1885 League Leaders

Top 10 in each category · National League and American Association combined

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Batting

AVG

#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Roger Connor	STL	0.400
2	Pete Browning	CIN	0.381
3	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.377
4	Ned Hanlon	BLN	0.365
5	George Gore	STL	0.348
6	Henry Larkin	PAT	0.339
7	Dave Orr	PHI	0.338
8	Mike Dorgan	NYG	0.331
9	Chicken Wolf	STL	0.328
10	John Coleman	PAT	0.326

HR

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Sam Thompson	PHI	18
2	King Kelly	CHC	16
3	Harry Stovey	PAT	15
4	Joe Mulvey	PHI	14
5	John Reilly	CIN	13
6	Hardy Richardson	DTN	13
7	Oyster Burns	NYG	13
8	Dan Brouthers	BSN	12
9	George Wood	DTN	12
10	Dave Orr	PHI	11

RBI

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Dan Brouthers	BSN	142
2	Frank Fennelly	PAT	141
3	Henry Larkin	PAT	139
4	King Kelly	CHC	139
5	John Reilly	CIN	136
6	Abner Dalrymple	CHC	136
7	Roger Connor	STL	133
8	Sam Wise	BLN	132
9	Ezra Sutton	BSN	130
10	Joe Mulvey	PHI	128

Runs

#	Player	Team	Runs
1	Harry Stovey	PAT	174
2	Pete Browning	CIN	169
3	Roger Connor	STL	169
4	Ned Hanlon	BLN	169
5	Chicken Wolf	STL	168
6	Charley Jones	CHC	166
7	Jim O'Rourke	BSN	165
8	Henry Larkin	PAT	161
9	Cap Anson	CHC	157
10	John Reilly	CIN	153

Hits

#	Player	Team	Hits
1	Pete Browning	CIN	258
2	Roger Connor	STL	257
3	Ned Hanlon	BLN	248
4	Chicken Wolf	STL	247
5	Henry Larkin	PAT	240
6	Charley Jones	CHC	240
7	Harry Stovey	PAT	237
8	Dave Orr	PHI	234
9	Cap Anson	CHC	232
10	John Reilly	CIN	229

SB

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Charley Jones	CHC	159
2	Cap Anson	CHC	142
3	Pete Browning	CIN	138
4	John Reilly	CIN	137
5	Buck Ewing	CIN	133
6	King Kelly	CHC	133
7	Abner Dalrymple	CHC	132
8	Hick Carpenter	BLN	127
9	Ned Hanlon	BLN	123
10	Curt Welch	BLN	122

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	Dan Brouthers	BSN	1.049
2	Roger Connor	STL	1.007
3	George Gore	STL	0.996
4	Pete Browning	CIN	0.950
5	Ned Hanlon	BLN	0.894
6	Dave Orr	PHI	0.875
7	Henry Larkin	PAT	0.862
8	King Kelly	CHC	0.844
9	Harry Stovey	PAT	0.833
10	Cap Anson	CHC	0.817

WAR

#	Player	Team	WAR
1	George Gore	STL	8.8
2	Pete Browning	CIN	8.3
3	Dan Brouthers	BSN	8.3
4	Roger Connor	STL	8.2
5	Ned Hanlon	BLN	6.5
6	Harry Stovey	PAT	5.9
7	King Kelly	CHC	5.9
8	Henry Larkin	PAT	5.4
9	Dave Orr	PHI	5.4
10	Jim O'Rourke	BSN	5.3

OBP

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	George Gore	STL	0.488
2	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.482
3	Roger Connor	STL	0.469
4	Pete Browning	CIN	0.463
5	Ned Hanlon	BLN	0.452
6	Henry Larkin	PAT	0.387
7	Tom Brown	LOU	0.386
8	Harry Stovey	PAT	0.382
9	Ned Williamson	CHC	0.378
10	Dave Orr	PHI	0.374

SLG

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.567
2	Roger Connor	STL	0.538
3	George Gore	STL	0.508
4	Dave Orr	PHI	0.501
5	Pete Browning	CIN	0.487
6	Henry Larkin	PAT	0.475
7	Buck Ewing	CIN	0.472
8	King Kelly	CHC	0.470
9	Cap Anson	CHC	0.453
10	Harry Stovey	PAT	0.451

Total Bases

#	Player	Team	Total Bases
1	Dave Orr	PHI	347
2	Roger Connor	STL	346
3	Henry Larkin	PAT	337
4	Harry Stovey	PAT	334
5	Pete Browning	CIN	330
6	Charley Jones	CHC	328
7	Cap Anson	CHC	327
8	Chicken Wolf	STL	325
9	Dan Brouthers	BSN	314
10	John Reilly	CIN	314

Doubles

#	Player	Team	Doubles
1	Cap Anson	CHC	53
2	Dave Orr	PHI	48
3	Henry Larkin	PAT	46
4	Jack Rowe	DTN	44
5	Dan Brouthers	BSN	39
6	Harry Stovey	PAT	36
7	Chicken Wolf	STL	35
8	Alex McKinnon	NYG	35
9	Pete Browning	CIN	34
10	Joe Sommer	CIN	34

Triples

#	Player	Team	Triples
1	George Gore	STL	24
2	Roger Connor	STL	22
3	Chicken Wolf	STL	20
4	Frank Fennelly	PAT	20
5	Bill Phillips	CIN	18
6	Phil Reccius	DTN	18
7	John Ward	NYG	18
8	King Kelly	CHC	17
9	Buck Ewing	CIN	16
10	Dave Orr	PHI	16

Walks

#	Player	Team	Walks
1	George Gore	STL	157
2	Dan Brouthers	BSN	114
3	Pete Browning	CIN	104
4	Ned Hanlon	BLN	101
5	Ned Williamson	CHC	94
6	Candy Nelson	PHI	88
7	Pete Hotaling	BSN	86
8	John Morrill	PHI	84
9	Roger Connor	STL	83
10	Charlie Bennett	DTN	80

Pitching

Wins

#	Player	Team	Wins
1	Bob Caruthers	STL	54
2	John Clarkson	CHC	52
3	Charley Radbourn	CIN	44
4	Henry Boyle	CIN	44
5	Guy Hecker	BSN	38
6	Tim Keefe	NYG	38
7	Henry Porter	BLN	38
8	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	37
9	Dave Foutz	PHI	36
10	Hardie Henderson	BLN	32

WAR

#	Player	Team	WAR
1	Bob Caruthers	STL	22.4
2	John Clarkson	CHC	13.7
3	Charley Radbourn	CIN	12.5
4	Tim Keefe	NYG	12.3
5	Mickey Welch	LOU	12.2
6	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	11.8
7	Henry Porter	BLN	11.2
8	Dave Foutz	PHI	10.7
9	Henry Boyle	CIN	9.1
10	Ed Daily	NYG	8.9

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Mickey Welch	LOU	2.12
2	Bob Caruthers	STL	2.32
3	Jumbo McGinnis	BRO	2.44
4	Lady Baldwin	DTN	2.53
5	Dupee Shaw	DTN	2.75
6	Tim Keefe	NYG	2.85
7	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	2.95
8	Jack Lynch	CHC	2.98
9	Henry Boyle	CIN	3.01
10	Charley Radbourn	CIN	3.18

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	Strikeouts
1	John Clarkson	CHC	268
2	Tim Keefe	NYG	255
3	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	214
4	Jim Whitney	PAT	171
5	Bobby Mathews	PAT	164
6	Lady Baldwin	DTN	163
7	Dupee Shaw	DTN	157
8	Guy Hecker	BSN	134
9	Ed Daily	NYG	126
10	Henry Boyle	CIN	123

Saves

#	Player	Team	Saves
1	Larry McKeon	BLN	26
2	Hank O'Day	PIT	25
3	Toad Ramsey	STL	18
4	Billy Taylor	BSN	14
5	John Kirby	BSN	12
6	Charlie Buffinton	PHI	12
7	Frank Foreman	CIN	10
8	Norm Baker	PAT	10
9	Stump Wiedman	CIN	9
10	John Healy	LOU	4

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Bob Caruthers	STL	1.03
2	Mickey Welch	LOU	1.06
3	Jumbo McGinnis	BRO	1.10
4	John Clarkson	CHC	1.15
5	Dave Foutz	PHI	1.16
6	Lady Baldwin	DTN	1.18
7	Charley Radbourn	CIN	1.19
8	Jack Lynch	CHC	1.20
9	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	1.22
10	Tim Keefe	NYG	1.24

Innings

#	Player	Team	Innings
1	John Clarkson	CHC	769.0
2	Bob Caruthers	STL	695.3
3	Henry Porter	BLN	661.7
4	Charley Radbourn	CIN	651.3
5	Henry Boyle	CIN	634.3
6	Ed Daily	NYG	630.3
7	Bobby Mathews	PAT	628.3
8	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	627.7
9	Guy Hecker	BSN	625.3
10	Hardie Henderson	BLN	624.0

Complete Games

#	Player	Team	Complete Games
1	Bob Caruthers	STL	62
2	Charley Radbourn	CIN	49
3	John Clarkson	CHC	48
4	Henry Boyle	CIN	46
5	Ed Morris	DTN	45
6	Henry Porter	BLN	43
7	Hardie Henderson	BLN	38
8	Bobby Mathews	PAT	37
9	Guy Hecker	BSN	32
10	Ed Daily	NYG	32

Shutouts

#	Player	Team	Shutouts
1	Bob Caruthers	STL	10
2	Dave Foutz	PHI	5
3	John Clarkson	CHC	4
4	Charley Radbourn	CIN	3
5	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	3
6	Mickey Welch	LOU	3
7	Hardie Henderson	BLN	3
8	Guy Hecker	BSN	2
9	Jack Lynch	CHC	2
10	Ed Morris	DTN	2

Rate-stat leaders (AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, ERA, WHIP) require a minimum of 502 at-bats (batting) or 162 innings pitched (pitching) to qualify, matching the season's game length.