VORB - Value Over Ronnie Belliard

Developed by Manny Ramirez in 2010--because he wanted to know just how much better he was than teammate Ronnie Belliard--VORB (Value Over Ronnie Belliard) is a simple equation that allows us to see just how much better player X is or was over Ronnie Belliard. VORB is calculated as so...

((wOBA+OPS)-(.329+.753))*100

The .329 and .753 are Ronnie Belliard's career wOBA and OPS.

For the 2010 season, Manny Ramirez had a VORB of 17.

((1.252)-(1.082))*100 = 17 VORB

Compare that too Albert Pujols, who had a 2010 VORB of 34.4. Belliard's teammate, James Loney, posted a -4.4 VORB in 2010, which was even worse than Jamie Carroll and his -3.5 VOB...that tells you everything you need to know about James Loney.

Ronnie's father, Rafael Belliard, wasn't nearly as good a hitter as his son, as evident by his -31.1 VORB.