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New York Metropolitans Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Dave Orr	7.1	1884
2.	Dude Esterbrook	6.3	1884
3.	Dave Orr	6.1	1886
4.	Candy Nelson	5.1	1884
5.	Dave Orr	4.7	1885
6.	Chief Roseman	3.6	1884
7.	Candy Nelson	3.2	1885
	Dasher Troy	3.2	1884
9.	Candy Nelson	2.2	1883
10.	Dave Orr	2.0	1887

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Dave Orr	20.3	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	11.2	2239
3.	Dude Esterbrook	5.2	1029
4.	Dasher Troy	2.4	629
5.	Frank Hankinson	2.3	1496
6.	Steve Brady	2.0	1918
7.	Darby O'Brien	1.3	566
8.	Chief Roseman	1.0	2161
9.	Tim Keefe	0.9	502
10.	Paul Radford	0.7	598

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Dave Orr	5.9	1884
2.	Dave Orr	5.3	1885
3.	Dave Orr	5.0	1886
4.	Dude Esterbrook	4.9	1884
5.	Candy Nelson	4.6	1884
6.	Chief Roseman	3.4	1884
7.	Candy Nelson	3.0	1885
8.	Dasher Troy	2.7	1884
9.	Dave Orr	2.5	1887
10.	Chief Roseman	2.3	1885

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Dave Orr	19.2	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	10.3	2239
3.	Dude Esterbrook	3.6	1029
4.	Dasher Troy	2.8	629
5.	Paul Radford	2.2	598
6.	Chief Roseman	2.0	2161
7.	Darby O'Brien	1.3	566
8.	Steve Brady	0.8	1918
	Tim Keefe	0.8	502
10.	Frank Hankinson	0.3	1496

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Dude Esterbrook	1.4	1884
2.	Steve Brady	1.3	1883
	Frank Hankinson	1.3	1886
	Bill Holbert	1.3	1883
5.	Dave Orr	1.2	1884
6.	Dave Orr	1.1	1886
7.	Frank Hankinson	0.9	1885
	Bill Holbert	0.9	1887
9.	Steve Brady	0.8	1884
	Dude Esterbrook	0.8	1883
	Bill Holbert	0.8	1884
	Ed Kennedy	0.8	1884

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Bill Holbert	3.9	1213
2.	Frank Hankinson	2.0	1496
3.	Dude Esterbrook	1.6	1029
4.	Steve Brady	1.2	1918
5.	Dave Orr	1.1	1930
6.	Candy Nelson	0.9	2239
7.	Ed Kennedy	0.7	1133
8.	Ed Cushman	0.3	318
	Tom McLaughlin	0.3	277
10.	Jack Lynch	0.2	758

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Dave Orr	.368	1887
2.	Dave Orr	.354	1884
3.	Dave Orr	.342	1885
4.	Dave Orr	.338	1886
5.	Dude Esterbrook	.314	1884
6.	Candy Nelson	.305	1883
7.	Darby O'Brien	.301	1887
8.	Chief Roseman	.298	1884
9.	Steve Brady	.295	1885
10.	Chief Roseman	.278	1885

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Dave Orr	.348	1930
2.	Steve Brady	.264	1918
3.	Candy Nelson	.258	2239
4.	Chief Roseman	.257	2161

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Dave Orr	.408	1887
2.	Paul Radford	.403	1887
3.	Candy Nelson	.380	1887
4.	Candy Nelson	.375	1884
5.	Dave Orr	.363	1886
6.	Dave Orr	.362	1884
7.	Dave Orr	.358	1885
8.	Darby O'Brien	.355	1887
9.	Candy Nelson	.353	1883
	Candy Nelson	.353	1885

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Dave Orr	.369	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	.357	2239
3.	Steve Brady	.302	1918
4.	Chief Roseman	.298	2161

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Dave Orr	.543	1885
2.	Dave Orr	.539	1884
3.	Dave Orr	.527	1886
4.	Dave Orr	.516	1887
5.	Darby O'Brien	.437	1887
6.	Dude Esterbrook	.428	1884
7.	Chief Roseman	.413	1884
8.	Chief Roseman	.407	1885
9.	John O'Rourke	.381	1883
10.	Candy Nelson	.379	1883

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Dave Orr	.535	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	.354	2161
3.	Steve Brady	.316	1918
4.	Candy Nelson	.307	2239

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Dave Orr	.924	1887
2.	Dave Orr	.901	1884
	Dave Orr	.901	1885
4.	Dave Orr	.890	1886
5.	Darby O'Brien	.792	1887
6.	Dude Esterbrook	.772	1884
7.	Chief Roseman	.752	1884
8.	Paul Radford	.745	1887
9.	Chief Roseman	.742	1885
10.	Candy Nelson	.732	1883

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Dave Orr	.904	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	.665	2239
3.	Chief Roseman	.651	2161
4.	Steve Brady	.618	1918

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Frank Hankinson	136	1886
	Dave Orr	136	1886
3.	Chief Roseman	134	1886
4.	Paul Radford	128	1887
5.	Frank Hankinson	127	1887
	Darby O'Brien	127	1887
7.	Steve Brady	124	1886
8.	Steve Brady	112	1884
	Dude Esterbrook	112	1884
10.	Candy Nelson	111	1884

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Chief Roseman	495	2161
2.	Candy Nelson	492	2239
3.	Dave Orr	450	1930
4.	Steve Brady	441	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	357	1496
6.	Bill Holbert	311	1213
7.	Ed Kennedy	293	1133
8.	Dude Esterbrook	235	1029
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	233	905
10.	Jack Lynch	202	758

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Dave Orr	571	1886
2.	Chief Roseman	559	1886
3.	Frank Hankinson	522	1886
	Darby O'Brien	522	1887
5.	Frank Hankinson	512	1887
6.	Paul Radford	486	1887
7.	Steve Brady	485	1884
8.	Dude Esterbrook	477	1884
9.	Steve Brady	466	1886
10.	Dave Orr	458	1884

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Chief Roseman	2044	2161
2.	Candy Nelson	1939	2239
3.	Dave Orr	1868	1930
4.	Steve Brady	1817	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	1396	1496
6.	Bill Holbert	1182	1213
7.	Ed Kennedy	1083	1133
8.	Dude Esterbrook	985	1029
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	878	905
10.	Jack Lynch	710	758

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Paul Radford	598	1887
2.	Dave Orr	593	1886
3.	Chief Roseman	591	1886
4.	Frank Hankinson	571	1886
5.	Darby O'Brien	566	1887
6.	Frank Hankinson	550	1887
7.	Candy Nelson	515	1884
8.	Steve Brady	506	1884
9.	Steve Brady	504	1886
10.	Dude Esterbrook	499	1884

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Candy Nelson	2239	2239
2.	Chief Roseman	2161	2161
3.	Dave Orr	1930	1930
4.	Steve Brady	1918	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	1496	1496
6.	Bill Holbert	1213	1213
7.	Ed Kennedy	1133	1133
8.	Dude Esterbrook	1029	1029
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	905	905
10.	Jack Lynch	758	758

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Paul Radford	127	1887
2.	Candy Nelson	114	1884
3.	Dude Esterbrook	110	1884
4.	Steve Brady	102	1884
5.	Candy Nelson	98	1885
6.	Darby O'Brien	97	1887
	Chief Roseman	97	1884
8.	Dave Orr	93	1886
9.	Chief Roseman	90	1886
10.	Candy Nelson	89	1886

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Candy Nelson	437	2239
2.	Chief Roseman	337	2161
3.	Dave Orr	320	1930
4.	Steve Brady	287	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	188	1496
6.	Dude Esterbrook	176	1029
7.	Ed Kennedy	141	1133
8.	Paul Radford	127	598
9.	Dasher Troy	104	629
10.	Darby O'Brien	97	566

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Dave Orr	193	1886
2.	Dave Orr	162	1884
3.	Darby O'Brien	157	1887
4.	Dave Orr	152	1885
5.	Dude Esterbrook	150	1884
6.	Frank Hankinson	137	1887
7.	Chief Roseman	130	1884
8.	Paul Radford	129	1887
9.	Steve Brady	128	1885
10.	Candy Nelson	127	1883
	Dave Orr	127	1887
	Chief Roseman	127	1886

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Dave Orr	650	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	526	2161
3.	Candy Nelson	500	2239
4.	Steve Brady	479	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	344	1496
6.	Dude Esterbrook	270	1029
7.	Bill Holbert	252	1213
8.	Ed Kennedy	221	1133
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	197	905
10.	Darby O'Brien	157	566

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Dave Orr	301	1886
2.	Dave Orr	247	1884
3.	Dave Orr	241	1885
4.	Darby O'Brien	228	1887
5.	Dude Esterbrook	204	1884
6.	Frank Hankinson	191	1887
7.	Chief Roseman	181	1886
8.	Chief Roseman	180	1884
9.	Dave Orr	178	1887
10.	Chief Roseman	167	1885

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Dave Orr	999	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	723	2161
3.	Candy Nelson	596	2239
4.	Steve Brady	574	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	450	1496
6.	Dude Esterbrook	348	1029
7.	Bill Holbert	289	1213
8.	Ed Kennedy	282	1133
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	251	905
10.	Darby O'Brien	228	566

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Dave Orr	32	1884
2.	Darby O'Brien	30	1887
3.	Dude Esterbrook	29	1884
	Frank Hankinson	29	1887
	Dave Orr	29	1885
6.	Dave Orr	25	1886
	Dave Orr	25	1887
8.	Dasher Troy	22	1884
9.	Candy Nelson	19	1883
	John O'Rourke	19	1883
	Chief Roseman	19	1886

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Dave Orr	115	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	71	2161
3.	Candy Nelson	58	2239
4.	Frank Hankinson	55	1496
5.	Steve Brady	45	1918
6.	Dude Esterbrook	39	1029
7.	Charlie Reipschlager	32	905
8.	Darby O'Brien	30	566
9.	Bill Holbert	25	1213
	Dasher Troy	25	629

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Dave Orr	31	1886
2.	Dave Orr	21	1885
3.	Chief Roseman	14	1885
4.	Darby O'Brien	13	1887
	Dave Orr	13	1884
6.	Dude Esterbrook	11	1884
	Frank Hankinson	11	1887
	Chief Roseman	11	1884
9.	Dave Orr	10	1887
	Chief Roseman	10	1886
	Dasher Troy	10	1884

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Dave Orr	78	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	42	2161
3.	Steve Brady	19	1918
4.	Dude Esterbrook	18	1029
	Frank Hankinson	18	1496
6.	Candy Nelson	16	2239
7.	Tim Keefe	15	502
8.	Ed Kennedy	13	1133
	Darby O'Brien	13	566
	Dasher Troy	13	629

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Dave Orr	9	1884
2.	Dave Orr	7	1886
3.	Dave Orr	6	1885
4.	Darby O'Brien	5	1887
	Chief Roseman	5	1886
6.	Paul Radford	4	1887
	Chief Roseman	4	1884
	Chief Roseman	4	1885
9.	Steve Brady	3	1885
	Charley Jones	3	1887
	Tim Keefe	3	1884

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Dave Orr	26	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	14	2161
3.	Frank Hankinson	5	1496
	Ed Kennedy	5	1133
	Darby O'Brien	5	566
6.	Steve Brady	4	1918
	Paul Radford	4	598
	Dasher Troy	4	629
9.	Charley Jones	3	265
	Tim Keefe	3	502
	Al Mays	3	373
	John Meister	3	366

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Dave Orr	112	1884
2.	Dave Orr	91	1886
3.	Dave Orr	77	1885
4.	Darby O'Brien	73	1887
5.	Frank Hankinson	71	1887
6.	Dave Orr	66	1887
7.	Frank Hankinson	63	1886
8.	Steve Brady	58	1885
9.	Chief Roseman	53	1886
10.	Chief Roseman	46	1885

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Dave Orr	357	1930
2.	Frank Hankinson	178	1496
3.	Chief Roseman	126	2161
4.	Steve Brady	97	1918
5.	Candy Nelson	77	2239
6.	Darby O'Brien	73	566
7.	Bill Holbert	58	1213
8.	Charlie Reipschlager	46	905
9.	Paul Radford	45	598
10.	John Meister	42	366

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Paul Radford	106	1887
2.	Candy Nelson	74	1884
3.	Candy Nelson	64	1886
4.	Candy Nelson	61	1885
5.	Frank Hankinson	49	1886
6.	Candy Nelson	48	1887
7.	Darby O'Brien	40	1887
8.	Frank Hankinson	38	1887
9.	Steve Brady	35	1886
10.	Candy Nelson	31	1883

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Candy Nelson	278	2239
2.	Paul Radford	106	598
3.	Frank Hankinson	99	1496
4.	Steve Brady	92	1918
5.	Chief Roseman	90	2161
6.	Dave Orr	52	1930
7.	Jack Lynch	46	758
8.	Ed Kennedy	45	1133
9.	Darby O'Brien	40	566
10.	Tom Forster	37	505

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Paul Radford	73	1887
2.	Darby O'Brien	49	1887
3.	Candy Nelson	29	1887
4.	Frank Hankinson	19	1887
5.	Dave Orr	17	1887
6.	Steve Behel	16	1886
	Steve Brady	16	1886
	Dave Orr	16	1886
9.	Joe Gerhardt	15	1887
10.	Candy Nelson	14	1886

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Paul Radford	73	598
2.	Darby O'Brien	49	566
3.	Candy Nelson	43	2239
4.	Dave Orr	33	1930
5.	Frank Hankinson	29	1496
6.	Steve Behel	16	247
	Steve Brady	16	1918
	Bill Holbert	16	1213
9.	Joe Gerhardt	15	332
10.	Tom McLaughlin	13	277

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Dave Orr	130	1886
2.	Dude Esterbrook	109	1884
	Darby O'Brien	109	1887
4.	Dave Orr	108	1884
5.	Steve Brady	107	1884
6.	Steve Brady	106	1885
7.	Frank Hankinson	105	1886
	Paul Radford	105	1887
9.	Candy Nelson	102	1883
10.	Steve Brady	99	1883
	Steve Brady	99	1886
	Chief Roseman	99	1884

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Dave Orr	431	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	424	2239
3.	Steve Brady	411	1918
4.	Chief Roseman	399	2161
5.	Frank Hankinson	266	1496
6.	Bill Holbert	221	1213
7.	Dude Esterbrook	212	1029
8.	Ed Kennedy	183	1133
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	154	905
10.	Darby O'Brien	109	566

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Dave Orr	203	1885
2.	Dave Orr	190	1884
3.	Dave Orr	183	1886
4.	Dave Orr	160	1887
5.	Chief Roseman	152	1885
6.	Dude Esterbrook	150	1884
7.	Chief Roseman	144	1884
8.	Steve Brady	142	1885
9.	Candy Nelson	127	1885
10.	Candy Nelson	126	1883
	Candy Nelson	126	1884

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Dave Orr	185	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	112	2239
3.	Chief Roseman	106	2161
4.	Steve Brady	100	1918

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Dave Orr	108	1886
2.	Dave Orr	89	1884
3.	Dave Orr	85	1885
4.	Darby O'Brien	80	1887
5.	Dave Orr	72	1887
6.	Dude Esterbrook	68	1884
7.	Paul Radford	66	1887
8.	Frank Hankinson	61	1887
9.	Chief Roseman	59	1884
10.	Candy Nelson	56	1883

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Dave Orr	365	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	211	2161
3.	Candy Nelson	209	2239
4.	Steve Brady	173	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	135	1496
6.	Dude Esterbrook	107	1029
7.	Darby O'Brien	80	566
8.	Bill Holbert	68	1213
9.	Ed Kennedy	66	1133
	Paul Radford	66	598

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Dave Orr	47	1886
2.	Dave Orr	46	1885
3.	Dave Orr	43	1884
4.	Dave Orr	27	1887
5.	Dude Esterbrook	26	1884
6.	Chief Roseman	23	1885
7.	Steve Brady	21	1885
	Chief Roseman	21	1884
9.	Candy Nelson	19	1884
10.	Candy Nelson	18	1885

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Dave Orr	167	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	48	2239
3.	Paul Radford	16	598
4.	Darby O'Brien	15	566
5.	Chief Roseman	12	2161
6.	Dasher Troy	7	629
7.	Dude Esterbrook	6	1029
	John O'Rourke	6	336
9.	Steve Brady	1	1918
	Fred O'Neill	1	28

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Dave Orr	5.1	1885
	Dave Orr	5.1	1886
3.	Dave Orr	4.8	1884
4.	Dude Esterbrook	3.0	1884
5.	Dave Orr	2.6	1887
	Chief Roseman	2.6	1885
7.	Steve Brady	2.4	1885
	Chief Roseman	2.4	1884
9.	Candy Nelson	2.2	1884
10.	Candy Nelson	2.0	1885

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Dave Orr	18.1	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	5.4	2239
3.	Darby O'Brien	1.5	566
	Paul Radford	1.5	598
	Chief Roseman	1.5	2161
6.	Dude Esterbrook	0.8	1029
	Dasher Troy	0.8	629
8.	John O'Rourke	0.7	336
9.	Steve Brady	0.1	1918
	Fred O'Neill	0.1	28

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Dave Orr	63	1886
2.	Dave Orr	56	1885
3.	Dave Orr	54	1884
4.	Darby O'Brien	48	1887
5.	Dude Esterbrook	41	1884
	Frank Hankinson	41	1887
7.	Dave Orr	37	1887
8.	Chief Roseman	34	1886
	Dasher Troy	34	1884
10.	Chief Roseman	31	1884
	Chief Roseman	31	1885

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Dave Orr	219	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	127	2161
3.	Frank Hankinson	78	1496
4.	Candy Nelson	76	2239
5.	Steve Brady	68	1918
6.	Dude Esterbrook	58	1029
7.	Darby O'Brien	48	566
8.	Charlie Reipschlager	43	905
9.	Dasher Troy	42	629
10.	Ed Kennedy	38	1133

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Paul Radford	241	1887
2.	Dave Orr	215	1886
3.	Darby O'Brien	201	1887
4.	Candy Nelson	193	1884
5.	Frank Hankinson	175	1886
	Frank Hankinson	175	1887
7.	Dude Esterbrook	172	1884
8.	Candy Nelson	171	1885
9.	Dave Orr	168	1884
10.	Dave Orr	163	1885

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Candy Nelson	800	2239
2.	Dave Orr	712	1930
3.	Chief Roseman	643	2161
4.	Steve Brady	580	1918
5.	Frank Hankinson	444	1496
6.	Dude Esterbrook	314	1029
7.	Bill Holbert	283	1213
8.	Ed Kennedy	271	1133
9.	Paul Radford	241	598
10.	Charlie Reipschlager	224	905

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Dave Orr	.836	1884
2.	Dave Orr	.817	1885
3.	Dave Orr	.803	1886
4.	Dave Orr	.771	1887
5.	Dude Esterbrook	.722	1884
6.	Chief Roseman	.694	1884
7.	Candy Nelson	.664	1883
8.	Chief Roseman	.647	1885
9.	Steve Brady	.641	1885
10.	Darby O'Brien	.614	1887

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Dave Orr	.808	1930
2.	Candy Nelson	.534	2239
3.	Chief Roseman	.516	2161
4.	Steve Brady	.500	1918

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Dude Esterbrook	10	1884
	Chief Roseman	10	1885
3.	Candy Nelson	9	1884
4.	Candy Nelson	8	1887
	Chief Roseman	8	1886
6.	Steve Brady	6	1885
	Charley Jones	6	1887
	Paul Radford	6	1887
	Chief Roseman	6	1884
10.	Dave Orr	5	1886

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Chief Roseman	27	2161
2.	Candy Nelson	22	2239
3.	Dude Esterbrook	11	1029
4.	Dave Orr	10	1930
5.	Steve Brady	9	1918
6.	Dasher Troy	7	629
7.	Charley Jones	6	265
	Paul Radford	6	598
9.	Jim Donahue	5	442
	Ed Kennedy	5	1133

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

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Dave Orr	9.7	1886
2.	Darby O'Brien	9.1	1887
3.	Paul Radford	7.6	1887
4.	Chief Roseman	5.5	1886
5.	Charley Jones	4.4	1887
6.	Dave Orr	3.6	1887
7.	Frank Hankinson	3.3	1886
8.	Al Mays	3.1	1887
9.	Frank Hankinson	1.9	1887
10.	Tom Forster	1.8	1886
	John Meister	1.8	1887

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Dave Orr	40.9	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	16.8	2161
3.	Frank Hankinson	9.1	1496
	Darby O'Brien	9.1	566
5.	Steve Brady	8.0	1918
6.	Paul Radford	7.6	598
7.	John Meister	4.6	366
8.	Al Mays	4.5	373
9.	Charley Jones	4.4	265
10.	Candy Nelson	4.0	2239

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
1.	Dave Orr	50.9	1884
2.	Dave Orr	74.0	1885
3.	Dave Orr	81.6	1886
4.	Chief Roseman	102.5	1885
5.	Darby O'Brien	104.4	1887
6.	Chief Roseman	109.0	1884
7.	Chief Roseman	111.8	1886
8.	Paul Radford	121.5	1887
9.	Steve Brady	144.7	1885
10.	John O'Rourke	157.5	1883

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Dave Orr	71.8	1930
2.	Chief Roseman	146.0	2161
3.	Steve Brady	454.3	1918
4.	Candy Nelson	969.5	2239

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Chief Roseman	432	1886
2.	Frank Hankinson	396	1886
3.	Dave Orr	378	1886
4.	Frank Hankinson	375	1887
5.	Darby O'Brien	365	1887
6.	Steve Brady	363	1884
7.	Paul Radford	357	1887
8.	Steve Brady	354	1886
9.	Dude Esterbrook	327	1884
10.	Candy Nelson	322	1884

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Chief Roseman	1518	2161
2.	Candy Nelson	1439	2239
3.	Steve Brady	1338	1918
4.	Dave Orr	1218	1930
5.	Frank Hankinson	1052	1496
6.	Bill Holbert	930	1213
7.	Ed Kennedy	862	1133
8.	Dude Esterbrook	715	1029
9.	Charlie Reipschlager	681	905
10.	Jack Lynch	589	758

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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