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Indianapolis Blues Top 50 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	3.4	1878
2.	John Clapp	2.0	1878
3.	Silver Flint	1.2	1878
4.	Ned Williamson	0.8	1878
5.	The Only Nolan	0.6	1878
6.	Fred Warner	0.5	1878
7.	Russ McKelvy	0.3	1878

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	3.4	279
2.	John Clapp	2.0	276
3.	Silver Flint	1.2	256
4.	Ned Williamson	0.8	255
5.	The Only Nolan	0.6	154
6.	Fred Warner	0.5	167
7.	Russ McKelvy	0.3	258

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	2.8	1878
2.	John Clapp	2.1	1878
3.	Ned Williamson	1.0	1878
4.	Silver Flint	0.6	1878
	The Only Nolan	0.6	1878
	Fred Warner	0.6	1878
7.	Joe Quest	0.2	1878
8.	Russ McKelvy	0.1	1878

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	2.8	279
2.	John Clapp	2.1	276
3.	Ned Williamson	1.0	255
4.	Silver Flint	0.6	256
	The Only Nolan	0.6	154
	Fred Warner	0.6	167
7.	Joe Quest	0.2	290
8.	Russ McKelvy	0.1	258

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Silver Flint	1.0	1878
2.	Orator Shafer	0.2	1878
	Fred Warner	0.2	1878

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Silver Flint	1.0	256
2.	Orator Shafer	0.2	279
	Fred Warner	0.2	167

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.	John Clapp	63	1878
	Silver Flint	63	1878
	Russ McKelvy	63	1878
	Orator Shafer	63	1878
	Ned Williamson	63	1878
6.	Joe Quest	62	1878
7.	Art Croft	60	1878
8.	Fred Warner	43	1878
9.	The Only Nolan	38	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	19	1878
11.	Jim McCormick	15	1878
12.	Tom Healey	12	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	1878

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	John Clapp	63	276
	Silver Flint	63	256
	Russ McKelvy	63	258
	Orator Shafer	63	279
	Ned Williamson	63	255
6.	Joe Quest	62	290
7.	Art Croft	60	227
8.	Fred Warner	43	167
9.	The Only Nolan	38	154
10.	Candy Nelson	19	89
11.	Jim McCormick	15	56
12.	Tom Healey	12	45
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	12

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Joe Quest	278	1878
2.	Orator Shafer	266	1878
3.	John Clapp	263	1878
4.	Silver Flint	254	1878
5.	Russ McKelvy	253	1878
6.	Ned Williamson	250	1878
7.	Art Croft	222	1878
8.	Fred Warner	165	1878
9.	The Only Nolan	152	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	84	1878
11.	Jim McCormick	56	1878
12.	Tom Healey	45	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	12	1878

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Joe Quest	278	290
2.	Orator Shafer	266	279
3.	John Clapp	263	276
4.	Silver Flint	254	256
5.	Russ McKelvy	253	258
6.	Ned Williamson	250	255
7.	Art Croft	222	227
8.	Fred Warner	165	167
9.	The Only Nolan	152	154
10.	Candy Nelson	84	89
11.	Jim McCormick	56	56
12.	Tom Healey	45	45
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	12	12

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Joe Quest	290	1878
2.	Orator Shafer	279	1878
3.	John Clapp	276	1878
4.	Russ McKelvy	258	1878
5.	Silver Flint	256	1878
6.	Ned Williamson	255	1878
7.	Art Croft	227	1878
8.	Fred Warner	167	1878
9.	The Only Nolan	154	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	89	1878
11.	Jim McCormick	56	1878
12.	Tom Healey	45	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	12	1878

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Joe Quest	290	290
2.	Orator Shafer	279	279
3.	John Clapp	276	276
4.	Russ McKelvy	258	258
5.	Silver Flint	256	256
6.	Ned Williamson	255	255
7.	Art Croft	227	227
8.	Fred Warner	167	167
9.	The Only Nolan	154	154
10.	Candy Nelson	89	89
11.	Jim McCormick	56	56
12.	Tom Healey	45	45
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	12	12

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	48	1878
2.	Joe Quest	45	1878
3.	John Clapp	42	1878
4.	Russ McKelvy	33	1878
5.	Ned Williamson	31	1878
6.	Silver Flint	23	1878
7.	Art Croft	22	1878
8.	Fred Warner	19	1878
9.	Candy Nelson	12	1878
10.	The Only Nolan	11	1878
11.	Jim McCormick	5	1878
12.	Tom Healey	2	1878

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	48	279
2.	Joe Quest	45	290
3.	John Clapp	42	276
4.	Russ McKelvy	33	258
5.	Ned Williamson	31	255
6.	Silver Flint	23	256
7.	Art Croft	22	227
8.	Fred Warner	19	167
9.	Candy Nelson	12	89
10.	The Only Nolan	11	154
11.	Jim McCormick	5	56
12.	Tom Healey	2	45

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	90	1878
2.	John Clapp	80	1878
3.	Ned Williamson	58	1878
4.	Silver Flint	57	1878
	Russ McKelvy	57	1878
	Joe Quest	57	1878
7.	Fred Warner	41	1878
8.	The Only Nolan	37	1878
9.	Art Croft	35	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	11	1878
11.	Tom Healey	8	1878
	Jim McCormick	8	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	1878

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	90	279
2.	John Clapp	80	276
3.	Ned Williamson	58	255
4.	Silver Flint	57	256
	Russ McKelvy	57	258
	Joe Quest	57	290
7.	Fred Warner	41	167
8.	The Only Nolan	37	154
9.	Art Croft	35	227
10.	Candy Nelson	11	89
11.	Tom Healey	8	45
	Jim McCormick	8	56
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	12

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	121	1878
2.	John Clapp	94	1878
3.	Ned Williamson	75	1878
4.	Russ McKelvy	73	1878
5.	Silver Flint	64	1878
	Joe Quest	64	1878
7.	The Only Nolan	45	1878
	Fred Warner	45	1878
9.	Art Croft	41	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	12	1878
11.	Tom Healey	9	1878
	Jim McCormick	9	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	5	1878

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	121	279
2.	John Clapp	94	276
3.	Ned Williamson	75	255
4.	Russ McKelvy	73	258
5.	Silver Flint	64	256
	Joe Quest	64	290
7.	The Only Nolan	45	154
	Fred Warner	45	167
9.	Art Croft	41	227
10.	Candy Nelson	12	89
11.	Tom Healey	9	45
	Jim McCormick	9	56
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	5	12

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	19	1878
2.	John Clapp	10	1878
	Ned Williamson	10	1878
4.	The Only Nolan	8	1878
5.	Silver Flint	7	1878
6.	Art Croft	6	1878
7.	Russ McKelvy	4	1878
	Fred Warner	4	1878
9.	Joe Quest	3	1878
10.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	1878
11.	Tom Healey	1	1878
	Jim McCormick	1	1878
	Candy Nelson	1	1878

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	19	279
2.	John Clapp	10	276
	Ned Williamson	10	255
4.	The Only Nolan	8	154
5.	Silver Flint	7	256
6.	Art Croft	6	227
7.	Russ McKelvy	4	258
	Fred Warner	4	167
9.	Joe Quest	3	290
10.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	12
11.	Tom Healey	1	45
	Jim McCormick	1	56
	Candy Nelson	1	89

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	6	1878
2.	Russ McKelvy	3	1878
3.	John Clapp	2	1878
	Joe Quest	2	1878
	Ned Williamson	2	1878

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	6	279
2.	Russ McKelvy	3	258
3.	John Clapp	2	276
	Joe Quest	2	290
	Ned Williamson	2	255

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Russ McKelvy	2	1878
2.	Ned Williamson	1	1878

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Russ McKelvy	2	258
2.	Ned Williamson	1	255

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Russ McKelvy	36	1878
2.	Orator Shafer	30	1878
3.	John Clapp	29	1878
4.	Ned Williamson	19	1878
5.	Silver Flint	18	1878
6.	Art Croft	16	1878
	The Only Nolan	16	1878
8.	Joe Quest	13	1878
9.	Fred Warner	10	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	5	1878
11.	Tom Healey	4	1878
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	1878

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Russ McKelvy	36	258
2.	Orator Shafer	30	279
3.	John Clapp	29	276
4.	Ned Williamson	19	255
5.	Silver Flint	18	256
6.	Art Croft	16	227
	The Only Nolan	16	154
8.	Joe Quest	13	290
9.	Fred Warner	10	167
10.	Candy Nelson	5	89
11.	Tom Healey	4	45
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	12

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	John Clapp	13	1878
	Orator Shafer	13	1878
3.	Joe Quest	12	1878
4.	Art Croft	5	1878
	Russ McKelvy	5	1878
	Candy Nelson	5	1878
	Ned Williamson	5	1878
8.	Silver Flint	2	1878
	The Only Nolan	2	1878
	Fred Warner	2	1878

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	John Clapp	13	276
	Orator Shafer	13	279
3.	Joe Quest	12	290
4.	Art Croft	5	227
	Russ McKelvy	5	258
	Candy Nelson	5	89
	Ned Williamson	5	255
8.	Silver Flint	2	256
	The Only Nolan	2	154
	Fred Warner	2	167

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Russ McKelvy	38	1878
2.	Joe Quest	24	1878
3.	Art Croft	23	1878
4.	Orator Shafer	20	1878
5.	Silver Flint	15	1878
	Fred Warner	15	1878
	Ned Williamson	15	1878
8.	Tom Healey	14	1878
9.	Candy Nelson	11	1878
10.	The Only Nolan	10	1878
11.	John Clapp	8	1878
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	1878
	Jim McCormick	2	1878

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Russ McKelvy	38	258
2.	Joe Quest	24	290
3.	Art Croft	23	227
4.	Orator Shafer	20	279
5.	Silver Flint	15	256
	Fred Warner	15	167
	Ned Williamson	15	255
8.	Tom Healey	14	45
9.	Candy Nelson	11	89
10.	The Only Nolan	10	154
11.	John Clapp	8	276
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	12
	Jim McCormick	2	56

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	John Clapp	68	1878
2.	Orator Shafer	65	1878
3.	Joe Quest	52	1878
4.	Silver Flint	50	1878
5.	Russ McKelvy	48	1878
6.	Ned Williamson	45	1878
7.	Fred Warner	37	1878
8.	Art Croft	29	1878
	The Only Nolan	29	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	10	1878
11.	Tom Healey	7	1878
	Jim McCormick	7	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	1878

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	John Clapp	68	276
2.	Orator Shafer	65	279
3.	Joe Quest	52	290
4.	Silver Flint	50	256
5.	Russ McKelvy	48	258
6.	Ned Williamson	45	255
7.	Fred Warner	37	167
8.	Art Croft	29	227
	The Only Nolan	29	154
10.	Candy Nelson	10	89
11.	Tom Healey	7	45
	Jim McCormick	7	56
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	12

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	45	1878
2.	John Clapp	32	1878
3.	Ned Williamson	19	1878
4.	Russ McKelvy	18	1878
5.	Silver Flint	15	1878
	Joe Quest	15	1878
7.	Fred Warner	12	1878
8.	The Only Nolan	11	1878
9.	Art Croft	7	1878
10.	Tom Healey	2	1878
	Candy Nelson	2	1878
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	1878
	Jim McCormick	1	1878

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	45	279
2.	John Clapp	32	276
3.	Ned Williamson	19	255
4.	Russ McKelvy	18	258
5.	Silver Flint	15	256
	Joe Quest	15	290
7.	Fred Warner	12	167
8.	The Only Nolan	11	154
9.	Art Croft	7	227
10.	Tom Healey	2	45
	Candy Nelson	2	89
12.	Jimmy Hallinan	1	12
	Jim McCormick	1	56

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	24	1878
2.	John Clapp	12	1878

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	24	279
2.	John Clapp	12	276

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	2.7	1878
2.	John Clapp	1.4	1878

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	2.7	279
2.	John Clapp	1.4	276

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	25	1878
2.	Ned Williamson	13	1878
3.	John Clapp	12	1878
4.	Russ McKelvy	9	1878
5.	The Only Nolan	8	1878
6.	Silver Flint	7	1878
7.	Art Croft	6	1878
8.	Joe Quest	5	1878
9.	Fred Warner	4	1878
10.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	1878
11.	Tom Healey	1	1878
	Jim McCormick	1	1878
	Candy Nelson	1	1878

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	25	279
2.	Ned Williamson	13	255
3.	John Clapp	12	276
4.	Russ McKelvy	9	258
5.	The Only Nolan	8	154
6.	Silver Flint	7	256
7.	Art Croft	6	227
8.	Joe Quest	5	290
9.	Fred Warner	4	167
10.	Jimmy Hallinan	2	12
11.	Tom Healey	1	45
	Jim McCormick	1	56
	Candy Nelson	1	89

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Orator Shafer	103	1878
2.	John Clapp	93	1878
3.	Joe Quest	69	1878
4.	Ned Williamson	63	1878
5.	Russ McKelvy	62	1878
6.	Silver Flint	59	1878
7.	Fred Warner	43	1878
8.	Art Croft	40	1878
9.	The Only Nolan	39	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	16	1878
11.	Tom Healey	8	1878
	Jim McCormick	8	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	1878

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Orator Shafer	103	279
2.	John Clapp	93	276
3.	Joe Quest	69	290
4.	Ned Williamson	63	255
5.	Russ McKelvy	62	258
6.	Silver Flint	59	256
7.	Fred Warner	43	167
8.	Art Croft	40	227
9.	The Only Nolan	39	154
10.	Candy Nelson	16	89
11.	Tom Healey	8	45
	Jim McCormick	8	56
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	12

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

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

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.	Joe Quest	221	1878
2.	Silver Flint	197	1878
3.	Russ McKelvy	196	1878
4.	Ned Williamson	192	1878
5.	Art Croft	187	1878
6.	John Clapp	183	1878
7.	Orator Shafer	176	1878
8.	Fred Warner	124	1878
9.	The Only Nolan	115	1878
10.	Candy Nelson	73	1878
11.	Jim McCormick	48	1878
12.	Tom Healey	37	1878
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	9	1878

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Joe Quest	221	290
2.	Silver Flint	197	256
3.	Russ McKelvy	196	258
4.	Ned Williamson	192	255
5.	Art Croft	187	227
6.	John Clapp	183	276
7.	Orator Shafer	176	279
8.	Fred Warner	124	167
9.	The Only Nolan	115	154
10.	Candy Nelson	73	89
11.	Jim McCormick	48	56
12.	Tom Healey	37	45
13.	Jimmy Hallinan	9	12

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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