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Worcester Ruby Legs Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Worcester Ruby Legs Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Arthur Irwin	3.5	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	2.5	1880
3.	Harry Stovey	1.7	1882
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	1.5	1881
5.	Doc Bushong	1.4	1881
6.	Charlie Bennett	1.2	1880
	Chub Sullivan	1.2	1880
8.	Art Whitney	1.1	1880
9.	Lee Richmond	1.0	1882
	Harry Stovey	1.0	1881

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	5.2	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	3.0	923
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.3	509
4.	Charlie Bennett	1.2	203
	Chub Sullivan	1.2	170
6.	Art Whitney	1.1	311
7.	Doc Bushong	1.0	701
8.	Lee Richmond	0.7	817
9.	Lon Knight	0.5	206
	Candy Nelson	0.5	108

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	2.4	1880
2.	Arthur Irwin	1.9	1880
3.	Harry Stovey	1.8	1882
4.	Pete Hotaling	1.5	1881
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	1.4	1881
6.	Harry Stovey	1.3	1881
7.	Lee Richmond	1.2	1882
8.	Buttercup Dickerson	0.9	1880
9.	Art Whitney	0.8	1880
10.	Arthur Irwin	0.7	1881

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	5.5	1102
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	2.3	509
	Arthur Irwin	2.3	923
4.	Pete Hotaling	1.5	335
	Lee Richmond	1.5	817
6.	Art Whitney	0.8	311
7.	Charlie Bennett	0.6	203
	Chub Sullivan	0.6	170
9.	Jackie Hayes	0.5	332
10.	Candy Nelson	0.4	108

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Arthur Irwin	1.6	1880
2.	Doc Bushong	0.8	1881
3.	Jake Evans	0.7	1882
4.	Charlie Bennett	0.6	1880
	Chub Sullivan	0.6	1880
6.	Doc Bushong	0.5	1880
	Doc Bushong	0.5	1882
8.	Art Whitney	0.3	1880
9.	Lon Knight	0.2	1880
10.	Buttercup Dickerson	0.1	1881
	Joe Ellick	0.1	1880
	Candy Nelson	0.1	1881
	John Smith	0.1	1882
	Pop Smith	0.1	1881
	Harry Stovey	0.1	1880
	Billy Taylor	0.1	1881

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Doc Bushong	1.8	701
2.	Jake Evans	0.7	341
	Arthur Irwin	0.7	923
4.	Charlie Bennett	0.6	203
	Chub Sullivan	0.6	170
6.	Art Whitney	0.3	311
7.	Lon Knight	0.2	206
8.	Joe Ellick	0.1	19
	Candy Nelson	0.1	108
	John Smith	0.1	75
	Pop Smith	0.1	44
	Billy Taylor	0.1	28

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	.316	1881
2.	Pete Hotaling	.309	1881
3.	Harry Stovey	.289	1882
4.	Jackie Hayes	.270	1882
	Harry Stovey	.270	1881
6.	Harry Stovey	.265	1880
7.	Arthur Irwin	.259	1880
8.	George Wood	.245	1880
9.	Lee Richmond	.227	1880
10.	Art Whitney	.222	1880

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Pete Hotaling	.346	1881
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	.331	1881
3.	Harry Stovey	.330	1882
4.	Harry Stovey	.295	1881
5.	Harry Stovey	.289	1880
6.	Jackie Hayes	.283	1882
7.	Arthur Irwin	.281	1880
8.	George Wood	.267	1880
9.	Arthur Irwin	.251	1882
10.	Lee Richmond	.248	1880

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	.454	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	.422	1882
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	.406	1881
4.	Harry Stovey	.402	1881
5.	Jackie Hayes	.399	1882
6.	Pete Hotaling	.385	1881
7.	Arthur Irwin	.344	1880
8.	George Wood	.324	1880
9.	Art Whitney	.308	1880
10.	Hick Carpenter	.280	1881

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	.752	1882
2.	Harry Stovey	.742	1880
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	.737	1881
4.	Pete Hotaling	.731	1881
5.	Harry Stovey	.696	1881
6.	Jackie Hayes	.682	1882
7.	Arthur Irwin	.625	1880
8.	George Wood	.591	1880
9.	Art Whitney	.552	1880
10.	Arthur Irwin	.530	1882

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	George Creamer	85	1880
	Arthur Irwin	85	1880
3.	Arthur Irwin	84	1882
	Harry Stovey	84	1882
5.	Hick Carpenter	83	1881
	Harry Stovey	83	1880
7.	George Creamer	81	1882
	George Wood	81	1880
9.	George Creamer	80	1881
	Buttercup Dickerson	80	1881
	Jake Evans	80	1882

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	George Creamer	246	930
2.	Harry Stovey	242	1102
3.	Arthur Irwin	219	923
4.	Lee Richmond	193	817
5.	Doc Bushong	186	701
6.	Fred Corey	156	610
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	111	509
8.	Hick Carpenter	83	350
9.	George Wood	81	337
10.	Jake Evans	80	341

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	367	1881
2.	Harry Stovey	360	1882
3.	Harry Stovey	355	1880
4.	Arthur Irwin	352	1880
5.	Hick Carpenter	347	1881
6.	Harry Stovey	341	1881
7.	Jake Evans	334	1882
8.	Arthur Irwin	333	1882
9.	George Wood	327	1880
10.	Jackie Hayes	326	1882

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	1056	1102
2.	George Creamer	901	930
3.	Arthur Irwin	891	923
4.	Lee Richmond	789	817
5.	Doc Bushong	674	701
6.	Fred Corey	596	610
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	500	509
8.	Hick Carpenter	347	350
9.	Jake Evans	334	341
10.	George Wood	327	337

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	382	1882
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	375	1881
3.	Harry Stovey	367	1880
4.	Arthur Irwin	363	1880
5.	Harry Stovey	353	1881
6.	Hick Carpenter	350	1881
7.	Arthur Irwin	347	1882
8.	Jake Evans	341	1882
9.	George Wood	337	1880
10.	Pete Hotaling	335	1881

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	1102	1102
2.	George Creamer	930	930
3.	Arthur Irwin	923	923
4.	Lee Richmond	817	817
5.	Doc Bushong	701	701
6.	Fred Corey	610	610
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	509	509
8.	Hick Carpenter	350	350
9.	Jake Evans	341	341
10.	George Wood	337	337

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	90	1882
2.	Harry Stovey	76	1880
3.	Harry Stovey	57	1881
4.	Arthur Irwin	53	1880
5.	Pete Hotaling	51	1881
6.	Lee Richmond	50	1882
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	48	1881
8.	Lee Richmond	44	1880
9.	George Creamer	42	1881
10.	Hick Carpenter	40	1881
	George Creamer	40	1880

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	223	1102
2.	Lee Richmond	125	817
3.	Arthur Irwin	110	923
4.	George Creamer	109	930
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	70	509
6.	Doc Bushong	68	701
7.	Fred Corey	66	610
8.	Pete Hotaling	51	335
9.	Hick Carpenter	40	350
10.	Art Whitney	38	311

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	116	1881
2.	Harry Stovey	104	1882
3.	Pete Hotaling	98	1881
4.	Harry Stovey	94	1880
5.	Harry Stovey	92	1881
6.	Arthur Irwin	91	1880
7.	Jackie Hayes	88	1882
8.	George Wood	80	1880
9.	Hick Carpenter	75	1881
10.	Arthur Irwin	73	1882

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	290	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	219	923
3.	Lee Richmond	197	817
4.	George Creamer	190	930
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	155	509
6.	Fred Corey	132	610
7.	Doc Bushong	129	701
8.	Pete Hotaling	98	335
9.	Jackie Hayes	88	332
10.	George Wood	80	337

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	161	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	152	1882
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	149	1881
4.	Harry Stovey	137	1881
5.	Jackie Hayes	130	1882
6.	Pete Hotaling	122	1881
7.	Arthur Irwin	121	1880
8.	George Wood	106	1880
9.	Hick Carpenter	97	1881
10.	George Creamer	96	1882
	Lee Richmond	96	1882

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	450	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	281	923
3.	Lee Richmond	252	817
4.	George Creamer	246	930
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	208	509
6.	Fred Corey	189	610
7.	Doc Bushong	156	701
8.	Jackie Hayes	130	332
9.	Pete Hotaling	122	335
10.	George Wood	106	337

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	25	1881
2.	Jackie Hayes	22	1882
3.	Harry Stovey	21	1880
4.	Arthur Irwin	19	1880
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	18	1881
6.	George Creamer	16	1882
	George Wood	16	1880
8.	Pete Hotaling	15	1881
9.	Harry Stovey	13	1882
	Art Whitney	13	1880

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	59	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	39	923
3.	George Creamer	31	930
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	26	509
5.	Fred Corey	23	610
6.	Jackie Hayes	22	332
7.	Lee Richmond	21	817
8.	George Wood	16	337
9.	Pete Hotaling	15	335
10.	Doc Bushong	14	701

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	14	1880
2.	Fred Corey	12	1882
3.	Harry Stovey	10	1882
4.	Lee Richmond	9	1882
5.	Harry Stovey	7	1881
6.	George Creamer	6	1882
	Buttercup Dickerson	6	1880
	Buttercup Dickerson	6	1881
9.	Art Whitney	5	1880
	George Wood	5	1880

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	31	1102
2.	Fred Corey	17	610
3.	Lee Richmond	14	817
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	12	509
5.	George Creamer	11	930
6.	Arthur Irwin	10	923
7.	Doc Bushong	5	701
	Art Whitney	5	311
	George Wood	5	337
10.	Jake Evans	4	341
	Jackie Hayes	4	332

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	6	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	5	1882
3.	Jackie Hayes	4	1882
4.	Hick Carpenter	2	1881
	Frank Mountain	2	1882
	Lee Richmond	2	1882
	Harry Stovey	2	1881
8.	Doc Bushong	1	1882
	George Creamer	1	1882
	Buttercup Dickerson	1	1881
	Pete Hotaling	1	1881
	Arthur Irwin	1	1880
	Frank McLaughlin	1	1882
	Candy Nelson	1	1881
	Art Whitney	1	1880

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	13	1102
2.	Jackie Hayes	4	332
3.	Hick Carpenter	2	350
	Frank Mountain	2	89
	Lee Richmond	2	817
6.	Doc Bushong	1	701
	George Creamer	1	930
	Buttercup Dickerson	1	509
	Pete Hotaling	1	335
	Arthur Irwin	1	923
	Frank McLaughlin	1	55
	Candy Nelson	1	108
	Art Whitney	1	311

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Jackie Hayes	54	1882
2.	Art Whitney	36	1880
3.	Pete Hotaling	35	1881
	Arthur Irwin	35	1880
5.	Lee Richmond	34	1880
6.	Hick Carpenter	31	1881
	Buttercup Dickerson	31	1881
8.	Arthur Irwin	30	1882
	Harry Stovey	30	1881
10.	Fred Corey	29	1882
	George Creamer	29	1882

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Lee Richmond	90	817
2.	Arthur Irwin	89	923
3.	Harry Stovey	84	1102
4.	George Creamer	81	930
5.	Doc Bushong	55	701
6.	Jackie Hayes	54	332
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	51	509
8.	Fred Corey	45	610
9.	Art Whitney	36	311
10.	Pete Hotaling	35	335

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	22	1882
2.	Doc Bushong	21	1881
3.	Pete Hotaling	18	1881
4.	George Creamer	14	1882
	Arthur Irwin	14	1882
6.	Harry Stovey	12	1880
	Harry Stovey	12	1881
8.	George Creamer	11	1881
	Arthur Irwin	11	1880
10.	Charlie Bennett	10	1880
	Lee Richmond	10	1881
	George Wood	10	1880

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	46	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	32	923
3.	George Creamer	29	930
4.	Lee Richmond	28	817
5.	Doc Bushong	27	701
6.	Pete Hotaling	18	335
7.	Fred Corey	14	610
8.	Charlie Bennett	10	203
	George Wood	10	337
10.	Buttercup Dickerson	9	509
	Art Whitney	9	311

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	46	1880
2.	George Wood	37	1880
3.	Arthur Irwin	34	1882
	Harry Stovey	34	1882
5.	Lee Richmond	32	1880
6.	Fred Corey	31	1882
7.	Charlie Bennett	30	1880
8.	Fred Corey	27	1880
	George Creamer	27	1881
	Arthur Irwin	27	1880

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	103	1102
2.	George Creamer	72	930
3.	Fred Corey	68	610
4.	Arthur Irwin	65	923
5.	Doc Bushong	56	701
6.	Lee Richmond	53	817
7.	George Wood	37	337
8.	Charlie Bennett	30	203
9.	Jackie Hayes	26	332
10.	Frank Mountain	23	89

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	91	1881
2.	Pete Hotaling	79	1881
3.	Harry Stovey	76	1882
4.	Arthur Irwin	67	1880
5.	Hick Carpenter	59	1881
	George Wood	59	1880
7.	Jackie Hayes	58	1882
	Lee Richmond	58	1880
	Harry Stovey	58	1881
10.	Jake Evans	57	1882
	Arthur Irwin	57	1882
	Lee Richmond	57	1881

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	187	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	169	923
3.	Lee Richmond	160	817
4.	George Creamer	147	930
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	116	509
6.	Doc Bushong	109	701
7.	Fred Corey	92	610
8.	Pete Hotaling	79	335
9.	Hick Carpenter	59	350
	George Wood	59	337

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	139	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	137	1882
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	124	1881
	Pete Hotaling	124	1881
5.	Jackie Hayes	114	1882
6.	Harry Stovey	111	1881
7.	Arthur Irwin	103	1880
8.	George Wood	92	1880
9.	Art Whitney	79	1880
10.	Lee Richmond	72	1880

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	50	1882
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	49	1881
3.	Harry Stovey	47	1880
4.	Pete Hotaling	42	1881
5.	Harry Stovey	40	1881
6.	Jackie Hayes	37	1882
7.	Arthur Irwin	34	1880
8.	Lee Richmond	30	1882
9.	George Wood	28	1880
10.	Fred Corey	25	1882
	George Creamer	25	1882

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	137	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	77	923
3.	Lee Richmond	71	817
4.	Buttercup Dickerson	67	509
5.	George Creamer	58	930
6.	Fred Corey	47	610
7.	Pete Hotaling	42	335
8.	Doc Bushong	37	701
	Jackie Hayes	37	332
10.	George Wood	28	337

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	15	1882
2.	Harry Stovey	14	1880
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	10	1881
4.	Pete Hotaling	9	1881
5.	Lee Richmond	7	1882
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	5	1880
	Jackie Hayes	5	1882
8.	Harry Stovey	4	1881
9.	Arthur Irwin	2	1880
	Frank Mountain	2	1882

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	34	1102
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	15	509
3.	Pete Hotaling	9	335
4.	Jackie Hayes	5	332
5.	John Clarkson	1	11

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	1.7	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	1.6	1882
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	1.1	1881
4.	Pete Hotaling	1.0	1881
5.	Lee Richmond	0.7	1882
6.	Buttercup Dickerson	0.6	1880
	Jackie Hayes	0.6	1882
8.	Harry Stovey	0.5	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	0.3	1882
10.	Arthur Irwin	0.2	1880

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	3.8	1102
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	1.7	509
3.	Pete Hotaling	1.0	335
4.	Jackie Hayes	0.6	332
5.	John Clarkson	0.1	11
	Steve Dignan	0.1	10

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	41	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	34	1881
3.	Jackie Hayes	30	1882
4.	Harry Stovey	28	1882
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	25	1881
6.	Arthur Irwin	24	1880
7.	George Creamer	23	1882
8.	George Wood	21	1880
9.	Fred Corey	19	1882
	Pete Hotaling	19	1881
	Lee Richmond	19	1882
	Art Whitney	19	1880

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	103	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	50	923
3.	George Creamer	43	930
4.	Fred Corey	40	610
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	39	509
6.	Lee Richmond	37	817
7.	Jackie Hayes	30	332
8.	George Wood	21	337
9.	Doc Bushong	20	701
10.	Pete Hotaling	19	335
	Art Whitney	19	311

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	126	1882
2.	Buttercup Dickerson	124	1881
3.	Pete Hotaling	116	1881
4.	Harry Stovey	106	1880
5.	Harry Stovey	104	1881
6.	Arthur Irwin	102	1880
7.	Jackie Hayes	94	1882
8.	George Wood	90	1880
9.	Arthur Irwin	87	1882
10.	Doc Bushong	85	1881

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	336	1102
2.	Arthur Irwin	251	923
3.	Lee Richmond	225	817
4.	George Creamer	219	930
5.	Buttercup Dickerson	164	509
6.	Doc Bushong	156	701
7.	Fred Corey	146	610
8.	Pete Hotaling	116	335
9.	Jackie Hayes	94	332
10.	George Wood	90	337

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	.682	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	.660	1882
3.	Buttercup Dickerson	.655	1881
4.	Pete Hotaling	.648	1881
5.	Harry Stovey	.570	1881
6.	Jackie Hayes	.561	1882
7.	Arthur Irwin	.543	1880
8.	George Wood	.479	1880
9.	Art Whitney	.412	1880
10.	Lee Richmond	.366	1880

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
1.	Buttercup Dickerson	45.9	1881
2.	Pete Hotaling	26.4	1881
3.	Art Whitney	20.1	1880
4.	Hick Carpenter	18.3	1881
5.	Jake Evans	15.2	1882
6.	Harry Stovey	14.8	1881
7.	George Creamer	14.6	1880
8.	Arthur Irwin	13.0	1880
9.	Jackie Hayes	12.5	1882
10.	George Creamer	11.4	1881

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Harry Stovey	59.2	1880
2.	Harry Stovey	72.0	1882
3.	Jackie Hayes	81.5	1882
4.	Harry Stovey	170.5	1881
5.	Hick Carpenter	173.5	1881
6.	Art Whitney	302.0	1880
7.	Pete Hotaling	317.0	1881
8.	Arthur Irwin	352.0	1880
9.	Buttercup Dickerson	367.0	1881

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Hick Carpenter	272	1881
2.	Jake Evans	263	1882
3.	Arthur Irwin	261	1880
	Harry Stovey	261	1880
5.	Arthur Irwin	260	1882
6.	Harry Stovey	256	1882
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	251	1881
8.	Harry Stovey	249	1881
9.	George Wood	247	1880
10.	George Creamer	245	1880
	George Creamer	245	1881

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Harry Stovey	766	1102
2.	George Creamer	711	930
3.	Arthur Irwin	672	923
4.	Lee Richmond	592	817
5.	Doc Bushong	545	701
6.	Fred Corey	464	610
7.	Buttercup Dickerson	345	509
8.	Hick Carpenter	272	350
9.	Jake Evans	263	341
10.	George Wood	247	337

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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