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1885 National League Batting Leaders
1884 NL
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1885 MLB
Batting Leaders
NL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
.371
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
.359
3.
Dorgan
(NYG)
.326
4.
Richardson
(BUF)
.319
5.
Gore
(CHC)
.313
6.
Sutton
(BSN)
.313
7.
Anson
(CHC)
.310
8.
Ewing
(NYG)
.304
9.
Hanlon
(DTN)
.302
10.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
.300
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
.435
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
.408
3.
Gore
(CHC)
.405
4.
Hanlon
(DTN)
.372
5.
Anson
(CHC)
.357
6.
Williamson
(CHC)
.357
7.
Bennett
(DTN)
.356
8.
Kelly
(CHC)
.355
9.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
.354
10.
Richardson
(BUF)
.350
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brouthers
(BUF)
.543
2.
Connor
(NYG)
.495
3.
Ewing
(NYG)
.471
4.
Anson
(CHC)
.461
5.
Richardson
(BUF)
.458
6.
Bennett
(DTN)
.456
7.
Gore
(CHC)
.454
8.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
.445
9.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
.442
10.
Kelly
(CHC)
.436
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brouthers
(BUF)
.951
2.
Connor
(NYG)
.929
3.
Gore
(CHC)
.858
4.
Anson
(CHC)
.819
5.
Bennett
(DTN)
.812
6.
Richardson
(BUF)
.808
7.
Ewing
(NYG)
.800
8.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
.796
9.
Kelly
(CHC)
.791
10.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
.782
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
113
Williamson
(CHC)
113
3.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
112
Gerhardt
(NYG)
112
O'Rourke
(NYG)
112
Anson
(CHC)
112
Lillie
(BUF)
112
8.
Fogarty
(PHI)
111
Farrar
(PHI)
111
Morrill
(BSN)
111
Burns
(CHC)
111
Ward
(NYG)
111
Glasscock
(SLM)
111
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
492
2.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
477
3.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
469
4.
Anson
(CHC)
464
5.
Sutton
(BSN)
457
6.
Connor
(NYG)
455
7.
Glasscock
(SLM)
446
Ward
(NYG)
446
9.
Manning
(PHI)
445
Burns
(CHC)
445
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
538
2.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
517
3.
Gore
(CHC)
509
4.
Connor
(NYG)
506
5.
Anson
(CHC)
498
6.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
495
7.
Kelly
(CHC)
484
8.
Williamson
(CHC)
482
Manning
(PHI)
482
10.
Glasscock
(SLM)
475
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kelly
(CHC)
124
2.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
119
3.
Gore
(CHC)
115
4.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
109
5.
Connor
(NYG)
102
6.
Anson
(CHC)
100
7.
Hanlon
(DTN)
93
8.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
90
Richardson
(BUF)
90
10.
Brouthers
(BUF)
87
Williamson
(CHC)
87
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
169
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
146
3.
Anson
(CHC)
144
4.
Sutton
(BSN)
143
O'Rourke
(NYG)
143
6.
Gore
(CHC)
138
7.
Richardson
(BUF)
136
8.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
135
9.
Hanlon
(DTN)
128
10.
Kelly
(CHC)
126
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
225
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
221
3.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
219
4.
Anson
(CHC)
214
5.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
211
6.
Gore
(CHC)
200
7.
Richardson
(BUF)
195
8.
Sutton
(BSN)
194
9.
Kelly
(CHC)
191
10.
Burns
(CHC)
183
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Anson
(CHC)
35
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
32
3.
Rowe
(BUF)
28
4.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
27
5.
Mulvey
(PHI)
25
6.
Manning
(PHI)
24
Kelly
(CHC)
24
Bennett
(DTN)
24
9.
Sutton
(BSN)
23
Connor
(NYG)
23
Burns
(CHC)
23
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
16
2.
Connor
(NYG)
15
3.
Gore
(CHC)
13
Bennett
(DTN)
13
5.
Ewing
(NYG)
12
Dalrymple
(CHC)
12
7.
Brouthers
(BUF)
11
Richardson
(BUF)
11
9.
Wise
(BSN)
10
10.
Thompson
(DTN)
9
Burns
(CHC)
9
Ward
(NYG)
9
Manning
(TOT)
9
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
11
2.
Kelly
(CHC)
9
3.
Brouthers
(BUF)
7
Burns
(CHC)
7
Thompson
(DTN)
7
Anson
(CHC)
7
7.
Mulvey
(PHI)
6
Ewing
(NYG)
6
Richardson
(BUF)
6
10.
Wood
(DTN)
5
Bennett
(DTN)
5
Gore
(CHC)
5
O'Rourke
(NYG)
5
Pfeffer
(CHC)
5
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Anson
(CHC)
108
2.
Kelly
(CHC)
75
3.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
73
4.
Burns
(CHC)
71
5.
Williamson
(CHC)
65
Connor
(NYG)
65
7.
Mulvey
(PHI)
64
8.
Ewing
(NYG)
63
9.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
61
10.
Bennett
(DTN)
60
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williamson
(CHC)
75
2.
Gore
(CHC)
68
3.
Morrill
(BSN)
64
4.
Connor
(NYG)
51
5.
Bennett
(DTN)
47
Hanlon
(DTN)
47
7.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
46
Kelly
(CHC)
46
9.
Dunlap
(SLM)
41
10.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
40
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bastian
(PHI)
82
2.
Morrill
(BSN)
78
3.
Wise
(BSN)
61
4.
Williamson
(CHC)
60
Bassett
(PRO)
60
6.
Denny
(PRO)
53
7.
Flint
(CHC)
52
8.
Burns
(CHC)
48
9.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
47
Gerhardt
(NYG)
47
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
130
2.
Sutton
(BSN)
108
3.
White
(BUF)
106
4.
Glasscock
(SLM)
103
5.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
101
Hanlon
(DTN)
101
7.
Gillespie
(NYG)
100
Richardson
(BUF)
100
9.
Gore
(CHC)
99
10.
Dunlap
(SLM)
96
Brouthers
(BUF)
96
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brouthers
(BUF)
201
2.
Connor
(NYG)
198
3.
Gore
(CHC)
162
4.
Bennett
(DTN)
161
5.
Richardson
(BUF)
156
6.
Ewing
(NYG)
155
7.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
155
8.
Sutton
(BSN)
149
9.
Anson
(CHC)
149
10.
Hanlon
(DTN)
146
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
98
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
90
3.
Gore
(CHC)
81
4.
Anson
(CHC)
76
5.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
75
6.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
74
7.
Kelly
(CHC)
68
Richardson
(BUF)
68
9.
Sutton
(BSN)
65
10.
Hanlon
(DTN)
61
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
52
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
47
3.
Gore
(CHC)
36
4.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
29
5.
Anson
(CHC)
27
6.
Bennett
(DTN)
25
7.
Richardson
(BUF)
25
8.
Hanlon
(DTN)
23
9.
Sutton
(BSN)
23
10.
Kelly
(CHC)
23
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
5.7
2.
Brouthers
(BUF)
5.2
3.
Gore
(CHC)
4.0
4.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
3.2
5.
Anson
(CHC)
3.1
6.
Richardson
(BUF)
2.8
Bennett
(DTN)
2.8
8.
Hanlon
(DTN)
2.6
9.
Sutton
(BSN)
2.6
10.
Kelly
(CHC)
2.5
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brouthers
(BUF)
50
Dalrymple
(CHC)
50
3.
Anson
(CHC)
49
4.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
42
Bennett
(DTN)
42
6.
Kelly
(CHC)
40
7.
Connor
(NYG)
39
Burns
(CHC)
39
Gore
(CHC)
39
10.
Rowe
(BUF)
38
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
220
2.
Gore
(CHC)
206
3.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
183
4.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
181
5.
Brouthers
(BUF)
180
6.
Anson
(CHC)
178
7.
Hanlon
(DTN)
175
8.
Kelly
(CHC)
172
Williamson
(CHC)
172
10.
Sutton
(BSN)
160
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brouthers
(BUF)
.860
2.
Connor
(NYG)
.859
3.
Gore
(CHC)
.794
4.
Anson
(CHC)
.757
5.
Richardson
(BUF)
.753
6.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
.737
7.
Bennett
(DTN)
.736
8.
Ewing
(NYG)
.735
9.
Dorgan
(NYG)
.727
Kelly
(CHC)
.727
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Connor
(NYG)
56.9
2.
Glasscock
(SLM)
44.6
3.
Brouthers
(BUF)
40.7
4.
Start
(PRO)
37.4
5.
White
(BUF)
36.7
6.
Anson
(CHC)
35.7
7.
Mulvey
(PHI)
24.6
8.
Hanlon
(DTN)
23.6
9.
Hines
(PRO)
22.8
10.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
22.7
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
44.7
2.
Kelly
(CHC)
48.7
3.
Ewing
(NYG)
57.0
4.
Brouthers
(BUF)
58.1
5.
Burns
(CHC)
63.6
6.
Anson
(CHC)
66.3
7.
Bennett
(DTN)
69.8
8.
Clarkson
(CHC)
70.8
9.
Richardson
(BUF)
71.0
10.
Wood
(DTN)
72.4
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dalrymple
(CHC)
357
2.
Pfeffer
(CHC)
356
3.
Ward
(NYG)
345
4.
Gerhardt
(NYG)
337
5.
O'Rourke
(NYG)
334
6.
Manning
(PHI)
331
7.
Fogarty
(PHI)
328
8.
Carroll
(PRO)
327
9.
Burns
(CHC)
324
Bastian
(PHI)
324
Mulvey
(PHI)
324
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