1950 Athletics roster

31 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1950 MLB season.

1950 Athletics roster: batting

1950 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 Chapman1445539313923953.251.338.772
Ferris Fain1515228314710838.282.430.832
Eddie Joost1314767911118585.233.373.757
Elmer Valo12944662125104612.280.400.806
Paul Lehner114427481329521.309.357.793
Billy Hitchcock115399351091543.273.347.708
Kermit Wahl8928026722271.257.331.674
Wally Moses8826547702210.264.365.750
Mike Guerra8725225712261.282.325.702
Pete Suder7724834618352.246.310.693
Joe Tipton6418415496200.266.335.737
Barney McCosky6617919430110.240.323.631
Joe Astroth3911011361180.327.422.822
Bob Wellman111515110.333.333.867
Gene Markland5821000.125.364.489
Ben Guintini3400000.000.000.000
Bob Rinker3301000.333.333.667

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

1950 Athletics roster: pitching

1950 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.
Lou BrissieP46317194.02246.01011.448
Alex KellnerP36298205.47225.1851.622
Bobby ShantzP36238144.61214.2931.570
Hank WyseP41239145.85170.2331.630
Bob HooperP452015105.02170.1581.605
Carl ScheibP4383107.22106.0371.963
Dick FowlerP119156.4866.2151.970
Joe ColemanP156058.5054.0122.300
Joe MurrayP82035.7030.081.830
Johnny KucabP42113.4626.081.420
Moe BurtschyP91017.1119.0122.260
Harry ByrdP600016.8810.223.190
Ed KliemanP50009.535.202.120
Les McCrabbP200027.001.125.250

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.