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New York Metropolitans Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: New York Metropolitans

Seasons: 5 (1883 to 1887)

Record: 270-309, .466 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Jim Mutrie, 129-74, .635 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Dave Orr 20.1

2. Jack Nelson 12.5

3. Frank Hankinson 4.8

4. Dude Esterbrook 4.6

5. Steve Brady 3.9

6. James Roseman 3.0

7. Darby O'Brien 2.2

8. Paul Radford 2.1

9. Dasher Troy 2.0

10. Tim Keefe 1.1

Offensive WAR †

1. Dave Orr 19.2

2. Jack Nelson 12.0

3. James Roseman 3.9

4. Dude Esterbrook 3.6

5. Paul Radford 3.4

6. Frank Hankinson 3.3

7. Steve Brady 3.0

8. Dasher Troy 2.5

9. Darby O'Brien 2.1

10. Tim Keefe 1.3

Defensive WAR †

1. Bill Holbert 4.2

2. Jack Nelson 2.8

3. Frank Hankinson 2.5

4. Dude Esterbrook 1.9

5. Dave Orr 1.1

6. Charlie Reipschlager 0.6

7. Tom McLaughlin 0.5

8. Sadie Houck 0.1

Andy Sommers 0.1

Batting Average

1. Dave Orr .348

2. Steve Brady .264

3. Jack Nelson .258

4. James Roseman .257

On-Base%

1. Dave Orr .369

2. Jack Nelson .357

3. Steve Brady .302

4. James Roseman .298

Slugging %

1. Dave Orr .535

2. James Roseman .354

3. Steve Brady .316

4. Jack Nelson .307

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Dave Orr .904

2. Jack Nelson .665

3. James Roseman .651

4. Steve Brady .618

Games Played

1. James Roseman 495

2. Jack Nelson 492

3. Dave Orr 450

4. Steve Brady 441

5. Frank Hankinson 357

6. Bill Holbert 311

7. Ed Kennedy 293

8. Dude Esterbrook 235

9. Charlie Reipschlager 233

10. Jack Lynch 202

At Bats

1. James Roseman 2044

2. Jack Nelson 1939

3. Dave Orr 1868

4. Steve Brady 1817

5. Frank Hankinson 1396

6. Bill Holbert 1182

7. Ed Kennedy 1083

8. Dude Esterbrook 985

9. Charlie Reipschlager 878

10. Jack Lynch 710

Plate Appearances

1. Jack Nelson 2239

2. James Roseman 2161

3. Dave Orr 1930

4. Steve Brady 1918

5. Frank Hankinson 1496

6. Bill Holbert 1213

7. Ed Kennedy 1133

8. Dude Esterbrook 1029

9. Charlie Reipschlager 905

10. Jack Lynch 758

Runs Scored

1. Jack Nelson 437

2. James Roseman 337

3. Dave Orr 320

4. Steve Brady 287

5. Frank Hankinson 188

6. Dude Esterbrook 176

7. Ed Kennedy 141

8. Paul Radford 127

9. Dasher Troy 104

10. Darby O'Brien 97

Hits

1. Dave Orr 650

2. James Roseman 526

3. Jack Nelson 500

4. Steve Brady 479

5. Frank Hankinson 344

6. Dude Esterbrook 270

7. Bill Holbert 252

8. Ed Kennedy 221

9. Charlie Reipschlager 197

10. Darby O'Brien 157

Total Bases

1. Dave Orr 999

2. James Roseman 723

3. Jack Nelson 596

4. Steve Brady 574

5. Frank Hankinson 450

6. Dude Esterbrook 348

7. Bill Holbert 289

8. Ed Kennedy 282

9. Charlie Reipschlager 251

10. Darby O'Brien 228

Doubles

1. Dave Orr 115

2. James Roseman 71

3. Jack Nelson 58

4. Frank Hankinson 55

5. Steve Brady 45

6. Dude Esterbrook 39

7. Charlie Reipschlager 32

8. Darby O'Brien 30

9. Bill Holbert 25

Dasher Troy 25

Triples

1. Dave Orr 78

2. James Roseman 42

3. Steve Brady 19

4. Dude Esterbrook 18

Frank Hankinson 18

6. Jack Nelson 16

7. Tim Keefe 15

8. Ed Kennedy 13

Darby O'Brien 13

Dasher Troy 13

Home Runs

1. Dave Orr 26

2. James Roseman 14

3. Frank Hankinson 5

Ed Kennedy 5

Darby O'Brien 5

6. Steve Brady 4

Paul Radford 4

Dasher Troy 4

9. Charley Jones 3

Tim Keefe 3

Al Mays 3

John Meister 3

Runs Batted In

1. Dave Orr 357

2. Frank Hankinson 178

3. James Roseman 126

4. Steve Brady 97

5. Jack Nelson 77

6. Darby O'Brien 73

7. Bill Holbert 58

8. Charlie Reipschlager 46

9. Paul Radford 45

10. John Meister 42

Bases on Balls

1. Jack Nelson 278

2. Paul Radford 106

3. Frank Hankinson 99

4. Steve Brady 92

5. James Roseman 90

6. Dave Orr 52

7. Jack Lynch 46

8. Ed Kennedy 45

9. Darby O'Brien 40

10. Tom Forster 37

Strikeouts

1. Joe Gerhardt 43

Frank Hankinson 43

3. Darby O'Brien 42

4. Paul Radford 40

5. Mortimer Hogan 26

6. Al Mays 25

7. Bill Holbert 23

8. Dave Orr 21

9. Ed Cushman 20

10. Andy Sommers 19

Stolen Bases

1. Paul Radford 73

2. Darby O'Brien 49

3. Jack Nelson 43

4. Dave Orr 33

5. Frank Hankinson 29

6. Steve Behel 16

Steve Brady 16

Bill Holbert 16

9. Joe Gerhardt 15

10. Tom McLaughlin 13

Singles

1. Dave Orr 431

2. Jack Nelson 424

3. Steve Brady 411

4. James Roseman 399

5. Frank Hankinson 266

6. Bill Holbert 221

7. Dude Esterbrook 212

8. Ed Kennedy 183

9. Charlie Reipschlager 154

10. Darby O'Brien 109

Adjusted OPS+

1. Dave Orr 185

2. Jack Nelson 112

3. James Roseman 107

4. Steve Brady 100

Runs Created

1. Dave Orr 365

2. James Roseman 211

3. Jack Nelson 209

4. Steve Brady 173

5. Frank Hankinson 135

6. Dude Esterbrook 107

7. Darby O'Brien 80

8. Bill Holbert 68

9. Ed Kennedy 66

Paul Radford 66

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Dave Orr 167

2. Jack Nelson 48

3. Darby O'Brien 16

Paul Radford 16

5. James Roseman 12

6. John O'Rourke 7

Dasher Troy 7

8. Dude Esterbrook 6

9. Steve Brady 2

10. Fred O'Neill 1

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Dave Orr 18.2

2. Jack Nelson 5.4

3. Paul Radford 1.6

James Roseman 1.6

5. Darby O'Brien 1.5

6. Dude Esterbrook 0.9

7. John O'Rourke 0.8

Dasher Troy 0.8

9. Steve Brady 0.2

10. Fred O'Neill 0.1

Extra Base Hits

1. Dave Orr 219

2. James Roseman 127

3. Frank Hankinson 78

4. Jack Nelson 76

5. Steve Brady 68

6. Dude Esterbrook 58

7. Darby O'Brien 48

8. Charlie Reipschlager 43

9. Dasher Troy 42

10. Ed Kennedy 38

Times On Base

1. Jack Nelson 800

2. Dave Orr 712

3. James Roseman 643

4. Steve Brady 580

5. Frank Hankinson 444

6. Dude Esterbrook 314

7. Bill Holbert 283

8. Ed Kennedy 271

9. Paul Radford 241

10. Charlie Reipschlager 224

Offensive Win %

1. Dave Orr .808

2. Jack Nelson .534

3. James Roseman .516

4. Steve Brady .5

Hit By Pitch

1. James Roseman 27

2. Jack Nelson 22

3. Dude Esterbrook 11

4. Dave Orr 10

5. Steve Brady 9

6. Dasher Troy 7

7. Charley Jones 6

Paul Radford 6

9. Jim Donahue 5

Ed Kennedy 5

Power-Speed #

1. Dave Orr 40.9

2. James Roseman 16.8

3. Frank Hankinson 9.1

Darby O'Brien 9.1

5. Steve Brady 8.0

6. Paul Radford 7.6

7. John Meister 4.6

8. Al Mays 4.5

9. Charley Jones 4.4

10. Jack Nelson 4.0

AB per SO

1. Jack Nelson 23.4

2. Dave Orr 16.4

3. James Roseman 13.4

AB per HR

1. Dave Orr 71.8

2. James Roseman 146.0

3. Steve Brady 454.3

4. Jack Nelson 969.5

Outs Made

1. James Roseman 1518

2. Jack Nelson 1439

3. Steve Brady 1338

4. Dave Orr 1218

5. Frank Hankinson 1052

6. Bill Holbert 930

7. Ed Kennedy 862

8. Dude Esterbrook 715

9. Charlie Reipschlager 681

10. Jack Lynch 589

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