The Cincinnati Reds were an historically bad team in 2016. Their record could have been even worse, if they weren’t efficient in what they did. The speed of Billy Hamilton and the superstar power of Joey Votto helped. Offense will decide their fate in 2017.
Runs created is a statistic that determines how many runs the actions of each individual batter created. In 2016 the Reds’ batters created 688 runs, good for 13th in the National League. The Reds ended up scoring 716 runs in the 2016 season, good for eighth in the NL.
That means that the Reds scored four percent more runs than expected in 2016.