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Columbus Buckeyes Top 50 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Pop Smith	4.0	1884
2.	John Richmond	3.2	1884
3.	John Richmond	3.1	1883
4.	Fred Carroll	2.8	1884
	Bill Kuehne	2.8	1884
6.	Fred Mann	2.6	1884
7.	Pop Smith	2.4	1883
8.	Tom Brown	2.1	1884
9.	Rudy Kemmler	1.8	1883
10.	Jim Field	1.7	1884
11.	Tom Brown	1.3	1883
12.	Frank Mountain	0.8	1883
13.	Frank Mountain	0.7	1884
14.	Fred Mann	0.3	1883
	John Valentine	0.3	1883
16.	Bill Kuehne	0.2	1883
17.	Pete Fries	0.1	1883

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Pop Smith	6.4	904
2.	John Richmond	6.3	846
3.	Tom Brown	3.4	919
4.	Bill Kuehne	3.0	801
5.	Fred Mann	2.9	814
6.	Fred Carroll	2.8	270
7.	Rudy Kemmler	1.6	557
8.	Jim Field	1.5	750
	Frank Mountain	1.5	508
10.	John Valentine	0.3	62
11.	Pete Fries	0.1	11

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Fred Mann	3.0	1884
2.	John Richmond	2.6	1884
3.	John Richmond	2.4	1883
	Pop Smith	2.4	1883
5.	Fred Carroll	2.3	1884
6.	Pop Smith	2.2	1884
7.	Tom Brown	2.0	1884
8.	Bill Kuehne	1.6	1884
9.	Tom Brown	1.5	1883
10.	Jim Field	1.4	1884
11.	Fred Mann	1.0	1883
12.	Frank Mountain	0.9	1884
13.	Jim Field	0.8	1883
	Frank Mountain	0.8	1883
15.	Bill Kuehne	0.5	1883
16.	Rudy Kemmler	0.3	1884
	John Valentine	0.3	1883
18.	Pete Fries	0.1	1883
	Ed Morris	0.1	1884

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	John Richmond	5.0	846
2.	Pop Smith	4.6	904
3.	Fred Mann	4.0	814
4.	Tom Brown	3.5	919
5.	Fred Carroll	2.3	270
6.	Jim Field	2.2	750
7.	Bill Kuehne	2.1	801
8.	Frank Mountain	1.7	508
9.	Rudy Kemmler	0.3	557
	John Valentine	0.3	62
11.	Pete Fries	0.1	11
	Ed Morris	0.1	207

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Rudy Kemmler	2.3	1883
2.	Pop Smith	2.1	1884
3.	Bill Kuehne	1.5	1884
4.	John Richmond	1.3	1884
5.	John Richmond	1.2	1883
6.	Fred Carroll	0.9	1884
7.	Jim Field	0.4	1884
8.	Pop Smith	0.1	1883

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	John Richmond	2.5	846
2.	Rudy Kemmler	2.2	557
	Pop Smith	2.2	904
4.	Bill Kuehne	1.5	801
5.	Fred Carroll	0.9	270

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	John Richmond	.283	1883
2.	Fred Mann	.276	1884
3.	Tom Brown	.274	1883
4.	Tom Brown	.273	1884
5.	Pop Smith	.262	1883
6.	John Richmond	.251	1884
7.	Fred Mann	.249	1883
8.	Pop Smith	.238	1884
9.	Bill Kuehne	.236	1884
10.	Jim Field	.233	1884
11.	Bill Kuehne	.227	1883
12.	Harry Wheeler	.226	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	.208	1883

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Fred Mann	.341	1884
2.	John Richmond	.327	1883
3.	John Richmond	.317	1884
4.	Tom Brown	.315	1884
5.	Tom Brown	.307	1883
6.	Pop Smith	.300	1883
7.	Jim Field	.292	1884
8.	Pop Smith	.289	1884
9.	Fred Mann	.282	1883
10.	Bill Kuehne	.254	1884
11.	Rudy Kemmler	.239	1883
	Harry Wheeler	.239	1883
13.	Bill Kuehne	.231	1883

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Fred Mann	.464	1884
2.	Pop Smith	.410	1883
3.	Bill Kuehne	.381	1884
4.	Tom Brown	.375	1884
5.	Tom Brown	.371	1883
6.	Fred Mann	.368	1883
7.	Pop Smith	.364	1884
8.	John Richmond	.343	1883
9.	John Richmond	.342	1884
10.	Bill Kuehne	.332	1883
11.	Jim Field	.317	1884
12.	Harry Wheeler	.280	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	.239	1883

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Fred Mann	.805	1884
2.	Pop Smith	.710	1883
3.	Tom Brown	.690	1884
4.	Tom Brown	.678	1883
5.	John Richmond	.670	1883
6.	John Richmond	.658	1884
7.	Pop Smith	.653	1884
8.	Fred Mann	.650	1883
9.	Bill Kuehne	.635	1884
10.	Jim Field	.609	1884
11.	Bill Kuehne	.563	1883
12.	Harry Wheeler	.519	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	.478	1883

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bill Kuehne	110	1884
2.	Pop Smith	108	1884
3.	Tom Brown	107	1884
4.	Jim Field	105	1884
	John Richmond	105	1884
6.	Fred Mann	99	1884
7.	Tom Brown	97	1883
	Pop Smith	97	1883
9.	Fred Mann	96	1883
10.	Bill Kuehne	95	1883
11.	John Richmond	92	1883
12.	Rudy Kemmler	84	1883
13.	Harry Wheeler	82	1883
14.	Jim Field	75	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	70	1883
16.	Fred Carroll	69	1884
17.	Rudy Kemmler	61	1884
18.	John Cahill	59	1884
19.	Frank Mountain	58	1884
20.	Ed Morris	57	1884
21.	Joe Straub	27	1883
22.	Ed Dundon	26	1883
	Ed Dundon	26	1884
24.	Tom Mansell	23	1884
25.	John Valentine	16	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	11	1883
27.	Tom Sullivan	4	1884
28.	Al Bauer	3	1884
	Pete Fries	3	1883
30.	Frank McIntyre	2	1883
	Bill Schwartz	2	1883
32.	Sam Childs	1	1883

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Bill Kuehne	205	801
	Pop Smith	205	904
3.	Tom Brown	204	919
4.	John Richmond	197	846
5.	Fred Mann	195	814
6.	Jim Field	180	750
7.	Rudy Kemmler	145	557
8.	Frank Mountain	128	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	82	377
10.	Fred Carroll	69	270
11.	John Cahill	59	218
12.	Ed Morris	57	207
13.	Ed Dundon	52	188
14.	Joe Straub	27	104
15.	Tom Mansell	23	84
16.	John Valentine	16	62
17.	Gracie Pierce	11	41
18.	Tom Sullivan	4	12
19.	Al Bauer	3	11
	Pete Fries	3	11
21.	Frank McIntyre	2	9
	Bill Schwartz	2	4
23.	Sam Childs	1	4

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Tom Brown	451	1884
2.	Pop Smith	445	1884
3.	Tom Brown	420	1883
4.	Jim Field	417	1884
5.	Bill Kuehne	415	1884
6.	Pop Smith	405	1883
7.	John Richmond	398	1884
8.	Fred Mann	394	1883
9.	John Richmond	385	1883
10.	Bill Kuehne	374	1883
11.	Harry Wheeler	371	1883
12.	Fred Mann	366	1884
13.	Rudy Kemmler	318	1883
14.	Jim Field	291	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	276	1883
16.	Fred Carroll	252	1884
17.	Rudy Kemmler	211	1884
18.	John Cahill	210	1884
	Frank Mountain	210	1884
20.	Ed Morris	199	1884
21.	Joe Straub	100	1883
22.	Ed Dundon	93	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	86	1884
24.	Tom Mansell	77	1884
25.	John Valentine	60	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	41	1883
27.	Al Bauer	11	1884
	Tom Sullivan	11	1884
29.	Pete Fries	10	1883
30.	Frank McIntyre	7	1883
31.	Sam Childs	4	1883
	Bill Schwartz	4	1883

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Tom Brown	871	919
2.	Pop Smith	850	904
3.	Bill Kuehne	789	801
4.	John Richmond	783	846
5.	Fred Mann	760	814
6.	Jim Field	708	750
7.	Rudy Kemmler	529	557
8.	Frank Mountain	486	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	371	377
10.	Fred Carroll	252	270
11.	John Cahill	210	218
12.	Ed Morris	199	207
13.	Ed Dundon	179	188
14.	Joe Straub	100	104
15.	Tom Mansell	77	84
16.	John Valentine	60	62
17.	Gracie Pierce	41	41
18.	Al Bauer	11	11
	Tom Sullivan	11	12
20.	Pete Fries	10	11
21.	Frank McIntyre	7	9
22.	Sam Childs	4	4
	Bill Schwartz	4	4

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Tom Brown	479	1884
2.	Pop Smith	477	1884
3.	Jim Field	452	1884
4.	Tom Brown	440	1883
5.	John Richmond	436	1884
6.	Pop Smith	427	1883
7.	Bill Kuehne	425	1884
8.	Fred Mann	412	1883
9.	John Richmond	410	1883
10.	Fred Mann	402	1884
11.	Harry Wheeler	377	1883
12.	Bill Kuehne	376	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	331	1883
14.	Jim Field	298	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	285	1883
16.	Fred Carroll	270	1884
17.	Rudy Kemmler	226	1884
18.	Frank Mountain	223	1884
19.	John Cahill	218	1884
20.	Ed Morris	207	1884
21.	Joe Straub	104	1883
22.	Ed Dundon	96	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	92	1884
24.	Tom Mansell	84	1884
25.	John Valentine	62	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	41	1883
27.	Tom Sullivan	12	1884
28.	Al Bauer	11	1884
	Pete Fries	11	1883
30.	Frank McIntyre	9	1883
31.	Sam Childs	4	1883
	Bill Schwartz	4	1883

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Tom Brown	919	919
2.	Pop Smith	904	904
3.	John Richmond	846	846
4.	Fred Mann	814	814
5.	Bill Kuehne	801	801
6.	Jim Field	750	750
7.	Rudy Kemmler	557	557
8.	Frank Mountain	508	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	377	377
10.	Fred Carroll	270	270
11.	John Cahill	218	218
12.	Ed Morris	207	207
13.	Ed Dundon	188	188
14.	Joe Straub	104	104
15.	Tom Mansell	84	84
16.	John Valentine	62	62
17.	Gracie Pierce	41	41
18.	Tom Sullivan	12	12
19.	Al Bauer	11	11
	Pete Fries	11	11
21.	Frank McIntyre	9	9
22.	Sam Childs	4	4
	Bill Schwartz	4	4

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Tom Brown	93	1884
2.	Pop Smith	82	1883
3.	Pop Smith	78	1884
4.	Jim Field	74	1884
5.	Fred Mann	70	1884
6.	Tom Brown	69	1883
7.	John Richmond	63	1883
8.	Fred Mann	61	1883
9.	John Richmond	57	1884
10.	Bill Kuehne	48	1884
11.	Fred Carroll	46	1884
12.	Harry Wheeler	42	1883
13.	Bill Kuehne	38	1883
14.	Frank Mountain	36	1883
15.	Jim Field	31	1883
16.	John Cahill	28	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	28	1884
18.	Rudy Kemmler	27	1883
19.	Frank Mountain	26	1884
20.	Ed Morris	19	1884
21.	Tom Mansell	9	1884
	John Valentine	9	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	8	1883
24.	Ed Dundon	6	1884
25.	Gracie Pierce	5	1883
26.	Joe Straub	4	1883
27.	Al Bauer	2	1884
28.	Pete Fries	1	1883
	Tom Sullivan	1	1884

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Tom Brown	162	919
2.	Pop Smith	160	904
3.	Fred Mann	131	814
4.	John Richmond	120	846
5.	Jim Field	105	750
6.	Bill Kuehne	86	801
7.	Frank Mountain	62	508
8.	Rudy Kemmler	55	557
9.	Fred Carroll	46	270
10.	Harry Wheeler	42	377
11.	John Cahill	28	218
12.	Ed Morris	19	207
13.	Ed Dundon	14	188
14.	Tom Mansell	9	84
	John Valentine	9	62
16.	Gracie Pierce	5	41
17.	Joe Straub	4	104
18.	Al Bauer	2	11
19.	Pete Fries	1	11
	Tom Sullivan	1	12

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Tom Brown	123	1884
2.	Tom Brown	115	1883
3.	John Richmond	109	1883
4.	Pop Smith	106	1883
	Pop Smith	106	1884
6.	Fred Mann	101	1884
7.	John Richmond	100	1884
8.	Bill Kuehne	98	1884
	Fred Mann	98	1883
10.	Jim Field	97	1884
11.	Bill Kuehne	85	1883
12.	Harry Wheeler	84	1883
13.	Jim Field	75	1883
14.	Fred Carroll	70	1884
15.	Rudy Kemmler	66	1883
16.	Frank Mountain	60	1883
17.	Frank Mountain	50	1884
18.	John Cahill	46	1884
19.	Rudy Kemmler	42	1884
20.	Ed Morris	37	1884
21.	John Valentine	17	1883
22.	Ed Dundon	15	1883
	Tom Mansell	15	1884
24.	Joe Straub	13	1883
25.	Ed Dundon	12	1884
26.	Gracie Pierce	7	1883
27.	Al Bauer	3	1884
	Pete Fries	3	1883
29.	Bill Schwartz	1	1883
	Tom Sullivan	1	1884

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Tom Brown	238	919
2.	Pop Smith	212	904
3.	John Richmond	209	846
4.	Fred Mann	199	814
5.	Bill Kuehne	183	801
6.	Jim Field	172	750
7.	Frank Mountain	110	508
8.	Rudy Kemmler	108	557
9.	Harry Wheeler	84	377
10.	Fred Carroll	70	270
11.	John Cahill	46	218
12.	Ed Morris	37	207
13.	Ed Dundon	27	188
14.	John Valentine	17	62
15.	Tom Mansell	15	84
16.	Joe Straub	13	104
17.	Gracie Pierce	7	41
18.	Al Bauer	3	11
	Pete Fries	3	11
20.	Bill Schwartz	1	4
	Tom Sullivan	1	12

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Fred Mann	170	1884
2.	Tom Brown	169	1884
3.	Pop Smith	166	1883
4.	Pop Smith	162	1884
5.	Bill Kuehne	158	1884
6.	Tom Brown	156	1883
7.	Fred Mann	145	1883
8.	John Richmond	136	1884
9.	Jim Field	132	1884
	John Richmond	132	1883
11.	Bill Kuehne	124	1883
12.	Fred Carroll	111	1884
13.	Harry Wheeler	104	1883
14.	Jim Field	100	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	93	1883
16.	Rudy Kemmler	76	1883
17.	Frank Mountain	75	1884
18.	Ed Morris	57	1884
19.	John Cahill	55	1884
20.	Rudy Kemmler	51	1884
21.	Tom Mansell	22	1884
22.	John Valentine	21	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	18	1884
24.	Ed Dundon	16	1883
25.	Joe Straub	13	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	7	1883
27.	Pete Fries	4	1883
28.	Al Bauer	3	1884
29.	Bill Schwartz	1	1883
	Tom Sullivan	1	1884

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Pop Smith	328	904
2.	Tom Brown	325	919
3.	Fred Mann	315	814
4.	Bill Kuehne	282	801
5.	John Richmond	268	846
6.	Jim Field	232	750
7.	Frank Mountain	168	508
8.	Rudy Kemmler	127	557
9.	Fred Carroll	111	270
10.	Harry Wheeler	104	377
11.	Ed Morris	57	207
12.	John Cahill	55	218
13.	Ed Dundon	34	188
14.	Tom Mansell	22	84
15.	John Valentine	21	62
16.	Joe Straub	13	104
17.	Gracie Pierce	7	41
18.	Pete Fries	4	11
19.	Al Bauer	3	11
20.	Bill Schwartz	1	4
	Tom Sullivan	1	12

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Fred Mann	18	1883
	Pop Smith	18	1884
3.	Frank Mountain	14	1883
	Pop Smith	14	1883
5.	Fred Carroll	13	1884
	Bill Kuehne	13	1884
	John Richmond	13	1884
8.	Tom Brown	12	1883
	Fred Mann	12	1884
10.	Jim Field	10	1883
11.	Tom Brown	9	1884
	Jim Field	9	1884
13.	Bill Kuehne	8	1883
14.	Frank Mountain	7	1884
	John Richmond	7	1883
16.	Rudy Kemmler	6	1883
	Harry Wheeler	6	1883
18.	Ed Morris	4	1884
	John Valentine	4	1883
20.	John Cahill	3	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	3	1884
22.	Ed Dundon	2	1884
23.	Ed Dundon	1	1883
	Pete Fries	1	1883
	Tom Mansell	1	1884

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Pop Smith	32	904
2.	Fred Mann	30	814
3.	Tom Brown	21	919
	Bill Kuehne	21	801
	Frank Mountain	21	508
6.	John Richmond	20	846
7.	Jim Field	19	750
8.	Fred Carroll	13	270
9.	Rudy Kemmler	9	557
10.	Harry Wheeler	6	377
11.	Ed Morris	4	207
	John Valentine	4	62
13.	John Cahill	3	218
	Ed Dundon	3	188
15.	Pete Fries	1	11
	Tom Mansell	1	84

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Fred Mann	18	1884
2.	Pop Smith	17	1883
3.	Bill Kuehne	16	1884
4.	Bill Kuehne	14	1883
5.	Fred Mann	13	1883
6.	Tom Brown	11	1884
7.	Pop Smith	10	1884
8.	Ed Morris	8	1884
	John Richmond	8	1883
10.	Tom Brown	7	1883
	Jim Field	7	1884
	John Richmond	7	1884
	Harry Wheeler	7	1883
14.	Jim Field	6	1883
15.	Fred Carroll	5	1884
	Frank Mountain	5	1883
17.	John Cahill	3	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	3	1884
	Tom Mansell	3	1884
	Frank Mountain	3	1884
21.	Ed Dundon	2	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	2	1883

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Fred Mann	31	814
2.	Bill Kuehne	30	801
3.	Pop Smith	27	904
4.	Tom Brown	18	919
5.	John Richmond	15	846
6.	Jim Field	13	750
7.	Ed Morris	8	207
	Frank Mountain	8	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	7	377
10.	Fred Carroll	5	270
	Rudy Kemmler	5	557
12.	John Cahill	3	218
	Tom Mansell	3	84
14.	Ed Dundon	2	188

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Fred Mann	7	1884
2.	Fred Carroll	6	1884
	Pop Smith	6	1884
4.	Tom Brown	5	1883
	Tom Brown	5	1884
	Bill Kuehne	5	1884
7.	Jim Field	4	1884
	Frank Mountain	4	1884
	Pop Smith	4	1883
10.	Frank Mountain	3	1883
	John Richmond	3	1884
12.	Jim Field	1	1883
	Bill Kuehne	1	1883
	Fred Mann	1	1883

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Tom Brown	10	919
	Pop Smith	10	904
3.	Fred Mann	8	814
4.	Frank Mountain	7	508
5.	Fred Carroll	6	270
	Bill Kuehne	6	801
7.	Jim Field	5	750
8.	John Richmond	3	846

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Tom Brown	32	1883
	Tom Brown	32	1884
3.	Tom Mansell	6	1884

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Tom Brown	64	919
2.	Tom Mansell	6	84

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	John Richmond	35	1884
2.	Fred Mann	25	1884
	John Richmond	25	1883
4.	Tom Brown	24	1884
5.	Jim Field	23	1884
6.	Pop Smith	22	1883
7.	Tom Brown	20	1883
	Pop Smith	20	1884
9.	Fred Mann	18	1883
10.	Rudy Kemmler	15	1884
11.	Fred Carroll	13	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	13	1883
13.	Bill Kuehne	9	1884
	Frank Mountain	9	1883
	Frank Mountain	9	1884
16.	Jim Field	7	1883
17.	John Cahill	6	1884
	Tom Mansell	6	1884
	Harry Wheeler	6	1883
20.	Ed Dundon	5	1884
	Ed Morris	5	1884
22.	Joe Straub	4	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	3	1883
24.	Bill Kuehne	2	1883
	Frank McIntyre	2	1883
	John Valentine	2	1883
27.	Pete Fries	1	1883
	Tom Sullivan	1	1884

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	John Richmond	60	846
2.	Tom Brown	44	919
3.	Fred Mann	43	814
4.	Pop Smith	42	904
5.	Jim Field	30	750
6.	Rudy Kemmler	28	557
7.	Frank Mountain	18	508
8.	Fred Carroll	13	270
9.	Bill Kuehne	11	801
10.	Ed Dundon	8	188
11.	John Cahill	6	218
	Tom Mansell	6	84
	Harry Wheeler	6	377
14.	Ed Morris	5	207
15.	Joe Straub	4	104
16.	Frank McIntyre	2	9
	John Valentine	2	62
18.	Pete Fries	1	11
	Tom Sullivan	1	12

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Tom Brown	98	1884
2.	John Richmond	94	1883
3.	Tom Brown	91	1883
4.	Jim Field	77	1884
	John Richmond	77	1884
6.	Pop Smith	72	1884
7.	Pop Smith	71	1883
	Harry Wheeler	71	1883
9.	Fred Mann	66	1883
10.	Bill Kuehne	64	1884
	Fred Mann	64	1884
12.	Bill Kuehne	62	1883
13.	Jim Field	58	1883
	Rudy Kemmler	58	1883
15.	Fred Carroll	46	1884
16.	John Cahill	40	1884
17.	Frank Mountain	38	1883
18.	Rudy Kemmler	36	1884
	Frank Mountain	36	1884
20.	Ed Morris	25	1884
21.	Ed Dundon	14	1883
22.	Joe Straub	13	1883
	John Valentine	13	1883
24.	Tom Mansell	11	1884
25.	Ed Dundon	8	1884
26.	Gracie Pierce	7	1883
27.	Al Bauer	3	1884
28.	Pete Fries	2	1883
29.	Bill Schwartz	1	1883
	Tom Sullivan	1	1884

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Tom Brown	189	919
2.	John Richmond	171	846
3.	Pop Smith	143	904
4.	Jim Field	135	750
5.	Fred Mann	130	814
6.	Bill Kuehne	126	801
7.	Rudy Kemmler	94	557
8.	Frank Mountain	74	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	71	377
10.	Fred Carroll	46	270
11.	John Cahill	40	218
12.	Ed Morris	25	207
13.	Ed Dundon	22	188
14.	Joe Straub	13	104
	John Valentine	13	62
16.	Tom Mansell	11	84
17.	Gracie Pierce	7	41
18.	Al Bauer	3	11
19.	Pete Fries	2	11
20.	Bill Schwartz	1	4
	Tom Sullivan	1	12

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Fred Mann	168	1884
2.	Pop Smith	135	1883
3.	Tom Brown	131	1884
4.	Tom Brown	125	1883
5.	John Richmond	124	1883
6.	John Richmond	121	1884
7.	Pop Smith	118	1884
8.	Fred Mann	115	1883
9.	Bill Kuehne	111	1884
10.	Jim Field	105	1884
11.	Bill Kuehne	86	1883
12.	Harry Wheeler	73	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	60	1883

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Fred Mann	55	1884
2.	Tom Brown	52	1884
3.	Pop Smith	50	1883
4.	Tom Brown	48	1883
5.	Pop Smith	44	1884
6.	John Richmond	43	1883
7.	John Richmond	42	1884
8.	Fred Mann	41	1883
9.	Bill Kuehne	40	1884
10.	Jim Field	36	1884
11.	Fred Carroll	35	1884
12.	Bill Kuehne	29	1883
13.	Jim Field	28	1883
14.	Harry Wheeler	25	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	23	1883
16.	Frank Mountain	20	1884
17.	Rudy Kemmler	18	1883
18.	John Cahill	13	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	13	1884
20.	Ed Morris	12	1884
21.	Tom Mansell	6	1884
	John Valentine	6	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	3	1883
	Ed Dundon	3	1884
25.	Joe Straub	2	1883
26.	Al Bauer	1	1884
	Pete Fries	1	1883
	Gracie Pierce	1	1883

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Tom Brown	100	919
2.	Fred Mann	96	814
3.	Pop Smith	94	904
4.	John Richmond	85	846
5.	Bill Kuehne	69	801
6.	Jim Field	64	750
7.	Frank Mountain	43	508
8.	Fred Carroll	35	270
9.	Rudy Kemmler	31	557
10.	Harry Wheeler	25	377
11.	John Cahill	13	218
12.	Ed Morris	12	207
13.	Ed Dundon	6	188
	Tom Mansell	6	84
	John Valentine	6	62
16.	Joe Straub	2	104
17.	Al Bauer	1	11
	Pete Fries	1	11
	Gracie Pierce	1	41

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Fred Mann	26	1884
2.	Fred Carroll	15	1884
3.	Tom Brown	14	1884
	Pop Smith	14	1883
5.	Tom Brown	12	1883
6.	John Richmond	10	1883
	John Richmond	10	1884
8.	Pop Smith	9	1884
9.	Fred Mann	6	1883
10.	Jim Field	3	1884
	Bill Kuehne	3	1884
	Frank Mountain	3	1884
13.	Jim Field	1	1883
	Pete Fries	1	1883
	John Valentine	1	1883

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Fred Mann	33	814
2.	Tom Brown	26	919
3.	Pop Smith	24	904
4.	John Richmond	21	846
5.	Fred Carroll	15	270
6.	Jim Field	4	750
7.	Pete Fries	1	11
	Frank Mountain	1	508
	John Valentine	1	62

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Fred Mann	3.0	1884
2.	Fred Carroll	1.7	1884
3.	Tom Brown	1.6	1884
	Pop Smith	1.6	1883
5.	Tom Brown	1.3	1883
6.	John Richmond	1.2	1883
	John Richmond	1.2	1884
8.	Pop Smith	1.0	1884
9.	Fred Mann	0.7	1883
10.	Frank Mountain	0.4	1884
11.	Jim Field	0.3	1884
	Bill Kuehne	0.3	1884
13.	Jim Field	0.2	1883
	John Valentine	0.2	1883
15.	Pete Fries	0.1	1883

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Fred Mann	3.7	814
2.	Tom Brown	2.9	919
3.	Pop Smith	2.7	904
4.	John Richmond	2.4	846
5.	Fred Carroll	1.7	270
6.	Jim Field	0.5	750
7.	John Valentine	0.2	62
8.	Pete Fries	0.1	11
	Frank Mountain	0.1	508

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Fred Mann	37	1884
2.	Pop Smith	35	1883
3.	Bill Kuehne	34	1884
	Pop Smith	34	1884
5.	Fred Mann	32	1883
6.	Tom Brown	25	1884
7.	Tom Brown	24	1883
	Fred Carroll	24	1884
9.	Bill Kuehne	23	1883
	John Richmond	23	1884
11.	Frank Mountain	22	1883
12.	Jim Field	20	1884
13.	Jim Field	17	1883
14.	John Richmond	15	1883
15.	Frank Mountain	14	1884
16.	Harry Wheeler	13	1883
17.	Ed Morris	12	1884
18.	Rudy Kemmler	8	1883
19.	John Cahill	6	1884
	Rudy Kemmler	6	1884
21.	Ed Dundon	4	1884
	Tom Mansell	4	1884
	John Valentine	4	1883
24.	Ed Dundon	1	1883
	Pete Fries	1	1883

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Fred Mann	69	814
	Pop Smith	69	904
3.	Bill Kuehne	57	801
4.	Tom Brown	49	919
5.	John Richmond	38	846
6.	Jim Field	37	750
7.	Frank Mountain	36	508
8.	Fred Carroll	24	270
9.	Rudy Kemmler	14	557
10.	Harry Wheeler	13	377
11.	Ed Morris	12	207
12.	John Cahill	6	218
13.	Ed Dundon	5	188
14.	Tom Mansell	4	84
	John Valentine	4	62
16.	Pete Fries	1	11

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Tom Brown	151	1884
2.	John Richmond	138	1884
	Pop Smith	138	1884
4.	Fred Mann	137	1884
5.	Tom Brown	135	1883
6.	John Richmond	134	1883
7.	Jim Field	132	1884
8.	Pop Smith	128	1883
9.	Fred Mann	116	1883
10.	Bill Kuehne	108	1884
11.	Harry Wheeler	90	1883
12.	Fred Carroll	88	1884
13.	Bill Kuehne	87	1883
14.	Jim Field	82	1883
15.	Rudy Kemmler	79	1883
16.	Frank Mountain	69	1883
17.	Frank Mountain	63	1884
18.	Rudy Kemmler	57	1884
19.	John Cahill	54	1884
20.	Ed Morris	45	1884
21.	Tom Mansell	22	1884
22.	John Valentine	19	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	18	1883
	Ed Dundon	18	1884
25.	Joe Straub	17	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	7	1883
27.	Pete Fries	4	1883
28.	Al Bauer	3	1884
29.	Frank McIntyre	2	1883
	Tom Sullivan	2	1884
31.	Bill Schwartz	1	1883

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Tom Brown	286	919
2.	John Richmond	272	846
3.	Pop Smith	266	904
4.	Fred Mann	253	814
5.	Jim Field	214	750
6.	Bill Kuehne	195	801
7.	Rudy Kemmler	136	557
8.	Frank Mountain	132	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	90	377
10.	Fred Carroll	88	270
11.	John Cahill	54	218
12.	Ed Morris	45	207
13.	Ed Dundon	36	188
14.	Tom Mansell	22	84
15.	John Valentine	19	62
16.	Joe Straub	17	104
17.	Gracie Pierce	7	41
18.	Pete Fries	4	11
19.	Al Bauer	3	11
20.	Frank McIntyre	2	9
	Tom Sullivan	2	12
22.	Bill Schwartz	1	4

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Fred Mann	.721	1884
2.	Tom Brown	.613	1884
3.	Pop Smith	.603	1883
4.	Tom Brown	.576	1883
5.	John Richmond	.572	1883
6.	John Richmond	.561	1884
7.	Pop Smith	.523	1884
8.	Fred Mann	.519	1883
9.	Bill Kuehne	.510	1884
10.	Jim Field	.459	1884
11.	Bill Kuehne	.374	1883
12.	Harry Wheeler	.316	1883
13.	Rudy Kemmler	.242	1883

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Jim Field	12	1884
	Pop Smith	12	1884
3.	Fred Mann	11	1884
4.	Fred Carroll	5	1884
5.	Tom Brown	4	1884
	Frank Mountain	4	1884
7.	Ed Morris	3	1884
	John Richmond	3	1884
9.	John Cahill	2	1884
10.	Ed Dundon	1	1884
	Bill Kuehne	1	1884
	Tom Mansell	1	1884

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Jim Field	12	750
	Pop Smith	12	904
3.	Fred Mann	11	814
4.	Fred Carroll	5	270
5.	Tom Brown	4	919
	Frank Mountain	4	508
7.	Ed Morris	3	207
	John Richmond	3	846
9.	John Cahill	2	218
10.	Ed Dundon	1	188
	Bill Kuehne	1	801
	Tom Mansell	1	84

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

SB %

Rank	Player	SB %	Year

SB %

Rank	Player	SB %	PA

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Fred Mann	52.3	1884
2.	Pop Smith	74.2	1884
3.	Bill Kuehne	83.0	1884
4.	Tom Brown	84.0	1883
5.	Tom Brown	90.2	1884
6.	Pop Smith	101.3	1883
7.	Jim Field	104.3	1884
8.	John Richmond	132.7	1884
9.	Bill Kuehne	374.0	1883
10.	Fred Mann	394.0	1883

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Pop Smith	339	1884
2.	Tom Brown	328	1884
3.	Jim Field	320	1884
4.	Bill Kuehne	317	1884
5.	Tom Brown	305	1883
6.	Pop Smith	299	1883
7.	John Richmond	298	1884
8.	Fred Mann	296	1883
9.	Bill Kuehne	289	1883
10.	Harry Wheeler	287	1883
11.	John Richmond	276	1883
12.	Fred Mann	265	1884
13.	Rudy Kemmler	252	1883
14.	Jim Field	216	1883
	Frank Mountain	216	1883
16.	Fred Carroll	182	1884
17.	Rudy Kemmler	169	1884
18.	John Cahill	164	1884
19.	Ed Morris	162	1884
20.	Frank Mountain	160	1884
21.	Joe Straub	87	1883
22.	Ed Dundon	78	1883
23.	Ed Dundon	74	1884
24.	Tom Mansell	62	1884
25.	John Valentine	43	1883
26.	Gracie Pierce	34	1883
27.	Tom Sullivan	10	1884
28.	Al Bauer	8	1884
29.	Pete Fries	7	1883
	Frank McIntyre	7	1883
31.	Sam Childs	4	1883
32.	Bill Schwartz	3	1883

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Pop Smith	638	904
2.	Tom Brown	633	919
3.	Bill Kuehne	606	801
4.	John Richmond	574	846
5.	Fred Mann	561	814
6.	Jim Field	536	750
7.	Rudy Kemmler	421	557
8.	Frank Mountain	376	508
9.	Harry Wheeler	287	377
10.	Fred Carroll	182	270
11.	John Cahill	164	218
12.	Ed Morris	162	207
13.	Ed Dundon	152	188
14.	Joe Straub	87	104
15.	Tom Mansell	62	84
16.	John Valentine	43	62
17.	Gracie Pierce	34	41
18.	Tom Sullivan	10	12
19.	Al Bauer	8	11
20.	Pete Fries	7	11
	Frank McIntyre	7	9
22.	Sam Childs	4	4
23.	Bill Schwartz	3	4

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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