Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. King Kelly • 1879 4.2
2. Deacon White • 1879 3.7
3. Charley Jones • 1878 2.8
4. Joe Gerhardt • 1878 2.5
5. Deacon White • 1878 2.4
6. Charley Jones • 1877 2.2
7. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 2.0
8. Pete Hotaling • 1879 1.9
Cal McVey • 1879 1.9
10. Cal McVey • 1878 1.8
Offensive WAR †
1. King Kelly • 1879 4.1
2. Deacon White • 1879 3.4
3. Cal McVey • 1878 2.5
Cal McVey • 1879 2.5
5. Charley Jones • 1876 2.3
Jack Manning • 1877 2.3
Deacon White • 1878 2.3
8. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 2.2
Pete Hotaling • 1879 2.2
Charley Jones • 1877 2.2
Defensive WAR †
1. Chub Sullivan • 1878 0.9
2. Joe Gerhardt • 1878 0.8
3. Deacon White • 1879 0.6
4. Deacon White • 1878 0.4
5. Billy Geer • 1878 0.3
Charley Jones • 1878 0.3
George Miller • 1877 0.3
8. Ross Barnes • 1879 0.2
9. Will Foley • 1876 0.1
Joe Gerhardt • 1879 0.1
Nat Hicks • 1877 0.1
King Kelly • 1879 0.1
Batting Average
1. King Kelly • 1879 .348
2. Deacon White • 1879 .330
3. Jack Manning • 1877 .317
4. Deacon White • 1878 .314
5. Charley Jones • 1878 .310
6. Cal McVey • 1878 .306
7. Lip Pike • 1877 .298
8. Joe Gerhardt • 1878 .297
Cal McVey • 1879 .297
10. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 .291
On-Base%
1. King Kelly • 1879 .363
2. Deacon White • 1879 .342
3. Deacon White • 1878 .340
4. Jack Manning • 1877 .331
5. Charley Jones • 1878 .321
Lip Pike • 1877 .321
7. Cal McVey • 1878 .319
8. Joe Gerhardt • 1878 .316
9. Cal McVey • 1879 .312
10. Charley Jones • 1876 .304
Slugging %
1. King Kelly • 1879 .493
2. Charley Jones • 1878 .441
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 .440
4. Jack Manning • 1877 .437
5. Deacon White • 1879 .423
6. Charley Jones • 1876 .420
Lip Pike • 1877 .420
8. Cal McVey • 1878 .395
9. Pete Hotaling • 1879 .390
10. Cal McVey • 1879 .381
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. King Kelly • 1879 .855
2. Jack Manning • 1877 .767
3. Deacon White • 1879 .766
4. Charley Jones • 1878 .761
5. Lip Pike • 1877 .741
6. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 .737
7. Charley Jones • 1876 .724
8. Cal McVey • 1878 .714
9. Cal McVey • 1879 .694
10. Pete Hotaling • 1879 .692
Games Played
1. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 81
Pete Hotaling • 1879 81
Cal McVey • 1879 81
4. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 79
5. Deacon White • 1879 78
6. Ross Barnes • 1879 77
King Kelly • 1879 77
8. Will White • 1879 76
9. Charley Jones • 1876 64
10. Amos Booth • 1876 63
At Bats
1. Pete Hotaling • 1879 369
2. Cal McVey • 1879 354
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 350
4. King Kelly • 1879 345
5. Deacon White • 1879 333
6. Ross Barnes • 1879 323
7. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 313
8. Will White • 1879 294
9. Charley Jones • 1876 276
10. Amos Booth • 1876 272
Plate Appearances
1. Pete Hotaling • 1879 381
2. Cal McVey • 1879 362
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 353
King Kelly • 1879 353
5. Ross Barnes • 1879 339
Deacon White • 1879 339
7. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 316
8. Will White • 1879 300
9. Charley Jones • 1876 283
10. Amos Booth • 1876 281
Runs Scored
1. King Kelly • 1879 78
2. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 73
3. Pete Hotaling • 1879 64
Cal McVey • 1879 64
5. Ross Barnes • 1879 55
Deacon White • 1879 55
7. Charley Jones • 1878 50
8. Jack Manning • 1877 47
9. Joe Gerhardt • 1878 46
10. Lip Pike • 1877 45
Hits
1. King Kelly • 1879 120
2. Deacon White • 1879 110
3. Cal McVey • 1879 105
4. Pete Hotaling • 1879 103
5. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 102
6. Ross Barnes • 1879 86
7. Cal McVey • 1878 83
8. Charley Jones • 1878 81
Deacon White • 1878 81
10. Jack Manning • 1877 80
Total Bases
1. King Kelly • 1879 170
2. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 154
3. Pete Hotaling • 1879 144
4. Deacon White • 1879 141
5. Cal McVey • 1879 135
6. Charley Jones • 1876 116
7. Charley Jones • 1878 115
8. Jack Manning • 1877 110
Lip Pike • 1877 110
10. Cal McVey • 1878 107
Doubles
1. Pete Hotaling • 1879 20
King Kelly • 1879 20
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 18
Cal McVey • 1879 18
5. Charley Jones • 1876 17
6. Jack Manning • 1877 16
Deacon White • 1879 16
8. Billy Geer • 1878 13
9. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 12
Lip Pike • 1877 12
Triples
1. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 14
2. King Kelly • 1879 12
3. Pete Hotaling • 1879 9
4. Charley Jones • 1877 7
Charley Jones • 1878 7
Jack Manning • 1877 7
7. Cal McVey • 1879 6
Deacon White • 1879 6
9. Charley Jones • 1876 4
Cal McVey • 1878 4
Lip Pike • 1877 4
Runs Batted In
1. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 57
2. Cal McVey • 1879 55
3. Deacon White • 1879 52
4. King Kelly • 1879 47
5. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 39
Charley Jones • 1878 39
7. Charley Jones • 1876 38
8. Jack Manning • 1877 36
9. Bob Addy • 1877 31
10. Ross Barnes • 1879 30
Bases on Balls
1. Ross Barnes • 1879 16
2. Amos Booth • 1877 12
Pete Hotaling • 1879 12
4. Billy Geer • 1878 10
Charley Jones • 1877 10
Deacon White • 1878 10
7. Amos Booth • 1876 9
Lip Pike • 1877 9
9. King Kelly • 1879 8
Cal McVey • 1879 8
Will White • 1878 8
Strikeouts
1. Will White • 1879 56
2. Will White • 1878 41
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 27
4. Ross Barnes • 1879 25
5. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 19
Emanuel Snyder • 1876 19
7. Billy Geer • 1878 18
8. Pete Hotaling • 1879 17
Charley Jones • 1876 17
Charley Jones • 1877 17
Charley Jones • 1878 17
Singles
1. Deacon White • 1879 87
2. King Kelly • 1879 86
3. Cal McVey • 1879 81
4. Deacon White • 1878 76
5. Ross Barnes • 1879 74
6. Pete Hotaling • 1879 73
7. Amos Booth • 1876 68
Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 68
Joe Gerhardt • 1878 68
10. Cal McVey • 1878 67
Adjusted OPS+
1. King Kelly • 1879 182
2. Charley Jones • 1876 158
Charley Jones • 1878 158
4. Jack Manning • 1877 153
Deacon White • 1879 153
6. Lip Pike • 1877 145
7. Cal McVey • 1878 143
8. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 142
9. Deacon White • 1878 132
10. Cal McVey • 1879 130
Runs Created
1. King Kelly • 1879 62
2. Deacon White • 1879 48
3. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 46
4. Pete Hotaling • 1879 43
5. Cal McVey • 1879 42
6. Charley Jones • 1878 37
7. Jack Manning • 1877 36
8. Charley Jones • 1876 35
Lip Pike • 1877 35
10. Cal McVey • 1878 34
Adj. Batting Runs
1. King Kelly • 1879 29
2. Deacon White • 1879 18
3. Charley Jones • 1876 17
4. Charley Jones • 1878 15
Jack Manning • 1877 15
6. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 14
7. Charley Jones • 1877 13
Lip Pike • 1877 13
9. Cal McVey • 1878 12
10. Pete Hotaling • 1879 11
Cal McVey • 1879 11
Adj. Batting Wins
1. King Kelly • 1879 3.2
2. Deacon White • 1879 2.0
3. Charley Jones • 1876 1.8
4. Charley Jones • 1878 1.7
5. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 1.6
Jack Manning • 1877 1.6
7. Lip Pike • 1877 1.4
8. Pete Hotaling • 1879 1.3
Charley Jones • 1877 1.3
Cal McVey • 1878 1.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 34
King Kelly • 1879 34
3. Pete Hotaling • 1879 30
4. Charley Jones • 1876 25
5. Cal McVey • 1879 24
6. Jack Manning • 1877 23
Deacon White • 1879 23
8. Charley Jones • 1878 21
9. Lip Pike • 1877 20
10. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 16
Charley Jones • 1877 16
Cal McVey • 1878 16
Times On Base
1. King Kelly • 1879 128
2. Deacon White • 1879 116
3. Pete Hotaling • 1879 115
4. Cal McVey • 1879 113
5. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 105
6. Ross Barnes • 1879 102
7. Deacon White • 1878 91
8. Cal McVey • 1878 88
9. Lip Pike • 1877 87
10. Charley Jones • 1876 86
Offensive Win %
1. King Kelly • 1879 .800
2. Deacon White • 1879 .718
3. Charley Jones • 1878 .707
4. Jack Manning • 1877 .669
5. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 .659
6. Cal McVey • 1878 .656
7. Charley Jones • 1876 .632
8. Lip Pike • 1877 .629
Deacon White • 1878 .629
10. Cal McVey • 1879 .620
AB per SO
1. Deacon White • 1878 51.6
2. Bob Addy • 1877 49.0
3. Charlie Sweasy • 1876 45.0
4. Jack Manning • 1877 42.0
5. Lip Pike • 1877 37.4
6. Deacon White • 1879 37.0
7. King Kelly • 1878 33.9
8. Cal McVey • 1879 27.2
9. Cal McVey • 1878 27.1
Chub Sullivan • 1878 27.1
AB per HR
1. Lip Pike • 1877 65.5
2. Charley Jones • 1876 69.0
3. Charley Jones • 1878 87.0
4. Cal McVey • 1878 135.5
5. King Kelly • 1879 172.5
6. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 175.0
7. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 313.0
8. Ross Barnes • 1879 323.0
9. Deacon White • 1879 333.0
10. Pete Hotaling • 1879 369.0
Outs Made
1. Pete Hotaling • 1879 266
2. Will White • 1879 254
3. Joe Gerhardt • 1879 251
4. Cal McVey • 1879 249
5. Buttercup Dickerson • 1879 248
6. Ross Barnes • 1879 237
7. King Kelly • 1879 225
8. Deacon White • 1879 223
9. Amos Booth • 1876 201
10. Charley Jones • 1876 197

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