1953 Athletics roster

32 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Athletics roster: batting

1953 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 Philley1576208018895913.303.358.782
Eddie Robinson15661564152221021.247.322.735
Gus Zernial14755685158421084.284.355.914
Pete Suder115454441304353.286.312.662
Joe Demaestri111420531076350.255.297.649
Cass Michaels1174115310312427.251.335.697
Ed McGhee10435836941294.263.328.652
Ray Murray8426825766410.284.331.756
Joe Astroth8226028773241.296.367.771
Eddie Joost5117739446153.249.401.785
Elmer Valo50851519090.224.383.642
Tom Hamilton5856811050.196.286.518
Neal Watlington214447030.159.213.395
Tommy Giordano114067250.175.267.642
Spider Wilhelm7712000.286.286.714
Don Kolloway2100000.000.000.000

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

1953 Athletics roster: pitching

1953 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.
Harry ByrdP403711205.51236.21221.660
Marion FricanoP39239123.88211.0671.400
Alex KellnerP252511123.93201.2811.290
Charlie BishopP39203145.66160.2661.622
Morrie MartinP581110124.43156.1641.397
Bobby ShantzP1616594.09105.2581.260
Carl ScheibP288374.8896.0251.332
Joe ColemanP219344.0090.0181.490
Frank FanovichP263035.5561.2371.610
Bobo NewsomP172214.8938.2161.760
Bob TriceP33215.4823.041.350
Rinty MonahanP40004.2210.221.690
Dick RozekP20005.0610.221.590
Walt KellnerP20006.003.041.670
Bill HarringtonP100013.502.002.500
John MackinsonP10000.001.102.250

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.