1927 Athletics roster

32 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1927 MLB season.

1927 Athletics roster: batting

1927 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.
Sammy Hale1315017715758111.313.358.781
Ty Cobb13449010417559322.357.440.921
Mickey Cochrane1264328014612809.338.409.904
Jimmy Dykes121417611353602.324.394.847
Al Simmons106406861591510810.392.4361.081
Max Bishop117372801030228.277.442.764
Joe Boley118370491151528.311.361.772
Walter French10932648990419.304.338.703
Bill Lamar8432448974474.299.334.760
Zack Wheat8824734801382.324.379.772
Eddie Collins9522650761156.336.468.880
Chick Galloway7718125480221.265.332.696
Cy Perkins5913711351150.255.315.673
Jimmie Foxx6113023423202.323.393.908
Jim Poole38994220100.222.287.529
Dud Branom30948220132.234.250.495
Charlie Bates93859023.237.293.687
Rusty Saunders51522020.133.278.478
Joe Mellana4712020.286.286.571

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

1927 Athletics roster: pitching

1927 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.
Lefty GroveP512820133.19262.11741.269
Rube WalbergP463416123.93249.11361.404
Jack QuinnP342515103.26201.1431.231
Howard EhmkeP302712104.22189.2681.370
Eddie RommelP30171134.36146.2331.461
Sam GrayP3713964.59133.1491.533
Joe PateP320035.2053.2141.646
Jing JohnsonP173423.4851.2161.120
Lefty WillisP152315.6727.071.590
Ike PowersP111114.5026.031.270
Neal BakerP52005.7117.131.960
Buzz WetzelP21007.714.202.790
Carroll YerkesP10000.001.001.000

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.