Batting Decade Leader Boards 1870 – 1879
Player of the decade, Ross Barnes
Games
- Tom York… 539
- George Wright… 537
- Tom Carey… 536
- Cal McVey… 530
- Deacon White… 525
- Joe Start… 516
- Jack Burdock… 498
- Jim O’Rourke… 497
- Ezra Sutton… 488
- Cap Anson… 483
- Bob Ferguson… 480
- Andy Leonard… 468
- Davy Force… 459
- Mike McGeary… 453
- Paul Hines… 449
- Jack Remsen… 437
- Ross Barnes… 430
- John Clapp… 420
- Lip Pike… 419
- Dave Eggler… 416
Runs
- Ross Barnes… 656
- George Wright… 645
- Cal McVey… 555
- Jim O’Rourke… 525
- Deacon White… 504
- Tom York… 491
- Cap Anson… 487
- Joe Start… 487
- Andy Leonard… 466
- Mike McGeary… 450
- Dave Eggler… 438
- Davy Force… 438
- Lip Pike… 432
- Ezra Sutton… 426
- Al Spalding… 417
- Tom Carey… 405
- Jack Burdock… 401
- Ned Cuthbert… 393
- Dick Higham… 383
- George Hall… 377
Hits
- Cal McVey… 869
- Deacon White… 845
- George Wright… 831
- Cap Anson… 780
- Ross Barnes… 779
- Joe Start… 751
- Jim O’Rourke… 734
- Andy Leonard… 688
- Tom York… 678
- Paul Hines… 665
- Tom Carey… 645
- Lip Pike… 635
- Davy Force… 628
- Ezra Sutton… 625
- Mike McGeary… 620
- Al Spalding… 613
- Jack Burdock… 588
- Dave Eggler… 573
- Bob Ferguson… 564
- Dick Higham… 548
Homeruns
- Lip Pike… 20
- Charley Jones… 18
- Jim O’Rourke… 16
- George Hall… 13
- Joe Start… 12
- Cal McVey… 11
- George Wright… 11
- Levi Meyerle… 10
- Paul Hines… 9
- Deacon White… 9
- Tom York… 9
- Ned Cuthbert… 8
- Pop Snyder… 7
- Fred Treacey… 7
- Ross Barnes… 6
- Lew Brown… 6
- John Clapp… 6
- John O’Rourke… 6
- Ezra Sutton… 6
- Tom Carey… 5
Runs Batted In
- Cal McVey… 448
- Deacon White… 411
- Cap Anson… 362
- Tom York… 339
- Jim O’Rourke… 334
- Ross Barnes… 333
- Lip Pike… 332
- Andy Leonard… 329
- Al Spalding… 327
- George Wright… 321
- Joe Start… 293
- Paul Hines… 288
- Ezra Sutton… 286
- Levi Meyerle… 279
- Tom Carey… 271
- George Hall… 249
- Bob Ferguson… 240
- Bill Craver… 229
- John Clapp… 225
- Mike McGeary… 222
Total Bases
- Cal McVey… 1122
- George Wright… 1107
- Deacon White… 1059
- Ross Barnes… 1013
- Jim O’Rourke… 984
- Cap Anson… 957
- Tom York… 942
- Lip Pike… 920
- Joe Start… 915
- Paul Hines… 859
- Andy Leonard… 835
- Ezra Sutton… 812
- Tom Carey… 766
- George Hall… 751
- Al Spalding… 747
- Davy Force… 739
- Dave Eggler… 709
- Jack Burdock… 707
- Mike McGeary… 692
- Levi Meyerle… 689
Doubles
- Cal McVey… 132
- Ross Barnes… 130
- George Wright… 125
- Lip Pike… 119
- Jim O’Rourke… 118
- Tom York… 115
- Cap Anson… 113
- Deacon White… 103
- Paul Hines… 101
- Al Spalding… 88
Triples
- Tom York… 61
- George Wright… 59
- George Hall… 53
- Lip Pike… 53
- Cal McVey… 44
- Ezra Sutton… 44
- Ross Barnes… 43
- Jim O’Rourke… 42
- Deacon White… 42
- Charley Jones… 35
Bases On Balls
- Ross Barnes… 98
- Jim O’Rourke… 82
- Cap Anson… 67
- Tom York… 64
- George Wright… 60
- Denny Mack… 59
- Charley Jones… 55
- Davy Force… 54
- John Clapp… 51
- Herman Dehlman… 46
Stolen Bases
- Ross Barnes… 73
- Ned Cuthbert… 69
- Mike McGeary… 65
- Andy Leonard… 52
- Dave Eggler… 47
- Lip Pike… 47
- George Wright… 41
- Scott Hastings… 40
- John McMullin… 38
- Tim Murnane… 38
Sacrifice Hits
Hit By Pitch
Batting Average
- Ross Barnes… .371
- Cap Anson… .350
- Cal McVey… .346
- Deacon White… .345
- Paul Hines… .326
- Jim O’Rourke… .324
- Lip Pike… .324
- George Hall… .322
- Al Spalding… .313
- George Wright… .312
- Dick Higham… .308
- Joe Start… .306
- Andy Leonard… .304
- Dave Eggler… .298
- John Peters… .297
- Davy Force… .295
- John Clapp… .292
- Ezra Sutton… .291
- Bill Craver… .290
- Mike McGeary… .290
Slugging Percentage
- Ross Barnes… .483
- Lip Pike… .469
- George Hall… .449
- Cal McVey… .446
- Jim O’Rourke… .435
- Deacon White… .432
- Cap Anson… .430
- Paul Hines… .421
- George Wright… .416
- Tom York… .396
- Al Spalding… .382
- Dick Higham… .379
- Ezra Sutton… .379
- Bill Craver… .374
- Joe Start… .373
- Andy Leonard… .369
- Dave Eggler… .368
- John Clapp… .366
- Everett Mills… .355
- John Peters… .354
On Base Percentage
- Ross Barnes… .400
- Cap Anson… .369
- Deacon White… .357
- Cal McVey… .354
- Jim O’Rourke… .348
- Lip Pike… .339
- George Hall… .337
- Paul Hines… .332
- George Wright… .327
- Al Spalding… .323
- Joe Start… .315
- Dick Higham… .314
- Davy Force… .312
- Andy Leonard… .311
- Dave Eggler… .311
- John Clapp… .310
- Tom York… .304
- Bill Craver… .302
- John Peters… .302
- Mike McGeary… .297
OPS
- Ross Barnes… .883
- Lip Pike… .808
- Cal McVey… .800
- Cap Anson… .799
- Deacon White… .790
- George Hall… .786
- Jim O’Rourke… .782
- Paul Hines… .753
- George Wright… .743
- Al Spalding… .705
- Tom York… .699
- Dick Higham… .693
- Joe Start… .688
- Andy Leonard… .680
- Dave Eggler… .679
- John Clapp… .676
- Bill Craver… .676
- Ezra Sutton… .675
- Davy Force… .660
- John Peters… .656
Total Average
- Ross Barnes… .863
- Lip Pike… .743
- Cal McVey… .715
- Jim O’Rourke… .709
- Cap Anson… .708
- George Hall… .701
- Deacon White… .687
- George Wright… .646
- Paul Hines… .632
- Tom York… .593
- Al Spalding… .581
- Bill Craver… .563
- Dave Eggler… .563
- Dick Higham… .556
- Joe Start… .556
- John Clapp… .555
- Andy Leonard… .553
- Ezra Sutton… .542
- Davy Force… .539
- Ned Cuthbert… .523
Runs Created
- Cal McVey… 396.2
- Ross Barnes… 393.2
- Deacon White… 374.8
- George Wright… 356.0
- Cap Anson… 346.5
- Jim O’Rourke… 338.9
- Lip Pike… 305.0
- Joe Start… 284.7
- Tom York… 283.3
- Paul Hines… 280.4
- Andy Leonard… 250.7
- George Hall… 249.8
- Levi Meyerle… 248.0
- Al Spalding… 240.2
- Ezra Sutton… 234.1
- Davy Force… 229.2
- Dave Eggler… 213.1
- John Clapp… 208.1
- Tom Carey… 207.4
- Dick Higham… 206.4
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