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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Joe Battin	3.5	1876
2.	John Clapp	3.3	1876
3.	Lip Pike	2.9	1876
4.	Mike McGeary	2.3	1876
5.	John Clapp	2.1	1877
6.	Davy Force	1.7	1877
7.	Denny Mack	1.3	1876
8.	Herman Dehlman	1.1	1876
	Mike Dorgan	1.1	1877
10.	George Bradley	0.8	1876

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	John Clapp	5.4	569
2.	Joe Battin	3.3	521
3.	Mike McGeary	2.9	538
	Lip Pike	2.9	290
5.	Davy Force	1.7	236
6.	Denny Mack	1.3	191
7.	Mike Dorgan	1.1	275
8.	George Bradley	0.8	268
	Dickey Pearce	0.8	135
10.	Jack Remsen	0.7	127

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Lip Pike	3.2	1876
2.	John Clapp	2.6	1876
3.	Joe Battin	2.2	1876
4.	John Clapp	2.0	1877
5.	Mike Dorgan	1.5	1877
6.	Mike McGeary	0.9	1876
7.	George Bradley	0.8	1876
	Davy Force	0.8	1877
9.	Denny Mack	0.7	1876
10.	Ned Cuthbert	0.5	1876

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	John Clapp	4.6	569
2.	Lip Pike	3.2	290
3.	Joe Battin	2.0	521
4.	Mike Dorgan	1.5	275
5.	Mike McGeary	1.0	538
6.	George Bradley	0.8	268
	Davy Force	0.8	236
8.	Denny Mack	0.7	191
9.	Ned Cuthbert	0.5	290
10.	Jack Remsen	0.3	127

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Herman Dehlman	1.5	1876
2.	Mike McGeary	1.4	1876
3.	Joe Battin	1.3	1876
4.	Davy Force	0.9	1877
5.	John Clapp	0.7	1876
	Dickey Pearce	0.7	1876
7.	Denny Mack	0.6	1876
8.	Mike McGeary	0.5	1877
9.	Joe Blong	0.4	1876
	Jack Remsen	0.4	1877

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Mike McGeary	1.9	538
2.	Joe Battin	1.3	521
3.	Herman Dehlman	1.2	380
4.	Dickey Pearce	1.0	135
5.	Davy Force	0.9	236
6.	John Clapp	0.8	569
7.	Joe Blong	0.6	488
	Denny Mack	0.6	191
9.	Jack Remsen	0.4	127
10.	Harry Little	0.1	13

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Joe Battin	64	1876
	George Bradley	64	1876
	John Clapp	64	1876
	Herman Dehlman	64	1876
5.	Ned Cuthbert	63	1876
	Lip Pike	63	1876
7.	Joe Blong	62	1876
8.	Mike McGeary	61	1876
9.	John Clapp	60	1877
	Mike Dorgan	60	1877

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	John Clapp	124	569
2.	Joe Battin	121	521
3.	Joe Blong	120	488
4.	Mike McGeary	118	538
5.	Herman Dehlman	96	380
6.	George Bradley	64	268
7.	Ned Cuthbert	63	290
	Lip Pike	63	290
9.	Mike Dorgan	60	275
10.	Davy Force	58	236

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	John Clapp	298	1876
2.	Joe Battin	283	1876
	Ned Cuthbert	283	1876
4.	Lip Pike	282	1876
5.	Mike McGeary	276	1876
6.	Mike Dorgan	266	1877
7.	George Bradley	265	1876
8.	Joe Blong	264	1876
9.	Mike McGeary	258	1877
10.	John Clapp	255	1877

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	John Clapp	553	569
2.	Mike McGeary	534	538
3.	Joe Battin	509	521
4.	Joe Blong	482	488
5.	Herman Dehlman	364	380
6.	Ned Cuthbert	283	290
7.	Lip Pike	282	290
8.	Mike Dorgan	266	275
9.	George Bradley	265	268
10.	Davy Force	225	236

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	John Clapp	306	1876
2.	Ned Cuthbert	290	1876
	Lip Pike	290	1876
4.	Joe Battin	289	1876
5.	Mike McGeary	278	1876
6.	Mike Dorgan	275	1877
7.	George Bradley	268	1876
8.	Joe Blong	266	1876
9.	John Clapp	263	1877
10.	Mike McGeary	260	1877

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	John Clapp	569	569
2.	Mike McGeary	538	538
3.	Joe Battin	521	521
4.	Joe Blong	488	488
5.	Herman Dehlman	380	380
6.	Ned Cuthbert	290	290
	Lip Pike	290	290
8.	Mike Dorgan	275	275
9.	George Bradley	268	268
10.	Davy Force	236	236

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	John Clapp	60	1876
2.	Lip Pike	55	1876
3.	Mike McGeary	48	1876
4.	John Clapp	47	1877
5.	Ned Cuthbert	46	1876
6.	Mike Dorgan	45	1877
7.	Herman Dehlman	40	1876
8.	Mike McGeary	35	1877
9.	Joe Battin	34	1876
10.	Denny Mack	32	1876

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	John Clapp	107	569
2.	Mike McGeary	83	538
3.	Herman Dehlman	64	380
4.	Joe Battin	62	521
5.	Lip Pike	55	290
6.	Joe Blong	47	488
7.	Ned Cuthbert	46	290
8.	Mike Dorgan	45	275
9.	Denny Mack	32	191
10.	George Bradley	29	268

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	John Clapp	91	1876
	Lip Pike	91	1876
3.	Joe Battin	85	1876
4.	Mike Dorgan	82	1877
5.	John Clapp	81	1877
6.	Mike McGeary	72	1876
7.	Ned Cuthbert	70	1876
8.	George Bradley	66	1876
9.	Mike McGeary	65	1877
10.	Joe Blong	62	1876

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	John Clapp	172	569
2.	Mike McGeary	137	538
3.	Joe Battin	130	521
4.	Joe Blong	109	488
5.	Lip Pike	91	290
6.	Mike Dorgan	82	275
7.	Ned Cuthbert	70	290
8.	Herman Dehlman	67	380
9.	George Bradley	66	268
10.	Davy Force	59	236

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Lip Pike	133	1876
2.	Mike Dorgan	105	1877
3.	Joe Battin	104	1876
4.	John Clapp	99	1876
	John Clapp	99	1877
6.	George Bradley	85	1876
7.	Ned Cuthbert	82	1876
8.	Joe Blong	77	1876
9.	Mike McGeary	75	1876
10.	Mike McGeary	72	1877

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	John Clapp	198	569
2.	Joe Battin	169	521
3.	Mike McGeary	147	538
4.	Joe Blong	138	488
5.	Lip Pike	133	290
6.	Mike Dorgan	105	275
7.	George Bradley	85	268
8.	Ned Cuthbert	82	290
9.	Herman Dehlman	77	380
10.	Davy Force	70	236

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Lip Pike	19	1876
2.	Joe Battin	11	1876
3.	Ned Cuthbert	10	1876
4.	Mike Dorgan	9	1877
5.	Joe Blong	8	1877
6.	Joe Blong	7	1876
	George Bradley	7	1876
8.	John Clapp	6	1877
	Herman Dehlman	6	1876
10.	Art Croft	5	1877
	Davy Force	5	1877
	Denny Mack	5	1876

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Lip Pike	19	290
2.	Joe Blong	15	488
3.	Joe Battin	14	521
4.	John Clapp	10	569
	Ned Cuthbert	10	290
	Herman Dehlman	10	380
7.	Mike Dorgan	9	275
8.	George Bradley	7	268
9.	Mike McGeary	6	538
10.	Art Croft	5	221
	Davy Force	5	236
	Denny Mack	5	191

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Lip Pike	10	1876
2.	Joe Battin	7	1877
	Mike Dorgan	7	1877
4.	George Bradley	6	1876
	John Clapp	6	1877
6.	Joe Battin	4	1876
	Joe Blong	4	1876
	Jack Remsen	4	1877
9.	Joe Blong	3	1877
	Davy Force	3	1877

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Joe Battin	11	521
2.	Lip Pike	10	290
3.	John Clapp	8	569
4.	Joe Blong	7	488
	Mike Dorgan	7	275
6.	George Bradley	6	268
7.	Jack Remsen	4	127
8.	Davy Force	3	236
9.	Art Croft	2	221
	Mike McGeary	2	538
	Tricky Nichols	2	189

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Joe Battin	1	1877
	Denny Mack	1	1876
	Lip Pike	1	1876

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Joe Battin	1	521
	Denny Mack	1	191
	Lip Pike	1	290

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Lip Pike	50	1876
2.	Joe Battin	46	1876
3.	John Clapp	34	1877
4.	Joe Blong	30	1876
	Mike McGeary	30	1876
6.	John Clapp	29	1876
7.	George Bradley	28	1876
8.	Art Croft	27	1877
9.	Ned Cuthbert	25	1876
10.	Mike Dorgan	23	1877

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Joe Battin	68	521
2.	John Clapp	63	569
3.	Mike McGeary	50	538
	Lip Pike	50	290
5.	Joe Blong	43	488
6.	George Bradley	28	268
7.	Art Croft	27	221
8.	Ned Cuthbert	25	290
9.	Mike Dorgan	23	275
10.	Davy Force	22	236

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Davy Force	11	1877
	Denny Mack	11	1876
3.	Herman Dehlman	9	1876
	Mike Dorgan	9	1877
5.	John Clapp	8	1876
	John Clapp	8	1877
	Lip Pike	8	1876
8.	Ned Cuthbert	7	1876
	Herman Dehlman	7	1877
10.	Joe Battin	6	1876
	Joe Battin	6	1877

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	John Clapp	16	569
	Herman Dehlman	16	380
3.	Joe Battin	12	521
4.	Davy Force	11	236
	Denny Mack	11	191
6.	Mike Dorgan	9	275
7.	Lip Pike	8	290
8.	Ned Cuthbert	7	290
9.	Joe Blong	6	488
10.	Mike McGeary	4	538
	Dickey Pearce	4	135
	Jack Remsen	4	127

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Joe Blong	22	1877
2.	Herman Dehlman	21	1877
3.	Joe Battin	17	1877
4.	Art Croft	15	1877
	Davy Force	15	1877
	Tricky Nichols	15	1877
7.	Mike Dorgan	13	1877
8.	George Bradley	12	1876
9.	Herman Dehlman	10	1876
10.	Joe Blong	9	1876
	Lip Pike	9	1876

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Joe Blong	31	488
	Herman Dehlman	31	380
3.	Joe Battin	23	521
4.	Art Croft	15	221
	Davy Force	15	236
	Tricky Nichols	15	189
7.	Mike Dorgan	13	275
8.	George Bradley	12	268
9.	Dickey Pearce	9	135
	Lip Pike	9	290

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	John Clapp	85	1876
2.	Joe Battin	70	1876
3.	John Clapp	69	1877
	Mike McGeary	69	1876
5.	Mike Dorgan	66	1877
6.	Lip Pike	61	1876
7.	Mike McGeary	60	1877
8.	Ned Cuthbert	59	1876
9.	George Bradley	53	1876
10.	Joe Blong	51	1876
	Davy Force	51	1877

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	John Clapp	154	569
2.	Mike McGeary	129	538
3.	Joe Battin	104	521
4.	Joe Blong	87	488
5.	Mike Dorgan	66	275
6.	Lip Pike	61	290
7.	Ned Cuthbert	59	290
8.	Herman Dehlman	57	380
9.	George Bradley	53	268
10.	Davy Force	51	236

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Lip Pike	45	1876
2.	Mike Dorgan	35	1877
3.	John Clapp	34	1877
4.	Joe Battin	33	1876
5.	John Clapp	32	1876
6.	George Bradley	22	1876
	Ned Cuthbert	22	1876
8.	Davy Force	21	1877
9.	Mike McGeary	20	1876
10.	Joe Blong	19	1876
	Mike McGeary	19	1877

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	John Clapp	66	569
2.	Joe Battin	47	521
3.	Lip Pike	45	290
4.	Mike McGeary	39	538
5.	Mike Dorgan	35	275
6.	Joe Blong	33	488
7.	George Bradley	22	268
	Ned Cuthbert	22	290
9.	Davy Force	21	236
10.	Herman Dehlman	17	380

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Lip Pike	22	1876
2.	Joe Battin	10	1876
3.	John Clapp	9	1877
	Mike Dorgan	9	1877
5.	John Clapp	8	1876

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Lip Pike	22	290
2.	John Clapp	17	569
3.	Mike Dorgan	9	275

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Lip Pike	2.4	1876
2.	Joe Battin	1.1	1876
3.	John Clapp	1.0	1877
	Mike Dorgan	1.0	1877
5.	John Clapp	0.8	1876

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Lip Pike	2.4	290
2.	John Clapp	1.8	569
3.	Mike Dorgan	1.0	275

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Lip Pike	30	1876
2.	Mike Dorgan	16	1877
3.	Joe Battin	15	1876
4.	George Bradley	13	1876
5.	John Clapp	12	1877
6.	Joe Battin	11	1877
	Joe Blong	11	1876
	Joe Blong	11	1877
	Ned Cuthbert	11	1876
10.	Davy Force	8	1877

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Lip Pike	30	290
2.	Joe Battin	26	521
3.	Joe Blong	22	488
4.	John Clapp	18	569
5.	Mike Dorgan	16	275
6.	George Bradley	13	268
7.	Ned Cuthbert	11	290
8.	Herman Dehlman	10	380
9.	Davy Force	8	236
	Mike McGeary	8	538

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	John Clapp	99	1876
	Lip Pike	99	1876
3.	Joe Battin	91	1876
	Mike Dorgan	91	1877
5.	John Clapp	89	1877
6.	Ned Cuthbert	77	1876
7.	Mike McGeary	74	1876
8.	Davy Force	70	1877
9.	George Bradley	69	1876
10.	Mike McGeary	67	1877

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	John Clapp	188	569
2.	Joe Battin	142	521
3.	Mike McGeary	141	538
4.	Joe Blong	115	488
5.	Lip Pike	99	290
6.	Mike Dorgan	91	275
7.	Herman Dehlman	83	380
8.	Ned Cuthbert	77	290
9.	Davy Force	70	236
10.	George Bradley	69	268

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year

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

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

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA

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

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Ned Cuthbert	213	1876
2.	John Clapp	207	1876
3.	Mike McGeary	204	1876
4.	Joe Blong	202	1876
5.	Herman Dehlman	200	1876
6.	George Bradley	199	1876
7.	Joe Battin	198	1876
8.	Mike McGeary	193	1877
9.	Lip Pike	191	1876
10.	Mike Dorgan	184	1877

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Mike McGeary	397	538
2.	John Clapp	381	569
3.	Joe Battin	379	521
4.	Joe Blong	373	488
5.	Herman Dehlman	297	380
6.	Ned Cuthbert	213	290
7.	George Bradley	199	268
8.	Lip Pike	191	290
9.	Mike Dorgan	184	275
10.	Art Croft	169	221

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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