1946 Athletics roster

34 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1946 MLB season.

1946 Athletics roster: batting

1946 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.
Sam Chapman1465457714220671.261.327.757
George McQuinn136484471093354.225.317.633
Pete Suder128455381282501.281.309.660
Buddy Rosar121424341202471.283.339.698
Elmer Valo108348591071319.307.411.822
Tuck Stainback9129135710203.244.264.556
Gene Handley8925131630218.251.311.634
Jack Wallaesa6319416385111.196.250.564
Irv Hall6318519460191.249.287.590
Russ Derry6918417380140.207.311.616
Hal Peck4815014372111.247.319.686
Gene Desautels5213010280131.215.282.536
Jake Caulfield449413260100.277.306.668
Bruce Konopka3893722090.237.268.569
Don Richmond1662318191.290.290.677
Ford Garrison93714000.108.108.216
Joe Astroth4701000.143.143.286
George Armstrong8601000.167.286.619
Vern Benson7510000.000.167.167

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

1946 Athletics roster: pitching

1946 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.
Phil MarchildonP362913163.49226.2951.371
Dick FowlerP32289163.28205.2891.400
Bob SavageP40193154.06164.0781.572
Jesse FloresP2915972.32155.0481.191
Lou KnerrP30223165.40148.1581.600
Lum HarrisP34123145.24125.1331.600
Russ ChristopherP3013574.30119.1791.370
Everett FaganP200014.8045.0121.580
Herman BesseP73025.2320.2101.351
Bill McCahanP42111.0018.061.390
Lee GriffethP100002.9315.141.240
Joe ColemanP42025.5413.082.080
Norm BrownP40016.147.131.910
Jack KnottP31015.686.121.260

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.