Buffalo Bisons Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: Buffalo Bisons

Seasons: 7 (1879 to 1885)

Record: 314-333, .485 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Jim O'Rourke, 206-169, .549 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Dan Brouthers 24.8

2. Hardy Richardson 19.3

3. Jack Rowe 16.1

4. Deacon White 10.7

5. Jim O'Rourke 10.5

6. Davy Force 2.7

7. Bill Crowley 2.6

8. John Clapp 2.4

9. Orator Shafer 2.2

10. Curry Foley 2.0

Offensive WAR †

1. Dan Brouthers 25.1

2. Hardy Richardson 19.2

3. Jack Rowe 15.9

4. Deacon White 14.3

5. Jim O'Rourke 13.1

6. Bill Crowley 3.3

7. Curry Foley 2.5

8. Joe Hornung 2.2

9. Blondie Purcell 1.9

10. John Clapp 1.7

Oscar Walker 1.7

Defensive WAR †

1. Davy Force 4.9

2. Jack Rowe 2.7

3. John Clapp 1.1

4. Hardy Richardson 1.0

5. Charles Fulmer 0.8

6. Orator Shafer 0.5

7. Chub Collins 0.3

8. Bill McGunnigle 0.2

9. Denny Mack 0.1

Old Hoss Radbourn 0.1

Batting Average

1. Dan Brouthers .351

2. Jim O'Rourke .317

3. Deacon White .301

4. Hardy Richardson .292

5. Jack Rowe .289

6. Pud Galvin .212

7. Davy Force .207

On-Base%

1. Dan Brouthers .391

2. Jim O'Rourke .353

3. Deacon White .333

4. Hardy Richardson .322

5. Jack Rowe .312

6. Davy Force .241

7. Pud Galvin .220

Slugging %

1. Dan Brouthers .554

2. Jim O'Rourke .427

3. Hardy Richardson .417

4. Jack Rowe .397

5. Deacon White .378

6. Pud Galvin .277

7. Davy Force .247

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Dan Brouthers .946

2. Jim O'Rourke .780

3. Hardy Richardson .739

4. Deacon White .711

5. Jack Rowe .709

6. Pud Galvin .498

7. Davy Force .488

Games Played

1. Hardy Richardson 618

2. Davy Force 581

3. Jack Rowe 504

4. Deacon White 463

5. Dan Brouthers 439

6. Pud Galvin 434

7. Jim O'Rourke 369

8. Jim Lillie 276

9. Bill Crowley 237

10. Curry Foley 190

At Bats

1. Hardy Richardson 2641

2. Davy Force 2196

3. Jack Rowe 2109

4. Deacon White 1903

5. Dan Brouthers 1851

6. Pud Galvin 1666

7. Jim O'Rourke 1621

8. Jim Lillie 1102

9. Bill Crowley 959

10. Curry Foley 827

Plate Appearances

1. Hardy Richardson 2758

2. Davy Force 2294

3. Jack Rowe 2179

4. Deacon White 1994

5. Dan Brouthers 1973

6. Jim O'Rourke 1711

7. Pud Galvin 1683

8. Jim Lillie 1114

9. Bill Crowley 1005

10. Curry Foley 850

Runs Scored

1. Hardy Richardson 473

2. Dan Brouthers 385

3. Jim O'Rourke 354

4. Jack Rowe 336

5. Deacon White 307

6. Davy Force 225

7. Pud Galvin 188

8. Jim Lillie 142

9. Curry Foley 132

10. Bill Crowley 127

Hits

1. Hardy Richardson 772

2. Dan Brouthers 650

3. Jack Rowe 610

4. Deacon White 573

5. Jim O'Rourke 514

6. Davy Force 454

7. Pud Galvin 354

8. Jim Lillie 259

9. Bill Crowley 253

10. Curry Foley 230

Total Bases

1. Hardy Richardson 1101

2. Dan Brouthers 1026

3. Jack Rowe 838

4. Deacon White 720

5. Jim O'Rourke 692

6. Davy Force 543

7. Pud Galvin 462

8. Jim Lillie 331

9. Bill Crowley 315

10. Curry Foley 301

Doubles

1. Hardy Richardson 154

2. Dan Brouthers 136

3. Jim O'Rourke 98

4. Jack Rowe 96

5. Deacon White 77

6. Davy Force 64

7. Pud Galvin 60

8. Curry Foley 41

9. Bill Crowley 39

10. Jim Lillie 32

Triples

1. Dan Brouthers 63

2. Hardy Richardson 62

3. Jack Rowe 51

4. Jim O'Rourke 28

5. Deacon White 26

6. Pud Galvin 21

7. Joe Hornung 18

8. Davy Force 11

Jim Lillie 11

10. Bill Crowley 10

Home Runs

1. Dan Brouthers 38

2. Hardy Richardson 17

3. Jack Rowe 10

4. Jim O'Rourke 8

5. Jim Lillie 6

Deacon White 6

7. Curry Foley 4

8. Ed Crane 2

Pud Galvin 2

George Myers 2

Blondie Purcell 2

Oscar Walker 2

Runs Batted In

1. Dan Brouthers 343

2. Hardy Richardson 324

3. Jack Rowe 279

4. Deacon White 264

5. Jim O'Rourke 168

6. Davy Force 154

7. Pud Galvin 130

8. Jim Lillie 112

9. Bill Crowley 86

10. Curry Foley 80

Joe Hornung 80

Bases on Balls

1. Dan Brouthers 122

2. Hardy Richardson 117

3. Davy Force 98

4. Deacon White 91

5. Jim O'Rourke 90

6. Jack Rowe 70

7. Bill Crowley 46

8. George Myers 36

9. Orator Shafer 27

10. Curry Foley 23

Strikeouts

1. Pud Galvin 418

2. Davy Force 217

3. Hardy Richardson 210

4. Jim Lillie 141

5. Dave Eggler 128

6. Jack Rowe 77

7. Dan Brouthers 76

8. George Myers 73

9. Bill Crowley 69

10. Deacon White 66

Singles

1. Hardy Richardson 539

2. Deacon White 464

3. Jack Rowe 453

4. Dan Brouthers 413

5. Jim O'Rourke 380

6. Davy Force 378

7. Pud Galvin 271

8. Jim Lillie 210

9. Bill Crowley 203

10. Curry Foley 176

Adjusted OPS+

1. Dan Brouthers 192

2. Jim O'Rourke 141

3. Hardy Richardson 133

4. Jack Rowe 123

5. Deacon White 122

6. Pud Galvin 57

7. Davy Force 55

Runs Created

1. Dan Brouthers 401

2. Hardy Richardson 356

3. Jack Rowe 265

4. Jim O'Rourke 246

5. Deacon White 242

6. Davy Force 132

7. Pud Galvin 104

8. Bill Crowley 94

9. Curry Foley 90

10. Jim Lillie 80

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Dan Brouthers 195

2. Hardy Richardson 96

3. Jim O'Rourke 79

4. Jack Rowe 51

5. Deacon White 48

6. Blondie Purcell 9

7. Bill Crowley 6

Curry Foley 6

Joe Hornung 6

Mike Moynahan 6

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Dan Brouthers 20.9

2. Hardy Richardson 10.6

3. Jim O'Rourke 8.5

4. Jack Rowe 5.5

5. Deacon White 5.2

6. Blondie Purcell 1.0

7. Bill Crowley 0.7

Curry Foley 0.7

Joe Hornung 0.7

Mike Moynahan 0.7

Extra Base Hits

1. Dan Brouthers 237

2. Hardy Richardson 233

3. Jack Rowe 157

4. Jim O'Rourke 134

5. Deacon White 109

6. Pud Galvin 83

7. Davy Force 76

8. Curry Foley 54

9. Bill Crowley 50

10. Jim Lillie 49

Times On Base

1. Hardy Richardson 889

2. Dan Brouthers 772

3. Jack Rowe 680

4. Deacon White 664

5. Jim O'Rourke 604

6. Davy Force 552

7. Pud Galvin 371

8. Bill Crowley 299

9. Jim Lillie 271

10. Curry Foley 253

Offensive Win %

1. Dan Brouthers .834

2. Jim O'Rourke .697

3. Hardy Richardson .654

4. Deacon White .623

5. Jack Rowe .621

6. Pud Galvin .273

7. Davy Force .258

AB per SO

1. Deacon White 28.8

2. Jack Rowe 27.4

3. Jim O'Rourke 26.6

4. Dan Brouthers 24.4

5. Hardy Richardson 12.6

6. Davy Force 10.1

7. Pud Galvin 4.0

AB per HR

1. Dan Brouthers 48.7

2. Hardy Richardson 155.4

3. Jim O'Rourke 202.6

4. Jack Rowe 210.9

5. Deacon White 317.2

6. Pud Galvin 833.0

7. Davy Force 2196.0

Outs Made

1. Hardy Richardson 1869

2. Davy Force 1742

3. Jack Rowe 1499

4. Deacon White 1330

5. Pud Galvin 1312

6. Dan Brouthers 1201

7. Jim O'Rourke 1107

8. Jim Lillie 843

9. Bill Crowley 706

10. Curry Foley 597

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