1955 Athletics roster

47 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Athletics roster: batting

1955 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.
Vic Power1475969119019760.319.354.859
Jim Finigan150545721399681.255.333.718
Hector Lopez1284835014015681.290.337.759
Joe Demaestri123457421146373.249.284.608
Gus Zernial1204136210530841.254.304.812
Elmer Valo112283501033375.364.460.944
Joe Astroth10127429695232.252.372.700
Bill Wilson98273396115381.223.288.720
Bill Renna10024933537280.213.305.654
Billy Shantz7921718561120.258.293.592
Pete Suder2681317010.210.229.513
Clete Boyer4779319060.241.268.521
Jack Littrell3770714010.200.243.472
Jerry Schypinski2269715050.217.229.475
Dick Kryhoski2847210020.213.302.557
Spook Jacobs132376011.261.370.631
Bill Stewart111822000.111.158.325
Don Plarski81101001.091.091.182
Alex George51001000.100.182.282
Don Bollweg12911020.111.333.444
Jim Robertson6812000.250.333.583
Hal Bevan3300000.000.000.000
Eric Mackenzie1100000.000.000.000

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

1955 Athletics roster: pitching

1955 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.
Art DitmarP352212125.03175.1791.521
Alex KellnerP30241184.20162.2751.380
Bobby ShantzP23175104.54125.0581.520
Art CeccarelliSP3116475.31123.2681.570
Arnie PortocarreroP2420594.77111.1341.580
Tom GormanP570763.55109.0461.2318
Cloyd BoyerP3011556.2298.1321.790
Ray HerbertP2311186.2687.2301.590
Bill HarringtonP341334.1176.2261.432
Johnny GrayP85036.4126.2111.950
Lou SleaterP161117.7125.2112.100
Mike KumeP64027.9923.272.110
Marion FricanoP100003.1520.051.400
Walt CraddockP42027.8015.091.870
Gus KeriazakosP510112.3411.281.890
Moe BurtschyP702010.3211.192.380
Bob TriceP40009.0010.022.000
Charlie BishopP40105.406.242.100
Ewell BlackwellP20016.754.022.000
Bob SpicerP200033.752.224.880
Glenn CoxP220230.862.125.140
Ozzie VanbrabantP200018.002.013.000
Lee WheatP300022.502.015.500
Sonny DixonP200016.201.203.600

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.