Single-Season Top 50 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 3.5
2. John Clapp • 1878 2.1
3. Silver Flint • 1878 1.3
4. Ed Williamson • 1878 0.8
5. The Only Nolan • 1878 0.6
Fred Warner • 1878 0.6
7. Russ McKelvy • 1878 0.3
8. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 0.1
Offensive WAR †
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 2.9
2. John Clapp • 1878 2.2
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 1.1
4. Silver Flint • 1878 0.7
Fred Warner • 1878 0.7
6. The Only Nolan • 1878 0.6
7. Joe Quest • 1878 0.3
8. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 0.1
Russ McKelvy • 1878 0.1
Defensive WAR †
1. Silver Flint • 1878 1.0
2. Orator Shafer • 1878 0.2
Fred Warner • 1878 0.2
Batting Average
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 .338
2. John Clapp • 1878 .304
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 .232
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 .225
5. Silver Flint • 1878 .224
6. Joe Quest • 1878 .205
7. Art Croft • 1878 .158
On-Base%
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 .369
2. John Clapp • 1878 .337
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 .247
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 .240
5. Joe Quest • 1878 .238
6. Silver Flint • 1878 .230
7. Art Croft • 1878 .176
Slugging %
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 .455
2. John Clapp • 1878 .357
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 .300
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 .289
5. Silver Flint • 1878 .252
6. Joe Quest • 1878 .230
7. Art Croft • 1878 .185
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 .824
2. John Clapp • 1878 .694
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 .547
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 .529
5. Silver Flint • 1878 .482
6. Joe Quest • 1878 .468
7. Art Croft • 1878 .361
Games Played
1. John Clapp • 1878 63
Silver Flint • 1878 63
Russ McKelvy • 1878 63
Orator Shafer • 1878 63
Ed Williamson • 1878 63
6. Joe Quest • 1878 62
7. Art Croft • 1878 60
8. Fred Warner • 1878 43
9. The Only Nolan • 1878 38
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 19
11. Jim McCormick • 1878 15
12. Tom Healey • 1878 12
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 3
At Bats
1. Joe Quest • 1878 278
2. Orator Shafer • 1878 266
3. John Clapp • 1878 263
4. Silver Flint • 1878 254
5. Russ McKelvy • 1878 253
6. Ed Williamson • 1878 250
7. Art Croft • 1878 222
8. Fred Warner • 1878 165
9. The Only Nolan • 1878 152
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 84
11. Jim McCormick • 1878 56
12. Tom Healey • 1878 45
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 12
Plate Appearances
1. Joe Quest • 1878 290
2. Orator Shafer • 1878 279
3. John Clapp • 1878 276
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 258
5. Silver Flint • 1878 256
6. Ed Williamson • 1878 255
7. Art Croft • 1878 227
8. Fred Warner • 1878 167
9. The Only Nolan • 1878 154
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 89
11. Jim McCormick • 1878 56
12. Tom Healey • 1878 45
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 12
Runs Scored
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 48
2. Joe Quest • 1878 45
3. John Clapp • 1878 42
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 33
5. Ed Williamson • 1878 31
6. Silver Flint • 1878 23
7. Art Croft • 1878 22
8. Fred Warner • 1878 19
9. Candy Nelson • 1878 12
10. The Only Nolan • 1878 11
11. Jim McCormick • 1878 5
12. Tom Healey • 1878 2
Hits
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 90
2. John Clapp • 1878 80
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 58
4. Silver Flint • 1878 57
Russ McKelvy • 1878 57
Joe Quest • 1878 57
7. Fred Warner • 1878 41
8. The Only Nolan • 1878 37
9. Art Croft • 1878 35
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 11
11. Tom Healey • 1878 8
Jim McCormick • 1878 8
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 3
Total Bases
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 121
2. John Clapp • 1878 94
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 75
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 73
5. Silver Flint • 1878 64
Joe Quest • 1878 64
7. The Only Nolan • 1878 45
Fred Warner • 1878 45
9. Art Croft • 1878 41
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 12
11. Tom Healey • 1878 9
Jim McCormick • 1878 9
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 5
Doubles
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 19
2. John Clapp • 1878 10
Ed Williamson • 1878 10
4. The Only Nolan • 1878 8
5. Silver Flint • 1878 7
6. Art Croft • 1878 6
7. Russ McKelvy • 1878 4
Fred Warner • 1878 4
9. Joe Quest • 1878 3
10. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 2
11. Tom Healey • 1878 1
Jim McCormick • 1878 1
Candy Nelson • 1878 1
Triples
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 6
2. Russ McKelvy • 1878 3
3. John Clapp • 1878 2
Joe Quest • 1878 2
Ed Williamson • 1878 2
Home Runs
1. Russ McKelvy • 1878 2
2. Ed Williamson • 1878 1
Runs Batted In
1. Russ McKelvy • 1878 36
2. Orator Shafer • 1878 30
3. John Clapp • 1878 29
4. Ed Williamson • 1878 19
5. Silver Flint • 1878 18
6. Art Croft • 1878 16
The Only Nolan • 1878 16
8. Joe Quest • 1878 13
9. Fred Warner • 1878 10
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 5
11. Tom Healey • 1878 4
12. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 1
Bases on Balls
1. John Clapp • 1878 13
Orator Shafer • 1878 13
3. Joe Quest • 1878 12
4. Art Croft • 1878 5
Russ McKelvy • 1878 5
Candy Nelson • 1878 5
Ed Williamson • 1878 5
8. Silver Flint • 1878 2
The Only Nolan • 1878 2
Fred Warner • 1878 2
Strikeouts
1. Russ McKelvy • 1878 38
2. Joe Quest • 1878 24
3. Art Croft • 1878 23
4. Orator Shafer • 1878 20
5. Silver Flint • 1878 15
Fred Warner • 1878 15
Ed Williamson • 1878 15
8. Tom Healey • 1878 14
9. Candy Nelson • 1878 11
10. The Only Nolan • 1878 10
11. John Clapp • 1878 8
12. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 2
Jim McCormick • 1878 2
Singles
1. John Clapp • 1878 68
2. Orator Shafer • 1878 65
3. Joe Quest • 1878 52
4. Silver Flint • 1878 50
5. Russ McKelvy • 1878 48
6. Ed Williamson • 1878 45
7. Fred Warner • 1878 37
8. Art Croft • 1878 29
The Only Nolan • 1878 29
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 10
11. Tom Healey • 1878 7
Jim McCormick • 1878 7
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 1
Adjusted OPS+
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 184
2. John Clapp • 1878 141
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 89
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 83
5. Silver Flint • 1878 67
6. Joe Quest • 1878 63
7. Art Croft • 1878 25
Runs Created
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 45
2. John Clapp • 1878 32
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 19
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 18
5. Silver Flint • 1878 15
Joe Quest • 1878 15
7. Fred Warner • 1878 12
8. The Only Nolan • 1878 11
9. Art Croft • 1878 7
10. Tom Healey • 1878 2
Candy Nelson • 1878 2
12. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 1
Jim McCormick • 1878 1
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 24
2. John Clapp • 1878 12
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 2.6
2. John Clapp • 1878 1.3
3. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 0.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 25
2. Ed Williamson • 1878 13
3. John Clapp • 1878 12
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 9
5. The Only Nolan • 1878 8
6. Silver Flint • 1878 7
7. Art Croft • 1878 6
8. Joe Quest • 1878 5
9. Fred Warner • 1878 4
10. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 2
11. Tom Healey • 1878 1
Jim McCormick • 1878 1
Candy Nelson • 1878 1
Times On Base
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 103
2. John Clapp • 1878 93
3. Joe Quest • 1878 69
4. Ed Williamson • 1878 63
5. Russ McKelvy • 1878 62
6. Silver Flint • 1878 59
7. Fred Warner • 1878 43
8. Art Croft • 1878 40
9. The Only Nolan • 1878 39
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 16
11. Tom Healey • 1878 8
Jim McCormick • 1878 8
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 3
Offensive Win %
1. Orator Shafer • 1878 .783
2. John Clapp • 1878 .643
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 .388
4. Russ McKelvy • 1878 .356
5. Silver Flint • 1878 .281
6. Joe Quest • 1878 .241
7. Art Croft • 1878 .096
AB per SO
1. John Clapp • 1878 32.9
2. Silver Flint • 1878 16.9
3. Ed Williamson • 1878 16.7
4. Orator Shafer • 1878 13.3
5. Joe Quest • 1878 11.6
6. Art Croft • 1878 9.7
7. Russ McKelvy • 1878 6.7
AB per HR
1. Russ McKelvy • 1878 126.5
2. Ed Williamson • 1878 250.0
Outs Made
1. Joe Quest • 1878 221
2. Silver Flint • 1878 197
3. Russ McKelvy • 1878 196
4. Ed Williamson • 1878 192
5. Art Croft • 1878 187
6. John Clapp • 1878 183
7. Orator Shafer • 1878 176
8. Fred Warner • 1878 124
9. The Only Nolan • 1878 115
10. Candy Nelson • 1878 73
11. Jim McCormick • 1878 48
12. Tom Healey • 1878 37
13. Jimmy Hallinan • 1878 9

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