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Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	6.3	1888
2.	Denny Lyons	5.1	1889
3.	Harry Stovey	5.0	1889
4.	Denny Lyons	4.9	1890
5.	Harry Stovey	4.8	1884
6.	Sadie Houck	4.7	1884
	Henry Larkin	4.7	1885
	Harry Stovey	4.7	1883
9.	Denny Lyons	4.5	1887
10.	Curt Welch	4.4	1888

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	31.2	3798
2.	Denny Lyons	18.2	2264
3.	Henry Larkin	17.5	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	11.2	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	9.6	2034
6.	Curt Welch	9.5	1690
7.	Sadie Houck	6.0	892
8.	Fred Corey	4.6	1172
9.	Mike Moynahan	3.7	435
10.	Lou Bierbauer	3.3	2229
	Lave Cross	3.3	913
	George Wood	3.3	1205

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	5.5	1888
2.	Denny Lyons	5.4	1887
3.	Harry Stovey	5.0	1884
4.	Denny Lyons	4.9	1890
5.	Denny Lyons	4.7	1889
6.	Harry Stovey	4.6	1885
7.	Henry Larkin	4.4	1885
	Harry Stovey	4.4	1883
9.	Harry Stovey	4.3	1889
10.	Denny Lyons	4.2	1888

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	29.5	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	19.9	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	19.1	2264
4.	Jack O'Brien	10.0	2034
5.	Curt Welch	8.0	1690
6.	Jocko Milligan	7.8	2057
7.	Sadie Houck	4.0	892
	Mike Moynahan	4.0	435
	Billy Shindle	4.0	628
10.	Fred Corey	3.3	1172
	Blondie Purcell	3.3	1467

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Sadie Houck	1.8	1884
2.	Jocko Milligan	1.4	1885
3.	Fred Corey	1.3	1884
4.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	1890
5.	Lou Bierbauer	0.9	1888
	Jocko Milligan	0.9	1884
	Jack O'Brien	0.9	1882
	Wilbert Robinson	0.9	1889
	Wilbert Robinson	0.9	1890
	Harry Stovey	0.9	1887

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	3.4	2057
2.	Sadie Houck	2.0	892
3.	Lou Bierbauer	1.8	2229
4.	Harry Stovey	1.7	3798
5.	Curt Welch	1.5	1690
6.	Fred Corey	1.3	1172
7.	Lave Cross	1.2	913
8.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	415
9.	Tommy Corcoran	0.8	550
10.	Frank Fennelly	0.7	637
	Mike Griffin	0.7	560

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	.367	1887
2.	Denny Lyons	.354	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	.329	1885
	Denny Lyons	.329	1889
5.	Harry Stovey	.326	1884
6.	Billy Shindle	.324	1890
7.	Henry Larkin	.319	1886
8.	Henry Larkin	.318	1889
9.	Blondie Purcell	.316	1889
10.	Harry Stovey	.315	1885

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Denny Lyons	.329	2264
2.	Harry Stovey	.302	3798
3.	Henry Larkin	.301	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	.287	2057
5.	Curt Welch	.274	1690
6.	Jack O'Brien	.273	2034
7.	Lou Bierbauer	.268	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	.227	1527

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	.461	1890
2.	Henry Larkin	.428	1889
3.	Denny Lyons	.426	1889
4.	Denny Lyons	.421	1887
5.	George Wood	.399	1891
6.	Jocko Milligan	.397	1891
7.	Harry Stovey	.393	1889
8.	Curt Welch	.392	1890
9.	Henry Larkin	.390	1886
10.	Blondie Purcell	.383	1889

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Denny Lyons	.408	2264
2.	Henry Larkin	.374	3832
3.	Curt Welch	.373	1690
4.	Harry Stovey	.370	3798
5.	Jocko Milligan	.341	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	.339	2034
7.	Lou Bierbauer	.298	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	.265	1527

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	.545	1884
2.	Denny Lyons	.531	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	.525	1885
	Harry Stovey	.525	1889
5.	Denny Lyons	.523	1887
6.	Harry Stovey	.506	1883
7.	Jocko Milligan	.505	1891
8.	Harry Stovey	.488	1885
9.	Billy Shindle	.483	1890
10.	Denny Lyons	.469	1889

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	.483	3798
2.	Denny Lyons	.467	2264
3.	Henry Larkin	.441	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	.423	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	.377	2034
6.	Curt Welch	.361	1690
7.	Lou Bierbauer	.347	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	.294	1527

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	.992	1890
2.	Denny Lyons	.943	1887
3.	Harry Stovey	.918	1889
4.	Harry Stovey	.913	1884
5.	Jocko Milligan	.903	1891
6.	Henry Larkin	.899	1885
7.	Denny Lyons	.895	1889
8.	Harry Stovey	.858	1885
9.	Henry Larkin	.854	1889
	Billy Shindle	.854	1890

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Denny Lyons	.875	2264
2.	Harry Stovey	.853	3798
3.	Henry Larkin	.815	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	.764	2057
5.	Curt Welch	.734	1690
6.	Jack O'Brien	.716	2034
7.	Lou Bierbauer	.645	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	.558	1527

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	141	1891
2.	Henry Larkin	139	1886
3.	Frank Fennelly	138	1889
4.	Lou Bierbauer	137	1886
	Denny Lyons	137	1887
	Chippy McGarr	137	1887
	Harry Stovey	137	1889
8.	Curt Welch	136	1888
9.	Henry Larkin	135	1888
	Tom Poorman	135	1887

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	859	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	824	3798
3.	Lou Bierbauer	527	2229
4.	Denny Lyons	499	2264
5.	Jocko Milligan	483	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	468	2034
7.	Cub Stricker	374	1481
8.	Wilbert Robinson	372	1527
9.	Curt Welch	364	1690
10.	Blondie Purcell	323	1467

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	587	1891
2.	Tom Poorman	585	1887
3.	Billy Shindle	584	1890
4.	Denny Lyons	570	1887
5.	Henry Larkin	565	1886
6.	Harry Stovey	556	1889
7.	Lou Bierbauer	549	1889
	Curt Welch	549	1888
9.	Henry Larkin	546	1888
10.	George Wood	539	1890

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	3429	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	3427	3798
3.	Lou Bierbauer	2136	2229
4.	Denny Lyons	1998	2264
5.	Jocko Milligan	1900	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	1850	2034
7.	Curt Welch	1461	1690
8.	Wilbert Robinson	1453	1527
9.	Cub Stricker	1399	1481
10.	Blondie Purcell	1340	1467

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	634	1889
2.	Henry Larkin	631	1886
3.	Bill Hallman	630	1891
	Tom Poorman	630	1887
5.	Billy Shindle	628	1890
6.	Denny Lyons	623	1887
7.	Henry Larkin	615	1889
8.	Curt Welch	611	1888
9.	Henry Larkin	607	1891
	George Wood	607	1891

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	3832	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	3798	3798
3.	Denny Lyons	2264	2264
4.	Lou Bierbauer	2229	2229
5.	Jocko Milligan	2057	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	2034	2034
7.	Curt Welch	1690	1690
8.	Wilbert Robinson	1527	1527
9.	Cub Stricker	1481	1481
10.	Blondie Purcell	1467	1467

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	152	1889
2.	Tom Poorman	140	1887
3.	Denny Lyons	135	1889
4.	Curt Welch	134	1889
5.	Henry Larkin	133	1886
6.	Harry Stovey	130	1885
7.	Denny Lyons	128	1887
8.	Mike Griffin	127	1890
	Billy Shindle	127	1890
	Harry Stovey	127	1888

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	883	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	702	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	457	2264
4.	Curt Welch	359	1690
5.	Jack O'Brien	323	2034
6.	Lou Bierbauer	293	2229
	Jocko Milligan	293	2057
8.	Blondie Purcell	263	1467
9.	Cub Stricker	231	1481
10.	George Wood	220	1205

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	209	1887
2.	Billy Shindle	189	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	180	1886
4.	Harry Stovey	171	1889
5.	Denny Lyons	168	1889
6.	Lou Bierbauer	167	1889
7.	Bill Hallman	166	1891
8.	Henry Larkin	164	1889
9.	George Wood	163	1891
10.	Blondie Purcell	160	1889

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	1036	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	1031	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	658	2264
4.	Lou Bierbauer	572	2229
5.	Jocko Milligan	545	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	505	2034
7.	Curt Welch	401	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	389	1467
9.	Cub Stricker	334	1481
10.	Wilbert Robinson	330	1527

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	298	1887
2.	Harry Stovey	292	1889
3.	Billy Shindle	282	1890
4.	Henry Larkin	254	1886
5.	Harry Stovey	244	1884
	Harry Stovey	244	1888
7.	Denny Lyons	239	1889
8.	Henry Larkin	238	1885
9.	Harry Stovey	237	1885
10.	Henry Larkin	232	1891

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	1654	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	1511	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	933	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	804	2057
5.	Lou Bierbauer	741	2229
6.	Jack O'Brien	698	2034
7.	Curt Welch	528	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	492	1467
9.	George Wood	449	1205
10.	Wilbert Robinson	427	1527

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	43	1887
2.	Curt Welch	39	1889
3.	Harry Stovey	38	1889
4.	Henry Larkin	37	1885
5.	Henry Larkin	36	1886
	Denny Lyons	36	1889
7.	Jocko Milligan	35	1891
8.	Harry Stovey	31	1883
	Harry Stovey	31	1887
10.	Mike Griffin	29	1890
	Denny Lyons	29	1890

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	202	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	194	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	133	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	123	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	91	2034
6.	Lou Bierbauer	83	2229
7.	Curt Welch	82	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	65	1467
9.	Wilbert Robinson	50	1527
10.	Fred Corey	47	1172

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	23	1884
2.	Billy Shindle	21	1890
3.	Harry Stovey	20	1888
4.	Tom Poorman	19	1887
5.	John Coleman	16	1886
	Fred Corey	16	1884
	Henry Larkin	16	1886
	Joe Mulvey	16	1890
9.	Tommy Corcoran	15	1891
10.	Lave Cross	14	1891
	Sadie Houck	14	1884
	Henry Larkin	14	1885
	Henry Larkin	14	1891
	Denny Lyons	14	1887
	Jack O'Brien	14	1890
	George Wood	14	1890
	George Wood	14	1891

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	94	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	89	3832
3.	Jack O'Brien	36	2034
4.	John Coleman	30	1085
5.	Denny Lyons	29	2264
	Jocko Milligan	29	2057
	Joe Mulvey	29	1023
8.	Lou Bierbauer	28	2229
	George Wood	28	1205
10.	Fred Corey	26	1172

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	19	1889
2.	Harry Stovey	14	1883
3.	Harry Stovey	13	1885
4.	Jocko Milligan	11	1891
5.	Henry Larkin	10	1891
	Billy Shindle	10	1890
	Harry Stovey	10	1884
8.	Denny Lyons	9	1889
	Harry Stovey	9	1888
	George Wood	9	1890

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	76	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	36	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	28	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	26	2057
5.	George Wood	12	1205
6.	Lou Bierbauer	10	2229
	Joe Mulvey	10	1023
	Jack O'Brien	10	2034
	Billy Shindle	10	628
10.	Ed Seward	9	780

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	119	1889
2.	Jocko Milligan	106	1891
3.	Lou Bierbauer	105	1889
4.	Denny Lyons	102	1887
	George Wood	102	1890
6.	Henry Larkin	101	1888
7.	Henry Larkin	93	1891
8.	Billy Shindle	90	1890
9.	Henry Larkin	88	1885
	Henry Larkin	88	1887

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	555	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	544	3798
3.	Denny Lyons	351	2264
4.	Lou Bierbauer	314	2229
5.	Jocko Milligan	297	2057
6.	Jack O'Brien	273	2034
7.	Blondie Purcell	172	1467
8.	George Wood	163	1205
9.	Wilbert Robinson	155	1527
10.	Joe Mulvey	153	1023

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Henry Larkin	83	1889
2.	Denny Lyons	79	1889
3.	Harry Stovey	77	1889
4.	George Wood	72	1891
5.	Curt Welch	67	1889
6.	Henry Larkin	66	1891
7.	Frank Fennelly	65	1889
8.	Mike Griffin	64	1890
	Harry Stovey	64	1886
10.	Harry Stovey	62	1888

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	351	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	330	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	232	2264
4.	Jack O'Brien	157	2034
5.	Curt Welch	149	1690
6.	Jocko Milligan	132	2057
7.	George Wood	123	1205
8.	Blondie Purcell	114	1467
9.	Lou Bierbauer	88	2229
10.	Frank Fennelly	74	637
	Cub Stricker	74	1481

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Frank Fennelly	78	1889
2.	Harry Stovey	68	1889
3.	Gus Weyhing	65	1891
4.	Gus Weyhing	59	1889
5.	Tommy Corcoran	56	1891
	Bill Hallman	56	1891
	Henry Larkin	56	1891
8.	George Wood	52	1891
9.	Jocko Milligan	51	1891
10.	Jim Fogarty	50	1890

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Gus Weyhing	124	807
2.	Henry Larkin	97	3832
3.	George Wood	87	1205
4.	Bill Hallman	80	1024
5.	Frank Fennelly	78	637
6.	Jocko Milligan	70	2057
7.	Joe Mulvey	68	1023
	Harry Stovey	68	3798
9.	Tommy Corcoran	56	550
10.	Jim Fogarty	50	415

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Curt Welch	95	1888
2.	Tom Poorman	88	1887
3.	Harry Stovey	87	1888
4.	Chippy McGarr	84	1887
5.	Harry Stovey	74	1887
6.	Denny Lyons	73	1887
7.	Harry Stovey	68	1886
8.	Curt Welch	66	1889
9.	Curt Welch	64	1890
10.	Harry Stovey	63	1889

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	292	3798
2.	Curt Welch	225	1690
3.	Denny Lyons	150	2264
4.	Tom Poorman	134	1049
5.	Lou Bierbauer	110	2229
6.	Henry Larkin	102	3832
7.	Chippy McGarr	101	839
8.	Wilbert Robinson	88	1527
9.	Blondie Purcell	80	1467
10.	Jack O'Brien	54	2034

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	146	1887
2.	Billy Shindle	137	1890
3.	Blondie Purcell	134	1889
4.	Chippy McGarr	128	1887
	George Wood	128	1891
6.	Lou Bierbauer	126	1889
	Bill Hallman	126	1891
	Henry Larkin	126	1886
	Henry Larkin	126	1889
10.	Curt Welch	124	1888

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	712	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	664	3798
3.	Denny Lyons	468	2264
4.	Lou Bierbauer	451	2229
5.	Jack O'Brien	368	2034
6.	Jocko Milligan	367	2057
7.	Blondie Purcell	306	1467
8.	Curt Welch	298	1690
9.	Cub Stricker	277	1481
10.	Wilbert Robinson	260	1527

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	194	1890
2.	Harry Stovey	185	1884
3.	Henry Larkin	175	1885
4.	Harry Stovey	163	1885
	Harry Stovey	163	1888
6.	Henry Larkin	162	1886
	Harry Stovey	162	1889
8.	Denny Lyons	161	1887
	Harry Stovey	161	1883
10.	Denny Lyons	156	1889

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Denny Lyons	157	2264
	Harry Stovey	157	3798
3.	Henry Larkin	143	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	121	2057
	Jack O'Brien	121	2034
	Curt Welch	121	1690
7.	Lou Bierbauer	92	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	67	1527

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	124	1887
2.	Harry Stovey	114	1889
3.	Billy Shindle	103	1890
4.	Denny Lyons	100	1889
5.	Henry Larkin	97	1886
6.	Henry Larkin	91	1889
7.	Harry Stovey	89	1884
8.	Harry Stovey	88	1888
9.	Henry Larkin	87	1885
	Jocko Milligan	87	1891
	Harry Stovey	87	1885

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	608	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	545	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	378	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	269	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	230	2034
6.	Lou Bierbauer	223	2229
7.	Curt Welch	180	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	172	1467
9.	George Wood	166	1205
10.	Fred Corey	120	1172

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	47	1887
2.	Harry Stovey	45	1889
3.	Denny Lyons	44	1890
4.	Denny Lyons	43	1889
5.	Henry Larkin	42	1886
	Harry Stovey	42	1884
7.	Henry Larkin	39	1885
8.	Harry Stovey	38	1888
9.	Henry Larkin	36	1889
	Harry Stovey	36	1885

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	238	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	187	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	154	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	50	2057
	Jack O'Brien	50	2034
	Curt Welch	50	1690
7.	George Wood	25	1205
8.	Blondie Purcell	24	1467
9.	Mike Moynahan	18	435
10.	Billy Shindle	16	628

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	4.7	1884
2.	Henry Larkin	4.6	1886
	Denny Lyons	4.6	1887
	Denny Lyons	4.6	1890
5.	Harry Stovey	4.5	1889
6.	Henry Larkin	4.4	1885
7.	Denny Lyons	4.3	1889
	Harry Stovey	4.3	1888
9.	Harry Stovey	4.0	1885
10.	Henry Larkin	3.7	1889

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	25.9	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	20.1	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	15.8	2264
4.	Jack O'Brien	5.5	2034
5.	Curt Welch	5.4	1690
6.	Jocko Milligan	5.3	2057
7.	George Wood	2.6	1205
8.	Blondie Purcell	2.5	1467
9.	Mike Moynahan	2.0	435
10.	Billy Shindle	1.5	628

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	70	1889
2.	Denny Lyons	63	1887
3.	Henry Larkin	59	1885
4.	Jocko Milligan	58	1891
5.	Harry Stovey	55	1884
6.	Henry Larkin	54	1886
	Harry Stovey	54	1888
8.	Billy Shindle	52	1890
9.	Henry Larkin	51	1891
	Harry Stovey	51	1883

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	372	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	319	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	190	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	178	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	137	2034
6.	Lou Bierbauer	121	2229
7.	Curt Welch	103	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	83	1467
9.	Fred Corey	80	1172
10.	George Wood	78	1205

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Henry Larkin	263	1889
2.	Denny Lyons	262	1887
3.	Denny Lyons	254	1889
4.	Harry Stovey	249	1889
5.	Henry Larkin	246	1886
6.	George Wood	242	1891
7.	Billy Shindle	233	1890
8.	Henry Larkin	228	1891
9.	Curt Welch	226	1889
10.	Harry Stovey	217	1888
	Curt Welch	217	1888

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	1434	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	1407	3798
3.	Denny Lyons	924	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	702	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	689	2034
6.	Lou Bierbauer	665	2229
7.	Curt Welch	630	1690
8.	Blondie Purcell	516	1467
9.	George Wood	457	1205
10.	Cub Stricker	416	1481

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Denny Lyons	.842	1890
2.	Harry Stovey	.831	1884
3.	Henry Larkin	.812	1885
4.	Harry Stovey	.785	1885
5.	Denny Lyons	.783	1887
6.	Harry Stovey	.765	1888
7.	Harry Stovey	.764	1883
8.	Henry Larkin	.763	1886
9.	Harry Stovey	.758	1889
10.	Denny Lyons	.754	1889

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Denny Lyons	.761	2264
2.	Harry Stovey	.751	3798
3.	Henry Larkin	.701	3832
4.	Jocko Milligan	.625	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	.612	2034
6.	Curt Welch	.582	1690
7.	Lou Bierbauer	.490	2229
8.	Wilbert Robinson	.331	1527

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Curt Welch	32	1890
2.	Curt Welch	29	1888
3.	Curt Welch	19	1889
4.	Henry Larkin	16	1889
5.	Henry Larkin	15	1891
	Jocko Milligan	15	1891
7.	Henry Larkin	13	1888
8.	Jack O'Brien	12	1890
9.	Jack Gleason	11	1886
10.	Tommy Corcoran	10	1891
	Denny Lyons	10	1890
	Tom Poorman	10	1887

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Curt Welch	80	1690
2.	Henry Larkin	73	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	34	2264
4.	Jack O'Brien	27	2034
5.	Jocko Milligan	25	2057
6.	Harry Stovey	20	3798
7.	Sadie Houck	15	892
	Tom Poorman	15	1049
	George Wood	15	1205
10.	Blondie Purcell	13	1467

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.	Harry Stovey	29.2	1889
2.	Billy Shindle	16.7	1890
3.	Harry Stovey	16.3	1888
4.	Harry Stovey	12.7	1886
5.	George Wood	12.4	1890
6.	Tommy Corcoran	11.4	1891
7.	Denny Lyons	11.1	1887
8.	Denny Lyons	10.5	1890
9.	Henry Larkin	10.4	1888
	Denny Lyons	10.4	1888

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	134.1	3798
2.	Henry Larkin	57.8	3832
3.	Denny Lyons	47.2	2264
4.	Jocko Milligan	30.6	2057
5.	George Wood	18.7	1205
6.	Jack O'Brien	18.6	2034
7.	Lou Bierbauer	18.3	2229
8.	Billy Shindle	16.7	628
9.	Joe Mulvey	15.1	1023
10.	Ed Seward	14.3	780

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Mike Griffin	25.7	1890
2.	John Pickett	23.9	1890
3.	Pop Corkhill	23.3	1891
4.	Sid Farrar	20.9	1890
5.	Billy Shindle	19.5	1890
6.	Blondie Purcell	18.8	1889
7.	Lou Bierbauer	18.3	1889
8.	Lave Cross	17.5	1891
9.	Curt Welch	17.2	1889
10.	George Wood	15.4	1890

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA
1.	Lou Bierbauer	18.3	2229
2.	Curt Welch	17.2	1690
3.	Denny Lyons	11.6	2264
4.	Henry Larkin	10.7	3832
5.	Jocko Milligan	9.8	2057
6.	Harry Stovey	8.2	3798
7.	Wilbert Robinson	7.8	1527

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	29.3	1889
2.	Harry Stovey	30.1	1883
3.	Harry Stovey	37.4	1885
4.	Jocko Milligan	41.4	1891
5.	Harry Stovey	44.8	1884
6.	Denny Lyons	48.4	1890
7.	Henry Larkin	52.6	1891
8.	Henry Larkin	56.6	1885
9.	Denny Lyons	56.7	1889
10.	Billy Shindle	58.4	1890

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	45.1	3798
2.	Denny Lyons	71.4	2264
3.	Jocko Milligan	73.1	2057
4.	Henry Larkin	95.3	3832
5.	Jack O'Brien	185.0	2034
6.	Wilbert Robinson	207.6	1527
7.	Lou Bierbauer	213.6	2229
8.	Curt Welch	487.0	1690

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Tom Poorman	430	1887
2.	Bill Hallman	421	1891
3.	Lou Bierbauer	404	1886
4.	Henry Larkin	399	1888
5.	Billy Shindle	395	1890
6.	Curt Welch	394	1888
7.	Lou Bierbauer	392	1888
8.	Bill Gleason	387	1888
9.	Lou Bierbauer	386	1887
10.	Henry Larkin	385	1886
	Harry Stovey	385	1889

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Henry Larkin	2398	3832
2.	Harry Stovey	2391	3798
3.	Lou Bierbauer	1564	2229
4.	Jocko Milligan	1355	2057
5.	Jack O'Brien	1345	2034
6.	Denny Lyons	1340	2264
7.	Wilbert Robinson	1123	1527
8.	Cub Stricker	1065	1481
9.	Curt Welch	1060	1690
10.	Blondie Purcell	951	1467

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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