1917 Athletics roster

40 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1917 MLB season.

1917 Athletics roster: batting

1917 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.
Stuffy McInnis150567501720018.303.342.693
Ping Bodie148557511627013.291.356.774
Amos Strunk148540831521016.281.363.724
Ray Bates127485471152012.237.277.597
Roy Grover141482451080012.224.292.576
Whitey Witt128452621140012.252.346.645
Wally Schang1183164190306.285.362.776
Billy Meyer62162938000.235.271.548
Joe Dugan43134926000.194.229.482
Bill Johnson48109719104.174.237.494
Ray Haley4198727002.276.311.627
Buck Thrasher2377518000.234.272.557
Lee Gooch1759417100.288.333.706
Otis Lawry305579001.164.193.375
Eddie Palmer1652711001.212.305.536
Ralph Sharman1337211001.297.366.771
Red Shannon1135810002.286.390.676
Pug Griffin182545101.200.231.591
Wickey McAvoy102416100.250.250.667
Cy Perkins61813000.167.250.417
Gene Bailey51211000.083.154.237
Val Picinich2602000.333.429.762
Eddie Bacon4613000.500.5001.167
Dallas Bradshaw2400000.000.000.000
Pat French3200000.000.000.000
Harry Davis1100000.000.000.000

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

1917 Athletics roster: pitching

1917 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.
Joe BushP373111172.47233.11211.362
Rube SchauerP33217163.14215.0621.291
Elmer MyersP38239164.42201.2881.493
Jing JohnsonP34239122.78191.0551.260
Win NoyesP272210102.95171.0641.361
Socks SeiboldP33154163.94160.0551.411
Cy FalkenbergP158263.3580.2351.390
Walter AndersonP142003.0338.2101.370
Rollie NaylorP55221.6433.0111.240
Walt JohnsonP42027.2413.281.460
Rube ParnhamP22014.0911.041.910
Dave KeefeP30101.805.011.800
Jack NaborsP20003.003.021.000
Red HillP10006.752.202.250

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.