1887 MLB Leaders, NL
Who led the NL in 1887, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Sam Thompson .372
- 2 Cap Anson .347
- 3 Dan Brouthers .338
- 4 John Ward .338
- 5 Sam Wise .334
Home Runs
HR- 1 Billy O'Brien 19
- 2 Roger Connor 17
- 3 Fred Pfeffer 16
- 4 George Wood 14
- 5 John Morrill 12
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Sam Thompson 166
- 2 Roger Connor 104
- 3 Cap Anson 102
- 4 Dan Brouthers 101
- 5 Jerry Denny 97
Hits
H- 1 Sam Thompson 203
- 2 John Ward 184
- 3 Hardy Richardson 178
- 4 Jack Rowe 171
- 5 Dan Brouthers 169
Runs
R- 1 Dan Brouthers 153
- 2 Jack Rowe 135
- 3 Hardy Richardson 131
- 4 King Kelly 120
- 5 Sam Thompson 118
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 John Ward 111
- 2 Jim Fogarty 102
- 3 King Kelly 84
- 4 Ned Hanlon 69
- 5 Jack Glasscock 62
- 1 Dan Brouthers .988
- 2 Sam Thompson .982
- 3 Cap Anson .939
- 4 Roger Connor .933
- 5 Sam Wise .913
Pitching
- 1 Dan Casey 2.86
- 2 Pete Conway 2.90
- 3 Charlie Ferguson 3.00
- 4 John Clarkson 3.08
- 5 Tim Keefe 3.12
Wins
W- 1 John Clarkson 38
- 2 Tim Keefe 35
- 3 Pretzels Getzien 29
- 4 Pud Galvin 28
- 4 Dan Casey 28
Strikeouts
SO- 1 John Clarkson 237
- 2 Tim Keefe 189
- 3 Mark Baldwin 164
- 4 Charlie Buffinton 160
- 5 Jim Whitney 146
Saves
SV- 1 Mark Baldwin 1
- 1 Charlie Ferguson 1
- 1 George Van Haltren 1
- 1 Bill Stemmyer 1
- 1 Larry Twitchell 1
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Tim Keefe 1.12
- 2 John Clarkson 1.16
- 3 Charlie Ferguson 1.16
- 4 Jim Whitney 1.17
- 5 Pete Conway 1.23
- 1 John Clarkson 523.0
- 2 Tim Keefe 476.2
- 3 Pud Galvin 440.2
- 4 Old Hoss Radbourn 425.0
- 5 Jim Whitney 404.2
Fielding Every fielding stat by position →
Shortstop Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 John Ward .919
- 2 Jack Rowe .907
- 3 Jack Glasscock .906
- 4 Arthur Irwin .892
- 5 Ed Williamson .890
Second Base Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Charley Bassett .931
- 2 Danny Richardson .928
- 3 Fred Pfeffer .917
- 4 Pop Smith .914
Third Base Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Art Whitney .924
- 2 Jerry Denny .889
- 3 Billy Nash .884
- 4 Tom Burns .872
- 5 Jim Donnelly .867
Catcher Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Tom Daly .935
- 2 George Miller .928
- 3 Connie Mack .906
First Base Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Roger Connor .993
- 2 John Morrill .984
- 3 Sid Farrar .977
- 4 Billy O'Brien .974
- 5 Cap Anson .973
Outfield Assists
OF A- 1 Jim Fogarty 39
- 2 Dick Johnston 34
- 3 Jimmy Ryan 33
- 4 Emmett Seery 25
- 5 Sam Thompson 24
Pitcher Assists
P A- 1 John Clarkson 125
- 2 Pud Galvin 123
- 3 Tim Keefe 102
- 4 Jim Whitney 92
- 5 Charlie Buffinton 90
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.