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Charley Jones led the National League with 9 in 1879. The National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1879 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.
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| # | Player | Team | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hines | PRO | .357 |
| 2 | King Kelly | CN1 | .348 |
| 2 | Jim O'Rourke | PRO | .348 |
| 4 | John O'Rourke | BSN | .341 |
| 5 | Deacon White | CN1 | .330 |
| 6 | Joe Start | PRO | .319 |
| 7 | Charley Jones | BSN | .315 |
| 8 | Tom York | PRO | .310 |
| 9 | Orator Shafer | CHN | .304 |
| 10 | Cal McVey | CN1 | .297 |
| # | Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Jones | BSN | 9 |
| 2 | John O'Rourke | BSN | 6 |
| 3 | Charlie Eden | CL2 | 3 |
| 4 | Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | 2 |
| 4 | Paul Hines | PRO | 2 |
| 4 | Sadie Houck | BSN | 2 |
| 4 | King Kelly | CN1 | 2 |
| 4 | Pop Snyder | BSN | 2 |
| 4 | Joe Start | PRO | 2 |
| 4 | John Ward | PRO | 2 |
| # | Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Jones | BSN | 62 |
| 1 | John O'Rourke | BSN | 62 |
| 3 | Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | 57 |
| 4 | Cal McVey | CN1 | 55 |
| 5 | Paul Hines | PRO | 52 |
| 5 | Deacon White | CN1 | 52 |
| 7 | Tom York | PRO | 50 |
| 8 | Sadie Houck | BSN | 49 |
| 8 | John Morrill | BSN | 49 |
| 10 | King Kelly | CN1 | 47 |
| # | Player | Team | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Jones | BSN | 85 |
| 2 | Paul Hines | PRO | 81 |
| 3 | George Wright | PRO | 79 |
| 4 | King Kelly | CN1 | 78 |
| 5 | Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | 73 |
| 6 | John Ward | PRO | 71 |
| 7 | Joe Start | PRO | 70 |
| 8 | Sadie Houck | BSN | 69 |
| 8 | Jim O'Rourke | PRO | 69 |
| 8 | John O'Rourke | BSN | 69 |
| # | Player | Team | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hines | PRO | 146 |
| 2 | Jim O'Rourke | PRO | 126 |
| 3 | King Kelly | CN1 | 120 |
| 4 | Charley Jones | BSN | 112 |
| 5 | Deacon White | CN1 | 110 |
| 6 | John O'Rourke | BSN | 108 |
| 7 | George Wright | PRO | 107 |
| 8 | Tom York | PRO | 106 |
| 9 | Cal McVey | CN1 | 105 |
| 10 | John Ward | PRO | 104 |
| # | Player | Team | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Barnes | CN1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jack Burdock | BSN | 0 |
| 1 | Tom Carey | CL2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ed Caskin | TRN | 0 |
| 1 | John Clapp | BFN | 0 |
| 1 | Bill Crowley | BFN | 0 |
| 1 | Abner Dalrymple | CHN | 0 |
| 1 | Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mike Dorgan | SR1 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlie Eden | CL2 | 0 |
| # | Player | Team | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Jones | BSN | 191 |
| 2 | John O'Rourke | BSN | 190 |
| 3 | King Kelly | CN1 | 184 |
| 4 | Paul Hines | PRO | 183 |
| 5 | Jim O'Rourke | PRO | 176 |
| 6 | Ed Williamson | CHN | 163 |
| 7 | Tom York | PRO | 156 |
| 8 | Deacon White | CN1 | 155 |
| 9 | Joe Start | PRO | 146 |
| 10 | Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | 144 |
| # | Player | Team | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ward | PRO | 47 |
| 2 | Tommy Bond | BSN | 43 |
| 2 | Will White | CN1 | 43 |
| 4 | Pud Galvin | BFN | 37 |
| 5 | Terry Larkin | CHN | 31 |
| 6 | Jim McCormick | CL2 | 20 |
| 7 | Harry McCormick | SR1 | 18 |
| 8 | Frank Hankinson | CHN | 15 |
| 9 | George Bradley | TRN | 13 |
| 10 | Bobby Mathews | PRO | 12 |
| # | Player | Team | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Bond | BSN | 1.96 |
| 2 | Will White | CN1 | 1.99 |
| 3 | John Ward | PRO | 2.15 |
| 4 | Harry Salisbury | TRN | 2.22 |
| 5 | Pud Galvin | BFN | 2.28 |
| 6 | Bobby Mathews | PRO | 2.29 |
| 7 | Jim McCormick | CL2 | 2.42 |
| 8 | Terry Larkin | CHN | 2.44 |
| 9 | Frank Hankinson | CHN | 2.50 |
| 10 | Curry Foley | BSN | 2.51 |
| # | Player | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ward | PRO | 239 |
| 2 | Will White | CN1 | 232 |
| 3 | Jim McCormick | CL2 | 197 |
| 4 | Tommy Bond | BSN | 155 |
| 5 | Terry Larkin | CHN | 142 |
| 6 | Pud Galvin | BFN | 136 |
| 7 | George Bradley | TRN | 133 |
| 8 | Harry McCormick | SR1 | 96 |
| 9 | Bobby Mathews | PRO | 90 |
| 9 | Bobby Mitchell | CL2 | 90 |
| # | Player | Team | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Mathews | PRO | 1 |
| 1 | John Ward | PRO | 1 |
| # | Player | Team | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Bond | BSN | 127 |
| 2 | Will White | CN1 | 126 |
| 3 | John Ward | PRO | 116 |
| 4 | Harry Salisbury | TRN | 112 |
| 5 | Pud Galvin | BFN | 110 |
| 6 | Bobby Mathews | PRO | 109 |
| 7 | Jim McCormick | CL2 | 103 |
| 8 | Terry Larkin | CHN | 102 |
| 9 | Curry Foley | BSN | 100 |
| 9 | Frank Hankinson | CHN | 100 |
Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.
Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.
Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.