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New York Mutuals Top 10 Batting Leaders

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New York Mutuals Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	3.4	1872
2.	John Hatfield	2.6	1872
3.	Joe Start	2.3	1874
4.	Nat Hicks	1.8	1872
5.	Dave Eggler	1.7	1873
6.	Jack Burdock	1.5	1874
	Count Gedney	1.5	1873
8.	Rynie Wolters	1.4	1871
9.	John McMullin	1.3	1872
	Joe Start	1.3	1875

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Dave Eggler	6.3	721
2.	Joe Start	5.3	1324
3.	John Hatfield	4.4	1030
4.	Nat Hicks	1.7	672
5.	Jack Burdock	1.5	274
6.	Count Gedney	1.4	498
	Rynie Wolters	1.4	148
8.	John McMullin	1.3	247
9.	George Bechtel	1.1	254
	Tom Carey	1.1	289
	Dickey Pearce	1.1	377

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	2.5	1872
2.	Joe Start	2.2	1874
3.	John Hatfield	2.1	1872
4.	Nat Hicks	1.8	1872
	Rynie Wolters	1.8	1871
6.	Tom Carey	1.6	1874
7.	George Bechtel	1.2	1872
	Dave Eggler	1.2	1873
9.	Doug Allison	1.1	1874
	Jack Burdock	1.1	1874
	Jim Holdsworth	1.1	1873
	Joe Start	1.1	1871

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Joe Start	4.5	1324
2.	Dave Eggler	4.4	721
3.	Dick Higham	2.4	743
4.	John Hatfield	2.3	1030
5.	Nat Hicks	2.0	672
6.	Rynie Wolters	1.8	148
7.	Tom Carey	1.6	289
8.	Jim Holdsworth	1.4	557
9.	George Bechtel	1.2	254
10.	Jack Burdock	1.1	274

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Count Gedney	1.6	1873
2.	Dickey Pearce	1.4	1872
3.	John Hatfield	1.3	1874
4.	John McMullin	1.1	1872
5.	Bob Ferguson	1.0	1871
6.	Dave Eggler	0.9	1872
7.	Count Gedney	0.7	1875
	John Hatfield	0.7	1871
9.	Dickey Pearce	0.6	1871
	Joe Start	0.6	1873

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Count Gedney	2.3	498
2.	John Hatfield	2.1	1030
3.	Dickey Pearce	2.0	377
4.	Dave Eggler	1.9	721
5.	John McMullin	1.1	247
6.	Bob Ferguson	1.0	161
7.	Joe Start	0.8	1324
8.	Bobby Mathews	0.7	800
9.	Candy Cummings	0.5	253
	Charlie Mills	0.5	178
	Tom Patterson	0.5	157
	Jack Remsen	0.5	284

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Joe Start	.314	1874
2.	Joe Start	.287	1875
3.	Jim Holdsworth	.284	1875
4.	Doug Allison	.283	1874
5.	Dick Higham	.261	1874

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Joe Start	.323	1874
2.	Doug Allison	.296	1874
3.	Joe Start	.293	1875
4.	Jim Holdsworth	.286	1875
5.	Dick Higham	.270	1874

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Joe Start	.395	1874
2.	Joe Start	.389	1875
3.	Doug Allison	.336	1874
4.	Dick Higham	.330	1874
5.	Jim Holdsworth	.327	1875

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Joe Start	.718	1874
2.	Joe Start	.682	1875
3.	Doug Allison	.633	1874
4.	Jim Holdsworth	.613	1875
5.	Dick Higham	.600	1874

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Jim Holdsworth	71	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	70	1875
	Candy Nelson	70	1875
4.	Joe Start	69	1875
5.	Eddie Booth	68	1875
	Count Gedney	68	1875
7.	Doug Allison	65	1874
	Dick Higham	65	1874
	Bobby Mathews	65	1874
	Candy Nelson	65	1874

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Joe Start	272	1324
2.	John Hatfield	205	1030
3.	Bobby Mathews	187	800
4.	Candy Nelson	171	760
5.	Dick Higham	150	743
6.	Nat Hicks	146	672
7.	Dave Eggler	142	721
8.	Jim Holdsworth	124	557
9.	Count Gedney	121	498
10.	Dickey Pearce	77	377

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Dick Higham	333	1874
2.	Jim Holdsworth	324	1875
3.	Doug Allison	318	1874
4.	Joe Start	314	1875
5.	Joe Start	306	1874
6.	Bobby Mathews	298	1874
7.	Candy Nelson	297	1874
8.	John Hatfield	292	1874
9.	Dave Eggler	290	1872
10.	John Hatfield	288	1872

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Joe Start	1310	1324
2.	John Hatfield	1007	1030
3.	Bobby Mathews	785	800
4.	Candy Nelson	741	760
5.	Dick Higham	735	743
6.	Dave Eggler	703	721
7.	Nat Hicks	656	672
8.	Jim Holdsworth	556	557
9.	Count Gedney	492	498
10.	Dickey Pearce	369	377

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Dick Higham	337	1874
2.	Jim Holdsworth	325	1875
3.	Doug Allison	324	1874
4.	Joe Start	317	1875
5.	Joe Start	310	1874
6.	Candy Nelson	306	1874
7.	Bobby Mathews	301	1874
8.	John Hatfield	299	1874
9.	Dave Eggler	298	1872
10.	John Hatfield	297	1872

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Joe Start	1324	1324
2.	John Hatfield	1030	1030
3.	Bobby Mathews	800	800
4.	Candy Nelson	760	760
5.	Dick Higham	743	743
6.	Dave Eggler	721	721
7.	Nat Hicks	672	672
8.	Jim Holdsworth	557	557
9.	Count Gedney	498	498
10.	Dickey Pearce	377	377

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	94	1872
2.	Dave Eggler	82	1873
3.	John Hatfield	76	1872
4.	Doug Allison	68	1874
5.	Joe Start	67	1874
6.	George Bechtel	61	1872
7.	Joe Start	60	1872
8.	Dick Higham	58	1874
	Joe Start	58	1875
10.	Dick Higham	57	1873

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Joe Start	262	1324
2.	John Hatfield	219	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	213	721
4.	Dick Higham	148	743
5.	Candy Nelson	111	760
6.	Bobby Mathews	109	800
7.	Nat Hicks	98	672
8.	Jim Holdsworth	91	557
9.	Doug Allison	74	373
10.	Count Gedney	71	498

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	97	1872
2.	Joe Start	96	1874
3.	John Hatfield	93	1872
4.	Jim Holdsworth	92	1875
5.	Doug Allison	90	1874
	Dave Eggler	90	1873
	Joe Start	90	1875
8.	Dick Higham	87	1874
9.	Tom Carey	82	1874
	Nat Hicks	82	1872

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Joe Start	386	1324
2.	John Hatfield	282	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	234	721
4.	Dick Higham	223	743
5.	Candy Nelson	183	760
6.	Nat Hicks	178	672
7.	Jim Holdsworth	167	557
8.	Bobby Mathews	163	800
9.	Count Gedney	115	498
10.	Doug Allison	100	373

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Joe Start	122	1875
2.	Joe Start	121	1874
3.	Dave Eggler	117	1872
4.	John Hatfield	115	1872
5.	Dave Eggler	111	1873
6.	Dick Higham	110	1874
7.	Doug Allison	107	1874
8.	Jim Holdsworth	106	1875
9.	Tom Carey	101	1874
	John Hatfield	101	1873

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Joe Start	475	1324
2.	John Hatfield	349	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	288	721
4.	Dick Higham	269	743
5.	Candy Nelson	215	760
6.	Nat Hicks	212	672
7.	Jim Holdsworth	201	557
8.	Bobby Mathews	190	800
9.	Count Gedney	149	498
10.	Doug Allison	117	373

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	20	1872
2.	John Hatfield	15	1872
3.	Dick Higham	14	1874
4.	Dave Eggler	13	1873
	Joe Start	13	1874
6.	Count Gedney	12	1875
	John Hatfield	12	1874
	Nat Hicks	12	1872
	Jim Holdsworth	12	1875
10.	George Bechtel	11	1872
	Jack Burdock	11	1874

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Joe Start	41	1324
2.	Dave Eggler	40	721
3.	John Hatfield	36	1030
4.	Dick Higham	27	743
5.	Nat Hicks	23	672
6.	Candy Nelson	18	760
7.	Count Gedney	17	498
8.	Jim Holdsworth	16	557
9.	Bobby Mathews	15	800
10.	George Bechtel	11	254
	Jack Burdock	11	274

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Rynie Wolters	9	1871
2.	Jim Holdsworth	8	1873
3.	John Hatfield	6	1873
4.	Doug Allison	5	1874
	Count Gedney	5	1873
	Candy Nelson	5	1874
	Joe Start	5	1875
8.	Eddie Booth	4	1875
	Jack Burdock	4	1874
	Dave Eggler	4	1873
	Dick Higham	4	1873

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Joe Start	12	1324
2.	John Hatfield	11	1030
3.	Jim Holdsworth	9	557
	Rynie Wolters	9	148
5.	Dick Higham	8	743
6.	Dave Eggler	7	721
	Count Gedney	7	498
	Candy Nelson	7	760
9.	Bobby Mathews	6	800
10.	Doug Allison	5	373

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Joe Start	4	1875
2.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	1875
3.	John Hatfield	2	1873
	Jack Remsen	2	1874
	Joe Start	2	1874
6.	Bill Boyd	1	1872
	Jack Burdock	1	1874
	Tom Carey	1	1874
	Chick Fulmer	1	1872
	Count Gedney	1	1873
	John Hatfield	1	1872
	Nat Hicks	1	1873
	Dick Higham	1	1874
	Dickey Pearce	1	1872
	Joe Start	1	1871
	Joe Start	1	1873

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Joe Start	8	1324
2.	Jimmy Hallinan	3	204
	John Hatfield	3	1030
4.	Jack Remsen	2	284
5.	Bill Boyd	1	176
	Jack Burdock	1	274
	Tom Carey	1	289
	Chick Fulmer	1	168
	Count Gedney	1	498
	Nat Hicks	1	672
	Dick Higham	1	743
	Dickey Pearce	1	377

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Joe Start	48	1872
2.	John Hatfield	47	1872
3.	John Hatfield	46	1873
	Joe Start	46	1874
5.	Rynie Wolters	44	1871
6.	George Bechtel	42	1872
7.	Tom Carey	38	1874
	Dick Higham	38	1874
	Jack Remsen	38	1874
10.	Dave Eggler	35	1873

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Joe Start	187	1324
2.	John Hatfield	145	1030
3.	Dick Higham	91	743
4.	Candy Nelson	76	760
5.	Dave Eggler	72	721
6.	Nat Hicks	68	672
7.	Bobby Mathews	59	800
8.	Jim Holdsworth	51	557
9.	Rynie Wolters	44	148
10.	George Bechtel	42	254
	Dickey Pearce	42	377

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	John McMullin	11	1872
2.	Bobby Mathews	10	1873
	Rynie Wolters	10	1871
4.	John Hatfield	9	1872
	Candy Nelson	9	1874
	Candy Nelson	9	1875
7.	Dave Eggler	8	1872
	Nat Hicks	8	1873
9.	George Bechtel	7	1872
	John Hatfield	7	1874

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	John Hatfield	23	1030
2.	Candy Nelson	19	760
3.	Dave Eggler	18	721
4.	Nat Hicks	16	672
5.	Bobby Mathews	15	800
6.	Joe Start	14	1324
7.	John McMullin	11	247
8.	Rynie Wolters	10	148
9.	Dick Higham	8	743
	Dickey Pearce	8	377

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	14	1872
2.	John Hatfield	12	1874
3.	Nat Hicks	10	1875
	Pat McGee	10	1875
5.	Dave Eggler	9	1872
6.	Count Gedney	8	1875
	Rynie Wolters	8	1871
8.	Bill Boyd	7	1872
9.	John Hatfield	6	1872
	John McMullin	6	1872

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	John Hatfield	20	1030
2.	Candy Cummings	14	253
	Dave Eggler	14	721
4.	Nat Hicks	13	672
5.	Count Gedney	12	498
	Bobby Mathews	12	800
7.	Pat McGee	10	95
8.	Rynie Wolters	8	148
9.	Bill Boyd	7	176
	Jim Holdsworth	7	557
	Candy Nelson	7	760

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	18	1872
2.	Dave Eggler	14	1871
3.	John Hatfield	12	1872
4.	John Hatfield	10	1871
5.	George Bechtel	9	1872
6.	John McMullin	8	1872
7.	Candy Nelson	6	1874
	Jack Remsen	6	1874
	Charlie Smith	6	1871
10.	Dick Higham	5	1874
	Joe Start	5	1874

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Dave Eggler	35	721
2.	John Hatfield	28	1030
3.	Joe Start	14	1324
4.	Candy Nelson	12	760
5.	Dick Higham	10	743
6.	George Bechtel	9	254
7.	John McMullin	8	247
8.	Nat Hicks	6	672
	Jack Remsen	6	284
	Charlie Smith	6	73

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Jim Holdsworth	79	1875
2.	Doug Allison	78	1874
	Joe Start	78	1874
4.	Dave Eggler	77	1872
5.	John Hatfield	75	1872
6.	Dave Eggler	73	1873
7.	Joe Start	71	1875
8.	Joe Start	70	1872
9.	Dick Higham	69	1874
10.	Tom Carey	68	1874
	Nat Hicks	68	1872
	Dick Higham	68	1873

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Joe Start	325	1324
2.	John Hatfield	232	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	187	721
	Dick Higham	187	743
5.	Candy Nelson	158	760
6.	Nat Hicks	150	672
7.	Jim Holdsworth	142	557
	Bobby Mathews	142	800
9.	Count Gedney	90	498
10.	Doug Allison	88	373

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Joe Start	135	1875
2.	Joe Start	125	1874
3.	Jim Holdsworth	113	1875
4.	Doug Allison	99	1874
5.	Dick Higham	88	1874

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	42	1872
2.	John Hatfield	40	1872
	Joe Start	40	1874
4.	Dave Eggler	39	1873
5.	Joe Start	34	1875
6.	Doug Allison	32	1874
	John Hatfield	32	1873
	Nat Hicks	32	1872
9.	Jim Holdsworth	31	1873
	Rynie Wolters	31	1871

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Joe Start	143	1324
2.	John Hatfield	108	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	103	721
4.	Dick Higham	84	743
5.	Nat Hicks	63	672
6.	Jim Holdsworth	61	557
7.	Candy Nelson	60	760
8.	Bobby Mathews	43	800
9.	Count Gedney	36	498
10.	Doug Allison	34	373

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Rynie Wolters	15	1871
2.	Dave Eggler	14	1872
3.	John Hatfield	12	1872
4.	Dave Eggler	10	1873
	Joe Start	10	1875
6.	Joe Start	9	1874
7.	Joe Start	8	1871
8.	Jimmy Hallinan	6	1875
	Nat Hicks	6	1872
	Dick Higham	6	1875

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Dave Eggler	28	721
2.	Rynie Wolters	15	148
3.	Joe Start	14	1324
4.	Dick Higham	8	743
	Jim Holdsworth	8	557
6.	Jimmy Hallinan	6	204
7.	George Bechtel	5	254
8.	Chick Fulmer	1	168

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	1.4	1872
2.	Rynie Wolters	1.3	1871
3.	John Hatfield	1.2	1872
	Joe Start	1.2	1875
5.	Dave Eggler	0.9	1873
	Joe Start	0.9	1874
7.	Jimmy Hallinan	0.7	1875
	Dick Higham	0.7	1875
	Joe Start	0.7	1871
10.	Nat Hicks	0.6	1872

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Dave Eggler	2.7	721
2.	Joe Start	1.6	1324
3.	Rynie Wolters	1.3	148
4.	Dick Higham	0.8	743
	Jim Holdsworth	0.8	557
6.	Jimmy Hallinan	0.7	204
7.	George Bechtel	0.5	254
8.	Chick Fulmer	0.1	168

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	20	1872
2.	Joe Start	19	1875
3.	John Hatfield	18	1872
	Dick Higham	18	1874
	Joe Start	18	1874
6.	Dave Eggler	17	1873
7.	Jack Burdock	16	1874
8.	Rynie Wolters	15	1871
9.	George Bechtel	14	1872
	Tom Carey	14	1874
	Count Gedney	14	1875
	Nat Hicks	14	1872
	Jack Remsen	14	1874

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Joe Start	61	1324
2.	John Hatfield	50	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	47	721
4.	Dick Higham	36	743
5.	Nat Hicks	28	672
6.	Count Gedney	25	498
	Jim Holdsworth	25	557
	Candy Nelson	25	760
9.	Bobby Mathews	21	800
10.	Jack Burdock	16	274

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	105	1872
2.	John Hatfield	102	1872
3.	Joe Start	100	1874
4.	Doug Allison	96	1874
	Dave Eggler	96	1873
6.	Jim Holdsworth	93	1875
	Joe Start	93	1875
8.	Dick Higham	91	1874
9.	Nat Hicks	88	1872
10.	Tom Carey	84	1874

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Joe Start	400	1324
2.	John Hatfield	305	1030
3.	Dave Eggler	252	721
4.	Dick Higham	231	743
5.	Candy Nelson	202	760
6.	Nat Hicks	194	672
7.	Bobby Mathews	178	800
8.	Jim Holdsworth	168	557
9.	Count Gedney	121	498
10.	Doug Allison	107	373

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Joe Start	.605	1874
2.	Joe Start	.587	1875
3.	Jim Holdsworth	.515	1875
4.	Doug Allison	.467	1874
5.	Dick Higham	.386	1874

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
1.	Nat Hicks	7	1872
2.	Bobby Mathews	4	1875
	John McMullin	4	1872
4.	Eddie Booth	3	1875
	Count Gedney	3	1873
	John Hatfield	3	1872
	Jim Holdsworth	3	1873
	Phonney Martin	3	1873
	Charlie Mills	3	1871
	Tom Patterson	3	1871

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	Nat Hicks	9	672
2.	Bobby Mathews	6	800
3.	John Hatfield	5	1030
4.	Jim Holdsworth	4	557
	John McMullin	4	247
6.	Eddie Booth	3	281
	Count Gedney	3	498
	Phonney Martin	3	140
	Charlie Mills	3	178
	Candy Nelson	3	760
	Tom Patterson	3	157
	Dickey Pearce	3	377

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year
1.	Dave Eggler	6	1872
2.	Joe Gerhardt	5	1875
	John Hatfield	5	1872
4.	Bob Ferguson	4	1871
	Joe Start	4	1875
6.	Eddie Booth	3	1875
	Dave Eggler	3	1871
	Count Gedney	3	1875
	John Hatfield	3	1871
	Dick Higham	3	1874
	Jim Holdsworth	3	1875
	Joe Start	3	1872

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA
1.	Dave Eggler	11	721
2.	Joe Start	9	1324
3.	John Hatfield	8	1030
4.	Dick Higham	7	743
5.	Joe Gerhardt	5	252
6.	Bob Ferguson	4	161
7.	Eddie Booth	3	281
	Count Gedney	3	498
	Jim Holdsworth	3	557
	Bobby Mathews	3	800

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Jack Remsen	3.0	1874
2.	Joe Start	2.9	1874
3.	Jimmy Hallinan	2.4	1875
4.	John Hatfield	2.0	1873
5.	John Hatfield	1.8	1872
6.	Dick Higham	1.7	1874
7.	Bill Boyd	1.6	1872
	Jack Burdock	1.6	1874
	Joe Start	1.6	1871
	Joe Start	1.6	1875

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Joe Start	10.2	1324
2.	John Hatfield	5.4	1030
3.	Jack Remsen	3.0	284
4.	Jimmy Hallinan	2.4	204
5.	Dick Higham	1.8	743
6.	Nat Hicks	1.7	672
7.	Bill Boyd	1.6	176
	Jack Burdock	1.6	274
9.	Tom Carey	1.5	289
	Count Gedney	1.5	498

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Jim Holdsworth	108.0	1875
2.	Doug Allison	63.6	1874

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Joe Start	78.5	1875
2.	Joe Start	153.0	1874
3.	Dick Higham	333.0	1874

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Dick Higham	249	1874
2.	Jim Holdsworth	236	1875
3.	Eddie Booth	231	1875
4.	Doug Allison	229	1874
5.	Joe Start	228	1875
6.	John Hatfield	226	1874
	Bobby Mathews	226	1874
8.	Candy Nelson	225	1875
9.	Candy Nelson	224	1874
10.	Bobby Mathews	222	1875

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Joe Start	935	1324
2.	John Hatfield	738	1030
3.	Bobby Mathews	631	800
4.	Candy Nelson	563	760
5.	Dick Higham	520	743
6.	Nat Hicks	488	672
7.	Dave Eggler	481	721
8.	Jim Holdsworth	396	557
9.	Count Gedney	383	498
10.	Dickey Pearce	290	377

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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