1918 Athletics roster

27 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1918 MLB season.

1918 Athletics roster: batting

1918 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.
George Burns13050561178608.352.390.857
Larry Gardner12746350132109.285.346.711
Charlie Jamieson11041650840011.202.297.535
Tilly Walker114414561221108.295.360.782
Joe Dugan1214112680304.195.230.488
Merlin Kopp9636360850022.234.320.612
Wickey McAvoy832711466005.244.283.567
Red Shannon722252354005.240.367.678
Cy Perkins68218941101.188.217.446
Jimmy Dykes591861335003.188.267.504
Rube Oldring49133531000.233.282.545
Claude Davidson3181415000.185.233.430
Jake Munch223038000.267.267.600
Frank Fahey101723000.176.176.412

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

1918 Athletics roster: pitching

1918 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.
Scott PerryP443620191.98332.1811.222
Vean GreggP30259143.12199.1631.242
Willie AdamsP32145124.42169.0391.540
Mule WatsonP21197103.37141.2301.290
Elmer MyersP1815484.6395.1171.501
Bob GearyP167252.6987.0221.444
Roy JohnsonP108153.4250.0121.620
William PiersonP81013.3221.261.850
Red SheaP30004.009.021.780
Tom ZacharyP22205.638.012.000
Vic KeenP11013.388.011.250
Chick HolmesP200013.502.002.500

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.