1883 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1883 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
These are the 1883 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Harry Stovey led with 14 home runs, Dan Brouthers led with 97 RBI, and Dan Brouthers led with 159 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 303 plate appearances at 98 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (98 innings). Lines below those thresholds are shown and marked unqualified.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
Data updated
Batting Leaders
Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 303 plate appearances at 98 team games. 116 of the 145 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.
Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Brouthers | BFN | 98 | 441 | 425 | 85 | 159 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 16 | 17 | .374 | .397 | .572 | .969 |
| Roger Connor | NY1 | 98 | 434 | 409 | 80 | 146 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 16 | .357 | .394 | .506 | .900 |
| Ed Swartwood | PT1 | 94 | 437 | 412 | 86 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .357 | .394 | .476 | .869 |
| Pete Browning | LS2 | 84 | 381 | 358 | 95 | 121 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .338 | .378 | .464 | .842 |
| George Gore | CHN | 92 | 419 | 392 | 105 | 131 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 27 | 13 | .334 | .377 | .472 | .849 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | 96 | 414 | 400 | 80 | 132 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 14 | 35 | .330 | .353 | .475 | .828 |
| Jim O'Rourke | BFN | 94 | 451 | 436 | 102 | 143 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .328 | .350 | .438 | .788 |
| Fred Dunlap | CL2 | 93 | 418 | 396 | 81 | 129 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 21 | .326 | .361 | .452 | .813 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | 94 | 431 | 414 | 101 | 134 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .324 | .350 | .486 | .836 |
| John Morrill | BSN | 97 | 419 | 404 | 83 | 129 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 68 | .319 | .344 | .525 | .868 |
| Patrick Gillespie | NY1 | 98 | 420 | 411 | 64 | 129 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 27 | .314 | .329 | .436 | .764 |
| Jim Clinton | BL2 | 94 | 426 | 399 | 69 | 125 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .313 | .357 | .393 | .750 |
| John Reilly | CN2 | 98 | 446 | 437 | 103 | 136 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .311 | .325 | .485 | .810 |
| Hardy Richardson | BFN | 92 | 421 | 399 | 73 | 124 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .311 | .347 | .439 | .785 |
| Mike Moynahan | PH4 | 95 | 431 | 400 | 90 | 124 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .310 | .360 | .412 | .772 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | 98 | 431 | 413 | 70 | 127 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .308 | .336 | .419 | .755 |
| Jack Farrell | PRO | 95 | 435 | 420 | 92 | 128 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 21 | .305 | .329 | .436 | .764 |
| Charlie Bennett | DTN | 92 | 397 | 371 | 56 | 113 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 59 | .305 | .350 | .474 | .825 |
| Candy Nelson | NY4 | 97 | 448 | 417 | 75 | 127 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .305 | .353 | .379 | .732 |
| Harry Stovey | PH4 | 94 | 448 | 421 | 110 | 128 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .304 | .346 | .506 | .852 |
| Buck Ewing | NY1 | 88 | 396 | 376 | 90 | 114 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 20 | 14 | .303 | .338 | .481 | .820 |
| George Wood | DTN | 99 | 466 | 441 | 81 | 133 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 37 | .302 | .339 | .444 | .784 |
| Hick Carpenter | CN2 | 95 | 454 | 435 | 99 | 130 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .299 | .328 | .379 | .708 |
| Paul Hines | PRO | 97 | 460 | 442 | 94 | 132 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 23 | .299 | .326 | .416 | .742 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | 80 | 374 | 363 | 78 | 108 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 29 | .298 | .318 | .402 | .720 |
| Charlie Comiskey | SL4 | 96 | 412 | 401 | 87 | 118 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .294 | .313 | .397 | .710 |
| Charley Jones | CN2 | 90 | 411 | 391 | 84 | 115 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .294 | .328 | .471 | .799 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | 97 | 418 | 405 | 69 | 119 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 31 | .294 | .316 | .435 | .750 |
| Jack Gleason | 2 teams | 93 | 418 | 389 | 71 | 114 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .293 | .342 | .357 | .699 |
| Orator Shafer | BFN | 95 | 428 | 401 | 67 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 39 | .292 | .336 | .334 | .671 |
| Deacon White | BFN | 94 | 414 | 391 | 62 | 114 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 23 | 18 | .292 | .331 | .353 | .684 |
| Jack O'Brien | PH4 | 94 | 415 | 390 | 74 | 113 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .290 | .333 | .377 | .709 |
| Jack Glasscock | CL2 | 96 | 396 | 383 | 67 | 110 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 23 | .287 | .311 | .368 | .679 |
| Bill Gleason | SL4 | 98 | 440 | 425 | 81 | 122 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .287 | .311 | .393 | .704 |
| Arthur Irwin | PRO | 98 | 418 | 406 | 67 | 116 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 38 | .286 | .306 | .374 | .681 |
| Hugh Nicol | SL4 | 94 | 386 | 368 | 73 | 105 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .285 | .319 | .337 | .656 |
| Joe Start | PRO | 87 | 392 | 370 | 63 | 105 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 16 | .284 | .324 | .373 | .697 |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | PRO | 89 | 395 | 381 | 59 | 108 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 16 | .283 | .309 | .352 | .661 |
| John Richmond | CL5 | 92 | 410 | 385 | 63 | 109 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .283 | .327 | .343 | .670 |
| Jim Whitney | BSN | 96 | 434 | 409 | 78 | 115 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 25 | 29 | .281 | .323 | .433 | .755 |
| Fred Lewis | 2 teams | 87 | 374 | 369 | 58 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .279 | .289 | .350 | .638 |
| Joe Sommer | CN2 | 97 | 433 | 413 | 79 | 115 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .278 | .312 | .346 | .658 |
| Jack Rowe | BFN | 87 | 389 | 374 | 65 | 104 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .278 | .306 | .372 | .678 |
| Joe Hornung | BSN | 98 | 454 | 446 | 107 | 124 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 54 | .278 | .291 | .446 | .737 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | 98 | 424 | 402 | 83 | 111 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 22 | 48 | .276 | .314 | .438 | .751 |
| Jerry Denny | PRO | 98 | 402 | 393 | 73 | 108 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 48 | .275 | .291 | .443 | .734 |
| Tom Brown | CL5 | 97 | 440 | 420 | 69 | 115 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .274 | .307 | .371 | .678 |
| Martin Powell | DTN | 101 | 449 | 421 | 76 | 115 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 28 | 23 | .273 | .318 | .344 | .663 |
| Cub Stricker | PH4 | 89 | 349 | 330 | 67 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .273 | .312 | .306 | .618 |
| Guy Hecker | LS2 | 81 | 344 | 332 | 59 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .271 | .297 | .334 | .631 |
| Sam Wise | BSN | 96 | 419 | 406 | 73 | 110 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 74 | .271 | .294 | .397 | .690 |
| Steve Brady | NY4 | 97 | 443 | 432 | 69 | 117 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .271 | .289 | .326 | .615 |
| John O'Rourke | NY4 | 77 | 336 | 315 | 49 | 85 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .270 | .315 | .381 | .696 |
| Blondie Purcell | PHI | 97 | 438 | 425 | 70 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .268 | .290 | .346 | .636 |
| Jack Manning | PHI | 98 | 440 | 420 | 60 | 112 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 37 | .267 | .300 | .364 | .664 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | 85 | 335 | 332 | 57 | 88 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 69 | .265 | .272 | .358 | .630 |
| Joe Gerhardt | LS2 | 78 | 333 | 319 | 56 | 84 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .263 | .294 | .354 | .649 |
| Jerry McCormick | BL2 | 93 | 391 | 389 | 40 | 102 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .266 | .334 | .600 |
| Chicken Wolf | LS2 | 98 | 394 | 389 | 59 | 102 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .262 | .272 | .360 | .631 |
| Jackie Hayes | PT1 | 85 | 366 | 351 | 41 | 92 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .262 | .292 | .382 | .674 |
| Pop Smith | CL5 | 97 | 427 | 405 | 82 | 106 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .262 | .300 | .410 | .710 |
| Billy Taylor | PT1 | 83 | 378 | 369 | 43 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .260 | .278 | .350 | .627 |
| Tom York | CL2 | 100 | 418 | 381 | 56 | 99 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 37 | 55 | .260 | .325 | .378 | .703 |
| Pete Hotaling | CL2 | 100 | 429 | 417 | 54 | 108 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .259 | .280 | .345 | .625 |
| Fred Corey | PH4 | 71 | 310 | 298 | 45 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .258 | .287 | .336 | .623 |
| Bob Ferguson | PHI | 86 | 347 | 329 | 39 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 21 | .258 | .297 | .298 | .595 |
| Mike Mansell | PT1 | 96 | 437 | 412 | 90 | 106 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .257 | .300 | .371 | .671 |
| Lou Say | BL2 | 74 | 334 | 324 | 52 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .256 | .278 | .318 | .596 |
| John Ward | NY1 | 88 | 388 | 380 | 76 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .255 | .271 | .395 | .665 |
| George Creamer | PT1 | 91 | 389 | 369 | 54 | 94 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .255 | .293 | .322 | .616 |
| King Kelly | CHN | 98 | 444 | 428 | 92 | 109 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 35 | .255 | .282 | .388 | .669 |
| Charles Fulmer | CN2 | 92 | 374 | 362 | 52 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .254 | .278 | .359 | .637 |
| Dude Esterbrook | NY4 | 97 | 422 | 407 | 55 | 103 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .253 | .280 | .310 | .589 |
| Sadie Houck | DTN | 101 | 425 | 416 | 52 | 105 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .252 | .268 | .353 | .622 |
| Lon Knight | PH4 | 97 | 450 | 429 | 98 | 108 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .252 | .287 | .354 | .641 |
| James Roseman | NY4 | 93 | 409 | 398 | 48 | 100 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .251 | .271 | .314 | .585 |
| Jumbo Latham | LS2 | 88 | 380 | 368 | 60 | 92 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .250 | .274 | .302 | .575 |
| Fred Mann | CL5 | 96 | 412 | 394 | 61 | 98 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .249 | .282 | .368 | .650 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | PT1 | 85 | 372 | 354 | 62 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .249 | .285 | .297 | .582 |
| Bill Phillips | CL2 | 97 | 390 | 382 | 42 | 94 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 49 | .246 | .262 | .380 | .641 |
| Dan Stearns | BL2 | 93 | 416 | 382 | 54 | 94 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | .246 | .308 | .327 | .635 |
| Bid McPhee | CN2 | 96 | 385 | 367 | 61 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .245 | .281 | .343 | .624 |
| Sam Trott | DTN | 75 | 305 | 295 | 27 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 23 | .244 | .269 | .298 | .567 |
| Joe Farrell | DTN | 101 | 449 | 444 | 58 | 108 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 29 | .243 | .252 | .295 | .547 |
| Ned Hanlon | DTN | 100 | 447 | 413 | 65 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 34 | 44 | .242 | .300 | .291 | .590 |
| Jud Birchall | PH4 | 96 | 468 | 448 | 95 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .241 | .274 | .275 | .548 |
| Jake Evans | CL2 | 90 | 340 | 332 | 36 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 38 | .238 | .256 | .289 | .545 |
| George Bradley | 2 teams | 80 | 336 | 328 | 47 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .238 | .256 | .308 | .564 |
| John Cassidy | PRO | 89 | 375 | 366 | 46 | 87 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 38 | .238 | .256 | .309 | .565 |
| Ed Caskin | NY1 | 95 | 397 | 383 | 47 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .238 | .264 | .285 | .549 |
| Charlie Buffinton | BSN | 86 | 347 | 341 | 28 | 81 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .238 | .251 | .287 | .538 |
| Arlie Latham | SL4 | 98 | 424 | 406 | 86 | 96 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .236 | .269 | .300 | .569 |
| Sam Crane | NY4 | 96 | 362 | 349 | 57 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .235 | .262 | .287 | .549 |
| Fred Pfeffer | CHN | 96 | 379 | 371 | 41 | 87 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 50 | .235 | .251 | .340 | .590 |
| John Coleman | PHI | 90 | 369 | 354 | 33 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 39 | .234 | .266 | .314 | .579 |
| Mickey Welch | NY1 | 84 | 330 | 320 | 42 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 38 | .234 | .258 | .325 | .583 |
| Sid Farrar | PHI | 99 | 381 | 377 | 41 | 88 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 37 | .233 | .241 | .326 | .568 |
| Bill McClellan | PHI | 80 | 345 | 326 | 42 | 75 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 18 | .230 | .272 | .328 | .601 |
| Mike Muldoon | CL2 | 98 | 388 | 378 | 54 | 86 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 39 | .228 | .247 | .302 | .549 |
| Bill Kuehne | CL5 | 95 | 376 | 374 | 38 | 85 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 | .231 | .332 | .563 |
| Harry Wheeler | CL5 | 82 | 377 | 371 | 42 | 84 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .226 | .239 | .280 | .519 |
| George Strief | SL4 | 82 | 314 | 302 | 22 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .225 | .255 | .265 | .520 |
| Tony Mullane | SL4 | 83 | 320 | 307 | 38 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .225 | .256 | .300 | .556 |
| Bill Harbridge | PHI | 73 | 304 | 280 | 32 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 20 | .221 | .283 | .286 | .569 |
| Pud Galvin | BFN | 80 | 325 | 322 | 41 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 79 | .220 | .228 | .276 | .504 |
| Frank Hankinson | NY1 | 94 | 356 | 337 | 40 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 38 | .220 | .261 | .312 | .573 |
| Ed Kennedy | NY4 | 94 | 373 | 356 | 57 | 78 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .219 | .255 | .292 | .547 |
| Davy Force | BFN | 96 | 390 | 378 | 40 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 39 | .217 | .241 | .262 | .503 |
| John Corkhill | CN2 | 88 | 378 | 375 | 53 | 81 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .222 | .301 | .524 |
| Dasher Troy | NY1 | 85 | 325 | 316 | 37 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 33 | .215 | .237 | .269 | .506 |
| Dave Eggler | 2 teams | 91 | 358 | 355 | 28 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .214 | .221 | .231 | .452 |
| Joe Battin | PT1 | 98 | 399 | 388 | 42 | 83 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .214 | .236 | .276 | .511 |
| Tom Dolan | SL4 | 81 | 304 | 295 | 32 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .214 | .237 | .268 | .505 |
| Rudy Kemmler | CL5 | 84 | 331 | 318 | 27 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .208 | .239 | .239 | .478 |
| Leech Maskrey | LS2 | 96 | 371 | 361 | 50 | 73 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .202 | .224 | .291 | .515 |
| George Weidman | DTN | 79 | 317 | 313 | 34 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .185 | .196 | .220 | .416 |
| Dave Rowe UNQ | BL2 | 59 | 258 | 256 | 40 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .312 | .318 | .402 | .720 |
| Emil Gross UNQ | PHI | 57 | 243 | 231 | 39 | 71 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .307 | .342 | .489 | .831 |
| Tom Mansell UNQ | 2 teams | 62 | 258 | 243 | 45 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .305 | .345 | .370 | .715 |
| Ed Whiting UNQ | LS2 | 58 | 249 | 240 | 35 | 70 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .292 | .317 | .417 | .734 |
| Lee Richmond UNQ | PRO | 49 | 209 | 194 | 41 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 19 | .284 | .335 | .402 | .737 |
| Cliff Carroll UNQ | PRO | 58 | 242 | 238 | 37 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .265 | .277 | .353 | .630 |
| Jim Field UNQ | CL5 | 75 | 298 | 291 | 31 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .258 | .275 | .344 | .619 |
| Pat Deasley UNQ | SL4 | 58 | 212 | 206 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .257 | .278 | .277 | .555 |
| Pop Snyder UNQ | CN2 | 58 | 258 | 250 | 38 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .256 | .279 | .360 | .639 |
| Joe Quest UNQ | 2 teams | 56 | 226 | 215 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 18 | .242 | .279 | .321 | .600 |
| Bill Holbert UNQ | NY4 | 73 | 300 | 299 | 26 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .240 | .274 | .514 |
| Jim Lillie UNQ | BFN | 50 | 202 | 201 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .234 | .238 | .313 | .551 |
| Mike Dorgan UNQ | NY1 | 64 | 263 | 261 | 32 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .234 | .240 | .299 | .538 |
| Mike Hines UNQ | BSN | 63 | 238 | 231 | 38 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 36 | .225 | .248 | .290 | .538 |
| Will White UNQ | CN2 | 65 | 256 | 240 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .225 | .273 | .267 | .540 |
| John Kelly UNQ | 2 teams | 49 | 208 | 205 | 18 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .224 | .236 | .288 | .523 |
| Fred Goldsmith UNQ | CHN | 60 | 239 | 235 | 38 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .221 | .234 | .311 | .545 |
| Tim Keefe UNQ | NY4 | 70 | 273 | 259 | 39 | 57 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .220 | .260 | .313 | .573 |
| Ed Rowen UNQ | PH4 | 49 | 207 | 196 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .219 | .261 | .281 | .541 |
| Frank Mountain UNQ | CL5 | 70 | 285 | 276 | 36 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .217 | .242 | .337 | .579 |
| Larry Corcoran UNQ | CHN | 68 | 269 | 263 | 40 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 62 | .209 | .227 | .308 | .535 |
| Paul Radford UNQ | BSN | 72 | 267 | 258 | 46 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 | .205 | .232 | .252 | .484 |
| Barney Gilligan UNQ | PRO | 74 | 289 | 263 | 34 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 32 | .198 | .270 | .270 | .540 |
| Denny Mack UNQ | PT1 | 60 | 237 | 224 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .196 | .241 | .246 | .486 |
| Jack Neagle UNQ | 2 teams | 54 | 217 | 209 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .196 | .226 | .230 | .455 |
| Sam Weaver UNQ | LS2 | 53 | 205 | 193 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .192 | .239 | .233 | .472 |
| Frank Ringo UNQ | PHI | 60 | 227 | 221 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .190 | .211 | .244 | .456 |
| Doc Bushong UNQ | CL2 | 63 | 222 | 215 | 15 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .172 | .198 | .195 | .394 |
| Hardie Henderson UNQ | 2 teams | 53 | 209 | 199 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .166 | .206 | .221 | .427 |
Pitching Leaders
Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 98 innings at 98 team games. 42 of the 48 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCormick | CL2 | 28 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 342.0 | 316 | 70 | 65 | 145 | 1.84 | 1.11 |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | PRO | 48 | 25 | 76 | 68 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 632.1 | 563 | 144 | 56 | 315 | 2.05 | 0.98 |
| Will White | CN2 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 577.0 | 473 | 134 | 104 | 141 | 2.09 | 1.00 |
| Tony Mullane | SL4 | 35 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 460.2 | 372 | 112 | 74 | 191 | 2.19 | 0.97 |
| Jim Whitney | BSN | 37 | 21 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 514.0 | 492 | 128 | 35 | 345 | 2.24 | 1.03 |
| Ren Deagle | CN2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 148.0 | 136 | 38 | 34 | 48 | 2.31 | 1.15 |
| Jumbo McGinnis | SL4 | 28 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 382.2 | 325 | 99 | 69 | 128 | 2.33 | 1.03 |
| Will Sawyer | CL2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 141.0 | 119 | 37 | 47 | 76 | 2.36 | 1.18 |
| Tim Keefe | NY4 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 619.0 | 488 | 166 | 108 | 359 | 2.41 | 0.96 |
| Hugh Daily | CL2 | 23 | 19 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 378.2 | 360 | 102 | 99 | 171 | 2.42 | 1.21 |
| Bobby Mathews | PH4 | 30 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 381.0 | 396 | 104 | 31 | 203 | 2.46 | 1.12 |
| Larry Corcoran | CHN | 34 | 20 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 473.2 | 483 | 131 | 82 | 216 | 2.49 | 1.19 |
| Dupee Shaw | DTN | 10 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 227.0 | 238 | 63 | 44 | 73 | 2.50 | 1.24 |
| John Ward | NY1 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 277.0 | 278 | 83 | 31 | 121 | 2.70 | 1.12 |
| Pud Galvin | BFN | 46 | 29 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 656.1 | 676 | 198 | 50 | 279 | 2.72 | 1.11 |
| Mickey Welch | NY1 | 25 | 23 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 426.0 | 431 | 129 | 66 | 144 | 2.73 | 1.17 |
| Harry McCormick | CN2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 128.2 | 139 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 2.87 | 1.29 |
| Charlie Buffinton | BSN | 25 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 333.0 | 346 | 112 | 51 | 188 | 3.03 | 1.19 |
| Charlie Sweeney | PRO | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 146.2 | 142 | 51 | 28 | 48 | 3.13 | 1.16 |
| Jack Jones | 2 teams | 11 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 157.2 | 161 | 55 | 25 | 61 | 3.14 | 1.18 |
| Fred Goldsmith | CHN | 25 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 383.1 | 456 | 134 | 39 | 82 | 3.15 | 1.29 |
| George Bradley | PH4 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 215 | 75 | 22 | 56 | 3.15 | 1.11 |
| Bob Emslie | BL2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 201.1 | 188 | 71 | 41 | 62 | 3.17 | 1.14 |
| Guy Hecker | LS2 | 28 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 469.0 | 526 | 174 | 75 | 164 | 3.34 | 1.28 |
| Fred Corey | PH4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 148.1 | 182 | 56 | 24 | 42 | 3.40 | 1.39 |
| John Valentine | CL5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 130 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 3.53 | 1.44 |
| George Weidman | DTN | 20 | 24 | 52 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 402.1 | 435 | 158 | 72 | 183 | 3.53 | 1.26 |
| Frank Mountain | CL5 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 503.0 | 546 | 201 | 123 | 159 | 3.60 | 1.33 |
| Sam Weaver | LS2 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 400.2 | 451 | 165 | 35 | 105 | 3.71 | 1.21 |
| Denny Driscoll | PT1 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 336.1 | 427 | 149 | 39 | 79 | 3.99 | 1.39 |
| John Fox | BL2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165.1 | 209 | 74 | 32 | 49 | 4.03 | 1.46 |
| Tip O'Neill | NY1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 182 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 4.07 | 1.66 |
| Jack Lynch | NY4 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 255.0 | 263 | 116 | 25 | 119 | 4.09 | 1.13 |
| Bob Barr | PT1 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 203.1 | 263 | 99 | 28 | 81 | 4.38 | 1.43 |
| Hardie Henderson | 2 teams | 10 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 367.1 | 409 | 179 | 89 | 147 | 4.39 | 1.36 |
| Ed Dundon | CL5 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 166.2 | 213 | 83 | 38 | 31 | 4.48 | 1.51 |
| Dick Burns | DTN | 2 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127.2 | 172 | 64 | 33 | 30 | 4.51 | 1.61 |
| John Coleman | PHI | 12 | 48 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 538.1 | 772 | 291 | 48 | 159 | 4.87 | 1.52 |
| Art Hagan | 2 teams | 1 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 224 | 89 | 39 | 46 | 5.27 | 1.73 |
| Billy Taylor | PT1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 166 | 76 | 34 | 41 | 5.39 | 1.57 |
| George Derby | BFN | 2 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 107.2 | 173 | 70 | 15 | 34 | 5.85 | 1.75 |
| Jack Neagle | 2 teams | 5 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 221.1 | 292 | 146 | 66 | 63 | 5.94 | 1.62 |
| Jersey Bakley UNQ | PH4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 65 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 3.23 | 1.26 |
| Lee Richmond UNQ | PRO | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 122 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 3.33 | 1.62 |
| Ed Cushman UNQ | BFN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 61 | 22 | 17 | 34 | 3.93 | 1.55 |
| The Only Nolan UNQ | PT1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 4.25 | 1.65 |
| Blondie Purcell UNQ | PHI | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 110 | 39 | 12 | 30 | 4.39 | 1.52 |
| Bill Gallagher UNQ | BL2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 79 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 5.40 | 1.65 |
Reading the 1883 leader tables
The 1883 batting table lists 145 hitters, of whom 116 qualify for the rate columns. Dan Brouthers tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.374); Roger Connor is second at .357. The HR column peaks with Harry Stovey's 14; for runs batted in, Dan Brouthers is first with 97. The 1883 pitching table lists 48 pitchers, 42 of them qualified. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Jim McCormick, 1.84, and Tim Keefe has the best WHIP, 0.96. Sorted by the counting stats, the leaders are Old Hoss Radbourn in wins (48) and Tim Keefe in strikeouts (359).
1883 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who led MLB in home runs in 1883?
- Harry Stovey led with 14 home runs in 1883.
- Who led MLB in RBI in 1883?
- Dan Brouthers led with 97 RBI in 1883.
- Who led MLB in hits in 1883?
- Dan Brouthers led with 159 hits in 1883.
- Who led MLB in batting average in 1883?
- Dan Brouthers led at .374 in 1883, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
- Who led MLB in wins in 1883?
- Old Hoss Radbourn led with 48 wins in 1883.
- Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1883?
- Tim Keefe led with 359 strikeouts in 1883.