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Cleveland Spiders Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players (?)†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Cupid Childs	7.1	1892
2.	Cupid Childs	6.2	1896
3.	Jesse Burkett	5.3	1895
	Jesse Burkett	5.3	1896
	Ed McKean	5.3	1890
6.	Cupid Childs	4.7	1893
	Bobby Wallace	4.7	1898
8.	Jake Virtue	4.6	1892
9.	Cupid Childs	4.4	1894
	Ed McKean	4.4	1889
	Ed McKean	4.4	1895

WAR Position Players (?)

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Ed McKean	38.3	7325
2.	Cupid Childs	34.8	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	29.1	4707
4.	Chief Zimmer	17.7	3854
5.	Jake Virtue	9.5	2056
6.	Patsy Tebeau	9.2	4153
7.	Bobby Wallace	7.8	1540
8.	George Davis	7.2	1868
9.	Jack O'Connor	3.4	2983
10.	Buck Ewing	3.1	778

Offensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Cupid Childs	6.4	1892
2.	Ed McKean	5.8	1890
3.	Jesse Burkett	5.5	1896
4.	Jesse Burkett	5.3	1895
5.	Cupid Childs	5.1	1896
6.	Cupid Childs	4.7	1893
7.	Jesse Burkett	4.6	1893
	Jesse Burkett	4.6	1898
9.	Jesse Burkett	4.3	1897
	Cupid Childs	4.3	1891
	Cupid Childs	4.3	1894

Offensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Ed McKean	43.0	7325
2.	Cupid Childs	32.7	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	30.4	4707
4.	Chief Zimmer	15.0	3854
5.	Jake Virtue	9.7	2056
6.	George Davis	7.1	1868
7.	Patsy Tebeau	6.7	4153
8.	Bobby Wallace	6.4	1540
9.	Cub Stricker	3.4	1765
10.	Jack O'Connor	2.9	2983

Defensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Cupid Childs	1.4	1896
	Ed McKean	1.4	1889
	Bobby Wallace	1.4	1898
4.	Chief Zimmer	1.3	1892
5.	Cupid Childs	1.0	1892
	Ed McKean	1.0	1895
	Chief Zimmer	1.0	1890
	Chief Zimmer	1.0	1894
9.	Patsy Tebeau	0.9	1889
	Chief Zimmer	0.9	1891
	Chief Zimmer	0.9	1897

Defensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Chief Zimmer	8.1	3854
2.	Cupid Childs	3.9	4749
	Ed McKean	3.9	7325
4.	Patsy Tebeau	3.8	4153
5.	Bobby Wallace	2.1	1540
6.	Chippy McGarr	1.8	1787
7.	Lou Criger	0.8	509
	Will Smalley	0.8	567
9.	Jack O'Connor	0.7	2983
10.	Gus Alberts	0.5	412
	Pop Snyder	0.5	622

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	.410	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	.405	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	.383	1897
4.	Jesse Burkett	.358	1894
5.	Ed McKean	.357	1894
6.	Cupid Childs	.355	1896
7.	Cupid Childs	.353	1894
8.	Jesse Burkett	.348	1893
9.	Buck Ewing	.344	1893
10.	Jesse Burkett	.341	1898
	Ed McKean	.341	1895

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	.355	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	.318	4749
3.	Ed McKean	.304	7325
4.	Bobby Wallace	.286	1540
5.	Patsy Tebeau	.282	4153
6.	Jack O'Connor	.278	2983
7.	Chippy McGarr	.277	1787
8.	Jake Virtue	.274	2056
9.	Chief Zimmer	.273	3854
10.	George Davis	.265	1868

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	.482	1895
2.	Cupid Childs	.475	1894
3.	Jesse Burkett	.468	1897
4.	Cupid Childs	.467	1896
5.	Cupid Childs	.463	1893
6.	Jesse Burkett	.461	1896
7.	Jesse Burkett	.459	1893
8.	Jesse Burkett	.447	1894
9.	Cupid Childs	.443	1892
10.	Cupid Childs	.435	1897

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	.435	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	.434	4749
3.	Jake Virtue	.376	2056
4.	Ed McKean	.367	7325
5.	Bobby Wallace	.350	1540
6.	Chief Zimmer	.343	3854
7.	Harry Blake	.335	1837
8.	George Davis	.334	1868
	Patsy Tebeau	.334	4153
10.	Cub Stricker	.323	1765

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	.541	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	.519	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	.509	1894
	Ed McKean	.509	1894
5.	Bobby Wallace	.504	1897
6.	Ed McKean	.499	1895
7.	Buck Ewing	.496	1893
8.	Jesse Burkett	.491	1893
9.	Jesse Burkett	.476	1897
10.	Ed McKean	.473	1893

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	.466	4707
2.	Ed McKean	.420	7325
3.	Bobby Wallace	.411	1540
4.	Cupid Childs	.403	4749
5.	Chief Zimmer	.380	3854
6.	George Davis	.378	1868
7.	Jake Virtue	.376	2056
8.	Patsy Tebeau	.365	4153
9.	Jack O'Connor	.360	2983
10.	Chippy McGarr	.341	1787

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	1.002	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	1.001	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	.956	1894
4.	Jesse Burkett	.951	1893
5.	Jesse Burkett	.944	1897
6.	Cupid Childs	.935	1894
7.	Ed McKean	.921	1894
8.	Cupid Childs	.913	1896
9.	Bobby Wallace	.898	1897
10.	Ed McKean	.896	1895

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	.901	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	.837	4749
3.	Ed McKean	.787	7325
4.	Bobby Wallace	.761	1540
5.	Jake Virtue	.753	2056
6.	Chief Zimmer	.723	3854
7.	George Davis	.712	1868
8.	Patsy Tebeau	.699	4153
9.	Jack O'Connor	.683	2983
10.	Chippy McGarr	.663	1787

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bobby Wallace	154	1898
2.	Ed McKean	151	1898
3.	Jesse Burkett	150	1898
4.	Jimmy McAleer	149	1892
5.	Harry Lochhead	148	1899
6.	Tommy Dowd	147	1899
	Joe Quinn	147	1899
	Jake Virtue	147	1892
9.	Jesse Burkett	145	1892
	Cupid Childs	145	1892

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Ed McKean	1588	7325
2.	Cupid Childs	1004	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	977	4707
4.	Chief Zimmer	961	3854
5.	Patsy Tebeau	959	4153
6.	Jimmy McAleer	928	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	714	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	474	2056
9.	Harry Blake	430	1837
10.	Cy Young	425	1501

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	624	1898
2.	Joe Quinn	615	1899
3.	Jesse Burkett	608	1892
4.	Tommy Dowd	605	1899
5.	Ed McKean	604	1898
6.	Ed McKean	603	1891
7.	George Davis	597	1892
8.	Bobby Wallace	593	1898
9.	Jesse Burkett	586	1896
10.	Jack O'Connor	572	1892

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Ed McKean	6617	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	4091	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	3894	4749
4.	Patsy Tebeau	3815	4153
5.	Jimmy McAleer	3630	4034
6.	Chief Zimmer	3469	3854
7.	Jack O'Connor	2760	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	1764	2056
9.	George Davis	1693	1868
10.	Chippy McGarr	1649	1787

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	706	1898
2.	Cupid Childs	684	1892
3.	Jesse Burkett	676	1892
4.	Ed McKean	674	1898
5.	Bobby Wallace	671	1898
6.	Ed McKean	668	1891
7.	Tommy Dowd	659	1899
8.	George Davis	658	1892
9.	Cupid Childs	655	1891
10.	Jesse Burkett	647	1896

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Ed McKean	7325	7325
2.	Cupid Childs	4749	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	4707	4707
4.	Patsy Tebeau	4153	4153
5.	Jimmy McAleer	4034	4034
6.	Chief Zimmer	3854	3854
7.	Jack O'Connor	2983	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	2056	2056
9.	George Davis	1868	1868
10.	Harry Blake	1837	1837

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	160	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	153	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	145	1893
	Cupid Childs	145	1893
5.	Cupid Childs	143	1894
6.	Jesse Burkett	138	1894
7.	Cupid Childs	136	1892
8.	Ed McKean	131	1895
9.	Jesse Burkett	129	1897
10.	Cub Stricker	122	1887

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Ed McKean	1187	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	987	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	941	4749
4.	Jimmy McAleer	562	4034
5.	Patsy Tebeau	550	4153
6.	Chief Zimmer	507	3854
7.	Jack O'Connor	402	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	321	2056
9.	George Davis	308	1868
10.	Chippy McGarr	286	1787

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	240	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	225	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	213	1898
4.	Jesse Burkett	198	1897
	Ed McKean	198	1894
6.	Ed McKean	194	1895
7.	Ed McKean	193	1896
8.	Jesse Burkett	187	1894
9.	Jesse Burkett	178	1893
10.	Cupid Childs	177	1892
	Cupid Childs	177	1896

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Ed McKean	2012	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	1453	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	1239	4749
4.	Patsy Tebeau	1076	4153
5.	Chief Zimmer	946	3854
6.	Jimmy McAleer	914	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	766	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	483	2056
9.	Chippy McGarr	457	1787
10.	George Davis	448	1868

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	317	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	288	1895
3.	Ed McKean	284	1895
4.	Ed McKean	282	1894
5.	Ed McKean	267	1896
6.	Jesse Burkett	266	1894
7.	Bobby Wallace	260	1897
8.	Ed McKean	258	1893
9.	Jesse Burkett	251	1893
10.	Jesse Burkett	249	1898

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Ed McKean	2779	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	1905	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	1570	4749
4.	Patsy Tebeau	1392	4153
5.	Chief Zimmer	1318	3854
6.	Jimmy McAleer	1116	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	994	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	664	2056
9.	George Davis	640	1868
10.	Chippy McGarr	562	1787
	Bobby Wallace	562	1540

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	George Davis	35	1891
2.	Bobby Wallace	33	1897
3.	Ed McKean	32	1895
	Patsy Tebeau	32	1893
5.	Ed McKean	30	1894
6.	Ed McKean	29	1893
	Ed McKean	29	1896
	Chief Zimmer	29	1892
9.	Jesse Burkett	28	1897
	Buck Ewing	28	1893
	Pete Hotaling	28	1887

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Ed McKean	265	7325
2.	Chief Zimmer	189	3854
3.	Jesse Burkett	169	4707
4.	Patsy Tebeau	157	4153
5.	Cupid Childs	138	4749
6.	Jack O'Connor	131	2983
7.	Jimmy McAleer	106	4034
8.	George Davis	84	1868
9.	Bobby Wallace	67	1540
10.	Chippy McGarr	66	1787

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Ed McKean	24	1893
2.	Bobby Wallace	21	1897
3.	Jake Virtue	20	1892
4.	Ed McKean	17	1895
5.	Jesse Burkett	16	1896
6.	Jesse Burkett	15	1893
	Buck Ewing	15	1893
	Ed McKean	15	1888
	Ed McKean	15	1894
10.	Jesse Burkett	14	1892
	Jesse Burkett	14	1894
	Ed McKean	14	1890
	Ed McKean	14	1897
	Jake Virtue	14	1891

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Ed McKean	155	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	92	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	71	4749
4.	Chief Zimmer	57	3854
5.	Jake Virtue	50	2056
6.	Patsy Tebeau	48	4153
7.	Bobby Wallace	40	1540
8.	George Davis	33	1868
	Jimmy McAleer	33	4034
10.	Jack O'Connor	32	2983

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Ed McKean	9	1898
2.	Jesse Burkett	8	1894
	Ed McKean	8	1894
	Ed McKean	8	1895
	Patsy Tebeau	8	1889
6.	Ed McKean	7	1890
	Ed McKean	7	1896
8.	Jesse Burkett	6	1892
	Jesse Burkett	6	1893
	Jesse Burkett	6	1896
	George Davis	6	1890
	Buck Ewing	6	1893
	Ed McKean	6	1888
	Ed McKean	6	1891

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Ed McKean	64	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	33	4707
3.	Chief Zimmer	23	3854
4.	Patsy Tebeau	21	4153
5.	Cupid Childs	17	4749
6.	George Davis	14	1868
7.	Jack O'Connor	11	2983
8.	Jimmy McAleer	10	4034
	Cy Young	10	1501
10.	Buck Ewing	8	778
	Bobby Wallace	8	1540

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Ed McKean	133	1893
2.	Ed McKean	128	1894
3.	Buck Ewing	122	1893
4.	Ed McKean	119	1895
5.	Ed McKean	112	1896
	Bobby Wallace	112	1897
7.	Cupid Childs	106	1896
8.	Patsy Tebeau	102	1893
9.	Bobby Wallace	99	1898
10.	Larry Twitchell	95	1889

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Ed McKean	1084	7325
2.	Patsy Tebeau	625	4153
3.	Cupid Childs	541	4749
4.	Jesse Burkett	512	4707
5.	Chief Zimmer	503	3854
6.	Jimmy McAleer	427	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	410	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	256	2056
9.	George Davis	244	1868
10.	Bobby Wallace	239	1540

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Cupid Childs	120	1893
2.	Cupid Childs	117	1892
3.	Cupid Childs	107	1894
4.	Cupid Childs	100	1896
5.	Jesse Burkett	98	1893
6.	Cupid Childs	97	1891
7.	Paul Radford	91	1889
8.	Ed McKean	87	1890
9.	Jesse Burkett	84	1894
	Jake Virtue	84	1892

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Cupid Childs	758	4749
2.	Ed McKean	616	7325
3.	Jesse Burkett	540	4707
4.	Jimmy McAleer	328	4034
5.	Chief Zimmer	309	3854
6.	Jake Virtue	275	2056
7.	Patsy Tebeau	263	4153
8.	Harry Blake	188	1837
9.	Jack O'Connor	167	2983
10.	George Davis	164	1868

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Jersey Bakley	68	1888
	Jake Virtue	68	1892
3.	Jesse Burkett	59	1892
4.	Gus Alberts	56	1888
5.	Jimmy McAleer	54	1892
	Chief Zimmer	54	1890
7.	George Davis	51	1892
8.	Jimmy McAleer	49	1889
	Chief Zimmer	49	1891
10.	Jack O'Connor	48	1892
	Chief Zimmer	48	1896

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Chief Zimmer	393	3854
2.	Jimmy McAleer	296	4034
3.	Ed McKean	253	7325
4.	Jesse Burkett	234	4707
5.	Patsy Tebeau	221	4153
6.	Cy Young	177	1501
7.	Cupid Childs	165	4749
8.	Jake Virtue	140	2056
9.	Jack O'Connor	139	2983
10.	Nig Cuppy	128	889

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Cub Stricker	86	1887
2.	Ed McKean	76	1887
3.	Jay Faatz	64	1888
4.	Cub Stricker	60	1888
5.	Ed McKean	52	1888
6.	Jimmy McAleer	51	1891
7.	Buck Ewing	47	1893
8.	Pete Hotaling	43	1887
9.	George Davis	42	1891
10.	Jesse Burkett	41	1895

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Ed McKean	320	7325
2.	Jimmy McAleer	241	4034
3.	Jesse Burkett	226	4707
4.	Cupid Childs	184	4749
5.	Cub Stricker	178	1765
6.	Patsy Tebeau	137	4153
7.	Chief Zimmer	125	3854
8.	Jack O'Connor	115	2983
9.	George Davis	100	1868
10.	Jay Faatz	91	972

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	191	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	186	1898
3.	Jesse Burkett	185	1895
4.	Jesse Burkett	161	1897
5.	Cupid Childs	149	1892
6.	Joe Quinn	146	1899
7.	Ed McKean	145	1894
	Ed McKean	145	1896
9.	Cupid Childs	143	1896
	Tommy Dowd	143	1899

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Ed McKean	1528	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	1159	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	1013	4749
4.	Patsy Tebeau	850	4153
5.	Jimmy McAleer	765	4034
6.	Chief Zimmer	677	3854
7.	Jack O'Connor	592	2983
8.	Chippy McGarr	374	1787
9.	Jake Virtue	366	2056
10.	Cub Stricker	338	1765

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	157	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	152	1895
3.	Cupid Childs	150	1892
4.	Ed McKean	149	1888
5.	Jesse Burkett	147	1893
6.	Ed McKean	144	1890
7.	Jesse Burkett	140	1897
8.	Jesse Burkett	137	1898
9.	Cupid Childs	135	1896
10.	Cupid Childs	132	1893

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	138	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	124	4749
3.	Ed McKean	116	7325
4.	Jake Virtue	113	2056
5.	George Davis	109	1868
6.	Bobby Wallace	104	1540
7.	Chief Zimmer	98	3854
8.	Patsy Tebeau	85	4153
9.	Jack O'Connor	82	2983
	Cub Stricker	82	1765

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	144	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	137	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	119	1894
4.	Ed McKean	116	1894
5.	Jesse Burkett	114	1893
	Jesse Burkett	114	1897
7.	Ed McKean	111	1895
8.	Cupid Childs	104	1894
9.	Cupid Childs	103	1896
	Ed McKean	103	1896

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Ed McKean	1017	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	829	4707
3.	Cupid Childs	678	4749
4.	Patsy Tebeau	460	4153
5.	Chief Zimmer	443	3854
6.	Jimmy McAleer	351	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	320	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	248	2056
9.	George Davis	212	1868
10.	Bobby Wallace	199	1540

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	50	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	48	1895
3.	Cupid Childs	44	1892
4.	Jesse Burkett	41	1893
5.	Jesse Burkett	36	1897
6.	Cupid Childs	34	1896
7.	Jesse Burkett	33	1898
8.	Cupid Childs	32	1893
	Ed McKean	32	1890
10.	Cupid Childs	27	1894
	Ed McKean	27	1888

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	248	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	181	4749
3.	Ed McKean	129	7325
4.	Jake Virtue	37	2056
5.	George Davis	18	1868
6.	Pete Hotaling	16	1001
7.	Mortimer Hogan	13	329
8.	Fred Mann	12	291
9.	Buck Ewing	8	778
10.	Vince Dailey	7	279
	George Tebeau	7	571

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Cupid Childs	4.7	1892
2.	Jesse Burkett	4.6	1896
3.	Jesse Burkett	4.3	1895
4.	Jesse Burkett	3.8	1893
5.	Jesse Burkett	3.4	1897
	Jesse Burkett	3.4	1898
7.	Ed McKean	3.3	1890
8.	Cupid Childs	3.2	1896
9.	Ed McKean	3.1	1888
10.	Cupid Childs	3.0	1893

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	23.2	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	17.6	4749
3.	Ed McKean	13.0	7325
4.	Jake Virtue	4.1	2056
5.	George Davis	1.9	1868
6.	Mortimer Hogan	1.5	329
	Pete Hotaling	1.5	1001
8.	Fred Mann	1.2	291
9.	Buck Ewing	0.8	778
10.	Vince Dailey	0.7	279

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Bobby Wallace	58	1897
2.	Ed McKean	57	1893
	Ed McKean	57	1895
4.	Ed McKean	53	1894
5.	George Davis	50	1891
6.	Jesse Burkett	49	1894
	Jesse Burkett	49	1896
	Buck Ewing	49	1893
9.	Ed McKean	48	1896
10.	Jesse Burkett	46	1893

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Ed McKean	484	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	294	4707
3.	Chief Zimmer	269	3854
4.	Cupid Childs	226	4749
	Patsy Tebeau	226	4153
6.	Jack O'Connor	174	2983
7.	Jimmy McAleer	149	4034
8.	George Davis	131	1868
9.	Jake Virtue	117	2056
10.	Bobby Wallace	115	1540

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	307	1895
2.	Cupid Childs	303	1892
3.	Jesse Burkett	296	1896
4.	Jesse Burkett	291	1898
5.	Jesse Burkett	283	1893
6.	Cupid Childs	282	1893
7.	Jesse Burkett	281	1897
	Cupid Childs	281	1894
	Cupid Childs	281	1896
10.	Jesse Burkett	272	1894

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Ed McKean	2667	7325
2.	Cupid Childs	2038	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	2033	4707
4.	Patsy Tebeau	1373	4153
5.	Chief Zimmer	1315	3854
6.	Jimmy McAleer	1279	4034
7.	Jack O'Connor	949	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	773	2056
9.	George Davis	623	1868
10.	Harry Blake	597	1837

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Jesse Burkett	.809	1896
2.	Jesse Burkett	.787	1895
3.	Jesse Burkett	.760	1897
4.	Jesse Burkett	.755	1893
5.	Cupid Childs	.751	1892
6.	Ed McKean	.718	1888
7.	Cupid Childs	.716	1896
8.	Buck Ewing	.706	1893
9.	Jesse Burkett	.704	1898
10.	Cupid Childs	.695	1893

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Jesse Burkett	.730	4707
2.	Cupid Childs	.653	4749
3.	Ed McKean	.614	7325
4.	Jake Virtue	.592	2056
5.	George Davis	.571	1868
6.	Bobby Wallace	.561	1540
7.	Chief Zimmer	.513	3854
8.	Patsy Tebeau	.465	4153
9.	Jack O'Connor	.446	2983
10.	Cub Stricker	.419	1765

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Jay Faatz	21	1888
2.	Dick Harley	13	1899
3.	Tommy Tucker	12	1899
4.	Chief Zimmer	11	1890
5.	Jay Faatz	10	1889
	Mortimer Hogan	10	1888
	Harry Lochhead	10	1899
	Suter Sullivan	10	1899
9.	Jesse Burkett	9	1898
	Cupid Childs	9	1892
	Fred Mann	9	1887
	Chief Zimmer	9	1895
	Chief Zimmer	9	1896

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Chief Zimmer	60	3854
2.	Cupid Childs	41	4749
3.	Jesse Burkett	40	4707
4.	Ed McKean	39	7325
5.	Jimmy McAleer	37	4034
6.	Patsy Tebeau	34	4153
7.	Jay Faatz	31	972
8.	Jack O'Connor	16	2983
9.	Jake Virtue	15	2056
10.	Bob Gilks	14	1384
	Pete Hotaling	14	1001

Sacrifice Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	Year
1.	Harry Blake	23	1898
2.	Jimmy McAleer	18	1896
3.	Cupid Childs	17	1897
4.	Cupid Childs	14	1898
	Chippy McGarr	14	1895
	Patsy Tebeau	14	1896
	Bobby Wallace	14	1897
8.	Cupid Childs	13	1896
	Ed McKean	13	1898
10.	Harry Blake	12	1895
	Sport McAllister	12	1899
	Ed McKean	12	1896
	Jack O'Connor	12	1895

Sacrifice Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	PA
1.	Harry Blake	56	1837
	Cupid Childs	56	4749
3.	Ed McKean	53	7325
4.	Patsy Tebeau	41	4153
5.	Jack O'Connor	40	2983
6.	Jimmy McAleer	39	4034
7.	Jesse Burkett	36	4707
8.	Bobby Wallace	35	1540
9.	Chippy McGarr	28	1787
10.	Sport McAllister	18	697

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 % (?) (since 1951)

Rank	Player	SB %	PA

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Ed McKean	12.9	1894
2.	Jesse Burkett	12.4	1894
3.	Patsy Tebeau	12.2	1889
4.	Ed McKean	10.8	1888
5.	Ed McKean	10.7	1890
6.	Buck Ewing	10.6	1893
7.	Jesse Burkett	10.4	1893
8.	Jesse Burkett	10.3	1892
9.	Jesse Burkett	10.2	1896
10.	Ed McKean	9.9	1895
	Ed McKean	9.9	1898

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Ed McKean	106.7	7325
2.	Jesse Burkett	57.6	4707
3.	Chief Zimmer	38.9	3854
4.	Patsy Tebeau	36.4	4153
5.	Cupid Childs	31.1	4749
6.	George Davis	24.6	1868
7.	Jack O'Connor	20.1	2983
8.	Jimmy McAleer	19.2	4034
9.	Buck Ewing	14.2	778
10.	Cy Young	13.1	1501

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Ed McKean	63.4	1896
2.	Joe Quinn	61.5	1899
3.	Tommy Dowd	60.5	1899
4.	Suter Sullivan	47.3	1899
5.	Jack O'Connor	47.1	1894
6.	Ed McKean	46.2	1894
7.	Patsy Tebeau	44.2	1893
8.	Cupid Childs	43.5	1894
9.	Bobby Wallace	42.4	1898
10.	Cupid Childs	40.4	1893

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA
1.	Ed McKean	26.2	7325
2.	Cub Stricker	24.5	1765
3.	Cupid Childs	23.6	4749
4.	Jack O'Connor	19.9	2983
5.	Jesse Burkett	17.5	4707
6.	Patsy Tebeau	17.3	4153
7.	Bobby Wallace	16.1	1540
8.	Chippy McGarr	15.4	1787
9.	George Davis	14.9	1868
10.	Harry Blake	12.8	1837

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Chief Zimmer	63.0	1895
2.	Patsy Tebeau	65.1	1889
3.	Jesse Burkett	65.4	1894
4.	Ed McKean	67.1	1898
5.	Ed McKean	69.3	1894
6.	Ed McKean	71.1	1895
7.	Ed McKean	75.7	1890
8.	Ed McKean	81.6	1896
9.	Buck Ewing	83.3	1893
10.	Jesse Burkett	85.2	1893

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Ed McKean	103.4	7325
2.	George Davis	120.9	1868
3.	Jesse Burkett	124.0	4707
4.	Cy Young	143.5	1501
5.	Chief Zimmer	150.8	3854
6.	Bobby Wallace	171.1	1540
7.	Patsy Tebeau	181.7	4153
8.	Cupid Childs	229.1	4749
9.	Jack O'Connor	250.9	2983
10.	Jake Virtue	252.0	2056

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	George Davis	453	1892
2.	Ed McKean	445	1898
3.	Bobby Wallace	444	1898
4.	Jesse Burkett	441	1892
	Tommy Dowd	441	1899
	Joe Quinn	441	1899
7.	Jimmy McAleer	435	1892
8.	Ed McKean	433	1891
9.	Jimmy McAleer	430	1891
	Jack O'Connor	430	1892

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Ed McKean	4658	7325
2.	Patsy Tebeau	2780	4153
3.	Jimmy McAleer	2755	4034
4.	Cupid Childs	2711	4749
5.	Jesse Burkett	2674	4707
6.	Chief Zimmer	2539	3854
7.	Jack O'Connor	2034	2983
8.	Jake Virtue	1283	2056
9.	George Davis	1245	1868
10.	Harry Blake	1240	1837

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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