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Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Top 50 Batting Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	2.2	1891
2.	King Kelly	2.0	1891
3.	John Carney	0.6	1891
4.	Frank Dwyer	0.5	1891
5.	Willard Mains	0.3	1891
6.	Charlie Bell	0.1	1891
	Jack Keenan	0.1	1891
	Willie McGill	0.1	1891
	Farmer Vaughn	0.1	1891

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	2.2	461
2.	King Kelly	2.0	336
3.	John Carney	0.6	405
4.	Frank Dwyer	0.5	146
5.	Willard Mains	0.3	95
6.	Charlie Bell	0.1	4
	Jack Keenan	0.1	4
	Willie McGill	0.1	29
	Farmer Vaughn	0.1	190

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	King Kelly	2.1	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	1.8	1891
3.	John Carney	0.6	1891
4.	Frank Dwyer	0.5	1891
5.	Willard Mains	0.3	1891
6.	Charlie Bell	0.1	1891
	Jack Keenan	0.1	1891
	Willie McGill	0.1	1891

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	King Kelly	2.1	336
2.	Emmett Seery	1.8	461
3.	John Carney	0.6	405
4.	Frank Dwyer	0.5	146
5.	Willard Mains	0.3	95
6.	Charlie Bell	0.1	4
	Jack Keenan	0.1	4
	Willie McGill	0.1	29

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Art Whitney	0.4	1891
2.	Ed Andrews	0.3	1891
	King Kelly	0.3	1891
4.	Farmer Vaughn	0.2	1891

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Art Whitney	0.4	381
2.	Ed Andrews	0.3	390
	King Kelly	0.3	336
4.	Farmer Vaughn	0.2	190

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	King Kelly	.297	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	.285	1891
3.	John Carney	.278	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	.228	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	.221	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	.211	1891
7.	Art Whitney	.199	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	.178	1891

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	.423	1891
2.	King Kelly	.408	1891
3.	John Carney	.346	1891
4.	Yank Robinson	.328	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	.301	1891
6.	Jim Canavan	.282	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	.279	1891
8.	Art Whitney	.270	1891

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	.411	1891
2.	King Kelly	.410	1891
3.	Jim Canavan	.373	1891
	John Carney	.373	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	.309	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	.253	1891
7.	Art Whitney	.248	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	.237	1891

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	.834	1891
2.	King Kelly	.818	1891
3.	John Carney	.719	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	.655	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	.609	1891
6.	Yank Robinson	.565	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	.532	1891
8.	Art Whitney	.518	1891

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	101	1891
2.	John Carney	99	1891
	Dick Johnston	99	1891
4.	Yank Robinson	97	1891
	Emmett Seery	97	1891
6.	Art Whitney	93	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	83	1891
8.	King Kelly	82	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	51	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	37	1891
11.	Ed Crane	34	1891
12.	Willard Mains	31	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	24	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	14	1891
15.	Matt Kilroy	8	1891
	Willie McGill	8	1891
17.	Charlie Bastian	1	1891
	Charlie Bell	1	1891
	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Billy Clingman	1	1891
	Jack Keenan	1	1891
	John Slagle	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	101	458
2.	John Carney	99	405
	Dick Johnston	99	419
4.	Yank Robinson	97	418
	Emmett Seery	97	461
6.	Art Whitney	93	381
7.	Ed Andrews	83	390
8.	King Kelly	82	336
9.	Farmer Vaughn	51	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	37	146
11.	Ed Crane	34	118
12.	Willard Mains	31	95
13.	Jerry Hurley	24	78
14.	Lefty Marr	14	64
15.	Matt Kilroy	8	24
	Willie McGill	8	29
17.	Charlie Bastian	1	4
	Charlie Bell	1	4
	Joe Burke	1	4
	Billy Clingman	1	5
	Jack Keenan	1	4
	John Slagle	1	1
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	426	1891
2.	Dick Johnston	376	1891
3.	Emmett Seery	372	1891
4.	John Carney	367	1891
5.	Ed Andrews	356	1891
6.	Art Whitney	347	1891
7.	Yank Robinson	342	1891
8.	King Kelly	283	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	175	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	141	1891
11.	Ed Crane	110	1891
12.	Willard Mains	90	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	66	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	57	1891
15.	Matt Kilroy	20	1891
	Willie McGill	20	1891
17.	Billy Clingman	5	1891
18.	Charlie Bastian	4	1891
	Charlie Bell	4	1891
	Joe Burke	4	1891
	Jack Keenan	4	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	4	1891
23.	John Slagle	1	1891

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	426	458
2.	Dick Johnston	376	419
3.	Emmett Seery	372	461
4.	John Carney	367	405
5.	Ed Andrews	356	390
6.	Art Whitney	347	381
7.	Yank Robinson	342	418
8.	King Kelly	283	336
9.	Farmer Vaughn	175	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	141	146
11.	Ed Crane	110	118
12.	Willard Mains	90	95
13.	Jerry Hurley	66	78
14.	Lefty Marr	57	64
15.	Matt Kilroy	20	24
	Willie McGill	20	29
17.	Billy Clingman	5	5
18.	Charlie Bastian	4	4
	Charlie Bell	4	4
	Joe Burke	4	4
	Jack Keenan	4	4
	Wild Bill Widner	4	4
23.	John Slagle	1	1

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	461	1891
2.	Jim Canavan	458	1891
3.	Dick Johnston	419	1891
4.	Yank Robinson	418	1891
5.	John Carney	405	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	390	1891
7.	Art Whitney	381	1891
8.	King Kelly	336	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	190	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	146	1891
11.	Ed Crane	118	1891
12.	Willard Mains	95	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	78	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	64	1891
15.	Willie McGill	29	1891
16.	Matt Kilroy	24	1891
17.	Billy Clingman	5	1891
18.	Charlie Bastian	4	1891
	Charlie Bell	4	1891
	Joe Burke	4	1891
	Jack Keenan	4	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	4	1891
23.	John Slagle	1	1891

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	461	461
2.	Jim Canavan	458	458
3.	Dick Johnston	419	419
4.	Yank Robinson	418	418
5.	John Carney	405	405
6.	Ed Andrews	390	390
7.	Art Whitney	381	381
8.	King Kelly	336	336
9.	Farmer Vaughn	190	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	146	146
11.	Ed Crane	118	118
12.	Willard Mains	95	95
13.	Jerry Hurley	78	78
14.	Lefty Marr	64	64
15.	Willie McGill	29	29
16.	Matt Kilroy	24	24
17.	Billy Clingman	5	5
18.	Charlie Bastian	4	4
	Charlie Bell	4	4
	Joe Burke	4	4
	Jack Keenan	4	4
	Wild Bill Widner	4	4
23.	John Slagle	1	1

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	77	1891
2.	Jim Canavan	74	1891
3.	Dick Johnston	59	1891
4.	King Kelly	56	1891
5.	Yank Robinson	48	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	47	1891
	John Carney	47	1891
8.	Art Whitney	42	1891
9.	Frank Dwyer	24	1891
10.	Farmer Vaughn	21	1891
11.	Willard Mains	14	1891
12.	Ed Crane	13	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	10	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	9	1891
15.	Willie McGill	4	1891
16.	Matt Kilroy	2	1891
17.	Charlie Bell	1	1891
	Jack Keenan	1	1891

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	77	461
2.	Jim Canavan	74	458
3.	Dick Johnston	59	419
4.	King Kelly	56	336
5.	Yank Robinson	48	418
6.	Ed Andrews	47	390
	John Carney	47	405
8.	Art Whitney	42	381
9.	Frank Dwyer	24	146
10.	Farmer Vaughn	21	190
11.	Willard Mains	14	95
12.	Ed Crane	13	118
13.	Jerry Hurley	10	78
14.	Lefty Marr	9	64
15.	Willie McGill	4	29
16.	Matt Kilroy	2	24
17.	Charlie Bell	1	4
	Jack Keenan	1	4

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	106	1891
2.	John Carney	102	1891
3.	Jim Canavan	97	1891
4.	King Kelly	84	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	83	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	75	1891
7.	Art Whitney	69	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	61	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	45	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	40	1891
11.	Willard Mains	22	1891
12.	Ed Crane	17	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	14	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	11	1891
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	1891
16.	Charlie Bell	2	1891
	Jack Keenan	2	1891
	Willie McGill	2	1891
19.	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Billy Clingman	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	106	461
2.	John Carney	102	405
3.	Jim Canavan	97	458
4.	King Kelly	84	336
5.	Dick Johnston	83	419
6.	Ed Andrews	75	390
7.	Art Whitney	69	381
8.	Yank Robinson	61	418
9.	Farmer Vaughn	45	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	40	146
11.	Willard Mains	22	95
12.	Ed Crane	17	118
13.	Jerry Hurley	14	78
14.	Lefty Marr	11	64
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	24
16.	Charlie Bell	2	4
	Jack Keenan	2	4
	Willie McGill	2	29
19.	Joe Burke	1	4
	Billy Clingman	1	5
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	159	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	153	1891
3.	John Carney	137	1891
4.	Dick Johnston	116	1891
	King Kelly	116	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	90	1891
7.	Art Whitney	86	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	81	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	57	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	50	1891
11.	Willard Mains	32	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	21	1891
13.	Ed Crane	20	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	12	1891
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	1891
16.	Charlie Bell	2	1891
	Billy Clingman	2	1891
	Jack Keenan	2	1891
	Willie McGill	2	1891
20.	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	159	458
2.	Emmett Seery	153	461
3.	John Carney	137	405
4.	Dick Johnston	116	419
	King Kelly	116	336
6.	Ed Andrews	90	390
7.	Art Whitney	86	381
8.	Yank Robinson	81	418
9.	Farmer Vaughn	57	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	50	146
11.	Willard Mains	32	95
12.	Jerry Hurley	21	78
13.	Ed Crane	20	118
14.	Lefty Marr	12	64
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	24
16.	Charlie Bell	2	4
	Billy Clingman	2	5
	Jack Keenan	2	4
	Willie McGill	2	29
20.	Joe Burke	1	4
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	King Kelly	15	1891
	Emmett Seery	15	1891
3.	Jim Canavan	13	1891
4.	Dick Johnston	11	1891
5.	John Carney	10	1891
6.	Yank Robinson	9	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	7	1891
	Farmer Vaughn	7	1891
9.	Art Whitney	6	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	4	1891
11.	Jerry Hurley	3	1891
	Willard Mains	3	1891
13.	Billy Clingman	1	1891
	Lefty Marr	1	1891

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	King Kelly	15	336
	Emmett Seery	15	461
3.	Jim Canavan	13	458
4.	Dick Johnston	11	419
5.	John Carney	10	405
6.	Yank Robinson	9	418
7.	Ed Andrews	7	390
	Farmer Vaughn	7	190
9.	Art Whitney	6	381
10.	Frank Dwyer	4	146
11.	Jerry Hurley	3	78
	Willard Mains	3	95
13.	Billy Clingman	1	5
	Lefty Marr	1	64

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	14	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	10	1891
3.	John Carney	8	1891
4.	King Kelly	7	1891
5.	Ed Andrews	4	1891
	Yank Robinson	4	1891
7.	Frank Dwyer	3	1891
8.	Jerry Hurley	2	1891
	Dick Johnston	2	1891
	Willard Mains	2	1891
11.	Farmer Vaughn	1	1891
	Art Whitney	1	1891

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	14	458
2.	Emmett Seery	10	461
3.	John Carney	8	405
4.	King Kelly	7	336
5.	Ed Andrews	4	390
	Yank Robinson	4	418
7.	Frank Dwyer	3	146
8.	Jerry Hurley	2	78
	Dick Johnston	2	419
	Willard Mains	2	95
11.	Farmer Vaughn	1	190
	Art Whitney	1	381

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	7	1891
2.	Dick Johnston	6	1891
3.	Emmett Seery	4	1891
4.	John Carney	3	1891
	Art Whitney	3	1891
6.	Ed Crane	1	1891
	King Kelly	1	1891
	Willard Mains	1	1891
	Yank Robinson	1	1891
	Farmer Vaughn	1	1891

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	7	458
2.	Dick Johnston	6	419
3.	Emmett Seery	4	461
4.	John Carney	3	405
	Art Whitney	3	381
6.	Ed Crane	1	118
	King Kelly	1	336
	Willard Mains	1	95
	Yank Robinson	1	418
	Farmer Vaughn	1	190

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	66	1891
2.	King Kelly	53	1891
3.	Dick Johnston	51	1891
4.	John Carney	43	1891
5.	Yank Robinson	37	1891
6.	Emmett Seery	36	1891
7.	Art Whitney	33	1891
8.	Ed Andrews	26	1891
9.	Frank Dwyer	18	1891
10.	Farmer Vaughn	14	1891
11.	Willard Mains	10	1891
12.	Ed Crane	7	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	6	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	4	1891
15.	Charlie Bell	1	1891
	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Jack Keenan	1	1891

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	66	458
2.	King Kelly	53	336
3.	Dick Johnston	51	419
4.	John Carney	43	405
5.	Yank Robinson	37	418
6.	Emmett Seery	36	461
7.	Art Whitney	33	381
8.	Ed Andrews	26	390
9.	Frank Dwyer	18	146
10.	Farmer Vaughn	14	190
11.	Willard Mains	10	95
12.	Ed Crane	7	118
13.	Jerry Hurley	6	78
14.	Lefty Marr	4	64
15.	Charlie Bell	1	4
	Joe Burke	1	4
	Jack Keenan	1	4

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	81	1891
2.	Yank Robinson	68	1891
3.	King Kelly	51	1891
4.	Dick Johnston	38	1891
5.	John Carney	35	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	33	1891
7.	Art Whitney	31	1891
8.	Jim Canavan	27	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	14	1891
10.	Jerry Hurley	12	1891
11.	Willie McGill	9	1891
12.	Ed Crane	8	1891
13.	Lefty Marr	7	1891
14.	Frank Dwyer	5	1891
	Willard Mains	5	1891
16.	Matt Kilroy	4	1891

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	81	461
2.	Yank Robinson	68	418
3.	King Kelly	51	336
4.	Dick Johnston	38	419
5.	John Carney	35	405
6.	Ed Andrews	33	390
7.	Art Whitney	31	381
8.	Jim Canavan	27	458
9.	Farmer Vaughn	14	190
10.	Jerry Hurley	12	78
11.	Willie McGill	9	29
12.	Ed Crane	8	118
13.	Lefty Marr	7	64
14.	Frank Dwyer	5	146
	Willard Mains	5	95
16.	Matt Kilroy	4	24

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	52	1891
2.	Yank Robinson	51	1891
3.	Jim Canavan	44	1891
	Dick Johnston	44	1891
5.	Ed Andrews	35	1891
6.	Ed Crane	28	1891
	King Kelly	28	1891
8.	Art Whitney	20	1891
9.	John Carney	18	1891
10.	Farmer Vaughn	15	1891
11.	Frank Dwyer	14	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	13	1891
13.	Willard Mains	8	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	4	1891
	Willie McGill	4	1891
16.	Joe Burke	2	1891
	Matt Kilroy	2	1891
18.	Jack Keenan	1	1891
	John Slagle	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	52	461
2.	Yank Robinson	51	418
3.	Jim Canavan	44	458
	Dick Johnston	44	419
5.	Ed Andrews	35	390
6.	Ed Crane	28	118
	King Kelly	28	336
8.	Art Whitney	20	381
9.	John Carney	18	405
10.	Farmer Vaughn	15	190
11.	Frank Dwyer	14	146
12.	Jerry Hurley	13	78
13.	Willard Mains	8	95
14.	Lefty Marr	4	64
	Willie McGill	4	29
16.	Joe Burke	2	4
	Matt Kilroy	2	24
18.	Jack Keenan	1	4
	John Slagle	1	1
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Yank Robinson	23	1891
2.	Ed Andrews	22	1891
	King Kelly	22	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	21	1891
5.	Emmett Seery	19	1891
6.	John Carney	15	1891
7.	Dick Johnston	12	1891
8.	Art Whitney	8	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	7	1891
10.	Ed Crane	4	1891
	Frank Dwyer	4	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	2	1891
	Willard Mains	2	1891
	Lefty Marr	2	1891
15.	Jack Keenan	1	1891

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Yank Robinson	23	418
2.	Ed Andrews	22	390
	King Kelly	22	336
4.	Jim Canavan	21	458
5.	Emmett Seery	19	461
6.	John Carney	15	405
7.	Dick Johnston	12	419
8.	Art Whitney	8	381
9.	Farmer Vaughn	7	190
10.	Ed Crane	4	118
	Frank Dwyer	4	146
12.	Jerry Hurley	2	78
	Willard Mains	2	95
	Lefty Marr	2	64
15.	Jack Keenan	1	4

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	John Carney	81	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	77	1891
3.	Ed Andrews	64	1891
	Dick Johnston	64	1891
5.	Jim Canavan	63	1891
6.	King Kelly	61	1891
7.	Art Whitney	59	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	47	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	36	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	33	1891
11.	Ed Crane	16	1891
	Willard Mains	16	1891
13.	Lefty Marr	10	1891
14.	Jerry Hurley	9	1891
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	1891
16.	Charlie Bell	2	1891
	Jack Keenan	2	1891
	Willie McGill	2	1891
19.	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	John Carney	81	405
2.	Emmett Seery	77	461
3.	Ed Andrews	64	390
	Dick Johnston	64	419
5.	Jim Canavan	63	458
6.	King Kelly	61	336
7.	Art Whitney	59	381
8.	Yank Robinson	47	418
9.	Farmer Vaughn	36	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	33	146
11.	Ed Crane	16	118
	Willard Mains	16	95
13.	Lefty Marr	10	64
14.	Jerry Hurley	9	78
15.	Matt Kilroy	3	24
16.	Charlie Bell	2	4
	Jack Keenan	2	4
	Willie McGill	2	29
19.	Joe Burke	1	4
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	133	1891
2.	King Kelly	128	1891
3.	John Carney	100	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	82	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	70	1891
6.	Yank Robinson	58	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	48	1891
8.	Art Whitney	45	1891

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	63	1891
2.	John Carney	47	1891
	King Kelly	47	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	44	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	34	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	25	1891
	Yank Robinson	25	1891
8.	Art Whitney	23	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	18	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	15	1891
11.	Willard Mains	9	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	7	1891
13.	Ed Crane	4	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	3	1891
15.	Charlie Bell	1	1891
	Jack Keenan	1	1891
	Matt Kilroy	1	1891
	Willie McGill	1	1891

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	63	461
2.	John Carney	47	405
	King Kelly	47	336
4.	Jim Canavan	44	458
5.	Dick Johnston	34	419
6.	Ed Andrews	25	390
	Yank Robinson	25	418
8.	Art Whitney	23	381
9.	Farmer Vaughn	18	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	15	146
11.	Willard Mains	9	95
12.	Jerry Hurley	7	78
13.	Ed Crane	4	118
14.	Lefty Marr	3	64
15.	Charlie Bell	1	4
	Jack Keenan	1	4
	Matt Kilroy	1	24
	Willie McGill	1	29

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	21	1891
2.	King Kelly	13	1891

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	21	461
2.	King Kelly	13	336

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	2.2	1891
2.	King Kelly	1.3	1891

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	2.2	461
2.	King Kelly	1.3	336

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	34	1891
2.	Emmett Seery	29	1891
3.	King Kelly	23	1891
4.	John Carney	21	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	19	1891
6.	Yank Robinson	14	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	11	1891
8.	Art Whitney	10	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	9	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	7	1891
11.	Willard Mains	6	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	5	1891
13.	Billy Clingman	1	1891
	Ed Crane	1	1891
	Lefty Marr	1	1891

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	34	458
2.	Emmett Seery	29	461
3.	King Kelly	23	336
4.	John Carney	21	405
5.	Dick Johnston	19	419
6.	Yank Robinson	14	418
7.	Ed Andrews	11	390
8.	Art Whitney	10	381
9.	Farmer Vaughn	9	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	7	146
11.	Willard Mains	6	95
12.	Jerry Hurley	5	78
13.	Billy Clingman	1	5
	Ed Crane	1	118
	Lefty Marr	1	64

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Emmett Seery	195	1891
2.	John Carney	140	1891
3.	King Kelly	137	1891
	Yank Robinson	137	1891
5.	Jim Canavan	129	1891
6.	Dick Johnston	126	1891
7.	Ed Andrews	109	1891
8.	Art Whitney	103	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	60	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	45	1891
11.	Willard Mains	27	1891
12.	Jerry Hurley	26	1891
13.	Ed Crane	25	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	18	1891
15.	Willie McGill	11	1891
16.	Matt Kilroy	7	1891
17.	Charlie Bell	2	1891
	Jack Keenan	2	1891
19.	Joe Burke	1	1891
	Billy Clingman	1	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	1	1891

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Emmett Seery	195	461
2.	John Carney	140	405
3.	King Kelly	137	336
	Yank Robinson	137	418
5.	Jim Canavan	129	458
6.	Dick Johnston	126	419
7.	Ed Andrews	109	390
8.	Art Whitney	103	381
9.	Farmer Vaughn	60	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	45	146
11.	Willard Mains	27	95
12.	Jerry Hurley	26	78
13.	Ed Crane	25	118
14.	Lefty Marr	18	64
15.	Willie McGill	11	29
16.	Matt Kilroy	7	24
17.	Charlie Bell	2	4
	Jack Keenan	2	4
19.	Joe Burke	1	4
	Billy Clingman	1	5
	Wild Bill Widner	1	4

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	King Kelly	.686	1891
	Emmett Seery	.686	1891
3.	John Carney	.563	1891
4.	Jim Canavan	.435	1891
5.	Dick Johnston	.372	1891
6.	Ed Andrews	.267	1891
	Yank Robinson	.267	1891
8.	Art Whitney	.242	1891

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Yank Robinson	8	1891
	Emmett Seery	8	1891
3.	Jim Canavan	5	1891
	Dick Johnston	5	1891
5.	John Carney	3	1891
	Art Whitney	3	1891
7.	King Kelly	2	1891
8.	Ed Andrews	1	1891
	Farmer Vaughn	1	1891

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Yank Robinson	8	418
	Emmett Seery	8	461
3.	Jim Canavan	5	458
	Dick Johnston	5	419
5.	John Carney	3	405
	Art Whitney	3	381
7.	King Kelly	2	336
8.	Ed Andrews	1	390
	Farmer Vaughn	1	190

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
1.	Jim Canavan	10.5	1891
2.	Dick Johnston	8.0	1891
3.	Emmett Seery	6.6	1891
4.	John Carney	5.0	1891
5.	Art Whitney	4.4	1891
6.	King Kelly	1.9	1891
	Yank Robinson	1.9	1891
8.	Farmer Vaughn	1.8	1891
9.	Ed Crane	1.6	1891
10.	Willard Mains	1.3	1891

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	10.5	458
2.	Dick Johnston	8.0	419
3.	Emmett Seery	6.6	461
4.	John Carney	5.0	405
5.	Art Whitney	4.4	381
6.	King Kelly	1.9	336
	Yank Robinson	1.9	418
8.	Farmer Vaughn	1.8	190
9.	Ed Crane	1.6	118
10.	Willard Mains	1.3	95

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	John Carney	20.4	1891
2.	Art Whitney	17.4	1891
3.	Ed Andrews	10.2	1891
4.	King Kelly	10.1	1891
5.	Jim Canavan	9.7	1891
6.	Dick Johnston	8.5	1891
7.	Emmett Seery	7.2	1891
8.	Yank Robinson	6.7	1891

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	60.9	1891
2.	Dick Johnston	62.7	1891
3.	Emmett Seery	93.0	1891
4.	Art Whitney	115.7	1891
5.	John Carney	122.3	1891
6.	King Kelly	283.0	1891
7.	Yank Robinson	342.0	1891

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Jim Canavan	329	1891
2.	Dick Johnston	293	1891
3.	Ed Andrews	281	1891
	Yank Robinson	281	1891
5.	Art Whitney	278	1891
6.	Emmett Seery	266	1891
7.	John Carney	265	1891
8.	King Kelly	199	1891
9.	Farmer Vaughn	130	1891
10.	Frank Dwyer	101	1891
11.	Ed Crane	93	1891
12.	Willard Mains	68	1891
13.	Jerry Hurley	52	1891
14.	Lefty Marr	46	1891
15.	Willie McGill	18	1891
16.	Matt Kilroy	17	1891
17.	Charlie Bastian	4	1891
	Billy Clingman	4	1891
19.	Joe Burke	3	1891
	Wild Bill Widner	3	1891
21.	Charlie Bell	2	1891
	Jack Keenan	2	1891
23.	John Slagle	1	1891

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Jim Canavan	329	458
2.	Dick Johnston	293	419
3.	Ed Andrews	281	390
	Yank Robinson	281	418
5.	Art Whitney	278	381
6.	Emmett Seery	266	461
7.	John Carney	265	405
8.	King Kelly	199	336
9.	Farmer Vaughn	130	190
10.	Frank Dwyer	101	146
11.	Ed Crane	93	118
12.	Willard Mains	68	95
13.	Jerry Hurley	52	78
14.	Lefty Marr	46	64
15.	Willie McGill	18	29
16.	Matt Kilroy	17	24
17.	Charlie Bastian	4	4
	Billy Clingman	4	5
19.	Joe Burke	3	4
	Wild Bill Widner	3	4
21.	Charlie Bell	2	4
	Jack Keenan	2	4
23.	John Slagle	1	1

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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