Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Hughie Jennings • 1896 8.3
2. John McGraw • 1899 8.0
3. Hughie Jennings • 1895 7.5
Hughie Jennings • 1898 7.5
5. Hughie Jennings • 1897 7.3
6. Willie Keeler • 1897 7.1
John McGraw • 1898 7.1
8. Joe Kelley • 1896 7.0
9. Joe Kelley • 1894 6.5
10. Tommy Tucker • 1889 6.0
Offensive WAR †
1. John McGraw • 1899 7.4
2. Hughie Jennings • 1896 7.2
3. Hughie Jennings • 1898 7.0
4. John McGraw • 1898 6.8
5. Joe Kelley • 1896 6.6
6. Willie Keeler • 1897 6.5
7. Hughie Jennings • 1897 6.3
8. Thomas Burns • 1887 6.2
Hughie Jennings • 1895 6.2
10. Joe Kelley • 1894 6.1
Tommy Tucker • 1889 6.1
Defensive WAR †
1. Chris Fulmer • 1886 2.2
2. Hughie Jennings • 1895 2.1
Billy Shindle • 1888 2.1
4. Hughie Jennings • 1894 2.0
5. Henry Reitz • 1897 1.9
6. Hughie Jennings • 1896 1.8
7. Hughie Jennings • 1897 1.7
Wilbert Robinson • 1895 1.7
9. William Clarke • 1895 1.3
Hughie Jennings • 1898 1.3
Batting Average
1. Willie Keeler • 1897 .424
2. Hughie Jennings • 1896 .401
3. Joe Kelley • 1894 .393
4. John McGraw • 1899 .391
5. Hughie Jennings • 1895 .386
Willie Keeler • 1896 .386
7. Willie Keeler • 1898 .385
8. Willie Keeler • 1895 .377
9. Tommy Tucker • 1889 .372
10. Willie Keeler • 1894 .371
On-Base%
1. John McGraw • 1899 .547
2. Joe Kelley • 1894 .502
3. John McGraw • 1898 .475
4. Hughie Jennings • 1896 .472
5. John McGraw • 1897 .471
6. Joe Kelley • 1896 .469
7. Willie Keeler • 1897 .464
8. Hughie Jennings • 1897 .463
9. John McGraw • 1895 .459
10. Joe Kelley • 1895 .456
Slugging %
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 .602
2. Dan Brouthers • 1894 .560
3. Joe Kelley • 1895 .546
4. Joe Kelley • 1896 .543
5. Willie Keeler • 1897 .539
6. Thomas Burns • 1887 .519
7. Willie Keeler • 1894 .517
8. Hughie Jennings • 1895 .512
9. Henry Reitz • 1894 .504
10. Willie Keeler • 1896 .496
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 1.104
2. Joe Kelley • 1896 1.013
3. Willie Keeler • 1897 1.003
Joe Kelley • 1895 1.003
5. John McGraw • 1899 .994
6. Dan Brouthers • 1894 .985
7. Hughie Jennings • 1896 .960
8. Hughie Jennings • 1895 .957
9. Willie Keeler • 1894 .944
10. Joe Kelley • 1897 .936
Games Played
1. Gene DeMontreville • 1898 151
2. Jimmy Sheckard • 1899 147
3. Dan McGann • 1898 145
4. Hughie Jennings • 1898 143
John McGraw • 1898 143
Billy Shindle • 1892 143
7. Thomas Burns • 1887 140
Blondie Purcell • 1887 140
9. Pete Gilbert • 1891 139
Joe Sommer • 1886 139
George Van Haltren • 1891 139
Perry Werden • 1891 139
At Bats
1. Billy Shindle • 1892 619
2. Willie Keeler • 1894 590
3. Steve Brodie • 1894 573
4. Gene DeMontreville • 1898 567
Blondie Purcell • 1887 567
Billy Shindle • 1889 567
7. George Van Haltren • 1891 566
8. Willie Keeler • 1895 565
9. Willie Keeler • 1897 564
10. Willie Keeler • 1898 561
Plate Appearances
1. Hughie Jennings • 1898 665
2. Willie Keeler • 1894 664
3. Billy Shindle • 1892 662
4. John McGraw • 1898 652
5. Gene DeMontreville • 1898 641
George Van Haltren • 1891 641
7. Joe Kelley • 1894 638
8. Willie Keeler • 1895 637
9. Dan McGann • 1898 635
10. John McGraw • 1894 630
Runs Scored
1. Willie Keeler • 1894 165
Joe Kelley • 1894 165
3. Willie Keeler • 1895 162
4. Hughie Jennings • 1895 159
5. John McGraw • 1894 156
6. Willie Keeler • 1896 153
7. Mike Griffin • 1889 152
8. Joe Kelley • 1895 148
Joe Kelley • 1896 148
10. Willie Keeler • 1897 145
Hits
1. Willie Keeler • 1897 239
2. Willie Keeler • 1894 219
3. Willie Keeler • 1898 216
4. Willie Keeler • 1895 213
5. Steve Brodie • 1894 210
Willie Keeler • 1896 210
7. Hughie Jennings • 1896 209
8. Hughie Jennings • 1895 204
9. Joe Kelley • 1894 199
10. Tommy Tucker • 1889 196
Total Bases
1. Willie Keeler • 1894 305
Joe Kelley • 1894 305
3. Willie Keeler • 1897 304
4. Dan Brouthers • 1894 294
5. Thomas Burns • 1887 286
6. Joe Kelley • 1895 283
7. Joe Kelley • 1896 282
8. Willie Keeler • 1895 279
9. Hughie Jennings • 1895 271
10. Willie Keeler • 1896 270
Doubles
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 48
2. Jake Stenzel • 1897 43
3. Hughie Jennings • 1895 41
4. Dan Brouthers • 1894 39
5. Thomas Burns • 1887 33
6. Mike Griffin • 1887 32
7. Ducky Holmes • 1899 31
Joe Kelley • 1896 31
Joe Kelley • 1897 31
10. Jack Doyle • 1896 29
Jack Doyle • 1897 29
Triples
1. Henry Reitz • 1894 31
2. Dan Brouthers • 1894 23
3. Willie Keeler • 1894 22
4. Joe Kelley • 1894 20
5. Thomas Burns • 1887 19
Jumbo Davis • 1887 19
Willie Keeler • 1897 19
Joe Kelley • 1895 19
Joe Kelley • 1896 19
10. Billy Shindle • 1892 18
Perry Werden • 1891 18
Runs Batted In
1. Steve Brodie • 1895 134
Joe Kelley • 1895 134
3. Dan Brouthers • 1894 128
4. Hughie Jennings • 1895 125
5. Hughie Jennings • 1896 121
6. Joe Kelley • 1897 118
7. Jake Stenzel • 1897 116
8. Steve Brodie • 1894 113
9. Joe Kelley • 1894 111
10. Joe Kelley • 1898 110
Bases on Balls
1. John McGraw • 1899 124
2. John McGraw • 1898 112
3. Joe Kelley • 1894 107
4. John McGraw • 1893 101
5. John McGraw • 1897 99
6. Mike Griffin • 1889 91
Joe Kelley • 1896 91
John McGraw • 1894 91
9. Lefty Johnson • 1891 89
10. Hughie Jennings • 1898 78
Strikeouts
1. Pete Gilbert • 1891 77
2. Joe Hornung • 1889 72
3. Reddy Mack • 1889 69
4. Perry Werden • 1891 59
5. Ducky Holmes • 1899 58
6. Lefty Johnson • 1891 55
7. Tommy Tucker • 1888 52
Sam Wise • 1891 52
9. Bill Greenwood • 1888 51
Jimmy Sheckard • 1899 51
Stolen Bases
1. Mike Griffin • 1887 94
2. Blondie Purcell • 1887 88
3. Joe Kelley • 1896 87
4. Tommy Tucker • 1887 85
5. John McGraw • 1894 78
6. Jimmy Sheckard • 1899 77
7. George Van Haltren • 1891 75
8. Jack Doyle • 1896 73
John McGraw • 1899 73
10. Bill Greenwood • 1887 71
Singles
1. Willie Keeler • 1898 206
2. Willie Keeler • 1897 193
3. Hughie Jennings • 1896 173
4. Steve Brodie • 1894 171
Willie Keeler • 1896 171
6. Willie Keeler • 1895 170
7. Gene DeMontreville • 1898 165
Willie Keeler • 1894 165
9. John McGraw • 1898 158
Tommy Tucker • 1889 158
Adjusted OPS+
1. Tommy Tucker • 1889 169
2. John McGraw • 1899 168
3. Thomas Burns • 1887 164
Willie Keeler • 1897 164
Joe Kelley • 1896 164
6. Joe Kelley • 1894 161
7. Joe Kelley • 1895 154
8. Hughie Jennings • 1896 151
9. Hughie Jennings • 1898 149
Irv Ray • 1890 149
Runs Created
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 152
2. Willie Keeler • 1897 139
3. Joe Kelley • 1896 129
4. Joe Kelley • 1895 127
5. Willie Keeler • 1894 125
6. Dan Brouthers • 1894 124
7. Thomas Burns • 1887 117
8. Willie Keeler • 1895 116
9. Willie Keeler • 1896 115
10. Hughie Jennings • 1895 112
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 59
2. John McGraw • 1899 56
3. Joe Kelley • 1896 54
4. Willie Keeler • 1897 52
5. Tommy Tucker • 1889 51
6. Thomas Burns • 1887 48
7. Joe Kelley • 1895 45
John McGraw • 1898 45
9. Hughie Jennings • 1896 44
Hughie Jennings • 1898 44
Adj. Batting Wins
1. John McGraw • 1899 5.5
2. Tommy Tucker • 1889 5.1
3. Joe Kelley • 1896 5.0
4. Joe Kelley • 1894 4.9
5. Willie Keeler • 1897 4.8
6. Thomas Burns • 1887 4.7
7. Hughie Jennings • 1898 4.6
John McGraw • 1898 4.6
9. Hughie Jennings • 1896 4.1
Joe Kelley • 1895 4.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 74
2. Dan Brouthers • 1894 71
3. Thomas Burns • 1887 61
4. Joe Kelley • 1896 58
5. Joe Kelley • 1895 55
Henry Reitz • 1894 55
7. Willie Keeler • 1894 54
Jake Stenzel • 1897 54
9. Hughie Jennings • 1895 52
Joe Kelley • 1893 52
Times On Base
1. Joe Kelley • 1894 311
2. John McGraw • 1898 307
3. Hughie Jennings • 1898 299
4. John McGraw • 1899 294
5. Joe Kelley • 1896 292
6. Willie Keeler • 1897 281
7. Hughie Jennings • 1896 279
8. John McGraw • 1894 278
9. Willie Keeler • 1894 277
10. Joe Kelley • 1895 276
Offensive Win %
1. John McGraw • 1899 .824
2. Willie Keeler • 1897 .813
3. Irv Ray • 1890 .792
4. Joe Kelley • 1896 .791
5. Tommy Tucker • 1889 .787
6. Joe Kelley • 1894 .783
7. Thomas Burns • 1887 .763
8. Joe Kelley • 1895 .759
9. John McGraw • 1898 .745
10. Willie Keeler • 1898 .744
Hit By Pitch
1. Hughie Jennings • 1896 51
2. Hughie Jennings • 1897 46
Hughie Jennings • 1898 46
4. Dan McGann • 1898 39
5. Curt Welch • 1891 36
6. Tommy Tucker • 1889 33
7. Hughie Jennings • 1895 32
8. Tommy Tucker • 1887 29
9. Pete Gilbert • 1891 28
10. Hughie Jennings • 1894 27
Sacrifice Hits
1. Hughie Jennings • 1895 28
2. Steve Brodie • 1894 24
3. Willie Keeler • 1895 21
4. Jim Donnelly • 1896 20
5. Joe Kelley • 1894 19
6. Dan Brouthers • 1894 18
Hughie Jennings • 1894 18
8. Steve Brodie • 1899 17
Hughie Jennings • 1897 17
10. Ducky Holmes • 1899 16
Willie Keeler • 1894 16
Power-Speed #
1. Joe Kelley • 1895 16.9
2. George Van Haltren • 1891 16.1
3. Thomas Burns • 1887 15.6
4. Joe Kelley • 1896 14.7
5. Dan Brouthers • 1894 14.6
6. Joe Kelley • 1893 14.1
7. Jumbo Davis • 1887 13.8
8. George Van Haltren • 1892 12.3
9. Tommy Tucker • 1887 11.2
10. Joe Kelley • 1894 10.6
Perry Werden • 1891 10.6
AB per SO
1. Willie Keeler • 1898 140.3
2. Willie Keeler • 1897 112.8
3. Willie Keeler • 1894 98.3
4. Steve Brodie • 1894 71.6
5. Willie Keeler • 1896 60.4
6. Dan Brouthers • 1894 58.3
7. Hughie Jennings • 1897 48.8
8. Hughie Jennings • 1896 47.4
9. Willie Keeler • 1895 47.1
10. John McGraw • 1893 43.6
AB per HR
1. Joe Kelley • 1895 51.8
2. Joe Kelley • 1893 55.8
3. Dan Brouthers • 1894 58.3
4. Jumbo Davis • 1887 60.6
5. Thomas Burns • 1887 61.2
6. George Van Haltren • 1891 62.9
7. Thomas Burns • 1885 64.2
8. Joe Kelley • 1896 64.9
9. George Van Haltren • 1892 79.4
10. Joe Kelley • 1894 84.5
Outs Made
1. Billy Shindle • 1892 463
2. Joe Sommer • 1886 443
3. Jack Manning • 1886 432
4. Blondie Purcell • 1887 425
5. Joe Hornung • 1889 411
6. Billy Shindle • 1888 407
7. Mike Griffin • 1888 403
8. Pete Gilbert • 1891 395
9. Reddy Mack • 1889 394
10. Gene DeMontreville • 1898 393

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