1944 Athletics roster

29 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1944 MLB season.

1944 Athletics roster: batting

1944 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.
Frankie Hayes1555816214413782.248.315.682
Irv Hall143559601500452.268.309.642
George Kell139514511380445.268.300.609
Bobby Estalella140506541517603.298.374.783
Ed Busch140484411310405.271.313.619
Dick Siebert132468521436522.306.387.810
Bill McGhee7728727831192.289.338.679
Joe Rullo3596516051.167.223.390
Bill Burgo2788621131.239.316.612
Joe Burns2875518180.240.278.585
Woody Wheaton3059111051.186.250.470
Lew Flick193514021.114.139.253
Bobby Wilkins242576030.240.296.536
Bob Garbark182326020.261.292.639
Hal Peck2802010.250.250.500
Al Simmons4613020.500.5001.000
Bill Mills5401000.250.400.650
Tony Parisse4400000.000.000.000
Jim Pruett3411000.250.500.750

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

1944 Athletics roster: pitching

1944 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.
Bobo NewsomP373313152.82265.01421.231
Russ ChristopherP352414142.97215.1841.221
Luke HamlinP29236123.74190.0581.270
Jesse FloresP27259113.39185.2651.190
Don BlackP292710124.06177.1781.420
Lum HarrisP23221093.30174.1331.260
Joe BerryP5301081.94111.1440.9112
Carl ScheibP150004.2136.1131.290
Ted AbernathyP10003.003.022.000
John McGillenP200018.001.003.000

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.