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Hartford Dark Blues Top 50 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Joe Start	2.5	1877
2.	John Cassidy	2.0	1877
3.	Bob Ferguson	1.7	1877
	Dick Higham	1.7	1876
5.	Tom Carey	1.6	1876
	Jack Remsen	1.6	1876
	Tom York	1.6	1877
8.	Doug Allison	1.4	1876
9.	Jack Burdock	1.1	1877
	Tom Carey	1.1	1877
	Tom York	1.1	1876
12.	Jack Burdock	1.0	1876
	Bob Ferguson	1.0	1876
14.	Terry Larkin	0.6	1877
15.	Bill Harbridge	0.5	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	0.1	1876
	John Cassidy	0.1	1876
	Bill Harbridge	0.1	1876
	Everett Mills	0.1	1876

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Tom Carey	2.7	566
	Bob Ferguson	2.7	569
	Tom York	2.7	513
4.	Joe Start	2.5	277
5.	Jack Burdock	2.1	601
	John Cassidy	2.1	302
7.	Dick Higham	1.7	314
8.	Jack Remsen	1.6	325
9.	Doug Allison	1.4	284
10.	Bill Harbridge	0.6	279
	Terry Larkin	0.6	233
12.	Tommy Bond	0.1	182
	Everett Mills	0.1	255

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	John Cassidy	2.6	1877
2.	Joe Start	2.3	1877
3.	Dick Higham	1.7	1876
4.	Tom York	1.2	1877
5.	Tom Carey	0.9	1877
6.	Tom Carey	0.8	1876
	Bob Ferguson	0.8	1877
8.	Bob Ferguson	0.7	1876
9.	Jack Burdock	0.6	1876
	Terry Larkin	0.6	1877
	Tom York	0.6	1876
12.	Jack Burdock	0.5	1877
	Jack Remsen	0.5	1876
14.	Doug Allison	0.4	1876
15.	Bill Harbridge	0.3	1877
	Everett Mills	0.3	1876
17.	Tommy Bond	0.2	1876
	Jim Holdsworth	0.2	1877
19.	John Cassidy	0.1	1876

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	John Cassidy	2.7	302
2.	Joe Start	2.3	277
3.	Tom York	1.8	513
4.	Tom Carey	1.7	566
	Dick Higham	1.7	314
6.	Bob Ferguson	1.5	569
7.	Jack Burdock	1.1	601
8.	Terry Larkin	0.6	233
9.	Jack Remsen	0.5	325
10.	Bill Harbridge	0.3	279
	Everett Mills	0.3	255
12.	Tommy Bond	0.2	182
	Jim Holdsworth	0.2	262

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Doug Allison	1.3	1876
2.	Tom Carey	1.2	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	1.1	1877
4.	Jack Remsen	0.8	1876
5.	Doug Allison	0.6	1877
	Jack Burdock	0.6	1877
	Tom Carey	0.6	1877
8.	Jack Burdock	0.5	1876
	Bob Ferguson	0.5	1876
10.	Bill Harbridge	0.4	1877
11.	Bill Harbridge	0.2	1876
	Joe Start	0.2	1877
13.	Tom York	0.1	1876

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Doug Allison	1.9	284
2.	Tom Carey	1.8	566
3.	Bob Ferguson	1.6	569
4.	Jack Burdock	1.2	601
5.	Jack Remsen	0.8	325
6.	Bill Harbridge	0.6	279
7.	Joe Start	0.2	277
8.	Tom York	0.1	513

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Dick Higham	.327	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	.275	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	.265	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	.259	1876

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Dick Higham	.331	1876
2.	Jack Burdock	.289	1876
3.	Jack Remsen	.277	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	.269	1876

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Dick Higham	.407	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	.352	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	.323	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	.294	1876

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Dick Higham	.738	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	.629	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	.592	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	.583	1876

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Jack Burdock	69	1876
	Bob Ferguson	69	1876
	Jack Remsen	69	1876
4.	Tom Carey	68	1876
5.	Dick Higham	67	1876
	Tom York	67	1876
7.	Everett Mills	63	1876
8.	Tom Carey	60	1877
	John Cassidy	60	1877
	Joe Start	60	1877
11.	Jack Burdock	58	1877
	Bob Ferguson	58	1877
	Terry Larkin	58	1877
14.	Tom York	56	1877
15.	Jim Holdsworth	55	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	45	1876
17.	Doug Allison	44	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	41	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	30	1876
20.	Doug Allison	29	1877
21.	Candy Cummings	24	1876
22.	John Cassidy	12	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	2	1877
24.	John Bass	1	1877
	Josh Bunce	1	1877
	John Maloney	1	1877
	Israel Pike	1	1877

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Tom Carey	128	566
2.	Jack Burdock	127	601
	Bob Ferguson	127	569
4.	Tom York	123	513
5.	Doug Allison	73	284
6.	John Cassidy	72	302
7.	Bill Harbridge	71	279
8.	Jack Remsen	69	325
9.	Dick Higham	67	314
10.	Everett Mills	63	255
11.	Joe Start	60	277
12.	Terry Larkin	58	233
13.	Jim Holdsworth	55	262
14.	Tommy Bond	45	182
15.	Candy Cummings	24	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	2	8
17.	John Bass	1	4
	Josh Bunce	1	4
	John Maloney	1	4
	Israel Pike	1	4

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Jack Remsen	324	1876
2.	Dick Higham	312	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	310	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	309	1876
5.	Tom Carey	289	1876
6.	Jack Burdock	277	1877
7.	Tom Carey	274	1877
8.	Joe Start	271	1877
9.	Tom York	263	1876
10.	Jim Holdsworth	260	1877
11.	Bob Ferguson	254	1877
	Everett Mills	254	1876
13.	John Cassidy	251	1877
14.	Tom York	237	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	228	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	182	1876
17.	Bill Harbridge	167	1877
18.	Doug Allison	163	1876
19.	Doug Allison	115	1877
20.	Bill Harbridge	106	1876
21.	Candy Cummings	105	1876
22.	John Cassidy	47	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	8	1877
24.	John Bass	4	1877
	Josh Bunce	4	1877
	John Maloney	4	1877
	Israel Pike	4	1877

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	586	601
2.	Bob Ferguson	564	569
3.	Tom Carey	563	566
4.	Tom York	500	513
5.	Jack Remsen	324	325
6.	Dick Higham	312	314
7.	John Cassidy	298	302
8.	Doug Allison	278	284
9.	Bill Harbridge	273	279
10.	Joe Start	271	277
11.	Jim Holdsworth	260	262
12.	Everett Mills	254	255
13.	Terry Larkin	228	233
14.	Tommy Bond	182	182
15.	Candy Cummings	105	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	8	8
17.	John Bass	4	4
	Josh Bunce	4	4
	John Maloney	4	4
	Israel Pike	4	4

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Jack Remsen	325	1876
2.	Jack Burdock	322	1876
3.	Dick Higham	314	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	312	1876
5.	Tom Carey	292	1876
6.	Jack Burdock	279	1877
7.	Joe Start	277	1877
8.	Tom Carey	274	1877
9.	Tom York	273	1876
10.	Jim Holdsworth	262	1877
11.	Bob Ferguson	257	1877
12.	Everett Mills	255	1876
13.	John Cassidy	254	1877
14.	Tom York	240	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	233	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	182	1876
17.	Bill Harbridge	170	1877
18.	Doug Allison	166	1876
19.	Doug Allison	118	1877
20.	Bill Harbridge	109	1876
21.	Candy Cummings	105	1876
22.	John Cassidy	48	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	8	1877
24.	John Bass	4	1877
	Josh Bunce	4	1877
	John Maloney	4	1877
	Israel Pike	4	1877

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	601	601
2.	Bob Ferguson	569	569
3.	Tom Carey	566	566
4.	Tom York	513	513
5.	Jack Remsen	325	325
6.	Dick Higham	314	314
7.	John Cassidy	302	302
8.	Doug Allison	284	284
9.	Bill Harbridge	279	279
10.	Joe Start	277	277
11.	Jim Holdsworth	262	262
12.	Everett Mills	255	255
13.	Terry Larkin	233	233
14.	Tommy Bond	182	182
15.	Candy Cummings	105	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	8	8
17.	John Bass	4	4
	Josh Bunce	4	4
	John Maloney	4	4
	Israel Pike	4	4

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Jack Burdock	66	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	62	1876
3.	Dick Higham	59	1876
4.	Joe Start	55	1877
5.	Tom Carey	51	1876
6.	Bob Ferguson	48	1876
7.	Tom York	47	1876
8.	John Cassidy	43	1877
	Tom York	43	1877
10.	Bob Ferguson	40	1877
11.	Tom Carey	38	1877
12.	Jack Burdock	35	1877
13.	Terry Larkin	28	1877
	Everett Mills	28	1876
15.	Jim Holdsworth	26	1877
16.	Doug Allison	19	1876
17.	Tommy Bond	18	1876
	Bill Harbridge	18	1877
19.	Doug Allison	14	1877
	Candy Cummings	14	1876
21.	Bill Harbridge	11	1876
22.	John Cassidy	6	1876
23.	John Bass	1	1877

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	101	601
2.	Tom York	90	513
3.	Tom Carey	89	566
4.	Bob Ferguson	88	569
5.	Jack Remsen	62	325
6.	Dick Higham	59	314
7.	Joe Start	55	277
8.	John Cassidy	49	302
9.	Doug Allison	33	284
10.	Bill Harbridge	29	279
11.	Terry Larkin	28	233
	Everett Mills	28	255
13.	Jim Holdsworth	26	262
14.	Tommy Bond	18	182
15.	Candy Cummings	14	105
16.	John Bass	1	4

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Dick Higham	102	1876
2.	John Cassidy	95	1877
3.	Joe Start	90	1877
4.	Jack Remsen	89	1876
5.	Bob Ferguson	82	1876
6.	Jack Burdock	80	1876
7.	Tom Carey	78	1876
8.	Jack Burdock	72	1877
9.	Tom Carey	70	1877
10.	Tom York	68	1876
11.	Tom York	67	1877
12.	Jim Holdsworth	66	1877
	Everett Mills	66	1876
14.	Bob Ferguson	65	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	52	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	50	1876
17.	Doug Allison	43	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	37	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	23	1876
20.	Doug Allison	17	1877
	Candy Cummings	17	1876
22.	John Cassidy	13	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	3	1877
24.	John Bass	1	1877
	John Maloney	1	1877
	Israel Pike	1	1877

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	152	601
2.	Tom Carey	148	566
3.	Bob Ferguson	147	569
4.	Tom York	135	513
5.	John Cassidy	108	302
6.	Dick Higham	102	314
7.	Joe Start	90	277
8.	Jack Remsen	89	325
9.	Jim Holdsworth	66	262
	Everett Mills	66	255
11.	Doug Allison	60	284
	Bill Harbridge	60	279
13.	Terry Larkin	52	233
14.	Tommy Bond	50	182
15.	Candy Cummings	17	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	3	8
17.	John Bass	1	4
	John Maloney	1	4
	Israel Pike	1	4

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Dick Higham	127	1876
2.	John Cassidy	115	1877
3.	Jack Remsen	114	1876
4.	Joe Start	108	1877
5.	Bob Ferguson	100	1876
	Tom York	100	1877
7.	Tom York	97	1876
8.	Jack Burdock	91	1876
9.	Tom Carey	85	1876
10.	Tom Carey	80	1877
11.	Jack Burdock	78	1877
12.	Bob Ferguson	76	1877
	Everett Mills	76	1876
14.	Jim Holdsworth	75	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	71	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	58	1876
17.	Doug Allison	47	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	46	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	27	1876
20.	Candy Cummings	20	1876
21.	Doug Allison	19	1877
22.	John Cassidy	15	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	3	1877
24.	John Bass	1	1877
	John Maloney	1	1877
	Israel Pike	1	1877

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Tom York	197	513
2.	Bob Ferguson	176	569
3.	Jack Burdock	169	601
4.	Tom Carey	165	566
5.	John Cassidy	130	302
6.	Dick Higham	127	314
7.	Jack Remsen	114	325
8.	Joe Start	108	277
9.	Everett Mills	76	255
10.	Jim Holdsworth	75	262
11.	Bill Harbridge	73	279
12.	Terry Larkin	71	233
13.	Doug Allison	66	284
14.	Tommy Bond	58	182
15.	Candy Cummings	20	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	3	8
17.	John Bass	1	4
	John Maloney	1	4
	Israel Pike	1	4

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Dick Higham	21	1876
2.	Tom York	16	1877
3.	Jack Remsen	12	1876
	Tom York	12	1876
5.	John Cassidy	10	1877
6.	Jack Burdock	9	1876
7.	Tommy Bond	8	1876
	Bob Ferguson	8	1876
	Everett Mills	8	1876
10.	Tom Carey	7	1876
	Bob Ferguson	7	1877
12.	Jack Burdock	6	1877
	Terry Larkin	6	1877
14.	Bill Harbridge	5	1877
	Jim Holdsworth	5	1877
16.	Doug Allison	4	1876
17.	Tom Carey	3	1877
	Candy Cummings	3	1876
	Joe Start	3	1877
20.	Doug Allison	2	1877
	John Cassidy	2	1876
	Bill Harbridge	2	1876

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Tom York	28	513
2.	Dick Higham	21	314
3.	Jack Burdock	15	601
	Bob Ferguson	15	569
5.	John Cassidy	12	302
	Jack Remsen	12	325
7.	Tom Carey	10	566
8.	Tommy Bond	8	182
	Everett Mills	8	255
10.	Bill Harbridge	7	279
11.	Doug Allison	6	284
	Terry Larkin	6	233
13.	Jim Holdsworth	5	262
14.	Candy Cummings	3	105
	Joe Start	3	277

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Tom York	7	1876
	Tom York	7	1877
3.	Joe Start	6	1877
4.	John Cassidy	5	1877
	Bob Ferguson	5	1876
	Terry Larkin	5	1877
	Jack Remsen	5	1876
8.	Tom Carey	2	1877
	Bob Ferguson	2	1877
	Bill Harbridge	2	1877
	Dick Higham	2	1876
	Jim Holdsworth	2	1877
13.	Jack Burdock	1	1876
	Bill Harbridge	1	1876
	Everett Mills	1	1876

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Tom York	14	513
2.	Bob Ferguson	7	569
3.	Joe Start	6	277
4.	John Cassidy	5	302
	Terry Larkin	5	233
	Jack Remsen	5	325
7.	Bill Harbridge	3	279
8.	Tom Carey	2	566
	Dick Higham	2	314
	Jim Holdsworth	2	262
11.	Jack Burdock	1	601
	Everett Mills	1	255

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Tom Carey	1	1877
	Terry Larkin	1	1877
	Jack Remsen	1	1876
	Joe Start	1	1877
	Tom York	1	1876
	Tom York	1	1877

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Tom York	2	513
2.	Tom Carey	1	566
	Terry Larkin	1	233
	Jack Remsen	1	325
	Joe Start	1	277

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Tom York	39	1876
2.	Tom York	37	1877
3.	Bob Ferguson	35	1877
	Dick Higham	35	1876
5.	Bob Ferguson	32	1876
6.	Jack Remsen	30	1876
7.	John Cassidy	27	1877
8.	Tom Carey	26	1876
9.	Jack Burdock	23	1876
	Everett Mills	23	1876
11.	Tommy Bond	21	1876
	Joe Start	21	1877
13.	Tom Carey	20	1877
	Jim Holdsworth	20	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	18	1877
16.	Doug Allison	15	1876
17.	Jack Burdock	9	1877
18.	John Cassidy	8	1876
	Bill Harbridge	8	1877
20.	Candy Cummings	7	1876
21.	Doug Allison	6	1877
	Bill Harbridge	6	1876

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Tom York	76	513
2.	Bob Ferguson	67	569
3.	Tom Carey	46	566
4.	John Cassidy	35	302
	Dick Higham	35	314
6.	Jack Burdock	32	601
7.	Jack Remsen	30	325
8.	Everett Mills	23	255
9.	Doug Allison	21	284
	Tommy Bond	21	182
	Joe Start	21	277
12.	Jim Holdsworth	20	262
13.	Terry Larkin	18	233
14.	Bill Harbridge	14	279
15.	Candy Cummings	7	105

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Jack Burdock	13	1876
2.	Tom York	10	1876
3.	Joe Start	6	1877
4.	Terry Larkin	5	1877
5.	Doug Allison	3	1876
	Doug Allison	3	1877
	Tom Carey	3	1876
	John Cassidy	3	1877
	Bob Ferguson	3	1877
	Bill Harbridge	3	1876
	Bill Harbridge	3	1877
	Tom York	3	1877
13.	Jack Burdock	2	1877
	Bob Ferguson	2	1876
	Dick Higham	2	1876
	Jim Holdsworth	2	1877
17.	John Cassidy	1	1876
	Everett Mills	1	1876
	Jack Remsen	1	1876

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	15	601
2.	Tom York	13	513
3.	Doug Allison	6	284
	Bill Harbridge	6	279
	Joe Start	6	277
6.	Bob Ferguson	5	569
	Terry Larkin	5	233
8.	John Cassidy	4	302
9.	Tom Carey	3	566
10.	Dick Higham	2	314
	Jim Holdsworth	2	262
12.	Everett Mills	1	255
	Jack Remsen	1	325

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	23	1877
2.	Jack Burdock	16	1876
	Jack Burdock	16	1877
4.	Jack Remsen	15	1876
5.	Bob Ferguson	11	1876
	Tom York	11	1877
7.	Bob Ferguson	10	1877
8.	Doug Allison	9	1876
	Tom Carey	9	1877
10.	Jim Holdsworth	8	1877
11.	Doug Allison	7	1877
	Dick Higham	7	1876
13.	Bill Harbridge	6	1877
14.	Tommy Bond	4	1876
	Tom Carey	4	1876
	Tom York	4	1876
17.	John Cassidy	3	1877
	Candy Cummings	3	1876
	Everett Mills	3	1876
20.	Bill Harbridge	2	1876
	Joe Start	2	1877
	Live Oak Taylor	2	1877

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	32	601
2.	Terry Larkin	23	233
3.	Bob Ferguson	21	569
4.	Doug Allison	16	284
5.	Jack Remsen	15	325
	Tom York	15	513
7.	Tom Carey	13	566
8.	Bill Harbridge	8	279
	Jim Holdsworth	8	262
10.	Dick Higham	7	314
11.	Tommy Bond	4	182
12.	John Cassidy	3	302
	Candy Cummings	3	105
	Everett Mills	3	255
15.	Joe Start	2	277
	Live Oak Taylor	2	8

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	John Cassidy	80	1877
	Joe Start	80	1877
3.	Dick Higham	79	1876
4.	Tom Carey	71	1876
	Jack Remsen	71	1876
6.	Jack Burdock	70	1876
7.	Bob Ferguson	69	1876
8.	Jack Burdock	66	1877
9.	Tom Carey	64	1877
10.	Jim Holdsworth	59	1877
11.	Everett Mills	57	1876
12.	Bob Ferguson	56	1877
13.	Tom York	48	1876
14.	Tom York	43	1877
15.	Tommy Bond	42	1876
16.	Terry Larkin	40	1877
17.	Doug Allison	39	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	30	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	20	1876
20.	Doug Allison	15	1877
21.	Candy Cummings	14	1876
22.	John Cassidy	11	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	3	1877
24.	John Bass	1	1877
	John Maloney	1	1877
	Israel Pike	1	1877

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	136	601
2.	Tom Carey	135	566
3.	Bob Ferguson	125	569
4.	John Cassidy	91	302
	Tom York	91	513
6.	Joe Start	80	277
7.	Dick Higham	79	314
8.	Jack Remsen	71	325
9.	Jim Holdsworth	59	262
10.	Everett Mills	57	255
11.	Doug Allison	54	284
12.	Bill Harbridge	50	279
13.	Tommy Bond	42	182
14.	Terry Larkin	40	233
15.	Candy Cummings	14	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	3	8
17.	John Bass	1	4
	John Maloney	1	4
	Israel Pike	1	4

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Dick Higham	136	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	101	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	90	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	88	1876

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	John Cassidy	44	1877
2.	Dick Higham	42	1876
3.	Joe Start	37	1877
4.	Jack Remsen	32	1876
5.	Tom York	29	1877
6.	Tom York	28	1876
7.	Bob Ferguson	27	1876
8.	Jack Burdock	26	1876
9.	Tom Carey	24	1876
10.	Jack Burdock	21	1877
11.	Tom Carey	20	1877
	Bob Ferguson	20	1877
	Everett Mills	20	1876
14.	Jim Holdsworth	19	1877
15.	Terry Larkin	17	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	16	1876
17.	Doug Allison	13	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	11	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	6	1876
20.	John Cassidy	4	1876
21.	Doug Allison	3	1877
	Candy Cummings	3	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	1	1877

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Tom York	57	513
2.	John Cassidy	48	302
3.	Jack Burdock	47	601
	Bob Ferguson	47	569
5.	Tom Carey	44	566
6.	Dick Higham	42	314
7.	Joe Start	37	277
8.	Jack Remsen	32	325
9.	Everett Mills	20	255
10.	Jim Holdsworth	19	262
11.	Bill Harbridge	17	279
	Terry Larkin	17	233
13.	Doug Allison	16	284
	Tommy Bond	16	182
15.	Candy Cummings	3	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	1	8

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	John Cassidy	21	1877
2.	Joe Start	13	1877
3.	Dick Higham	12	1876
4.	Tom York	9	1877
5.	Tom York	3	1876

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	John Cassidy	21	302
2.	Joe Start	13	277
3.	Dick Higham	12	314
4.	Tom York	11	513

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	John Cassidy	2.2	1877
2.	Dick Higham	1.4	1876
	Joe Start	1.4	1877
4.	Tom York	0.9	1877
5.	Tom York	0.3	1876

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	John Cassidy	2.2	302
2.	Dick Higham	1.4	314
	Joe Start	1.4	277
4.	Tom York	1.2	513

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Tom York	24	1877
2.	Dick Higham	23	1876
3.	Tom York	20	1876
4.	Jack Remsen	18	1876
5.	John Cassidy	15	1877
6.	Bob Ferguson	13	1876
7.	Terry Larkin	12	1877
8.	Jack Burdock	10	1876
	Joe Start	10	1877
10.	Bob Ferguson	9	1877
	Everett Mills	9	1876
12.	Tommy Bond	8	1876
13.	Tom Carey	7	1876
	Bill Harbridge	7	1877
	Jim Holdsworth	7	1877
16.	Jack Burdock	6	1877
	Tom Carey	6	1877
18.	Doug Allison	4	1876
19.	Candy Cummings	3	1876
	Bill Harbridge	3	1876
21.	Doug Allison	2	1877
	John Cassidy	2	1876

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Tom York	44	513
2.	Dick Higham	23	314
3.	Bob Ferguson	22	569
4.	Jack Remsen	18	325
5.	John Cassidy	17	302
6.	Jack Burdock	16	601
7.	Tom Carey	13	566
8.	Terry Larkin	12	233
9.	Bill Harbridge	10	279
	Joe Start	10	277
11.	Everett Mills	9	255
12.	Tommy Bond	8	182
13.	Jim Holdsworth	7	262
14.	Doug Allison	6	284
15.	Candy Cummings	3	105

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Dick Higham	104	1876
2.	John Cassidy	98	1877
3.	Joe Start	96	1877
4.	Jack Burdock	93	1876
5.	Jack Remsen	90	1876
6.	Bob Ferguson	84	1876
7.	Tom Carey	81	1876
8.	Tom York	78	1876
9.	Jack Burdock	74	1877
10.	Tom Carey	70	1877
	Tom York	70	1877
12.	Bob Ferguson	68	1877
	Jim Holdsworth	68	1877
14.	Everett Mills	67	1876
15.	Terry Larkin	57	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	50	1876
17.	Doug Allison	46	1876
18.	Bill Harbridge	40	1877
19.	Bill Harbridge	26	1876
20.	Doug Allison	20	1877
21.	Candy Cummings	17	1876
22.	John Cassidy	14	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	3	1877
24.	John Bass	1	1877
	John Maloney	1	1877
	Israel Pike	1	1877

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	167	601
2.	Bob Ferguson	152	569
3.	Tom Carey	151	566
4.	Tom York	148	513
5.	John Cassidy	112	302
6.	Dick Higham	104	314
7.	Joe Start	96	277
8.	Jack Remsen	90	325
9.	Jim Holdsworth	68	262
10.	Everett Mills	67	255
11.	Doug Allison	66	284
	Bill Harbridge	66	279
13.	Terry Larkin	57	233
14.	Tommy Bond	50	182
15.	Candy Cummings	17	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	3	8
17.	John Bass	1	4
	John Maloney	1	4
	Israel Pike	1	4

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Dick Higham	.680	1876
2.	Jack Remsen	.512	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	.449	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	.430	1876

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

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
1.	Dick Higham	44.6	1876
2.	Bob Ferguson	28.2	1876
3.	Jack Remsen	21.6	1876
4.	Jack Burdock	19.3	1876

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Jack Remsen	324.0	1876

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Jack Remsen	235	1876
2.	Jack Burdock	229	1876
3.	Bob Ferguson	228	1876
4.	Tom Carey	211	1876
5.	Dick Higham	210	1876
6.	Jack Burdock	205	1877
7.	Tom Carey	204	1877
8.	Tom York	195	1876
9.	Jim Holdsworth	194	1877
10.	Bob Ferguson	189	1877
11.	Everett Mills	188	1876
12.	Joe Start	181	1877
13.	Terry Larkin	176	1877
14.	Tom York	170	1877
15.	John Cassidy	156	1877
16.	Tommy Bond	132	1876
17.	Bill Harbridge	130	1877
18.	Doug Allison	120	1876
19.	Doug Allison	98	1877
20.	Candy Cummings	88	1876
21.	Bill Harbridge	83	1876
22.	John Cassidy	34	1876
23.	Live Oak Taylor	5	1877
24.	Josh Bunce	4	1877
25.	John Bass	3	1877
	John Maloney	3	1877
	Israel Pike	3	1877

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Jack Burdock	434	601
2.	Bob Ferguson	417	569
3.	Tom Carey	415	566
4.	Tom York	365	513
5.	Jack Remsen	235	325
6.	Doug Allison	218	284
7.	Bill Harbridge	213	279
8.	Dick Higham	210	314
9.	Jim Holdsworth	194	262
10.	John Cassidy	190	302
11.	Everett Mills	188	255
12.	Joe Start	181	277
13.	Terry Larkin	176	233
14.	Tommy Bond	132	182
15.	Candy Cummings	88	105
16.	Live Oak Taylor	5	8
17.	Josh Bunce	4	4
18.	John Bass	3	4
	John Maloney	3	4
	Israel Pike	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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