1940 Athletics roster

33 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1940 MLB season.

1940 Athletics roster: batting

1940 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.
Dick Siebert154595691705778.286.325.709
Wally Moses142537911669506.309.396.865
Bob Johnson13851293137311038.268.374.888
Sam Chapman1345088814023752.276.337.811
Benny McCoy134490561267622.257.345.719
Frankie Hayes1364657314316709.308.389.866
Al Rubeling10837649924384.245.330.681
Al Brancato10729842571233.191.265.517
Dee Miles8823626711231.301.327.729
Bill Lillard7320626491210.238.332.643
Joe Gantenbein7519721474231.239.282.633
Al Simmons37817251190.309.341.736
Hal Wagner34759190100.253.356.703
Fred Chapman2669611041.159.227.401
Crash Davis2367418091.269.310.623
Earle Brucker234639020.196.288.549
Elmer Valo62368002.348.423.771
Jack Wallaesa62003020.150.150.300
Eric Tipton2821000.125.222.597
Dario Lodigiani1100000.000.000.000

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

1940 Athletics roster: pitching

1940 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.
Johnny BabichP313014133.73229.1941.320
Nels PotterP31259144.44200.2731.420
George CasterP36244196.56178.1751.702
Chubby DeanP30196136.61159.1381.781
Buck RossP24195104.38156.1431.411
Bill BeckmannP349844.17127.1471.311
Ed HeusserP4166134.99110.0391.695
Porter VaughanP1815295.3599.1461.662
Herman BesseP175038.8353.0191.960
Les McCrabbP40006.9411.241.800
Phil MarchildonP22027.2010.042.000
Carl MilesP200013.508.062.130
Pat McLaughlinP100016.201.203.000

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.