Another decade of short seasons and leagues not around today, except the National, of course, brought a short amount of dominant years. In fact, the decade of the 1880s produced the fewest number of above 32.000 PEVA seasons in history, with only 9. That's far behind what many think as the best years for hitting, despite the steroid days of the recent decades, when the 1950 saw 27 players reach the 32.000 PEVA level. But then, again, what's the surprise. Mays, Aaron, Snider, Banks, and Mantle all played in that decade, after all.
Dominant Batting Decades (# of player above 32 PEVA)
1950s - 27, 1960s - 21, 1910s - 19, 1930s - 18, 1990s - 17
2000s - 16 (through 2008), 1920s - 16, 1900s - 15, 1940s - 14
1870s - 12, 1970s - 12, 1980s - 12
1890s - 11, 1880s - 9
What position player had the best year of the 1880s. Dan Brouthers of the Buffalo Bisons. In 1883, future Hall of Fame player Brouthers played in 98 games for the Bisons in a home park, Riverside Park, that was slightly favorable to hitters, 102 PF. While not a home run hitter, Brouthers produced runs. His 97 RBI led Major League Baseball, as did his 182 RPR (Runs+RBI). He also led baseball in SLG and OBP, although neither were dominant, in historic terms, compared to the average SLG or OBP at the time. All this and more added up to the best year of the decade, slightly better than contemporaries Cap Anson and Fred Dunlap, with a PEVA-B score of 39.597, good for #67 All-Time.
TOP TEN YEARS - BATTING - 1880s
D/ARank Name First Year Team Lg HR RBI AVG Age PEVA-B
1 67 Brouthers Dan 1883 BFN NL 3 97 0.374 25 39.597
2 79 Anson Cap 1881 CHN NL 1 82 0.399 29 38.143
3 89 Dunlap Fred 1884 SLU UA 13 NA 0.412 25 37.571
4 124 Browning Pete 1885 LS2 AA 9 73 0.362 24 35.668
5 156 Brouthers Dan 1882 BFN NL 6 63 0.368 24 34.359
6 158 Stovey Harry 1889 PH4 AA 19 119 0.308 33 34.320
7 184 Connor Roger 1885 NY1 NL 1 65 0.371 28 33.375
8 198 Kelly King 1884 CHN NL 13 95 0.354 27 32.756
9 212 Dalrymple Abner 1880 CHN NL 0 36 0.330 23 32.143
10 NA O'Neill Tip 1887 SL4 NL 14 123 0.435 NA 31.789
Code: D/A Rank - Decade/All-Time Rank
Age: Age at end of year
PEVA Scoreboard
Above 32.000 - Fantastic, MVP candidate
Above 20.000 - All League Player
Above 15.0000 - All Star Player
Above 10.000 - Very Good Player
3.500 - Average Player
D/ARank Name First Year Team Lg HR RBI AVG Age PEVA-B
1 67 Brouthers Dan 1883 BFN NL 3 97 0.374 25 39.597
2 79 Anson Cap 1881 CHN NL 1 82 0.399 29 38.143
3 89 Dunlap Fred 1884 SLU UA 13 NA 0.412 25 37.571
4 124 Browning Pete 1885 LS2 AA 9 73 0.362 24 35.668
5 156 Brouthers Dan 1882 BFN NL 6 63 0.368 24 34.359
6 158 Stovey Harry 1889 PH4 AA 19 119 0.308 33 34.320
7 184 Connor Roger 1885 NY1 NL 1 65 0.371 28 33.375
8 198 Kelly King 1884 CHN NL 13 95 0.354 27 32.756
9 212 Dalrymple Abner 1880 CHN NL 0 36 0.330 23 32.143
10 NA O'Neill Tip 1887 SL4 NL 14 123 0.435 NA 31.789
Code: D/A Rank - Decade/All-Time Rank
Age: Age at end of year
PEVA Scoreboard
Above 32.000 - Fantastic, MVP candidate
Above 20.000 - All League Player
Above 15.0000 - All Star Player
Above 10.000 - Very Good Player
3.500 - Average Player
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