1947 Athletics roster

31 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1947 MLB season.

1947 Athletics roster: batting

1947 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 Chapman1495518413914833.252.331.710
Barney McCosky137546771791521.328.395.795
Eddie Joost1515407611113646.206.348.678
Pete Suder145528451275600.241.290.627
Hank Majeski141479541348721.280.358.763
Ferris Fain136461701347714.291.414.837
Elmer Valo1123706011153611.300.406.811
Buddy Rosar10235940931331.259.335.669
George Binks10433333862348.258.308.665
Mike Guerra7220920450181.215.251.495
Gene Handley36901023081.256.330.630
Dick Adams37899182110.202.220.579
Austin Knickerbocker2148812020.250.294.690
Mickey Rutner1248412140.250.294.627
Chet Laabs153257150.219.306.649
Don Richmond192124040.190.292.625
Pat Cooper131604030.250.250.625
Herman Franks81523010.200.368.702
Ray Poole131313010.231.286.516
Nellie Fox7320000.000.250.250
Tom Kirk1100000.000.000.000

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

1947 Athletics roster: pitching

1947 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 MarchildonP35351993.22276.21281.330
Dick FowlerP363112112.81227.1751.300
Bill McCahanP29191053.32165.1471.340
Joe ColemanP32216124.32160.1651.451
Jesse FloresP28204133.39151.1411.310
Bob SavageP4488103.76146.0561.302
Carl ScheibP2112465.04116.0261.520
Russ ChristopherP4401072.9080.2331.2812
Bill DietrichP119523.1260.2181.450
Lou BrissieP11016.437.042.000

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.