1945 Athletics roster

36 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1945 MLB season.

1945 Athletics roster: batting

1945 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.
Irv Hall151616621610503.261.307.613
Dick Siebert147573621537512.267.328.686
George Kell147567501544562.272.306.662
Bobby Estalella126451451358521.299.399.834
Hal Peck112449511245395.276.331.730
Ed Busch126416371040352.250.305.594
Buddy Rosar9230023631252.210.262.528
Bill McGhee9325024630193.252.320.604
Mayo Smith7320318430110.212.333.570
Charlie Metro6520018423151.210.291.606
Bobby Wilkins621542240042.260.305.604
Greek George511388240110.174.265.482
Ernie Kish4311010270100.245.320.629
Joe Burns3190723030.256.287.576
Larry Rosenthal2875615050.200.286.579
Al Brancato103434000.118.143.290
Sam Chapman93036010.200.250.517
Ford Garrison62337161.304.407.886
Joe Cicero121933000.158.238.396
Joe Astroth101711010.059.111.170
Jim Pruett6912000.222.300.522
Larry Drake1200000.000.000.000

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

1945 Athletics roster: pitching

1945 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 NewsomP36348203.29257.11271.390
Russ ChristopherP332713133.17227.11001.272
Jesse FloresP29247103.43191.1521.271
Joe BerryP520872.35130.1511.175
Lou KnerrP27175114.22130.0411.660
Don BlackP26185115.17125.1471.780
Charlie GassawayP2411473.74118.0501.430
Steve GerkinP21120123.62102.0251.360
Dick FowlerP73124.8237.1211.580
Charlie BowlesP84035.1333.1111.740
Phil MarchildonP32014.009.021.780
Carl ScheibP40003.128.221.150
Bill ConnellyP21114.508.001.880
Woody CrowsonP10006.003.021.670

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.