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Since it's the end of the 1870s, I figured I'd post some end-of-decade career totals as well:

CAREER HIT LEADERS

1. 748, Joe Start, New York Mutuals - St. Louis Brown Stockings - Chicago White Stockings
2. 745, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Stockings - Boston Red Caps - Cincinnati Reds
3. 737, George Wright, Boston Red Stockings - Boston Red Caps - Cincinnati Reds
4. 697, George Hall, Washington Olympics - New York Mutuals - Boston Red Caps
5. 683, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Middletown Mansfields - Boston Red Stockings - Boston Red Caps - Providence Grays
6. 664, Ezra Sutton, Cleveland Forest Citys - Philadelphia Athletics - Louisville Grays - Boston Red Caps
7. 628, John Radcliff, Philadelphia Athletics - Louisville Grays - Milwaukee Cream Citys - Syracuse Stars
8. 622, Jimmy Wood, Chicago White Stockings - Baltimore Canaries - New Haven Elm Citys - St. Louis Brown Stockings - Providence Grays
9. 611, Dickie Flowers, Troy Haymakers - Baltimore Marylands - New York Mutuals - St. Louis Brown Stockings - Indianapolis Blues - Cleveland Blues
10. 610, Andy Leonard, Washington Olympics - Philadelphia Athletics - St. Louis Brown Stockings - Chicago White Stockings
11. 599, George Bird, Rockford Forest Citys - Philadelphia Athletics - Cincinnati Reds - Troy Trojans
12. 593, Charlie Gould, Boston Red Stockings - Boston Red Caps - Chicago White Stockings
13. 589, Jim Foran, Fort Wayne Kekiongas - Brooklyn Atlantics - Louisville Grays - Indianapolis Blues - Buffalo Bisons
14. 572, Lip Pike, Troy Haymakers - Washington Blue Legs - Hartford Dark Blues - Cincinnati Reds
15. 571, Mike McGeary, Troy Haymakers - Baltimore Marylands - Philadelphia Whites - Louisville Grays - Indianapolis Blues - Troy Trojans
16. 567, George Heubel, Philadelphia Athletics - Cincinnati Reds
17. 562, Cap Anson, Rockford Forest Citys - New York Mutuals - Boston Red Caps
18. 554, Dick Higham, New York Mutuals - Boston Red Caps
19. 549, Bill Craver, Troy Haymakers - Washington Blue Legs - Philadelphia Whites - New York Mutuals - Boston Red Caps - Indianapolis Blues - Syracuse Stars
20. 545, Clipper Flynn, Troy Haymakers - Philadelphia Whites - Hartford Dark Blues - Boston Red Caps
21. 537, Jack Burdock, Brooklyn Atlantics - Chicago White Stockings
22. 534, Candy Nelson, Troy Haymakers - Washington Blue Legs - Brooklyn Atlantics - Hartford Dark Blues - Providence Grays
23. 521, Elmer White, Cleveland Forest Citys - Elizabeth Resolutes - Chicago White Stockings
24. 513, Deacon White, Cleveland Forest Citys - Baltimore Canaries - Philadelphia Centennials - St. Louis Brown Stockings - Indianapolis Blues - Troy Trojans
25. 508, Orator Shaffer, Hartford Dark Blues - Boston Red Caps

All of the top 25 guys in hits are active at the end of 1879.