1896 National League (NL) Statistics and Awards

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1896 National League Previous Year / Next Year

Expanded Standings

Team W L WL% GB Bltmore BLN 90 39 .698 -- Clvlnd CLV 80 48 .625 9.5 Cincnnti CIN 77 50 .606 12.0 BostonBr BSN 74 57 .565 17.0 ChicagoC CHC 71 57 .555 18.5 Pittsbgh PIT 66 63 .512 24.0 NewYorkG NYG 64 67 .489 27.0 Phildlpa PHI 62 68 .477 28.5 Washngtn WHS 58 73 .443 33.0 Brooklyn BRO 58 73 .443 33.0 St.Louis STL 40 90 .308 50.5 Louisvll LOU 38 93 .290 53.0

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1896 NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: NL - Expanded Leaderboards: ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft - League Splits

League Batting Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 BLN  7.54   995  132  4719  1548  207 100   23  386   201  .328  .379  .429  441      121  7.88  7.18
 PHI  6.85   890  130  4680  1382  234  84   49  438   297  .295  .356  .413  191      111  7.68  5.90
 BSN  6.52   860  132  4717  1416  175  74   36  414   274  .300  .357  .392  241       97  7.60  5.48
 NYG  6.23   829  133  4661  1383  159  87   40  439   271  .297  .357  .394  274      107  6.64  5.84
 CLV  6.22   840  135  4856  1463  207  72   28  436   316  .301  .359  .391  175       95  6.95  5.56
 CHC  6.17   815  132  4582  1311  182  97   34  409   290  .286  .345  .390  332       96  6.91  5.39
 WHS  6.15   818  133  4639  1328  179  79   45  516   365  .286  .358  .388  258      104  6.79  5.48
 CIN  6.12   783  128  4360  1283  204  73   20  382   226  .294  .351  .388  350       96  6.83  5.37
 PIT  6.01   787  131  4701  1371  169  94   27  387   286  .292  .346  .385  217      101  5.59  6.43
 BRO  5.20   692  133  4548  1292  174  87   28  344   269  .284  .334  .379  198      100  4.58  5.87
 LOU  4.87   653  134  4588  1197  142  80   37  371   427  .261  .316  .351  195       86  5.36  4.51
 STL  4.53   593  131  4520  1162  134  78   37  332   300  .257  .308  .346  185       81  5.19  3.90
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  6.03  9555 1584 55571 16136 2166 1005  404 4854  3522  .290  .354  .387 3057   --

League Pitching Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 CLV  4.81   650  135  3.46  1195  1363  10.1   280  2.1   27   336  113     9     0   5 131  4.92  4.72
 BLN  5.02   662  132  3.67  1168  1281   9.7   339  2.6   22   302  115     9     0   1 116  4.73  5.42
 CIN  4.84   620  128  3.67  1108  1240   9.7   310  2.4   27   219  105    11     0   4 126  4.42  5.29
 BSN  5.77   761  132  3.78  1155  1254   9.5   397  3.0   57   277  110     6     0   3 120  5.55  6.08
 BRO  5.74   764  133  4.25  1144  1353  10.2   400  3.0   39   259   97     3     0   1  97  4.58  6.85
 PIT  5.66   741  131  4.30  1159  1286   9.8   439  3.4   18   362  108     7     0   1  97  5.08  6.25
 CHC  6.05   799  132  4.41  1161  1302   9.9   467  3.5   30   353  118     2     0   1 102  6.37  5.81
 NYG  6.17   821  133  4.54  1136  1303   9.8   403  3.0   33   312  104     1     0   2  92  5.53  6.72
 WHS  6.92   920  133  4.61  1136  1435  10.8   435  3.3   24   292  106     2     0   3  96  5.87  8.08
 LOU  7.44   997  134  5.12  1148  1398  10.4   541  4.0   48   288  108     1     0   4  84  7.17  7.69
 PHI  6.85   891  130  5.20  1117  1473  11.3   387  3.0   39   243  107     3     0   2  83  6.46  7.26
 STL  7.09   929  131  5.33  1130  1448  11.1   456  3.5   40   279  115     1     0   1  82  6.03  8.04
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  6.03  9555 1584  4.36 13757 16136  10.6  4854  3.2  404  3522 1306          57  28

League Miscellaneous Stats Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 BLN  296       .945   .681    249,448   3,723   87-42  49-16 41-23 102  98 26.8 25.6   5   0   0 Hanlon
 CLV  280       .950   .675    152,000   2,375   79-49  43-19 37-29 106 104 28.9 26.5   3   0   0 Tebeau
 CIN  252       .951   .687    373,000   5,652   77-50  51-15 26-35 107 106 30.4 27.6   2   0   0 Ewing
 BSN  368       .934   .683    240,000   3,582   73-58  42-24 32-33 106 104 28.1 26.8   4   0   0 Selee
 CHC  367       .933   .667    317,500   4,669   65-63  42-24 29-33 104 104 28.9 24.9   2   0   0 Anson
 PIT  317       .941   .672    197,000   2,985   68-61  35-31 31-32  96  96 28.3 24.3   2   0   0 Mack
 NYG  365       .933   .665    274,000   4,152   66-65  39-26 25-41  97  96 27.6 28.2   2   0   0 Irwin and Joyce
 PHI  313       .941   .648    357,025   5,174   65-65  42-27 20-41  99  99 28.2 23.9   4   0   0 Nash
 BRO  297       .945   .672    201,000   3,092   60-71  35-28 23-45  94  95 28.9 27.6   1   0   0 Foutz
 WHS  398       .927   .644    223,000   3,279   58-73  38-29 20-44 100 101 28.0 23.9   0   0   0 Schmelz
 STL  345       .936   .650    184,000   2,968   40-90  27-34 13-56  96 100 27.0 26.6   1   0   0 Diddlebock, Latham, Von der Ahe, Connor, and Dowd
 LOU  475       .916   .647    133,000   2,078   41-90  25-37 13-56  96  99 24.5 24.5   1   0   0 McCloskey and McGunnigle
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Leaderboards Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average

Burkett-CLV .410

Jennings-BLN .401

Delahanty-PHI .397

Keeler-BLN .386

Tiernan-NYG .369

On-base %

Hamilton-BSN .477

Jennings-BLN .472

Delahanty-PHI .472

Joyce-TOT .470

Kelley-BLN .469

Slugging %

Delahanty-PHI .631

Dahlen-CHC .553

McCreery-LOU .546

Kelley-BLN .543

Burkett-CLV .541

OPS

Delahanty-PHI 1.103

Kelley-BLN 1.013

Burkett-CLV 1.002

Dahlen-CHC .990

Joyce-TOT .988

Games

Burkett-CLV 133

Cartwright-WHS 133

DeMontreville-WHS 133

Gleason-NYG 133

McKean-CLV 133

Tiernan-NYG 133

Van Haltren-NYG 133

At Bats

Burkett-CLV 586

Everitt-CHC 575

Donovan-PIT 573

McKean-CLV 571

Van Haltren-NYG 562

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Burkett-CLV 647

Hamilton-BSN 641

McKean-CLV 630

Kelley-BLN 627

Everitt-CHC 625

Runs

Burkett-CLV 160

Keeler-BLN 153

Hamilton-BSN 152

Kelley-BLN 148

Dahlen-CHC 137

Hits

Burkett-CLV 240

Keeler-BLN 210

Jennings-BLN 209

Delahanty-PHI 198

Van Haltren-NYG 197

Total Bases

Burkett-CLV 317

Delahanty-PHI 315

Kelley-BLN 282

Van Haltren-NYG 272

Keeler-BLN 270

Doubles

Delahanty-PHI 44

Miller-CIN 38

Kelley-BLN 31

Dahlen-CHC 30

Doyle-BLN 29

McKean-CLV 29

Triples

McCreery-LOU 21

Van Haltren-NYG 21

Dahlen-CHC 19

Kelley-BLN 19

Clarke-LOU 18

Home Runs

Delahanty-PHI 13

Joyce-TOT 13

Thompson-PHI 12

Connor-STL 11

Clarke-LOU 9

Dahlen-CHC 9

RBI

Delahanty-PHI 126

Jennings-BLN 121

Duffy-BSN 113

McKean-CLV 112

Childs-CLV 106

Reitz-BLN 106

Bases on Balls

Hamilton-BSN 110

Joyce-TOT 101

Childs-CLV 100

Kelley-BLN 91

Tiernan-NYG 77

Strikeouts

McCreery-LOU 58

Clingman-LOU 51

Brown-WHS 49

Lush-WHS 49

Cross-STL 48

Zimmer-CLV 48

Stolen Bases

Kelley-BLN 87

Lange-CHC 84

Hamilton-BSN 83

Miller-CIN 76

Doyle-BLN 73

Singles

Burkett-CLV 191

Jennings-BLN 173

Keeler-BLN 171

Donovan-PIT 155

Hamilton-BSN 155

Adjusted OPS+

Delahanty-PHI 190

Kelley-BLN 164

Joyce-TOT 161

Tiernan-NYG 158

Burkett-CLV 157

Runs Created

Delahanty-PHI 146

Burkett-CLV 144

Kelley-BLN 129

Tiernan-NYG 121

Hamilton-BSN 115

Keeler-BLN 115

Adjusted Batting Runs

Delahanty-PHI 67

Kelley-BLN 54

Joyce-TOT 51

Burkett-CLV 50

Tiernan-NYG 47

Batting Wins

Delahanty-PHI 6.2

Kelley-BLN 5.0

Joyce-TOT 4.8

Burkett-CLV 4.6

Tiernan-NYG 4.4

Extra-Base Hits

Delahanty-PHI 74

Dahlen-CHC 58

Kelley-BLN 58

Miller-CIN 54

McCreery-LOU 51

Times on Base

Hamilton-BSN 303

Burkett-CLV 296

Kelley-BLN 292

Childs-CLV 281

Joyce-TOT 281

Offensive Win%

Delahanty-PHI .850

Burkett-CLV .810

Kelley-BLN .791

Tiernan-NYG .773

Joyce-TOT .756

Hit By Pitch

Jennings-BLN 51

Joyce-TOT 22

Sullivan-TOT 20

Brodie-BLN 18

Beckley-TOT 15

Sac. Hits

Hoy-CIN 33

Ely-PIT 28

Dahlen-CHC 27

Tenney-BSN 21

Donnelly-BLN 20

Duffy-BSN 20

Power/Speed Number

Joyce-TOT 20.2

Delahanty-PHI 19.2

Dahlen-CHC 15.3

Kelley-BLN 14.7

Clarke-LOU 14.2

At Bats per Strikeout

McKean-CLV 63.4

Vaughn-CIN 61.9

Keeler-BLN 60.4

Jennings-BLN 47.4

Connaughton-NYG 45.0

At Bats per Home Run

Joyce-TOT 36.5

Delahanty-PHI 38.4

Thompson-PHI 43.1

Connor-STL 43.9

LaChance-BRO 49.7

Outs

Ely-PIT 412

Tebeau-CLV 411

Everitt-CHC 398

Donovan-PIT 395

Dowd-STL 394

ERA

Rhines-CIN 2.45

Nichols-BSN 2.83

Cuppy-CLV 3.12

Dwyer-CIN 3.15

Young-CLV 3.24

Wins

Killen-PIT 30

Nichols-BSN 30

Young-CLV 28

Meekin-NYG 26

Cuppy-CLV 25

Hoffer-BLN 25

Mercer-WHS 25

Won-Loss %

Hoffer-BLN .781

Esper-BLN .737

Hemming-BLN .714

Dwyer-CIN .686

Nichols-BSN .682

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Rhines-CIN 1.231

Cuppy-CLV 1.293

Young-CLV 1.301

Nichols-BSN 1.311

Dwyer-CIN 1.320

Hits Allowed/9IP

Rhines-CIN 8.06

Hawley-PIT 9.10

Sullivan-NYG 9.13

Friend-CHC 9.23

Hoffer-BLN 9.23

Bases on Balls/9IP

Young-CLV 1.35

Clarke-NYG 1.54

Dwyer-CIN 1.87

Cuppy-CLV 1.89

Griffith-CHC 1.98

Strikeouts/9IP

Briggs-CHC 3.90

Pond-BLN 3.36

McJames-WHS 3.31

Hawley-PIT 3.26

Young-CLV 3.04

Games

Killen-PIT 52

Young-CLV 51

Hawley-PIT 49

Nichols-BSN 49

Clarke-NYG 48

Saves

Young-CLV 3

Fisher-CIN 2

Hill-LOU 2

Briggs-CHC 1

Carsey-PHI 1

Clarke-NYG 1

Corbett-BLN 1

Cunningham-LOU 1

Cuppy-CLV 1

Dwyer-CIN 1

Foreman-CIN 1

Fraser-LOU 1

German-TOT 1

Gettig-NYG 1

Hastings-PIT 1

Kennedy-BRO 1

King-WHS 1

Kissinger-STL 1

Mains-BSN 1

McJames-WHS 1

Nichols-BSN 1

Sullivan-BSN 1

Taylor-PHI 1

Wilson-CLV 1

Innings

Killen-PIT 432.3

Young-CLV 414.3

Hawley-PIT 378.0

Nichols-BSN 372.3

Mercer-WHS 366.3

Strikeouts

Young-CLV 140

Hawley-PIT 137

Killen-PIT 134

Breitenstein-STL 114

Meekin-NYG 110

Games Started

Killen-PIT 50

Young-CLV 46

Mercer-WHS 45

Breitenstein-STL 43

Hawley-PIT 43

Nichols-BSN 43

Comp. Games

Killen-PIT 44

Young-CLV 42

Mercer-WHS 38

Breitenstein-STL 37

Hart-STL 37

Hawley-PIT 37

Nichols-BSN 37

Shutouts

Killen-PIT 5

Young-CLV 5

Dwyer-CIN 3

Hemming-BLN 3

Hoffer-BLN 3

Nichols-BSN 3

Rhines-CIN 3

Home Runs Allow.

Stivetts-BSN 20

Taylor-PHI 17

Hill-LOU 14

Nichols-BSN 14

Breitenstein-STL 12

Kennedy-BRO 12

Sullivan-BSN 12

Bases On Balls Allow.

Fraser-LOU 166

Hawley-PIT 157

Hill-LOU 155

Hart-STL 141

Friend-CHC 139

Hits Allowed

Young-CLV 477

Killen-PIT 476

Taylor-PHI 459

Mercer-WHS 456

Clarke-NYG 431

SO to Walk

Young-CLV 2.26

Pond-BLN 1.40

Griffith-CHC 1.16

Cuppy-CLV 1.15

Killen-PIT 1.13

Losses

Hart-STL 29

Hill-LOU 28

Fraser-LOU 27

Breitenstein-STL 26

Clarke-NYG 24

Donahue-STL 24

Earned Runs Allow.

Hart-STL 191

Taylor-PHI 191

Fraser-LOU 189

Donahue-STL 172

Breitenstein-STL 169

Wild Pitches

Fraser-LOU 27

McJames-WHS 24

Hawley-PIT 17

Clarke-NYG 13

Hart-STL 13

Meekin-NYG 13

Nichols-BSN 13

Hit Batsmen

Young-CLV 10

Payne-BRO 8

Nichols-BSN 7

Batters Faced

Young-CLV 1781

Nichols-BSN 1604

Payne-BRO 1065

Nops-TOT 132

Games Finished

Fisher-CIN 11

Hughey-PIT 9

Clarke-NYG 8

German-TOT 8

Abbey-BRO 7

Daub-BRO 7

Kissinger-STL 7

Stein-BRO 7

Adjusted ERA+

Rhines-CIN 188

Nichols-BSN 160

Dwyer-CIN 147

Cuppy-CLV 145

Young-CLV 140

Oldest Player

Anson-CHC 1852-04-17 (44)

Foutz-BRO 1856-09-07 (39)

Connor-STL 1857-07-01 (38)

Brouthers-PHI 1858-05-08 (38)

Shoch-BRO 1859-01-06 (37)

Youngest Player

Strang-LOU 1876-12-16 (19)

Dexter-LOU 1876-06-15 (20)

Kostal-LOU 1876-06-01 (20)

Corbett-BLN 1875-12-04 (20)

Geier-PHI 1875-11-03 (20)

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