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Louisville Colonels Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Louisville Colonels Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Fred Clarke	6.6	1897
2.	Honus Wagner	6.4	1899
3.	Pete Browning	5.8	1887
4.	Chicken Wolf	5.7	1890
5.	Fred Clarke	5.0	1899
6.	Pete Browning	4.6	1882
7.	Harry Taylor	4.3	1890
	Phil Tomney	4.3	1890
9.	Pete Browning	4.2	1885
10.	Pete Browning	3.9	1884
	Fred Clarke	3.9	1898
	Perry Werden	3.9	1897

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Pete Browning	26.7	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	20.3	3470
3.	Chicken Wolf	12.9	5216
4.	Honus Wagner	10.9	1528
5.	Guy Hecker	8.3	2684
6.	Harry Taylor	7.7	1584
7.	Billy Clingman	6.6	1976
8.	Dummy Hoy	5.7	1382
9.	Fred Pfeffer	5.5	1608
10.	John Grim	4.8	1272

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Fred Clarke	6.3	1897
2.	Pete Browning	6.0	1887
3.	Honus Wagner	5.7	1899
4.	Chicken Wolf	5.2	1890
5.	Pete Browning	4.8	1882
6.	Fred Clarke	4.7	1899
7.	Pete Browning	4.2	1884
8.	Pete Browning	3.9	1883
	Tom McCreery	3.9	1896
10.	Pete Browning	3.7	1885

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Pete Browning	29.9	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	18.8	3470
3.	Guy Hecker	10.9	2684
4.	Honus Wagner	10.3	1528
5.	Chicken Wolf	10.1	5216
6.	Dummy Hoy	6.8	1382
7.	Fred Pfeffer	6.0	1608
8.	Harry Taylor	5.9	1584
9.	John Kerins	4.6	1908
	Reddy Mack	4.6	1678

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Joe Gerhardt	2.3	1884
2.	Billy Clingman	2.0	1897
	Tom McLaughlin	2.0	1884
4.	Phil Tomney	1.8	1890
5.	Perry Werden	1.5	1897
6.	Harry Taylor	1.4	1890
7.	Billy Clingman	1.3	1896
8.	Jimmy Collins	0.9	1895
	John Kerins	0.9	1886
10.	Chicken Wolf	0.8	1883
	Chicken Wolf	0.8	1886

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Billy Clingman	4.1	1976
2.	Chicken Wolf	2.8	5216
3.	Joe Gerhardt	2.6	762
4.	Harry Taylor	1.8	1584
5.	Leech Maskrey	1.7	1564
	Phil Tomney	1.7	986
7.	Fred Clarke	1.5	3470
	John Grim	1.5	1272
	Perry Werden	1.5	569
10.	Tom Brown	1.4	1920

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Pete Browning	.402	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	.390	1897
3.	Pete Browning	.378	1882
4.	Chicken Wolf	.363	1890
5.	Pete Browning	.362	1885
6.	Tom McCreery	.351	1896
7.	Fred Clarke	.347	1895
8.	Guy Hecker	.341	1886
	Honus Wagner	.341	1899
10.	Pete Browning	.340	1886
	Fred Clarke	.340	1899

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Pete Browning	.343	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	.334	3470
3.	Honus Wagner	.322	1528
4.	Chicken Wolf	.291	5216
5.	Guy Hecker	.290	2684
6.	Harry Taylor	.287	1584
7.	Charlie Dexter	.284	1522
8.	Farmer Weaver	.275	3194
9.	Fred Pfeffer	.272	1608
10.	John Kerins	.263	1908

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Pete Browning	.464	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	.461	1897
3.	Pete Browning	.430	1882
4.	Tim O'Rourke	.421	1893
	Chicken Wolf	.421	1890
6.	Reddy Mack	.415	1887
7.	Tom McCreery	.409	1896
8.	Fred Clarke	.404	1899
9.	Guy Hecker	.402	1886
10.	Harry Taylor	.398	1891

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Fred Clarke	.398	3470
2.	Pete Browning	.397	3914
3.	Harry Taylor	.372	1584
4.	Honus Wagner	.369	1528
5.	Reddy Mack	.359	1678
6.	Fred Pfeffer	.343	1608
7.	Charlie Dexter	.336	1522
8.	Guy Hecker	.329	2684
9.	Farmer Weaver	.327	3194
	Chicken Wolf	.327	5216

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Pete Browning	.547	1887
2.	Tom McCreery	.546	1896
3.	Pete Browning	.530	1885
	Fred Clarke	.530	1897
5.	Pete Browning	.510	1882
6.	Honus Wagner	.501	1899
7.	Chicken Wolf	.479	1890
8.	Fred Clarke	.476	1896
9.	Pete Browning	.472	1884
10.	Pete Browning	.464	1883

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Pete Browning	.470	3914
2.	Honus Wagner	.457	1528
3.	Fred Clarke	.448	3470
4.	Chicken Wolf	.388	5216
5.	Guy Hecker	.383	2684
6.	Fred Pfeffer	.382	1608
7.	John Kerins	.376	1908
8.	Charlie Dexter	.362	1522
9.	Joe Werrick	.353	1616
10.	Farmer Weaver	.344	3194

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Pete Browning	1.011	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	.992	1897
3.	Tom McCreery	.956	1896
4.	Pete Browning	.940	1882
5.	Pete Browning	.923	1885
6.	Chicken Wolf	.900	1890
7.	Honus Wagner	.895	1899
8.	Fred Clarke	.868	1896
9.	Guy Hecker	.848	1886
10.	Pete Browning	.842	1883

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Pete Browning	.868	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	.845	3470
3.	Honus Wagner	.826	1528
4.	Fred Pfeffer	.725	1608
5.	Chicken Wolf	.716	5216
6.	Guy Hecker	.712	2684
7.	John Kerins	.701	1908
	Reddy Mack	.701	1678
9.	Charlie Dexter	.698	1522
10.	Harry Taylor	.695	1584

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Dummy Hoy	155	1899
2.	Billy Clingman	154	1898
3.	Tom Brown	153	1892
4.	Hughie Jennings	152	1892
5.	Claude Ritchey	151	1898
	Honus Wagner	151	1898
7.	Fred Clarke	149	1898
	Fred Clarke	149	1899
9.	Dummy Hoy	148	1898
	Claude Ritchey	148	1899
	Honus Wagner	148	1899

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	1193	5216
2.	Pete Browning	874	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	767	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	721	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	619	2684
6.	Billy Clingman	500	1976
7.	John Kerins	429	1908
8.	Tom Brown	405	1920
9.	Leech Maskrey	391	1564
10.	Reddy Mack	388	1678

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Tom Brown	660	1892
2.	Dummy Hoy	636	1899
3.	Fred Clarke	606	1899
4.	Fred Clarke	599	1898
5.	Hughie Jennings	594	1892
6.	Honus Wagner	588	1898
7.	Dummy Hoy	582	1898
8.	Honus Wagner	575	1899
9.	Chicken Wolf	569	1887
10.	Joe Werrick	561	1886

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	4945	5216
2.	Pete Browning	3592	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	3112	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	2958	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	2536	2684
6.	John Kerins	1747	1908
7.	Billy Clingman	1733	1976
8.	Tom Brown	1730	1920
9.	Joe Werrick	1507	1616
10.	Leech Maskrey	1503	1564

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Dummy Hoy	723	1899
2.	Tom Brown	712	1892
3.	Fred Clarke	681	1899
4.	Fred Clarke	667	1898
5.	Dummy Hoy	659	1898
6.	Claude Ritchey	637	1898
7.	Honus Wagner	635	1898
8.	Hughie Jennings	633	1892
9.	Honus Wagner	630	1899
10.	Harry Taylor	622	1890

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	5216	5216
2.	Pete Browning	3914	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	3470	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	3194	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	2684	2684
6.	Billy Clingman	1976	1976
7.	Tom Brown	1920	1920
8.	John Kerins	1908	1908
9.	Reddy Mack	1678	1678
10.	Joe Werrick	1616	1616

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Pete Browning	137	1887
2.	Tom Brown	123	1894
3.	Fred Clarke	122	1897
	Fred Clarke	122	1899
	Hub Collins	122	1887
6.	Hub Collins	117	1888
	Dummy Hoy	117	1899
	Reddy Mack	117	1887
9.	Fred Clarke	116	1898
10.	Harry Taylor	115	1890

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	778	5216
2.	Pete Browning	729	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	607	3470
4.	Guy Hecker	461	2684
5.	Farmer Weaver	405	3194
6.	Tom Brown	332	1920
7.	John Kerins	319	1908
8.	Reddy Mack	283	1678
9.	Harry Taylor	261	1584
10.	Billy Clingman	251	1976
	Hub Collins	251	1236

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Pete Browning	220	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	206	1899
3.	Fred Clarke	205	1897
4.	Chicken Wolf	197	1890
5.	Honus Wagner	196	1899
6.	Dummy Hoy	194	1899
7.	Fred Clarke	191	1895
8.	Fred Clarke	184	1898
9.	Dummy Hoy	177	1898
10.	Honus Wagner	176	1898

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	1437	5216
2.	Pete Browning	1233	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	1040	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	813	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	735	2684
6.	John Kerins	460	1908
7.	Honus Wagner	453	1528
8.	Billy Clingman	426	1976
9.	Tom Brown	414	1920
10.	Harry Taylor	400	1584

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Pete Browning	299	1887
2.	Honus Wagner	288	1899
3.	Fred Clarke	279	1897
4.	Fred Clarke	262	1899
5.	Chicken Wolf	260	1890
6.	Pete Browning	255	1885
7.	Dummy Hoy	252	1899
8.	Fred Clarke	246	1896
9.	Dummy Hoy	242	1898
10.	Tom McCreery	241	1896
	Honus Wagner	241	1898

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	1921	5216
2.	Pete Browning	1690	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	1393	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	1019	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	972	2684
6.	John Kerins	656	1908
7.	Honus Wagner	642	1528
8.	Tom Brown	573	1920
9.	Fred Pfeffer	549	1608
10.	Billy Clingman	535	1976

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Honus Wagner	45	1899
2.	Pete Browning	35	1887
3.	Pete Browning	34	1885
4.	Pete Browning	33	1884
5.	Fred Clarke	30	1897
6.	Pete Browning	29	1886
	Fred Pfeffer	29	1893
	Honus Wagner	29	1898
	Chicken Wolf	29	1890
10.	Chicken Wolf	28	1888

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Pete Browning	219	3914
2.	Chicken Wolf	212	5216
3.	Fred Clarke	123	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	107	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	104	2684
6.	Honus Wagner	92	1528
7.	John Grim	62	1272
8.	Reddy Mack	60	1678
9.	John Kerins	58	1908
10.	Fred Pfeffer	56	1608

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Tom McCreery	21	1896
2.	John Kerins	19	1887
3.	Fred Clarke	18	1896
4.	Chicken Wolf	17	1885
5.	Pete Browning	16	1887
	Dummy Hoy	16	1898
	John Kerins	16	1885
8.	Fred Pfeffer	15	1894
9.	Tom Brown	14	1894
	Perry Werden	14	1897
	Joe Werrick	14	1886

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	109	5216
2.	Pete Browning	68	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	64	3470
4.	John Kerins	48	1908
5.	Guy Hecker	38	2684
6.	Fred Pfeffer	36	1608
	Farmer Weaver	36	3194
8.	Joe Werrick	34	1616
9.	Tom Brown	29	1920
	Dummy Hoy	29	1382

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Honus Wagner	10	1898
2.	Pete Browning	9	1885
	Tom Brown	9	1894
	Fred Clarke	9	1896
5.	Fred Clarke	7	1894
	John Grim	7	1894
	Tom McCreery	7	1896
	General Stafford	7	1897
	Honus Wagner	7	1899
	Joe Werrick	7	1887

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Pete Browning	34	3914
	Fred Clarke	34	3470
3.	Guy Hecker	19	2684
	Honus Wagner	19	1528
5.	Chicken Wolf	18	5216
6.	Tom Brown	16	1920
7.	John Kerins	14	1908
8.	John Grim	11	1272
	Dummy Hoy	11	1382
	Tom McCreery	11	1020

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Pete Browning	118	1887
2.	Honus Wagner	114	1899
3.	Honus Wagner	105	1898
4.	Chicken Wolf	102	1887
5.	Joe Werrick	99	1887
6.	Chicken Wolf	98	1890
7.	William Brown	85	1893
8.	Perry Werden	83	1897
9.	Fred Clarke	82	1895
	Tim Shinnick	82	1890

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	591	5216
2.	Pete Browning	451	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	393	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	318	3194
5.	Honus Wagner	258	1528
6.	Guy Hecker	240	2684
7.	Fred Pfeffer	217	1608
8.	Joe Werrick	212	1616
9.	John Kerins	202	1908
10.	Charlie Dexter	183	1522

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Reddy Mack	83	1887
2.	Tim O'Rourke	77	1893
3.	Charlie Hamburg	69	1890
4.	Reddy Mack	68	1886
	Harry Taylor	68	1890
6.	Fred Pfeffer	67	1892
7.	John Kerins	66	1886
8.	Dummy Hoy	62	1899
	Tim Shinnick	62	1890
10.	Tom Brown	60	1894

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Pete Browning	299	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	245	3470
3.	Chicken Wolf	229	5216
4.	Reddy Mack	205	1678
5.	Billy Clingman	191	1976
6.	Harry Taylor	181	1584
7.	Farmer Weaver	179	3194
8.	Tom Brown	163	1920
9.	Fred Pfeffer	153	1608
10.	John Kerins	149	1908

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Tom Brown	94	1892
2.	Tom Brown	74	1894
3.	Tom Brown	63	1893
4.	Billy Clingman	60	1898
5.	Tom McCreery	58	1896
6.	Billy Clingman	52	1897
	Dan Shannon	52	1889
8.	Tom Cahill	51	1891
	Billy Clingman	51	1896
10.	Paul Cook	48	1889

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Tom Brown	231	1920
2.	Billy Clingman	197	1976
3.	Fred Clarke	149	3470
4.	Charlie Dexter	119	1522
5.	Tom McCreery	118	1020
6.	Scott Stratton	87	1374
7.	Farmer Weaver	85	3194
8.	Bert Cunningham	80	620
9.	Honus Wagner	72	1528
10.	Fred Pfeffer	71	1608

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Pete Browning	103	1887
2.	Tom Brown	78	1892
3.	Hub Collins	71	1887
4.	Tom Brown	66	1893
	Tom Brown	66	1894
6.	Hub Collins	62	1888
	Tim Shinnick	62	1890
8.	Fred Clarke	59	1897
9.	Fred Clarke	49	1899
	John Kerins	49	1887
	Joe Werrick	49	1887

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Fred Clarke	248	3470
2.	Tom Brown	210	1920
3.	Pete Browning	199	3914
4.	Chicken Wolf	186	5216
5.	Farmer Weaver	158	3194
6.	Hub Collins	140	1236
7.	Guy Hecker	110	2684
8.	Charlie Dexter	98	1522
	Tim Shinnick	98	1058
10.	Fred Pfeffer	93	1608

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Fred Clarke	169	1899
2.	Pete Browning	165	1887
3.	Fred Clarke	161	1895
4.	Dummy Hoy	159	1899
5.	Fred Clarke	156	1897
6.	Harry Taylor	155	1890
7.	Chicken Wolf	153	1890
8.	Fred Clarke	146	1898
9.	Dummy Hoy	140	1898
10.	Claude Ritchey	135	1899

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	1098	5216
2.	Pete Browning	912	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	819	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	661	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	574	2684
6.	Harry Taylor	366	1584
7.	Billy Clingman	349	1976
8.	John Kerins	340	1908
9.	Honus Wagner	322	1528
10.	Charlie Dexter	317	1522

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Pete Browning	222	1882
2.	Pete Browning	190	1885
3.	Pete Browning	177	1883
	Pete Browning	177	1887
5.	Pete Browning	174	1884
6.	Chicken Wolf	167	1890
7.	Fred Clarke	164	1897
8.	Pete Browning	163	1888
9.	Guy Hecker	160	1886
10.	Tom McCreery	155	1896

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Pete Browning	166	3914
2.	Honus Wagner	129	1528
3.	Fred Clarke	128	3470
4.	Guy Hecker	121	2684
5.	Chicken Wolf	118	5216
6.	John Kerins	111	1908
	Reddy Mack	111	1678
8.	Harry Taylor	109	1584
9.	Fred Pfeffer	101	1608
10.	Joe Werrick	96	1616

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Pete Browning	137	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	122	1897
3.	Honus Wagner	111	1899
4.	Chicken Wolf	106	1890
5.	Fred Clarke	102	1899
6.	Pete Browning	100	1885
7.	Tom McCreery	98	1896
8.	Fred Clarke	93	1896
9.	Dummy Hoy	92	1899
10.	Fred Clarke	90	1895

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Pete Browning	670	3914
2.	Chicken Wolf	623	5216
3.	Fred Clarke	536	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	324	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	318	2684
6.	Honus Wagner	234	1528
7.	John Kerins	211	1908
8.	Fred Pfeffer	189	1608
9.	Dummy Hoy	179	1382
10.	Tom Brown	175	1920
	Reddy Mack	175	1678

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Pete Browning	60	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	52	1897
3.	Pete Browning	48	1885
4.	Chicken Wolf	45	1890
5.	Pete Browning	37	1882
6.	Pete Browning	35	1884
	Honus Wagner	35	1899
8.	Tom McCreery	33	1896
9.	Pete Browning	30	1883
	Pete Browning	30	1886

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Pete Browning	289	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	125	3470
3.	Chicken Wolf	92	5216
4.	Guy Hecker	60	2684
5.	Honus Wagner	53	1528
6.	Reddy Mack	30	1678
7.	Tom McCreery	29	1020
8.	Dummy Hoy	28	1382
9.	Hub Collins	24	1236
10.	Harry Taylor	23	1584

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Pete Browning	5.8	1887
2.	Pete Browning	5.3	1885
3.	Fred Clarke	4.8	1897
4.	Chicken Wolf	4.7	1890
5.	Pete Browning	4.2	1882
6.	Pete Browning	4.0	1884
7.	Honus Wagner	3.4	1899
8.	Pete Browning	3.3	1883
	Pete Browning	3.3	1886
	Hub Collins	3.3	1888

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Pete Browning	31.0	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	12.1	3470
3.	Chicken Wolf	10.2	5216
4.	Guy Hecker	6.5	2684
5.	Honus Wagner	5.2	1528
6.	Reddy Mack	3.1	1678
7.	Dummy Hoy	2.9	1382
8.	Hub Collins	2.8	1236
9.	Tom McCreery	2.7	1020
10.	Monk Cline	2.5	522

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Honus Wagner	65	1899
2.	Pete Browning	55	1887
3.	Pete Browning	53	1885
4.	Tom McCreery	51	1896
5.	Fred Clarke	49	1897
6.	Pete Browning	45	1884
	Tom Brown	45	1894
8.	Fred Pfeffer	44	1893
	Chicken Wolf	44	1890
10.	Fred Clarke	42	1896
	John Kerins	42	1887
	Honus Wagner	42	1898
	Chicken Wolf	42	1887

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	339	5216
2.	Pete Browning	321	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	221	3470
4.	Guy Hecker	161	2684
5.	Farmer Weaver	152	3194
6.	Honus Wagner	131	1528
7.	John Kerins	120	1908
8.	Fred Pfeffer	102	1608
9.	Tom Brown	98	1920
10.	Joe Werrick	97	1616

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Pete Browning	283	1887
2.	Fred Clarke	275	1897
3.	Fred Clarke	271	1899
4.	Dummy Hoy	266	1899
5.	Chicken Wolf	252	1890
6.	Fred Clarke	247	1898
	Honus Wagner	247	1899
8.	Harry Taylor	238	1890
9.	Fred Clarke	235	1895
	Dummy Hoy	235	1898
	Reddy Mack	235	1887

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	1708	5216
2.	Pete Browning	1555	3914
3.	Fred Clarke	1369	3470
4.	Farmer Weaver	1041	3194
5.	Guy Hecker	883	2684
6.	Billy Clingman	633	1976
7.	John Kerins	621	1908
8.	Reddy Mack	602	1678
9.	Tom Brown	590	1920
	Harry Taylor	590	1584

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Pete Browning	.877	1882
2.	Pete Browning	.846	1885
3.	Pete Browning	.839	1887
4.	Chicken Wolf	.795	1890
5.	Pete Browning	.788	1884
6.	Fred Clarke	.787	1897
7.	Guy Hecker	.785	1886
8.	Pete Browning	.780	1883
9.	Pete Browning	.770	1888
10.	Pete Browning	.765	1886

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Pete Browning	.783	3914
2.	Honus Wagner	.671	1528
3.	Fred Clarke	.650	3470
4.	Guy Hecker	.612	2684
5.	Chicken Wolf	.605	5216
6.	John Kerins	.572	1908
7.	Harry Taylor	.564	1584
8.	Reddy Mack	.562	1678
9.	Joe Werrick	.500	1616
10.	Fred Pfeffer	.488	1608

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Fred Clarke	25	1897
2.	Fred Clarke	16	1899
3.	Fred Clarke	15	1898
	Reddy Mack	15	1888
5.	Fred Clarke	14	1896
6.	Chicken Wolf	12	1890
7.	Skyrocket Smith	11	1888
	Honus Wagner	11	1899
	Farmer Weaver	11	1891
	Farmer Weaver	11	1893
	Perry Werden	11	1897

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Fred Clarke	84	3470
2.	Farmer Weaver	49	3194
3.	Chicken Wolf	42	5216
4.	Reddy Mack	25	1678
5.	John Grim	24	1272
	Guy Hecker	24	2684
7.	Pete Browning	23	3914
8.	Charlie Dexter	21	1522
9.	Dummy Hoy	19	1382
	Hughie Jennings	19	1102
	Claude Ritchey	19	1257

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	Year
1.	Claude Ritchey	31	1898
2.	Tom McCreery	24	1897
3.	Charlie Dexter	21	1899
	Claude Ritchey	21	1899
5.	Dummy Hoy	19	1898
6.	John O'Brien	18	1895
7.	Billy Clingman	15	1898
	Dummy Hoy	15	1899
	Fred Pfeffer	15	1894
10.	Tom Brown	14	1894
	Malachi Kittridge	14	1899

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	PA
1.	Claude Ritchey	52	1257
2.	Charlie Dexter	38	1522
3.	Billy Clingman	36	1976
4.	Tom McCreery	35	1020
5.	Dummy Hoy	34	1382
6.	Fred Clarke	29	3470
7.	Malachi Kittridge	24	484
8.	John O'Brien	19	813
	Honus Wagner	19	1528
10.	General Stafford	17	693

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
1.	Tom Brown	15.8	1894
2.	Honus Wagner	14.6	1898
3.	Fred Clarke	14.2	1896
4.	Joe Werrick	12.3	1887
5.	Honus Wagner	11.8	1899
6.	Fred Clarke	11.0	1894
	Tom McCreery	11.0	1896
8.	Fred Clarke	10.9	1897
9.	Dummy Hoy	10.3	1898
10.	General Stafford	9.5	1897

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Pete Browning	64.1	3914
2.	Fred Clarke	59.8	3470
3.	Guy Hecker	35.1	2684
4.	Chicken Wolf	33.6	5216
5.	Honus Wagner	31.0	1528
6.	Tom Brown	29.7	1920
7.	John Kerins	25.0	1908
8.	Dummy Hoy	19.0	1382
9.	Fred Pfeffer	18.1	1608
10.	John Grim	17.8	1272
	Joe Werrick	17.8	1616

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	George Pinkney	55.8	1893
2.	John Grim	41.5	1893
3.	Farmer Weaver	36.6	1893
4.	Doggie Miller	36.0	1896
5.	Fred Clarke	35.6	1899
6.	Farmer Weaver	32.4	1892
7.	Fred Pfeffer	29.6	1894
8.	Honus Wagner	29.4	1898
9.	Malachi Kittridge	28.7	1898
10.	Fred Clarke	28.5	1898

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA
1.	Farmer Weaver	26.9	3194
2.	Fred Clarke	20.9	3470
3.	Fred Pfeffer	20.2	1608
4.	Honus Wagner	19.5	1528
5.	Harry Taylor	15.9	1584
6.	Chicken Wolf	15.3	5216
7.	Guy Hecker	12.1	2684
8.	Pete Browning	11.9	3914
9.	Charlie Dexter	11.6	1522
10.	John Kerins	9.0	1908

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Fred Clarke	44.9	1894
2.	Pete Browning	53.4	1885
3.	Lew Whistler	57.0	1892
4.	Fred Clarke	57.4	1896
5.	Pete Browning	57.6	1882
6.	Honus Wagner	58.8	1898
7.	John Grim	58.9	1894
8.	Tom Brown	60.1	1894
9.	Jimmy Collins	62.2	1895
10.	Tom McCreery	63.0	1896
	General Stafford	63.0	1897

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Honus Wagner	73.9	1528
2.	Fred Clarke	91.5	3470
3.	Pete Browning	105.6	3914
4.	Tom Brown	108.1	1920
5.	John Kerins	124.8	1908
6.	Guy Hecker	133.5	2684
7.	Fred Pfeffer	143.7	1608
8.	Joe Werrick	150.7	1616
9.	Charlie Dexter	196.9	1522
10.	Chicken Wolf	274.7	5216

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Tom Brown	510	1892
2.	Hughie Jennings	461	1892
3.	Dummy Hoy	457	1899
4.	Claude Ritchey	442	1898
5.	Dummy Hoy	424	1898
6.	Honus Wagner	422	1898
7.	Joe Werrick	421	1886
8.	Fred Clarke	420	1898
9.	John O'Brien	419	1895
10.	Tom Brown	418	1894

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Chicken Wolf	3508	5216
2.	Pete Browning	2359	3914
3.	Farmer Weaver	2153	3194
4.	Fred Clarke	2101	3470
5.	Guy Hecker	1801	2684
6.	Billy Clingman	1343	1976
7.	Tom Brown	1330	1920
8.	John Kerins	1287	1908
9.	Leech Maskrey	1162	1564
10.	Joe Werrick	1126	1616

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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