1884 Season
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1884 National League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Rowe
BFN
C
27.6
4.0
14.8
8.5
2 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
24.7
3.5
16.3
10.2
3 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
29.6
3.2
7.6
2.1
4 Barney Gilligan
PRO
C
28.5
1.9
8.5
3.6
5 John Crowley*
PHI
C
22.5
1.1
5.1
2.4
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
32.2
5.9
19.3
11.9
2 Dan Brouthers
BFN
1B
26.1
5.3
21.3
14.9
3 Joe Start
PRO
1B
41.7
2.5
13.3
7.2
4 Bill Phillips
CL2
1B
27.3
2.2
9.2
2.0
5 John Morrill
BSN
1B
29.4
1.9
10.7
3.8
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Pfeffer
CHN
2B
24.3
4.4
14.5
7.2
2 Roger Connor
NY1
2B
27.0
4.2
22.5
14.9
3 Hardy Richardson
BFN
2B
29.2
3.5
14.5
7.7
4 Jack Burdock
BSN
2B
32.3
1.9
9.1
3.6
5 George Pinkney*
CL2
2B
25.5
1.2
3.7
1.4
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ezra Sutton
BSN
3B
33.8
5.6
23.3
15.9
2 Deacon White
BFN
3B
36.6
4.9
17.8
10.6
3 Ned Williamson
CHN
3B
26.7
4.9
15.7
8.9
4 Jerry Denny
PRO
3B
25.3
2.0
11.3
4.6
5 Frank Hankinson
NY1
3B
28.2
1.0
6.5
0.5
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bill McClellan
PHI
SS
28.3
2.8
12.7
5.6
2 Arthur Irwin
PRO
SS
26.4
1.8
8.0
1.6
3 Tom Burns
CHN
SS
27.3
1.2
3.5
-1.7
4 Ed Caskin
NY1
SS
32.5
1.2
5.6
-0.1
5 Sam Wise
BSN
SS
26.9
1.0
4.8
-1.8
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 King Kelly
CHN
RF
26.5
6.0
20.6
13.2
2 Jim O'Rourke
BFN
LF
33.8
5.1
22.0
14.6
3 Paul Hines
PRO
CF
29.3
4.3
25.4
17.5
4 George Gore
CHN
CF
27.2
3.9
14.8
7.6
5 Abner Dalrymple
CHN
LF
26.8
3.8
15.8
7.9
6 Jack Manning
PHI
RF
30.5
2.7
20.9
14.1
7 Ned Hanlon
DTN
CF
26.9
2.6
9.0
1.7
8 George Wood
DTN
LF
25.6
2.2
9.0
1.4
9 Joe Hornung
BSN
LF
27.1
1.8
13.6
5.7
10 Bill Crowley
BSN
RF
27.2
1.8
12.3
5.8
11 Blondie Purcell
PHI
LF
30.3
1.5
12.1
5.4
12 Cliff Carroll
PRO
LF
24.7
1.5
12.2
5.1
13 John Ward
NY1
CF
24.3
1.1
9.9
2.4
14 Mike Dorgan
NY1
RF
30.7
1.1
8.8
3.5
15 Pete Hotaling
CL2
CF
27.5
0.8
5.1
-1.4
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Charlie Buffinton
BSN
SP
23.0
1.6
7.7
4.3
2 Jim Whitney
BSN
SP
26.6
1.3
7.4
4.8
3 Charlie Ferguson*
PHI
SP
21.2
0.5
5.8
3.8
4 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
25.0
0.5
5.8
3.3
5 Charley Radbourn
PRO
SP
29.6
0.4
4.6
1.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1884 American Association Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Carroll*
CL5
C
20.0
2.4
11.5
7.4
2 Jim Keenan*
IN2
C
26.4
2.3
9.8
5.8
3 Jocko Milligan*
PH4
C
22.9
1.6
7.4
3.2
4 Sam Trott
BL2
C
25.3
1.3
8.6
4.2
5 Pop Snyder
CN2
C
29.7
1.0
5.7
1.5
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dave Orr*
NY4
1B
24.8
4.9
27.5
20.5
2 John Reilly
CN2
1B
25.7
4.8
26.4
19.3
3 Harry Stovey
PH4
1B
27.5
4.7
23.2
15.9
4 Jim Field
CL5
1B
21.2
1.6
9.1
2.2
5 Ecky Stearns
BL2
1B
22.7
0.7
8.7
2.2
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sam Barkley*
TL1
2B
26.1
3.3
16.4
9.4
2 Pop Smith
CL5
2B
27.7
2.3
12.2
5.0
3 Bid McPhee
CN2
2B
24.7
2.2
13.7
6.4
4 Dasher Troy
NY4
2B
28.1
2.0
12.4
5.7
5 Thorny Hawkes
WS7
2B
31.7
0.7
3.4
1.1
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Pete Browning
LS2
3B
23.0
4.3
20.9
13.9
2 Dude Esterbrook
NY4
3B
27.0
3.8
20.9
13.3
3 Fred Corey
PH4
3B
29.6
2.3
12.1
5.2
4 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
24.3
2.1
15.6
8.0
5 Bill Kuehne
CL5
3B
25.7
1.8
9.2
2.7
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank Fennelly*
MULT
SS
24.4
4.6
19.6
13.4
2 Candy Nelson
NY4
SS
35.6
3.5
16.6
8.8
3 John Richmond
CL5
SS
29.3
2.8
12.1
5.5
4 Sadie Houck
PH4
SS
28.3
2.7
12.7
5.3
5 Bill Gleason
SL4
SS
25.6
2.6
16.2
8.4
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Charley Jones
CN2
LF
34.2
3.8
24.8
16.9
2 Fred Mann
CL5
CF
26.3
3.1
19.2
13.1
3 Ed Swartwood
PT1
RF
25.5
2.6
15.4
8.6
4 Chief Roseman
NY4
CF
28.6
2.4
18.0
10.9
5 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
22.1
2.4
15.3
7.8
6 Monk Cline
LS2
CF
26.3
2.3
13.6
7.1
7 Tom Brown
CL5
RF
23.8
2.1
15.4
8.1
8 Jim Clinton
BL2
CF
33.9
1.5
15.7
8.4
9 Henry Larkin*
PH4
CF
24.5
1.4
10.1
4.9
10 Tip O'Neill*
SL4
LF
26.1
1.2
12.0
7.3
11 Pop Corkhill
CN2
RF
26.2
1.0
11.6
4.6
12 Oscar Walker
BR3
CF
30.3
1.0
10.6
4.6
13 Charlie Eden
PT1
CF
29.5
0.8
4.9
2.8
14 Jon Morrison*
IN2
CF
25.6
0.8
5.5
2.5
15 Tom York
BL2
LF
34.0
0.6
9.2
3.7
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Guy Hecker
LS2
SP
28.2
2.5
11.4
9.2
2 Tony Mullane
TL1
SP
25.4
2.2
10.6
8.0
3 Frank Mountain
CL5
SP
24.1
1.0
5.2
3.8
4 Tim Keefe
NY4
SP
27.5
1.0
5.7
4.2
5 Al McCauley*
IN2
SP
21.3
0.3
1.2
0.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1884 Union Association Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Ed Crane*
BSU
C
22.1
1.9
20.4
13.9
2 Emil Gross
CHU
C
26.3
1.2
5.3
3.8
3 Chris Fulmer*
WSU
C
26.0
0.5
5.6
2.8
4 Cal Broughton*
MLU
C
23.5
0.5
1.7
1.1
5 Eddie Fusselback
BLU
C
28.0
0.5
9.0
4.5
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jumbo Schoeneck*
MULT
1B
22.3
1.4
11.0
4.6
2 Phil Baker*
WSU
1B
27.8
1.0
12.1
6.5
3 Thomas Gorman*
KCU
1B
0.0
0.7
4.7
3.1
4 Martin Powell
CNU
1B
28.3
0.7
7.2
4.3
5 Thomas Griffin*
MLU
1B
27.5
0.3
0.6
-0.0
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Dunlap
SLU
2B
25.1
6.6
36.9
29.9
2 Tom O'Brien
BSU
2B
24.0
1.2
15.4
8.6
3 Al Myers*
MLU
2B
20.7
0.6
2.2
1.6
4 Frank McLaughlin
MULT
2B
28.0
0.5
5.6
1.6
5 Charlie Bastian*
MULT
2B
24.0
0.2
1.3
-0.4
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Gleason
SLU
3B
30.0
2.9
17.5
11.4
2 Yank Robinson*
BLU
3B
24.8
1.3
15.5
8.8
3 Charlie Householder*
CHU
3B
28.6
0.9
3.8
-1.0
4 Jerry McCormick
MULT
3B
23.6
0.6
7.5
0.7
5 Elmer Cleveland*
CNU
3B
21.8
0.6
4.8
3.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tom Sexton*
MLU
SS
19.3
0.5
1.0
0.2
2 Steve Matthias*
CHU
SS
24.6
0.4
2.6
0.4
3 Dave Drew*
MULT
SS
0.0
0.3
2.6
1.7
4 Clarence Cross*
MULT
SS
28.3
0.2
1.7
0.0
5 Henry Easterday*
PHU
SS
19.8
0.2
1.5
-0.3
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Orator Shaffer
SLU
RF
32.8
3.9
27.3
20.0
2 Harry Moore*
WSU
LF
0.0
2.3
23.6
16.6
3 Dave Rowe
SLU
CF
29.7
1.6
15.9
8.6
4 Emmett Seery*
MULT
LF
23.4
1.2
21.7
14.5
5 Bill Kienzle*
PHU
CF
22.3
0.6
7.3
2.6
6 Joe Flynn*
MULT
RF
22.5
0.6
5.9
2.2
7 Steve Behel*
MLU
LF
23.7
0.3
0.7
0.2
8 Bill Harbidge
CNU
CF
29.3
0.2
10.3
4.9
9 Henry Boyle*
SLU
LF
23.8
0.2
5.7
1.7
10 Lady Baldwin*
MLU
CF
25.2
0.2
0.4
-0.0
11 Barney McLaughlin*
KCU
RF
27.6
0.1
3.2
0.7
12 John Shoupe*
WSU
CF
32.8
0.1
0.7
0.6
13 Ed Callahan*
MULT
RF
26.6
0.1
1.3
0.9
14 Ted Sullivan*
KCU
RF
33.6
0.1
0.5
0.3
15 Bill Barnes*
SPU
CF
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.4
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Burns
CNU
SP
20.5
1.0
13.5
9.3
2 Bob Black*
KCU
SP
21.6
0.6
5.2
3.4
3 Bill Wise*
WSU
SP
23.3
0.6
5.7
1.5
4 Henry Porter*
MLU
SP
26.1
0.5
1.0
0.5
5 Abner Powell*
WSU
SP
23.5
0.4
6.4
4.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James