1908 Athletics roster

Manager: Connie Mack

33 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1908 MLB season.

1908 Athletics roster: batting

1908 Athletics batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Simon Nicholls25150550581194014.216.265.545
Danny Murphy31142525511394016.265.309.677
Harry Davis34147513651275020.248.332.689
Topsy Hartsel34129460731124015.243.371.701
Rube Oldring2411643438961013.221.267.536
Jimmy Collins381154333494005.217.258.521
Eddie Collins211023303990108.273.312.691
Doc Powers3762172831001.180.217.443
Jack Barry21401351330005.222.291.587
Socks Seybold3748130528002.215.287.517
Frank Manush242377612002.156.188.395
Scotty Barr21195648000.143.200.379
Jack Lapp23133545000.143.268.468
Amos Strunk19123448000.235.316.580
Frank Baker2293159000.290.290.677
Jack Fox2393026002.200.200.400
Shag Shaughnessy2582929003.310.355.665
Joe Jackson1852303000.130.130.261
Ben Egan242611000.167.286.619

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1908 Athletics roster: pitching

1908 Athletics pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Rube VickersP30533418192.21317.01561.061
Eddie PlankP32342814162.17244.21351.011
Jimmy DygertP23412711152.87238.21641.181
Jack CoombsP252618752.00153.0801.270
Chief BenderP241817891.75138.2851.021
Biff SchlitzerP232418683.16131.0571.180
Nick CarterP29145252.9760.2171.240
Jack FlaterP2753132.0639.181.190
Harry KrauseP2042112.5721.0101.140
Al KelloggP2133025.8217.081.710
Gus SalveP2221014.1115.161.700
Bert MaxwellP21400011.0813.072.460
Eddie FilesP2520006.009.061.220
Doc MartinP20110113.502.022.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.