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Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  Year
1.Denny Lyons.3671887
2.Henry Larkin.3291885
 Denny Lyons.3291889
4.Harry Stovey.3261884
5.Billy Shindle.3241890
6.Henry Larkin.3191886
7.Henry Larkin.3181889
8.Blondie Purcell.3161889
9.Harry Stovey.3151885
10.Henry Larkin.3101887

Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  PA
1.Denny Lyons.3292264
2.Harry Stovey.3023798
3.Henry Larkin.3013831
4.Jocko Milligan.2872057
5.Jack O'Brien.2732034
6.Lou Bierbauer.2682229

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  Year
1.Henry Larkin.4281889
2.Denny Lyons.4261889
3.Denny Lyons.4211887
4.George Wood.3991891
5.Jocko Milligan.3971891
6.Harry Stovey.3931889
7.Curt Welch.3921890
8.Henry Larkin.3901886
9.Blondie Purcell.3831889
10.Henry Larkin.3801887

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Denny Lyons.4082264
2.Henry Larkin.3743831
3.Harry Stovey.3703798
4.Jocko Milligan.3412057
5.Jack O'Brien.3392034
6.Lou Bierbauer.2982229

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  Year
1.Harry Stovey.5451884
2.Henry Larkin.5251885
 Harry Stovey.5251889
4.Denny Lyons.5231887
5.Jocko Milligan.5051891
6.Harry Stovey.4881885
7.Billy Shindle.4831890
8.Denny Lyons.4691889
9.Harry Stovey.4601888
10.Lave Cross.4581891

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Harry Stovey.4833798
2.Denny Lyons.4672264
3.Henry Larkin.4413831
4.Jocko Milligan.4232057
5.Jack O'Brien.3772034
6.Lou Bierbauer.3472229

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  Year
1.Denny Lyons.9441887
2.Harry Stovey.9181889
3.Harry Stovey.9131884
4.Jocko Milligan.9021891
5.Henry Larkin.8971885
6.Denny Lyons.8951889
7.Harry Stovey.8591885
8.Henry Larkin.8541889
 Billy Shindle.8541890
10.Henry Larkin.8401886

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Denny Lyons.8752264
2.Harry Stovey.8533798
3.Henry Larkin.8153831
4.Jocko Milligan.7642057
5.Jack O'Brien.7162034
6.Lou Bierbauer.6452229

Games
RankPlayer  G  Year
1.Bill Hallman1411891
2.Henry Larkin1391886
3.Frank Fennelly1381889
4.Lou Bierbauer1371886
 Denny Lyons1371887
 Chippy McGarr1371887
 Harry Stovey1371889
8.Curt Welch1361888
9.Henry Larkin1351888
 Tom Poorman1351887

Games
RankPlayer  G  PA
1.Henry Larkin8593831
2.Harry Stovey8243798
3.Lou Bierbauer5272229
4.Denny Lyons4992264
5.Jocko Milligan4832057
6.Jack O'Brien4682034
7.Cub Stricker3741481
8.Wilbert Robinson3721527
9.Curt Welch3641690
10.Blondie Purcell3231467

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  Year
1.Bill Hallman5871891
2.Tom Poorman5851887
3.Billy Shindle5841890
4.Denny Lyons5701887
5.Henry Larkin5651886
6.Harry Stovey5561889
7.Lou Bierbauer5491889
 Curt Welch5491888
9.Henry Larkin5461888
10.George Wood5391890

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  PA
1.Henry Larkin34293831
2.Harry Stovey34273798
3.Lou Bierbauer21362229
4.Denny Lyons19982264
5.Jocko Milligan19002057
6.Jack O'Brien18502034
7.Curt Welch14611690
8.Wilbert Robinson14531527
9.Cub Stricker13991481
10.Blondie Purcell13401467

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  Year
1.Harry Stovey6341889
2.Henry Larkin6311886
3.Bill Hallman6301891
 Tom Poorman6301887
5.Billy Shindle6281890
6.Denny Lyons6231887
7.Henry Larkin6151889
8.Curt Welch6111888
9.Henry Larkin6071891
 George Wood6071891

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  PA
1.Henry Larkin38313831
2.Harry Stovey37983798
3.Denny Lyons22642264
4.Lou Bierbauer22292229
5.Jocko Milligan20572057
6.Jack O'Brien20342034
7.Curt Welch16901690
8.Wilbert Robinson15271527
9.Cub Stricker14811481
10.Blondie Purcell14671467

Runs
RankPlayer  R  Year
1.Harry Stovey1521889
2.Tom Poorman1401887
3.Denny Lyons1351889
4.Curt Welch1341889
5.Henry Larkin1331886
6.Harry Stovey1301885
7.Denny Lyons1281887
8.Mike Griffin1271890
 Billy Shindle1271890
 Harry Stovey1271888

Runs
RankPlayer  R  PA
1.Harry Stovey8833798
2.Henry Larkin7023831
3.Denny Lyons4572264
4.Curt Welch3591690
5.Jack O'Brien3232034
6.Lou Bierbauer2932229
 Jocko Milligan2932057
8.Blondie Purcell2631467
9.Cub Stricker2311481
10.George Wood2201205

Hits
RankPlayer  H  Year
1.Denny Lyons2091887
2.Billy Shindle1891890
3.Henry Larkin1801886
4.Harry Stovey1711889
5.Denny Lyons1681889
6.Lou Bierbauer1671889
7.Bill Hallman1661891
8.Henry Larkin1641889
9.George Wood1631891
10.Blondie Purcell1601889

Hits
RankPlayer  H  PA
1.Harry Stovey10363798
2.Henry Larkin10313831
3.Denny Lyons6582264
4.Lou Bierbauer5722229
5.Jocko Milligan5452057
6.Jack O'Brien5052034
7.Curt Welch4011690
8.Blondie Purcell3891467
9.Cub Stricker3341481
10.Wilbert Robinson3301527

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  Year
1.Denny Lyons2981887
2.Harry Stovey2921889
3.Billy Shindle2821890
4.Henry Larkin2541886
5.Harry Stovey2441884
 Harry Stovey2441888
7.Denny Lyons2391889
8.Henry Larkin2381885
9.Harry Stovey2371885
10.Henry Larkin2321891

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  PA
1.Harry Stovey16543798
2.Henry Larkin15113831
3.Denny Lyons9332264
4.Jocko Milligan8042057
5.Lou Bierbauer7412229
6.Jack O'Brien6982034
7.Curt Welch5281690
8.Blondie Purcell4921467
9.George Wood4491205
10.Wilbert Robinson4271527

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  Year
1.Denny Lyons431887
2.Curt Welch391889
3.Harry Stovey381889
4.Henry Larkin371885
5.Henry Larkin361886
 Denny Lyons361889
7.Jocko Milligan351891
8.Harry Stovey311883
 Harry Stovey311887
10.Mike Griffin291890
 Denny Lyons291890

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  PA
1.Harry Stovey2023798
2.Henry Larkin1943831
3.Denny Lyons1332264
4.Jocko Milligan1232057
5.Jack O'Brien912034
6.Lou Bierbauer832229
7.Curt Welch821690
8.Blondie Purcell651467
9.Wilbert Robinson501527
10.Fred Corey471172

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  Year
1.Harry Stovey231884
2.Billy Shindle211890
3.Harry Stovey201888
4.Tom Poorman191887
5.John Coleman161886
 Fred Corey161884
 Henry Larkin161886
8.Tommy Corcoran151891
 Joe Mulvey151890
10.Lave Cross141891
 Sadie Houck141884
 Henry Larkin141885
 Henry Larkin141891
 Denny Lyons141887
 Jack O'Brien141890
 George Wood141890
 George Wood141891

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  PA
1.Harry Stovey943798
2.Henry Larkin893831
3.Jack O'Brien362034
4.John Coleman301085
5.Denny Lyons292264
 Jocko Milligan292057
7.Lou Bierbauer282229
 Joe Mulvey281023
 George Wood281205
10.Fred Corey261172

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Harry Stovey191889
2.Harry Stovey141883
3.Harry Stovey131885
4.Jocko Milligan111891
5.Henry Larkin101891
 Billy Shindle101890
 Harry Stovey101884
8.Denny Lyons91889
 Harry Stovey91888
 George Wood91890

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  PA
1.Harry Stovey763798
2.Henry Larkin363831
3.Denny Lyons282264
4.Jocko Milligan262057
5.George Wood121205
6.Joe Mulvey111023
7.Lou Bierbauer102229
 Jack O'Brien102034
 Billy Shindle10628
10.Ed Seward9780

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  Year
1.Harry Stovey1191889
2.Jocko Milligan1061891
3.Lou Bierbauer1051889
4.Denny Lyons1021887
 George Wood1021890
6.Henry Larkin1011888
7.Henry Larkin931891
8.Billy Shindle901890
9.Henry Larkin881885
 Henry Larkin881887

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  PA
1.Henry Larkin5553831
2.Harry Stovey5443798
3.Denny Lyons3512264
4.Lou Bierbauer3142229
5.Jocko Milligan2972057
6.Jack O'Brien2732034
7.Blondie Purcell1721467
8.George Wood1631205
9.Wilbert Robinson1551527
10.Joe Mulvey1531023

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Henry Larkin831889
2.Denny Lyons791889
3.Harry Stovey771889
4.George Wood721891
5.Curt Welch671889
6.Henry Larkin661891
7.Frank Fennelly651889
8.Mike Griffin641890
 Harry Stovey641886
10.Harry Stovey621888

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  PA
1.Harry Stovey3513798
2.Henry Larkin3303831
3.Denny Lyons2322264
4.Jack O'Brien1572034
5.Curt Welch1491690
6.Jocko Milligan1322057
7.George Wood1231205
8.Blondie Purcell1141467
9.Lou Bierbauer882229
10.Frank Fennelly74637
 Cub Stricker741481

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Frank Fennelly781889
2.Harry Stovey681889
3.Gus Weyhing651891
4.Gus Weyhing591889
5.Tommy Corcoran561891
 Bill Hallman561891
 Henry Larkin561891
8.George Wood521891
9.Jocko Milligan511891
10.Jim Fogarty501890

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  PA
1.Gus Weyhing124807
2.Henry Larkin973831
3.George Wood871205
4.Bill Hallman801024
5.Frank Fennelly78637
6.Jocko Milligan702057
7.Joe Mulvey681023
 Harry Stovey683798
9.Tommy Corcoran56550
10.Jim Fogarty50415

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  Year
1.Curt Welch951888
2.Tom Poorman881887
3.Harry Stovey871888
4.Chippy McGarr841887
5.Harry Stovey741887
6.Denny Lyons731887
7.Harry Stovey681886
8.Curt Welch661889
9.Curt Welch641890
10.Harry Stovey631889

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  PA
1.Harry Stovey2923798
2.Curt Welch2251690
3.Denny Lyons1502264
4.Tom Poorman1341049
5.Lou Bierbauer1102229
6.Henry Larkin1023831
7.Chippy McGarr101839
8.Wilbert Robinson881527
9.Blondie Purcell801467
10.Jack O'Brien542034

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  Year
1.Denny Lyons1461887
2.Billy Shindle1371890
3.Blondie Purcell1341889
4.Chippy McGarr1281887
 George Wood1281891
6.Lou Bierbauer1261889
 Bill Hallman1261891
 Henry Larkin1261886
 Henry Larkin1261889
10.Curt Welch1241888

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  PA
1.Henry Larkin7123831
2.Harry Stovey6643798
3.Denny Lyons4682264
4.Lou Bierbauer4512229
5.Jack O'Brien3682034
6.Jocko Milligan3672057
7.Blondie Purcell3061467
8.Curt Welch2981690
9.Cub Stricker2771481
10.Wilbert Robinson2601527

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  Year
1.Harry Stovey1851884
2.Henry Larkin1741885
3.Harry Stovey1631888
4.Harry Stovey1631885
5.Henry Larkin1621886
6.Harry Stovey1621889
7.Denny Lyons1611887
8.Denny Lyons1561889
9.Harry Stovey1551886
10.Jocko Milligan1541891

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  PA
1.Harry Stovey1573798
2.Denny Lyons1572264
3.Henry Larkin1433831
4.Jocko Milligan1212057
5.Jack O'Brien1212034
6.Lou Bierbauer922229

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  Year
1.Denny Lyons1241887
2.Harry Stovey1141889
3.Billy Shindle1031890
4.Denny Lyons1001889
5.Henry Larkin971886
6.Henry Larkin911889
7.Harry Stovey891884
8.Harry Stovey881888
9.Henry Larkin871885
 Jocko Milligan871891
 Harry Stovey871885

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  PA
1.Harry Stovey6083798
2.Henry Larkin5453831
3.Denny Lyons3782264
4.Jocko Milligan2692057
5.Jack O'Brien2302034
6.Lou Bierbauer2232229
7.Curt Welch1801690
8.Blondie Purcell1721467
9.George Wood1661205
10.Fred Corey1201172

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  Year
1.Denny Lyons471887
2.Harry Stovey451889
3.Denny Lyons441890
4.Denny Lyons431889
5.Henry Larkin421886
6.Harry Stovey421884
7.Henry Larkin391885
8.Harry Stovey381888
9.Henry Larkin361889
10.Harry Stovey361885

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  PA
1.Harry Stovey2383798
2.Henry Larkin1873831
3.Denny Lyons1542264
4.Jocko Milligan502057
5.Curt Welch501690
6.Jack O'Brien502034
7.George Wood251205
8.Blondie Purcell241467
9.Mike Moynahan18435
10.Billy Shindle16628

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  Year
1.Harry Stovey4.71884
2.Henry Larkin4.61886
 Denny Lyons4.61887
4.Denny Lyons4.51890
 Harry Stovey4.51889
6.Henry Larkin4.31885
 Denny Lyons4.31889
 Harry Stovey4.31888
9.Harry Stovey4.01885
10.Henry Larkin3.71889

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  PA
1.Harry Stovey25.73798
2.Henry Larkin20.03831
3.Denny Lyons15.72264
4.Jack O'Brien5.62034
5.Curt Welch5.51690
6.Jocko Milligan5.32057
7.George Wood2.51205
8.Blondie Purcell2.41467
9.Mike Moynahan2.0435
10.Billy Shindle1.5628

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  Year
1.Harry Stovey701889
2.Denny Lyons631887
3.Henry Larkin591885
4.Jocko Milligan581891
5.Harry Stovey551884
6.Henry Larkin541886
 Harry Stovey541888
8.Billy Shindle521890
9.Henry Larkin511891
 Harry Stovey511883

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  PA
1.Harry Stovey3723798
2.Henry Larkin3193831
3.Denny Lyons1902264
4.Jocko Milligan1782057
5.Jack O'Brien1372034
6.Lou Bierbauer1212229
7.Curt Welch1031690
8.Blondie Purcell831467
9.Fred Corey801172
10.George Wood781205

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  Year
1.Henry Larkin2631889
2.Denny Lyons2621887
3.Denny Lyons2541889
4.Harry Stovey2491889
5.Henry Larkin2461886
6.George Wood2421891
7.Billy Shindle2331890
8.Henry Larkin2281891
9.Curt Welch2261889
10.Harry Stovey2171888
 Curt Welch2171888

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  PA
1.Henry Larkin14333831
2.Harry Stovey14073798
3.Denny Lyons9242264
4.Jocko Milligan7022057
5.Jack O'Brien6892034
6.Lou Bierbauer6652229
7.Curt Welch6301690
8.Blondie Purcell5161467
9.George Wood4571205
10.Cub Stricker4161481

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  Year
1.Harry Stovey.8311884
2.Henry Larkin.8121885
3.Harry Stovey.7851885
4.Denny Lyons.7831887
5.Harry Stovey.7651888
6.Henry Larkin.7631886
7.Harry Stovey.7591889
8.Denny Lyons.7541889
9.Jocko Milligan.7411891
10.Harry Stovey.7391886

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  PA
1.Harry Stovey.7643798
2.Jack O'Brien.7212034
3.Henry Larkin.6623831
 Jocko Milligan.6622057
5.Lou Bierbauer.3592229
6.Denny Lyons.2952264

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Curt Welch321890
2.Curt Welch291888
3.Curt Welch191889
4.Henry Larkin161889
5.Henry Larkin151891
 Jocko Milligan151891
7.Henry Larkin131888
8.Jack O'Brien121890
9.Jack Gleason111886
10.Tommy Corcoran101891
 Denny Lyons101890
 Tom Poorman101887

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  PA
1.Curt Welch801690
2.Henry Larkin723831
3.Denny Lyons342264
4.Jack O'Brien272034
5.Jocko Milligan252057
6.Harry Stovey203798
7.Sadie Houck15892
 Tom Poorman151049
 George Wood151205
10.Blondie Purcell131467

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  Year

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  PA

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  Year

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  PA

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  Year

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  PA

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  Year

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  PA

Caught Stealing
RankPlayer  CS  Year

Caught Stealing
RankPlayer  CS  PA

Power/Speed Number
RankPlayer  PowSpd  Year
1.Harry Stovey29.21889
2.Billy Shindle16.71890
3.Harry Stovey16.31888
4.Harry Stovey12.71886
5.George Wood12.41890
6.Tommy Corcoran11.41891
7.Denny Lyons11.11887
8.Denny Lyons10.51890
9.Denny Lyons10.41888
10.Henry Larkin10.41888

Power/Speed Number
RankPlayer  PowSpd  PA
1.Harry Stovey120.63798
2.Henry Larkin53.23831
3.Denny Lyons47.22264
4.Jocko Milligan27.92057
5.George Wood18.71205
6.Lou Bierbauer18.32229
7.Jack O'Brien16.92034
8.Billy Shindle16.7628
9.Joe Mulvey16.21023
10.Ed Seward14.3780

At Bats per Strikeout
RankPlayer  AB/SO  Year
1.Mike Griffin25.71890
2.John Pickett23.91890
3.Sid Farrar20.91890
4.Billy Shindle19.51890
5.Blondie Purcell18.81889
6.Lou Bierbauer18.31889
7.Lave Cross17.51891
8.Curt Welch17.21889
9.George Wood15.41890
10.Joe Mulvey14.41890

At Bats per Strikeout
RankPlayer  AB/SO  PA
1.Lou Bierbauer18.32229
2.Denny Lyons11.62264
3.Henry Larkin10.73831
4.Jocko Milligan9.82057
5.Harry Stovey8.23798

At Bats per Home Run
RankPlayer  AB/HR  Year
1.Harry Stovey29.31889
2.Harry Stovey37.41885
3.Jocko Milligan41.41891
4.Harry Stovey44.81884
5.Henry Larkin52.61891
6.Henry Larkin56.61885
7.Denny Lyons56.71889
8.Billy Shindle58.41890
9.Harry Stovey58.91888
10.George Wood59.91890

At Bats per Home Run
RankPlayer  AB/HR  PA
1.Harry Stovey45.13798
2.Denny Lyons71.42264
3.Jocko Milligan73.12057
4.Henry Larkin95.33831
5.Jack O'Brien185.02034
6.Lou Bierbauer213.62229

Outs
RankPlayer  Outs  Year
1.Tom Poorman4301887
2.Bill Hallman4211891
3.Lou Bierbauer4041886
4.Henry Larkin3991888
5.Billy Shindle3951890
6.Curt Welch3941888
7.Lou Bierbauer3921888
8.Bill Gleason3871888
9.Lou Bierbauer3861887
10.Henry Larkin3851886
 Harry Stovey3851889

Outs
RankPlayer  Outs  PA
1.Henry Larkin23983831
2.Harry Stovey23913798
3.Lou Bierbauer15642229
4.Jocko Milligan13552057
5.Jack O'Brien13452034
6.Denny Lyons13402264
7.Wilbert Robinson11231527
8.Cub Stricker10651481
9.Curt Welch10601690
10.Blondie Purcell9511467

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