New York Mutuals Top 50 Career Batting Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1.	Joe Start	6.6
2.	Dave Eggler	5.8
3.	John Hatfield	4.2
4.	Nat Hicks	2.6
5.	Dick Higham	1.8
	Jim Holdsworth	1.8
7.	Candy Nelson	1.7
8.	George Bechtel	1.4
9.	Jack Burdock	1.3
	Count Gedney	1.3
	Rynie Wolters	1.3
12.	Tom Carey	1.1
	John McMullin	1.1
14.	Dickey Pearce	1.0
15.	Charles Fulmer	0.8
	Jimmy Hallinan	0.8
17.	Doug Allison	0.6
18.	Bill Boyd	0.4
	Bob Ferguson	0.4
20.	Charlie Smith	0.2
21.	Charlie Mills	0.1
	Jack Remsen	0.1

Offensive WAR †
1.	Joe Start	6.2
2.	Dave Eggler	4.2
3.	John Hatfield	3.3
	Dick Higham	3.3
5.	Nat Hicks	3.2
6.	Jim Holdsworth	2.8
7.	Candy Nelson	1.9
8.	Jimmy Hallinan	1.5
9.	Tom Carey	1.4
10.	George Bechtel	1.3
	Rynie Wolters	1.3
12.	Doug Allison	1.0
	Jack Burdock	1.0
14.	Charles Fulmer	0.9
15.	Bill Boyd	0.6
16.	John McMullin	0.5
17.	Dickey Pearce	0.4
18.	Charlie Smith	0.2
19.	Joe Gerhardt	0.1
	Charlie Mills	0.1

Defensive WAR †
1.	Dave Eggler	1.1
2.	Count Gedney	1.0
	Dickey Pearce	1.0
4.	John Hatfield	0.9
5.	Joe Start	0.5
6.	Jack Burdock	0.4
	Bob Ferguson	0.4
	John McMullin	0.4
9.	Candy Nelson	0.2
10.	Nat Hicks	0.1
	Charlie Mills	0.1

Games Played
1.	Joe Start	272
2.	John Hatfield	205
3.	Bobby Mathews	187
4.	Candy Nelson	171
5.	Dick Higham	150
6.	Nat Hicks	146
7.	Dave Eggler	142
8.	Jim Holdsworth	124
9.	Count Gedney	121
10.	Dickey Pearce	77
11.	Doug Allison	76
12.	Eddie Booth	68
13.	Tom Carey	64
	Jack Remsen	64
15.	Jack Burdock	61
16.	Joe Gerhardt	58
17.	Candy Cummings	55
18.	John McMullin	54
19.	George Bechtel	51
20.	Jimmy Hallinan	44
21.	Charlie Mills	38
22.	Bill Boyd	36
	Charles Fulmer	36
24.	Bob Ferguson	33
	Tom Patterson	33
26.	Rynie Wolters	32
27.	Phonney Martin	31
28.	Pat McGee	25
29.	Charlie Smith	14
30.	Billy Barnie	9
	Nealy Phelps	9
32.	Steve Bellán	8
	Alfred Metcalfe	8
34.	Billy Geer	2
35.	Frank Fleet	1
	Orator Shafer	1

At Bats
1.	Joe Start	1310
2.	John Hatfield	1007
3.	Bobby Mathews	785
4.	Candy Nelson	741
5.	Dick Higham	735
6.	Dave Eggler	703
7.	Nat Hicks	656
8.	Jim Holdsworth	556
9.	Count Gedney	492
10.	Dickey Pearce	369
11.	Doug Allison	366
12.	Tom Carey	287
13.	Jack Remsen	284
14.	Eddie Booth	281
15.	Jack Burdock	273
16.	Joe Gerhardt	252
17.	Candy Cummings	249
18.	George Bechtel	247
19.	John McMullin	236
20.	Jimmy Hallinan	203
21.	Charlie Mills	177
22.	Bill Boyd	170
23.	Charles Fulmer	165
24.	Bob Ferguson	158
25.	Tom Patterson	156
26.	Phonney Martin	140
27.	Rynie Wolters	138
28.	Pat McGee	95
29.	Charlie Smith	72
30.	Nealy Phelps	36
31.	Billy Barnie	34
32.	Steve Bellán	32
	Alfred Metcalfe	32
34.	Billy Geer	8
35.	Frank Fleet	6
36.	Orator Shafer	5

Plate Appearances
1.	Joe Start	1324
2.	John Hatfield	1030
3.	Bobby Mathews	800
4.	Candy Nelson	760
5.	Dick Higham	743
6.	Dave Eggler	721
7.	Nat Hicks	672
8.	Jim Holdsworth	557
9.	Count Gedney	498
10.	Dickey Pearce	377
11.	Doug Allison	373
12.	Tom Carey	289
13.	Jack Remsen	284
14.	Eddie Booth	281
15.	Jack Burdock	274
16.	George Bechtel	254
17.	Candy Cummings	253
18.	Joe Gerhardt	252
19.	John McMullin	247
20.	Jimmy Hallinan	204
21.	Charlie Mills	178
22.	Bill Boyd	176
23.	Charles Fulmer	168
24.	Bob Ferguson	161
25.	Tom Patterson	157
26.	Rynie Wolters	148
27.	Phonney Martin	140
28.	Pat McGee	95
29.	Charlie Smith	73
30.	Nealy Phelps	36
31.	Billy Barnie	35
32.	Steve Bellán	34
33.	Alfred Metcalfe	32
34.	Billy Geer	8
35.	Frank Fleet	6
36.	Orator Shafer	5

Runs Scored
1.	Joe Start	262
2.	John Hatfield	219
3.	Dave Eggler	213
4.	Dick Higham	148
5.	Candy Nelson	111
6.	Bobby Mathews	109
7.	Nat Hicks	98
8.	Jim Holdsworth	91
9.	Doug Allison	74
10.	Count Gedney	71
11.	Dickey Pearce	63
12.	George Bechtel	61
13.	Tom Carey	56
14.	Jack Remsen	52
15.	John McMullin	47
16.	Jack Burdock	45
17.	Candy Cummings	37
18.	Eddie Booth	33
	Charlie Mills	33
	Rynie Wolters	33
21.	Tom Patterson	32
22.	Bob Ferguson	30
23.	Charles Fulmer	29
	Joe Gerhardt	29
	Jimmy Hallinan	29
26.	Bill Boyd	27
27.	Charlie Smith	15
28.	Phonney Martin	12
29.	Nealy Phelps	6
30.	Steve Bellán	4
	Pat McGee	4
32.	Alfred Metcalfe	2
33.	Billy Barnie	1
	Frank Fleet	1
	Orator Shafer	1

Hits
1.	Joe Start	386
2.	John Hatfield	282
3.	Dave Eggler	234
4.	Dick Higham	223
5.	Candy Nelson	183
6.	Nat Hicks	178
7.	Jim Holdsworth	167
8.	Bobby Mathews	163
9.	Count Gedney	115
10.	Doug Allison	100
11.	Dickey Pearce	83
12.	Tom Carey	82
13.	Jack Burdock	75
14.	George Bechtel	74
15.	Jack Remsen	65
16.	John McMullin	60
17.	Jimmy Hallinan	58
18.	Eddie Booth	56
19.	Joe Gerhardt	54
20.	Candy Cummings	52
21.	Rynie Wolters	51
22.	Charles Fulmer	50
23.	Bill Boyd	44
24.	Charlie Mills	40
25.	Bob Ferguson	38
26.	Tom Patterson	33
27.	Phonney Martin	31
28.	Charlie Smith	19
29.	Pat McGee	17
30.	Steve Bellán	7
	Alfred Metcalfe	7
32.	Billy Barnie	5
	Nealy Phelps	5
34.	Frank Fleet	2
	Billy Geer	2
36.	Orator Shafer	1

Total Bases
1.	Joe Start	475
2.	John Hatfield	349
3.	Dave Eggler	288
4.	Dick Higham	269
5.	Candy Nelson	215
6.	Nat Hicks	212
7.	Jim Holdsworth	201
8.	Bobby Mathews	190
9.	Count Gedney	149
10.	Doug Allison	117
11.	Tom Carey	101
12.	Jack Burdock	97
13.	Dickey Pearce	95
14.	George Bechtel	91
15.	Jack Remsen	86
16.	Jimmy Hallinan	79
17.	Rynie Wolters	75
18.	John McMullin	68
19.	Eddie Booth	67
	Candy Cummings	67
	Joe Gerhardt	67
22.	Charles Fulmer	56
23.	Bill Boyd	55
24.	Charlie Mills	50
25.	Bob Ferguson	46
26.	Tom Patterson	35
27.	Phonney Martin	32
28.	Charlie Smith	23
29.	Pat McGee	19
30.	Steve Bellán	9
31.	Alfred Metcalfe	7
32.	Nealy Phelps	6
33.	Billy Barnie	5
34.	Frank Fleet	2
	Billy Geer	2
36.	Orator Shafer	1

Doubles
1.	Joe Start	41
2.	Dave Eggler	40
3.	John Hatfield	36
4.	Dick Higham	27
5.	Nat Hicks	23
6.	Candy Nelson	18
7.	Count Gedney	17
8.	Jim Holdsworth	16
9.	Bobby Mathews	15
10.	George Bechtel	11
	Jack Burdock	11
12.	Tom Carey	10
13.	Candy Cummings	9
	Jack Remsen	9
15.	Doug Allison	7
	Joe Gerhardt	7
	Dickey Pearce	7
18.	Bill Boyd	6
	Bob Ferguson	6
	Jimmy Hallinan	6
	John McMullin	6
	Rynie Wolters	6
23.	Charlie Mills	4
24.	Eddie Booth	3
25.	Steve Bellán	2
	Pat McGee	2
	Tom Patterson	2
	Charlie Smith	2
29.	Charles Fulmer	1
	Phonney Martin	1
	Nealy Phelps	1

Triples
1.	Joe Start	12
2.	John Hatfield	11
3.	Jim Holdsworth	9
	Rynie Wolters	9
5.	Dick Higham	8
6.	Dave Eggler	7
	Count Gedney	7
	Candy Nelson	7
9.	Bobby Mathews	6
10.	Doug Allison	5
11.	Eddie Booth	4
	Jack Burdock	4
	Nat Hicks	4
14.	George Bechtel	3
	Tom Carey	3
	Candy Cummings	3
	Joe Gerhardt	3
	Jimmy Hallinan	3
	Charlie Mills	3
	Jack Remsen	3
21.	Bill Boyd	1
	Bob Ferguson	1
	Charles Fulmer	1
	John McMullin	1
	Dickey Pearce	1
	Charlie Smith	1

Home Runs
1.	Joe Start	8
2.	Jimmy Hallinan	3
	John Hatfield	3
4.	Jack Remsen	2
5.	Bill Boyd	1
	Jack Burdock	1
	Tom Carey	1
	Charles Fulmer	1
	Count Gedney	1
	Nat Hicks	1
	Dick Higham	1
	Dickey Pearce	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Joe Start	187
2.	John Hatfield	145
3.	Dick Higham	91
4.	Candy Nelson	76
5.	Dave Eggler	72
6.	Nat Hicks	68
7.	Bobby Mathews	59
8.	Jim Holdsworth	51
9.	Rynie Wolters	44
10.	George Bechtel	42
	Dickey Pearce	42
12.	Count Gedney	41
13.	Tom Carey	38
	Jack Remsen	38
15.	Bill Boyd	32
16.	Doug Allison	31
17.	Jack Burdock	26
	Candy Cummings	26
19.	Bob Ferguson	25
20.	John McMullin	24
	Charlie Mills	24
22.	Jimmy Hallinan	21
23.	Joe Gerhardt	20
24.	Eddie Booth	18
25.	Charles Fulmer	15
	Tom Patterson	15
27.	Phonney Martin	14
28.	Pat McGee	9
29.	Charlie Smith	5
30.	Steve Bellán	3
31.	Nealy Phelps	2
32.	Billy Barnie	1
	Frank Fleet	1
	Billy Geer	1
	Alfred Metcalfe	1

Bases on Balls
1.	John Hatfield	23
2.	Candy Nelson	19
3.	Dave Eggler	18
4.	Nat Hicks	16
5.	Bobby Mathews	15
6.	Joe Start	14
7.	John McMullin	11
8.	Rynie Wolters	10
9.	Dick Higham	8
	Dickey Pearce	8
11.	Doug Allison	7
	George Bechtel	7
13.	Bill Boyd	6
	Count Gedney	6
15.	Candy Cummings	4
16.	Bob Ferguson	3
	Charles Fulmer	3
18.	Steve Bellán	2
	Tom Carey	2
20.	Billy Barnie	1
	Jack Burdock	1
	Jimmy Hallinan	1
	Jim Holdsworth	1
	Charlie Mills	1
	Tom Patterson	1
	Charlie Smith	1

Strikeouts
1.	John Hatfield	20
2.	Candy Cummings	14
	Dave Eggler	14
4.	Nat Hicks	13
5.	Count Gedney	12
	Bobby Mathews	12
7.	Pat McGee	10
8.	Rynie Wolters	8
9.	Bill Boyd	7
	Jim Holdsworth	7
	Candy Nelson	7
12.	John McMullin	6
13.	Doug Allison	5
	Jack Burdock	5
	Jack Remsen	5
16.	Tom Carey	4
	Phonney Martin	4
18.	George Bechtel	3
	Charles Fulmer	3
	Alfred Metcalfe	3
21.	Eddie Booth	2
	Bob Ferguson	2
	Joe Gerhardt	2
	Jimmy Hallinan	2
	Dick Higham	2
	Dickey Pearce	2
27.	Nealy Phelps	1
	Charlie Smith	1

Stolen Bases
1.	Dave Eggler	35
2.	John Hatfield	28
3.	Joe Start	14
4.	Candy Nelson	12
5.	Dick Higham	10
6.	George Bechtel	9
7.	John McMullin	8
8.	Nat Hicks	6
	Jack Remsen	6
	Charlie Smith	6
11.	Eddie Booth	4
	Bill Boyd	4
	Jack Burdock	4
	Bob Ferguson	4
	Jim Holdsworth	4
	Bobby Mathews	4
17.	Tom Carey	3
	Count Gedney	3
19.	Jimmy Hallinan	2
	Alfred Metcalfe	2
	Charlie Mills	2
	Tom Patterson	2
23.	Doug Allison	1
	Charles Fulmer	1
	Phonney Martin	1
	Dickey Pearce	1
	Rynie Wolters	1

Singles
1.	Joe Start	325
2.	John Hatfield	232
3.	Dave Eggler	187
	Dick Higham	187
5.	Candy Nelson	158
6.	Nat Hicks	150
7.	Jim Holdsworth	142
	Bobby Mathews	142
9.	Count Gedney	90
10.	Doug Allison	88
11.	Dickey Pearce	74
12.	Tom Carey	68
13.	George Bechtel	60
14.	Jack Burdock	59
15.	John McMullin	53
16.	Jack Remsen	51
17.	Eddie Booth	49
18.	Charles Fulmer	47
19.	Jimmy Hallinan	46
20.	Joe Gerhardt	44
21.	Candy Cummings	40
22.	Bill Boyd	36
	Rynie Wolters	36
24.	Charlie Mills	33
25.	Bob Ferguson	31
	Tom Patterson	31
27.	Phonney Martin	30
28.	Charlie Smith	16
29.	Pat McGee	15
30.	Alfred Metcalfe	7
31.	Billy Barnie	5
	Steve Bellán	5
33.	Nealy Phelps	4
34.	Frank Fleet	2
	Billy Geer	2
36.	Orator Shafer	1

Runs Created
1.	Joe Start	143
2.	John Hatfield	108
3.	Dave Eggler	103
4.	Dick Higham	84
5.	Nat Hicks	63
6.	Jim Holdsworth	61
7.	Candy Nelson	60
8.	Bobby Mathews	43
9.	Count Gedney	36
10.	Doug Allison	34
11.	Rynie Wolters	31
12.	George Bechtel	30
	Tom Carey	30
14.	Jack Burdock	27
15.	Dickey Pearce	23
16.	Jimmy Hallinan	22
17.	John McMullin	20
	Jack Remsen	20
19.	Charles Fulmer	18
20.	Bill Boyd	16
21.	Candy Cummings	15
22.	Eddie Booth	13
	Joe Gerhardt	13
	Charlie Mills	13
25.	Bob Ferguson	11
26.	Tom Patterson	8
27.	Phonney Martin	7
	Charlie Smith	7
29.	Pat McGee	3
30.	Steve Bellán	2
	Alfred Metcalfe	2
32.	Billy Barnie	1
	Frank Fleet	1
	Billy Geer	1
	Nealy Phelps	1

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Dave Eggler	28
2.	Joe Start	15
3.	Rynie Wolters	14
4.	Dick Higham	8
5.	Jim Holdsworth	7
6.	George Bechtel	6
	Jimmy Hallinan	6
8.	Charles Fulmer	2
9.	Tom Carey	1

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Dave Eggler	2.7
2.	Joe Start	1.6
3.	Rynie Wolters	1.3
4.	Dick Higham	0.8
	Jim Holdsworth	0.8
6.	Jimmy Hallinan	0.7
7.	George Bechtel	0.6
8.	Charles Fulmer	0.2
9.	Tom Carey	0.1

Extra Base Hits
1.	Joe Start	61
2.	John Hatfield	50
3.	Dave Eggler	47
4.	Dick Higham	36
5.	Nat Hicks	28
6.	Count Gedney	25
	Jim Holdsworth	25
	Candy Nelson	25
9.	Bobby Mathews	21
10.	Jack Burdock	16
11.	Rynie Wolters	15
12.	George Bechtel	14
	Tom Carey	14
	Jack Remsen	14
15.	Doug Allison	12
	Candy Cummings	12
	Jimmy Hallinan	12
18.	Joe Gerhardt	10
19.	Dickey Pearce	9
20.	Bill Boyd	8
21.	Eddie Booth	7
	Bob Ferguson	7
	John McMullin	7
	Charlie Mills	7
25.	Charles Fulmer	3
	Charlie Smith	3
27.	Steve Bellán	2
	Pat McGee	2
	Tom Patterson	2
30.	Phonney Martin	1
	Nealy Phelps	1

Times On Base
1.	Joe Start	400
2.	John Hatfield	305
3.	Dave Eggler	252
4.	Dick Higham	231
5.	Candy Nelson	202
6.	Nat Hicks	194
7.	Bobby Mathews	178
8.	Jim Holdsworth	168
9.	Count Gedney	121
10.	Doug Allison	107
11.	Dickey Pearce	91
12.	Tom Carey	84
13.	George Bechtel	81
14.	Jack Burdock	76
15.	John McMullin	71
16.	Jack Remsen	65
17.	Rynie Wolters	61
18.	Jimmy Hallinan	59
19.	Eddie Booth	56
	Candy Cummings	56
21.	Joe Gerhardt	54
22.	Charles Fulmer	53
23.	Bill Boyd	50
24.	Bob Ferguson	41
	Charlie Mills	41
26.	Tom Patterson	34
27.	Phonney Martin	31
28.	Charlie Smith	20
29.	Pat McGee	17
30.	Steve Bellán	9
31.	Alfred Metcalfe	7
32.	Billy Barnie	6
33.	Nealy Phelps	5
34.	Frank Fleet	2
	Billy Geer	2
36.	Orator Shafer	1

Double Plays Grounded Into
1.	Nat Hicks	9
2.	Bobby Mathews	6
3.	John Hatfield	5
4.	Jim Holdsworth	4
	John McMullin	4
6.	Eddie Booth	3
	Count Gedney	3
	Phonney Martin	3
	Charlie Mills	3
	Candy Nelson	3
	Tom Patterson	3
	Dickey Pearce	3
13.	Doug Allison	2
	George Bechtel	2
	Candy Cummings	2
	Joe Start	2
17.	Bill Boyd	1
	Tom Carey	1
	Dave Eggler	1
	Charles Fulmer	1
	Joe Gerhardt	1
	Jimmy Hallinan	1
	Dick Higham	1
	Pat McGee	1

Caught Stealing
1.	Dave Eggler	11
2.	Joe Start	9
3.	John Hatfield	8
4.	Dick Higham	7
5.	Joe Gerhardt	5
6.	Bob Ferguson	4
7.	Eddie Booth	3
	Count Gedney	3
	Jim Holdsworth	3
	Bobby Mathews	3
11.	Bill Boyd	2
	Jimmy Hallinan	2
	John McMullin	2
	Candy Nelson	2
15.	George Bechtel	1
	Jack Burdock	1
	Candy Cummings	1
	Charles Fulmer	1
	Nat Hicks	1
	Phonney Martin	1
	Tom Patterson	1
	Dickey Pearce	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Joe Start	10.2
2.	John Hatfield	5.4
3.	Jack Remsen	3.0
4.	Jimmy Hallinan	2.4
5.	Dick Higham	1.8
6.	Nat Hicks	1.7
7.	Bill Boyd	1.6
	Jack Burdock	1.6
9.	Tom Carey	1.5
	Count Gedney	1.5
11.	Charles Fulmer	1.0
	Dickey Pearce	1.0

Outs Made
1.	Joe Start	935
2.	John Hatfield	738
3.	Bobby Mathews	631
4.	Candy Nelson	563
5.	Dick Higham	520
6.	Nat Hicks	488
7.	Dave Eggler	481
8.	Jim Holdsworth	396
9.	Count Gedney	383
10.	Dickey Pearce	290
11.	Doug Allison	268
12.	Eddie Booth	231
13.	Jack Remsen	219
14.	Tom Carey	206
15.	Joe Gerhardt	204
16.	Candy Cummings	200
17.	Jack Burdock	199
18.	John McMullin	182
19.	George Bechtel	176
20.	Jimmy Hallinan	148
21.	Charlie Mills	140
22.	Bill Boyd	129
23.	Tom Patterson	127
24.	Bob Ferguson	124
25.	Charles Fulmer	117
26.	Phonney Martin	113
27.	Rynie Wolters	87
28.	Pat McGee	79
29.	Charlie Smith	53
30.	Nealy Phelps	31
31.	Billy Barnie	29
32.	Steve Bellán	25
	Alfred Metcalfe	25
34.	Billy Geer	6
35.	Frank Fleet	4
	Orator Shafer	4

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