National Association Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Spalding • BOS 12.2
2. Cummings • NYU 8.3
3. Zettlein • 2TM 6.0
4. Mathews • BAL 5.7
5. McBride • ATH 4.7
6. Barnes • BOS 4.3
7. Wright • BOS 3.0
8. Force • 2TM 2.8
9. Eggler • NYU 2.8
10. Hatfield • NYU 2.5
WAR Position Players
1. Barnes • BOS 4.3
2. Wright • BOS 3.0
3. Force • 2TM 2.8
4. Eggler • NYU 2.8
5. Hatfield • NYU 2.5
6. Anson • ATH 2.4
7. Fisler • ATH 2.4
8. McGeary • ATH 1.9
9. Hicks • NYU 1.8
10. Hall • BAL 1.5
Offensive WAR
1. Barnes • BOS 3.0
2. Anson • ATH 2.7
3. Force • 2TM 2.4
4. Hatfield • NYU 2.1
5. Eggler • NYU 1.9
6. Wright • BOS 1.9
Hicks • NYU 1.9
8. Fisler • ATH 1.8
9. McGeary • ATH 1.6
10. Hall • BAL 1.5
Defensive WAR
1. Wright • BOS 1.3
2. Barnes • BOS 1.3
3. Ferguson • BRA 1.3
4. Fisler • ATH 0.8
5. Pearce • NYU 0.7
6. Schafer • BOS 0.7
7. Eggler • NYU 0.7
8. York • BAL 0.5
Force • 2TM 0.5
10. Hatfield • NYU 0.5
Batting Average
1. Barnes • BOS .430
2. Force • 2TM .418
3. Anson • ATH .415
4. Hastings • 2TM .362
5. McGeary • ATH .360
6. Murnane • MAN .360
7. Spalding • BOS .354
8. Leonard • BOS .349
9. Fisler • ATH .348
10. Higham • BAL .343
On-Base%
1. Anson • ATH .455
2. Barnes • BOS .452
3. Force • 2TM .423
4. Hastings • 2TM .376
5. McGeary • ATH .366
6. White • CLE .363
7. Spalding • BOS .363
8. Mack • ATH .360
Murnane • MAN .360
10. Fisler • ATH .359
Slugging %
1. Barnes • BOS .583
2. Anson • ATH .525
3. Wood • 2TM .500
4. Force • 2TM .493
5. Meyerle • ATH .486
6. Wright • BOS .471
7. Hall • BAL .464
8. Pike • BAL .460
9. Spalding • BOS .447
10. Fisler • ATH .426
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Barnes • BOS 1.034
2. Anson • ATH .980
3. Force • 2TM .916
4. Wood • 2TM .833
5. Wright • BOS .816
6. Meyerle • ATH .815
7. Spalding • BOS .810
8. Hall • BAL .808
9. Hastings • 2TM .788
10. Fisler • ATH .785
Games Played
1. Pike • BAL 56
Radcliff • BAL 56
Eggler • NYU 56
Hatfield • NYU 56
Hicks • NYU 56
6. Mills • BAL 55
Cummings • NYU 55
8. McMullin • NYU 54
Start • NYU 54
10. Hall • BAL 53
At Bats
1. Radcliff • BAL 297
2. Eggler • NYU 290
3. Hatfield • NYU 288
4. Pike • BAL 285
5. Start • NYU 277
6. Hicks • NYU 267
7. Mills • BAL 266
8. Cuthbert • ATH 260
9. McBride • ATH 258
10. Wright • BOS 255
Plate Appearances
1. Eggler • NYU 298
2. Radcliff • BAL 297
Hatfield • NYU 297
4. Pike • BAL 289
5. Start • NYU 277
6. Hicks • NYU 273
7. Mills • BAL 269
8. Cuthbert • ATH 266
9. McBride • ATH 261
10. Wright • BOS 258
Runs Scored
1. Eggler • NYU 94
2. Wright • BOS 87
3. Cuthbert • ATH 83
4. Barnes • BOS 81
5. Hatfield • NYU 76
6. Higham • BAL 72
7. Radcliff • BAL 70
8. Hall • BAL 69
Force • 2TM 69
10. Mack • ATH 68
McGeary • ATH 68
Pike • BAL 68
Hits
1. Barnes • BOS 99
2. Eggler • NYU 97
3. Force • 2TM 94
4. Hatfield • NYU 93
5. Anson • ATH 90
6. Cuthbert • ATH 88
7. Radcliff • BAL 86
Wright • BOS 86
9. Fisler • ATH 85
Pike • BAL 85
Total Bases
1. Barnes • BOS 134
2. Pike • BAL 131
3. Wright • BOS 120
4. Eggler • NYU 117
5. Hall • BAL 116
6. Hatfield • NYU 115
7. Anson • ATH 114
8. Force • 2TM 111
9. Radcliff • BAL 110
10. Spalding • BOS 106
Doubles
1. Barnes • BOS 28
2. Eggler • NYU 20
3. Hall • BAL 17
4. Wright • BOS 16
5. Pike • BAL 15
Hatfield • NYU 15
7. Mills • BAL 14
8. Fisler • ATH 13
Radcliff • BAL 13
Force • 2TM 13
Triples
1. Gould • BOS 8
2. Anson • ATH 7
3. Hall • BAL 6
Wright • BOS 6
5. Remsen • BRA 5
Pike • BAL 5
Spalding • BOS 5
Meyerle • ATH 5
Wood • 2TM 5
10. Schafer • BOS 4
Bentley • MAN 4
Radcliff • BAL 4
York • BAL 4
Home Runs
1. Pike • BAL 7
2. Gedney • 2TM 3
3. Wood • 2TM 2
Treacey • ATH 2
Carey • BAL 2
Higham • BAL 2
Leonard • BOS 2
Wright • BOS 2
9. Meyerle • ATH 1
Fisher • BAL 1
Hall • BAL 1
Radcliff • BAL 1
Barnes • BOS 1
Cuthbert • ATH 1
Schafer • BOS 1
Remsen • BRA 1
Bentley • MAN 1
Clapp • MAN 1
Boyd • NYU 1
Fulmer • NYU 1
Hatfield • NYU 1
Pearce • NYU 1
Rogers • BOS 1
Runs Batted In
1. Pike • BAL 60
2. Anson • ATH 48
Fisler • ATH 48
Start • NYU 48
5. Cuthbert • ATH 47
Spalding • BOS 47
Hatfield • NYU 47
8. Radcliff • BAL 44
Barnes • BOS 44
10. Leonard • BOS 42
Bechtel • NYU 42
Bases on Balls
1. Mack • ATH 23
2. Anson • ATH 16
3. McMullin • NYU 11
4. Wright • BOS 9
Barnes • BOS 9
Hatfield • NYU 9
7. Eggler • NYU 8
8. Bechtel • NYU 7
9. Cuthbert • ATH 6
Boyd • NYU 6
Hicks • NYU 6
Wood • 2TM 6
Strikeouts
1. Cummings • NYU 14
2. Cuthbert • ATH 10
Treacey • ATH 10
4. Mack • ATH 9
Eggler • NYU 9
6. Schafer • BOS 8
Allison • 2TM 8
8. Boyd • NYU 7
9. Remsen • BRA 6
Hatfield • NYU 6
McMullin • NYU 6
Pike • BAL 6
Stolen Bases
1. Eggler • NYU 18
2. Cuthbert • ATH 14
Wright • BOS 14
4. McGeary • ATH 13
5. Hatfield • NYU 12
Barnes • BOS 12
7. Pike • BAL 10
8. Bechtel • NYU 9
Mack • ATH 9
Craver • BAL 9
Singles
1. Force • 2TM 79
2. Cuthbert • ATH 77
Eggler • NYU 77
4. Hatfield • NYU 75
5. Leonard • BOS 74
6. Anson • ATH 73
7. Higham • BAL 71
8. McGeary • ATH 70
Start • NYU 70
10. Fisler • ATH 69
Adjusted OPS+
1. Barnes • BOS 211
2. Anson • ATH 200
3. Force • 2TM 178
4. Wood • 2TM 156
5. Meyerle • ATH 147
6. Hastings • 2TM 144
7. Wright • BOS 144
8. Spalding • BOS 144
9. Hall • BAL 141
10. Eggler • NYU 141
Runs Created
1. Barnes • BOS 62
2. Anson • ATH 50
3. Force • 2TM 48
4. Pike • BAL 42
Wright • BOS 42
Eggler • NYU 42
7. Hall • BAL 41
8. Hatfield • NYU 40
9. Spalding • BOS 39
10. Fisler • ATH 38
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Barnes • BOS 31
2. Anson • ATH 26
3. Force • 2TM 20
4. Eggler • NYU 15
5. Wright • BOS 13
6. Hatfield • NYU 13
7. Hall • BAL 12
8. Spalding • BOS 12
9. Fisler • ATH 11
10. McGeary • ATH 10
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Barnes • BOS 3.0
2. Anson • ATH 2.5
3. Force • 2TM 2.0
4. Eggler • NYU 1.4
5. Hatfield • NYU 1.3
Wright • BOS 1.3
7. Hall • BAL 1.2
8. Spalding • BOS 1.1
9. Fisler • ATH 1.1
10. McGeary • ATH 1.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Barnes • BOS 31
2. Pike • BAL 27
3. Hall • BAL 24
Wright • BOS 24
5. Eggler • NYU 20
6. Wood • 2TM 19
7. Radcliff • BAL 18
Hatfield • NYU 18
9. Anson • ATH 17
Gould • BOS 17
Spalding • BOS 17
Times On Base
1. Barnes • BOS 108
2. Anson • ATH 106
3. Eggler • NYU 105
4. Hatfield • NYU 102
5. Force • 2TM 96
6. Cuthbert • ATH 94
7. Fisler • ATH 89
Pike • BAL 89
Wright • BOS 89
10. Hicks • NYU 88
Offensive Win %
1. Barnes • BOS .857
2. Anson • ATH .804
3. Force • 2TM .794
4. Spalding • BOS .671
5. Wood • 2TM .666
6. Hall • BAL .658
7. Hastings • 2TM .655
8. Wright • BOS .654
9. Fisler • ATH .642
10. Meyerle • ATH .627
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Hicks • NYU 7
2. McMullin • NYU 4
3. Barnes • BOS 3
Meyerle • ATH 3
Craver • BAL 3
Hatfield • NYU 3
7. Wolters • CLE 2
Cuthbert • ATH 2
Patterson • ECK 2
Bentley • MAN 2
Bechtel • NYU 2
Cummings • NYU 2
Pearce • NYU 2
Allison • 2TM 2
Holdsworth • 2TM 2
Bellán • TRO 2
McAtee • TRO 2
Anson • ATH 2
Fisler • ATH 2
Mathews • BAL 2
Higham • BAL 2
McBride • ATH 2
Rogers • BOS 2
Caught Stealing
1. McGeary • ATH 8
2. Anson • ATH 6
Eggler • NYU 6
4. Mack • ATH 5
Barlow • BRA 5
Treacey • ATH 5
Leonard • BOS 5
Higham • BAL 5
Hatfield • NYU 5
10. Cuthbert • ATH 4
Wright • BOS 4
Booth • 2TM 4
Power-Speed #
1. Pike • BAL 8.2
2. Wright • BOS 3.5
3. Leonard • BOS 3.2
4. Treacey • ATH 3.1
5. Gedney • 2TM 3.0
6. Carey • BAL 2.7
Higham • BAL 2.7
8. Cuthbert • ATH 1.9
9. Hatfield • NYU 1.8
Barnes • BOS 1.8
AB per SO
1. Start • NYU ∞
Ferguson • BRA ∞
Force • TRO ∞
Bellán • TRO ∞
Murnane • MAN ∞
O'Rourke • MAN ∞
Clapp • MAN ∞
Pabor • CLE ∞
Lennon • NAT ∞
Hines • NAT ∞
Bielaski • NAT ∞
Waterman • OLY ∞
Stearns • NAT ∞
White • NAT ∞
Hollingshead • NAT ∞
Brainard • OLY ∞
Doyle • NAT ∞
Goldsmith • OLY ∞
Flynn • OLY ∞
Glenn • OLY ∞
Coughlin • NAT ∞
AB per HR
1. Gedney • 2TM 39.3
2. Pike • BAL 40.7
3. Wood • 2TM 72.0
4. Carey • BAL 98.0
5. Bentley • MAN 114.0
6. Treacey • ATH 118.0
7. Leonard • BOS 120.5
8. Higham • BAL 122.5
9. Wright • BOS 127.5
10. Meyerle • ATH 146.0
Outs Made
1. Radcliff • BAL 214
2. Start • NYU 205
3. Hatfield • NYU 203
4. Pike • BAL 201
5. Cummings • NYU 200
6. Eggler • NYU 199
7. Hicks • NYU 192
8. Mills • BAL 190
9. McBride • ATH 187
10. York • BAL 185
rOBA
1. Barnes • BOS .474
2. Anson • ATH .441
3. Force • 2TM .429
4. Spalding • BOS .378
5. Hall • BAL .371
6. Wood • 2TM .370
7. Wright • BOS .369
8. Hastings • 2TM .367
9. Fisler • ATH .367
10. Meyerle • ATH .364
Rbat+
1. Barnes • BOS 165
2. Anson • ATH 163
3. Force • 2TM 150
4. Wood • 2TM 131
5. Hastings • 2TM 130
6. White • CLE 129
7. Eggler • NYU 129
8. Hatfield • NYU 127
9. Murnane • MAN 127
10. McGeary • ATH 127

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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