Runs Created RC

RC stands for runs created in baseball. Bill James’s estimate of how many runs a hitter’s own batting produced for his team.

How RC is calculated

RC = (H + BB) × TB ÷ (AB + BB), in its basic form

It was built to be checked against the scoreboard: add up a team’s runs created and the total lands within a few percent of the runs it actually scored.

What counts as a good RC?

Half of the 250 qualified MLB players in 2026 were at or below 63.3. Clearing 95.5 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median: 63.3
Top 10%: 95.5
Leader: 144.7

By position, the median was 71.4 for 1B, 68.0 for RF, 65.7 for DH, 65.1 for 3B, 62.9 for LF and 62.6 for 2B.

Qualified: 300+ AB, non-zero, 2026 regular season.