1931 Athletics roster

26 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1931 MLB season. They reached the 1931 World Series and lost 4-3.

1931 Athletics roster: batting

1931 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.
Bing Miller137534751508775.281.338.763
Jimmie Foxx13951593150301204.291.380.947
Al Simmons128513105200221283.390.4441.085
Max Bishop1304971151465373.294.426.826
Mickey Cochrane1224598716017892.349.423.976
Mule Haas102440821428560.323.366.841
Jimmy Dykes10135548973461.273.371.759
Dib Williams8629441796402.269.313.697
Eric McNair7928041765331.271.306.674
Joe Boley6722426510201.228.282.577
Doc Cramer6522337582202.260.301.642
Phil Todt6219723485441.244.273.684
Jimmy Moore4914318322210.224.284.599
Johnnie Heving421138271120.239.277.605
Joe Palmisano1944510040.227.320.593
Lou Finney92479030.375.516.974

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

1931 Athletics roster: pitching

1931 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 WalbergP443520123.74291.01061.403
Lefty GroveP41303142.06288.21751.085
George EarnshawP43302173.67281.21521.176
Roy MahaffeyP30201544.21162.1591.502
Eddie RommelP2510752.97118.0181.380
Hank McDonaldP1910243.7170.1231.460
Bill ShoresP62035.0616.022.250
Jim PetersonP61016.2313.071.690
Lew KrausseP31104.0911.011.090
Sol CarterP200019.292.112.140

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.