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 — 9 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 22 of 58 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1883–1887 · 1B39.1
- 1883–1884 · P32.5HOF ’64
- 1883–1887 · P26.4
- 1883–1887 · CF13.1
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Orr | 1883–1887 | 39.1 |
| 2 | Tim KeefeHOF | 1883–1884 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Jack Lynch | 1883–1887 | 26.4 |
| 4 | Chief Roseman±1 | 1883–1887 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Candy Nelson±1 | 1883–1887 | 9.6 |
| 6 | Al Mays | 1886–1887 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Dude Esterbrook±3 | 1883–1887 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Ed Cushman±1 | 1885–1887 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Steve Brady | 1883–1886 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Darby O'Brien | 1887 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Frank Hankinson | 1885–1887 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Dasher Troy | 1884–1885 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Charlie Reipschlager | 1883–1886 | 3.8 |
| 14 | John O'Rourke | 1883 | 3.7 |
| 15 | John Shaffer | 1886–1887 | 2.6 |