1938 Athletics roster

33 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1938 MLB season.

1938 Athletics roster: batting

1938 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.
Wally Moses1425898618184915.307.369.794
Bob Johnson152563114176301139.313.406.959
Billy Werber13449992129116919.259.377.774
Lou Finney1224546112510485.275.333.773
Sam Chapman1144066010517633.259.353.813
Wayne Ambler12039342920382.234.317.615
Dario Lodigiani9332536916443.280.361.748
Frankie Hayes99316569211552.291.396.871
Stan Sperry6025328690271.273.313.634
Earle Brucker5317126643351.374.437.998
Ace Parker5611312260121.230.293.567
Hal Wagner33881020080.227.299.572
Nick Etten22816210111.259.333.716
Mule Haas40787160120.205.311.542
Gene Hasson196910191120.275.383.846
Skeeter Newsome1748713071.271.286.640
Irv Bartling144658050.174.224.464
Babe Barna93044020.133.212.345
Rusty Peters2700000.000.000.000
Paul Easterling4712000.286.375.661
Charlie Berry1200000.000.000.000

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

1938 Athletics roster: pitching

1938 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.
George CasterP424016204.35281.11121.521
Bud ThomasP42299144.92212.1481.510
Lynn NelsonP322310115.65191.0751.542
Buck RossP29289165.32184.1541.620
Eddie SmithP4373105.92130.2781.744
Nels PotterP3592126.47111.1431.695
Al WilliamsP308076.9493.1251.950
Dave SmithP210215.0844.1131.760
Chubby DeanP61213.5223.031.610
Jim ReningerP44027.1522.291.850
Randy GumpertP420210.9512.112.760
Ralph BuxtonP50014.829.191.820

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.