1951 Athletics roster

21 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1951 MLB season.

1951 Athletics roster: batting

1951 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.
Eddie Joost140553107160197810.289.409.870
Elmer Valo1234447513475511.302.412.858
Pete Suder123440461081425.245.295.593
Ferris Fain117425631466570.344.451.921
Billy Hitchcock7722227681362.306.371.772
Lou Limmer9421425345301.159.256.537
Joe Tipton7221323513201.239.389.713
Joe Astroth6418730462190.246.312.665
Wally Moses701361726092.191.304.539
Tod Davis111501000.067.125.192
Ed Samcoff41100000.000.083.083

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

1951 Athletics roster: pitching

1951 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 KellnerP332911144.46209.2941.482
Bobby ShantzP322518103.94205.1771.380
Bob HooperP382312104.38189.0641.345
Carl ScheibP46111124.47143.0491.4210
Morrie MartinP35131143.78138.0351.460
Sam ZoldakP26186103.16128.0181.180
Dick FowlerP22225115.62125.0291.700
Joe ColemanP289165.9896.1341.831
Johnny KucabP301434.2274.2231.334
Moe BurtschyP70005.2917.041.760

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.