1948 Atlanta Braves roster

32 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1948 MLB season. They reached the 1948 World Series and lost 4-2.

1948 Braves roster: batting

1948 Atlanta Braves 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.
Tommy Holmes139585851906611.325.375.814
Alvin Dark137543851753484.322.353.786
Bob Elliott15154099153231006.283.423.897
Earl Torgeson13443870111106719.253.372.770
Phil Masi11337643955442.253.318.661
Jeff Heath1153646411620762.319.404.986
Mike McCormick115343451041391.303.363.780
Jim Russell8932244859544.264.361.771
Eddie Stanky6724749792293.320.455.872
Clint Conatser9022430623230.277.370.754
Sibby Sisti8322130540210.244.340.630
Bill Salkeld7819826488281.242.378.792
Frank McCormick7518014454340.250.289.678
Connie Ryan5112214260100.213.333.571
Bobby Sturgeon34781017040.218.256.538
Ray Sanders5401020.250.400.650
Paul Burris2402000.500.5001.000

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

1948 Braves roster: pitching

1948 Atlanta Braves 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.
Johnny SainP423924152.60314.21371.211
Warren SpahnP363515123.71257.01141.221
Bill VoiselleP373013133.63215.2891.472
Vern BickfordP33221153.27146.0601.291
Red BarrettP3413783.65128.1401.230
Bobby HogueP401823.2386.1431.242
Clyde ShounP362514.0174.0251.314
Ernie WhiteP150021.9623.081.302
Jim PrendergastP1021110.2616.232.101
Johnny BeazleyP32014.5016.041.630
Al LyonsP70107.8212.251.970
Ed WrightP30001.934.222.360
Johnny AntonelliP40002.254.001.251
Glenn ElliottP11103.003.022.000
Ray MartinP20000.002.100.430

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.