Team: PMR / RAA | 1B: PMR / RAA | 2B: PMR / RAA | 3B: PMR / RAA | SS: PMR / RRAA | LF: PMR / RAA | CF: PMR / RAA | RF: PMR / RAA
Each season, David Pinto releases his Probablistic Measure of Range (PMR) ratings based on play-by-play data from Baseball Info Solutions. PMR measures how many plays above or below expected each team or player made based on batted ball characteristics like velocity and location. Here at Beyond the Box Score, we're translating the play numbers into runs (following a method developed by LA Black Hawk of Waterloo). More information can be found in this post.
Today, we look at second basemen - first on the team level and then for individuals.
| Team | In Play | Actual Outs | Predicted Outs | Outs Delta | Runs Delta | Runs / 4000 | RAA / 4000 |
| Marlins | 4338 | 527 | 500.98 | 26.02 | 19.6198606 | 18.09 | 17.97 |
| Phillies | 4396 | 528 | 504.35 | 23.65 | 17.8328095 | 16.23 | 16.11 |
| Reds | 4299 | 498 | 478.19 | 19.81 | 14.9373343 | 13.9 | 13.78 |
| Diamondbacks | 4224 | 561 | 539.98 | 21.02 | 15.8497106 | 15.01 | 14.89 |
| Cubs | 4156 | 500 | 487.52 | 12.48 | 9.4102944 | 9.06 | 8.94 |
| Rockies | 4535 | 564 | 552.06 | 11.94 | 9.0031182 | 7.94 | 7.82 |
| Tigers | 4536 | 505 | 495.02 | 9.98 | 7.5252194 | 6.64 | 6.52 |
| Angels | 4374 | 545 | 535.72 | 9.28 | 6.9973984 | 6.4 | 6.28 |
| Indians | 4513 | 554 | 545.22 | 8.78 | 6.6203834 | 5.87 | 5.75 |
| Twins | 4607 | 513 | 505.3 | 7.7 | 5.806031 | 5.04 | 4.92 |
| Athletics | 4285 | 518 | 510.99 | 7.01 | 5.2857503 | 4.93 | 4.81 |
| Blue Jays | 4215 | 532 | 525.31 | 6.69 | 5.0444607 | 4.79 | 4.67 |
| Brewers | 4354 | 508 | 503.13 | 4.87 | 3.6721261 | 3.37 | 3.25 |
| White Sox | 4409 | 535 | 533.38 | 1.62 | 1.2215286 | 1.11 | 0.99 |
| Orioles | 4540 | 498 | 498.38 | -0.38 | -0.2865314 | -0.25 | -0.37 |
| Cardinals | 4597 | 517 | 517.91 | -0.91 | -0.6861673 | -0.6 | -0.72 |
| Yankees | 4349 | 556 | 557.46 | -1.46 | -1.1008838 | -1.01 | -1.13 |
| Red Sox | 4232 | 505 | 508.07 | -3.07 | -2.3148721 | -2.19 | -2.31 |
| Astros | 4292 | 464 | 467.09 | -3.09 | -2.3299527 | -2.17 | -2.29 |
| Mariners | 4512 | 602 | 608.69 | -6.69 | -5.0444607 | -4.47 | -4.59 |
| Rangers | 4667 | 539 | 546.88 | -7.88 | -5.9417564 | -5.09 | -5.21 |
| Royals | 4413 | 547 | 555.11 | -8.11 | -6.1151833 | -5.54 | -5.66 |
| Nationals | 4417 | 464 | 471.01 | -7.01 | -5.2857503 | -4.79 | -4.91 |
| Braves | 4383 | 526 | 534.13 | -8.13 | -6.1302639 | -5.59 | -5.71 |
| Pirates | 4683 | 466 | 478.32 | -12.32 | -9.2896496 | -7.93 | -8.05 |
| Mets | 4335 | 476 | 492.58 | -16.58 | -12.501817 | -11.54 | -11.66 |
| Giants | 4232 | 417 | 432.81 | -15.81 | -11.921214 | -11.27 | -11.39 |
| Rays | 4264 | 472 | 490.56 | -18.56 | -13.994797 | -13.13 | -13.25 |
| Padres | 4419 | 475 | 499.74 | -24.74 | -18.654702 | -16.89 | -17.01 |
| Dodgers | 4265 | 484 | 514.65 | -30.65 | -23.11102 | -21.68 | -21.8 |
| Team | In Play | Actual Outs | Predicted Outs | Outs Delta | Runs Delta | Runs / 4000 |
RAA / 4000 |
| Adam Kennedy | 2036 | 247 | 226.55 | 20.45 | 15.4199135 | 30.29 | 30.17 |
| Mike Fontenot | 1448 | 175 | 160.82 | 14.18 | 10.6921454 | 29.54 | 29.42 |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 1008 | 100 | 93.17 | 6.83 | 5.1500249 | 20.44 | 20.32 |
| Chase Utley | 4231 | 513 | 485.09 | 27.91 | 21.0449773 | 19.9 | 19.78 |
| Marco Scutaro | 1077 | 144 | 136.95 | 7.05 | 5.3159115 | 19.74 | 19.62 |
| Placido Polanco | 3806 | 424 | 405.94 | 18.06 | 13.6177818 | 14.31 | 14.19 |
| Dan Uggla | 3841 | 465 | 445.31 | 19.69 | 14.8468507 | 15.46 | 15.34 |
| Howie Kendrick | 2341 | 308 | 295.94 | 12.06 | 9.0936018 | 15.54 | 15.42 |
| Joe Inglett | 1554 | 205 | 197.44 | 7.56 | 5.7004668 | 14.67 | 14.55 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 2446 | 316 | 304.98 | 11.02 | 8.3094106 | 13.59 | 13.47 |
| Juan Uribe | 1112 | 138 | 133.57 | 4.43 | 3.3403529 | 12.02 | 11.9 |
| Brandon Phillips | 3704 | 429 | 416.27 | 12.73 | 9.5988019 | 10.37 | 10.25 |
| Clint Barmes | 1519 | 183 | 177.61 | 5.39 | 4.0642217 | 10.7 | 10.58 |
| Mark Ellis | 3006 | 373 | 365.23 | 7.77 | 5.8588131 | 7.8 | 7.68 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2611 | 288 | 282.01 | 5.99 | 4.5166397 | 6.92 | 6.8 |
| Orlando Hudson | 2668 | 346 | 339.7 | 6.3 | 4.750389 | 7.12 | 7 |
| Kaz Matsui | 2485 | 267 | 265.25 | 1.75 | 1.3195525 | 2.12 | 2 |
| Rickie Weeks | 3150 | 355 | 353.07 | 1.93 | 1.4552779 | 1.85 | 1.73 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4003 | 479 | 477.12 | 1.88 | 1.4175764 | 1.42 | 1.3 |
| Brian Roberts | 4195 | 471 | 469.83 | 1.17 | 0.8822151 | 0.84 | 0.72 |
| Robinson Cano | 4152 | 531 | 530.64 | 0.36 | 0.2714508 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 1229 | 149 | 148.91 | 0.09 | 0.0678627 | 0.22 | 0.1 |
| Mark Loretta | 1110 | 129 | 128.96 | 0.04 | 0.0301612 | 0.11 | -0.01 |
| Jose Lopez | 3861 | 531 | 533.54 | -2.54 | -1.9152362 | -1.98 | -2.1 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 3081 | 371 | 373.04 | -2.04 | -1.5382212 | -2 | -2.12 |
| Luis Castillo | 2054 | 219 | 220.31 | -1.31 | -0.9877793 | -1.92 | -2.04 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2175 | 280 | 282.08 | -2.08 | -1.5683824 | -2.88 | -3 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | 1962 | 217 | 218.94 | -1.94 | -1.4628182 | -2.98 | -3.1 |
| Jamey Carroll | 1800 | 206 | 207.94 | -1.94 | -1.4628182 | -3.25 | -3.37 |
| Ian Kinsler | 3462 | 413 | 417.34 | -4.34 | -3.2724902 | -3.78 | -3.9 |
| Kelly Johnson | 3631 | 441 | 448.84 | -7.84 | -5.9115952 | -6.51 | -6.63 |
| Mark DeRosa | 1930 | 232 | 236.45 | -4.45 | -3.3554335 | -6.95 | -7.07 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 3688 | 368 | 378.01 | -10.01 | -7.5478403 | -8.19 | -8.31 |
| Eugenio Velez | 1355 | 128 | 133.2 | -5.2 | -3.920956 | -11.57 | -11.69 |
| Jeff Baker | 1174 | 139 | 144.85 | -5.85 | -4.4110755 | -15.03 | -15.15 |
| Felipe Lopez | 2435 | 266 | 279.15 | -13.15 | -9.9154945 | -16.29 | -16.41 |
| Aaron Hill | 1375 | 164 | 172.51 | -8.51 | -6.4167953 | -18.67 | -18.79 |
| Akinori Iwamura | 3916 | 435 | 457.88 | -22.88 | -17.252206 | -17.62 | -17.74 |
| Aaron Miles | 1551 | 171 | 182.78 | -11.78 | -8.8824734 | -22.91 | -23.03 |
| Alberto Callapso | 1128 | 128 | 137.62 | -9.62 | -7.2537686 | -25.72 | -25.84 |
| Ray Durham | 2160 | 212 | 228.31 | -16.31 | -12.298229 | -22.77 | -22.89 |
| Edgar Gonzalez | 1701 | 191 | 205.9 | -14.9 | -11.235047 | -26.42 | -26.54 |
| Brendan Harris | 1016 | 101 | 109.08 | -8.08 | -6.0925624 | -23.99 | -24.11 |
| Damion Easley | 1607 | 170 | 186.57 | -16.57 | -12.494277 | -31.1 | -31.22 |
| Jeff Kent | 2630 | 290 | 318.37 | -28.37 | -21.391831 | -32.54 | -32.66 |
The Mets can probably blame missing the playoffs on their middle infield defense. Between Reyes and the various 2bmen trotted out there this season, they dropped close to 3 wins - exactly the number of games they finished behind the Phillies. By the way, I know Chase Utley is finally getting some kudos after the World Championship, but boy is he good.
Dan Uggla rates surprisingly highly by PMR compared to reputation, which caused David Pinto and Mike Emeigh to look into it further. The short explanation is, with PMR (and all fielding systems), positioning is really important. We don't really have a system yet that separates positioning from the traditional definition of range (how well a players moves for a ball).
Brandon Phillips was a reasonable choice for a Gold Glove according to PMR, but Dustin Pedroia was barely above average in the AL. I think he benefited from the good offensive season that so often seems to affect Gold Glove voting.
Most of the NL West could really stand to improve their 2B fielding, with the Giants, Pads and Dodgers bringing up the rear in the ratings. The Diamondbacks stand to take a hit though with Orlando Hudson as a free agent.