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Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	King Kelly	4.5	1879
2.	Deacon White	3.8	1879
3.	Charley Jones	2.7	1878
4.	John Clapp	2.4	1880
5.	Joe Gerhardt	2.3	1878
6.	Deacon White	2.2	1878
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.1	1879
8.	Cal McVey	2.0	1879
9.	Pete Hotaling	1.9	1879
10.	Ross Barnes	1.7	1879
	Charley Jones	1.7	1877

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Deacon White	6.2	757
2.	King Kelly	5.4	597
3.	Charley Jones	4.9	794
4.	Cal McVey	3.5	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.8	476
6.	John Clapp	2.4	344
7.	Joe Gerhardt	2.0	582
8.	Pete Hotaling	1.9	381
9.	Ross Barnes	1.7	339
10.	Lip Pike	1.4	420

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	King Kelly	4.4	1879
2.	Deacon White	3.4	1879
3.	Cal McVey	2.5	1879
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.3	1879
5.	Pete Hotaling	2.2	1879
	Cal McVey	2.2	1878
7.	Charley Jones	2.0	1878
	Jack Manning	2.0	1877
	Deacon White	2.0	1878
10.	John Clapp	1.9	1880

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Deacon White	5.9	757
2.	King Kelly	5.3	597
3.	Cal McVey	4.7	638
4.	Charley Jones	4.6	794
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.9	476
6.	Lip Pike	2.5	420
7.	Pete Hotaling	2.2	381
8.	John Clapp	1.9	344
9.	Ross Barnes	1.8	339
	Jack Manning	1.8	454

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Chub Sullivan	0.9	1878
2.	Joe Gerhardt	0.7	1878
	Charley Jones	0.7	1878
4.	Mike Mansell	0.6	1880
5.	John Clapp	0.5	1880
6.	Deacon White	0.4	1879
7.	George Miller	0.3	1877
8.	Will Foley	0.2	1879
	Deacon White	0.2	1878
10.	Candy Cummings	0.1	1877
	Ned Cuthbert	0.1	1877
	Buttercup Dickerson	0.1	1878
	Joe Gerhardt	0.1	1879
	Nat Hicks	0.1	1877
	Charley Jones	0.1	1877
	King Kelly	0.1	1879
	Will White	0.1	1878
	Will White	0.1	1879

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Joe Gerhardt	0.8	582
	Chub Sullivan	0.8	279
3.	Mike Mansell	0.6	191
4.	John Clapp	0.5	344
5.	Charley Jones	0.3	794
	George Miller	0.3	42
	Deacon White	0.3	757
8.	Will White	0.2	718
9.	Candy Cummings	0.1	74
	Ned Cuthbert	0.1	57
	Will Foley	0.1	661
	Nat Hicks	0.1	33
	King Kelly	0.1	597

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	King Kelly	.348	1879
2.	Deacon White	.330	1879
3.	Cal McVey	.297	1879
4.	Blondie Purcell	.292	1880
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	.291	1879
6.	John Clapp	.282	1880
7.	Pete Hotaling	.279	1879
8.	Ross Barnes	.266	1879
9.	Pop Smith	.207	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	.198	1879

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	King Kelly	.363	1879
2.	Deacon White	.342	1879
3.	John Clapp	.326	1880
4.	Cal McVey	.312	1879
5.	Blondie Purcell	.303	1880
6.	Pete Hotaling	.302	1879
7.	Ross Barnes	.301	1879
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	.297	1879
9.	Pop Smith	.221	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	.206	1879

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	King Kelly	.493	1879
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	.440	1879
3.	Deacon White	.423	1879
4.	Pete Hotaling	.390	1879
5.	Cal McVey	.381	1879
6.	Blondie Purcell	.378	1880
7.	John Clapp	.365	1880
8.	Ross Barnes	.316	1879
9.	Pop Smith	.290	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	.265	1879

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	King Kelly	.855	1879
2.	Deacon White	.766	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	.737	1879
4.	Cal McVey	.694	1879
5.	Pete Hotaling	.692	1879
6.	John Clapp	.691	1880
7.	Blondie Purcell	.681	1880
8.	Ross Barnes	.617	1879
9.	Pop Smith	.511	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	.471	1879

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Pop Smith	83	1880
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	81	1879
	Pete Hotaling	81	1879
	Cal McVey	81	1879
5.	John Clapp	80	1880
6.	Joe Gerhardt	79	1879
7.	Deacon White	78	1879
8.	Ross Barnes	77	1879
	Hick Carpenter	77	1880
	King Kelly	77	1879
	Blondie Purcell	77	1880

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Will White	190	718
2.	Charley Jones	180	794
3.	Deacon White	174	757
4.	Will Foley	170	661
5.	Cal McVey	142	638
6.	Joe Gerhardt	139	582
7.	King Kelly	137	597
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	110	476
9.	Amos Booth	108	452
10.	Jack Manning	105	454

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Pete Hotaling	369	1879
2.	Cal McVey	354	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	350	1879
4.	King Kelly	345	1879
5.	Pop Smith	334	1880
6.	Deacon White	333	1879
7.	Blondie Purcell	325	1880
8.	Ross Barnes	323	1879
	John Clapp	323	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	313	1879

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Charley Jones	769	794
2.	Deacon White	732	757
3.	Will White	698	718
4.	Will Foley	655	661
5.	Cal McVey	625	638
6.	King Kelly	582	597
7.	Joe Gerhardt	572	582
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	473	476
9.	Jack Manning	442	454
10.	Amos Booth	431	452

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Pete Hotaling	381	1879
2.	Cal McVey	362	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	353	1879
	King Kelly	353	1879
5.	John Clapp	344	1880
6.	Pop Smith	340	1880
7.	Ross Barnes	339	1879
	Deacon White	339	1879
9.	Blondie Purcell	330	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	316	1879

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Charley Jones	794	794
2.	Deacon White	757	757
3.	Will White	718	718
4.	Will Foley	661	661
5.	Cal McVey	638	638
6.	King Kelly	597	597
7.	Joe Gerhardt	582	582
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	476	476
9.	Jack Manning	454	454
10.	Amos Booth	452	452

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	King Kelly	78	1879
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	73	1879
3.	Pete Hotaling	64	1879
	Cal McVey	64	1879
5.	Ross Barnes	55	1879
	Deacon White	55	1879
7.	Charley Jones	50	1878
8.	Blondie Purcell	48	1880
9.	Jack Manning	47	1877
10.	Joe Gerhardt	46	1878

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Charley Jones	142	794
2.	Deacon White	117	757
3.	King Kelly	107	597
	Cal McVey	107	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	90	476
6.	Lip Pike	73	420
7.	Joe Gerhardt	68	582
8.	Jack Manning	67	454
9.	Will Foley	64	661
	Pete Hotaling	64	381

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	King Kelly	120	1879
2.	Deacon White	110	1879
3.	Cal McVey	105	1879
4.	Pete Hotaling	103	1879
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	102	1879
6.	Blondie Purcell	95	1880
7.	John Clapp	91	1880
8.	Ross Barnes	86	1879
9.	Cal McVey	83	1878
10.	Charley Jones	81	1878
	Deacon White	81	1878

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Deacon White	233	757
2.	Charley Jones	232	794
3.	Cal McVey	188	638
4.	King Kelly	187	597
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	140	476
6.	Joe Gerhardt	139	582
7.	Will Foley	137	661
8.	Lip Pike	125	420
9.	Jack Manning	121	454
10.	Blondie Purcell	106	380

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	King Kelly	170	1879
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	154	1879
3.	Pete Hotaling	144	1879
4.	Deacon White	141	1879
5.	Cal McVey	135	1879
6.	Blondie Purcell	123	1880
7.	John Clapp	118	1880
8.	Charley Jones	116	1876
9.	Charley Jones	115	1878
10.	Jack Manning	110	1877
	Lip Pike	110	1877

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Charley Jones	340	794
2.	Deacon White	278	757
3.	King Kelly	246	597
4.	Cal McVey	242	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	199	476
6.	Joe Gerhardt	171	582
7.	Jack Manning	169	454
8.	Lip Pike	164	420
9.	Will Foley	158	661
10.	Pete Hotaling	144	381

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Pete Hotaling	20	1879
	King Kelly	20	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	18	1879
	Cal McVey	18	1879
5.	Charley Jones	17	1876
6.	John Clapp	16	1880
	Jack Manning	16	1877
	Deacon White	16	1879
9.	Billy Geer	13	1878
	Blondie Purcell	13	1880

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Charley Jones	39	794
2.	Cal McVey	28	638
3.	King Kelly	27	597
4.	Deacon White	24	757
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	23	476
6.	Jack Manning	22	454
7.	Pete Hotaling	20	381
8.	Joe Gerhardt	19	582
9.	Lip Pike	17	420
10.	John Clapp	16	344

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	14	1879
2.	King Kelly	12	1879
3.	Pete Hotaling	9	1879
	Pop Smith	9	1880
5.	Charley Jones	7	1877
	Charley Jones	7	1878
	Jack Manning	7	1877
8.	Cal McVey	6	1879
	Blondie Purcell	6	1880
	Deacon White	6	1879

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Charley Jones	21	794
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	15	476
3.	King Kelly	13	597
4.	Jack Manning	10	454
	Cal McVey	10	638
6.	Pete Hotaling	9	381
	Pop Smith	9	340
	Deacon White	9	757
9.	Blondie Purcell	6	380
10.	Joe Gerhardt	5	582
	Lip Pike	5	420

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Charley Jones	4	1876
	Lip Pike	4	1877
3.	Charley Jones	3	1878
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	2	1879
	King Kelly	2	1879
	Jack Manning	2	1880
	Mike Mansell	2	1880
	Cal McVey	2	1878
9.	Ross Barnes	1	1879
	John Clapp	1	1880
	Joe Gerhardt	1	1879
	Pete Hotaling	1	1879
	Charley Jones	1	1877
	Charley Jones	1	1877
	Andy Leonard	1	1880
	Blondie Purcell	1	1880
	Deacon White	1	1879

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Charley Jones	9	794
2.	Lip Pike	4	420
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	2	476
	King Kelly	2	597
	Jack Manning	2	454
	Mike Mansell	2	191
	Cal McVey	2	638
8.	Ross Barnes	1	339
	John Clapp	1	344
	Joe Gerhardt	1	582
	Pete Hotaling	1	381
	Andy Leonard	1	141
	Blondie Purcell	1	380
	Deacon White	1	757

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	57	1879
2.	Cal McVey	55	1879
3.	Deacon White	52	1879
4.	King Kelly	47	1879
5.	Joe Gerhardt	39	1879
	Charley Jones	39	1878
7.	Charley Jones	38	1876
8.	Jack Manning	36	1877
9.	Bob Addy	31	1877
10.	Ross Barnes	30	1879

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Charley Jones	113	794
2.	Deacon White	88	757
3.	Cal McVey	83	638
4.	King Kelly	74	597
5.	Joe Gerhardt	67	582
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	66	476
7.	Jack Manning	53	454
8.	Will Foley	52	661
9.	Will White	40	718
10.	Lip Pike	34	420

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	John Clapp	21	1880
2.	Ross Barnes	16	1879
3.	Amos Booth	12	1877
	Pete Hotaling	12	1879
5.	Billy Geer	10	1878
	Charley Jones	10	1877
	Deacon White	10	1878
8.	Amos Booth	9	1876
	Lip Pike	9	1877
	Deacon White	9	1880

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Charley Jones	25	794
	Deacon White	25	757
3.	Amos Booth	21	452
	John Clapp	21	344
5.	Will White	20	718
6.	Ross Barnes	16	339
7.	King Kelly	15	597
8.	Cal McVey	13	638
	Lip Pike	13	420
10.	Pete Hotaling	12	381
	Jack Manning	12	454

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Will White	56	1879
2.	Will White	41	1878
3.	Mike Mansell	37	1880
4.	John Reilly	36	1880
	Pop Smith	36	1880
6.	Lou Say	31	1880
7.	Will White	29	1880
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	27	1879
9.	Ross Barnes	25	1879
10.	Joe Gerhardt	19	1879
	Redleg Snyder	19	1876

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Will White	126	718
2.	Charley Jones	59	794
3.	Will Foley	43	661
4.	Mike Mansell	37	191
5.	John Reilly	36	275
	Pop Smith	36	340
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	34	476
8.	Joe Gerhardt	33	582
9.	Lou Say	31	195
10.	Ross Barnes	25	339

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Deacon White	87	1879
2.	King Kelly	86	1879
3.	Cal McVey	81	1879
4.	Deacon White	76	1878
5.	Blondie Purcell	75	1880
6.	Ross Barnes	74	1879
7.	Pete Hotaling	73	1879
8.	John Clapp	70	1880
9.	Amos Booth	68	1876
	Buttercup Dickerson	68	1879
	Joe Gerhardt	68	1878

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Deacon White	199	757
2.	Charley Jones	163	794
3.	Cal McVey	148	638
4.	King Kelly	145	597
5.	Will Foley	120	661
6.	Joe Gerhardt	114	582
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	100	476
8.	Lip Pike	99	420
9.	Amos Booth	92	452
10.	Jack Manning	87	454
	Will White	87	718

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	King Kelly	184	1879
2.	Deacon White	156	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	144	1879
4.	John Clapp	135	1880
5.	Cal McVey	132	1879
6.	Pete Hotaling	131	1879
	Blondie Purcell	131	1880
8.	Ross Barnes	108	1879
9.	Pop Smith	73	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	57	1879

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	King Kelly	62	1879
2.	Deacon White	48	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	46	1879
4.	Pete Hotaling	43	1879
5.	Cal McVey	42	1879
6.	John Clapp	38	1880
7.	Charley Jones	37	1878
	Blondie Purcell	37	1880
9.	Jack Manning	36	1877
10.	Charley Jones	35	1876
	Lip Pike	35	1877

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Charley Jones	110	794
2.	Deacon White	95	757
3.	King Kelly	85	597
4.	Cal McVey	76	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	60	476
6.	Lip Pike	53	420
7.	Jack Manning	50	454
8.	Joe Gerhardt	45	582
9.	Pete Hotaling	43	381
10.	Blondie Purcell	39	380

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	King Kelly	30	1879
2.	Deacon White	19	1879
3.	Charley Jones	16	1876
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	15	1879
	Charley Jones	15	1878
6.	Jack Manning	14	1877
7.	John Clapp	13	1880
	Lip Pike	13	1877
9.	Pete Hotaling	12	1879
	Charley Jones	12	1877
	Cal McVey	12	1878
	Cal McVey	12	1879

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Charley Jones	48	794
2.	King Kelly	33	597
	Deacon White	33	757
4.	Cal McVey	23	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	19	476
	Lip Pike	19	420
7.	John Clapp	13	344
8.	Pete Hotaling	12	381
	Jack Manning	12	454
10.	Blondie Purcell	7	380

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	King Kelly	3.3	1879
2.	Deacon White	2.1	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	1.7	1879
	Charley Jones	1.7	1876
	Charley Jones	1.7	1878
6.	John Clapp	1.5	1880
	Jack Manning	1.5	1877
8.	Pete Hotaling	1.4	1879
9.	Charley Jones	1.3	1877
	Cal McVey	1.3	1878
	Cal McVey	1.3	1879
	Lip Pike	1.3	1877

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Charley Jones	5.2	794
2.	Deacon White	3.8	757
3.	King Kelly	3.7	597
4.	Cal McVey	2.6	638
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.1	476
	Lip Pike	2.1	420
7.	John Clapp	1.5	344
8.	Pete Hotaling	1.4	381
9.	Jack Manning	1.2	454
10.	Blondie Purcell	0.8	380

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	34	1879
	King Kelly	34	1879
3.	Pete Hotaling	30	1879
4.	Charley Jones	25	1876
5.	Cal McVey	24	1879
6.	Jack Manning	23	1877
	Deacon White	23	1879
8.	John Clapp	21	1880
	Charley Jones	21	1878
10.	Lip Pike	20	1877
	Blondie Purcell	20	1880

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Charley Jones	69	794
2.	King Kelly	42	597
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	40	476
	Cal McVey	40	638
5.	Jack Manning	34	454
	Deacon White	34	757
7.	Pete Hotaling	30	381
8.	Lip Pike	26	420
9.	Joe Gerhardt	25	582
10.	John Clapp	21	344

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	King Kelly	128	1879
2.	Deacon White	116	1879
3.	Pete Hotaling	115	1879
4.	Cal McVey	113	1879
5.	John Clapp	112	1880
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	105	1879
7.	Ross Barnes	102	1879
8.	Blondie Purcell	100	1880
9.	Deacon White	91	1878
10.	Cal McVey	88	1878

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Deacon White	258	757
2.	Charley Jones	257	794
3.	King Kelly	202	597
4.	Cal McVey	201	638
5.	Joe Gerhardt	149	582
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	143	476
	Will Foley	143	661
8.	Lip Pike	138	420
9.	Jack Manning	133	454
10.	Will White	123	718

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	King Kelly	.800	1879
2.	Deacon White	.718	1879
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	.659	1879
4.	John Clapp	.643	1880
5.	Blondie Purcell	.635	1880
6.	Cal McVey	.620	1879
7.	Pete Hotaling	.601	1879
8.	Ross Barnes	.505	1879
9.	Pop Smith	.323	1880
10.	Joe Gerhardt	.234	1879

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

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.	Deacon White	37.0	1879
2.	John Clapp	32.3	1880
3.	Cal McVey	27.2	1879
4.	Blondie Purcell	25.0	1880
5.	King Kelly	24.6	1879
6.	Pete Hotaling	21.7	1879
7.	Joe Gerhardt	16.5	1879
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	13.0	1879
9.	Ross Barnes	12.9	1879
10.	Pop Smith	9.3	1880

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	King Kelly	172.5	1879
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	175.0	1879
3.	Joe Gerhardt	313.0	1879
4.	Ross Barnes	323.0	1879
	John Clapp	323.0	1880
6.	Blondie Purcell	325.0	1880
7.	Deacon White	333.0	1879
8.	Pete Hotaling	369.0	1879

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Pete Hotaling	266	1879
2.	Pop Smith	265	1880
3.	Will White	254	1879
4.	Joe Gerhardt	251	1879
5.	Cal McVey	249	1879
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	248	1879
7.	Ross Barnes	237	1879
8.	John Clapp	232	1880
9.	Blondie Purcell	230	1880
10.	Hick Carpenter	228	1880

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Will White	595	718
2.	Charley Jones	537	794
3.	Will Foley	518	661
4.	Deacon White	499	757
5.	Cal McVey	437	638
6.	Joe Gerhardt	433	582
7.	King Kelly	395	597
8.	Amos Booth	333	452
	Buttercup Dickerson	333	476
10.	Jack Manning	321	454

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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