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#
1 Vic Willis
SP
23.2
142
342.7
10.2
-0.3
-0.0
10.5
-0.0
41.3
0.0
0.0
41.3
29.3
-0.5
0.0
29.8
2 Cy Young
SP
32.3
156
369.3
8.4
-0.1
-0.0
8.5
0.0
34.0
0.0
0.0
34.0
21.0
-0.6
0.0
21.6
3 Jesse Tannehill
SP
25.0
146
313.0
8.4
0.5
-0.0
7.9
0.0
26.9
1.3
0.0
25.6
15.7
0.8
-0.0
15.0
4 Jay Hughes
SP
25.4
121
291.7
8.0
0.5
-0.0
7.6
0.0
33.4
1.3
0.0
32.0
23.2
0.9
0.0
22.3
5 John McGraw
3B
26.2
539
8.0
7.4
1.0
0.0
0.4
34.3
26.0
8.3
0.0
23.2
18.0
5.3
0.0
6 Ed Delahanty
LF
31.7
645
8.0
7.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.8
40.5
36.1
4.4
0.0
27.8
26.5
1.3
0.0
7 Joe McGinnity
SP
28.3
157
366.3
8.0
-0.7
-0.0
8.6
-0.0
33.7
0.0
0.0
33.7
20.7
-0.6
-0.0
21.2
8 Noodles Hahn
SP
20.2
121
309.0
7.8
-0.6
-0.0
8.5
0.0
28.9
0.0
0.0
28.9
18.1
-0.4
0.0
18.5
9 Frank Kitson
SP
29.8
142
327.7
7.8
-0.2
-0.0
8.0
0.0
28.8
0.0
0.0
28.8
17.3
-0.5
0.0
17.8
10 Kid Nichols
SP
29.8
144
343.3
6.9
-0.5
-0.0
7.4
0.0
33.5
0.0
0.0
33.5
21.4
-0.5
0.0
21.9
11 Jimmy Williams
3B
22.5
689
6.9
6.9
0.5
0.0
0.5
31.2
26.0
5.2
0.0
16.9
15.8
1.2
0.0
12 Sam Leever
SP
27.5
161
379.0
6.8
0.3
-0.0
6.5
0.0
26.0
0.3
0.0
25.7
12.4
-0.3
0.0
12.7
13 Jack Powell
SP
25.0
150
373.0
6.1
-0.1
-0.0
6.3
-0.0
27.6
0.0
0.0
27.6
14.4
-0.5
-0.0
15.0
14 Honus Wagner
3B
25.4
626
5.8
5.1
0.6
0.0
-0.1
26.0
20.7
5.2
0.0
13.7
11.4
2.2
0.0
15 Jesse Burkett
LF
30.6
635
5.7
5.8
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
30.4
25.8
4.5
0.0
17.9
16.4
1.5
0.0
16 Brickyard Kennedy
SP
31.7
117
277.3
5.6
0.4
-0.0
5.3
0.0
28.5
1.0
0.0
27.5
18.7
0.6
0.0
18.1
17 Chick Stahl
RF
26.5
661
2.0
5.6
4.7
0.3
-0.1
-0.8
30.2
25.2
5.0
0.0
17.9
15.4
2.7
-0.1
18 Cy Seymour
SP
26.6
168
268.3
5.6
1.2
-0.2
4.6
-0.0
20.7
3.4
0.1
17.3
11.0
2.8
-0.1
8.3
19 Bobby Wallace
SS
25.7
638
5.5
4.2
2.1
0.0
0.8
24.7
14.9
9.7
0.0
10.3
5.5
4.8
0.0
20 Fred Tenney
1B
27.6
691
5.4
4.0
1.2
0.0
-0.2
23.8
21.3
2.5
0.0
12.1
11.0
1.1
0.0
21 Clark Griffith
SP
29.6
140
319.7
5.0
0.7
-0.1
4.4
0.0
25.0
1.8
0.0
23.3
13.8
1.3
-0.0
12.6
22 Roy Thomas
CF
25.3
702
4.9
4.7
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
29.0
24.0
5.0
0.0
15.6
13.6
2.0
0.0
23 George Davis
SS
28.9
463
4.9
3.9
1.7
0.0
0.7
20.4
14.1
6.2
0.0
10.1
7.3
2.9
0.0
24 Willie Keeler
RF
27.3
633
4.8
4.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
28.8
24.5
4.3
0.0
17.3
15.1
2.2
0.0
25 Bill Dahlen
SS
29.5
514
4.6
3.7
1.7
0.0
0.7
22.0
14.8
7.1
0.0
10.3
7.2
3.1
0.0
26 Tom Daly
2B
33.4
587
4.6
4.3
0.5
0.0
0.2
26.0
20.0
6.0
0.0
14.1
11.3
2.8
0.0
27 Jake Beckley
1B
31.9
579
4.5
3.9
0.6
0.0
-0.1
20.8
18.1
2.7
0.0
10.9
9.5
1.4
0.0
28 Ted Breitenstein
SP
30.1
119
210.7
4.5
1.2
-0.0
3.3
-0.0
18.7
3.5
0.3
15.0
11.1
3.1
0.1
7.9
29 Joe Kelley
LF
27.6
626
4.5
3.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
29.0
21.7
7.3
0.0
16.7
12.4
4.3
0.0
30 Fred Clarke
LF
26.7
677
4.4
4.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
25.3
20.8
4.5
0.0
12.1
10.8
1.3
0.0
31 Elmer Flick
RF
23.5
546
4.2
3.5
0.0
0.0
-0.7
22.7
19.6
3.0
0.0
12.7
11.5
1.1
0.0
32 Nixey Callahan
SP
25.3
165
294.3
4.2
0.6
-0.0
3.5
-0.0
22.7
2.0
0.3
20.4
12.0
1.4
0.0
10.6
33 Deacon Phillippe
SP
27.1
142
321.0
4.2
-0.2
-0.0
4.3
-0.0
22.5
0.0
0.0
22.5
11.1
-0.5
-0.0
11.6
34 Jack Dunn
SP
26.7
128
299.3
4.1
0.1
0.0
4.0
0.0
24.3
0.0
0.0
24.2
13.6
-0.4
-0.0
14.0
35 Jimmy Collins
3B
29.5
660
4.0
1.8
2.6
0.0
0.5
21.7
10.8
10.8
0.0
7.9
1.1
6.8
0.0
36 Bert Cunningham
SP
33.6
163
323.7
3.9
0.3
-0.0
3.5
-0.0
19.5
0.6
0.1
18.8
7.9
0.0
-0.0
8.0
37 Bill Dinneen
SP
23.2
129
291.0
3.8
0.6
-0.0
3.2
0.0
14.4
1.6
0.0
12.8
4.2
1.1
-0.0
3.1
38 Nap Lajoie
2B
24.8
337
3.8
3.7
0.1
0.0
0.1
19.1
15.9
3.2
0.0
12.3
10.9
1.4
0.0
39 Ted Lewis
SP
26.5
102
234.7
3.7
0.1
-0.0
3.7
0.0
20.8
0.3
0.0
20.5
12.5
-0.1
0.0
12.5
40 Pete Dowling
SP
0.0
121
289.7
3.7
-0.3
-0.0
3.9
0.0
19.2
0.0
0.0
19.2
9.0
-0.4
0.0
9.5
41 Bill Keister
SS
27.9
563
3.7
3.7
0.6
0.0
0.6
19.7
14.0
5.8
0.0
7.6
5.6
2.0
0.0
42 Lave Cross
3B
MULT
33.1
592
3.6
2.2
1.9
0.0
0.4
18.5
9.0
9.5
0.0
6.0
0.2
5.8
0.0
43 Kip Selbach
LF
27.3
616
3.6
2.8
0.2
0.0
-0.7
23.5
16.3
7.2
0.0
11.4
7.1
4.2
0.0
44 Jimmy Sheckard
RF
20.6
616
3.6
2.6
0.3
0.0
-0.8
20.7
14.9
5.8
0.0
9.3
5.8
3.5
0.0
45 Ed McFarland
C
24.9
371
3.6
3.6
0.5
0.0
0.6
19.3
13.1
6.2
0.0
10.6
7.6
2.9
0.0
46 Dan McGann
1B
MULT
28.0
576
3.6
3.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
19.2
16.8
2.4
0.0
9.4
8.3
1.1
0.0
47 Bill Lange
CF
28.1
463
3.6
2.8
0.4
0.0
-0.4
19.3
14.5
4.8
0.0
10.3
7.6
2.7
0.0
48 Ginger Beaumont
CF
22.9
489
3.4
3.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
19.5
15.8
3.8
0.0
10.1
8.5
1.5
0.0
49 Gus Weyhing
SP
32.8
140
334.7
3.2
-0.2
-0.0
3.4
0.0
13.2
0.0
0.0
13.2
1.4
-0.5
0.0
1.9
50 Mike Grady
C
29.5
350
3.1
3.2
0.2
0.0
0.3
13.8
12.1
1.7
0.0
6.5
6.9
-0.4
0.0
51 Wiley Piatt
SP
25.0
130
305.0
3.1
0.4
-0.0
2.7
-0.0
21.3
0.9
0.0
20.3
10.6
0.5
0.0
10.1
52 Buck Freeman
RF
27.7
634
7.0
3.0
4.6
-2.0
-0.5
-0.8
24.0
23.3
0.7
0.0
12.0
13.9
-1.6
-0.3
53 Bill Phillips
SP
30.6
103
227.7
2.9
-0.6
-0.0
3.5
-0.0
17.5
0.0
0.0
17.5
9.4
-0.4
-0.0
9.8
54 Emmet Heidrick
RF
23.0
648
2.9
2.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
19.6
16.1
3.5
0.0
7.7
6.5
1.2
0.0
55 Red Donahue
SP
26.4
120
279.0
2.9
-0.6
-0.0
3.5
0.0
20.2
0.0
0.0
20.2
10.4
-0.4
0.0
10.8
56 Sam Mertes
CF
26.9
474
2.9
2.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
17.0
14.6
2.4
0.0
7.8
7.6
0.3
0.0
57 Chief Zimmer
C
MULT
38.6
383
2.9
2.6
0.8
0.0
0.5
13.0
9.3
3.7
0.0
4.6
3.7
0.9
0.0
58 Ducky Holmes
LF
30.4
623
2.9
2.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
20.8
15.4
5.5
0.0
8.6
6.1
2.5
0.0
59 Nig Cuppy
SP
30.0
77
171.7
2.8
-0.2
0.0
3.1
0.0
13.6
0.0
0.0
13.6
7.6
-0.3
0.0
7.9
60 Al Orth
SP
26.8
64
144.7
2.8
0.1
0.0
2.7
0.0
13.7
0.0
0.0
13.7
8.5
-0.2
-0.0
8.7
61 Chick Fraser
SP
25.8
125
270.7
2.7
-0.3
-0.0
3.1
0.0
19.3
0.0
0.1
19.2
9.7
-0.4
-0.0
10.1
62 Monte Cross
SS
29.8
649
2.7
2.3
1.4
0.0
1.0
17.9
9.8
8.1
0.0
3.3
0.2
3.1
0.0
63 Duke Farrell
C
MULT
32.8
311
2.6
2.4
0.6
0.0
0.5
14.5
9.1
5.3
0.0
7.2
4.5
2.7
0.0
64 Claude Ritchey
2B
25.7
616
2.6
2.8
-0.0
0.0
0.2
16.1
12.0
4.1
0.0
3.4
2.8
0.6
0.0
65 Bones Ely
SS
36.1
578
2.4
1.5
1.8
0.0
0.8
11.0
5.5
5.4
0.0
-2.1
-3.0
0.9
0.0
66 Walt Woods
SP
24.2
142
186.3
2.4
-0.5
0.0
2.8
0.0
12.5
0.0
0.3
12.2
5.3
-0.5
-0.1
5.9
67 Bill Everitt
1B
30.6
584
2.3
1.8
0.4
0.0
-0.1
14.0
12.3
1.7
0.0
4.0
3.6
0.4
0.0
68 Tom McCreery
CF
24.7
512
2.3
2.7
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
15.2
12.8
2.4
0.0
5.2
5.2
-0.0
0.0
69 Jerry Nops
SP
24.0
108
259.0
2.3
0.1
-0.0
2.2
0.0
15.6
0.3
0.0
15.3
6.6
-0.1
0.0
6.7
70 Ned Garvin
SP
25.5
78
199.0
2.2
-0.5
0.0
2.8
0.0
13.4
0.0
0.0
13.4
6.4
-0.3
0.0
6.7
71 Gene DeMontreville
SS
MULT
26.3
603
2.2
1.7
1.1
0.0
0.6
15.9
8.8
7.0
0.0
2.7
-0.1
2.8
0.0
72 Jack McCarthy
LF
30.3
630
2.2
2.3
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
17.1
13.2
3.9
0.0
4.7
3.9
0.8
0.0
73 Deacon McGuire
C
MULT
35.6
394
2.2
2.1
0.7
0.0
0.6
13.2
7.7
5.5
0.0
4.1
1.9
2.2
0.0
74 Herman Long
SS
33.2
651
2.1
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.9
15.6
8.9
6.6
0.0
1.2
-0.7
1.9
0.0
75 Jouett Meekin
SP
MULT
32.4
104
256.3
2.0
-0.1
0.0
2.1
0.0
16.1
0.1
0.0
16.0
7.1
-0.3
0.0
7.4
76 Jack Taylor
SP
25.5
157
354.7
2.0
1.0
-0.0
1.0
0.0
20.3
2.7
0.0
17.6
7.9
2.1
0.0
5.7
77 George Van Haltren
CF
33.3
683
2.0
2.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
18.1
15.2
2.9
0.0
4.8
5.1
-0.3
0.0
78 Bill Bernhard
SP
28.3
56
132.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
10.1
0.0
0.0
10.1
5.2
-0.2
0.0
5.4
79 Billy Clingman
SS
29.6
424
2.0
1.7
1.0
0.0
0.7
10.1
6.2
4.0
0.0
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
80 Heinie Peitz
C
28.6
347
5.0
2.0
1.7
0.8
0.0
0.5
10.8
6.5
4.1
0.2
2.4
1.4
1.0
-0.0
81 Jimmy Ryan
LF
36.4
575
2.0
1.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
16.8
13.0
3.8
0.0
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.0
82 Billy Hamilton
CF
33.4
375
2.0
1.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
13.6
10.9
2.7
0.0
6.3
5.3
1.0
0.0
83 Dummy Hoy
CF
37.1
719
1.9
2.7
-1.4
0.0
-0.6
19.4
16.3
3.1
0.0
5.5
5.7
-0.2
0.0
84 Win Mercer
3B
25.0
417
186.0
1.9
1.5
-1.0
1.5
0.1
14.8
8.1
0.1
6.6
0.7
1.9
-1.6
0.3
85 Jack Doyle
1B
29.7
488
1.9
2.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
12.6
11.1
1.5
0.0
4.2
3.9
0.3
0.0
86 Hughie Jennings
1B
MULT
30.2
275
1.9
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.6
8.6
1.1
0.0
4.7
4.5
0.2
0.0
87 Bob Wood
C
33.9
226
1.9
2.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
9.0
6.9
2.2
0.0
4.0
3.5
0.5
0.0
88 Algie McBride
CF
30.1
292
1.9
2.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
11.7
9.9
1.8
0.0
6.1
5.5
0.5
0.0
89 Tommy Corcoran
SS
30.5
582
1.7
1.1
1.4
0.0
0.8
16.2
7.1
9.0
0.0
3.1
-1.5
4.6
0.0
90 Willie Clark
1B
26.9
346
1.7
1.6
0.1
0.0
-0.1
9.1
7.6
1.5
0.0
3.2
2.5
0.7
0.0
91 Harry Wolverton
3B
25.6
442
1.7
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
10.7
9.2
1.5
0.0
1.5
2.7
-1.2
0.0
92 Pop Schriver
C
34.0
340
1.7
1.7
0.4
0.0
0.5
10.4
5.4
5.0
0.0
2.6
0.3
2.3
0.0
93 Steve Brodie
CF
30.8
602
1.7
1.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
16.7
10.9
5.8
0.0
5.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
94 Danny Green
RF
22.7
525
1.7
1.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
14.9
12.3
2.6
0.0
5.2
4.5
0.7
0.0
95 Harvey Bailey
SP
22.6
37
86.7
1.6
0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
7.4
0.1
0.0
7.2
4.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
96 Bid McPhee
2B
39.7
428
1.6
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.1
12.8
8.6
4.1
0.0
3.9
2.3
1.7
0.0
97 Rube Waddell
SP
22.7
34
79.0
1.6
-0.0
0.0
1.6
0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
6.8
4.0
-0.1
0.0
4.1
98 Tom O'Brien
LF
26.4
625
1.6
2.1
-1.1
0.0
-0.6
16.1
13.7
2.4
0.0
3.6
4.4
-0.8
0.0
99 Candy LaChance
1B
29.4
508
1.6
1.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
12.0
10.0
2.1
0.0
3.3
2.4
0.9
0.0
100 Bobby Lowe
2B
34.0
614
1.6
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.2
12.7
6.2
6.4
0.0
-0.1
-2.9
2.8
0.0
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