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Boston Red Stockings Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Boston Red Stockings Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	6.7	1875
2.	Cal McVey	5.7	1875
3.	Deacon White	5.4	1875
	George Wright	5.4	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	5.2	1872
	Ross Barnes	5.2	1873
7.	George Wright	4.6	1873
8.	George Wright	3.9	1872
9.	Jim O'Rourke	3.6	1875
10.	Cal McVey	3.5	1874

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	23.1	1416
2.	George Wright	18.8	1404
3.	Cal McVey	12.5	1126
4.	Deacon White	10.4	1042
5.	Jim O'Rourke	8.5	997
6.	Al Spalding	7.9	1429
7.	Andy Leonard	6.1	1282
8.	Harry Schafer	5.6	1228
9.	Jack Manning	1.7	505
10.	Tommy Beals	1.2	255
	George Hall	1.2	223
	Harry Wright	1.2	843

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	5.7	1875
2.	Cal McVey	5.6	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	5.0	1873
	Deacon White	5.0	1875
5.	George Wright	4.8	1875
6.	Ross Barnes	3.9	1872
7.	Jim O'Rourke	3.6	1875
	George Wright	3.6	1873
9.	Cal McVey	3.4	1874
10.	Andy Leonard	3.2	1875
	George Wright	3.2	1874

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	19.3	1416
2.	George Wright	15.4	1404
3.	Cal McVey	12.2	1126
4.	Deacon White	10.0	1042
5.	Al Spalding	9.1	1429
6.	Jim O'Rourke	8.4	997
7.	Andy Leonard	7.2	1282
8.	Harry Schafer	3.2	1228
9.	George Hall	1.2	223
10.	Harry Wright	1.1	843

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	George Wright	1.6	1872
2.	Ross Barnes	1.3	1872
3.	Harry Schafer	1.2	1872
4.	Ross Barnes	1.0	1875
	George Wright	1.0	1873
6.	Ross Barnes	0.8	1874
	Harry Schafer	0.8	1874
8.	George Wright	0.6	1875
	Harry Wright	0.6	1872
10.	Ross Barnes	0.5	1871
	Fraley Rogers	0.5	1872

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	3.8	1416
2.	George Wright	3.4	1404
3.	Harry Schafer	2.4	1228
4.	Jack Manning	0.7	505
5.	Tommy Beals	0.5	255
	Fraley Rogers	0.5	216
7.	Deacon White	0.4	1042
8.	Cal McVey	0.3	1126
9.	Dave Birdsall	0.2	246
	Sam Jackson	0.2	77

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	.431	1873
2.	Deacon White	.392	1873
3.	George Wright	.387	1873
4.	Deacon White	.367	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	.364	1875
6.	Cal McVey	.359	1874
7.	Cal McVey	.355	1875
8.	George Wright	.333	1875
9.	Al Spalding	.329	1874
	George Wright	.329	1874

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	.465	1873
2.	George Wright	.404	1873
3.	Deacon White	.392	1873
4.	Ross Barnes	.375	1875
5.	Deacon White	.372	1875
6.	Cal McVey	.360	1874
7.	Cal McVey	.356	1875
8.	George Wright	.340	1874
9.	George Wright	.337	1875
10.	Al Spalding	.334	1873
	Al Spalding	.334	1874

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	.616	1873
2.	Cal McVey	.517	1875
3.	George Wright	.511	1873
4.	Deacon White	.508	1873
5.	Cal McVey	.481	1874
6.	George Wright	.476	1874
7.	Jim O'Rourke	.453	1874
	Deacon White	.453	1875
9.	Ross Barnes	.443	1875
10.	George Wright	.431	1875

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	1.080	1873
2.	George Wright	.914	1873
3.	Deacon White	.900	1873
4.	Cal McVey	.873	1875
5.	Cal McVey	.842	1874
6.	Deacon White	.824	1875
7.	Ross Barnes	.818	1875
8.	George Wright	.816	1874
9.	Jim O'Rourke	.776	1874
10.	George Wright	.768	1875

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Cal McVey	82	1875
2.	Andy Leonard	80	1875
	Deacon White	80	1875
4.	George Wright	79	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	78	1875
6.	Jack Manning	77	1875
7.	Jim O'Rourke	75	1875
8.	Al Spalding	74	1875
9.	Andy Leonard	71	1874
	Harry Schafer	71	1874
	Al Spalding	71	1874

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Al Spalding	284	1429
2.	Ross Barnes	265	1416
3.	Harry Schafer	262	1228
	George Wright	262	1404
5.	Andy Leonard	255	1282
6.	Cal McVey	227	1126
7.	Deacon White	210	1042
8.	Jim O'Rourke	202	997
9.	Harry Wright	178	843
10.	Jack Manning	108	505

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	George Wright	408	1875
2.	Andy Leonard	396	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	393	1875
4.	Cal McVey	389	1875
5.	Deacon White	371	1875
6.	Al Spalding	362	1874
7.	Jim O'Rourke	358	1875
8.	Deacon White	352	1874
9.	Jack Manning	348	1875
10.	Cal McVey	343	1874
	Al Spalding	343	1875

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Al Spalding	1409	1429
2.	George Wright	1379	1404
3.	Ross Barnes	1359	1416
4.	Andy Leonard	1276	1282
5.	Harry Schafer	1220	1228
6.	Cal McVey	1122	1126
7.	Deacon White	1034	1042
8.	Jim O'Rourke	969	997
9.	Harry Wright	806	843
10.	Jack Manning	502	505

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	George Wright	410	1875
2.	Ross Barnes	400	1875
3.	Andy Leonard	398	1875
4.	Cal McVey	390	1875
5.	Deacon White	374	1875
6.	Jim O'Rourke	367	1875
7.	Al Spalding	365	1874
8.	Deacon White	357	1874
9.	Jack Manning	350	1875
10.	Al Spalding	346	1875

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Al Spalding	1429	1429
2.	Ross Barnes	1416	1416
3.	George Wright	1404	1404
4.	Andy Leonard	1282	1282
5.	Harry Schafer	1228	1228
6.	Cal McVey	1126	1126
7.	Deacon White	1042	1042
8.	Jim O'Rourke	997	997
9.	Harry Wright	843	843
10.	Jack Manning	505	505

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	125	1873
2.	Ross Barnes	115	1875
3.	George Wright	106	1875
4.	George Wright	99	1873
5.	Jim O'Rourke	97	1875
6.	Cal McVey	91	1874
7.	Cal McVey	89	1875
8.	Andy Leonard	87	1875
	George Wright	87	1872
10.	Al Spalding	83	1873

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	459	1416
2.	George Wright	401	1404
3.	Al Spalding	334	1429
4.	Andy Leonard	293	1282
5.	Cal McVey	279	1126
6.	Harry Schafer	272	1228
7.	Jim O'Rourke	258	997
8.	Deacon White	230	1042
9.	Harry Wright	183	843
10.	Jack Manning	99	505

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	143	1875
2.	Ross Barnes	138	1873
	Cal McVey	138	1875
4.	Deacon White	136	1875
	George Wright	136	1875
6.	Andy Leonard	127	1875
7.	George Wright	125	1873
8.	Cal McVey	123	1874
9.	Deacon White	122	1873
10.	Al Spalding	119	1874

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	531	1416
2.	George Wright	483	1404
3.	Al Spalding	455	1429
4.	Andy Leonard	413	1282
5.	Cal McVey	403	1126
6.	Deacon White	364	1042
7.	Harry Schafer	337	1228
8.	Jim O'Rourke	308	997
9.	Harry Wright	224	843
10.	Jack Manning	135	505

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Cal McVey	201	1875
2.	Ross Barnes	197	1873
3.	George Wright	176	1875
4.	Ross Barnes	174	1875
5.	Deacon White	168	1875
6.	Cal McVey	165	1874
	George Wright	165	1873
8.	Deacon White	158	1873
9.	Andy Leonard	156	1875
10.	Jim O'Rourke	151	1875

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	704	1416
2.	George Wright	660	1404
3.	Al Spalding	548	1429
4.	Cal McVey	541	1126
5.	Andy Leonard	508	1282
6.	Deacon White	460	1042
7.	Jim O'Rourke	427	997
8.	Harry Schafer	423	1228
9.	Harry Wright	273	843
10.	Jack Manning	161	505

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Cal McVey	36	1875
2.	Ross Barnes	31	1873
3.	Ross Barnes	28	1872
4.	Deacon White	23	1875
5.	Cal McVey	21	1874
	Jim O'Rourke	21	1873
7.	Ross Barnes	20	1875
	George Wright	20	1875
9.	Andy Leonard	18	1874
10.	Deacon White	17	1873
	George Wright	17	1873

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	101	1416
2.	Cal McVey	76	1126
3.	George Wright	70	1404
4.	Al Spalding	65	1429
5.	Andy Leonard	52	1282
6.	Jim O'Rourke	49	997
7.	Harry Schafer	48	1228
8.	Deacon White	45	1042
9.	Harry Wright	21	843
10.	Charlie Gould	18	368

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	George Wright	15	1874
2.	Ross Barnes	11	1873
3.	Ross Barnes	9	1871
	Cal McVey	9	1875
5.	Charlie Gould	8	1872
	George Hall	8	1874
	Jim O'Rourke	8	1874
	Deacon White	8	1873
9.	Jim O'Rourke	7	1875
	Deacon White	7	1874
	George Wright	7	1873
	George Wright	7	1875

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	George Wright	40	1404
2.	Ross Barnes	30	1416
3.	Cal McVey	22	1126
4.	Deacon White	18	1042
5.	Andy Leonard	17	1282
	Jim O'Rourke	17	997
7.	Harry Schafer	13	1228
8.	Al Spalding	11	1429
9.	Tommy Beals	10	255
	Charlie Gould	10	368

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	6	1875
2.	Jim O'Rourke	5	1874
3.	Cal McVey	3	1874
	Cal McVey	3	1875
	Deacon White	3	1874
	George Wright	3	1873
7.	Ross Barnes	2	1873
	Charlie Gould	2	1871
	Andy Leonard	2	1872
	Harry Schafer	2	1873
	George Wright	2	1872
	George Wright	2	1874
	George Wright	2	1875
	Harry Wright	2	1873
	Harry Wright	2	1874

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	12	997
2.	George Wright	9	1404
3.	Cal McVey	6	1126
4.	Deacon White	5	1042
5.	Ross Barnes	4	1416
	Harry Schafer	4	1228
	Harry Wright	4	843
8.	Andy Leonard	3	1282
9.	Charlie Gould	2	368
	Al Spalding	2	1429

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Cal McVey	87	1875
2.	Deacon White	77	1873
3.	Andy Leonard	74	1875
4.	Jim O'Rourke	72	1875
5.	Cal McVey	71	1874
	Al Spalding	71	1873
7.	Jim O'Rourke	61	1874
	George Wright	61	1875
9.	Ross Barnes	60	1873
	Andy Leonard	60	1873
	Deacon White	60	1875

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Al Spalding	259	1429
2.	Cal McVey	242	1126
3.	Ross Barnes	235	1416
4.	Andy Leonard	226	1282
5.	George Wright	194	1404
6.	Deacon White	189	1042
7.	Jim O'Rourke	182	997
8.	Harry Schafer	167	1228
9.	Harry Wright	113	843
10.	Jack Manning	67	505

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	20	1873
2.	Jim O'Rourke	15	1873
3.	Ross Barnes	13	1871
	Harry Wright	13	1871
5.	Harry Wright	11	1873
6.	Ross Barnes	9	1872
	Jim O'Rourke	9	1875
	George Wright	9	1873
	Harry Wright	9	1872
10.	Ross Barnes	8	1874
	Fred Cone	8	1871
	Al Spalding	8	1871

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	57	1416
2.	Harry Wright	37	843
3.	Jim O'Rourke	28	997
4.	George Wright	25	1404
5.	Al Spalding	20	1429
6.	Fred Cone	8	85
	Harry Schafer	8	1228
	Deacon White	8	1042
9.	Dave Birdsall	7	246
10.	Andy Leonard	6	1282

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Jack Manning	14	1873
2.	Jack Manning	9	1875
3.	Harry Schafer	8	1872
	Harry Schafer	8	1875
5.	Andy Leonard	6	1875
	Jim O'Rourke	6	1875
	George Wright	6	1874
	George Wright	6	1875
9.	Cal McVey	5	1875
	Jim O'Rourke	5	1874
	Harry Schafer	5	1874

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Harry Schafer	26	1228
2.	Jack Manning	23	505
3.	George Wright	16	1404
4.	Jim O'Rourke	14	997
5.	Ross Barnes	12	1416
	Harry Wright	12	843
7.	Cal McVey	11	1126
8.	Andy Leonard	10	1282
9.	Al Spalding	7	1429
10.	Fraley Rogers	6	216

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	43	1873
2.	Ross Barnes	29	1875
3.	Andy Leonard	27	1873
4.	Deacon White	19	1873
5.	Jim O'Rourke	17	1875
6.	Andy Leonard	14	1875
	Harry Schafer	14	1873
	George Wright	14	1872
9.	Harry Schafer	13	1871
	George Wright	13	1875

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	103	1416
2.	Andy Leonard	60	1282
3.	George Wright	47	1404
4.	Jim O'Rourke	37	997
5.	Harry Schafer	35	1228
6.	Cal McVey	24	1126
7.	Deacon White	22	1042
8.	Al Spalding	18	1429
9.	Fred Cone	12	85
10.	Harry Wright	11	843

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	118	1875
2.	Deacon White	109	1875
3.	George Wright	107	1875
4.	Andy Leonard	106	1875
5.	Al Spalding	105	1874
6.	George Wright	98	1873
7.	Deacon White	96	1873
8.	Ross Barnes	94	1873
9.	Cal McVey	93	1874
10.	Deacon White	91	1874

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	396	1416
2.	Al Spalding	377	1429
3.	George Wright	364	1404
4.	Andy Leonard	341	1282
5.	Cal McVey	299	1126
6.	Deacon White	296	1042
7.	Harry Schafer	272	1228
8.	Jim O'Rourke	230	997
9.	Harry Wright	191	843
10.	Jack Manning	115	505

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	209	1873
2.	Cal McVey	195	1875
3.	Deacon White	181	1875
4.	Ross Barnes	179	1875
5.	George Wright	162	1873
6.	Cal McVey	161	1874
	George Wright	161	1875
8.	Deacon White	158	1873
9.	George Wright	152	1874
10.	Jim O'Rourke	149	1875

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	99	1873
2.	Cal McVey	73	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	68	1875
4.	Deacon White	64	1873
	George Wright	64	1873
6.	Ross Barnes	62	1872
7.	Deacon White	61	1875
8.	Cal McVey	60	1874
9.	George Wright	59	1875
10.	George Wright	51	1874

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	306	1416
2.	George Wright	240	1404
3.	Cal McVey	201	1126
4.	Al Spalding	185	1429
5.	Andy Leonard	167	1282
6.	Deacon White	166	1042
7.	Jim O'Rourke	145	997
8.	Harry Schafer	118	1228
9.	Harry Wright	86	843
10.	Jack Manning	43	505

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	45	1873
2.	Cal McVey	37	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	31	1872
	Ross Barnes	31	1875
5.	Deacon White	30	1875
6.	George Wright	25	1873
7.	George Wright	24	1875
8.	Cal McVey	23	1874
9.	Deacon White	22	1873
10.	Ross Barnes	18	1871
	Jim O'Rourke	18	1875

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	138	1416
2.	George Wright	89	1404
3.	Cal McVey	78	1126
4.	Deacon White	56	1042
5.	Jim O'Rourke	47	997
6.	Andy Leonard	35	1282
7.	Al Spalding	34	1429
8.	Bob Addy	6	154
9.	George Hall	4	223
10.	Frank Heifer	1	50

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	4.2	1873
	Cal McVey	4.2	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	3.5	1875
4.	Deacon White	3.4	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	2.9	1872
6.	George Wright	2.8	1875
7.	Cal McVey	2.4	1874
	George Wright	2.4	1873
9.	Jim O'Rourke	2.0	1875
	Deacon White	2.0	1873

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	13.5	1416
2.	George Wright	9.0	1404
3.	Cal McVey	8.2	1126
4.	Deacon White	6.0	1042
5.	Jim O'Rourke	4.9	997
6.	Andy Leonard	3.7	1282
7.	Al Spalding	3.6	1429
8.	Bob Addy	0.6	154
9.	George Hall	0.4	223
10.	Frank Heifer	0.1	50

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Cal McVey	48	1875
2.	Ross Barnes	44	1873
3.	Ross Barnes	31	1872
4.	Cal McVey	30	1874
5.	George Wright	29	1875
6.	Jim O'Rourke	28	1874
7.	Deacon White	27	1875
	George Wright	27	1873
	George Wright	27	1874
10.	Jim O'Rourke	26	1875
	Deacon White	26	1873

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	135	1416
2.	George Wright	119	1404
3.	Cal McVey	104	1126
4.	Jim O'Rourke	78	997
	Al Spalding	78	1429
6.	Andy Leonard	72	1282
7.	Deacon White	68	1042
8.	Harry Schafer	65	1228
9.	Harry Wright	33	843
10.	Charlie Gould	30	368

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	158	1873
2.	Ross Barnes	150	1875
3.	Cal McVey	139	1875
	Deacon White	139	1875
5.	George Wright	138	1875
6.	George Wright	134	1873
7.	Andy Leonard	129	1875
8.	Cal McVey	124	1874
9.	Al Spalding	122	1874
	Deacon White	122	1873

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	588	1416
2.	George Wright	508	1404
3.	Al Spalding	475	1429
4.	Andy Leonard	419	1282
5.	Cal McVey	407	1126
6.	Deacon White	372	1042
7.	Harry Schafer	345	1228
8.	Jim O'Rourke	336	997
9.	Harry Wright	261	843
10.	Jack Manning	138	505

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Ross Barnes	.876	1873
2.	Cal McVey	.829	1875
3.	Ross Barnes	.804	1875
4.	Deacon White	.791	1875
5.	Deacon White	.755	1873
6.	Cal McVey	.747	1874
7.	George Wright	.731	1875
8.	George Wright	.730	1873
9.	George Wright	.705	1874
10.	Jim O'Rourke	.679	1875

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	Year

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	PA

Sacrifice Flies

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	Year

Sacrifice Flies

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	PA

Intentional Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	Year

Intentional Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	PA

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	Year
1.	Deacon White	5	1874
2.	Andy Leonard	4	1873
3.	Ross Barnes	3	1872
	Andy Leonard	3	1874
	Jack Manning	3	1873
	Jack Manning	3	1875
	Harry Schafer	3	1873
	Al Spalding	3	1873
	Harry Wright	3	1873
10.	Jim O'Rourke	2	1874
	Jim O'Rourke	2	1875
	Fraley Rogers	2	1872
	Harry Schafer	2	1871
	Harry Schafer	2	1875
	Deacon White	2	1875

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	Andy Leonard	9	1282
	Harry Schafer	9	1228
3.	Deacon White	8	1042
4.	Ross Barnes	6	1416
	Jack Manning	6	505
6.	Jim O'Rourke	5	997
	Al Spalding	5	1429
8.	Harry Wright	3	843
9.	Charlie Gould	2	368
	Fraley Rogers	2	216
	George Wright	2	1404

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year
1.	Andy Leonard	9	1873
	George Wright	9	1873
3.	Andy Leonard	8	1875
4.	Ross Barnes	7	1874
	Harry Schafer	7	1873
6.	Ross Barnes	6	1871
	Ross Barnes	6	1873
	Ross Barnes	6	1875
	George Wright	6	1875
10.	Bob Addy	5	1873
	Andy Leonard	5	1872
	Jack Manning	5	1875
	Jim O'Rourke	5	1873
	Jim O'Rourke	5	1875

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA
1.	Ross Barnes	27	1416
2.	Andy Leonard	25	1282
3.	George Wright	20	1404
4.	Harry Schafer	17	1228
5.	Jim O'Rourke	12	997
6.	Jack Manning	7	505
	Deacon White	7	1042
8.	Bob Addy	5	154
9.	Al Spalding	3	1429
	Harry Wright	3	843

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	8.9	1875
2.	Jim O'Rourke	6.9	1874
3.	George Wright	4.5	1873
4.	Cal McVey	4.2	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	3.8	1873
	Cal McVey	3.8	1874
7.	Harry Schafer	3.5	1873
	George Wright	3.5	1872
	George Wright	3.5	1875
10.	Andy Leonard	3.2	1872

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	18.1	997
2.	George Wright	15.1	1404
3.	Cal McVey	9.6	1126
4.	Deacon White	8.1	1042
5.	Ross Barnes	7.7	1416
6.	Harry Schafer	7.2	1228
7.	Harry Wright	5.9	843
8.	Andy Leonard	5.7	1282
9.	Al Spalding	3.6	1429
10.	Charlie Gould	3.0	368

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Deacon White	185.5	1875
2.	Andy Leonard	169.5	1874
3.	Al Spalding	161.5	1873
	George Wright	161.5	1873
5.	Ross Barnes	160.0	1873
6.	Deacon White	155.5	1873
7.	Ross Barnes	131.0	1875
8.	Cal McVey	114.3	1874
	Al Spalding	114.3	1875
10.	Cal McVey	77.8	1875

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	59.7	1875
2.	Jim O'Rourke	66.2	1874
3.	George Wright	107.7	1873
4.	Cal McVey	114.3	1874
5.	Deacon White	117.3	1874
6.	Cal McVey	129.7	1875
7.	George Wright	156.5	1874
8.	Ross Barnes	160.0	1873
9.	George Wright	204.0	1875
10.	Deacon White	311.0	1873

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Andy Leonard	278	1875
	George Wright	278	1875
3.	Jack Manning	262	1875
4.	Jim O'Rourke	259	1875
5.	Ross Barnes	256	1875
6.	Deacon White	252	1874
7.	Cal McVey	251	1875
8.	Harry Schafer	245	1874
	Al Spalding	245	1874
10.	Deacon White	240	1875

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Al Spalding	962	1429
2.	George Wright	918	1404
3.	Harry Schafer	909	1228
4.	Andy Leonard	897	1282
5.	Ross Barnes	861	1416
6.	Cal McVey	721	1126
7.	Deacon White	685	1042
8.	Jim O'Rourke	678	997
9.	Harry Wright	588	843
10.	Jack Manning	380	505

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	Year

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Year

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	IP

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	Year

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	IP

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