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New York Giants Top 50 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Roger Connor	5.7	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	3.4	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	2.9	1890
4.	George Gore	2.1	1890
5.	Ed Crane	0.6	1890
6.	Mike Slattery	0.1	1890

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Roger Connor	5.7	573
2.	Buck Ewing	3.4	392
3.	Jim O'Rourke	2.9	519
4.	George Gore	2.1	479
5.	Ed Crane	0.6	157
6.	Mike Slattery	0.1	440

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Roger Connor	4.2	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	3.0	1890
3.	George Gore	2.4	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	2.3	1890
5.	Ed Crane	0.6	1890
6.	Mike Slattery	0.2	1890
7.	Gil Hatfield	0.1	1890

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Roger Connor	4.2	573
2.	Buck Ewing	3.0	392
3.	George Gore	2.4	479
4.	Jim O'Rourke	2.3	519
5.	Ed Crane	0.6	157
6.	Mike Slattery	0.2	440
7.	Gil Hatfield	0.1	308

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Roger Connor	1.6	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	0.8	1890
3.	Danny Richardson	0.7	1890
4.	Dan Shannon	0.6	1890
5.	Ed Crane	0.1	1890
	John Ewing	0.1	1890
	Hank O'Day	0.1	1890
	Jim O'Rourke	0.1	1890

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Roger Connor	1.6	573
2.	Buck Ewing	0.8	392
3.	Danny Richardson	0.7	567
4.	Dan Shannon	0.6	350
5.	Ed Crane	0.1	157
	John Ewing	0.1	119
	Hank O'Day	0.1	160
	Jim O'Rourke	0.1	519

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	.360	1890
2.	Roger Connor	.349	1890
3.	Buck Ewing	.338	1890
4.	George Gore	.318	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	.307	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	.256	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	.242	1890
8.	Art Whitney	.219	1890
9.	Dan Shannon	.216	1890

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Roger Connor	.450	1890
2.	George Gore	.432	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	.410	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	.406	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	.352	1890
6.	Art Whitney	.322	1890
7.	Danny Richardson	.307	1890
8.	Dick Johnston	.288	1890
9.	Dan Shannon	.274	1890

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Roger Connor	.548	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	.545	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	.515	1890
4.	George Gore	.499	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	.445	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	.335	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	.327	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	.315	1890
9.	Art Whitney	.260	1890

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Roger Connor	.998	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	.951	1890
3.	George Gore	.931	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	.925	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	.798	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	.642	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	.615	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	.589	1890
9.	Art Whitney	.582	1890

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Roger Connor	123	1890
	Danny Richardson	123	1890
3.	Art Whitney	119	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	111	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	97	1890
6.	George Gore	93	1890
7.	Buck Ewing	83	1890
	Dan Shannon	83	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	77	1890
10.	Gil Hatfield	71	1890
11.	William Brown	60	1890
12.	Farmer Vaughn	44	1890
13.	Ed Crane	43	1890
	Hank O'Day	43	1890
15.	John Ewing	35	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	30	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	1890

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Roger Connor	123	573
	Danny Richardson	123	567
3.	Art Whitney	119	509
4.	Jim O'Rourke	111	519
5.	Mike Slattery	97	440
6.	George Gore	93	479
7.	Buck Ewing	83	392
	Dan Shannon	83	350
9.	Dick Johnston	77	326
10.	Gil Hatfield	71	308
11.	William Brown	60	244
12.	Farmer Vaughn	44	176
13.	Ed Crane	43	157
	Hank O'Day	43	160
15.	John Ewing	35	119
16.	Tim Keefe	30	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	4

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Danny Richardson	528	1890
2.	Roger Connor	484	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	478	1890
4.	Art Whitney	442	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	411	1890
6.	George Gore	399	1890
7.	Buck Ewing	352	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	324	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	306	1890
10.	Gil Hatfield	287	1890
11.	William Brown	230	1890
12.	Farmer Vaughn	166	1890
13.	Hank O'Day	150	1890
14.	Ed Crane	146	1890
15.	John Ewing	114	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	92	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	4	1890

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Danny Richardson	528	567
2.	Roger Connor	484	573
3.	Jim O'Rourke	478	519
4.	Art Whitney	442	509
5.	Mike Slattery	411	440
6.	George Gore	399	479
7.	Buck Ewing	352	392
8.	Dan Shannon	324	350
9.	Dick Johnston	306	326
10.	Gil Hatfield	287	308
11.	William Brown	230	244
12.	Farmer Vaughn	166	176
13.	Hank O'Day	150	160
14.	Ed Crane	146	157
15.	John Ewing	114	119
16.	Tim Keefe	92	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	4	4

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Roger Connor	573	1890
2.	Danny Richardson	567	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	519	1890
4.	Art Whitney	509	1890
5.	George Gore	479	1890
6.	Mike Slattery	440	1890
7.	Buck Ewing	392	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	350	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	326	1890
10.	Gil Hatfield	308	1890
11.	William Brown	244	1890
12.	Farmer Vaughn	176	1890
13.	Hank O'Day	160	1890
14.	Ed Crane	157	1890
15.	John Ewing	119	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	107	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	4	1890

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Roger Connor	573	573
2.	Danny Richardson	567	567
3.	Jim O'Rourke	519	519
4.	Art Whitney	509	509
5.	George Gore	479	479
6.	Mike Slattery	440	440
7.	Buck Ewing	392	392
8.	Dan Shannon	350	350
9.	Dick Johnston	326	326
10.	Gil Hatfield	308	308
11.	William Brown	244	244
12.	Farmer Vaughn	176	176
13.	Hank O'Day	160	160
14.	Ed Crane	157	157
15.	John Ewing	119	119
16.	Tim Keefe	107	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	4	4

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Roger Connor	133	1890
2.	George Gore	132	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	112	1890
4.	Danny Richardson	102	1890
5.	Buck Ewing	98	1890
6.	Mike Slattery	80	1890
7.	Art Whitney	71	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	59	1890
9.	William Brown	47	1890
10.	Dick Johnston	37	1890
11.	Gil Hatfield	32	1890
12.	Ed Crane	27	1890
	Farmer Vaughn	27	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	24	1890
15.	John Ewing	18	1890
	Tim Keefe	18	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	1890

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Roger Connor	133	573
2.	George Gore	132	479
3.	Jim O'Rourke	112	519
4.	Danny Richardson	102	567
5.	Buck Ewing	98	392
6.	Mike Slattery	80	440
7.	Art Whitney	71	509
8.	Dan Shannon	59	350
9.	William Brown	47	244
10.	Dick Johnston	37	326
11.	Gil Hatfield	32	308
12.	Ed Crane	27	157
	Farmer Vaughn	27	176
14.	Hank O'Day	24	160
15.	John Ewing	18	119
	Tim Keefe	18	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	4

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	172	1890
2.	Roger Connor	169	1890
3.	Danny Richardson	135	1890
4.	George Gore	127	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	126	1890
6.	Buck Ewing	119	1890
7.	Art Whitney	97	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	80	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	74	1890
10.	Dan Shannon	70	1890
11.	William Brown	64	1890
12.	Ed Crane	46	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	44	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	34	1890
15.	John Ewing	24	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	10	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	1890

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	172	519
2.	Roger Connor	169	573
3.	Danny Richardson	135	567
4.	George Gore	127	479
5.	Mike Slattery	126	440
6.	Buck Ewing	119	392
7.	Art Whitney	97	509
8.	Gil Hatfield	80	308
9.	Dick Johnston	74	326
10.	Dan Shannon	70	350
11.	William Brown	64	244
12.	Ed Crane	46	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	44	176
14.	Hank O'Day	34	160
15.	John Ewing	24	119
16.	Tim Keefe	10	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	4

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Roger Connor	265	1890
2.	Jim O'Rourke	246	1890
3.	George Gore	199	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	192	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	183	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	177	1890
7.	Art Whitney	115	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	111	1890
9.	Dan Shannon	102	1890
10.	Dick Johnston	100	1890
11.	William Brown	92	1890
12.	Ed Crane	59	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	54	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	41	1890
15.	John Ewing	34	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	17	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	1890

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Roger Connor	265	573
2.	Jim O'Rourke	246	519
3.	George Gore	199	479
4.	Buck Ewing	192	392
5.	Mike Slattery	183	440
6.	Danny Richardson	177	567
7.	Art Whitney	115	509
8.	Gil Hatfield	111	308
9.	Dan Shannon	102	350
10.	Dick Johnston	100	326
11.	William Brown	92	244
12.	Ed Crane	59	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	54	176
14.	Hank O'Day	41	160
15.	John Ewing	34	119
16.	Tim Keefe	17	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	4

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	37	1890
2.	George Gore	26	1890
3.	Roger Connor	24	1890
4.	Mike Slattery	20	1890
5.	Buck Ewing	19	1890
6.	Gil Hatfield	13	1890
7.	Danny Richardson	12	1890
	Art Whitney	12	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	9	1890
10.	William Brown	8	1890
11.	Dan Shannon	7	1890
	Farmer Vaughn	7	1890
13.	Ed Crane	5	1890
14.	John Ewing	2	1890
	Hank O'Day	2	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	1	1890

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	37	519
2.	George Gore	26	479
3.	Roger Connor	24	573
4.	Mike Slattery	20	440
5.	Buck Ewing	19	392
6.	Gil Hatfield	13	308
7.	Danny Richardson	12	567
	Art Whitney	12	509
9.	Dick Johnston	9	326
10.	William Brown	8	244
11.	Dan Shannon	7	350
	Farmer Vaughn	7	176
13.	Ed Crane	5	157
14.	John Ewing	2	119
	Hank O'Day	2	160
16.	Tim Keefe	1	107

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Roger Connor	15	1890
	Buck Ewing	15	1890
3.	Mike Slattery	11	1890
4.	Danny Richardson	9	1890
5.	George Gore	8	1890
	Dan Shannon	8	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	7	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	6	1890
9.	Jim O'Rourke	5	1890
10.	William Brown	4	1890
	Ed Crane	4	1890
12.	Art Whitney	3	1890
13.	John Ewing	1	1890
	Hank O'Day	1	1890

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Roger Connor	15	573
	Buck Ewing	15	392
3.	Mike Slattery	11	440
4.	Danny Richardson	9	567
5.	George Gore	8	479
	Dan Shannon	8	350
7.	Dick Johnston	7	326
8.	Gil Hatfield	6	308
9.	Jim O'Rourke	5	519
10.	William Brown	4	244
	Ed Crane	4	157
12.	Art Whitney	3	509
13.	John Ewing	1	119
	Hank O'Day	1	160

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Roger Connor	14	1890
2.	George Gore	10	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	9	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	8	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	5	1890
6.	William Brown	4	1890
	Danny Richardson	4	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	3	1890
9.	John Ewing	2	1890
	Gil Hatfield	2	1890
	Tim Keefe	2	1890
12.	Dick Johnston	1	1890
	Hank O'Day	1	1890
	Farmer Vaughn	1	1890

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Roger Connor	14	573
2.	George Gore	10	479
3.	Jim O'Rourke	9	519
4.	Buck Ewing	8	392
5.	Mike Slattery	5	440
6.	William Brown	4	244
	Danny Richardson	4	567
8.	Dan Shannon	3	350
9.	John Ewing	2	119
	Gil Hatfield	2	308
	Tim Keefe	2	107
12.	Dick Johnston	1	326
	Hank O'Day	1	160
	Farmer Vaughn	1	176

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	115	1890
2.	Roger Connor	103	1890
3.	Danny Richardson	80	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	72	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	67	1890
6.	George Gore	55	1890
7.	Art Whitney	45	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	44	1890
9.	William Brown	43	1890
	Dick Johnston	43	1890
11.	Gil Hatfield	37	1890
12.	Hank O'Day	23	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	22	1890
14.	John Ewing	17	1890
15.	Ed Crane	16	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	11	1890

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	115	519
2.	Roger Connor	103	573
3.	Danny Richardson	80	567
4.	Buck Ewing	72	392
5.	Mike Slattery	67	440
6.	George Gore	55	479
7.	Art Whitney	45	509
8.	Dan Shannon	44	350
9.	William Brown	43	244
	Dick Johnston	43	326
11.	Gil Hatfield	37	308
12.	Hank O'Day	23	160
13.	Farmer Vaughn	22	176
14.	John Ewing	17	119
15.	Ed Crane	16	157
16.	Tim Keefe	11	107

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Roger Connor	88	1890
2.	George Gore	77	1890
3.	Art Whitney	64	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	39	1890
5.	Danny Richardson	37	1890
6.	Jim O'Rourke	33	1890
7.	Mike Slattery	27	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	25	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	18	1890
10.	Gil Hatfield	17	1890
11.	William Brown	13	1890
	Tim Keefe	13	1890
13.	Ed Crane	10	1890
	Hank O'Day	10	1890
	Farmer Vaughn	10	1890
16.	John Ewing	5	1890

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Roger Connor	88	573
2.	George Gore	77	479
3.	Art Whitney	64	509
4.	Buck Ewing	39	392
5.	Danny Richardson	37	567
6.	Jim O'Rourke	33	519
7.	Mike Slattery	27	440
8.	Dan Shannon	25	350
9.	Dick Johnston	18	326
10.	Gil Hatfield	17	308
11.	William Brown	13	244
	Tim Keefe	13	107
13.	Ed Crane	10	157
	Hank O'Day	10	160
	Farmer Vaughn	10	176
16.	John Ewing	5	119

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	John Ewing	35	1890
2.	Dan Shannon	34	1890
3.	Roger Connor	32	1890
4.	Hank O'Day	27	1890
5.	Ed Crane	26	1890
	Tim Keefe	26	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	25	1890
	Mike Slattery	25	1890
9.	George Gore	23	1890
10.	Jim O'Rourke	20	1890
11.	Gil Hatfield	19	1890
	Danny Richardson	19	1890
	Art Whitney	19	1890
14.	William Brown	13	1890
15.	Buck Ewing	12	1890
16.	Farmer Vaughn	9	1890

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	John Ewing	35	119
2.	Dan Shannon	34	350
3.	Roger Connor	32	573
4.	Hank O'Day	27	160
5.	Ed Crane	26	157
	Tim Keefe	26	107
7.	Dick Johnston	25	326
	Mike Slattery	25	440
9.	George Gore	23	479
10.	Jim O'Rourke	20	519
11.	Gil Hatfield	19	308
	Danny Richardson	19	567
	Art Whitney	19	509
14.	William Brown	13	244
15.	Buck Ewing	12	392
16.	Farmer Vaughn	9	176

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Danny Richardson	37	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	36	1890
3.	George Gore	28	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	23	1890
5.	Roger Connor	22	1890
6.	Dan Shannon	21	1890
7.	Mike Slattery	18	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	12	1890
9.	Art Whitney	8	1890
10.	Dick Johnston	7	1890
11.	Farmer Vaughn	6	1890
12.	William Brown	5	1890
	Ed Crane	5	1890
14.	John Ewing	2	1890
15.	Hank O'Day	1	1890

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Danny Richardson	37	567
2.	Buck Ewing	36	392
3.	George Gore	28	479
4.	Jim O'Rourke	23	519
5.	Roger Connor	22	573
6.	Dan Shannon	21	350
7.	Mike Slattery	18	440
8.	Gil Hatfield	12	308
9.	Art Whitney	8	509
10.	Dick Johnston	7	326
11.	Farmer Vaughn	6	176
12.	William Brown	5	244
	Ed Crane	5	157
14.	John Ewing	2	119
15.	Hank O'Day	1	160

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	121	1890
2.	Roger Connor	116	1890
3.	Danny Richardson	110	1890
4.	Mike Slattery	90	1890
5.	George Gore	83	1890
6.	Art Whitney	82	1890
7.	Buck Ewing	77	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	59	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	57	1890
10.	Dan Shannon	52	1890
11.	William Brown	48	1890
12.	Ed Crane	37	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	36	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	30	1890
15.	John Ewing	19	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	7	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	1890

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	121	519
2.	Roger Connor	116	573
3.	Danny Richardson	110	567
4.	Mike Slattery	90	440
5.	George Gore	83	479
6.	Art Whitney	82	509
7.	Buck Ewing	77	392
8.	Gil Hatfield	59	308
9.	Dick Johnston	57	326
10.	Dan Shannon	52	350
11.	William Brown	48	244
12.	Ed Crane	37	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	36	176
14.	Hank O'Day	30	160
15.	John Ewing	19	119
16.	Tim Keefe	7	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	4

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Roger Connor	156	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	144	1890
3.	George Gore	139	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	137	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	105	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	65	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	58	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	51	1890
	Art Whitney	51	1890

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Roger Connor	119	1890
2.	Jim O'Rourke	99	1890
3.	George Gore	85	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	78	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	64	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	54	1890
7.	Art Whitney	37	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	35	1890
9.	William Brown	29	1890
10.	Dick Johnston	28	1890
	Dan Shannon	28	1890
12.	Ed Crane	21	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	17	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	11	1890
15.	John Ewing	8	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	4	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	1890

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Roger Connor	119	573
2.	Jim O'Rourke	99	519
3.	George Gore	85	479
4.	Buck Ewing	78	392
5.	Mike Slattery	64	440
6.	Danny Richardson	54	567
7.	Art Whitney	37	509
8.	Gil Hatfield	35	308
9.	William Brown	29	244
10.	Dick Johnston	28	326
	Dan Shannon	28	350
12.	Ed Crane	21	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	17	176
14.	Hank O'Day	11	160
15.	John Ewing	8	119
16.	Tim Keefe	4	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	1	4

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Roger Connor	42	1890
2.	George Gore	26	1890
	Jim O'Rourke	26	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	21	1890

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Roger Connor	42	573
2.	George Gore	26	479
	Jim O'Rourke	26	519
4.	Buck Ewing	21	392

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Roger Connor	4.0	1890
2.	George Gore	2.5	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	2.4	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	2.0	1890

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Roger Connor	4.0	573
2.	George Gore	2.5	479
3.	Jim O'Rourke	2.4	519
4.	Buck Ewing	2.0	392

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Roger Connor	53	1890
2.	Jim O'Rourke	51	1890
3.	George Gore	44	1890
4.	Buck Ewing	42	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	36	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	25	1890
7.	Gil Hatfield	21	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	18	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	17	1890
10.	William Brown	16	1890
11.	Art Whitney	15	1890
12.	Ed Crane	9	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	8	1890
14.	John Ewing	5	1890
15.	Hank O'Day	4	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	3	1890

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Roger Connor	53	573
2.	Jim O'Rourke	51	519
3.	George Gore	44	479
4.	Buck Ewing	42	392
5.	Mike Slattery	36	440
6.	Danny Richardson	25	567
7.	Gil Hatfield	21	308
8.	Dan Shannon	18	350
9.	Dick Johnston	17	326
10.	William Brown	16	244
11.	Art Whitney	15	509
12.	Ed Crane	9	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	8	176
14.	John Ewing	5	119
15.	Hank O'Day	4	160
16.	Tim Keefe	3	107

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Roger Connor	258	1890
2.	Jim O'Rourke	213	1890
3.	George Gore	207	1890
4.	Danny Richardson	174	1890
5.	Art Whitney	164	1890
6.	Buck Ewing	159	1890
7.	Mike Slattery	155	1890
8.	Gil Hatfield	101	1890
9.	Dan Shannon	96	1890
10.	Dick Johnston	94	1890
11.	William Brown	78	1890
12.	Ed Crane	57	1890
13.	Farmer Vaughn	54	1890
14.	Hank O'Day	44	1890
15.	John Ewing	29	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	25	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	1890

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Roger Connor	258	573
2.	Jim O'Rourke	213	519
3.	George Gore	207	479
4.	Danny Richardson	174	567
5.	Art Whitney	164	509
6.	Buck Ewing	159	392
7.	Mike Slattery	155	440
8.	Gil Hatfield	101	308
9.	Dan Shannon	96	350
10.	Dick Johnston	94	326
11.	William Brown	78	244
12.	Ed Crane	57	157
13.	Farmer Vaughn	54	176
14.	Hank O'Day	44	160
15.	John Ewing	29	119
16.	Tim Keefe	25	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	4

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Roger Connor	.788	1890
2.	Buck Ewing	.749	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	.737	1890
4.	George Gore	.724	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	.590	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	.369	1890
7.	Dick Johnston	.316	1890
8.	Dan Shannon	.281	1890
9.	Art Whitney	.271	1890

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Jim O'Rourke	8	1890
2.	Gil Hatfield	4	1890
3.	George Gore	3	1890
	Art Whitney	3	1890
5.	Dick Johnston	2	1890
	Tim Keefe	2	1890
	Danny Richardson	2	1890
	Mike Slattery	2	1890
9.	William Brown	1	1890
	Roger Connor	1	1890
	Ed Crane	1	1890
	Buck Ewing	1	1890
	Dan Shannon	1	1890

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Jim O'Rourke	8	519
2.	Gil Hatfield	4	308
3.	George Gore	3	479
	Art Whitney	3	509
5.	Dick Johnston	2	326
	Tim Keefe	2	107
	Danny Richardson	2	567
	Mike Slattery	2	440
9.	William Brown	1	244
	Roger Connor	1	573
	Ed Crane	1	157
	Buck Ewing	1	392
	Dan Shannon	1	350

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
1.	Roger Connor	17.1	1890
2.	George Gore	14.7	1890
3.	Buck Ewing	13.1	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	12.9	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	7.8	1890
6.	Danny Richardson	7.2	1890
7.	Dan Shannon	5.3	1890
8.	William Brown	4.4	1890
9.	Gil Hatfield	3.4	1890
10.	John Ewing	2.0	1890
11.	Dick Johnston	1.8	1890
12.	Farmer Vaughn	1.7	1890
13.	Hank O'Day	1.0	1890

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Roger Connor	17.1	573
2.	George Gore	14.7	479
3.	Buck Ewing	13.1	392
4.	Jim O'Rourke	12.9	519
5.	Mike Slattery	7.8	440
6.	Danny Richardson	7.2	567
7.	Dan Shannon	5.3	350
8.	William Brown	4.4	244
9.	Gil Hatfield	3.4	308
10.	John Ewing	2.0	119
11.	Dick Johnston	1.8	326
12.	Farmer Vaughn	1.7	176
13.	Hank O'Day	1.0	160

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Buck Ewing	29.3	1890
2.	Danny Richardson	27.8	1890
3.	Jim O'Rourke	23.9	1890
4.	Art Whitney	23.3	1890
5.	George Gore	17.3	1890
6.	Mike Slattery	16.4	1890
7.	Roger Connor	15.1	1890
8.	Dick Johnston	12.2	1890
9.	Dan Shannon	9.5	1890

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Roger Connor	34.6	1890
2.	George Gore	39.9	1890
3.	Buck Ewing	44.0	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	53.1	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	82.2	1890
6.	Dan Shannon	108.0	1890
7.	Danny Richardson	132.0	1890
8.	Dick Johnston	306.0	1890

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Danny Richardson	393	1890
2.	Art Whitney	345	1890
3.	Roger Connor	315	1890
4.	Jim O'Rourke	306	1890
5.	Mike Slattery	285	1890
6.	George Gore	272	1890
7.	Dan Shannon	254	1890
8.	Buck Ewing	233	1890
9.	Dick Johnston	232	1890
10.	Gil Hatfield	207	1890
11.	William Brown	166	1890
12.	Farmer Vaughn	122	1890
13.	Hank O'Day	116	1890
14.	Ed Crane	100	1890
15.	John Ewing	90	1890
16.	Tim Keefe	82	1890
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	1890

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Danny Richardson	393	567
2.	Art Whitney	345	509
3.	Roger Connor	315	573
4.	Jim O'Rourke	306	519
5.	Mike Slattery	285	440
6.	George Gore	272	479
7.	Dan Shannon	254	350
8.	Buck Ewing	233	392
9.	Dick Johnston	232	326
10.	Gil Hatfield	207	308
11.	William Brown	166	244
12.	Farmer Vaughn	122	176
13.	Hank O'Day	116	160
14.	Ed Crane	100	157
15.	John Ewing	90	119
16.	Tim Keefe	82	107
17.	Fred Dunlap	2	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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