Looking at both the single season and career leaders one name dominates the offensive categories leading over half the categories. Of course we are only in year 2, but Levi Meyerle is dominating the league at this point.
Meyerle became the first player to collect over 100 hits in a year this season, when he collected 105. In real life Meyerle hit .492 in 1871 and was a career .356 hitter in 7 seasons. Probably even more impressive (in a bad way), was his .646 fielding percentage at third base. A natural born DH, before the DH was established. He is always one guy that seems to stand out one way or another in the early leagues.
Meanwhile, Cap Anson had an even better second season, and sits just outside the top three in each of the three categories.
Career Leaders
Hits
1. Levi Meyerle - 163
2. Ross Barnes - 152
3. George hall - 146
Cap Anson - 132
Runs
1. Levi Meyerle - 117
2. Ross Barnes - 100
3. Charlie Smith - 98
Cap Anson - 88
Jim O'Rourke - 40
RBI
1. Ezra Sutton - 94
2. Lip Pike - 90
3. Gat Stires - 89
Cap Anson - 66
SB
1. Andy Leonard - 45
2. George Wright - 42
3. Ross Barnes - 35
Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 8
2. Levi Meyerle - 5
Wins
1. Frank Fleet - 52
2. Dick McBride - 45
3. Al Pratt - 40
Strikeouts
1. Asa Brainard - 66
2. George Zettlein - 65
3. Al Pratt - 49
Saves
1. John McMullin - 5
2. Joe McDermott - 2
3. U McDoolan - 2