1952 Athletics roster

30 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1952 MLB season.

1952 Athletics roster: batting

1952 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.
Dave Philley1515868015477111.263.334.689
Gus Zernial14554976144291005.262.347.799
Eddie Joost1465409413220755.244.388.803
Ferris Fain145538821762593.327.438.867
Billy Hitchcock119407451001561.246.318.610
Elmer Valo1293886910954712.281.432.839
Joe Astroth10433724841362.249.305.596
Pete Suder7422822551201.241.291.594
Skeeter Kell7521324470175.221.275.561
Allie Clark7118623517290.274.315.766
Ray Murray4413614281100.206.255.520
Kite Thomas7511624296180.250.365.839
Sherry Robertson4360812051.200.407.657
Tom Hamilton91012010.200.273.573
Jack Littrell4200000.000.333.333

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

1952 Athletics roster: pitching

1952 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.
Bobby ShantzP33332472.48279.21521.050
Alex KellnerP343312144.36231.11051.340
Harry ByrdP372815153.31228.11161.502
Carl ScheibP30191174.39158.0421.282
Bob HooperP43148155.18144.1401.576
Sam ZoldakP1610064.0675.1121.471
Dick FowlerP183126.4458.2141.690
Johnny KucabP250015.2651.1171.642
Ed WrightP240216.5341.191.811
Charlie BishopP65226.4630.2171.730
Morrie MartinP55026.3925.1131.860
Marion FricanoP20101.805.001.200
Walt KellnerP10006.754.021.751
Tex HoyleP300027.002.114.290
Len MatarazzoP10000.001.002.000

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.