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Chicago Whales Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders

Team Names: Chicago Whales, Chicago Chi-Feds

Seasons: 2 (1914 to 1915)

Record: 173-133, .565 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Joe Tinker, 173-133, .565 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	6.4
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	5.1
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	4.1
4.	Art Wilson • 1915	3.8
5.	Joe Tinker • 1914	3.5
	Al Wickland • 1914	3.5
7.	Les Mann • 1915	3.2
8.	Max Flack • 1915	3.1
9.	William Fischer • 1915	2.6
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	1.5

Offensive WAR †
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	4.8
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	4.0
3.	Art Wilson • 1915	3.9
4.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	3.6
5.	William Fischer • 1915	3.0
6.	Max Flack • 1915	2.9
7.	Al Wickland • 1914	2.3
8.	Les Mann • 1915	2.2
9.	Fred Beck • 1914	1.5
	Joe Tinker • 1914	1.5

Defensive WAR †
1.	Joe Tinker • 1914	2.9
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	2.6
3.	Jack Farrell • 1914	1.5
4.	Art Wilson • 1915	0.6
	Tex Wisterzil • 1915	0.6
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	0.6
	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	0.6
8.	Harry Fritz • 1915	0.5
9.	Harry Fritz • 1914	0.3
	Joe Tinker • 1915	0.3
	Rollie Zeider • 1915	0.3

Batting Average
1.	Max Flack • 1915	.314
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	.313
3.	Les Mann • 1915	.306
4.	Art Wilson • 1914	.291
5.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	.286
6.	Fred Beck • 1914	.279
7.	Al Wickland • 1914	.276
8.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	.274
9.	Joe Tinker • 1914	.256
10.	Max Flack • 1914	.247

On-Base%
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	.394
2.	Al Wickland • 1914	.375
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	.366
4.	Max Flack • 1915	.365
5.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	.363
6.	Les Mann • 1915	.357
7.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	.344
8.	Fred Beck • 1914	.341
9.	Max Flack • 1914	.324
10.	Joe Tinker • 1914	.317

Slugging %
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	.485
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	.466
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	.442
4.	Les Mann • 1915	.438
5.	Max Flack • 1915	.423
6.	Al Wickland • 1914	.405
7.	Fred Beck • 1914	.395
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	.349
9.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	.319
10.	Max Flack • 1914	.301

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	.860
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	.848
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	.808
4.	Les Mann • 1915	.795
5.	Max Flack • 1915	.787
6.	Al Wickland • 1914	.780
7.	Fred Beck • 1914	.736
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	.666
9.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	.663
10.	Max Flack • 1914	.625

Games Played
1.	Fred Beck • 1914	157
	Al Wickland • 1914	157
3.	Jack Farrell • 1914	156
4.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	154
5.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	150
6.	Max Flack • 1915	141
7.	Art Wilson • 1914	137
8.	Les Mann • 1915	135
9.	Max Flack • 1914	134
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	129

At Bats
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	592
2.	Fred Beck • 1914	555
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	548
4.	Al Wickland • 1914	536
5.	Jack Farrell • 1914	524
6.	Max Flack • 1915	523
7.	Max Flack • 1914	502
8.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	494
9.	Les Mann • 1915	470
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	452

Plate Appearances
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	649
2.	Al Wickland • 1914	648
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	635
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	626
5.	Jack Farrell • 1914	596
6.	Max Flack • 1915	583
7.	Max Flack • 1914	575
8.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	558
9.	Art Wilson • 1914	532
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	518

Runs Scored
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	91
2.	Max Flack • 1915	88
3.	Art Wilson • 1914	78
4.	Les Mann • 1915	74
	Al Wickland • 1914	74
6.	Max Flack • 1914	66
7.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	65
	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	65
9.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	60
10.	Jack Farrell • 1914	58

Hits
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	185
2.	Max Flack • 1915	164
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	157
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	155
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	148
6.	Les Mann • 1915	144
7.	Art Wilson • 1914	128
8.	Max Flack • 1914	124
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	124
10.	Jack Farrell • 1914	123

Total Bases
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	287
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	242
3.	Max Flack • 1915	221
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	219
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	217
6.	Les Mann • 1915	206
7.	Art Wilson • 1914	205
8.	Jack Farrell • 1914	154
9.	Joe Tinker • 1914	153
10.	Max Flack • 1914	151

Doubles
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	38
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	32
3.	Al Wickland • 1914	31
	Art Wilson • 1914	31
5.	Fred Beck • 1914	23
	Jack Farrell • 1914	23
7.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	22
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	21
9.	Max Flack • 1915	20
10.	William Fischer • 1915	15
	Max Flack • 1914	15

Triples
1.	Les Mann • 1915	19
2.	Max Flack • 1915	14
3.	Al Wickland • 1914	10
4.	Art Wilson • 1914	8
	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	8
6.	Joe Tinker • 1914	7
	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	7
8.	Charlie Hanford • 1915	5
9.	Fred Beck • 1914	4
	Jack Farrell • 1914	4
	William Fischer • 1915	4
	Harry Fritz • 1915	4
	Jimmy Smith • 1915	4

Home Runs
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	16
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	13
3.	Fred Beck • 1914	11
4.	Art Wilson • 1914	10
5.	Art Wilson • 1915	7
6.	Al Wickland • 1914	6
7.	Fred Beck • 1915	5
8.	William Fischer • 1915	4
	Claude Hendrix • 1915	4
	Les Mann • 1915	4
	Jimmy Smith • 1915	4

Runs Batted In
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	95
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	94
3.	Fred Beck • 1914	77
4.	Al Wickland • 1914	68
5.	Art Wilson • 1914	64
6.	Les Mann • 1915	58
7.	William Fischer • 1915	50
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	46
9.	Max Flack • 1915	45
10.	Max Flack • 1914	39

Bases on Balls
1.	Al Wickland • 1914	81
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	70
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	67
4.	Art Wilson • 1915	65
5.	Jack Farrell • 1914	52
6.	Max Flack • 1914	51
7.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	46
8.	Fred Beck • 1914	44
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	44
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	43

Strikeouts
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	80
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	68
3.	Fred Beck • 1914	66
4.	Jack Farrell • 1914	65
	Jimmy Smith • 1915	65
	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	65
7.	Al Wickland • 1914	58
8.	Max Flack • 1914	48
9.	Les Mann • 1915	40
10.	Fred Beck • 1915	38
	Art Wilson • 1915	38

Stolen Bases
1.	Max Flack • 1914	37
	Max Flack • 1915	37
3.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	35
4.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	24
5.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	21
6.	Joe Tinker • 1914	19
7.	Les Mann • 1915	18
8.	Al Wickland • 1914	17
9.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	16
10.	Art Wilson • 1914	13

Singles
1.	Max Flack • 1915	127
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	123
3.	Fred Beck • 1914	117
4.	Les Mann • 1915	109
5.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	108
6.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	105
7.	Max Flack • 1914	104
8.	Al Wickland • 1914	101
9.	Jack Farrell • 1914	96
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	88

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Art Wilson • 1914	151
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	147
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	142
4.	Les Mann • 1915	138
5.	Max Flack • 1915	136
6.	Al Wickland • 1914	129
7.	Fred Beck • 1914	115
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	95
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	95
10.	Max Flack • 1914	84

Runs Created
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	104
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	88
3.	Al Wickland • 1914	81
4.	Max Flack • 1915	80
	Art Wilson • 1914	80
6.	Fred Beck • 1914	73
	Les Mann • 1915	73
8.	Art Wilson • 1915	52
9.	William Fischer • 1915	50
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	49

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	38
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	36
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	33
4.	Art Wilson • 1915	29
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	27
6.	Max Flack • 1915	25
7.	Les Mann • 1915	22
8.	William Fischer • 1915	19
9.	Fred Beck • 1914	15
10.	Claude Hendrix • 1915	4

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	4.0
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	3.7
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	3.6
4.	Art Wilson • 1915	3.1
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	2.9
6.	Max Flack • 1915	2.7
7.	Les Mann • 1915	2.4
8.	William Fischer • 1915	2.1
9.	Fred Beck • 1914	1.6
10.	Claude Hendrix • 1915	0.4

Extra Base Hits
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	62
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	52
3.	Art Wilson • 1914	49
4.	Al Wickland • 1914	47
5.	Fred Beck • 1914	38
6.	Max Flack • 1915	37
7.	Les Mann • 1915	35
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	30
9.	Jack Farrell • 1914	27
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	24

Times On Base
1.	Al Wickland • 1914	233
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	232
3.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	226
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	207
5.	Max Flack • 1915	206
6.	Art Wilson • 1914	203
7.	Max Flack • 1914	181
	Les Mann • 1915	181
9.	Jack Farrell • 1914	178
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	172

Offensive Win %
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	.727
2.	Art Wilson • 1914	.720
3.	Les Mann • 1915	.705
4.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	.701
5.	Max Flack • 1915	.695
6.	Al Wickland • 1914	.630
7.	Fred Beck • 1914	.586
8.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	.486
9.	Joe Tinker • 1914	.472
10.	Max Flack • 1914	.425

Hit By Pitch
1.	Fred Beck • 1914	8
2.	Max Flack • 1914	6
	Rollie Zeider • 1915	6
4.	Art Wilson • 1914	5
5.	Fred Beck • 1915	4
	Jim Stanley • 1914	4
	Al Wickland • 1914	4
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	4
9.	Jack Farrell • 1914	3
	Harry Fritz • 1914	3
	Harry Fritz • 1915	3

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Al Wickland • 1914	27
2.	Joe Tinker • 1914	23
3.	Max Flack • 1915	18
	Rollie Zeider • 1914	18
	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	18
6.	Jack Farrell • 1914	16
	Art Wilson • 1915	16
8.	Art Wilson • 1914	15
	Rollie Zeider • 1915	15
10.	Fred Beck • 1914	14

Power-Speed #
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	18.2
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	16.9
3.	Art Wilson • 1914	11.3
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	9.9
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	8.9
6.	Art Wilson • 1915	7.5
7.	Les Mann • 1915	6.5
8.	Max Flack • 1915	5.6
9.	Fred Beck • 1915	4.4
	William Fischer • 1915	4.4

AB per SO
1.	Max Flack • 1915	24.9
2.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	20.6
3.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	16.1
4.	Joe Tinker • 1914	14.6
5.	Les Mann • 1915	11.8
6.	Max Flack • 1914	10.5
7.	Al Wickland • 1914	9.2
8.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	8.7
9.	Fred Beck • 1914	8.4
	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	8.4

AB per HR
1.	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	37.0
2.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	42.2
3.	Art Wilson • 1914	44.0
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	50.5
5.	Al Wickland • 1914	89.3
6.	Les Mann • 1915	117.5
7.	Max Flack • 1915	174.3
8.	Joe Tinker • 1914	219.0
9.	Max Flack • 1914	251.0
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	452.0

Outs Made
1.	Jack Farrell • 1914	417
	Dutch Zwilling • 1914	417
3.	Al Wickland • 1914	415
4.	Fred Beck • 1914	414
5.	Dutch Zwilling • 1915	409
6.	Rollie Zeider • 1915	397
7.	Max Flack • 1914	388
8.	Max Flack • 1915	377
9.	Joe Tinker • 1914	349
10.	Rollie Zeider • 1914	346