1953 Baltimore Orioles roster

28 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Orioles roster: batting

1953 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Billy Hunter154567501241373.219.253.512
Johnny Groth1415576514110575.253.308.678
Bobby Young148537481374252.255.309.635
Vic Wertz1284406111819701.268.376.842
Clint Courtney10635528894190.251.302.631
Dick Kryhoski104338359416500.278.333.830
Jim Dyck11233438719273.213.299.643
Don Lenhardt97303379610351.317.400.865
Dick Kokos107299417213380.241.361.772
Roy Sievers9228537778350.270.344.751
Les Moss7823921662280.276.329.698
Ed Mickelson71512020.133.235.435
Jim Pisoni31211110.083.083.417
Dixie Upright9832110.250.333.958
Marty Marion3700000.000.000.000
Frank Kellert2400000.000.000.000
Babe Martin4200000.000.333.333

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

1953 Orioles roster: pitching

1953 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Don LarsenP38227124.16192.2961.382
Duane PilletteP31257134.48166.2581.460
Dick LittlefieldP36227125.08152.11041.560
Harry BrecheenP26165133.07117.1441.301
Satchel PaigeP574393.53117.1511.3011
Marlin StuartP602823.94114.1461.577
Bob CainP32134106.2399.2361.751
Mike BlyzkaP339266.3994.1231.760
Bobo HollomanP2210375.2365.1251.820
Bob TurleyP107263.2860.1611.380
Bob HabenichtP10005.401.211.200

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.