Quote Originally Posted by Screwball View Post
That's pretty much exactly what the stat "RC/9" (runs created per 9 innings) formulates. They're pretty close, but Dunn has the edge...

Dunn: 7.8 RC/9 in 2007; 7.3 RC/9 for his career.
Ichiro: 7.1 RC/9 in 2007; 6.7 RC/9 for his career.

As you can see, a lineup full of Dunn's would theortically score more runs than a lineup of Ichiros. Personally, I'd probably rather have Dunn, although Ichiro's superior speed and defense would be nice to have.
The line up of Dunns would score more runs yearly but which would do it more consistently.