19th-Century Majors
New York Metropolitans
Active 1883–1887 · 58 players · 1 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to New York Metropolitans itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.
Mount Rushmore
The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to New York Metropolitans itself. A season counts here only when New York Metropolitans is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 7 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 30 of 58 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1883–1887 · 1B47.8
- 1883–1887 · P34.7
- 1883–1887 · CF29.2
- 1883–1887 · SS26.1
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Orr | 1883–1887 | 47.8 |
| 2 | Jack Lynch | 1883–1887 | 34.7 |
| 3 | Chief Roseman | 1883–1887 | 29.2 |
| 4 | Candy Nelson±1 | 1883–1887 | 26.1 |
| 5 | Tim KeefeHOF | 1883–1884 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Steve Brady | 1883–1886 | 24.6 |
| 7 | Frank Hankinson | 1885–1887 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Dude Esterbrook±2 | 1883–1887 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Al Mays | 1886–1887 | 12.9 |
| 10 | Ed Cushman±1 | 1885–1887 | 11.1 |
| 11 | Ed Kennedy | 1883–1885 | 10.1 |
| 12 | Dasher Troy | 1884–1885 | 9.7 |
| 13 | Darby O'Brien | 1887 | 9.2 |
| 14 | Paul Radford | 1887 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Charlie Reipschlager | 1883–1886 | 7.0 |