Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: Philadelphia Athletics

Seasons: 9 (1882 to 1890)

Record: 560-498, .529 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Bill Sharsig, 232-205, .531 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Harry Stovey 29.6

2. Denny Lyons 18.5

3. Henry Larkin 17.7

4. Jack O'Brien 9.7

5. Curt Welch 9.5

6. John Milligan 7.8

7. Sadie Houck 5.2

8. Lou Bierbauer 4.8

9. Fred Corey 4.1

10. Mike Moynahan 2.8

Blondie Purcell 2.8

Offensive WAR †

1. Harry Stovey 27.9

2. Denny Lyons 19.5

3. Henry Larkin 19.0

4. Jack O'Brien 10.2

5. Curt Welch 8.0

6. John Milligan 5.3

7. Blondie Purcell 3.8

8. Sadie Houck 3.7

9. Lou Bierbauer 3.5

10. Fred Corey 3.4

Defensive WAR †

1. John Milligan 3.8

2. Sadie Houck 2.8

3. Lou Bierbauer 2.2

4. Fred Corey 1.5

5. Frank Fennelly 1.2

Bill Gleason 1.2

7. Lave Cross 0.9

Jack O'Brien 0.9

9. Lou Say 0.8

10. Chippy McGarr 0.6

Wilbert Robinson 0.6

Batting Average

1. Denny Lyons .329

2. Henry Larkin .305

3. Harry Stovey .302

4. Curt Welch .274

5. Jack O'Brien .273

6. Lou Bierbauer .268

7. Wilbert Robinson .227

On-Base%

1. Denny Lyons .408

2. Henry Larkin .374

3. Curt Welch .373

4. Harry Stovey .370

5. Jack O'Brien .339

6. Lou Bierbauer .298

7. Wilbert Robinson .265

Slugging %

1. Harry Stovey .483

2. Denny Lyons .467

3. Henry Larkin .441

4. Jack O'Brien .377

5. Curt Welch .361

6. Lou Bierbauer .347

7. Wilbert Robinson .294

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Denny Lyons .875

2. Harry Stovey .853

3. Henry Larkin .815

4. Curt Welch .734

5. Jack O'Brien .716

6. Lou Bierbauer .645

7. Wilbert Robinson .558

Games Played

1. Harry Stovey 824

2. Henry Larkin 726

3. Lou Bierbauer 527

4. Denny Lyons 499

5. Jack O'Brien 468

6. Cub Stricker 374

7. Wilbert Robinson 372

8. Curt Welch 364

9. Blondie Purcell 323

10. John Milligan 303

At Bats

1. Harry Stovey 3427

2. Henry Larkin 2903

3. Lou Bierbauer 2136

4. Denny Lyons 1998

5. Jack O'Brien 1850

6. Curt Welch 1461

7. Wilbert Robinson 1453

8. Cub Stricker 1399

9. Blondie Purcell 1340

10. John Milligan 1211

Plate Appearances

1. Harry Stovey 3798

2. Henry Larkin 3225

3. Denny Lyons 2264

4. Lou Bierbauer 2229

5. Jack O'Brien 2034

6. Curt Welch 1690

7. Wilbert Robinson 1527

8. Cub Stricker 1481

9. Blondie Purcell 1467

10. John Milligan 1272

Runs Scored

1. Harry Stovey 883

2. Henry Larkin 608

3. Denny Lyons 457

4. Curt Welch 359

5. Jack O'Brien 323

6. Lou Bierbauer 293

7. Blondie Purcell 263

8. Cub Stricker 231

9. Tom Poorman 216

10. Lon Knight 209

Hits

1. Harry Stovey 1036

2. Henry Larkin 884

3. Denny Lyons 658

4. Lou Bierbauer 572

5. Jack O'Brien 505

6. Curt Welch 401

7. Blondie Purcell 389

8. John Milligan 338

9. Cub Stricker 334

10. Wilbert Robinson 330

Total Bases

1. Harry Stovey 1654

2. Henry Larkin 1279

3. Denny Lyons 933

4. Lou Bierbauer 741

5. Jack O'Brien 698

6. Curt Welch 528

7. Blondie Purcell 492

8. John Milligan 481

9. Wilbert Robinson 427

10. Fred Corey 412

Cub Stricker 412

Doubles

1. Harry Stovey 202

2. Henry Larkin 167

3. Denny Lyons 133

4. Jack O'Brien 91

5. Lou Bierbauer 83

6. Curt Welch 82

7. John Milligan 79

8. Blondie Purcell 65

9. Wilbert Robinson 50

10. Fred Corey 47

Triples

1. Harry Stovey 94

2. Henry Larkin 75

3. Jack O'Brien 36

4. John Coleman 30

5. Denny Lyons 29

6. Lou Bierbauer 28

7. Fred Corey 26

8. Tom Poorman 25

9. Sadie Houck 23

10. Lon Knight 22

Home Runs

1. Harry Stovey 76

2. Denny Lyons 28

3. Henry Larkin 26

4. John Milligan 12

5. Lou Bierbauer 10

Jack O'Brien 10

7. Ed Seward 9

8. Fred Corey 7

Wilbert Robinson 7

10. Tom Poorman 6

Runs Batted In

1. Harry Stovey 544

2. Henry Larkin 462

3. Denny Lyons 351

4. Lou Bierbauer 314

5. Jack O'Brien 273

6. Blondie Purcell 172

7. Wilbert Robinson 155

8. Curt Welch 140

9. John Coleman 136

10. John Milligan 134

Bases on Balls

1. Harry Stovey 351

2. Henry Larkin 264

3. Denny Lyons 232

4. Jack O'Brien 157

5. Curt Welch 149

6. Blondie Purcell 114

7. Lou Bierbauer 88

8. Frank Fennelly 74

Cub Stricker 74

10. Tom Poorman 66

Wilbert Robinson 66

Strikeouts

1. Harry Stovey 175

2. Gus Weyhing 143

3. Denny Lyons 103

4. Tom Poorman 92

5. Ed Seward 89

6. Frank Fennelly 85

7. Henry Larkin 82

8. Wilbert Robinson 75

9. Chippy McGarr 67

Curt Welch 67

Stolen Bases

1. Harry Stovey 292

2. Curt Welch 225

3. Denny Lyons 150

4. Tom Poorman 134

5. Lou Bierbauer 110

6. Chippy McGarr 101

7. Henry Larkin 100

8. Wilbert Robinson 88

9. Blondie Purcell 80

10. Jack O'Brien 54

Singles

1. Harry Stovey 664

2. Henry Larkin 616

3. Denny Lyons 468

4. Lou Bierbauer 451

5. Jack O'Brien 368

6. Blondie Purcell 306

7. Curt Welch 298

8. Cub Stricker 277

9. Wilbert Robinson 260

10. John Milligan 233

Adjusted OPS+

1. Denny Lyons 158

Harry Stovey 158

3. Henry Larkin 147

4. Curt Welch 122

5. Jack O'Brien 121

6. Lou Bierbauer 93

7. Wilbert Robinson 67

Runs Created

1. Harry Stovey 608

2. Henry Larkin 462

3. Denny Lyons 378

4. Jack O'Brien 230

5. Lou Bierbauer 223

6. Curt Welch 180

7. Blondie Purcell 172

8. John Milligan 150

9. Fred Corey 120

10. John Coleman 115

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Harry Stovey 241

2. Henry Larkin 169

3. Denny Lyons 156

4. Curt Welch 51

5. Jack O'Brien 50

6. Blondie Purcell 24

7. John Milligan 19

8. Mike Moynahan 18

9. Orator Shafer 10

10. John Coleman 9

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Harry Stovey 26.3

2. Henry Larkin 18.3

3. Denny Lyons 16.0

4. Jack O'Brien 5.6

5. Curt Welch 5.5

6. Blondie Purcell 2.5

7. John Milligan 2.0

Mike Moynahan 2.0

9. Orator Shafer 1.1

10. John Coleman 1.0

Extra Base Hits

1. Harry Stovey 372

2. Henry Larkin 268

3. Denny Lyons 190

4. Jack O'Brien 137

5. Lou Bierbauer 121

6. John Milligan 105

7. Curt Welch 103

8. Blondie Purcell 83

9. Fred Corey 80

10. John Coleman 70

Wilbert Robinson 70

Times On Base

1. Harry Stovey 1407

2. Henry Larkin 1206

3. Denny Lyons 924

4. Jack O'Brien 689

5. Lou Bierbauer 665

6. Curt Welch 630

7. Blondie Purcell 516

8. Cub Stricker 416

9. Wilbert Robinson 404

10. John Milligan 399

Offensive Win %

1. Denny Lyons .761

2. Harry Stovey .751

3. Henry Larkin .71

4. Jack O'Brien .612

5. Curt Welch .582

6. Lou Bierbauer .49

7. Wilbert Robinson .331

Hit By Pitch

1. Curt Welch 80

2. Henry Larkin 58

3. Denny Lyons 34

4. Jack O'Brien 27

5. Harry Stovey 20

6. Sadie Houck 15

Tom Poorman 15

8. Blondie Purcell 13

9. Jack Gleason 11

10. Ed Seward 10

Power-Speed #

1. Harry Stovey 134.1

2. Denny Lyons 47.2

3. Henry Larkin 45.2

4. John Milligan 18.9

5. Jack O'Brien 18.6

6. Lou Bierbauer 18.3

7. Ed Seward 14.3

8. Wilbert Robinson 13.0

9. Tom Poorman 11.5

10. John Coleman 10.0

AB per SO

1. Lou Bierbauer 29.3

2. Henry Larkin 19.0

3. Curt Welch 15.9

4. Denny Lyons 14.9

5. Wilbert Robinson 10.4

6. Harry Stovey 9.0

AB per HR

1. Harry Stovey 45.1

2. Denny Lyons 71.4

3. Henry Larkin 111.7

4. Jack O'Brien 185.0

5. Wilbert Robinson 207.6

6. Lou Bierbauer 213.6

7. Curt Welch 487.0

Outs Made

1. Harry Stovey 2391

2. Henry Larkin 2019

3. Lou Bierbauer 1564

4. Jack O'Brien 1345

5. Denny Lyons 1340

6. Wilbert Robinson 1123

7. Cub Stricker 1065

8. Curt Welch 1060

9. Blondie Purcell 951

10. John Milligan 873

rOBA †

1. Harry Stovey .398

2. Henry Larkin .380

Rbat+ †

1. Harry Stovey 142

2. Henry Larkin 137

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