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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.	Jocko Milligan	3.4	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	2.9	1890
3.	Lave Cross	2.3	1891
4.	Mike Griffin	2.2	1890
5.	George Wood	2.1	1891
6.	Tommy Corcoran	1.4	1891
7.	George Wood	1.2	1890
8.	Henry Larkin	1.1	1891
9.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	1890
10.	Lave Cross	0.7	1890
	Jocko Milligan	0.7	1890

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	4.1	785
2.	George Wood	3.3	1205
3.	Lave Cross	3.0	700
4.	Billy Shindle	2.9	628
5.	Mike Griffin	2.2	560
6.	Tommy Corcoran	1.4	550
7.	Henry Larkin	1.1	607
8.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	415
9.	Bill Hallman	0.4	1024
10.	Charlie Buffinton	0.3	160
	Ben Sanders	0.3	364

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	4.0	1890
2.	Jocko Milligan	3.3	1891
3.	Lave Cross	2.0	1891
4.	Henry Larkin	1.9	1891
	George Wood	1.9	1891
6.	Mike Griffin	1.5	1890
7.	Bill Hallman	0.9	1891
	Joe Mulvey	0.9	1890
9.	George Wood	0.8	1890
10.	Jocko Milligan	0.7	1890

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	4.0	785
	Billy Shindle	4.0	628
3.	George Wood	2.7	1205
4.	Lave Cross	2.6	700
5.	Henry Larkin	1.9	607
6.	Mike Griffin	1.5	560
7.	Bill Hallman	0.7	1024
8.	Tommy Corcoran	0.6	550
9.	Joe Mulvey	0.5	1023
	John Pickett	0.5	449

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	1890
2.	Tommy Corcoran	0.8	1891
3.	Mike Griffin	0.7	1890
4.	Pop Corkhill	0.5	1891
5.	George Wood	0.4	1890
6.	Lave Cross	0.3	1891
7.	Charlie Buffinton	0.2	1890
	Ice Box Chamberlain	0.2	1891
	Bert Cunningham	0.2	1890
	Phil Knell	0.2	1890
	Gus Weyhing	0.2	1891
	George Wood	0.2	1891

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Jim Fogarty	1.0	415
2.	Tommy Corcoran	0.8	550
3.	Mike Griffin	0.7	560
4.	George Wood	0.6	1205
5.	Pop Corkhill	0.5	377
6.	Lave Cross	0.4	700
7.	Charlie Buffinton	0.2	160
	Ice Box Chamberlain	0.2	198
	Bert Cunningham	0.2	54
	Phil Knell	0.2	140
	Gus Weyhing	0.2	206

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	.324	1890
2.	George Wood	.309	1891
3.	Jocko Milligan	.303	1891
4.	Lave Cross	.301	1891
5.	George Wood	.289	1890
6.	Joe Mulvey	.287	1890
7.	Mike Griffin	.286	1890
8.	Bill Hallman	.283	1891
9.	John Pickett	.280	1890
10.	Henry Larkin	.279	1891

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	George Wood	.399	1891
2.	Jocko Milligan	.397	1891
3.	Mike Griffin	.377	1890
4.	Henry Larkin	.376	1891
5.	Billy Shindle	.371	1890
6.	Lave Cross	.366	1891
7.	Jim Fogarty	.364	1890
8.	George Wood	.360	1890
9.	John Pickett	.347	1890
10.	Bill Hallman	.338	1890

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	.505	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	.483	1890
3.	Lave Cross	.458	1891
4.	Henry Larkin	.441	1891
5.	George Wood	.429	1890
6.	Joe Mulvey	.428	1890
7.	George Wood	.413	1891
8.	Mike Griffin	.407	1890
9.	Bill Hallman	.394	1891
10.	Tommy Corcoran	.376	1891

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	.903	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	.854	1890
3.	Lave Cross	.823	1891
4.	Henry Larkin	.817	1891
5.	George Wood	.812	1891
6.	George Wood	.788	1890
7.	Mike Griffin	.784	1890
8.	Joe Mulvey	.754	1890
9.	Bill Hallman	.725	1891
10.	Jim Fogarty	.721	1890

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	141	1891
2.	Tommy Corcoran	133	1891
	Henry Larkin	133	1891
4.	Billy Shindle	132	1890
	George Wood	132	1890
	George Wood	132	1891
7.	Sid Farrar	127	1890
8.	Joe Mulvey	120	1890
9.	Jocko Milligan	118	1891
10.	Mike Griffin	115	1890

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	George Wood	264	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	233	1023
3.	Bill Hallman	225	1024
4.	Jocko Milligan	180	785
5.	Lave Cross	173	700
6.	Tommy Corcoran	133	550
	Henry Larkin	133	607
8.	Billy Shindle	132	628
9.	Sid Farrar	127	537
10.	Mike Griffin	115	560

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	587	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	584	1890
3.	George Wood	539	1890
4.	George Wood	528	1891
5.	Henry Larkin	526	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	519	1890
7.	Tommy Corcoran	511	1891
8.	Mike Griffin	489	1890
9.	Sid Farrar	481	1890
10.	Jocko Milligan	455	1891

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	George Wood	1067	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	972	1023
3.	Bill Hallman	943	1024
4.	Jocko Milligan	689	785
5.	Lave Cross	647	700
6.	Billy Shindle	584	628
7.	Henry Larkin	526	607
8.	Tommy Corcoran	511	550
9.	Mike Griffin	489	560
10.	Sid Farrar	481	537

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	630	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	628	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	607	1891
	George Wood	607	1891
5.	George Wood	598	1890
6.	Mike Griffin	560	1890
7.	Tommy Corcoran	550	1891
8.	Joe Mulvey	549	1890
9.	Sid Farrar	537	1890
10.	Jocko Milligan	526	1891

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	George Wood	1205	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	1024	1024
3.	Joe Mulvey	1023	1023
4.	Jocko Milligan	785	785
5.	Lave Cross	700	700
6.	Billy Shindle	628	628
7.	Henry Larkin	607	607
8.	Mike Griffin	560	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	550	550
10.	Sid Farrar	537	537

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Mike Griffin	127	1890
	Billy Shindle	127	1890
3.	George Wood	115	1890
4.	Bill Hallman	112	1891
5.	George Wood	105	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	96	1890
7.	Henry Larkin	94	1891
8.	Tommy Corcoran	84	1891
	Sid Farrar	84	1890
10.	John Pickett	82	1890

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	George Wood	220	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	171	1024
3.	Joe Mulvey	158	1023
4.	Mike Griffin	127	560
	Billy Shindle	127	628
6.	Jocko Milligan	113	785
7.	Lave Cross	108	700
8.	Henry Larkin	94	607
9.	Tommy Corcoran	84	550
	Sid Farrar	84	537

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	189	1890
2.	Bill Hallman	166	1891
3.	George Wood	163	1891
4.	George Wood	156	1890
5.	Joe Mulvey	149	1890
6.	Henry Larkin	147	1891
7.	Mike Griffin	140	1890
8.	Jocko Milligan	138	1891
9.	Tommy Corcoran	130	1891
10.	Sid Farrar	123	1890

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	George Wood	319	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	264	1023
3.	Bill Hallman	261	1024
4.	Jocko Milligan	207	785
5.	Lave Cross	194	700
6.	Billy Shindle	189	628
7.	Henry Larkin	147	607
8.	Mike Griffin	140	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	130	550
10.	Sid Farrar	123	537

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	282	1890
2.	Henry Larkin	232	1891
3.	Bill Hallman	231	1891
	George Wood	231	1890
5.	Jocko Milligan	230	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	222	1890
7.	George Wood	218	1891
8.	Mike Griffin	199	1890
9.	Tommy Corcoran	192	1891
10.	Lave Cross	184	1891

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	George Wood	449	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	387	1023
3.	Bill Hallman	359	1024
4.	Jocko Milligan	323	785
5.	Lave Cross	289	700
6.	Billy Shindle	282	628
7.	Henry Larkin	232	607
8.	Mike Griffin	199	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	192	550
10.	Sid Farrar	165	537

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	35	1891
2.	Mike Griffin	29	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	27	1891
4.	Joe Mulvey	26	1890
5.	Bill Hallman	21	1891
	Billy Shindle	21	1890
7.	Lave Cross	20	1891
	George Wood	20	1890
9.	George Wood	18	1891
10.	Sid Farrar	17	1890
	Jim Fogarty	17	1890

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	44	785
2.	George Wood	38	1205
3.	Bill Hallman	37	1024
4.	Joe Mulvey	35	1023
5.	Mike Griffin	29	560
6.	Lave Cross	27	700
	Henry Larkin	27	607
8.	Billy Shindle	21	628
9.	Sid Farrar	17	537
	Jim Fogarty	17	415

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	21	1890
2.	Joe Mulvey	16	1890
3.	Tommy Corcoran	15	1891
4.	Lave Cross	14	1891
	Henry Larkin	14	1891
	George Wood	14	1890
	George Wood	14	1891
8.	Bill Hallman	13	1891
	Joe Mulvey	13	1891
10.	Jocko Milligan	12	1891

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Joe Mulvey	29	1023
2.	George Wood	28	1205
3.	Lave Cross	22	700
4.	Billy Shindle	21	628
5.	Bill Hallman	20	1024
6.	Tommy Corcoran	15	550
	Jocko Milligan	15	785
8.	Henry Larkin	14	607
9.	Sid Farrar	11	537
10.	Ben Sanders	10	364

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	11	1891
2.	Henry Larkin	10	1891
	Billy Shindle	10	1890
4.	George Wood	9	1890
5.	Tommy Corcoran	7	1891
6.	Mike Griffin	6	1890
	Bill Hallman	6	1891
8.	Lave Cross	5	1891
	Joe Mulvey	5	1890
	Joe Mulvey	5	1891

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	14	785
2.	George Wood	12	1205
3.	Henry Larkin	10	607
	Joe Mulvey	10	1023
	Billy Shindle	10	628
6.	Lave Cross	8	700
7.	Tommy Corcoran	7	550
	Bill Hallman	7	1024
9.	Mike Griffin	6	560
10.	Jim Fogarty	4	415
	John Pickett	4	449

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	106	1891
2.	George Wood	102	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	93	1891
4.	Billy Shindle	90	1890
5.	Joe Mulvey	87	1890
6.	Tommy Corcoran	71	1891
7.	Sid Farrar	69	1890
	Bill Hallman	69	1891
9.	Joe Mulvey	66	1891
10.	John Pickett	64	1890

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	163	785
	George Wood	163	1205
3.	Joe Mulvey	153	1023
4.	Bill Hallman	106	1024
5.	Lave Cross	99	700
6.	Henry Larkin	93	607
7.	Billy Shindle	90	628
8.	Tommy Corcoran	71	550
9.	Sid Farrar	69	537
10.	John Pickett	64	449

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	George Wood	72	1891
2.	Henry Larkin	66	1891
3.	Mike Griffin	64	1890
4.	Jim Fogarty	59	1890
5.	Jocko Milligan	56	1891
6.	Sid Farrar	51	1890
	George Wood	51	1890
8.	Jim McTamany	43	1891
9.	John Pickett	40	1890
	Billy Shindle	40	1890

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	George Wood	123	1205
2.	Jocko Milligan	75	785
3.	Bill Hallman	71	1024
4.	Henry Larkin	66	607
5.	Mike Griffin	64	560
6.	Jim Fogarty	59	415
7.	Sid Farrar	51	537
8.	Lave Cross	50	700
9.	Joe Mulvey	44	1023
10.	Jim McTamany	43	266

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	65	1891
2.	Tommy Corcoran	56	1891
	Bill Hallman	56	1891
	Henry Larkin	56	1891
5.	George Wood	52	1891
6.	Jocko Milligan	51	1891
7.	Jim Fogarty	50	1890
8.	Jim McTamany	44	1891
9.	Joe Mulvey	36	1890
10.	George Wood	35	1890

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	George Wood	87	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	80	1024
3.	Jocko Milligan	70	785
4.	Joe Mulvey	68	1023
5.	Gus Weyhing	65	206
6.	Tommy Corcoran	56	550
	Henry Larkin	56	607
8.	Jim Fogarty	50	415
9.	Jim McTamany	44	266
10.	Ice Box Chamberlain	33	198

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	51	1890
2.	Jim Fogarty	36	1890
3.	Tommy Corcoran	30	1891
	Mike Griffin	30	1890
5.	George Wood	22	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	20	1890
	George Wood	20	1890
8.	Bill Hallman	18	1891
9.	Lave Cross	14	1891
10.	Jim McTamany	13	1891

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Billy Shindle	51	628
2.	George Wood	42	1205
3.	Jim Fogarty	36	415
4.	Joe Mulvey	31	1023
5.	Tommy Corcoran	30	550
	Mike Griffin	30	560
7.	Bill Hallman	24	1024
8.	Lave Cross	19	700
9.	Jim McTamany	13	266
10.	Pop Corkhill	12	377
	John Pickett	12	449

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	137	1890
2.	George Wood	128	1891
3.	Bill Hallman	126	1891
4.	George Wood	113	1890
5.	Joe Mulvey	102	1890
6.	Mike Griffin	99	1890
7.	Tommy Corcoran	97	1891
8.	Henry Larkin	96	1891
9.	Sid Farrar	94	1890
	John Pickett	94	1890

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	George Wood	241	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	197	1024
3.	Joe Mulvey	190	1023
4.	Lave Cross	137	700
	Billy Shindle	137	628
6.	Jocko Milligan	134	785
7.	Mike Griffin	99	560
8.	Tommy Corcoran	97	550
9.	Henry Larkin	96	607
10.	Sid Farrar	94	537
	John Pickett	94	449

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	154	1891
2.	Lave Cross	132	1891
3.	Henry Larkin	130	1891
4.	George Wood	129	1891
5.	Billy Shindle	124	1890
6.	George Wood	107	1890
7.	Mike Griffin	106	1890
8.	Bill Hallman	104	1891
9.	Joe Mulvey	98	1890
10.	Tommy Corcoran	92	1891

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Billy Shindle	103	1890
2.	Jocko Milligan	87	1891
3.	George Wood	85	1891
4.	Henry Larkin	83	1891
5.	George Wood	81	1890
6.	Bill Hallman	75	1891
7.	Mike Griffin	73	1890
8.	Joe Mulvey	72	1890
9.	Lave Cross	66	1891
10.	Tommy Corcoran	57	1891

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	George Wood	166	1205
2.	Jocko Milligan	119	785
3.	Joe Mulvey	118	1023
4.	Bill Hallman	117	1024
5.	Billy Shindle	103	628
6.	Lave Cross	101	700
7.	Henry Larkin	83	607
8.	Mike Griffin	73	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	57	550
10.	Sid Farrar	54	537

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	33	1891
2.	George Wood	22	1891
3.	Henry Larkin	21	1891
4.	Billy Shindle	16	1890
5.	Lave Cross	15	1891
6.	Mike Griffin	6	1890
7.	George Wood	4	1890
8.	Charles Matthews	1	1891

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	33	785
2.	George Wood	25	1205
3.	Henry Larkin	21	607
4.	Billy Shindle	16	628
5.	Lave Cross	12	700
6.	Mike Griffin	6	560
7.	Charles Matthews	1	5

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	3.4	1891
2.	Henry Larkin	2.2	1891
	George Wood	2.2	1891
4.	Lave Cross	1.5	1891
	Billy Shindle	1.5	1890
6.	Mike Griffin	0.6	1890
7.	George Wood	0.3	1890
8.	Charles Matthews	0.1	1891

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	3.4	785
2.	George Wood	2.6	1205
3.	Henry Larkin	2.2	607
4.	Billy Shindle	1.5	628
5.	Lave Cross	1.3	700
6.	Mike Griffin	0.6	560
7.	Charles Matthews	0.1	5

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	58	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	52	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	51	1891
4.	Joe Mulvey	47	1890
5.	George Wood	43	1890
6.	Mike Griffin	41	1890
7.	Bill Hallman	40	1891
8.	Lave Cross	39	1891
9.	George Wood	35	1891
10.	Tommy Corcoran	33	1891

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	George Wood	78	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	74	1023
3.	Jocko Milligan	73	785
4.	Bill Hallman	64	1024
5.	Lave Cross	57	700
6.	Billy Shindle	52	628
7.	Henry Larkin	51	607
8.	Mike Griffin	41	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	33	550
10.	Sid Farrar	29	537

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	George Wood	242	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	233	1890
3.	Henry Larkin	228	1891
4.	George Wood	215	1890
5.	Mike Griffin	211	1890
6.	Bill Hallman	209	1891
	Jocko Milligan	209	1891
8.	Sid Farrar	179	1890
	Joe Mulvey	179	1890
10.	Tommy Corcoran	169	1891

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	George Wood	457	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	342	1024
3.	Joe Mulvey	315	1023
4.	Jocko Milligan	303	785
5.	Lave Cross	247	700
6.	Billy Shindle	233	628
7.	Henry Larkin	228	607
8.	Mike Griffin	211	560
9.	Sid Farrar	179	537
10.	Tommy Corcoran	169	550

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	.741	1891
2.	Lave Cross	.683	1891
3.	George Wood	.680	1891
4.	Henry Larkin	.655	1891
5.	Billy Shindle	.654	1890
6.	Bill Hallman	.565	1891
7.	George Wood	.563	1890
8.	Mike Griffin	.558	1890
9.	Joe Mulvey	.525	1890
10.	Tommy Corcoran	.486	1891

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Henry Larkin	15	1891
	Jocko Milligan	15	1891
3.	Tommy Corcoran	10	1891
4.	Jim Fogarty	9	1890
5.	George Wood	8	1890
6.	Mike Griffin	7	1890
	George Wood	7	1891
8.	Jocko Milligan	6	1890
9.	Sid Farrar	5	1890
	Bill Hallman	5	1890
	Bill Hallman	5	1891
	Jim McTamany	5	1891

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Jocko Milligan	21	785
2.	Henry Larkin	15	607
	George Wood	15	1205
4.	Tommy Corcoran	10	550
	Bill Hallman	10	1024
6.	Jim Fogarty	9	415
7.	Mike Griffin	7	560
	Joe Mulvey	7	1023
9.	Sid Farrar	5	537
	Jim McTamany	5	266

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.	Billy Shindle	16.7	1890
2.	George Wood	12.4	1890
3.	Tommy Corcoran	11.4	1891
4.	Mike Griffin	10.0	1890
5.	Bill Hallman	9.0	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	8.0	1890
7.	Lave Cross	7.4	1891
8.	Jim Fogarty	7.2	1890
9.	Joe Mulvey	6.9	1891
10.	John Pickett	6.0	1890

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	George Wood	18.7	1205
2.	Billy Shindle	16.7	628
3.	Joe Mulvey	15.1	1023
4.	Tommy Corcoran	11.4	550
5.	Lave Cross	11.3	700
6.	Bill Hallman	10.8	1024
7.	Mike Griffin	10.0	560
8.	Jim Fogarty	7.2	415
9.	Jocko Milligan	6.2	785
10.	John Pickett	6.0	449

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.	Lave Cross	17.5	1891
7.	George Wood	15.4	1890
8.	Bill Hallman	14.8	1890
9.	Joe Mulvey	14.4	1890
10.	Joe Mulvey	14.2	1891

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Jocko Milligan	41.4	1891
2.	Henry Larkin	52.6	1891
3.	Billy Shindle	58.4	1890
4.	George Wood	59.9	1890
5.	Tommy Corcoran	73.0	1891
6.	Lave Cross	80.4	1891
7.	Mike Griffin	81.5	1890
8.	Jim Fogarty	86.8	1890
9.	Joe Mulvey	90.6	1891
10.	Bill Hallman	97.8	1891

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Bill Hallman	421	1891
2.	Billy Shindle	395	1890
3.	George Wood	383	1890
4.	Tommy Corcoran	381	1891
5.	Henry Larkin	379	1891
6.	Joe Mulvey	370	1890
7.	George Wood	365	1891
8.	Sid Farrar	358	1890
9.	Mike Griffin	349	1890
10.	Joe Mulvey	338	1891

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	George Wood	748	1205
2.	Joe Mulvey	708	1023
3.	Bill Hallman	682	1024
4.	Jocko Milligan	482	785
5.	Lave Cross	453	700
6.	Billy Shindle	395	628
7.	Tommy Corcoran	381	550
8.	Henry Larkin	379	607
9.	Sid Farrar	358	537
10.	Mike Griffin	349	560

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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