLG = slugging average " " " " MRC = Marginal Runs Created, compared to a league average hitter POSMRC = Position-adjusted Marginal Runs Created RPOSMRC = Replacement-position-adjusted Marginal Runs Created VORP = Value Over a Replacement at a Position; the combination of RPOSMRC, and the value of a player's stolen base record (SBR = .3 * (SB - 2*CS)) VORPD = VORP with defense as measured by Total Baseball's Fielding Runs Top 30 seasons by a Red Sox hitter, by VORP: YEAR LG NAME TEAM POS MRC POSMRC RPOSMRC VORP VORPD ----- -- --------------- ----- ----- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ 1941 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 132.4 119.8 132.5 130.5 125.5 1949 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 105.6 95.7 111.9 111.9 114.9 1942 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 111.8 97.0 111.5 111.5 114.5 1957 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 109.3 98.8 110.0 109.0 106.0 1947 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 102.8 91.3 105.9 104.9 105.9 1946 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 102.6 90.2 104.5 104.5 104.5 1948 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 97.6 87.2 101.6 102.6 102.6 1987 AL Boggs,Wade Bos-A *3/1D 84.8 83.3 98.1 96.1 99.1 1938 AL Foxx,Jimmie Bos-A *1 106.1 74.4 94.9 93.9 99.9 1912 AL Speaker,Tris Bos-A *O 90.6 77.7 92.7 92.7 114.7 1919 AL Ruth,Babe Bos-A *OP/1 89.9 76.8 89.7 89.7 94.7 1954 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 84.5 78.3 88.7 88.7 85.7 1967 AL Yastrzemski,Car Bos-A *O 84.8 74.7 89.2 87.2 100.2 1970 AL Yastrzemski,Car Bos-A 1O 80.7 66.9 83.0 82.0 84.0 1939 AL Foxx,Jimmie Bos-A *1/P 84.0 65.3 80.7 79.7 86.7 1988 AL Boggs,Wade Bos-A *3/D 66.8 65.3 79.7 78.7 73.7 1979 AL Lynn,Fred Bos-A *O 71.9 63.9 79.6 78.6 85.6 1969 AL Petrocelli,Rico Bos-A *S/3 65.7 67.1 80.5 78.5 83.5 1978 AL Rice,Jim Bos-A *OD 66.7 60.2 78.9 77.9 87.9 1985 AL Boggs,Wade Bos-A *3 65.4 57.5 75.1 75.1 83.1 1940 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O/P 76.4 57.6 75.7 74.7 75.7 1939 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 67.7 56.0 74.0 74.0 76.0 1983 AL Boggs,Wade Bos-A *3 60.4 60.2 74.9 73.9 81.9 1913 AL Speaker,Tris Bos-A *O 72.0 59.2 72.6 72.6 96.6 1951 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 67.2 56.9 72.5 72.5 75.5 1986 AL Boggs,Wade Bos-A *3 60.7 57.6 73.0 71.0 70.0 1988 AL Greenwell,Mike Bos-A *OD 56.8 53.6 69.3 69.3 76.3 1956 AL Williams,Ted Bos-A *O 66.4 56.5 68.4 68.4 64.4 1914 AL Speaker,Tris Bos-A *O/P1 72.1 58.0 72.7 67.7 95.7 1944 AL Johnson,Bob Bos-A *O 66.4 57.4 71.6 67.6 71.6 Bottom 30 seasons by a Red Sox hitter, by VORP: YEAR LG NAME TEAM POS MRC POSMRC RPOSMRC VORP VORPD ----- -- --------------- ----- ----- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ 1923 AL Fewster,Chick Bos-A 2S/3 -14.5 -13.8 -5.0 -11.0 -21.0 1922 AL Leibold,Nemo Bos-A O -7.8 -18.2 -8.3 -11.3 -5.3 1921 AL Collins,Shano Bos-A *O/1 -9.5 -31.7 -11.4 -11.4 -7.4 1930 AL Durst,Cedric Bos-A O -14.8 -22.8 -11.6 -11.6 -13.6 1922 AL Miller,Elmer Bos-A O -11.8 -18.0 -12.1 -12.1 -12.1 1932 AL Stumpf,George Bos-A O -13.8 -18.6 -12.2 -12.2 -19.2 1932 AL Watwood,Johnny Bos-A O1 -14.8 -22.0 -12.6 -12.6 -13.6 1925 AL Rogell,Billy Bos-A 2/S -17.8 -16.5 -10.7 -12.7 -6.7 1987 AL Buckner,Bill Bos-A 1 -11.8 -21.6 -11.5 -13.5 -10.5 1936 AL Melillo,Ski Bos-A 2 -28.0 -24.5 -13.6 -13.6 -21.6 1923 AL Menosky,Mike Bos-A O -9.0 -17.9 -10.6 -13.6 -10.6 1932 AL Warstler,Rabbit Bos-A *S -30.5 -25.1 -13.2 -14.2 13.8 1931 AL Oliver,Tom Bos-A *O -13.5 -32.6 -12.2 -14.2 -1.2 1926 AL Todt,Phil Bos-A *1 -18.4 -35.1 -14.2 -14.2 -4.2 1931 AL Sweeney,Bill Bos-A *1 -3.6 -26.0 -8.3 -14.3 -4.3 1920 AL Bailey,Gene Bos-A O -9.7 -15.6 -10.4 -14.4 -18.4 1936 AL Cramer,Doc Bos-A *O -19.3 -35.9 -12.9 -14.9 1.1 1935 AL Dahlgren,Babe Bos-A *1 -9.1 -34.3 -14.4 -15.4 -22.4 1968 AL Scott,George Bos-A *1/3 -17.9 -23.8 -13.7 -15.7 -14.7 1993 AL Pena,Tony Bos-A *C/D -28.0 -23.6 -14.1 -16.1 5.9 1932 AL Oliver,Tom Bos-A *O -18.1 -30.1 -14.3 -17.3 -9.3 1936 AL Almada,Mel Bos-A O -19.2 -27.9 -15.8 -17.8 -19.8 1993 AL Quintana,Carlos Bos-A 1O -18.0 -29.5 -18.6 -18.6 -19.6 1923 AL Reichle,Dick Bos-A O/1 -13.0 -29.4 -15.9 -18.9 -25.9 1922 AL Collins,Shano Bos-A *O/1 -15.7 -33.5 -16.4 -19.4 -26.4 1927 AL Todt,Phil Bos-A *1 -26.5 -41.6 -22.6 -21.6 -12.6 1925 AL Williams,Denny Bos-A O -17.8 -28.5 -19.5 -22.5 -24.5 1934 AL Morgan,Ed Bos-A *1 -8.8 -48.2 -26.3 -24.3 -31.3 1929 AL Todt,Phil Bos-A *1 -14.5 -48.5 -26.7 -28.7 -25.7 1923 AL Collins,Shano Bos-A O -23.3 -39.4 -26.1 -29.1 -31.1