1885 National League Batting Leaders

Pennant Winner: Chicago White Stockings

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National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Clarkson • CHC	12.8
2.	Welch • NYG	10.6
3.	Radbourn • PRO	8.5
4.	Connor • NYG	8.2
5.	Ferguson • PHI	8.1
6.	Keefe • NYG	6.6
7.	Daily • PHI	6.6
8.	Buffinton • BSN	6.1
9.	Brouthers • BUF	5.2
10.	Glasscock • SLM	5.1

WAR Position Players
1.	Connor • NYG	8.2
2.	Brouthers • BUF	5.2
3.	Glasscock • SLM	5.1
4.	Gore • CHC	4.9
5.	Bennett • DTN	4.5
6.	Dunlap • SLM	4.3
7.	Williamson • CHC	4.1
8.	Ewing • NYG	4.1
9.	Sutton • BSN	4.1
10.	O'Rourke • NYG	4.0

Offensive WAR
1.	Connor • NYG	6.9
2.	Brouthers • BUF	6.0
3.	Sutton • BSN	4.6
4.	Gore • CHC	4.5
5.	Anson • CHC	4.4
6.	O'Rourke • NYG	4.3
7.	Bennett • DTN	4.1
8.	Richardson • BUF	3.9
9.	Glasscock • SLM	3.7
10.	Wise • BSN	3.7

Defensive WAR
1.	Glasscock • SLM	2.2
2.	Williamson • CHC	2.0
3.	Ward • NYG	1.9
4.	Dunlap • SLM	1.5
5.	Gerhardt • NYG	1.4
6.	Connor • NYG	1.4
7.	Pfeffer • CHC	1.3
8.	Bastian • PHI	1.3
9.	Flint • CHC	1.2
10.	Fogarty • PHI	1.1

Batting Average
1.	Connor • NYG	.371
2.	Brouthers • BUF	.359
3.	Dorgan • NYG	.326
4.	Richardson • BUF	.319
5.	Gore • CHC	.313
6.	Sutton • BSN	.313
7.	Anson • CHC	.310
8.	Ewing • NYG	.304
9.	Hanlon • DTN	.302
10.	O'Rourke • NYG	.300

On-Base%
1.	Connor • NYG	.435
2.	Brouthers • BUF	.408
3.	Gore • CHC	.405
4.	Hanlon • DTN	.372
5.	Anson • CHC	.357
6.	Williamson • CHC	.357
7.	Bennett • DTN	.356
8.	Kelly • CHC	.355
9.	O'Rourke • NYG	.354
10.	Richardson • BUF	.350

Slugging %
1.	Brouthers • BUF	.543
2.	Connor • NYG	.495
3.	Ewing • NYG	.471
4.	Anson • CHC	.461
5.	Richardson • BUF	.458
6.	Bennett • DTN	.456
7.	Gore • CHC	.454
8.	Dalrymple • CHC	.445
9.	O'Rourke • NYG	.442
10.	Kelly • CHC	.436

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Brouthers • BUF	.951
2.	Connor • NYG	.929
3.	Gore • CHC	.858
4.	Anson • CHC	.819
5.	Bennett • DTN	.812
6.	Richardson • BUF	.808
7.	Ewing • NYG	.800
8.	O'Rourke • NYG	.796
9.	Kelly • CHC	.791
10.	Dalrymple • CHC	.782

Games Played
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	113
	Williamson • CHC	113
3.	Lillie • BUF	112
	Anson • CHC	112
	Pfeffer • CHC	112
	Gerhardt • NYG	112
	O'Rourke • NYG	112
8.	Morrill • BSN	111
	Burns • CHC	111
	Ward • NYG	111
	Farrar • PHI	111
	Fogarty • PHI	111
	Glasscock • SLM	111

At Bats
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	492
2.	O'Rourke • NYG	477
3.	Pfeffer • CHC	469
4.	Anson • CHC	464
5.	Sutton • BSN	457
6.	Connor • NYG	455
7.	Ward • NYG	446
	Glasscock • SLM	446
9.	Burns • CHC	445
	Manning • PHI	445

Plate Appearances
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	538
2.	O'Rourke • NYG	517
3.	Gore • CHC	509
4.	Connor • NYG	506
5.	Anson • CHC	498
6.	Pfeffer • CHC	495
7.	Kelly • CHC	484
8.	Williamson • CHC	482
	Manning • PHI	482
10.	Glasscock • SLM	475

Runs Scored
1.	Kelly • CHC	124
2.	O'Rourke • NYG	119
3.	Gore • CHC	115
4.	Dalrymple • CHC	109
5.	Connor • NYG	102
6.	Anson • CHC	100
7.	Hanlon • DTN	93
8.	Richardson • BUF	90
	Pfeffer • CHC	90
10.	Brouthers • BUF	87
	Williamson • CHC	87

Hits
1.	Connor • NYG	169
2.	Brouthers • BUF	146
3.	Anson • CHC	144
4.	Sutton • BSN	143
	O'Rourke • NYG	143
6.	Gore • CHC	138
7.	Richardson • BUF	136
8.	Dalrymple • CHC	135
9.	Hanlon • DTN	128
10.	Kelly • CHC	126

Total Bases
1.	Connor • NYG	225
2.	Brouthers • BUF	221
3.	Dalrymple • CHC	219
4.	Anson • CHC	214
5.	O'Rourke • NYG	211
6.	Gore • CHC	200
7.	Richardson • BUF	195
8.	Sutton • BSN	194
9.	Kelly • CHC	191
10.	Burns • CHC	183

Doubles
1.	Anson • CHC	35
2.	Brouthers • BUF	32
3.	Rowe • BUF	28
4.	Dalrymple • CHC	27
5.	Mulvey • PHI	25
6.	Kelly • CHC	24
	Bennett • DTN	24
	Manning • PHI	24
9.	Sutton • BSN	23
	Burns • CHC	23
	Connor • NYG	23

Triples
1.	O'Rourke • NYG	16
2.	Connor • NYG	15
3.	Gore • CHC	13
	Bennett • DTN	13
5.	Dalrymple • CHC	12
	Ewing • NYG	12
7.	Richardson • BUF	11
	Brouthers • BUF	11
9.	Wise • BSN	10
10.	Ward • NYG	9
	Burns • CHC	9
	Thompson • DTN	9
	Manning • 2TM	9

Home Runs
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	11
2.	Kelly • CHC	9
3.	Burns • CHC	7
	Anson • CHC	7
	Thompson • DTN	7
	Brouthers • BUF	7
7.	Mulvey • PHI	6
	Richardson • BUF	6
	Ewing • NYG	6
10.	Wood • DTN	5
	O'Rourke • NYG	5
	Bennett • DTN	5
	Gore • CHC	5
	Pfeffer • CHC	5

Runs Batted In
1.	Anson • CHC	108
2.	Kelly • CHC	75
3.	Pfeffer • CHC	73
4.	Burns • CHC	71
5.	Williamson • CHC	65
	Connor • NYG	65
7.	Mulvey • PHI	64
8.	Ewing • NYG	63
9.	Dalrymple • CHC	61
10.	Bennett • DTN	60

Bases on Balls
1.	Williamson • CHC	75
2.	Gore • CHC	68
3.	Morrill • BSN	64
4.	Connor • NYG	51
5.	Bennett • DTN	47
	Hanlon • DTN	47
7.	Dalrymple • CHC	46
	Kelly • CHC	46
9.	Dunlap • SLM	41
10.	O'Rourke • NYG	40

Strikeouts
1.	Bastian • PHI	82
2.	Morrill • BSN	78
3.	Wise • BSN	61
4.	Williamson • CHC	60
	Bassett • PRO	60
6.	Denny • PRO	53
7.	Flint • CHC	52
8.	Burns • CHC	48
9.	Pfeffer • CHC	47
	Gerhardt • NYG	47

Singles
1.	Connor • NYG	130
2.	Sutton • BSN	108
3.	White • BUF	106
4.	Glasscock • SLM	103
5.	Hanlon • DTN	101
	O'Rourke • NYG	101
7.	Richardson • BUF	100
	Gillespie • NYG	100
9.	Gore • CHC	99
10.	Brouthers • BUF	96
	Dunlap • SLM	96

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Brouthers • BUF	203
2.	Connor • NYG	200
3.	Gore • CHC	163
4.	Bennett • DTN	162
5.	Richardson • BUF	157
6.	Ewing • NYG	156
7.	O'Rourke • NYG	156
8.	Anson • CHC	149
9.	Sutton • BSN	149
10.	Hanlon • DTN	147

Runs Created
1.	Connor • NYG	98
2.	Brouthers • BUF	90
3.	Gore • CHC	81
4.	Anson • CHC	76
5.	O'Rourke • NYG	75
6.	Dalrymple • CHC	74
7.	Richardson • BUF	68
	Kelly • CHC	68
9.	Sutton • BSN	65
10.	Hanlon • DTN	61

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Connor • NYG	52
2.	Brouthers • BUF	47
3.	Gore • CHC	36
4.	O'Rourke • NYG	29
5.	Anson • CHC	28
6.	Richardson • BUF	26
	Bennett • DTN	26
8.	Hanlon • DTN	24
9.	Sutton • BSN	23
10.	Kelly • CHC	23

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Connor • NYG	5.8
2.	Brouthers • BUF	5.2
3.	Gore • CHC	4.0
4.	O'Rourke • NYG	3.3
5.	Anson • CHC	3.1
6.	Richardson • BUF	2.9
	Bennett • DTN	2.9
8.	Hanlon • DTN	2.7
9.	Sutton • BSN	2.6
10.	Kelly • CHC	2.6

Extra Base Hits
1.	Brouthers • BUF	50
	Dalrymple • CHC	50
3.	Anson • CHC	49
4.	Bennett • DTN	42
	O'Rourke • NYG	42
6.	Kelly • CHC	40
7.	Burns • CHC	39
	Gore • CHC	39
	Connor • NYG	39
10.	Rowe • BUF	38

Times On Base
1.	Connor • NYG	220
2.	Gore • CHC	206
3.	O'Rourke • NYG	183
4.	Dalrymple • CHC	181
5.	Brouthers • BUF	180
6.	Anson • CHC	178
7.	Hanlon • DTN	175
8.	Kelly • CHC	172
	Williamson • CHC	172
10.	Sutton • BSN	160

Offensive Win %
1.	Brouthers • BUF	.860
2.	Connor • NYG	.859
3.	Gore • CHC	.794
4.	Anson • CHC	.757
5.	Richardson • BUF	.753
6.	O'Rourke • NYG	.738
7.	Bennett • DTN	.736
8.	Ewing • NYG	.735
9.	Dorgan • NYG	.727
	Kelly • CHC	.727

AB per SO
1.	Connor • NYG	56.9
2.	Glasscock • SLM	44.6
3.	Brouthers • BUF	40.7
4.	Start • PRO	37.4
5.	White • BUF	36.7
6.	Anson • CHC	35.7
7.	Mulvey • PHI	24.6
8.	Hanlon • DTN	23.6
9.	Hines • PRO	22.8
10.	O'Rourke • NYG	22.7

AB per HR
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	44.7
2.	Kelly • CHC	48.7
3.	Ewing • NYG	57.0
4.	Brouthers • BUF	58.1
5.	Burns • CHC	63.6
6.	Anson • CHC	66.3
7.	Bennett • DTN	69.8
8.	Clarkson • CHC	70.8
9.	Richardson • BUF	71.0
10.	Wood • DTN	72.4

Outs Made
1.	Dalrymple • CHC	357
2.	Pfeffer • CHC	356
3.	Ward • NYG	345
4.	Gerhardt • NYG	337
5.	O'Rourke • NYG	334
6.	Manning • PHI	331
7.	Fogarty • PHI	328
8.	Carroll • PRO	327
9.	Burns • CHC	324
	Bastian • PHI	324
	Mulvey • PHI	324

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