1955 Atlanta Braves roster

31 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Braves roster: batting

1955 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.
Bill Bruton14963610617594725.275.325.728
Hank Aaron153602105189271063.314.366.906
Johnny Logan1545959517713833.297.360.802
Eddie Mathews141499108144411013.289.4131.014
Danny O'connell124453471026402.225.276.592
Del Crandall1334406110426622.236.299.756
Bobby Thomson101343408812562.257.319.733
George Crowe104303418515551.281.374.869
Joe Adcock84288407615450.264.339.807
Andy Pafko8625229675341.266.293.670
Chuck Tanner9724327606270.247.319.701
Jack Dittmer387249140.125.171.379
Charlie White123037040.233.361.628
Jim Pendleton81000000.000.000.000
Ben Taylor121021000.100.250.350
Bob Roselli6912000.222.364.697

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

1955 Braves roster: pitching

1955 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 SpahnP393217143.26245.21101.281
Lew BurdetteP42331384.03230.0701.420
Bob BuhlP382713113.21201.21171.371
Gene ConleyP22211174.16158.01071.290
Chet NicholsP3421984.00144.0441.431
Ray CroneP33151093.46140.1761.130
Ernie JohnsonP402573.4292.0431.484
Dave JollyP360235.7158.1231.871
Humberto RobinsonP132313.0838.0191.472
Phil PaineP150202.4925.1261.340
Roberto VargasP250008.7624.2132.152
Joey JayP121004.7419.031.890
John EdelmanP500011.125.232.650
Charlie GorinP200054.000.1012.000

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.