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Philadelphia Centennials Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	George Bechtel	0.3	1875
2.	Bill Craver	0.2	1875
3.	Fred Treacey	0.1	1875

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	George Bechtel	0.3	62
2.	Bill Craver	0.2	67
3.	Fred Treacey	0.1	48

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Bill Craver	0.4	1875
2.	George Bechtel	0.3	1875
3.	Tim McGinley	0.1	1875
	Ed Somerville	0.1	1875
	Fred Treacey	0.1	1875
	Fred Warner	0.1	1875

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Bill Craver	0.4	67
2.	George Bechtel	0.3	62
3.	Tim McGinley	0.1	52
	Ed Somerville	0.1	58
	Fred Treacey	0.1	48
	Fred Warner	0.1	58

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Sam Field	0.1	1875

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Sam Field	0.1	11

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	George Bechtel	14	1875
	Bill Craver	14	1875
	Ed Somerville	14	1875
	Fred Warner	14	1875
5.	Tim McGinley	13	1875
6.	Charlie Mason	12	1875
7.	John Abadie	11	1875
	Fred Treacey	11	1875
9.	George Trenwith	10	1875
10.	Len Lovett	6	1875

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	George Bechtel	14	62
	Bill Craver	14	67
	Ed Somerville	14	58
	Fred Warner	14	58
5.	Tim McGinley	13	52
6.	Charlie Mason	12	47
7.	John Abadie	11	45
	Fred Treacey	11	48
9.	George Trenwith	10	46
10.	Len Lovett	6	22

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Bill Craver	65	1875
2.	George Bechtel	61	1875
3.	Ed Somerville	57	1875
	Fred Warner	57	1875
5.	Tim McGinley	52	1875
6.	Charlie Mason	47	1875
7.	Fred Treacey	46	1875
8.	John Abadie	45	1875
	George Trenwith	45	1875
10.	John Radcliff	23	1875

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Bill Craver	65	67
2.	George Bechtel	61	62
3.	Ed Somerville	57	58
	Fred Warner	57	58
5.	Tim McGinley	52	52
6.	Charlie Mason	47	47
7.	Fred Treacey	46	48
8.	John Abadie	45	45
	George Trenwith	45	46
10.	John Radcliff	23	24

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Bill Craver	67	1875
2.	George Bechtel	62	1875
3.	Ed Somerville	58	1875
	Fred Warner	58	1875
5.	Tim McGinley	52	1875
6.	Fred Treacey	48	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	47	1875
8.	George Trenwith	46	1875
9.	John Abadie	45	1875
10.	John Radcliff	24	1875

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Bill Craver	67	67
2.	George Bechtel	62	62
3.	Ed Somerville	58	58
	Fred Warner	58	58
5.	Tim McGinley	52	52
6.	Fred Treacey	48	48
7.	Charlie Mason	47	47
8.	George Trenwith	46	46
9.	John Abadie	45	45
10.	John Radcliff	24	24

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	George Bechtel	12	1875
2.	Fred Warner	11	1875
3.	Fred Treacey	9	1875
4.	Bill Craver	8	1875
5.	Ed Somerville	6	1875
6.	Charlie Mason	5	1875
	Tim McGinley	5	1875
	George Trenwith	5	1875
9.	John Abadie	3	1875
10.	Sam Field	2	1875
	Len Lovett	2	1875
	John Radcliff	2	1875

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	George Bechtel	12	62
2.	Fred Warner	11	58
3.	Fred Treacey	9	48
4.	Bill Craver	8	67
5.	Ed Somerville	6	58
6.	Charlie Mason	5	47
	Tim McGinley	5	52
	George Trenwith	5	46
9.	John Abadie	3	45
10.	Sam Field	2	11
	Len Lovett	2	22
	John Radcliff	2	24

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Bill Craver	18	1875
2.	George Bechtel	17	1875
3.	Fred Warner	14	1875
4.	Ed Somerville	13	1875
5.	Tim McGinley	12	1875
	Fred Treacey	12	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	11	1875
8.	John Abadie	10	1875
9.	George Trenwith	8	1875
10.	Len Lovett	5	1875

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Bill Craver	18	67
2.	George Bechtel	17	62
3.	Fred Warner	14	58
4.	Ed Somerville	13	58
5.	Tim McGinley	12	52
	Fred Treacey	12	48
7.	Charlie Mason	11	47
8.	John Abadie	10	45
9.	George Trenwith	8	46
10.	Len Lovett	5	22

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Bill Craver	26	1875
2.	George Bechtel	22	1875
3.	Fred Warner	18	1875
4.	Ed Somerville	16	1875
5.	Fred Treacey	15	1875
6.	Tim McGinley	14	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	11	1875
8.	John Abadie	10	1875
	George Trenwith	10	1875
10.	Len Lovett	6	1875

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Bill Craver	26	67
2.	George Bechtel	22	62
3.	Fred Warner	18	58
4.	Ed Somerville	16	58
5.	Fred Treacey	15	48
6.	Tim McGinley	14	52
7.	Charlie Mason	11	47
8.	John Abadie	10	45
	George Trenwith	10	46
10.	Len Lovett	6	22

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	George Bechtel	5	1875
2.	Bill Craver	4	1875
	Fred Warner	4	1875
4.	Ed Somerville	3	1875
	Fred Treacey	3	1875
6.	George Trenwith	2	1875
7.	Len Lovett	1	1875

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	George Bechtel	5	62
2.	Bill Craver	4	67
	Fred Warner	4	58
4.	Ed Somerville	3	58
	Fred Treacey	3	48
6.	George Trenwith	2	46
7.	Len Lovett	1	22

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Bill Craver	2	1875
2.	Tim McGinley	1	1875

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Bill Craver	2	67
2.	Tim McGinley	1	52

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	George Bechtel	7	1875
2.	Ed Somerville	6	1875
3.	Bill Craver	5	1875
	Tim McGinley	5	1875
5.	John Abadie	4	1875
	George Trenwith	4	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	3	1875
8.	Len Lovett	2	1875
	Fred Treacey	2	1875
	Fred Warner	2	1875

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	George Bechtel	7	62
2.	Ed Somerville	6	58
3.	Bill Craver	5	67
	Tim McGinley	5	52
5.	John Abadie	4	45
	George Trenwith	4	46
7.	Charlie Mason	3	47
8.	Len Lovett	2	22
	Fred Treacey	2	48
	Fred Warner	2	58

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Bill Craver	2	1875
	Fred Treacey	2	1875
3.	George Bechtel	1	1875
	Len Lovett	1	1875
	John Radcliff	1	1875
	Ed Somerville	1	1875
	George Trenwith	1	1875
	Fred Warner	1	1875

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Bill Craver	2	67
	Fred Treacey	2	48
3.	George Bechtel	1	62
	Len Lovett	1	22
	John Radcliff	1	24
	Ed Somerville	1	58
	George Trenwith	1	46
	Fred Warner	1	58

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Len Lovett	5	1875
2.	Bill Craver	4	1875
	Tim McGinley	4	1875
4.	John Abadie	3	1875
	Ed Somerville	3	1875
6.	George Trenwith	2	1875
	Fred Warner	2	1875
8.	George Bechtel	1	1875
	Charlie Mason	1	1875

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Len Lovett	5	22
2.	Bill Craver	4	67
	Tim McGinley	4	52
4.	John Abadie	3	45
	Ed Somerville	3	58
6.	George Trenwith	2	46
	Fred Warner	2	58
8.	George Bechtel	1	62
	Charlie Mason	1	47

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	John Abadie	1	1875
	Bill Craver	1	1875
	Ed Somerville	1	1875
	Fred Treacey	1	1875

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	John Abadie	1	45
	Bill Craver	1	67
	Ed Somerville	1	58
	Fred Treacey	1	48

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	George Bechtel	12	1875
	Bill Craver	12	1875
3.	Charlie Mason	11	1875
	Tim McGinley	11	1875
5.	John Abadie	10	1875
	Ed Somerville	10	1875
	Fred Warner	10	1875
8.	Fred Treacey	9	1875
9.	George Trenwith	6	1875
10.	Len Lovett	4	1875
	John Radcliff	4	1875

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	George Bechtel	12	62
	Bill Craver	12	67
3.	Charlie Mason	11	47
	Tim McGinley	11	52
5.	John Abadie	10	45
	Ed Somerville	10	58
	Fred Warner	10	58
8.	Fred Treacey	9	48
9.	George Trenwith	6	46
10.	Len Lovett	4	22
	John Radcliff	4	24

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Bill Craver	8	1875
2.	George Bechtel	6	1875
3.	Fred Treacey	5	1875
	Fred Warner	5	1875
5.	Ed Somerville	4	1875
6.	Charlie Mason	3	1875
	Tim McGinley	3	1875
8.	John Abadie	2	1875
	Len Lovett	2	1875
	George Trenwith	2	1875

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Bill Craver	8	67
2.	George Bechtel	6	62
3.	Fred Treacey	5	48
	Fred Warner	5	58
5.	Ed Somerville	4	58
6.	Charlie Mason	3	47
	Tim McGinley	3	52
8.	John Abadie	2	45
	Len Lovett	2	22
	George Trenwith	2	46

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Bill Craver	3	1875
2.	George Bechtel	2	1875
3.	Fred Treacey	1	1875
	Fred Warner	1	1875

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Bill Craver	3	67
2.	George Bechtel	2	62
3.	Fred Treacey	1	48
	Fred Warner	1	58

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Bill Craver	0.4	1875
2.	George Bechtel	0.2	1875
3.	Fred Treacey	0.1	1875
	Fred Warner	0.1	1875

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Bill Craver	0.4	67
2.	George Bechtel	0.2	62
3.	Fred Treacey	0.1	48
	Fred Warner	0.1	58

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Bill Craver	6	1875
2.	George Bechtel	5	1875
3.	Fred Warner	4	1875
4.	Ed Somerville	3	1875
	Fred Treacey	3	1875
6.	George Trenwith	2	1875
7.	Len Lovett	1	1875
	Tim McGinley	1	1875

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Bill Craver	6	67
2.	George Bechtel	5	62
3.	Fred Warner	4	58
4.	Ed Somerville	3	58
	Fred Treacey	3	48
6.	George Trenwith	2	46
7.	Len Lovett	1	22
	Tim McGinley	1	52

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Bill Craver	20	1875
2.	George Bechtel	18	1875
3.	Fred Warner	15	1875
4.	Ed Somerville	14	1875
	Fred Treacey	14	1875
6.	Tim McGinley	12	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	11	1875
8.	John Abadie	10	1875
9.	George Trenwith	9	1875
10.	Len Lovett	6	1875

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Bill Craver	20	67
2.	George Bechtel	18	62
3.	Fred Warner	15	58
4.	Ed Somerville	14	58
	Fred Treacey	14	48
6.	Tim McGinley	12	52
7.	Charlie Mason	11	47
8.	John Abadie	10	45
9.	George Trenwith	9	46
10.	Len Lovett	6	22

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year

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.	Bill Craver	1	1875
	Ed Somerville	1	1875

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	Bill Craver	1	67
	Ed Somerville	1	58

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

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Bill Craver	48	1875
2.	Ed Somerville	45	1875
3.	George Bechtel	44	1875
4.	Fred Warner	43	1875
5.	Tim McGinley	40	1875
6.	George Trenwith	37	1875
7.	Charlie Mason	36	1875
8.	John Abadie	35	1875
9.	Fred Treacey	34	1875
10.	John Radcliff	19	1875

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Bill Craver	48	67
2.	Ed Somerville	45	58
3.	George Bechtel	44	62
4.	Fred Warner	43	58
5.	Tim McGinley	40	52
6.	George Trenwith	37	46
7.	Charlie Mason	36	47
8.	John Abadie	35	45
9.	Fred Treacey	34	48
10.	John Radcliff	19	24

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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