By Christopher Reina I like to keep track of a simple to understand statistic that is supremely indicative of how much weight a player carries within the framework of his offense. There are two hands involved with every run scored; one from the runner scoring and one from the batter who drives in the run. When a player hits a home run, he has two hands on the run. In order to calculate the percentage of runs a player has a hand in, I add the run total with the RBI total, then divide by the amount of runs their team has scored and finally divide by two in order to get a percentage. Because there are many times throughout a season when a player scores a run without another player receiving credit for an RBI (ex: errors), the percentage is a little bit short, but it is certainly close. This is a factor that should be heavily considered when the MVP voting is conducted, but it certainly is not an end all. Defensive impact amongst a host of other factors are not included here, but this stat is a very good gauge in determining who the real candidates are and also breaking ties since the true value of a player to his team is apparent. 2007 Leaders In HOR Percentage 1. Alex Rodriguez: 18.43 2. Prince Fielder: 15.38 3. Carlos Lee: 15.14 4. Chase Utley: 14.81 5. Matt Holliday: 14.72 6. Albert Pujols: 14.46 7. Justin Morneau: 14.34 8. Torii Hunter: 14.34 9. Dan Uggla: 14.32 10. Vladimir Guerrero: 14.09 11. Adam Dunn: 14.10 12. Magglio Ordonez: 14.09 13. Ryan Zimmerman: 13.95 14. Eric Byrnes: 13.83 15. Russell Martin: 13.71 16. Jason Bay: 13.70 17. Adrian Gonzalez: 13.65 18. Jimmy Rollins: 13.63 19. Alex Rios: 13.55 20. Michael Cuddyer: 13.44 21. Miguel Cabrera: 13.32 22. Lance Berkman: 13.24 23. Khalil Greene: 12.93 24. Paul Konerko: 12.87 25. Gary Sheffield: 12.82 2007 Hands On Runs Per Game 1. Alex Rodriguez: .968 2. Magglio Ordonez: .929 3. Gary Sheffield: .796 4. Chase Utley: .773 5. Prince Fielder: .759 6. Vladimir Guerrero: .747 7. Justin Morneau: .740 8. Carlos Guillen: .732 9. Ryan Howard: .727 10. Victor Martinez: .715 11. Torii Hunter: .712 12. Jimmy Rollins: .701 13. Dan Uggla: .695 14. Michael Cuddyer: .693 15. Sammy Sosa: .693 16. Matt Holliday: .685 17. Carlos Lee: .683 18. Miguel Cabrera: .679 19. Jack Cust: .677 20. Adam Dunn: .675 21. Chipper Jones: .672 22. Mark Teixeria: .672 23. Grady Sizemore: .667 24. Aramis Ramirez: .664 25. J.J. Hardy: .662