Introducing True Speed Rating

Ben Revere: The truest speed player

The True Speed Rating measures how much of a pure runner a player is. The goal is to take away the focus from just stolen bases but rather to expand it to how they play their game and how successful they are. How often a player steals a base. How often does a player turn an extra base hit into a triple. These are factors that come into deciding True Speed Rating. The formula is (3B/XBC)+(SB/H+BB-HR). Home runs are eliminated because it is impossible to steal a base after you hit a home run.This is not exactly a measure of how good a player is but how the player plays the game. Mike Trout is the first white person to appear on this list by they way. Here is the list:

Player	Team	3B/XBH	SB/OB	TSR
Ben Revere	Twins	0.3157895	0.227273	0.543062
Jemile Weeks	Athletics	0.32	0.109589	0.429589
Coco Crisp	Athletics	0.1666667	0.26	0.426667
Rajai Davis	Blue Jays	0.0857143	0.333333	0.419048
Michael Bourn	Braves	0.2222222	0.17316	0.395382
Gregor Blanco	Giants	0.2083333	0.185714	0.394048
Angel Pagan	Giants	0.2459016	0.135514	0.381416
Desmond Jennings	Rays	0.1794872	0.197452	0.376939
Jose Reyes	Marlins	0.2	0.165957	0.365957
Will Venable	Padres	0.1904762	0.171429	0.361905
Mike Trout	Angels	0.125	0.225806	0.350806
Shane Victorino	- - -	0.1489362	0.201031	0.349967
Starlin Castro	Cubs	0.2181818	0.122549	0.340731
Alcides Escobar	Royals	0.1666667	0.172589	0.339255
Dexter Fowler	Rockies	0.2619048	0.062827	0.324732
Cameron Maybin	Padres	0.15625	0.163522	0.319772
Elvis Andrus	Rangers	0.2093023	0.090517	0.29982
Drew Stubbs	Reds	0.0689655	0.225564	0.294529
Ichiro Suzuki	- - -	0.1428571	0.147368	0.290226
Melky Cabrera	Giants	0.2173913	0.070652	0.288043