1957 Athletics roster

31 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1957 MLB season.

1957 Athletics roster: batting

1957 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 Power1294674812114423.259.291.676
Joe Demaestri135461441139336.245.280.640
Gus Zernial1314375610327691.236.290.761
Hector Lopez1213915111511351.294.357.805
Lou Skizas119376349218445.245.297.727
Hal Smith1073604110913412.303.328.811
Bob Cerv124345359411441.272.312.732
Billy Hunter11631939618291.191.259.581
Tim Thompson8123025477190.204.262.601
Milt Graff5615516280102.181.260.505
Bob Martyn5813110351121.267.322.688
Jim Pisoni449714233120.237.318.710

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

1957 Athletics roster: pitching

1957 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.
Ned GarverP24236133.84145.1611.200
Tom MorganP4613974.64143.2321.547
Alex KellnerP2821654.27132.2721.370
Jack UrbanP3113743.34129.1551.210
Tom GormanP3812593.83124.2661.273
Virgil TrucksP487973.03116.0551.457
Arnie PortocarreroP3317493.92114.2421.190
Wally BurnetteP3897124.30113.0571.411
Mickey McDermottP294145.4869.0291.710
Ryne DurenP146035.2742.2371.571
Rip ColemanP196075.9341.0151.900
Gene HostP112027.2323.291.820
Glenn CoxP100105.0214.181.880
George BrunetP42015.5611.131.500
Harry TaylorP20003.128.241.730
Dave HillP200027.002.113.860
Hal RaetherP10009.002.001.000
Ed BlakeP20005.401.201.800

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.