1886 League Leaders

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

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Batting

AVG

#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Pete Browning	CIN	0.404
2	King Kelly	CHC	0.390
3	George Gore	STL	0.383
4	Cap Anson	CHC	0.375
5	Roger Connor	STL	0.365
6	Arlie Latham	CIN	0.363
7	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.358
8	Hardy Richardson	CLV	0.356
9	Jack Glasscock	LOU	0.339
10	Dave Orr	PHI	0.337

HR

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Hardy Richardson	CLV	11
2	Dave Orr	PHI	9
3	Frank Fennelly	PAT	8
4	Bid McPhee	CIN	7
5	Jerry Denny	LOU	7
6	George Gore	STL	7
7	John Kerins	BLN	6
8	Harry Stovey	PAT	6
9	John Morrill	PHI	6
10	Ed Swartwood	BRO	5

RBI

#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Cap Anson	CHC	73
2	Bid McPhee	CIN	63
3	Pete Browning	CIN	61
4	Ezra Sutton	STL	59
5	King Kelly	CHC	57
6	Frank Fennelly	PAT	56
7	Al Myers	PAT	55
8	Hardy Richardson	CLV	54
9	Dave Orr	PHI	54
10	Sam Wise	BLN	52

Runs

#	Player	Team	Runs
1	Arlie Latham	CIN	79
2	George Gore	STL	79
3	Henry Larkin	PAT	66
4	King Kelly	CHC	65
5	Hardy Richardson	CLV	61
6	Frank Fennelly	PAT	61
7	Harry Stovey	PAT	60
8	Curt Welch	BLN	58
9	Chicken Wolf	STL	56
10	Roger Connor	STL	54

Hits

#	Player	Team	Hits
1	Arlie Latham	CIN	107
2	Hardy Richardson	CLV	106
3	Cap Anson	CHC	106
4	King Kelly	CHC	104
5	Pete Browning	CIN	103
6	George Gore	STL	100
7	Dan Brouthers	BSN	97
8	Roger Connor	STL	97
9	Henry Larkin	PAT	96
10	Curt Welch	BLN	93

SB

#	Player	Team	SB
1	Arlie Latham	CIN	66
2	Curt Welch	BLN	60
3	Harry Stovey	PAT	44
4	Ned Hanlon	BLN	41
5	Ed Andrews	BSN	37
6	Bid McPhee	CIN	32
7	Yank Robinson	STL	32
8	John Ward	NYG	29
9	Henry Larkin	PAT	27
10	Frank Fennelly	PAT	26

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	George Gore	STL	1.065
2	King Kelly	CHC	0.999
3	Cap Anson	CHC	0.980
4	Pete Browning	CIN	0.974
5	Hardy Richardson	CLV	0.950
6	Roger Connor	STL	0.950
7	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.935
8	Frank Fennelly	PAT	0.923
9	Dave Orr	PHI	0.913
10	Ed Swartwood	BRO	0.858

WAR

#	Player	Team	WAR
1	King Kelly	CHC	3.8
2	George Gore	STL	3.7
3	Hardy Richardson	CLV	3.7
4	Cap Anson	CHC	3.4
5	Arlie Latham	CIN	3.1
6	Dan Brouthers	BSN	3.1
7	Dave Orr	PHI	2.9
8	Frank Fennelly	PAT	2.8
9	Roger Connor	STL	2.8
10	Pete Browning	CIN	2.5

OBP

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	King Kelly	CHC	0.494
2	George Gore	STL	0.494
3	Cap Anson	CHC	0.446
4	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.444
5	Pete Browning	CIN	0.441
6	Ed Swartwood	BRO	0.440
7	Arlie Latham	CIN	0.436
8	Roger Connor	STL	0.431
9	Frank Fennelly	PAT	0.416
10	Hardy Richardson	CLV	0.410

SLG

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	George Gore	STL	0.571
2	Hardy Richardson	CLV	0.540
3	Cap Anson	CHC	0.534
4	Pete Browning	CIN	0.533
5	Roger Connor	STL	0.519
6	Dave Orr	PHI	0.515
7	Frank Fennelly	PAT	0.508
8	King Kelly	CHC	0.506
9	Dan Brouthers	BSN	0.491
10	Sam Wise	BLN	0.465

Total Bases

#	Player	Team	Total Bases
1	Hardy Richardson	CLV	161
2	Cap Anson	CHC	151
3	George Gore	STL	149
4	Dave Orr	PHI	139
5	Roger Connor	STL	138
6	Pete Browning	CIN	136
7	King Kelly	CHC	135
8	Dan Brouthers	BSN	133
9	Frank Fennelly	PAT	133
10	Henry Larkin	PAT	131

Doubles

#	Player	Team	Doubles
1	Pete Browning	CIN	22
2	Dan Brouthers	BSN	21
3	King Kelly	CHC	19
4	Alex McKinnon	NYG	18
5	Ernie Burch	CIN	17
6	Henry Larkin	PAT	17
7	Hardy Richardson	CLV	16
8	Cap Anson	CHC	16
9	Harry Stovey	PAT	16
10	Jack O'Brien	PAT	16

Triples

#	Player	Team	Triples
1	Cap Anson	CHC	10
2	Sam Wise	BLN	9
3	Dick Johnston	BLN	9
4	Henry Larkin	PAT	9
5	Frank Fennelly	PAT	9
6	Roger Connor	STL	9
7	Tom Brown	LOU	8
8	John Reilly	CIN	7
9	George Gore	STL	7
10	Dan Brouthers	BSN	6

Walks

#	Player	Team	Walks
1	George Gore	STL	53
2	King Kelly	CHC	51
3	Ed Swartwood	BRO	48
4	Reddy Mack	BLN	47
5	Dan Brouthers	BSN	42
6	Arlie Latham	CIN	38
7	Cap Anson	CHC	37
8	Cliff Carroll	CLV	36
9	Frank Fennelly	PAT	36
10	Charlie Bennett	CLV	35

Pitching

Wins

#	Player	Team	Wins
1	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	25
2	Dave Foutz	PHI	19
3	John Clarkson	CHC	18
4	Charley Radbourn	CIN	16
5	Toad Ramsey	STL	15
6	Ed Morris	CLV	14
7	Guy Hecker	BSN	14
8	Jim Whitney	PAT	14
9	Tony Mullane	BLN	13
10	Jim McCormick	PAT	13

WAR

#	Player	Team	WAR
1	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	11.6
2	Bob Caruthers	STL	5.5
3	Dave Foutz	PHI	5.4
4	Toad Ramsey	STL	5.2
5	Jim McCormick	PAT	4.9
6	Tim Keefe	NYG	4.8
7	Charley Radbourn	CIN	4.8
8	Matt Kilroy	LOU	4.5
9	Guy Hecker	BSN	4.4
10	John Clarkson	CHC	3.7

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	1.45
2	Dan Casey	CLV	1.93
3	Jim McCormick	PAT	2.19
4	Cyclone Miller	PAT	2.24
5	Matt Kilroy	LOU	2.46
6	Jocko Flynn	CHC	2.50
7	Guy Hecker	BSN	2.51
8	John Healy	LOU	2.65
9	Bob Caruthers	STL	2.66
10	Ed Morris	CLV	2.72

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	Strikeouts
1	Tim Keefe	NYG	117
2	John Clarkson	CHC	114
3	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	98
4	Bill Stemmeyer	BSN	96
5	Lady Baldwin	CLV	83
6	Charley Radbourn	CIN	67
7	Jim McCormick	PAT	66
8	Jocko Flynn	CHC	62
9	Dave Foutz	PHI	62
10	Ed Morris	CLV	59

Saves

#	Player	Team	Saves
1	Adonis Terry	BLN	11
2	Aaron Crowley	CHC	10
3	John Healy	LOU	8
4	Garry Houck	LOU	8
5	Frank Gilmore	CLV	7
6	John Kirby	BSN	6
7	Bill Hart	PAT	6
8	Jim Handiboe	PHI	6
9	George Keefe	BSN	4
10	Blue Lew Hardtack	CHC	4

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	0.94
2	Jocko Flynn	CHC	1.08
3	Dan Casey	CLV	1.18
4	Bob Caruthers	STL	1.18
5	John Healy	LOU	1.23
6	Guy Hecker	BSN	1.24
7	Nat Hudson	STL	1.26
8	Matt Kilroy	LOU	1.28
9	Ed Morris	CLV	1.29
10	Jim McCormick	PAT	1.29

Innings

#	Player	Team	Innings
1	Tim Keefe	NYG	279.3
2	Charley Radbourn	CIN	273.3
3	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	266.7
4	John Clarkson	CHC	265.3
5	Tony Mullane	BLN	254.0
6	Dave Foutz	PHI	249.0
7	Guy Hecker	BSN	237.0
8	Ed Morris	CLV	232.0
9	Lady Baldwin	CLV	229.3
10	Jim Whitney	PAT	224.3

Complete Games

#	Player	Team	Complete Games
1	Tim Keefe	NYG	20
2	Charley Radbourn	CIN	18
3	Lady Baldwin	CLV	15
4	Toad Ramsey	STL	13
5	Ed Morris	CLV	12
6	John Clarkson	CHC	10
7	Tony Mullane	BLN	9
8	Matt Kilroy	LOU	9
9	Dave Foutz	PHI	9
10	Ed Daily	NYG	7

Shutouts

#	Player	Team	Shutouts
1	Ed Morris	CLV	3
2	John Clarkson	CHC	2
3	Charley Radbourn	CIN	2
4	Dave Foutz	PHI	2
5	Lady Baldwin	CLV	1
6	Guy Hecker	BSN	1
7	Jumbo McGinnis	BRO	1
8	Jocko Flynn	CHC	1
9	Henry Boyle	CIN	1
10	Tim Keefe	NYG	1

Rate-stat leaders (AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, ERA, WHIP) require a minimum of 211 at-bats (batting) or 68 innings pitched (pitching) to qualify, matching the season's game length.