1939 Athletics roster

34 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1939 MLB season.

1939 Athletics roster: batting

1939 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.
Bob Johnson1505441151842311415.338.440.993
Sam Chapman14049874134156411.269.338.770
Wally Moses115437681343337.307.370.793
Frankie Hayes1244316612220834.283.348.859
Dick Siebert101402581186474.294.329.751
Dario Lodigiani121393461026442.260.337.719
Joe Gantenbein111348471014361.290.353.741
Bill Nagel105341398612392.252.307.744
Dee Miles10632049961373.300.331.731
Skeeter Newsome9924822550175.222.277.543
Wayne Ambler9522715480241.211.281.550
Earle Brucker6217218503310.291.381.823
Nick Etten4315520393290.252.322.728
Eric Tipton4710412241142.231.316.653
Al Brancato21681214181.206.299.622
Fred Chapman1549514011.286.300.647
Eddie Collins322165001.238.238.524
Bill Lillard71946010.316.409.778
Bob McNamara9902030.222.300.633
Hal Wagner5801000.125.125.250

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

1939 Athletics roster: pitching

1939 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.
Lynn NelsonP352410134.78197.2751.501
Nels PotterP41258126.60196.1601.762
Buck RossP29286146.00174.0431.790
Bill BeckmannP27197115.39155.1201.540
George CasterP2817994.90136.0591.390
Chubby DeanP541585.25116.2391.827
Bob JoyceP306356.69107.2251.790
Roy ParmeleeP145166.4544.2131.721
Les McCrabbP54124.0435.2111.460
Sam PageP43036.9522.0112.230
Jim ReningerP42027.7116.132.200
Walt MastersP40006.5511.022.090

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.