1952 Atlanta Braves roster

32 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1952 MLB season.

1952 Braves roster: batting

1952 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.
Sam Jethroe15160879141135828.232.318.675
Eddie Mathews1455288012825586.242.320.767
Sid Gordon1445226915125750.289.384.866
Johnny Logan117456561294421.283.334.702
Earl Torgeson122382498853411.230.366.681
Walker Cooper102349338210551.235.282.643
Jack Dittmer9332626637411.193.255.546
Bob Thorpe8129220763263.260.275.607
Sibby Sisti9024519524242.212.255.565
Jack Daniels10621931412143.187.288.535
George Crowe7321725564200.258.329.712
Paul Burris5516814372210.220.256.535
Roy Hartsfield381071328040.262.295.650
Jack Cusick4978513060.167.226.406
Pete Whisenant2452310071.192.250.481
Billy Reed1552413000.250.264.514
Buzz Clarkson142535010.200.286.486
Billy Klaus7430000.000.200.200

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

1952 Braves roster: pitching

1952 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 SpahnP403514192.98290.01831.163
Jim WilsonP333312144.23234.01041.380
Max SurkontP312912133.77215.01251.290
Vern BickfordP26227123.74161.1621.420
Lew BurdetteP4596113.61137.0471.357
Ernie JohnsonP2910634.1192.0451.421
Virgil JesterP198353.3373.0251.410
Sheldon JonesP391144.7670.0401.601
Dave ColeP223114.0344.2221.790
Bob ChipmanP290112.8141.2161.150
Dick DonovanP72025.5413.062.311
Gene ConleyP43037.8212.262.530
Bert ThielP40117.717.062.140
Dick HooverP20007.714.202.360

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.