Editing Value over replacement player (section)

==Usage==
VORP's usefulness is in the fact that it measures the [[marginal utility]] of individual players. Other statistics compare individual players to the league average, which is good for cross-era analysis. For example, 90 [[runs created]] in 1915 are much better than 90 runs created in 2015, because runs were more scarce in 1915. However, league average comparisons such as Runs Created are not as informative when considering a player's total contribution to a team.

VORP is a cumulative or counting statistic, not a projected statistic.  For example, if Player A has a VORP of +25 runs after 81 games, they have contributed 25 more runs of offense to the team than the theoretical replacement player would have, over 81 games.  As Player A continues to play the rest of the season, their VORP will increase or decrease, depending upon performance, and settle at a final figure at the end of the season.