I wouldn't say that I count some stats and not others. The bottom line is that the more you get on base, the more you will score (all things equal) and the higher your slugging % (a measure of total bases and moving runners around the bases), then your RBI will increase. Since R and RBI have so much to do with teammates, a players true performance is measured via those percentages. Dunn is a victim of poor lineup construction. Pitchers would rather face the next guy than face him. He can chase bad pitches, but that wouldn't be good for anyone. In my opinion, the 3,4,5,6 should be Phillips, Dunn, Griffey, Encarnacion. Each hitter gets protection and Encarnacion has been doing fine with Votto behind him.

I personally don't count results by numerous opportunities, nor do I look at things like RBI and Runs. If you look at percentages like OBP and Slugging, Jr and Dunn are the most productive players for the Reds over the year. Those runs and RBI are just a result of their percentages. I think often times, people want to trade them, yet have no solution regarding who is going to replace them or who is even available to spend the saved money on. John Erardi had a great article last year regarding Dunn's production and what it would take pitching wise to make up for x amount of runs. It was a lot, far more than Kyle Lohse and the others on the market could have done. Again, basing all of this on 4 weeks is silly.