The numbers are in for Week 17 of the MLS season. Below you can find the top 20 players, according to the Audi Player Index, as the league gets past the halfway mark.
The index is calculated by rating nearly every action on the field according to the amount of positive or negative impact on the team's success, taking into account the position of the player, key tasks and the place on the field where the action takes place. The most influential play possible is a goal from outside the box, which would give a forward 545 points.
Here are the rankings for Week 17:
RANKING |
SCORE |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
1 |
1768 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/mauro-diaz" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Mauro Diaz</a> |
DAL |
2 |
1451 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/kei-kamara" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Kei Kamara</a> |
NE |
3 |
1374 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/graham-zusi" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Graham Zusi</a> |
SKC |
4 |
1291 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/ola-kamara" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Ola Kamara</a> |
CLB |
5 |
1179 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/steven-gerrard" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Steven Gerrard</a> |
LA |
6 |
1125 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/david-villa" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">David Villa</a> |
NYC |
7 |
1016 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/ike-opara" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Ike Opara</a> |
SKC |
8 |
1007 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/michael-salazar" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Michael Salazar</a> |
MTL |
9 |
1000 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/john-goossens" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">John Goossens</a> |
CHI |
10 |
991 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/andre-blake" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Andre Blake</a> |
PHI |
11 |
963 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/yura-movsisyan" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Yura Movsisyan</a> |
RSL |
12 |
932 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/cristian-maidana" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Cristian Maidana</a> |
HOU |
13 |
906 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/bill-hamid" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Bill Hamid</a> |
DC |
14 |
879 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/jack-harrison" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Jack Harrison</a> |
NYC |
15 |
876 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/walker-zimmerman" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Walker Zimmerman</a> |
DAL |
16 |
865 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/maximiliano-urruti" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Maximiliano Urruti</a> |
DAL |
17 |
857 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/josh-saunders" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Josh Saunders</a> |
NYC |
18 |
814 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/brian-rowe" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Brian Rowe</a> |
LA |
19 |
805 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/benny-feilhaber" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Benny Feilhaber</a> |
SKC |
20 |
787 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/pedro-morales" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Pedro Morales</a> |
VAN |
