1949 Athletics roster

27 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1949 MLB season.

1949 Athletics roster: batting

1949 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 Chapman15458989164241083.278.367.822
Elmer Valo1505478615558514.283.413.817
Eddie Joost14452512813823812.263.429.883
Ferris Fain150525811383788.263.415.754
Hank Majeski114448621249670.277.326.744
Pete Suder1184454411910750.267.306.722
Wally Moses11030849851251.276.381.747
Mike Guerra9829841793313.265.346.695
Nellie Fox8824742630212.255.354.650
Don White5716912360102.213.273.522
Taffy Wright5914914352250.235.321.677
Joe Astroth5514818360121.243.337.621
Buddy Rosar3295719060.200.315.536
Tod Davis3175720160.267.345.679
Hank Biasatti212462020.083.313.479
Bobby Estalella82025030.250.286.536

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

1949 Athletics roster: pitching

1949 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.
Alex KellnerP382720123.75245.0941.521
Joe ColemanP333013143.86240.11091.561
Lou BrissieP342916114.28229.11181.473
Dick FowlerP312815113.75213.2431.521
Carl ScheibP38239125.12182.2431.690
Bobby ShantzP337683.40127.0581.372
Bubba HarrisP370115.4484.1181.593
Bill McCahanP74112.6120.231.550
Phil MarchildonP760311.8116.022.690
Jim WilsonP200014.405.022.400
Clem HausmannP10009.001.002.000

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.