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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.	Davy Force	4.5	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	4.1	1875
3.	Cap Anson	3.3	1875
4.	George Hall	3.1	1875
5.	Bill Craver	3.0	1875
6.	John Clapp	2.8	1875
	Wes Fisler	2.8	1872
8.	Cap Anson	2.5	1872
9.	Mike McGeary	2.4	1872
10.	Dave Eggler	2.2	1875

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Cap Anson	9.5	1086
2.	Ezra Sutton	7.7	847
3.	Wes Fisler	7.1	1070
4.	Mike McGeary	5.5	775
5.	John Clapp	5.3	671
6.	Davy Force	4.5	393
7.	George Hall	3.1	361
8.	Bill Craver	3.0	264
	Levi Meyerle	3.0	278
10.	Dave Eggler	2.2	296

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Davy Force	3.8	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	3.5	1875
3.	Cap Anson	3.3	1872
4.	Bill Craver	3.2	1875
5.	Cap Anson	3.1	1875
6.	George Hall	2.7	1875
7.	Levi Meyerle	2.5	1871
8.	John Clapp	2.1	1875
9.	Cap Anson	2.0	1873
	Dave Eggler	2.0	1875

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Cap Anson	10.1	1086
2.	Ezra Sutton	5.6	847
3.	Wes Fisler	5.3	1070
4.	Mike McGeary	3.9	775
5.	Davy Force	3.8	393
6.	John Clapp	3.7	671
7.	Levi Meyerle	3.4	278
8.	Bill Craver	3.2	264
9.	George Hall	2.7	361
10.	Dave Eggler	2.0	296

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	1.1	1873
2.	Wes Fisler	1.0	1872
3.	Wes Fisler	0.9	1874
4.	Joe Battin	0.8	1874
	Ezra Sutton	0.8	1874
6.	John Clapp	0.7	1875
	Davy Force	0.7	1875
	Al Reach	0.7	1873
	Ezra Sutton	0.7	1873
10.	John Clapp	0.6	1873
	Denny Mack	0.6	1872
	Mike McGeary	0.6	1873
	Al Reach	0.6	1872
	Ezra Sutton	0.6	1875

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Ezra Sutton	2.1	847
2.	Wes Fisler	1.8	1070
	Al Reach	1.8	402
4.	John Clapp	1.6	671
	Mike McGeary	1.6	775
6.	Cherokee Fisher	1.1	257
7.	Dick McBride	1.0	1193
8.	Joe Battin	0.7	233
	Davy Force	0.7	393
10.	Denny Mack	0.6	228
	Tim Murnane	0.6	267

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Cap Anson	.325	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	.324	1875
3.	Davy Force	.311	1875
4.	George Hall	.299	1875

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Cap Anson	.333	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	.326	1875
3.	Davy Force	.323	1875
4.	George Hall	.305	1875

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	George Hall	.427	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	.402	1875
3.	Davy Force	.394	1875
4.	Cap Anson	.390	1875

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	George Hall	.732	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	.728	1875
3.	Cap Anson	.723	1875
4.	Davy Force	.717	1875

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Davy Force	77	1875
	George Hall	77	1875
3.	Ezra Sutton	75	1875
4.	Cap Anson	69	1875
5.	Dave Eggler	66	1875
6.	John Clapp	60	1875
	Dick McBride	60	1875
8.	Wes Fisler	58	1875
9.	Cap Anson	55	1874
	Dick McBride	55	1874
	John McMullin	55	1874
	Ezra Sutton	55	1874

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Dick McBride	236	1193
2.	Cap Anson	222	1086
3.	Wes Fisler	214	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	181	847
5.	Mike McGeary	153	775
6.	John Clapp	144	671
7.	John McMullin	107	503
8.	Al Reach	83	402
9.	Davy Force	77	393
	George Hall	77	361

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Davy Force	386	1875
2.	George Hall	358	1875
	Ezra Sutton	358	1875
4.	Cap Anson	326	1875
5.	Dave Eggler	295	1875
6.	John Clapp	292	1875
7.	Mike McGeary	275	1873
8.	Mike McGeary	271	1874
9.	Dick McBride	270	1875
10.	Wes Fisler	268	1875

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Dick McBride	1176	1193
2.	Cap Anson	1057	1086
	Wes Fisler	1057	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	844	847
5.	Mike McGeary	771	775
6.	John Clapp	661	671
7.	John McMullin	487	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	410	426
9.	Al Reach	393	402
10.	Davy Force	386	393

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Davy Force	393	1875
2.	George Hall	361	1875
3.	Ezra Sutton	359	1875
4.	Cap Anson	330	1875
5.	John Clapp	299	1875
6.	Dave Eggler	296	1875
7.	Mike McGeary	276	1873
8.	Dick McBride	274	1875
9.	Wes Fisler	272	1875
	Mike McGeary	272	1874

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Dick McBride	1193	1193
2.	Cap Anson	1086	1086
3.	Wes Fisler	1070	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	847	847
5.	Mike McGeary	775	775
6.	John Clapp	671	671
7.	John McMullin	503	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	426	426
9.	Al Reach	402	402
10.	Davy Force	393	393

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Cap Anson	84	1875
2.	Ned Cuthbert	83	1872
	Ezra Sutton	83	1875
4.	Davy Force	78	1875
5.	Bill Craver	71	1875
	George Hall	71	1875
7.	Denny Mack	68	1872
	Mike McGeary	68	1872
9.	Dave Eggler	66	1875
10.	John Clapp	65	1875

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Cap Anson	248	1086
2.	Wes Fisler	216	1070
3.	Dick McBride	206	1193
4.	Mike McGeary	192	775
5.	Ezra Sutton	188	847
6.	John Clapp	147	671
7.	Ned Cuthbert	130	426
8.	John McMullin	115	503
9.	Al Reach	89	402
10.	Fergy Malone	79	360

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Davy Force	120	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	116	1875
3.	George Hall	107	1875
4.	Cap Anson	106	1875
5.	Cap Anson	101	1873
6.	Cap Anson	90	1872
	John McMullin	90	1874
8.	Dave Eggler	89	1875
9.	Ned Cuthbert	88	1872
10.	Cap Anson	87	1874
	Mike McGeary	87	1874

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Cap Anson	384	1086
2.	Wes Fisler	334	1070
3.	Dick McBride	306	1193
4.	Ezra Sutton	268	847
5.	Mike McGeary	251	775
6.	John Clapp	187	671
7.	John McMullin	152	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	125	426
9.	Davy Force	120	393
10.	Levi Meyerle	112	278

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	George Hall	153	1875
2.	Davy Force	152	1875
3.	Ezra Sutton	144	1875
4.	Cap Anson	127	1875
5.	Bill Craver	122	1875
6.	Dave Eggler	116	1875
7.	Cap Anson	114	1872
	Cap Anson	114	1873
9.	John McMullin	110	1874
10.	Wes Fisler	104	1872

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Cap Anson	456	1086
2.	Wes Fisler	420	1070
3.	Dick McBride	342	1193
4.	Ezra Sutton	331	847
5.	Mike McGeary	288	775
6.	John Clapp	250	671
7.	John McMullin	181	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	164	426
9.	Levi Meyerle	162	278
10.	George Hall	153	361

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Davy Force	22	1875
2.	Cap Anson	15	1875
3.	Dave Eggler	13	1875
	Wes Fisler	13	1872
	Wes Fisler	13	1875
6.	Wes Fisler	12	1874
7.	Joe Battin	11	1874
	Bill Craver	11	1875
	Wes Fisler	11	1873
	Ezra Sutton	11	1875

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Wes Fisler	57	1070
2.	Cap Anson	42	1086
3.	Dick McBride	32	1193
4.	Ezra Sutton	28	847
5.	Mike McGeary	27	775
6.	John Clapp	25	671
7.	Davy Force	22	393
8.	Levi Meyerle	19	278
9.	Ned Cuthbert	17	426
	John McMullin	17	503

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	George Hall	12	1875
2.	Bill Craver	11	1875
3.	Cap Anson	7	1872
	John Clapp	7	1875
	Dave Eggler	7	1875
	Ezra Sutton	7	1875
7.	Al Reach	6	1871
	Ezra Sutton	6	1873
9.	Ned Cuthbert	5	1871
	Davy Force	5	1875
	Levi Meyerle	5	1872
	John Radcliff	5	1871

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Ezra Sutton	16	847
2.	Cap Anson	15	1086
3.	John Clapp	13	671
	Wes Fisler	13	1070
5.	George Hall	12	361
6.	Bill Craver	11	264
7.	Levi Meyerle	8	278
8.	Dave Eggler	7	296
	Al Reach	7	402
10.	Ned Cuthbert	5	426
	Davy Force	5	393
	Mike McGeary	5	775
	John Radcliff	5	151

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	George Hall	4	1875
	Levi Meyerle	4	1871
3.	John Clapp	3	1874
	Ned Cuthbert	3	1871
5.	Bill Craver	2	1875
	John McMullin	2	1874
	Fred Treacey	2	1872
8.	George Bechtel	1	1871
	John Clapp	1	1873
	Ned Cuthbert	1	1872
	Cherokee Fisher	1	1873
	Wes Fisler	1	1873
	Count Gedney	1	1874
	Fergy Malone	1	1871
	Levi Meyerle	1	1872
	Tim Murnane	1	1873
	Ezra Sutton	1	1875

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Levi Meyerle	5	278
2.	John Clapp	4	671
	Ned Cuthbert	4	426
	George Hall	4	361
5.	Bill Craver	2	264
	John McMullin	2	503
	Fred Treacey	2	241
8.	George Bechtel	1	261
	Cherokee Fisher	1	257
	Wes Fisler	1	1070
	Count Gedney	1	229
	Fergy Malone	1	360
	Tim Murnane	1	267
	Ezra Sutton	1	847

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	George Hall	62	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	59	1875
3.	Cap Anson	58	1875
4.	Davy Force	49	1875
5.	Cap Anson	48	1872
	Wes Fisler	48	1872
7.	Ned Cuthbert	47	1872
8.	Dick McBride	45	1875
9.	Wes Fisler	41	1873
10.	Bill Craver	40	1875
	Dick McBride	40	1873
	Levi Meyerle	40	1871

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Cap Anson	179	1086
2.	Dick McBride	173	1193
3.	Wes Fisler	158	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	121	847
5.	Mike McGeary	88	775
6.	John Clapp	85	671
7.	Ned Cuthbert	77	426
8.	Fergy Malone	72	360
9.	Levi Meyerle	71	278
10.	George Hall	62	361

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Denny Mack	23	1872
2.	Cap Anson	16	1872
3.	Ned Cuthbert	10	1871
4.	Fergy Malone	9	1871
5.	John McMullin	8	1873
	John McMullin	8	1874
	Tim Murnane	8	1873
8.	John Clapp	7	1875
	Davy Force	7	1875
	Count Gedney	7	1874
	Dick McBride	7	1871

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Cap Anson	29	1086
2.	Denny Mack	23	228
3.	Dick McBride	17	1193
4.	Ned Cuthbert	16	426
	John McMullin	16	503
6.	Wes Fisler	13	1070
	Fergy Malone	13	360
8.	John Clapp	10	671
9.	Tim Murnane	9	267
	Al Reach	9	402

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	John McMullin	13	1874
	Tim Murnane	13	1873
3.	Count Gedney	11	1874
4.	Ned Cuthbert	10	1872
	Dave Eggler	10	1875
	Fred Treacey	10	1872
7.	Denny Mack	9	1872
8.	Joe Battin	7	1874
	Adam Rocap	7	1875
10.	Dick McBride	6	1874
	Al Reach	6	1871

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	John McMullin	17	503
2.	Tim Murnane	16	267
3.	Dick McBride	14	1193
4.	Wes Fisler	13	1070
5.	Ned Cuthbert	12	426
6.	Count Gedney	11	229
7.	Dave Eggler	10	296
	Al Reach	10	402
	Fred Treacey	10	241
10.	Denny Mack	9	228
	Fergy Malone	9	360

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Ned Cuthbert	16	1871
2.	Ned Cuthbert	14	1872
3.	Mike McGeary	13	1872
	Ezra Sutton	13	1875
5.	Cap Anson	11	1875
6.	Mike McGeary	10	1874
7.	John Clapp	9	1875
	Denny Mack	9	1872
	Fergy Malone	9	1871
	John McMullin	9	1873

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Ned Cuthbert	30	426
2.	Mike McGeary	27	775
3.	Cap Anson	24	1086
4.	Ezra Sutton	21	847
5.	John Clapp	15	671
	Wes Fisler	15	1070
7.	John McMullin	13	503
8.	Fergy Malone	12	360
9.	Dick McBride	10	1193
10.	Denny Mack	9	228

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Ezra Sutton	97	1875
2.	Davy Force	93	1875
3.	Cap Anson	90	1873
4.	Cap Anson	88	1875
5.	George Hall	81	1875
6.	Ned Cuthbert	77	1872
7.	Cap Anson	76	1874
	John McMullin	76	1874
9.	Mike McGeary	75	1874
10.	Mike McGeary	74	1873

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Cap Anson	327	1086
2.	Dick McBride	272	1193
3.	Wes Fisler	263	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	223	847
5.	Mike McGeary	219	775
6.	John Clapp	145	671
7.	John McMullin	130	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	99	426
9.	Davy Force	93	393
10.	Fergy Malone	89	360

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	George Hall	144	1875
	Ezra Sutton	144	1875
3.	Cap Anson	142	1875
4.	Davy Force	140	1875

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Cap Anson	50	1872
2.	Davy Force	49	1875
3.	Levi Meyerle	47	1871
4.	Cap Anson	46	1873
	George Hall	46	1875
6.	Ezra Sutton	45	1875
7.	Cap Anson	42	1875
8.	Bill Craver	40	1875
	John McMullin	40	1874
10.	Wes Fisler	38	1872

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Cap Anson	174	1086
2.	Wes Fisler	136	1070
3.	Ezra Sutton	103	847
4.	Dick McBride	94	1193
	Mike McGeary	94	775
6.	John Clapp	72	671
7.	Levi Meyerle	70	278
8.	John McMullin	62	503
9.	Ned Cuthbert	57	426
10.	Davy Force	49	393

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Cap Anson	26	1872
2.	Levi Meyerle	23	1871
3.	Bill Craver	17	1875
4.	Davy Force	16	1875
5.	Cap Anson	15	1873
	George Hall	15	1875
	Ezra Sutton	15	1875
8.	Cap Anson	14	1875
9.	John McMullin	13	1874
10.	Wes Fisler	11	1872

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Cap Anson	62	1086
2.	Levi Meyerle	30	278
3.	Wes Fisler	24	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	18	847
5.	Bill Craver	17	264
6.	Davy Force	16	393
7.	George Hall	15	361
8.	Dave Eggler	9	296
9.	Ned Cuthbert	8	426
	Mike McGeary	8	775

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Cap Anson	2.4	1872
2.	Levi Meyerle	2.0	1871
3.	Bill Craver	1.9	1875
4.	Davy Force	1.8	1875
5.	George Hall	1.7	1875
	Ezra Sutton	1.7	1875
7.	Cap Anson	1.6	1875
8.	Cap Anson	1.4	1873
9.	John McMullin	1.3	1874
10.	Dave Eggler	1.1	1875
	Wes Fisler	1.1	1872

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Cap Anson	6.2	1086
2.	Levi Meyerle	2.7	278
3.	Wes Fisler	2.4	1070
4.	Ezra Sutton	2.0	847
5.	Bill Craver	1.9	264
6.	Davy Force	1.8	393
7.	George Hall	1.7	361
8.	Dave Eggler	1.1	296
9.	Ned Cuthbert	0.8	426
	Mike McGeary	0.8	775

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Davy Force	27	1875
2.	George Hall	26	1875
3.	Bill Craver	24	1875
4.	Dave Eggler	20	1875
5.	Ezra Sutton	19	1875
6.	Cap Anson	18	1875
7.	Cap Anson	17	1872
8.	Wes Fisler	16	1872
	Wes Fisler	16	1873
	Wes Fisler	16	1875
	Levi Meyerle	16	1871
	Levi Meyerle	16	1872

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Wes Fisler	71	1070
2.	Cap Anson	57	1086
3.	Ezra Sutton	45	847
4.	John Clapp	42	671
5.	Dick McBride	34	1193
6.	Mike McGeary	32	775
	Levi Meyerle	32	278
8.	Davy Force	27	393
9.	Ned Cuthbert	26	426
	George Hall	26	361

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Davy Force	127	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	117	1875
3.	Cap Anson	110	1875
	George Hall	110	1875
5.	Cap Anson	106	1872
	Cap Anson	106	1873
7.	John McMullin	98	1874
8.	Ned Cuthbert	94	1872
9.	Cap Anson	91	1874
10.	Dave Eggler	90	1875

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Cap Anson	413	1086
2.	Wes Fisler	347	1070
3.	Dick McBride	323	1193
4.	Ezra Sutton	271	847
5.	Mike McGeary	255	775
6.	John Clapp	197	671
7.	John McMullin	168	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	141	426
9.	Davy Force	127	393
10.	Fergy Malone	119	360

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Cap Anson	.679	1875
2.	Davy Force	.666	1875
	George Hall	.666	1875
4.	Ezra Sutton	.660	1875

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA

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
1.	Davy Force	4	1875
	Dick McBride	4	1873
	Ezra Sutton	4	1873
4.	Cherokee Fisher	3	1873
	Dick McBride	3	1874
	Levi Meyerle	3	1872
	John Radcliff	3	1871
	Ezra Sutton	3	1875
9.	Cap Anson	2	1872
	Cap Anson	2	1873
	John Clapp	2	1873
	John Clapp	2	1875
	Ned Cuthbert	2	1872
	Wes Fisler	2	1872
	Wes Fisler	2	1873
	Wes Fisler	2	1874
	Count Gedney	2	1874
	Dick McBride	2	1872
	Dick McBride	2	1875
	John McMullin	2	1873
	John McMullin	2	1874

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	Dick McBride	12	1193
2.	Ezra Sutton	8	847
3.	Wes Fisler	7	1070
4.	Cap Anson	6	1086
5.	John Clapp	5	671
6.	Davy Force	4	393
	John McMullin	4	503
8.	Ned Cuthbert	3	426
	Cherokee Fisher	3	257
	Levi Meyerle	3	278
	John Radcliff	3	151

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year
1.	Ezra Sutton	10	1875
2.	Mike McGeary	8	1872
3.	Cap Anson	6	1872
	Cap Anson	6	1875
	Mike McGeary	6	1873
6.	John Clapp	5	1873
	John Clapp	5	1875
	Dave Eggler	5	1875
	George Hall	5	1875
	Denny Mack	5	1872
	Fred Treacey	5	1872

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA
1.	Ezra Sutton	17	847
2.	Mike McGeary	16	775
3.	Cap Anson	14	1086
4.	John Clapp	10	671
5.	Wes Fisler	8	1070
6.	Ned Cuthbert	6	426
	Count Sensenderfer	6	234
8.	Dave Eggler	5	296
	George Hall	5	361
	Denny Mack	5	228
	Fred Treacey	5	241

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	George Hall	5.3	1875
2.	Ned Cuthbert	5.1	1871
3.	Levi Meyerle	4.0	1871
4.	Bill Craver	3.2	1875
5.	Fred Treacey	3.1	1872
6.	John McMullin	2.7	1874
7.	John Clapp	2.4	1874
8.	Ned Cuthbert	1.9	1872
	Ezra Sutton	1.9	1875
10.	Fergy Malone	1.8	1871
	Tim Murnane	1.8	1873

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Ned Cuthbert	7.1	426
2.	John Clapp	6.3	671
3.	George Hall	5.3	361
4.	Levi Meyerle	4.4	278
5.	John McMullin	3.5	503
6.	Bill Craver	3.2	264
7.	Fred Treacey	3.1	241
8.	Wes Fisler	1.9	1070
	Ezra Sutton	1.9	847
10.	Fergy Malone	1.8	360
	Tim Murnane	1.8	267

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Cap Anson	163.0	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	119.3	1875
3.	George Hall	89.5	1875
4.	Davy Force	77.2	1875

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	George Hall	89.5	1875
2.	Ezra Sutton	358.0	1875

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Davy Force	273	1875
2.	George Hall	257	1875
3.	Ezra Sutton	255	1875
4.	Cap Anson	227	1875
5.	John Clapp	222	1875
6.	Dave Eggler	211	1875
7.	Dick McBride	209	1874
8.	Dick McBride	200	1875
9.	Wes Fisler	198	1875
	Mike McGeary	198	1873

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Dick McBride	884	1193
2.	Wes Fisler	738	1070
3.	Cap Anson	693	1086
4.	Ezra Sutton	601	847
5.	Mike McGeary	536	775
6.	John Clapp	489	671
7.	John McMullin	343	503
8.	Al Reach	298	402
9.	Ned Cuthbert	294	426
10.	Davy Force	273	393

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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