1951 Atlanta Braves roster

29 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1951 MLB season.

1951 Braves roster: batting

1951 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.
Earl Torgeson15558199153249220.263.375.812
Sam Jethroe148572101160186535.280.356.816
Sid Gordon15055096158291092.287.383.883
Bob Elliott1364807313715702.285.371.819
Willard Marshall1364696513211620.281.351.784
Roy Hartsfield120450631226317.271.333.678
Sibby Sisti114362461012384.279.341.703
Walker Cooper1093424210718591.313.367.884
Bob Addis8519923551243.276.308.634
Buddy Kerr6917218321180.186.282.509
Johnny Logan6216914370160.219.298.570
Luis Marquez6812219240114.197.274.528
Ray Mueller2870811190.157.234.462
Luis Olmo2156411040.196.250.500
Tommy Holmes272915050.172.250.491
Gene Mauch192052010.100.333.433
Bob Thorpe2211010.500.5002.000

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

1951 Braves roster: pitching

1951 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.
Warren SpahnP393622142.98310.21641.250
Max SurkontP373312163.99237.01101.351
Vern BickfordP25201193.12164.2761.350
Chet NicholsP33191182.88156.0711.352
Jim WilsonP2015775.40110.0331.551
Dave ColeP237244.2667.2331.890
George EstockP371014.3360.1111.543
Bob ChipmanP330434.8552.0171.504
Phil PaineP210203.0635.1171.580
Dick DonovanP82005.2713.242.050
Blix DonnellyP60017.367.131.910
Lew BurdetteP30006.234.112.540

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.