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Buffalo Bisons Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	5.9	1882
2.	Dan Brouthers	5.6	1883
3.	Dan Brouthers	5.3	1884
4.	Deacon White	4.9	1884
5.	Jack Rowe	4.8	1884
6.	Jim O'Rourke	4.6	1884
7.	Dan Brouthers	4.3	1885
8.	Hardy Richardson	3.9	1883
9.	Hardy Richardson	3.6	1884
10.	Jack Rowe	2.8	1881

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	23.6	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	17.3	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	14.1	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	10.1	1711
5.	Deacon White	8.8	1994
6.	John Clapp	2.3	303
7.	Orator Shafer	1.8	428
8.	Curry Foley	1.5	850
9.	Chick Fulmer	1.0	357
	Joe Hornung	1.0	671
	Oscar Walker	1.0	427

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	5.2	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	5.1	1884
	Dan Brouthers	5.1	1885
	Jim O'Rourke	5.1	1884
5.	Dan Brouthers	4.9	1882
6.	Deacon White	4.6	1884
7.	Jack Rowe	4.0	1884
8.	Hardy Richardson	3.1	1884
9.	Dan Brouthers	3.0	1881
	Jim O'Rourke	3.0	1883
	Hardy Richardson	3.0	1885

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	23.3	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	15.8	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	13.0	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	12.2	1711
5.	Deacon White	11.7	1994
6.	Curry Foley	1.8	850
7.	Blondie Purcell	1.7	515
8.	John Clapp	1.5	303
9.	Bill Crowley	1.4	1005
10.	Joe Hornung	1.3	671

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Davy Force	1.3	1879
	Orator Shafer	1.3	1883
3.	Hardy Richardson	1.2	1883
4.	Davy Force	1.1	1881
5.	Dan Brouthers	1.0	1882
6.	Jim Lillie	0.9	1884
7.	John Clapp	0.8	1879
	Chick Fulmer	0.8	1879
	Jack Rowe	0.8	1882
	Jack Rowe	0.8	1884

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Davy Force	3.2	2294
2.	Hardy Richardson	1.5	2758
3.	Orator Shafer	1.3	428
4.	Jack Rowe	1.1	2179
5.	John Clapp	0.8	303
6.	Chick Fulmer	0.7	357
7.	Bill McGunnigle	0.6	198
8.	Dan Brouthers	0.3	1973
	Chub Collins	0.3	183
10.	Billy Serad	0.2	245

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	.374	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	.368	1882
3.	Dan Brouthers	.359	1885
4.	Jim O'Rourke	.347	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	.328	1883
6.	Dan Brouthers	.327	1884
7.	Deacon White	.325	1884
8.	Hardy Richardson	.319	1885
9.	Jack Rowe	.315	1884
10.	Hardy Richardson	.311	1883

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	.351	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	.317	1711
3.	Deacon White	.301	1994
4.	Hardy Richardson	.292	2758
5.	Jack Rowe	.289	2179
6.	Pud Galvin	.212	1683
7.	Davy Force	.207	2294

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	.408	1885
2.	Dan Brouthers	.403	1882
3.	Dan Brouthers	.397	1883
4.	Jim O'Rourke	.392	1884
5.	Dan Brouthers	.378	1884
6.	Deacon White	.370	1884
7.	Jim O'Rourke	.352	1881
	Jack Rowe	.352	1884
9.	Jim O'Rourke	.350	1883
	Hardy Richardson	.350	1885

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	.391	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	.353	1711
3.	Deacon White	.333	1994
4.	Hardy Richardson	.322	2758
5.	Jack Rowe	.312	2179
6.	Davy Force	.241	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	.220	1683

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	.572	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	.563	1884
3.	Dan Brouthers	.547	1882
4.	Dan Brouthers	.543	1885
5.	Jim O'Rourke	.480	1884
6.	Hardy Richardson	.458	1885
7.	Jack Rowe	.450	1884
8.	Hardy Richardson	.444	1884
9.	Deacon White	.442	1884
10.	Hardy Richardson	.439	1883

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	.554	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	.427	1711
3.	Hardy Richardson	.417	2758
4.	Jack Rowe	.397	2179
5.	Deacon White	.378	1994
6.	Pud Galvin	.277	1683
7.	Davy Force	.247	2294

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	.969	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	.951	1885
3.	Dan Brouthers	.950	1882
4.	Dan Brouthers	.941	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	.872	1884
6.	Deacon White	.812	1884
7.	Hardy Richardson	.808	1885
8.	Jack Rowe	.802	1884
9.	Jim O'Rourke	.788	1883
10.	Hardy Richardson	.785	1883

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	.946	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	.780	1711
3.	Hardy Richardson	.739	2758
4.	Deacon White	.711	1994
5.	Jack Rowe	.709	2179
6.	Pud Galvin	.498	1683
7.	Davy Force	.488	2294

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Jim Lillie	114	1884
2.	Jim Lillie	112	1885
3.	Deacon White	110	1884
4.	Jim O'Rourke	108	1884
5.	Davy Force	106	1884
6.	Hardy Richardson	102	1884
7.	Dan Brouthers	98	1883
	Dan Brouthers	98	1885
	Jack Rowe	98	1885
	Deacon White	98	1885

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	618	2758
2.	Davy Force	581	2294
3.	Jack Rowe	504	2179
4.	Deacon White	463	1994
5.	Dan Brouthers	439	1973
6.	Pud Galvin	434	1683
7.	Jim O'Rourke	369	1711
8.	Jim Lillie	276	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	237	1005
10.	Curry Foley	190	850

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Jim Lillie	471	1884
2.	Jim O'Rourke	467	1884
3.	Deacon White	452	1884
4.	Hardy Richardson	439	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	436	1883
6.	Jim Lillie	430	1885
7.	Hardy Richardson	426	1885
8.	Dan Brouthers	425	1883
9.	Jack Rowe	421	1885
10.	Dan Brouthers	407	1885

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	2641	2758
2.	Davy Force	2196	2294
3.	Jack Rowe	2109	2179
4.	Deacon White	1903	1994
5.	Dan Brouthers	1851	1973
6.	Pud Galvin	1666	1683
7.	Jim O'Rourke	1621	1711
8.	Jim Lillie	1102	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	959	1005
10.	Curry Foley	827	850

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	502	1884
2.	Deacon White	484	1884
3.	Jim Lillie	476	1884
4.	Hardy Richardson	461	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	451	1883
6.	Hardy Richardson	446	1885
7.	Dan Brouthers	441	1883
	Dan Brouthers	441	1885
9.	Jim Lillie	436	1885
10.	Jack Rowe	434	1885

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	2758	2758
2.	Davy Force	2294	2294
3.	Jack Rowe	2179	2179
4.	Deacon White	1994	1994
5.	Dan Brouthers	1973	1973
6.	Jim O'Rourke	1711	1711
7.	Pud Galvin	1683	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	1114	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	1005	1005
10.	Curry Foley	850	850

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	119	1884
2.	Jim O'Rourke	102	1883
3.	Hardy Richardson	90	1885
4.	Dan Brouthers	87	1885
5.	Dan Brouthers	85	1883
	Hardy Richardson	85	1884
	Jack Rowe	85	1884
8.	Dan Brouthers	82	1884
	Deacon White	82	1884
10.	Blondie Purcell	79	1882

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	473	2758
2.	Dan Brouthers	385	1973
3.	Jim O'Rourke	354	1711
4.	Jack Rowe	336	2179
5.	Deacon White	307	1994
6.	Davy Force	225	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	188	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	142	1114
9.	Curry Foley	132	850
10.	Bill Crowley	127	1005

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	162	1884
2.	Dan Brouthers	159	1883
3.	Deacon White	147	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	146	1885
5.	Jim O'Rourke	143	1883
6.	Hardy Richardson	136	1885
7.	Hardy Richardson	132	1884
8.	Dan Brouthers	130	1884
9.	Dan Brouthers	129	1882
10.	Jack Rowe	126	1884

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	772	2758
2.	Dan Brouthers	650	1973
3.	Jack Rowe	610	2179
4.	Deacon White	573	1994
5.	Jim O'Rourke	514	1711
6.	Davy Force	454	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	354	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	259	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	253	1005
10.	Curry Foley	230	850

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	243	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	224	1884
	Jim O'Rourke	224	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	221	1885
5.	Deacon White	200	1884
6.	Hardy Richardson	195	1884
	Hardy Richardson	195	1885
8.	Dan Brouthers	192	1882
9.	Jim O'Rourke	191	1883
10.	Jack Rowe	180	1884

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	1101	2758
2.	Dan Brouthers	1026	1973
3.	Jack Rowe	838	2179
4.	Deacon White	720	1994
5.	Jim O'Rourke	692	1711
6.	Davy Force	543	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	462	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	331	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	315	1005
10.	Curry Foley	301	850

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	41	1883
2.	Hardy Richardson	34	1883
3.	Jim O'Rourke	33	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	32	1885
5.	Jim O'Rourke	29	1883
6.	Jack Rowe	28	1885
7.	Hardy Richardson	27	1884
8.	Deacon White	24	1881
9.	Dan Brouthers	23	1882
10.	Dan Brouthers	22	1884

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	154	2758
2.	Dan Brouthers	136	1973
3.	Jim O'Rourke	98	1711
4.	Jack Rowe	96	2179
5.	Deacon White	77	1994
6.	Davy Force	64	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	60	1683
8.	Curry Foley	41	850
9.	Bill Crowley	39	1005
10.	Jim Lillie	32	1114

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	17	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	15	1884
3.	Jack Rowe	14	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	11	1882
	Dan Brouthers	11	1885
	Joe Hornung	11	1880
	Hardy Richardson	11	1885
	Jack Rowe	11	1881
	Deacon White	11	1884
10.	Hardy Richardson	10	1879

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	63	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	62	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	51	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	28	1711
5.	Deacon White	26	1994
6.	Pud Galvin	21	1683
7.	Joe Hornung	18	671
8.	Davy Force	11	2294
	Jim Lillie	11	1114
10.	Bill Crowley	10	1005

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	14	1884
2.	Dan Brouthers	8	1881
3.	Dan Brouthers	7	1885
4.	Dan Brouthers	6	1882
	Hardy Richardson	6	1884
	Hardy Richardson	6	1885
7.	Jim O'Rourke	5	1884
	Deacon White	5	1884
9.	Jack Rowe	4	1884
10.	Dan Brouthers	3	1883
	Curry Foley	3	1882
	Jim Lillie	3	1884

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	38	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	17	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	10	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	8	1711
5.	Jim Lillie	6	1114
	Deacon White	6	1994
7.	Curry Foley	4	850
8.	Ed Crane	2	54
	Pud Galvin	2	1683
	George Myers	2	687
	Blondie Purcell	2	515
	Oscar Walker	2	427

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	97	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	79	1884
3.	Deacon White	74	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	63	1882
	Jim O'Rourke	63	1884
6.	Jack Rowe	61	1884
7.	Hardy Richardson	60	1884
8.	Dan Brouthers	59	1885
9.	Hardy Richardson	57	1882
	Deacon White	57	1885

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	343	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	324	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	279	2179
4.	Deacon White	264	1994
5.	Jim O'Rourke	168	1711
6.	Davy Force	154	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	130	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	112	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	86	1005
10.	Curry Foley	80	850
	Joe Hornung	80	671

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	35	1884
2.	Dan Brouthers	34	1885
3.	Dan Brouthers	33	1884
4.	Deacon White	32	1884
5.	Davy Force	27	1884
	Jim O'Rourke	27	1881
	Orator Shafer	27	1883
8.	George Myers	23	1885
	Jack Rowe	23	1884
	Deacon White	23	1883

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	122	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	117	2758
3.	Davy Force	98	2294
4.	Deacon White	91	1994
5.	Jim O'Rourke	90	1711
6.	Jack Rowe	70	2179
7.	Bill Crowley	46	1005
8.	George Myers	36	687
9.	Orator Shafer	27	428
10.	Curry Foley	23	850

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Pud Galvin	80	1884
2.	Pud Galvin	79	1883
3.	Jim Lillie	71	1884
4.	Pud Galvin	70	1881
5.	Pud Galvin	57	1880
6.	Pud Galvin	56	1879
7.	Dave Eggler	54	1884
8.	Pud Galvin	49	1882
9.	Dave Eggler	41	1879
	Davy Force	41	1884
	Hardy Richardson	41	1884

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Pud Galvin	418	1683
2.	Davy Force	217	2294
3.	Hardy Richardson	210	2758
4.	Jim Lillie	141	1114
5.	Dave Eggler	128	756
6.	Jack Rowe	77	2179
7.	Dan Brouthers	76	1973
8.	George Myers	73	687
9.	Bill Crowley	69	1005
10.	Deacon White	66	1994

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	117	1884
2.	Deacon White	115	1884
3.	Deacon White	106	1885
4.	Jim O'Rourke	105	1883
5.	Orator Shafer	103	1883
6.	Hardy Richardson	100	1885
7.	Dan Brouthers	98	1883
8.	Dan Brouthers	96	1885
9.	Deacon White	95	1883
10.	Jack Rowe	94	1884

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	539	2758
2.	Deacon White	464	1994
3.	Jack Rowe	453	2179
4.	Dan Brouthers	413	1973
5.	Jim O'Rourke	380	1711
6.	Davy Force	378	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	271	1683
8.	Jim Lillie	210	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	203	1005
10.	Curry Foley	176	850

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	201	1885
2.	Dan Brouthers	199	1882
3.	Dan Brouthers	189	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	187	1883
5.	Jim O'Rourke	170	1884
6.	Hardy Richardson	156	1885
7.	Deacon White	152	1884
8.	Jack Rowe	148	1884
9.	Hardy Richardson	140	1884
10.	Jim O'Rourke	136	1881

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	191	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	141	1711
3.	Hardy Richardson	132	2758
4.	Jack Rowe	122	2179
	Deacon White	122	1994
6.	Pud Galvin	56	1683
7.	Davy Force	55	2294

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	96	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	90	1885
3.	Jim O'Rourke	88	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	85	1884
5.	Dan Brouthers	77	1882
6.	Deacon White	74	1884
7.	Hardy Richardson	68	1885
8.	Jim O'Rourke	67	1883
9.	Hardy Richardson	65	1884
10.	Jack Rowe	63	1884

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	401	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	356	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	265	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	246	1711
5.	Deacon White	242	1994
6.	Davy Force	132	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	104	1683
8.	Bill Crowley	94	1005
9.	Curry Foley	90	850
10.	Jim Lillie	80	1114

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	47	1885
2.	Dan Brouthers	44	1883
3.	Dan Brouthers	40	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	39	1882
	Jim O'Rourke	39	1884
6.	Deacon White	27	1884
7.	Hardy Richardson	25	1885
8.	Dan Brouthers	24	1881
9.	Jack Rowe	21	1884
10.	Hardy Richardson	20	1884

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	194	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	95	2758
3.	Jim O'Rourke	78	1711
4.	Jack Rowe	49	2179
5.	Deacon White	46	1994
6.	Blondie Purcell	9	515
7.	Curry Foley	6	850
	Joe Hornung	6	671
	Mike Moynahan	6	106
10.	Bill Crowley	5	1005
	Oscar Walker	5	427

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	5.2	1885
2.	Dan Brouthers	4.5	1883
3.	Dan Brouthers	4.3	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	4.2	1882
	Jim O'Rourke	4.2	1884
6.	Deacon White	2.9	1884
7.	Hardy Richardson	2.8	1885
8.	Dan Brouthers	2.6	1881
9.	Jack Rowe	2.3	1884
10.	Hardy Richardson	2.2	1884

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	20.7	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	10.4	2758
3.	Jim O'Rourke	8.4	1711
4.	Jack Rowe	5.4	2179
5.	Deacon White	5.0	1994
6.	Blondie Purcell	1.0	515
7.	Joe Hornung	0.7	671
	Mike Moynahan	0.7	106
9.	Bill Crowley	0.6	1005
	Curry Foley	0.6	850
	Oscar Walker	0.6	427

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	61	1883
2.	Dan Brouthers	51	1884
3.	Dan Brouthers	50	1885
4.	Jim O'Rourke	45	1884
5.	Hardy Richardson	42	1883
	Hardy Richardson	42	1884
7.	Dan Brouthers	40	1882
8.	Jim O'Rourke	38	1883
	Jack Rowe	38	1885
10.	Hardy Richardson	36	1885

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	237	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	233	2758
3.	Jack Rowe	157	2179
4.	Jim O'Rourke	134	1711
5.	Deacon White	109	1994
6.	Pud Galvin	83	1683
7.	Davy Force	76	2294
8.	Curry Foley	54	850
9.	Bill Crowley	50	1005
10.	Jim Lillie	49	1114

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	197	1884
2.	Dan Brouthers	180	1885
3.	Deacon White	179	1884
4.	Dan Brouthers	175	1883
5.	Dan Brouthers	163	1884
6.	Jim O'Rourke	158	1883
7.	Hardy Richardson	156	1885
8.	Hardy Richardson	154	1884
9.	Dan Brouthers	150	1882
10.	Jack Rowe	149	1884

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	889	2758
2.	Dan Brouthers	772	1973
3.	Jack Rowe	680	2179
4.	Deacon White	664	1994
5.	Jim O'Rourke	604	1711
6.	Davy Force	552	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	371	1683
8.	Bill Crowley	299	1005
9.	Jim Lillie	271	1114
10.	Curry Foley	253	850

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	.860	1885
2.	Dan Brouthers	.847	1882
3.	Dan Brouthers	.832	1883
4.	Dan Brouthers	.820	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	.793	1884
6.	Hardy Richardson	.752	1885
7.	Deacon White	.736	1884
8.	Jack Rowe	.716	1884
9.	Hardy Richardson	.685	1884
10.	Jim O'Rourke	.683	1883

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	.834	1973
2.	Jim O'Rourke	.697	1711
3.	Hardy Richardson	.654	2758
4.	Deacon White	.623	1994
5.	Jack Rowe	.621	2179
6.	Pud Galvin	.273	1683
7.	Davy Force	.258	2294

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

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	50.1	1882
2.	Dan Brouthers	40.7	1885
3.	Deacon White	39.9	1881
4.	Deacon White	36.7	1885
5.	Deacon White	34.8	1884
6.	Jim O'Rourke	33.5	1883
7.	Jack Rowe	28.6	1884
8.	Jim O'Rourke	28.5	1882
9.	Jim O'Rourke	27.5	1884
10.	Jack Rowe	26.7	1883

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA
1.	Deacon White	28.8	1994
2.	Jack Rowe	27.4	2179
3.	Jim O'Rourke	26.6	1711
4.	Dan Brouthers	24.4	1973
5.	Hardy Richardson	12.6	2758
6.	Davy Force	10.1	2294
7.	Pud Galvin	4.0	1683

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Dan Brouthers	28.4	1884
2.	Dan Brouthers	58.1	1885
3.	Dan Brouthers	58.5	1882
4.	Hardy Richardson	71.0	1885
5.	Hardy Richardson	73.2	1884
6.	Deacon White	90.4	1884
7.	Jim O'Rourke	93.4	1884
8.	Jack Rowe	100.0	1884
9.	Curry Foley	113.7	1882
10.	Dan Brouthers	141.7	1883

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Dan Brouthers	48.7	1973
2.	Hardy Richardson	155.4	2758
3.	Jim O'Rourke	202.6	1711
4.	Jack Rowe	210.9	2179
5.	Deacon White	317.2	1994
6.	Pud Galvin	833.0	1683
7.	Davy Force	2196.0	2294

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Jim Lillie	366	1884
2.	Jim Lillie	323	1885
3.	Davy Force	320	1884
4.	Hardy Richardson	307	1884
5.	Jim O'Rourke	305	1884
	Deacon White	305	1884
7.	Jack Rowe	299	1885
8.	Davy Force	296	1883
9.	Jim O'Rourke	293	1883
10.	Hardy Richardson	290	1885

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Hardy Richardson	1869	2758
2.	Davy Force	1742	2294
3.	Jack Rowe	1499	2179
4.	Deacon White	1330	1994
5.	Pud Galvin	1312	1683
6.	Dan Brouthers	1201	1973
7.	Jim O'Rourke	1107	1711
8.	Jim Lillie	843	1114
9.	Bill Crowley	706	1005
10.	Curry Foley	597	850

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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