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1884 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Fred DunlapBAT17.2
  2. 2Cap AnsonBAT15.9
  3. 3King KellyBAT15.5
  4. 4Old Hoss RadbournPITCH15.3
  5. 5Charlie SweeneyPITCH15.1
  6. 6Fred PfefferBAT14.9
  7. 7John ReillyBAT14.7
  8. 8Abner DalrympleBAT14.5
  9. 9Dave OrrBAT14.3
  10. 10Harry StoveyBAT14.3
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Henry Larkin1B106.3
  2. 2Billy Nash3B102.3
  3. 3Adonis TerryP101.5
  4. 4Oyster BurnsRF99.9
  5. 5Tommy McCarthyRF91.2
  6. 6Deacon McGuireC89.6
  7. 7Jack ClementsC81.3
  8. 8Bob CaruthersP80.7

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Tommy BondP57.5
  2. 2Fred GoldsmithP38.8
  3. 3Bob Ferguson3B29.4
  4. 4John PetersSS28.5
  5. 5Terry LarkinP27.9
  6. 6Lew BrownC27.7
  7. 7Mike MansellLF24.4
  8. 8Charles FulmerSS20.3

Teams · 32

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
St. Louis Maroons92-19108.4Fred Dunlap
Providence Grays84-28103.2Old Hoss Radbourn
New York Metropolitans75-32112.2Dave Orr
Atlanta Braves73-38119.8Jim Whitney
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds69-3469.5George Bradley
Columbus Colts69-39120.4Ed Morris
Louisville Colonels68-4092.9Guy Hecker
Cincinnati Red Stockings68-41106.1John Reilly
St. Louis Cardinals67-4079.6Jumbo McGinnis
Baltimore Orioles63-4387.8Hardie Henderson
Buffalo Bisons63-47120Dan Brouthers
Philadelphia Athletics61-4694.2Harry Stovey
Chicago Cubs62-49190.7Cap Anson
San Francisco Giants62-50107.6Roger Connor
Baltimore Monumentals57-4755.3Bill Sweeney
Boston Unions56-5161.4James Burke
Milwaukee Unions8-4——
St. Paul Saints2-6——
Chicago Unions41-4919Charlie Householder
Toledo Blue Stockings45-5871.5Tony Mullane
Altoona Pride6-19——
Wilmington Quicksteps2-15——
Richmond Virginias12-2923.7Pete Meegan
Los Angeles Dodgers40-6455.5Adonis Terry
Philadelphia Keystones21-469.5Bill Kienzle
Philadelphia Phillies39-7376.7Jack Manning
Cleveland Spiders35-7744.1Bill Phillips
Kansas City Unions16-6214.6Bob Black
Pittsburgh Pirates30-7849.2Ed Swartwood
Indianapolis Blues29-7859.3Larry McKeon
Washington Nationals58-11366.9Bill Wise
Detroit Wolverines28-8465.3George Wood

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.